Sketches in the House: The Story of a Memorable Session (1893)O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power)
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Sketches in the House: The Story of a Memorable Session (1893)
O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power)
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons; Home rule -- Ireland
Fall of the flag, the; 234
False alarm, a; 185-6
Farmer, pity the poor (see Agriculture)
Fateful moment, the; 218
Fergusson, Sir James; 252
Field unsteady, the; 236
Fight in the House, the; 242-53
First fence, the; 164-5, 169
Fisher & the fight, Hayes; 251-2
Forster, Arnold; 149
---- and Sexton; 227-8
Foster, Sir Walter; 177
Fowler, H.H.; 41-2
Freemasonry and Mr. Gladstone; 210-12
Gibbs, A.G.H.; 176
---- and the fight, Vicary; 246-7, 250
Gladstone, Mrs.; 35
---- and her husband; 176
Gladstone, William Ewart; 51, 60, 78-86, 102-4, 110-6, 144, 178, 180-6,
188-9, 191-5, 200-1, 205, 214-5, 228, 231-3, 237
---- in 1880; 13
----'s entrance and appearance; 18-9, 32-4
---- on the Address; 18-20
---- and Mr. Collings; 27
---- and his secretaries; 28
----'s speech on Home Rule; 32-6
----'s great peroration; 35-6
----'s Olympian wrath; 47
---- indefatigable; 80-1
---- the survival; 82-3
---- dreams; 84-5
---- and the Vote of Censure; 106-8
---- An episode; 108-9
---- and Chamberlain; 118-9, 143-4, 172-3
---- and Parnell; 120-1
---- a great speech; 141-4
---- and the bullet; 154-5
---- and Egypt; 159-61
---- and the miners; 163
---- and Churchill; 169-70
---- his greatest speech; 169-70
---- and Lord Wolmer; 180-1
---- and Bryce; 181-2
----'s hearing; 182-3
---- and Balfour; 195-6
----'s rejuvenescence; 202-3
----'s dress; 202-3
---- the Grand Old Philosopher; 205-6
---- and Chamberlain, a contrast; 206
---- and Freemasonry; 210-2
---- a splendid gambler; 233-4
---- to the rescue; 238-40
---- and the fight; 252
---- and his tactics; 256-7
---- and the guillotine; 257
---- a mighty speech; 260-3
Gorst, Sir John; 25-6, 90-1
---- and Mr. Balfour's face; 26
---- Tory distrust of; 46
Goschen, J.H.; 55, 241, 267
---- to the rescue; 61
---- attacks the Chairman; 65
---- a good speech; 131-2
---- playful; 151-2
Government and private Members, the; 153
Graham, Cunningham; 25
Great night, A; 35
Grey, Sir Edward; 23-4
---- a coming man; 255-6
Griffiths, Ellis; 45
Guillotine, but not yet, the; 197
Haldane, Q.C., R.B.; 23
Halifax and Walsall, Liberal enthusiasm; 29
Harcourt, Sir William; 15, 74, 192, 233, 237
---- beams pleasantly; 29
---- and the Budget; 146-7
---- as an Early Christian; 152-3
Hardie, Keir- (see Keir-Hardie)
Harland, Sir E.; 254
Harrington and Chamberlain, Mr.; 223-6
Hayes-Fisher and the fight; 251-2
Healy and the fight, Mr.; 249
Herod--Judas!; 242-6
Hibbert, Sir John; 252
Hicks-Beach, Sir Michael; 43
Hissing in the gallery; 244
Home Rule; 31-41, 58-64, 111-44, 178-206, 227-52, 260-8
---- and Gladstone (see Gladstone and Home Rule)
---- in Committee; 164-76
---- in the Lords; 269-82
Hull; 162-3
Hunter, Dr.; 51, 57
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