Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Kingsdown must be reckoned as having concurred in the judgment.
I have quoted these opinions of Mr. Gorham in regard to Baptism, and of Dr. Williams, and of Mr. Bristow Wilson, without any thought of espousing the opinions either of Mr. Gorham in respect of Baptism, Dr. Williams, or Mr. Wilson, in regard to the doctrine of eternal punishment. I have quoted them in order to show the liberty of opinion which is allowed by the judgments of the Committee of Privy Council to members of the Church, who have endeavoured to seek the truth, and have honestly exercised the right of private judgment which is exercised by all true Protestants.
An attempt was made in the House of Commons by some ritualistic members of Parliament, to deprive the judgments of the Privy Council of Ecclesiastical authority. By a very cunning artifice it was proposed that a committee of Privy Council in Ecclesiastical cases should consist entirely of laymen, this motion was carried unopposed, and almost unperceived, in a committee on the Bill of Judicature.' It is obvious what would have been the next step. It would have been contended that a judgment of laymen could have no weight with the Bishops and Archbishops, Deans, Rectors and Vicars, who had been admitted to ordination as Priests. There is no saying how far this argument might have prevailed in producing schism in the Church, and confusion in the Law. Happily the trick was detected. Lord Cairns perceived that it was a stratagem of the Ritualists, and must be opposed in the House of Lords. Lord Selborne, then Lord Chancellor, proposed an amendment by which the poison of the amendment of the Commons was neutralised and rendered harmless. When I went to the House of Lords, I found that the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York had consented
to the amendment of the Lord Chancellor, and that the subtle device of the Ritualists was sure to fail.
I rely upon the legal knowledge and the freedom from prejudice of Lord Selborne and Lord Cairns, to defeat any similar artifice. It is clear that the Ritualists are not disposed to give up the contest. Dr. Pusey has publicly declared that the judgment in the case of Mr. Gorham was an error and ought to be reversed. Until the religion of the Church of England has been assimilated to the religion of Rome, of St. Thomas Aquinas and of Aristotle, the Ritualists will not be satisfied.
Happily Mr. Gladstone has taken his part against the Vatican. His powerful voice is a presage of victory.
Ir may be useful to the reader that I should give the dates of my political career :
1813. Member of the House of Commons.
November 1830. Paymaster of the Forces.
April 1838. Secretary of State for the Home Department.
July 1846. First Lord of the Treasury.
1859. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
July 30, 1861. Created a Peer, Earl Russell Viscount Amberley.
After 1865 I held no office under the Crown.
BERCROMBIE, James, election
of, 366
Aberdeen, Lord, course suggested with
regard to Ecclesiastical Titles Act,
293; injustice to, 306; his opinion
on events preceding the Russian
War, 308; his reasons for not ad-
hering to the Austrian note, 310;
explanation of his conduct concern-
ing the Russian War, 311
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Adams, Mr., his conduct with regard
to the Alabama' claims, 318
Alabama' claims, Earl Russell on
the, 317; Mr. Fish's proposition, 431
Althorp, Lord, as Chancellor of the
Exchequer, 82; his interview with
Lord Stanley regarding reform, 86;
speech on the resignation of
ministers, 121; restoration of his
Ministry, 127; introduces the Coor-
cion Bill, 137, and Bill for the
Reform of the Church of Ireland,
138; Bill for Reform of Poor Laws,
141; speech on the Irish Church
Question, 154; opposes the Coercion
Act, 160; resignation, 161; restored
to power under Lord Melbourne,
163; resignation and retirement
from public life, 163; attempts
to promote free trade, 240; his
influence in the House of Com-
mons, 298; on the Union Act, 394;
waits upon Sir R. Peel, 403; grants
incurred by the abolition of slavery,
America, opinions on the treaty of
Washington, 429; points in support
of these opinions, 430; our land
frontier in, 470
Blomfield, Dr., treaty regarding edu-
cation, 185
Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon, his
interview with Earl Russell, 17;
alarm concerning his safety, 18;
paragraph in the 'Courier' regard-
ing his removal to St. Helena, 19;
inquiries concerning the plans of
the Duke of Wellington, 20; his
plans respecting Spain, 20; on Lord
Ebrington, 21; his downfall, 443;
his character, 480
Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon, his quar-
rel with Germany, 444; and results,
445; his character, 480
Boroughs, origin of nomination, 45
Boundary Bill, adoption of the, 108
Bright, Right Hon. John, his interest
in the Irish Church, 189
Britain, Great, its constitution, 250-
252; advantages of government
forms of, 251; her honour tarnished
by the treaty of Washington, 475
British and Foreign School Society,
foundation of, 183; grants to, 183
British Isles, their security from inva-
sion, 470; exposed to dangers, 470,
472
Brougham, Lord, his reputation as an
orator, 65; accepts the offer of
the Great Seal, 81; speech on the
Reform Bill, 98-101; his qualities,
170, 171; deprived of the Great
Seal, 172; Lord Melbourne's objec-
tions to, 172; his attention devoted
to endowments, 468
Bruce, Mr., appointed Home Secretary,
333
Brunswick, Duke of, 1, 2
Burdett, Sir Francis, his proposal of
parliamentary reform, 46; meet-
ing at his house, 403
Burghersh, Lord, 19
Burke, Edmund, on monopoly of trade
to England, 372; on commerce of
Ireland, 373; Goldsmith on, 374;
on Lord Chatham, 382
Byron, Lord, commencement of the
poem of Corsair,' 23; destruction
of his journal, 23; Earl Russell's
opinion of his journal, 23; lines
on the Tories, 456
AIRNS, Lord, his opinions on Dr.
