¹ Lancs and Yorks Railway Co.

² Spanish internal politics, copiously mentioned in the diaries, have been omitted from this selection, as not bearing on U.K. or international affairs.

³ Friend of Derby at Trinity, Cambridge, where both Apostles.

⁴ Hardy's dau. Edith d. 8 Jan. 1875.

⁵ On the usages of war, under chiefly Russian auspices and chairmanship (July 1874– ); no important results ensued (London Gazette, 24 10 1874).Google Scholar

⁶ Philippe Chabot, Comte de Jarnac (d. 22 May 1875), French amb. 1874–5; Harrovian, with estates in Kilkenny.

⁷ Small fortified town 19 m. N.E. of Cetinje, Montenegro.

⁸ T, 15 Jan. 1875, 9f for letters between Gladstone and Granville.

⁹ Odo Russell, amb. in Berlin.

¹⁰ Cf. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, A Memoir by his Son (1897), ii161–3Google Scholar. Tennyson believed that Gladstone had promised a baronetcy to be conferred on his s. after his own death; he thrice declined a baronetcy, but was cr. peer, 1884.

¹¹ Abdul Aziz (1830–4 June 1876), sultan 1861–76; deposed 29/30 May 1876; succ. by Murad v (May–Aug. 1876) and Abdul Hamid (31 Aug. 1876–1909).

¹² Perhaps Mahmood Pasha, or Mahmut Nedim Pasha (1817–83); cf. above, 12 Mar. 1874.

¹³ Aarifi Pasha, grand vizier 29 July–18 Oct. 1879.

¹⁴ Prince A.M. Gorchakov (1798–1883), chancellor 1866–82.

¹⁵ Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham (1833–1916), ed. Daily Telegraph from 1855; assumed name of Lawson 1875.

¹⁶ Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818–95), min. at Pekin 1871–83; for Derby's view of, see below, 28 Aug. 1875.

¹⁷ Amb. to Russia.

¹⁸ John Mitchel (1815–75), Irish nationalist; twice elected for Tipperary, 1875, but seat awarded to Cons, opponent.

¹⁹ E.J. Eyre (1815–1901), col. governor; gov. of Jamaica 1864–6, when recalled for undue severity.

²⁰ Min. at Madrid 1869–77.

²¹ Georg Herbert, Count von Münster (1820–1902), German amb. in London 1873–85; amb. in Paris 1885–1900.

²² Joao Carlos duque de Saldanha (1790–1876), Portuguese amb. to London; twice Portuguese premier.

²³ Frederick Greenwood (1830–1909), ed. of Pall Mall Gazette, 1865–1880Google Scholar, dined with Derby, 10 Mar. 1875, the D. of Richmond and 3 other peers (and Sanderson) present.

²⁴ A judicature bill failed to pass in 1874. Reintroduced in 1875, it passed its 2 R. in H. of Lords, Feb. 1875. A reactionary caucus led to its withdrawal, and a new measure was introduced a month later.

²⁵ George Lyttelton, 6th Baron Lyttelton (1817–76), strong churchman.

²⁶ Marshal MacMahon (1808–93), president 1873–9.

²⁷ George Byng, Viscount Torrington (1812–84), lord-in-waiting 1859–84.

²⁸ Henry Thomas Stanley (1803 – 2 Apr. 1875), 2nd s. of 13th E. of Derby; m. Anne Woolhouse, 1835, having issue Edward (1838–?), Charles (1839–77) who had issue, Henry (1840–67), who left a widow and children, and Charlotte (d. 1872). Henry's widow was to prove even worse in her improvidence.

²⁹ Cf. Blake, Robert, Disraeli (1966), 71–3Google Scholar, for one such episode, for which Derby (the premier) blamed Disraeli.

³⁰ Lt-col. (Sir) Charles Edward Mansfield (1828–1907), min. to Rumania 1876–8, then S. American posts until ret. 1894.

³¹ Sir T. Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough (1815–86), clerk of H. of Commons 1871–86; cr. peer 1886.

³² R.E. Welby, 1st Baron Welby (1832–1915), Treasury official; cr. peer 1894.

³³ French chargé d'affaires.

³⁴ Gaekwar of Baroda, deposed 1875.

³⁵ Min. in Brussels.

