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498 Index. with Spain, 176 ; revolution of 1830, 224 ; Grote's advocacy of peace with her, 308 ; revolution of 1848, 359, 361 ; Palmerston's conduct towards, 379 ; caup cCttat of 1851, 388 ; attempt on Emperor's life, 1858, and attitude of French colonels, 427 et seq. ; war with Austria, 440 ; commercial treaty with her, 442, 443 ; plot against Emperor's life alleged to implicate Stansfeld, 457 Freedom of speech and of the press, Government proclamation in 1793, attacking, 57 Free trade : earliest impulse given to it, 175 ; extension of recommended in 1825, 181 ; divisions of free-traders on Government Sugar Bill, 335 ; Whig Government's maintenance of it, 373. See also corn laws Gambier, Lord, Cochrane's charges against, 113 Genoa, 113 George III., his accession marks new era, 8 ; policy of reconstructing per- sonal power of monarch, 8 ; his early proceedings, 13, 14, 15 ; his dislike to Fox, 39, 40, 41, 76, 82 ; influence over Parliament, 61 ; alters character of the House of Lords, 61 ; is mobbed by the people, 64 ; aversion to Catholic eman- cipation and rupture with Pitt, 72 ; confidence in Addington, 75 ; his con- dition in 1806, 75 ; attempts to form Government without Fox in 1806, 82 ; demands pledges from Grenville's Go- vernment, 87; cabals with Tories and dismisses Grenville, 87; his death and summary of the events of his life, 142 ; his character and power, and effect of his death on parties and policy, 143, 144 George IV., effect of his character on parties and policy, 145 ; his relations with his wife, 145 ; its effect on the country, 146 ; his objection to Canning, 167; his character and absence of influence in politics, 222, 223 Gibson, T. Milner, first enters Parliament, 314 ; reform question, 316 (note), 355, 364 (note) ; corn law question, 325 ; University Tests, 330 ; motion for re- dress of grievances, 332 (note) ; in office under Russell (not in Cabinet), 351 ; resigns office, 355 ; education question, 355, 378, 406, 416, 420 ; his position in 1847, 358 ; county financial boards bill, 375 j taxes on knowledge, 379. 393. 40. 4 J 5. 433 5 non-interven- tion, 379 ; Russell's militia bill, 390 (note) ; the Eastern Question, 402 ; the French question (Orsini's attempt), 428 ; the Chinese question (" Arrow "), 425 ; elected for Ashton, 425 ; in Palmer- ston's Cabinet, 439 ; his character as an administrator, 442 Gilpin, Charles, 439 Gladstone, William Ewart, corn law question, 324 ; Maynooth grant, 342 ; in office under Peel, 346 ; Russell's militia bill, 390 (note) ; his famous display of oratory, 397 ; growing sym- pathy with the people, 398, 399 ; joins Aberdeen Ministry, 398 ; successes as finance minister, 400, 455 ; his views and position in 1855, 409 ; retention of office under Palmerston, 410 ; resigna- tion, 414 ; Church rates question, 416, 421, 476 ; applied to by Lord Derby in 1858, 430 ; his last vote for Conserva- tism, 441 ; abolition of paper duty, bill thrown out by the Lords, 446 ; the reform question, 449, 455, 468, 481, 482 ; prediction of certain future suc- cess of reformers, 470 ; hero of the reform demonstrations, 474 ; Irish Church, 460 ; Oxford University, 463 ; leader of the House of Commons, 465 ; gradual development of his Liberalism, harmony with Radicals in Cabinet, 483 Glasgow, 362, 431 Goderich, F. J. Robinson, afterwards Lord, 171, 204 Goderich, Lord (1857), 424 Goulburn, H., 184, 299, 300 Graham, Sir James, in office under Lord Grey, 226 ; his politics in 1830, 227 ; resigns office, 251 ; corn laws, 254 ; declines to take office, 257 ; education question, 328, 329 ; factory bill, 333 ; opening letters at post-office, 336 ; protection, 339 ; Irish colleges, 343 ; Disraeli's attack, 386 ; Aberdeen Minis- try, 398 (note), 410, 414 Grampound, 139, 140, 147, 155 Grant, Charles, 185, 205, 210, 211, 268 Granville, Earl, 443 Grattan, 108 Greece, 168, 379 Greenock, 302 Grenville, George, 14, 16, 19 Grenville, Lord, 50, 58, 72, 74, 75 ; alli- ance with Fox in 1804, 76 ; becomes premier in 1806, 82 ; his opposition to reform, 83 ; takes up question of slave trade, 84 ; situation of his Government on death of Fox, 86 ; refuses to give pledge to King not to bring forward Catholic question, dismissal of his Government, 87 ; his declaration on Catholic question, 88 ; Prince of Wales wants him in the Cabinet in 1812, 109 ; attitude with regard to sinecures, no; supports Catholic emancipation in 1821, 157 ; alliance of his followers with Liver- pool in 1821, 157 Grey, Charles(afterwardsViscount Howick, afterwards Earl Grey), opposes Govern- ment proclamation against seditious meetings and writings in 1793, 57 ; mo- tion for reform, 58 ; moves for com- mittee on the state of the nation, 64 ; sweeping motion for reform in 1797, 66 ; the address in 1801, 71 ; becomes Viscount Howick, 82 ; office under Grenville, 82 ; foreign minister, 87 ; Catholic emancipation, 87; anxiety of