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 Index. 505 terms as Whigs, 306 ; relief of distress in the country, 316 ; comparison with the Chartists, 322 ; opposition to Irish Arms Acts, 326, 352 ; national education, 328 et seq. ; position and duty of the party in 1846, 353 ; want of sympathy with outside Radicals in 1847, 357; their attitude towards the Chartists in 1848, 360 et seq. ; tendency of Peelites towards Radicalism, 366 ; retrench- ment, 368 ; enforced position on Peel's death, 381 et seq. ; "Papal Aggression" question, 383 ; members of Aberdeen Ministry, 398 ; Crimean war, 411 ; sup- port of Palmerston, 459 ; effect of 1867 Reform Act on the party, 483 ; their equality in influence with the Whigs, 483 ; Mr. Gladstone in harmony with the Radicals, 483 ; their difficulty in educating Whigs, their administrative ability, 484 ; results in measures of their increased power since 1867, 484 Position and influence of the Radicals at various times on the Liberal party and generally, 26, 47, 59, 62, 63, 83, 112, 159, 167, 188, 230, 233, 241, 260, 262, 266 et seq., 281, 285, 295, 356, 386, 425, 438 */?., 483 Their influence on legislation, 207, 261, 288, 429, 441 Differences and divisions in the party at various times and consequences of the same, 172, 199, 286, 287, 288, z^et seq., 343. 4". 4 2 4 Differences with the Whigs at various times, 104, 118, 128, 281, 306, 448 Their relations with the Whigs and Liberal party, 218, 219, 228, 233, 286, 287, 288, 314 et seq., 370 Their help used by Whigs but their principles not recognized on formation of ministries, 36, 268, 351 The corn law question, 175, 293 et seq., 323 Reform question, 120, 228, 293 et seq., 327, 341, 363, 469. See also under the names of members of the party and subjects Radnor, Earl of, 336 Railway undertakings in 1845, 338 Ramsden, Sir J., 444 Reaction, the absence of, as regards forms of Government, even at end of eighteenth century, 60 Reading rooms, act to suppress, where money taken, 123 Reform, parliamentary, previous to 1832 : first movement in favour of it, 20 ; it becomes a popular cry and is supported bv Fox, 22 ; the question considered not one of " practical politics," 32 ; the desire of the people for it, 44; reasons for the difficulty of obtaining it at end of eighteenth century, 62, 63 ; position of the question in 1807, 90 ; the Burdett excitement, 103 ; increasing necessity for reform in 1816, and commencement of the great agitation, 117-118 ; strong- holds for the cause, 119; Hampden clubs and reform clubs, 119; confusion of reformers with rioters, 120 ; con- founded by Lords and Commons with revolutionary projects, 122 ; Govern- ment intention to suppress the agitation, 125 ; the effect of Bentham's teaching, 131 ; the Peterloo massacre, 136 ; com- mencement of the final struggle for the first Reform Bill, 148 ; impossibility of other reforms without it, 176 ; instances of imperative necessity for it, 209 ; Catholic emancipation demonstrates the necessity for, and makes converts to reform, 218, 219, 220 ; victory of re- formers at general election of 1830, 224 ; King's speech implies opposition, 224 ; Brougham's and Grey's declaration for, and Wellington's against it, 225 ; the question made a Cabinet one in Grey's Ministry, 226 ; committee of Cabinet, 227 ; introduction of the bill, its recep- tion by the country and parties, 228 ; passing of the 1832 Act, 229 Parliamentary proposals and bills in favour of it, 22, 31, 37, 42, 47, 50, 59, 66, 95, no, 139, 154, 155, 162, 174, 187, 210, 219, 220 Agitations for it, 21, 119, 132, 133 Pitt's attitude towards it, 37, 42, 47 Westminster committee, 31, 34, 43, 47 Whig attitude towards it, 20, 36, 37, 118, 126, 128, 129, 130, 136, 138, 139, IS 2 - !S3 Radical attitude towards it, 26, 95, 118, 120, 153, 154 Tory attitude towards it, 118, 122, I 2 5 Since 1832 : motions to repeal the rate- paying clauses of the Act, 255, 288, 355 ; growing necessity for further reform in 1837, 280 ; publication of the charter, its "six points," 293 ; Russell's declara- tion of finality, 296 ; time of least activity, reasons for same, 327 ; effect of Char- tist agitation upon the question, 363 ; increasing necessity for admitted in 1851, 385 ; Disraeli's declaration on the question, 393 ; Lord Derby prepared to promise some measure, 429 ; absence of disturbance in the country about 1860, ^/]4 ; Mr. Gladstone declares for reform, 455 ; justice of and necessity for reform universally acknowledged, 461 ; Education Franchise Bill, 468 ; " Cave of Adullam," 469 ; Gladstone's declaration of certainty of future success, 470; Derby and Disraeli declare for reform on taking office, 475 ; dissen- sions in Derby's Cabinet 1867 ; two bills, the " Ten Minutes Bill " ; resig- nations ; introduction of the Govern- ment measure, ^.77-481 ; payments of rates, 481-483 ; passing of the Act ; its effect on the Radical party, 483 Government proposals and bills, 385, 389, 399, 405, 425, 426, 434 et seg., 444, 448, 449, 466, 468, 469, 470, 471 et seq., 477, 477-481