Mr. Gladstone's War Budget--Humiliation and Prayer--The Invasion of the Crimea--The Battle of Alma--A Fruitless Victory--Effect in England--War Correspondents--Balaklava--Cavalry Charges by the Heavy and Light Brigades--"Our's Not to Reason Why"--Russian Sortie--Battle of Inkermann--Breakdown of Transport and Commissariat--Hurricane in the Black Sea--Florence Nightingale--Fall of the Coalition Cabinet--Lord Palmerston Forms a Ministry--Victory of the Turks at Eupatoria--Unsuccessful Attack by the Allies--Death of Lord Raglan--His Character--Battle of Tchernaya--Evacuation of Sebastopol--Surrender of Kars--Conclusion of Peace. 79 CHAPTER X. 1857-1858. The Lorcha _Arrow_--War with China--Defeat of the Government--Dissolution of Parliament--Palmerston returns to Office--Startling News from India--Mutiny at Meerut--The Chupatties--Loyalty of the Sikhs--Lord Canning's Presence of Mind--Disarmament of Sepoys at Meean Meer--The Rising at Cawnpore--Nana Sahib's Treachery--The Massacre--Siege of Delhi--The Relief of Lucknow--Death of Havelock--Sir Hugh Rose's Campaign--The Ranee of Jhansi--Capture and Execution of Tantia Topee--End of the East India Company's Rule--Marriage of the Princess Royal. 92 CHAPTER XI. 1858-1860. Commercial Panic in London--Suspension of the Bank Charter Act--The Orsini Plot--The Conspiracy to Murder Bill--Defeat and Resignation of the Government--Lord Derby's Second Administration--Disraeli's Reform Bill--Vote of No Confidence--Defeat and Resignation of the Government--Lord Palmerston's Second Administration--Threatened French Invasion--The Volunteers--The Paper Duty Repealed by the Commons and Restored by the Lords--A Constitutional Problem--Its Solution--War with China--British and French Defeat at Pei-ho--Return of Lord Elgin to China--Wreck of the _Malabar_--Capture of the Tangku and Taku Forts--Occupation of Tien-tsin--Murder of British Officers and others--Capitulation of Pekin--Destruction of the Summer Palace--Treaty with China. 108 CHAPTER XII. 1861-1865. The American Civil War--Recognition of Confederate States as Belligerents--English Opinion in Favour of the Confederates--The _Trent_ Affair--Dispatch of Troops to Canada--Death of the Prince Consort--His Last Memorandum--The Cruiser _Alabama_--Claims against Great Britain--Arbitration--Award Unfavourable to Great Britain--Public Indignation--Marriage of the Prince of Wales--The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty--Neutrality Observed by Great Britain--Popular Sympathy with Denmark--Dissolution of Parliament--Result of the Elections--Death of Lord Palmerston. 117 CHAPTER XIII. 1866-1872.