³⁶ Sir Charles Brooke (1829–1917), and Raja of Sarawak; succ. uncle, 1868.

³⁷ George Cadogan, 5th E. Cadogan (1840–1915), succ. 1873; under-sec, for war, vice Pembroke, 1875; for colonies, 1878–80; 1d privy seal 1886–92; lord-lt of Ireland (in cabinet) 1895–1902; for Hardy on Cadogan as his junior min., see GH, 359.Google Scholar

³⁸ Austrian amb. (until 1878).

³⁹ Sir M.E. Grant Duff (1829–1906), Lib. M.P. 1857–81; under-sec, for India 1868–74; for cols. 1880–1; gov. of Madras 1881–6.

⁴⁰ Sir George Campbell (1824–92), lt-gov. of Bengal 1871–4; Lib. M.P. 1875–92.

⁴¹ (Sir) Francis Adams (1826–89), acting min. at Paris 1874–81, when Lyons absent; min. at Berne 1881–8.

⁴² Gov. of Madras 1872–5.

⁴³ William Keppel, 7th E. of Albemarle (1832–94), styled Lord Bury 1851–91, when suce, father as earl; raised to Lords, 1876; under-sec, for war 1878–80, 1885–6; Lib. M.P. until 1874; R.C. convert 1879; m. dau. of Sir A. McNab, Canadian premier.

⁴⁴ Governor 1875–80.

⁴⁵ Chairman, L.N.W.R., 1853–61.

⁴⁶ Sir H. Ponsonby (1825–95), Queen's priv. sec.

⁴⁷ (Sir) Andrew Buchanan (1807–82), amb. at Vienna until 16 Feb. 1878, when retired.

⁴⁸ Sir Augustus Paget (1823–96), min. (1867–76) and amb. (1876–83) to Italy.

⁴⁹ Formerly in Hanoverian service.

⁵⁰ T.G. Staveley, F.O. senior clerk.

⁵¹ Charles Carington, 1st Earl Carrington (1843–1928), succ. 1868; gov. New South Wales (1885–90); cabinet minister; er. M. of Lincolnshire, 1912; and Ld Charles Beresford (1846–1919), admiral.

⁵² George Hay, 8th M. of Tweeddale (1789–1876), leading freemason; cr. f.m. May 1875; and W.F. Foster (d. 1879, aged 80), military sec. to D. of Cambridge 1869–71; general, 1874.

⁵³ George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing (1826–94), pres, local govt. board 1874–80; cr. peer 1887.

⁵⁴ Bernard Ernst von Bülow (1815–79), sec. of state in the F.O., Berlin.

⁵⁵ Agricultural trade unionist.

⁵⁶ Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803–87), engineer.

⁵⁷ Bernard-Hippolyte-Marie, Count d'Harcourt (1821–1912), amb. in London; called Harcourt by diarist, and thus only distinguished from U.K. politician of same name by context.

⁵⁸ Sophie, queen of the Netherlands (1818–77), wife of William III (1817–90).

⁵⁹ George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd D. of Sutherland (1828–92), succ. 1861; host to Garibaldi; accompanied Prince to India.

⁶⁰ Edward Lear (1812–88); as author of Book of Nonsense, linked with diarist's boyhood, when employed by his grandfather.

⁶¹ No Irish peerage was cr. between 1868 and 1898 (Curzon), and none thereafter. A bill preventing new creations passed the Lords, but failed in the Commons.

⁶² Sir George Jenkinson, bt (1817–90), M.P. (Cons.) N. Wilts. 1868–80.

⁶³ (Sir) John Fowler, 1st bt (1817–98), pres, of Institution of Civil Engineers 1866–7.

⁶⁴ Over decision to drop Merchant Shipping Bill.

⁶⁵ Thomas Gray, civil servant; asst sec. for marine dept board of trade.

⁶⁶ T.H. Farrer (1819–99), perm. sec. to board of trade 1865–86.

⁶⁷ Sir Geoffrey Hornby (1825–95), lord of admiralty 1875–7, c.-in-c. Mediterranean, 1877–80; his father (ld of admiralty 1852) was bro.-in-law of 13th E. of Derby.

