O'Connell, Daniel, saying of, _quoted_, 17 and _note^1_; "Experiences," 153; unparliamentary language, 164; noisy scenes caused by, 195, 196; motion for repeal of the Union, 220 _note^1_, speeches, 223; scene in the Strangers' Gallery, 266; an incident, 271; and the Press, 283; _mentioned_, 13 _note^3_ O'Connell, Morgan, 200 O'Connor, Feargus, saying of, _quoted_, 163 O'Connor, T. P., "Gladstone's House of Commons," _cited_, 77 O'Donnell, 167 O'Gorman, Major, 163 Old Sarum, 56 One Mile Act, 238 Onslow, Arthur, Speakership, 16, 132, 124, 141, 177, 187, 281 Onslow, Fulk, Clerk of the House, 140 Onslow, Richard, Speaker, 145 Opposition, the recognition, 15, 16 Orange-Women, 69 Oratory, the gift of, 215, 216 "Order Book" of the House, 230 Orphans Bill, 1695 ... , 123 Outlaws, Irish, 13 Oxford, 60 Oxford, Earl of, _see_ Harley Oxford, 1st Earl, 62 Painted Chamber, the, 230 "Pairing," 255 Palace Yard, 70, 137, 181 Palgrave, Sir F., Clerk of the House, 140 Palmerston, Lord, on the Lords, 20, 26; cabinets, 88; visit to Scotland, 89, 90; style, 94; saying of, _quoted_, 199; _mentioned_, 34, 240 Paper Duties Bill, 88 Parke, lawyer, 26 Parliament, derivation of the word, 2; history of, 3, 4; the first, 4, 5; the two Houses, 5; duration, 5 _and note^1_-6; the Commonwealth, 7, 8; the Royal Presence in, 8, 9; prices of seats, 10; the Party principle, 13-17; separation of the two Houses, 39, 40; summoning of, 60; opening by commission, 136-152; the King's speech, 152-157; collisions with the law, 182, 183; times of meeting, 225 Parliamentary Proceedings Bill, 248 Parnell, policy of obstruction, 169-171; "named," 187 Parr, Dr., 206 Parry, Dr., arrest, 179 Partington, Mrs., 29 Party principle, the origin, 13-17 Patriots, 14 Payment of Members, 44-47 Peace of Paris, 193 Pearson, head doorkeeper, 69, 77, 261, 262, 262 _note^1_, 271 Pease, quaker, 147, 160 Peel, Sir Robert, and Lord John Russell, 17; and reform, 41, 42, 169; _mentioned_, 74, 85, 253 _and note^2_; premiership, 91, 163; style, 94; on the speakership, _quoted_, 126; dissolution, 199, 200; speech, 204; a scene in the House, 266 Peel, Speaker, 130, 134, 141, 163, 274 Peeresses, at the opening of Parliament, 152, 153, _note^1_; privileges of, 174 _note^1_, 269 Peers, Liberal, 33; creation of new, 33 _note^2_; exclusion from the Commons, 55; rights of Irish, 55, 56; privileges of, 173, 174 Pelham, 10, 88, 281 Pepys' "Diary," _quoted_, 45, 65 _and note^3_, 87, 192, 213, 256; accusations against, 67 Perceval, Spencer, 287; assassination of, 266 Perrers, Alice, 120 _note^1_ Peter the Great, saying of, quoted, 64 Peterborough, Earl of, 84 Petition, legislation by, 40