A.

Abbot, Mr. Speaker, 431, 436, 437,

446, 464

Aberdeen, the Earl of, 273

the Aberdeen Ministry, 286

"Abhorrers," the, 41

Absentee, a royal, 10

Abstraction, 333

Abyssinian war, the, 308

Abuse of privilege, a rank, 405
Abusing freedom of speech, 406
Abusive language in Parliament, 467
"Accident of an accident," the, 136
Accommodation in Sir Charles Barry's
House of Commons, 440
Activity, "restless," 270

Acts of Parliament, ill-worded, 464
Adamant, "a wall of," 327
Addington, Henry, 175
Addison, Joseph, 94

prompting Steele, 95
Addled Parliament, the, 6

Adjournment until late hours, 418
over the Derby day, 450

to attend the theatre, 464
Administration, a broad-bottomed,"

480

Admiral on his beam-ends, an, 458
Admiralty, Pitt and the Board of, 115

the Board examining a member, 406
Adulation, oriental, 13

Adullam, the Cave of, 303, 338
Advantage, scorning, 257
"Adventurer," Canning an, 209

Adversary disarmed, a youthful, 96
"Eolus Canning," 202

Affirmation, liberty of, 444
Affirmation or oath? 443

Agamemnon and Achilles, 139

Agamemnon's tomb, 328

Age of faith, the, 300

Agents of government, unrecognised,

364

Agitator, an, 259, 329

Agnew, Sir Andrew, 368