⁶⁸ Col. F.A. Wellesley (1844–1931), British military attaché in St Petersburg; s. of Lord Cowley (1804–84); s.-in-law of Ld. A. Loftus, amb.; ‘incurable spendthrift, which does not concern the public’ (Derby diaries, 13 May 1876); offered Warsaw, at Cowley's request, by Derby, June 1876, but declined; hence renewed for 2nd term of 5 yrs in Russia by Derby, Aug. 1876; secret emissary between Tsar and Disraeli, behind Derby's back; twice divorced, his 1st m. (1873) to Loftus's dau. ending 1882.

⁶⁹ H, vol. 226, col. 652–67 (6 Aug. 1875).

⁷⁰ Confused; ‘between Ld Lieut, and Chief Sec.’ intended.

⁷¹ Valentine Baker (1827–87), later in Turkish and Egyptian service; guilty of unwelcome attentions to lady in railway carriage.

⁷² Merchant Shipping Act.

⁷³ (Sir) Douglas Galton (1822–99), director of public works (1869–75); kt 1887.

⁷⁴ Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (1840–1933), M.P. 1868–1916; devote of rural sports and representative of agriculture; cr. peer 1916.

⁷⁵ As amb. to Madrid.

⁷⁶ (Sir) Richard Owen (1804–92), naturalist; kt 1884.

⁷⁷ John Tyndall (1820–93), scientist and populariser.

⁷⁸ Sir G.G. Stokes (1819–1903), physicist; Cons. M.P. 1887–91; cr. bt 1889.

⁷⁹ Sir W. Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), physicist; kt 1866, baron 1892.

⁸⁰ Matthew Webb (1848–83), drowned swimming Niagara.

⁸¹ The royal yacht, commanded by a royal relation, ran down the schooner Mistletoe (18 08 1875)Google Scholar, with loss of life.

⁸² c. 1866–8.

⁸³ At the Brussels conference.

⁸⁴ Augusta, Empress of Germany (1811–90), wife of William I; hostile to Bismarck.

⁸⁵ Min. in Paris.

⁸⁶ At Knowsley, 21 Sept.–1 Oct., then with Ly D. and Sanderson to hotel (on Pender's property) near Llandudno, until 5 Oct.; at Knowsley (where saw Fr., Germ., and Russian ambs.) 5 Oct.–3 Nov.; then to London, 3 Nov.–16 Dec., when to Edinburgh to speak; at Knowsley, 18 Dec. 1875–11 Jan. 1876.

⁸⁷ R. Gladstone (1805–75), elder bro. of premier; for infirmities, see Stanley Diaries, passim.

⁸⁸ Richard Grosvenor, 2nd M. of Westminster (1795–1869), succ. 1845.

⁸⁹ Anton, Graf von Wolkenstein-Trostburg (1832–1913), Austrian diplomatist 1858–1913; served in London 1868–9, May 1870–Dec. 1876, by when 1st sec.; amb. in Russia 1882–94, in France 1894–1903.

⁹⁰ In N. Wales.

⁹¹ T, 8 Oct. 1875, 7f.

⁹² An Admiralty circular on fugitive slaves, issued (31 July 1875) without cabinet knowledge, reversed policy by countenancing slavery; discovered by Daily News, 9Google Scholar Sept., public outcry ensuing.

⁹³ T, 14 Oct. 1875, 10d

⁹⁴ Guest at Knowsley since 18 Oct.

⁹⁵ (Sir) Stephen Cave (1820–80), Cons. M.P. 1859–80; paymaster-gen, and vice-pres. of board of trade, 1866–8; paymaster-general and judge advocate-gen., 1874, resigning latter post, Dec. 1875, to go on special mission to Egypt.

⁹⁶ George Cavendish Bentinck (1821–91), parl. sec. to board of trade 1874–Nov. 1875; judge advocate-gen. 1875–80.

⁹⁷ Edward Stanhope (1840–93), 2nd s. of 5th E. Stanhope; parl. sec. to board of trade, Nov. 1875–Apr. 1878; under-sec, for India, 1878–80; cabinet min. 1885, 1886–92; Fellow of All Souls, with First in maths.

⁹⁸ Old R.C. Lanes, family, with s. on the turf.

⁹⁹ Four commoners were cr. peers, Jan. 1876: (1)John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache (1805–90), Cons. M.P. 1841–72, (2) H.G. Sturt, 1st Baron Alington (1825–1904), Cons. M.P. 1847–76, (3) J.R. Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech (1816–June 1876), Cons. M.P. 1837–41, 1859–76, (4) Robert Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard of Bryn (1808–87).

