tactics of, 156, 194-leadership of,
assumed by Mr Parnell, 194-suc-
cess of, in election of 1880, 207—
purchase of vote of, by Mr Glad-
stone, 277-reception given to
Mr Parnell in House of Commons
by, 317-effect of judgment in
O'Shea divorce case on, 335 et
seq.-Conference at Boulogne as
to leadership of, 340.

Irish Secretary, Mr Forster be-
comes, 209-fate of Lord Freder-
ick Cavendish as, 223-appoint-
ment of W. H. Smith as, 279-
appointment of Arthur Balfour
as, 293.

Irish University Bill, the, 126.

Kilburn House, residence of W.
H. Smith, sen., at, 25-removal
of Smith family from, 88 note.
Kilmainham Prison, officials of
Land League sent to, 219-release
of "suspects" from, 222.
King's College Hospital, W. H.
Smith's services to, 38, 62.
Kirkwall, presentation of freedom
of, to W. H. Smith, 323-speech
of W. H. Smith at, ib.
Knightley, Sir Rainald, afterwards
Baron Knightley, letter to W. H.
Smith from, 320.

Komaroff, General, attack on Af-
ghan troops by, 268-honour paid
to, by Russian Government, 269.

La Bourboule, W. H. Smith's stay
at, 332.
Labouchere, Mr, leadership of
"Jacobins" assumed by, 317.

Government, 215- officials of,
sent to Kilmainham Prison, 219–
complicity of, in Phoenix Park
murder, 230.

Laurie, Rev. Sir Emilius, notes by,
on benefits conferred on St John's
parish, Paddington, by W. H.
Smith, 67.

Lawson, Mr, afterwards Sir Ed-
ward Levey Lawson, conversa-
tion between Lord Palmerston
and, regarding W. H. Smith's
candidature for Parliament, 71-
W. H. Smith's bets with, 72 note
--attitude of, as editor of 'Daily
Telegraph,' in W. H. Smith's
first contest for Westminster, 74-
W. H. Smith interviewed by, in
Paris, 184.

Leach, Auber, marriage of Miss
Emily Danvers to, 63-death of,
ib.

Leach, Mrs. See Mrs W. H.
Smith.

Leader of the House of Commons,
appointment of W. H. Smith as,
289-first speech of W. H. Smith
as, 292-his manner as, 299-
life in his official room as, 304
-his offer of resignation as, 314
-address from unofficial Mem-
bers of Parliament on his con-
duct as, 319-testimony of Mr
H. W. Lucy to his success as,

323.

Lethbridge, William, at Tavistock
grammar-school, 7-admitted
partner into firm of Messrs W.
H. Smith & Son, 43.
Lever's novels, copyright of, ac-
quired by Messrs W. H. Smith
& Son, 52.

Lidderdale, Mr, Governor of Bank
of England, letter of, regarding
W. H. Smith's active interest in
affair of Barings' Bank, 333--
letter of W. H. Smith to,
334.

Liverpool, poll of 1880 at, the lar-
gest on record, 199.
Local Government Bill, the Scot-
tish, 316.
Local Taxation Bill, the, introduc-
tion of, 330-abandonment of
licensing clauses in, 331-W. H.

Smith's support of licensing
clauses in, ib.
London poor, W. H. Smith's work
amongst the, 107, 110-Poor Law
administration amongst the, 110.
London School Board, the, institu-
tion of, 106-return of W. H.
Smith to first, 109-question of re-
ligious education solved in, ib.
-second election of W. H.
Smith to, 130-resignation by
W. H. Smith of his seat on, 237.
Lowe, Robert, debate on Budget of,
128-pathetic saying of, 368.
Lucy, H. W., sobriquet of "Old
Morality" conferred on W. H.
Smith by, 298 and note-testi-
mony of, as to success of W. H.
Smith as a parliamentary leader,
323.

Magee, Dr, speech on Irish Church

Bill by, 99 and note.
Marlborough, Lord, letter of Lord
Beaconsfield to, on Irish Nation-
alist tactics, 201.
M'Carthy, Justin, election of, by
Irish party, as
"6 Sessional Chair-
man in room of Mr Parnell,
336.
Merchant Taylors' Hall, the, ban-
quet in, to W. H. Smith, 321-
speech of W. H. Smith at, ib.
Metropolitan Board of Works, W.
H. Smith elected to, 62.
Mid-Lothian Campaign, Mr Glad-
stone's first, 198-his second, 204
-postponement of third, 229
his third, 234-his fourth, 275.
Mill, John Stuart, Radical candi-
date for Westminster, 74-defeat
of, for Westminster, 79-second
defeat of, 88-Liberal press on
conduct of, 89.

