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CONTENTS.

PART I.
ENGLISH HISTORY.
CHAPTER I.
State of Affairs Abroad and at Home—Foreign Policy—Mr. Morley's Defence of the "Little Englander"—Dissensions of the Liberal Leaders—Mr. Morley, Mr. Asquith and Sir E. Grey—Mr. Balfour at Manchester—The Crisis in the Church—The Madagascar Blue-book—The Settlement of the Soudan—Proposals for the Peace Conference page [1
CHAPTER II.
The New Leader of the Opposition—Opening of Parliament—Debate on the Address—British Policy in China—The Church and Parliaments Land Law Reform—Reform of the House of Lords—Scottish Crofters—Ministers as Directors—Irish Home Rule—Congested Districts—The Bishops and Their Seats—Egyptian Affairs—London Government Bill Introduced—Slavery in East Africa—Mr. Morley on the Soudan Campaign—The Sultan of Muscat—The Education of Children Bill—The Army, Navy and Civil Service Estimates—Affairs in China—Russian Policy—The Outlanders of the Transvaal—Eastern Africa—Government of London Bill Read a Second Time—The Peers and the Church—Secondary Education Bill Introduced—The Money-lending Bill—Old Age Pensions and other Socialistic Bills—The Telephone Company and the Post Office—Scotch Private Bill Legislation—Bye-elections—National Liberal Federation—Irish Catholic University—Convention with France—Central African Settlement—Mr. Rhodes in Europe—Restlessness in the Transvaal—Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's Defence—Railways Regulation Bill Withdrawn [13
CHAPTER III.
The Socialists at Leeds—Mr. Courtney in Cornwall—Harrow Election—The Budget—Small Houses Acquisition Bill—Decoration of St. Paul's—Board of Education Bill—The London Government Bill in Committee—The Finance Bill—The Primrose League at the Albert Hall and the Salvation Army at the Mansion House—The Education Estimates—The Vice-President's Protest—The Church Discipline Bill—Technical Education Bill for Ireland—China and the Transvaal—The Licensing Commission—Lord Rosebery and the State of the Liberal Party—The Queen's Eightieth Birthday [77