FROM THE RIGHT Hon. JOHN BRIGHT'S SPEECH AT BIRMINGHAM : “It is a great misfortune that the history of our country that is pearest our own times young men are least acquainted with. It is not written in histories that were read at school, and they are not old enough, as I am old enough, to remember almost every political fact since the great Reform Bill of 1832. I wish young men would read some history of this period. A neighbour and a friend of mine, a most intelligent and accomplished clergyman-Mr. Molesworth-has published a work, being a political history of England from the year 1830—that is, from the first Reform Bill-until within the last two or three years : a book honestly written, in which facts are plainly-and I believe truly-stated, and a work which would give great information to all the young men of the country, if they could be prevailed upon to read it.” THE HISTORY OF OF ENGLAND FROM THE YEAR 1830-1874. BY WILLIAM NASSAU MOLESWORTH, M.A. VICAR OF SPOTLAND, ROCHDALE ; NEW EDITION, VOL. III. LONDON: 1874. (All rights reserved. I CONTENTS OF VOLUME III. PAGE 36 Characteristics of the period Defeat and Resignation of the Retreat of the Russians from Disorder in the War adminis- the Danubian provinces 2 tration The Duke of Newcastle Lord Raglan and Marshal St. Withdrawal of the Peelites from Desperate Resolution of Prince Report of Mr. Roebuck's Com- Ineffectual Bombardment of Visit of the Emperor and Em Battles of Balaclava and Inker- Annual Financial Statement 11 Lord John Russell's Resigna- The Army wintering in the The Hyde-park Riots Opening of the Session of 1854 16 Prorogation of Parliament. 20 Operations before Sebastopol Departure of the Baltic Fleet. 25 Malakoff The prosecution of the War in Battle of Traktir Bridge The Earl of Derby and the Duke Evacuation of the southern Return of the Baltic Fleet. 32 Russians 34 Peace . . Reception of the news of the 111 Other Events of the year 1857 117 The Attempt to assassinate the 94 . 95 |