Milne, Admiral Sir Alexander,
letter of W. H. Smith to, 320.
Montreal, visit of W. H. Smith to,
118, 120.

Morley, John, letter of Mr Glad-
stone to, on Mr Parnell's con-
tinued leadership of the Irish
party, 335-disclosures regard-
ing, by Mr Parnell, 337-vote of
censure on Government by, 344.
National Debt, Sir Stafford North-

cote's scheme for liquidation of
the, 144.
Newspapers, early taxes on, 3-
effect of repeal of stamp-duty
on, 39-daily despatch of, by
Messrs W. H. Smith & Son, 54
et seq. former difficulties of
firm in despatch of, 59-sum-
mary of business done in, by
Messrs W. H. Smith & Son,
during a single day, ib.
Norfolk, Duke of, letter of W. H.
Smith to, 342.

Normandy, visit of W. H. Smith to,
153 et seq.

Northcote, Sir Stafford, friendship
between, and W. H. Smith, 142,
290-scheme of, for reduction of
National Debt, 144 Friendly
Societies Act of, 145-Bill for pur-
chase of Suez Canal shares in-
troduced by, 146--leadership of
House of Commons assumed by,
150-conduct of leadership of Op-
position by, 228-vote of censure
moved by, on fall of Khartoum,
266 and note-dissatisfaction with
leadership of, 267, 269--trans-
lation of, to House of Lords, as
Earl of Iddesleigh, 270-letter
of W. H. Smith to, on formation
of Cabinet, 272-retirement of,
from Foreign Office, 290-sud-
den death of, 291.
Norway, cruise of W. H. Smith
in, 243.

O'Donnell, Mr, prosecution of the
"Times' by, 310.

O'Shea, Captain, the divorce suit
of, 334-political results of
judgment in, 335 et seq.
Oxford University, honorary degree
of D.C.L. conferred on W. H.
Smith by, 195.

Palmerston, Lord, physical phe-
nomenon at death of, 80.
Pandora, the, purchase of, by W.
H. Smith, 237-cruises of, in
the Mediterranean, 238 et seq.-
visits in, to Norway, Holland,
&c., 243 et seq.-Captain Blow's
recollections of, 243-cruise of,
to Orkney, 322-last cruises of
W. H. Smith in, 352 et seq.

Parliamentary and Municipal Elec-
tions Bill. See Ballot.
Parnell Commission, the, appoint-
ment of, 310-report of, 326 et
seq.-speech by W. H. Smith on
debate in House of Commons on
report of, 327-effect of labours
in connection with, on health of
W. H. Smith, 329.
Parnell, Mr, leadership of Nation-
alist party assumed by, 156, 194
-political visit to America of,
198-"boycotting" advice of, 214
-challenge of, by Mr Forster,
regarding Phoenix Park murders,
230-repudiation by, of charges in
'Times,' 310-reception of, by the
Irish Nationalists, in the House
of Commons, 317-finding of Par-
nell Commission regarding, 326-
divorce suit of Captain O'Shea
against, as co-respondent, 334—
-effect of judgment in divorce
suit on standing of, as a politic-
ian, 335 et seq.-deposition of, as
leader of the Irish party, 339.
Pattisson, J. L., first meeting of W.

H. Smith with, 118-becomes pri-
vate secretary to W. H. Smith, 208
-letter of Governor of the Bank
of England to, regarding W. H.
Smith's interposition in the affair
of Barings' Bank, 333-last busi-
ness transactions of W. H. Smith
with, 353 et seq. passim.
Peace Preservation Bill, the, 145.
Peasant proprietorship, W. H.
Smith's views on establishment
of, in Ireland, 221, 224.
Phoenix Park murders, the, 223.
Police protection, special, for mem-
bers of Parliament, 226.
Political dinner-parties, the, of W.
H. Smith, at Grosvenor Place,
257 note.

Pompeii, visit of W. H. Smith to,
241.

Postal department, the, of Messrs
W. H. Smith & Son, 60.
'Punch,' congratulations of, on
W. H. Smith's appointment to
the Admiralty, 166.

Queen, the, proffered honour to W.

H. Smith by, 282-letter to the
Marquis of Salisbury from, on

375

offer of Wardenship of the Cinque
Ports to W. H. Smith, 346-tele-
gram to Mrs Smith from, on death
of W. H. Smith, 356-letter to
Mrs Smith from, ib.-peerage con-
ferred on Mrs Smith by, 357.

