Bowring, Sir John, and the Khedive, 166, 167 Boyer, "The Political State of Great Britain," 279 Bradlaugh, the affirmation incident, 147-151; "The Impeachment of the House of Brunswick," 148; committed to the Clock Tower, 188; _mentioned_, 59 Brand, Speaker, 134, 163, 171, 187 Bribery, devices of the Stuarts, 6-9; retaining fees to Scottish members, 9; prices of posts, 9, 10; prices of seats, 10-12; corruption of the treasury, 12; effort to destroy, 12, 13 Bright, John, Dr. Kenealy and, 152; sayings of, 167, 168, 170, 209; speeches, 212, 219 Bristol, Bishop of, punishment, 180, 181 Bristol, Burke's speech in, 47-49, 48 _note^1_ British Museum, trusteeship, 132 British Parliament, the, 2 Brodricke, Sir Allen, 192 Brougham, Lord, sayings of, _quoted_, 103, 265; Chancellor, 110 _note^1_; character, 113, 115; defence of Queen Caroline, 115 _and note^1_; unpopularity, 115, 116; returning the seal, 116; and Wellington, 116 _note^1_; and the old seal, 118; speeches, 148 _note^1_, 206, 209, 219; a scene in the house, 196; _mentioned_, 164, 194, 197 Bucher, _quoted_, 14 _note^1_ Buckingham, 1st Duke, 197, 252, 276; 2nd Duke, 192, 193; Buckingham and Chandos, Duke of, 194 Buckingham Palace, 152, 286 Buckinghamshire, 59 "Bulls," 208, 209 Burdett, Sir Francis, 155 _note^1_ Burgesse, Dr., 236 Burghley, Lord, 106 Burke, Edmund, "Works and Correspondence," _cited_, 5; his definition of Party, 15; the quarrel with Fox, 16, 17; on the House of Lords, 18; an incident, 31; speech at Bristol, 47-49, 48 _note^1_; _cited_, 51, 159, 186, 193; on the study of the law, 103; sayings of, 112 _note^1_, 166 _and note^2_, 282; incident of the dagger, 148 _and note^1_, 209; Rolle and, 196; on Lord North, 198; speeches of, 204-206, 218, 223; on Sheridan, 205; style, 208; fondness for debate, 260, 261; and the Press, 282; _mentioned_, 193 Burnet, Bishop, 10 Burney, Fanny, 178 Bury St. Edmunds, 60 Bute, Lord, 13 _note^1_; premiership, 91 Butt, 170 Buxton, "Memoirs," 52 Buxton, Sir T. F., saying, 209 Byng, George, _quoted_, 33 _note^1_ Byron, pedigree of, 37; _quoted_, 204; on Burke, 205, 206 Cabinet Council, the, origin, 81-82; under the Stuarts, 83; the system of to-day, 83; first official use of the term, 84; members of, in 1740, 84; members not holding office, 85; times of meeting, 85, 86; the Sovereign's presence, 86; secrecy, 87; 10, Downing Street, 87, 88; the Prime Minister's position, 89; qualities of successful prime ministers, 90-95; Cabinet dinners, 86 _and notes_; privileges of Cabinet ministers, 138 Cairns, Lord, 118 _note^1_ Calais, defence of, 184 Calendar reform, 218 "Call of the House," 186 Camden Society, the, 3 _note^2_