on Circuit, 303;
prepares Homicide and other Bills, and disgust at English
legislative methods, 304-306;
his 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,' an Apologia, 306-308;
his differences with Mill's latter theories, 308-317;
views on law and the necessity of coercion in all matters
appertaining to morality, 317-337;
views on God and a future life, 337-339;
criticisms of the book, 339, 340;
invited to stand for Liverpool, 340;
expectations regarding codification and law-office appointments,
340, 341, 351;
acts as Judge, vice Mr. Justice Lush, 341, 342, 350, 351;
contests and is defeated at Dundee, 343-349;
Lord Beaconsfield on Stephen as a politician, 349;
his lectures on Parliamentary Government, 350;
prospects of a judgeship disappear, 352;
resolves to codify and devote himself to literary work, 353;
the Homicide Bill, 353, 379;
work on Consolidating Indian Acts, 354, 355;
and English law of contracts, 355_n_, 356;
leading counsel for London, Chatham and Dover Railway Co., 356;
practice before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 357;
connection with the Metaphysical Society, 358-375;
work on the Criminal Code, 375, 376;
the 'Digest,' 377;
appointed Professor of Common Law at the Inns of Court, 377, 378;
his 'Digest' of the English Law of Evidence, 377;
his advanced reputation and schemes of various legal reforms, 379;
Penal Code scheme, 379-381;
volume of his past work as a journalist, 381;
professional engagements on Ecclesiastical cases, 382-386;
his correspondence and friendship with Lord Lytton, 386-390;
nature of the correspondence, 390, 391;
Stephen's defence of Lytton's Indian policy, 391-400;
his political views at this time, 400, 401;
made K.C.S.I, 401;
D.C.L. Oxford, and member of several commissions, 402;
appointed judge, 402-404;
note on his life in Ireland, 405-409

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_Judicial Career_: First appearance,
410;
his 'History 'of the criminal law, 411, 412;
account of its inception, 412, 413;
the 'historical method,' 413, 414;
Professor Maitland's view of the work, 415, 416;
character of his literary style, 416, 417;
contents of the work, 418;
method of dealing with his subjects, 419;
history of trial by jury, 419-421;