Railway advertising, first stages of,
44 tenders for, secured by
Messrs W. H. Smith & Son, ib.
Railway bookstalls, early condition
of, 29-efforts of W. H. Smith to
improve, 30-article in "Times'
on, quoted, ib., 34-extension of,
by Messrs W. H. Smith & Son,
33 et seq.

Railway novels, production of, by
Messrs W. H. Smith & Son, 52-
success of enterprise in, ib.-issue
of, stopped, 53.
Rathbone, Mr, letter of, on appoint-
ment of W. H. Smith to Admir-
alty, 162.

Reform Bill, Earl Russell's, 82-de-
feat of Earl Russell's, 84-Mr
Disraeli's, introduction of, ib.—
passing of Mr Disraeli's, 85.
Religious Disabilities Removal Bill,
Mr Gladstone's, 340-speech of
W. H. Smith on, ib.-rejection
of, 341-Roman Catholic opinion
on, ib. et seq.

Ridley, Rev. W. H., co-operation
of, with W. H. Smith in effect-
ing improvements at Hamble-
den, 254.
Round-Table Conference, the, 288,
293-parallel between Boulogne
Conference and, 340.

Royal Marines, the, letter of Duke
of Cambridge regarding, 182-
reply of First Lord of Admiralty
on subject of, ib.
Rules of Procedure, commence-
ment of alterations in, 156-

Standing Order regarding, 308.
Russell, Dr W. H., appointment
of, as first war correspondent, 40.
Russell, Earl, Reform Bill of, 82-
defeat of, 84.
Russell, Lord Odo, anecdote of

Lord Beaconsfield and, at Berlin
Conference, 180 note.
Russell, Sir Charles, return of, for
Westminster, 133-resignation of
seat by, 219.

Russia, threatened war between,
and Turkey, 167-expected rup-
ture between Great Britain and,
168-hostilities in Afghanistan
with, 268.

Rutland, Duke of, letter of W. H.
Smith to, 346.

Salisbury, Marquis of, joins Dis-
raeli's Cabinet, 136-return of,
from Berlin Conference, 180-
attitude of, to Arrears of Rent
Bill, 226-offer of Irish Secretary-
ship to W. H. Smith by, 279—
letter of W. H. Smith to, regard-
ing resignation of leadership, 314
-reply of, 315-second letter to,
on resignation of leadership, 329

W. H. Smith appointed to
Wardenship of Cinque Ports by,
346-letter of the Queen to, re-
garding appointment, ib. - last
farewell of W. H. Smith taken
by, 351.

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H.

H.

Salt Lake City, visit of W.
Smith to, 123.
San Francisco, visit of W.
Smith to, 122.
Sandifer, Mr, charge of the pro-
duction of a new series of railway
novels taken by, 52.
Sandon, Lord, afterwards Earl of
Harrowby, on Committee of
Bishop of London's Fund, 65-
friendship between, and W. H.
Smith, 66-letter from, to W. H.
Smith, ib.

Secretary of State for War, ap-
pointment of W. H. Smith as,
273-his reappointment as, 286.
Sefton, Earl of, letter of Lord
Derby to, on his secession from
the Conservative party, 203.
Sercombe, Mrs, née Louisa Smith,
letter of W. H. Smith to, 12.
Smith & Son, Messrs W. H., found-
ing of business of, under the
name of Messrs Smith, 3--first
partners of, ib.-W. H. Smith,
jun., becomes junior partner in
firm of, 25, 27-railway book-
stalls taken up by, 30 et seq.-
growth of bookstall business of,
33-effect of abolition of news-
paper stamp-duty on business of,
39-advertising at railway sta-

tions taken up by, 44-circulating
library founded by, 50-copy-
rights of standard novels acquired
by, 52-new buildings of, 53—
postal department of, 60-retire-
ment of W. H. Smith from firm
of, 237.

Smith, Augusta, letters of W. H.
Smith to, 15, 27, 46, 65 et seq.
passim.

Smith, Caroline, parentage of, 6—
marriage of, ib. note.

Smith, Emily, letters of W. H.
Smith to, 270, 271, 277.
Smith, Frederick, birth of, 82-
anecdote of, 192-choice of a pro-
fession for, 316-return of, for
the Strand, 358 and note.
Smith, Henry Edward, sen., part-
ner in business of Messrs Smith,
3-retirement of, from the busi-
ness, 4-death of, ib. note.
Smith, Henry Walton, sons of,
set up business of newsmen.'

