INDEX Aberdare, Lord (Henry Austin Bruce), home secretary (1868), ii. 644; on Collier affair, ii. 385; on Ewelmcase, ii. 387; Licensing bill of, ii. 389-390; on _Alabama_ case, ii. 409 _note_; on Irish University bill, ii. 439; Gladstone's appreciation of, ii. 462; president of the council (1873), ii. 463 _note_, 645; describes last cabinet meeting (1874), ii. 497; otherwise mentioned, ii. 421, 504; iii. 386. ---- papers, extract from, on position in 1872, ii. 389. Aberdeen, Gladstone presented with freedom of, ii. 378. Aberdeen, 4th Earl of:-- _Chronology_--on Wellington's anti-reform speech, i. 69; Gladstone's visit to (1836), i. 137; at Canada meeting, i. 641; party meetings, i. 239; on Maynooth resignation, i. 273; Gladstone's relations with, i. 280; estimate of Peel, i. 283; on Peel's eulogium of Cobden, i. 292; on freedom in official position, i. 298; home and foreign policy of, contrasted, i. 367; learns Gladstone's views of Neapolitan tyranny, i. 390, 393-395; on Don Pacifico case, i. 395; Gladstone's Letters to, i. 392, 394 _and note_, 396, 398, 399 _note 2_, 400, 401 _note 3_, 641, 642; views on papal aggression question, i. 405, 407; asked to form a government (1851), i. 405 _and note_; leader of Peelites, i. 408; Reform bill of (1852), ii. 238; attitude of, towards first Derby administration, i. 417, 419, 429; on Gladstone's attitude towards Disraeli, i. 432; on possible heads for Peelite government, i. 443; Irish attitude towards, i. 444; undertakes to form a government, i. 445; Gladstone's budget, i. 464-466; letter to Prince Albert on Gladstone's speech, i. 468; letter to Gladstone, i. 469; attitude towards Turkey in 1828, i. 480; Crimean war, preliminary negotiations, i. 481-484, 487, 490; on Gladstone's Manchester speech, i. 483; on effect of Crimean war, i. 484; suggests retirement, i. 491-492; opposes postponement of Reform bill, i. 648; regrets of, regarding the war, i. 494, 536-537; defeat of, ii. 653; Gladstone's consultations with, in ministerial crisis (1855), i. 526, 530-535; on position of premier, ii. 416; Gladstone's projected letters to, on Sebastopol committee, i. 542 _note_; discourages Gladstone's communicating with Derby, i. 556; Lewis's budget, i. 560; Divorce bill, i. 570; Conspiracy bill, i. 575; approves Gladstone's refusals to join Derby, i. 578, 586; uneasiness regarding Gladstone's position, i. 581; Gladstone's visit to, i. 594; discourages Ionian project, i. 595; desires closer relations between Gladstone and government, i. 596; Arthur Gordon's letter to, i. 604; Bright's visit to, i. 626 _note 2_; death of, ii. 87.