Williams' and Mr. Wilson's case,
490; opposition to the Bill of Judi-
cature, 491
Campbell, Colonel, Commissioner of
the British Government, 16
Campbell, Lord, as Lord Chancellor,
Canning, Mr., an opponent of parlia-
mentary reform, 37; on the heads of
the Government, 48; and on Earl
Russell's speech on Reform, 55–56;
succeeds Lord Castlereagh, 57;
objections against being appointed
Prime Minister, 60; made Prime
Minister, 61; resignation of his col-
leagues, 62; his conduct of affairs,
62; his reputation as an orator, 65;
his death, 66
Cardwell, Mr., appointed Secretary of
War, 333
Castlereagh, Lord, his power before
and after the battle of Waterloo, 27;
his opinions and abilities, 34;
as an orator, 35; his character, 36;
decisions on questions of social
progress, 38; death, 56; influence
in the House of Commons, 298
Cave of Adullam, description of the,
328; opposition to the Ministry,
328
Cavendish, Lord Frederick, his scheme
of religious education, 425
Chadwick, Mr., on Poor Law Amend-
ment Act, 144
Chamberlain, Mr., deprived of his seat
in Parliament, 454; description of,
453
Chamberlain of London v. Allen Evans,
421
Chapter of Irish Landlordism,' ex-
tract from, 347
Chartist riots, 146, 288; suppression
of the, 290, 458
Chelsea Hospital, 83
Christianity, teaching of, 206
Church in England, state of the, 461;
relaxation of the chains, 487; case
of Mr. Gorham, 487; judgment,
489; case of Dr. Williams and Mr.
Wilson, 489
Church property, disposal of, 208
Clare, Lord, in the House of Lords,
409
Clarendon, Lord, his proposal in refer-
ence to the Turkish Government,
306: correspondence with Earl
Russell concerning the Russian
War, 307; as Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, 333; on Oliver Crom-
well's scheme of representation,
466
Cobden, Mr., on the United States,
470
Cockburn, Lord Chief Justice, on the
'Alabama' claims, 439
Coercion Bill, Ireland, 137
Colonial affairs, Earl Russell's interest
in, 233; his policy, 234
Colonies, proposition regarding pro-
tection of the, 235; discussion on re-
sponsible government in the, 237;
position of Britain with regard to
the, 238
Commissioners of national education
in Ireland, names of, 210
Commons, House of, peace of 1815,
22; debate on the Catholic question,
37; slave trade, 38; conduct of
Lord Sidmouth, 39; suspension
of the Habeas Corpus Act, 39;
Whig opposition, 39; financial eco-
nomy, 43; proposal of parliamen-
tary Reform, 45; dissatisfaction at
the representation of, 44; motions
and division on the Roman Catholic
question, 58; appointment of Mr.
Canning as Prime Minister, 60;
separation of the Tory party under
Canning, 64; oratory in the House,
64; Mr. Peel as leader, 67; motion
on the Repeal of the Corporation
and Test Acts, 67; debate and di-
vision, 68; repeal of the Corporation
and Test Acts carried, 70; the
Roman Catholic Relief Bill, 71;
religious liberty, 73; rupture of
the Tory party, 74; fall of the Tory
Ministry, 76; poor laws, 77-79;
Ministry of Lord Grey, 81; forma-
tion of committee on parliamentary
Reform, 84; Earl Russell's plan of
Reform laid before the committee,
84; state of the House on the in-
troduction of the Reform Bill, 88;
second reading of the Reform Bill,
91; dissolution of Parliament, 1831,
93; great excitement in the House,
94; result of general election, 95;
introduction of a new Reform Bill,
95; debate on Reform Bill, 96;
adoption of the Boundary Bill, 108;
third reading of the Reform Bill,
110; final passing of the Reform
Bill, 1832, 111; amendment to the
Reform Bill, 114-118; resignation of
Lord Grey's Ministry, 119; Duke of
Wellington offers to form a govern-
ment, 119; motion on the Reform
Bill, 121, 122; debate on the Re-
form Bill, 123; Duke of Wellington
fails to form a government, 125;
debate on the Coercion Bill, Lord
Stanley's speech, 137; Bill for the
Reform of the Church of Ireland,
138; Irish Church Temporalities
Bill
and the Colonial Slavery
Abolition Bill, 139; opening of
Parliament 1834, 140; the King's
speech, 140; reform of the poor
laws, 141; Poor Law Bill intro-
duced by Lord Althorp, 142; Poor
Law Amendment Act, 144; Irish
Church Question, 150; Earl
Russell's speech on the Irish Church
Question, 150-152; motion upon
the Irish Church Question, 154;
Lord Althorp's speech, 154; resig-
nation of four Cabinet Ministers,
155; and explanation of by the
Earl of Ripon, 155; Insurrection
Act, 158; resignation of Lord Grey,
159; cause of his resignation, 160;
Lord Melbourne's administration,
162; Lord Althorp leader under
Lord Melbourne, 163; resignation
of Lord Althorp, 163; offer of
leadership to Earl Russell, 164;
dismissal of the Ministry, 165;
confidence in Lord Melbourne's
Government, 166; election of
Speakers, 167; Sir Robert Peel,
minister, 167; difficulties of Sir
Robert Peel, 167, 168; return of Lorl
Melbourne to power, 169; resolu-
tion on Irish Church, 169; Lord
Melbourne's Ministry, 174; commu-
tation of tithes, 175; speeches on
the Marriage Bill, 179-181; edu-
cation, 183; the Appropriation
Clause, 188; Encumbered Estates
Act, 229; introduced by Sir John
Romilly, 230; course pursued with
regard to free trade, 241; Earl
Russell's motion defeated, 242;
dissolution of Parliament, 243;
inauguration of new Ministry under
Sir R. Peel, 244; repeal of the
corn laws, 245; success of Sir R.
Peel's administration, 246; diffi-
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