Crimean War: causes, 213-235; outbreak, 243, 246; Alma, 246; Balaclava and Inkerman, 247; siege of Sebastopol, 246, 247; privation and pestilence amongst the Allies, 248, 252; Roebuck's motion in the House of Commons to inquire into the condition of the army before Sebastopol, and Lord John Russell's speech on the question, 254-257; failure of Vienna Conference and renewal of the campaign, 267; fall of Sebastopol, 268; losses of Russia, and of the Allies, 268; treaty of Paris, 268 Croker, J. W., 80, 139 DALLING, Lord, 180 Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein Question, 322, 323 Derby, Lord, Administration of, 199, 200, 202, 206; fails to form a Ministry on the resignation of Lord Aberdeen, 258; succeeds to the Premiership on the resignation of Lord Palmerston, 290; resignation, 293 Devonshire, Duke of, 49 Dickens, Charles, his tribute to Lord Russell, 354 Disraeli, Benjamin, and the 'poisoned chalice,' 135; attacks Peel on the proposal to repeal the Corn Laws, 138; and the Coercion Bill, 140, 141, 160; and 'Sybil,' 166; and the dismissal of Lord Palmerston, 180, 181; on Lord John Russell's position after the issue of the Durham Letter, 188; his Budget of 1852, 199, 210; leadership of the Conservative party, 201; resolution condemning the Palmerston Ministry, 264; on the exclusion of Lord John from Lord Grey's Cabinet, 273, 290; his Reform Bill, 291, 292; on the Prince Consort, 309; his 'diabolical cleverness,' 333 _n._ Dissenters. _See_ Nonconformists 'Don Carlos,' by Lord John Russell, 279 'Don Pacifico' affair, the, 175 Dufferin, Lord, 327, 363 Duffy, Sir Gavan, on Irish landowners, 149 Duhamel, General, his scheme for the acquisition of India by Russia, 218 Duncannon, Lord, 67, 91, 92; appointed Home Secretary, 99. _See also_ Bessborough, Lord Dunkellin, Lord, 329, 331 Durazzo, Madame, 37 Durham, Lord, his advanced opinions and popularity with the Radicals, 66, 164; and the preparation of the Reform Bill, 67, 68; and the scene in the House of Commons during the introduction of the bill, 69, 89; resigns office, 92; appointed Governor-General of Canada, 110; defended by Lord John Russell, 111; popularity, 164 Durham Letter, the, 184-189, 191 EAST INDIA COMPANY, 89, 288, 289 East Retford, 51 Ebrington, Lord, 75; moves a vote of confidence in Lord Grey's Government, 79; moves a second vote of confidence, 83, 91, 92 Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, 191-193 'Edinburgh Letter,' the, 133 Edinburgh Speculative Society, 13 -- University, Lord John Russell at, 11-14; and the influence of Professors Dugald Stewart and John Playfair, 12; and the Speculative Society, 13