66

3.
Smith, Mary Anne, parentage of. 6
-marriage of, 7.

Smith, Mrs W. H., née Emily
Danvers, marriage of, to Mr
Auber Leach, 63-early widow-
hood of, ib.-marriage of W. H.
Smith to, 64-letters of her hus-
band to, 78, 88, 107, 117 et seq.
passim telegram from the Queen
to, on the death of her husband,
356-letter from the Queen to, ib.
-peerage conferred by the Queen
on, 357.

Smith, surname of, origin of, 36
note.

Smith, William Henry, birth of, 6
-early years of, ib.-desires to
prepare for Holy Orders, 9—
accedes to his father's wish to
go into business, ib.-joins the
Church of England, 10-his deep
religious feeling, 19-becomes
junior partner at the Strand, 27
-extracts from private journals
of, 47-elected to Metropolitan
Board of Works, 62-his mar-
riage, 64-invited to stand for
Westminster, 73-his defeat, 79
-death of his eldest son, 82-
birth of his second son, ib.--
again contests Westminster, 86

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-gains the seat, 88-petition
against his return, 90-declared
duly elected, 92-his maiden
speech, 93-elected to first Lon-
don School Board, 109-visit of, to
Canada and the United States,
116 et seq.-returned for Westmin-
ster at first general election under
Ballot Act, 133-appointed sec-
retary to the Treasury, 138-
appointed First Lord of the
Admiralty, 161-sets out for
an official tour in Cyprus, 183
et seq.
degree of D.C.L. con-
ferred by Oxford University on,
195-re-election of, for Westmin-
ster, 205-visit of, to Ireland,
to inquire into the land question,
220-purchase of Pandora by, 237
-purchase of Greenlands by, 248
-improvements at Hambleden
made by, 254-appointed Sec-
retary of State for War, 273
-elected for the Strand, 276—
appointed Irish Secretary, 279-
declines proffered honour by the
Queen, 282-re-election of, to the
Strand Division, 285-again be-
comes Secretary of State for War,
286-appointed First Lord of the
Treasury and Leader of the
House of Commons, 289-life in
room of, at House of Commons,
as Leader, 304-address to, from
unofficial members of Parliament,
320-appointed Lord Warden of
the Cinque Ports, 346- last
words of, in the House of Com-
mons, 349-moves to Walmer
Castle, 352 his death, 355-
funeral of, 356-estimate of his
character, 358 et seq.
Smith, William Henry, sen., juni-
or partner in business of Messrs
Smith, 3-marriage of, 6-his
character, 14- his rule in the
Strand house, 28, 41-his retire-
ment from business, 64 - his
death, 81.

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'Spectator,' the, on alleged news-
paper support of W. H. Smith,
137.

St John's parish, Paddington, bene-
fits conferred by W. H. Smith
66.

on,

St Mary's Church, Portsea, aid

377

given by W. H. Smith in re-
building of, 251 et seq.
Stanley, Col., now Earl of Derby,
letter to W. H. Smith from,
309.

Strand Division, the, W. H. Smith
elected for, 276-his re-election
for, 285-unopposed election of
W. H. Smith for, on appoint-
ment as Warden of the Cinque
Ports, 347 Hon. W. F. D.
Smith returned for, 358.
Sultan of Turkey, interview of W.
H. Smith with, 238 et seq.

Tavistock grammar-school, W. H.
Smith at, 7, 8.

Taylor, Col., the Conservative
Whip, letter of W. H. Smith
to, 76 note.
Thames Embankment, the, W. H.
Smith's efforts to secure, for the
people, 107, 115-settlement of
question regarding, 116 note.
'Times,' the, article in, on rail-
way bookstalls, quoted, 30, 34—
Messrs W. H. Smith & Son be-
come special agents for, 40-first
war correspondent sent out by, ib.
-leading article in, on W. H.
Smith's appointment to the Ad-
miralty, 166-action for libel
by Mr O'Donnell against, 310-
case of parliamentary Commission
regarding Parnellite articles in,
311, 326.

Tory Democrats, use of name, as
a political designation, 270.
Trevelyan, G. O., afterwards the
Right Hon. Sir George Trevel-
yan, new franchise bill of, 233
-resignation of, from Mr Glad-
stone's Cabinet, 284 - secession
of, from Liberal Unionist party,
300.

Unionist party, formation of the,
283.

United States, visit of W. H. Smith
to, 120 et seq.

Walmer Castle, removal of W. H.

Smith to, 352-his death at, 355.
Ward & Lock, Messrs, issue of
railway novels by, 53.
Wardenship of the Cinque Ports,