¹⁰⁰ Lord Arthur Edwin Hill (Hill-Trevor from 1862), 1st Baron Trevor (1819–94), Cons. M.P. 1845–80; cr. peer, 1880.

¹⁰¹ Member of Young England; cr. peer, 1880.

¹⁰² William John Legh, 1st Baron Newton (1828–98), Cons. M.P. 1859–65, 1868–85; cr. peer 1892; cf. Stanley Diaries, 239.Google Scholar

¹⁰³ Cons, solicitor-general.

¹⁰⁴ Cons, returned unopposed, 24 Nov. 1875.

¹⁰⁵ Derby's Liverpool speech (7 Oct.) announcing suspension of the circular, had argued that it was legally correct. This Disraeli, writing to the Queen, called ‘an indiscretion in policy’ (M. and B. 398).

¹⁰⁶ H.M.S. Iron Duke sank H.M.S. Vanguard in fog (1 Sept.). An Admiralty minute exonerated the Admiral commanding the squadron, while dismissing, undefended, a lieut, reversing previous court-martial verdicts.

¹⁰⁷ Derby's solicitor.

¹⁰⁸ Cf. Zetland ed., Letters to Lady Bradford (1929), i300–301.Google Scholar

¹⁰⁹ Gen. (Sir) Francis Colborne (1817–95), and s. of 1st Baron Seaton.

¹¹⁰ R.C. Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810–90), conqueror of Abyssinia, 1868, c.-in-c. India 1870–6; cr. peer 1868.

¹¹¹ Frederick Blackwood, 1st M. of Dufferin and Ava (1826–1902), gov.-gen. of Canada 1872–8, gov.-gen. of India 1884–8.

¹¹² Carnarvon's 1st wife d. 25 Jan. 1875. He m. 2ndly Dec. 1878.

¹¹³ Frederick Greenwood (1830–1909), ed. Pall Mall Gazette 1865–1880.Google Scholar

¹¹⁴ See Rothschild, Lord, You Have It, Madam (1980).Google Scholar

¹¹⁵ Edward Stanton, U.K. consul-general in Egypt.

¹¹⁶ Sir John Stokes (1825–1902), engineer; on Danube commission 1856–71; U.K. commissioner on Suez canal dues, 1873; director of Suez canal 1876.

¹¹⁷ (Sir) A. Milne (1806–96), admiral, junior naval lord of admiralty 1872–6; Sir Geoffrey Hornby (1825–95), lord of admiralty 1875–7; Capt. Lord Gilford, lord of admiralty, 1874.

¹¹⁸ T, 21 Oct. 1875, 9e. Of deceased's five sons, four were in the Queen's service.

¹¹⁹ French amb.

¹²⁰ Previously declined by Lord Powis, Lord John Manners, and Lord Carnarvon.

¹²¹ Frederick Lygon, 6th E. Beauchamp (1830–91), succ. bro. 1866; pres, of Oxford Union, fellow of All Souls; member of council, Keble Coll.; Cons. M.P. 1857–66; a lord of admiralty 1858–9, lord steward 1874–80, ld-lieut. Worcs. 1876–96, paymaster-gen. 1885–6, 1886–7. Cf. Derby Diaries, 30 Jan. 1878, ‘We talked of Beauchamp as a possible minister; he is cultivated and has some capacity, but is a prig, and generally disliked’.

¹²² Henry Percy, 7th D. of Northumberland (1846–1918), styled Earl Percy 1867–99, when succ. father; Cons. M.P. 1868–85; P.C. Mar. 1874; treasurer of the household 1874–5, holding no further ministerial office.

¹²³ Andrassy Note, not received by Derby until 4 Jan. 1876.

¹²⁴ Of Edinburgh University.

¹²⁵ Sir Charles Murray (1806–95), min. at Lisbon until 1874.

¹²⁶ Sir Horace Rumbold (1829–1913), min. in Chile 1872–8, in Switzerland 1878–9.

¹²⁷ Lord Eustace Cecil.

¹²⁸ Mary, Lady Galloway.

¹²⁹ See above, 1870 n. 50.