Chapter XI: THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (continued)

Prorogation of 1853--End of the Kaffir and Burmese Wars--The
Wages Movement--The Preston Strike--The Crystal Palace--Marriage
of the Emperor of the French--His Visit to England--The Queen's
Return Visit--Festivities in Paris--Lord Lyndhurst on Italy--Lord
Clarendon's Reply--Similar Debate in the Commons--Withdrawal of the
Western Missions from Naples--The Anglo-French Alliance--The Suez
Canal--The _Arrow_ Affair--Mr. Cobden's Resolution--Mr. Labouchere's
Reply--Lord Palmerston's Speech--The Division--Announcement of a
Dissolution--Retirement of Mr. Shaw-Lefevre--Lord Palmerston's
Victory at the Polls--Mr. Denison elected Speaker--Betrothal of the
Princess Royal--Abolition of "Ministers' Money"--The new Probate
Court--The Divorce Bill in the Lords--The Bishop of Oxford's
Amendments--Motions of Mr. Henley and Sir W. Heathcote--Major
Warburton's Amendment--The Bill becomes Law--The Orsini
Plot--Walewski's Despatch--The Conspiracy to Murder Bill--Debate on
the Second Reading--Defeat of the Government--The Derby Ministry 160

CHAPTER XII.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

Condition of India--The Bengal Army--The Greased Cartridges--The
Prudence of Hearsey--The Chupatties--Disarming of the
19th--Inactivity of Anson--The Sepoys at Lucknow--A Scene at
Barrackpore--At Meerut--The Rebellion begins--The Rush on Delhi--The
City is sacked--The Powder Magazine--It is exploded--The Fall of
Delhi--Sir Henry Lawrence--Energetic Measures at Lahore--Mutiny at
Ferozepore--Peshawur is saved--Action of the Civil Authorities--The
Siege Train--Death of Anson--John Lawrence in the Punjab--Cotton
disarms the Sepoys--The Trans-Indus Region is secure--Mutiny
supreme elsewhere--Progress of the Rising--Lucknow--Oude ripe for
Revolt--The first Outbreak suppressed--The Ranee of Jhansi--The Five
Divisions of Oude 182

CHAPTER XIII.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

March of the British on Delhi--Battles on the Hindon--Wilson
joins Barnard--Hodson reconnoitres Delhi--The Guides arrive--The
Delhi Force in Position--An unfulfilled Prophecy--Lord Canning's
Inaction--Lord Elphinstone's Discretion--Troops from Madras and
Persia--Benares is saved--So is Allahabad--Cawnpore--Nana Sahib and
Azimoolah--The Europeans in the Entrenchment--The Mutiny--Sufferings
of the Garrison--Valour of the Defence--The Well--The Hospital
catches Fire--Incidents of the Siege--Moore's Sortie--Nana Sahib's
Letter--The Massacre at the Ghaut--Central India--Lawrence fortifies
the Residency at Lucknow--The Death of Lawrence. 203

CHAPTER XIV.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

Havelock to the Front--Nana Sahib's Position--Cawnpore
reoccupied--Nana Sahib's Vengeance--Havelock pushes on for
Lucknow--End of Havelock's first Campaign--Lord Canning and Jung
Bahadoor--Mutiny at Dinapore--Its Effects--Before Delhi--Attempt
to surprise a Convoy--Death of Barnard--Wilson's Discipline--John
Lawrence's Perplexities--Disarmament at Rawul Pindee and
Jhelum--Mutiny at Sealkote--It is avenged by Nicholson--The Drama at
Peshawur--Reinforcements for Delhi--Nicholson arrives--The Crisis in
the Siege. 219

CHAPTER XV.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

Defect of the Delhi Fortifications--The British Advance--Nicholson's
Column--The Cashmere Gate exploded--Nicholson mortally
wounded--Failure at the Lahore Gate--The British possess the
City--Capture of the King--The Princes shot--Effect of the Fall
of Delhi--Greathed's Column--The Relief of Agra--Affairs at
Lucknow--The Garrison--Character of the Attack--Explosion of
Mines--Inglis's Report--Sir Colin Campbell at Calcutta--Havelock
superseded by Outram--Position of Havelock's Army--Eyre's
Exploits--Havelock crosses the Ganges--Combat of Mungulwar--Battle
at the Alumbagh--The Plan of Attack--The Goal is reached--The Scene
that Evening--Havelock's Losses--Outram determines to remain--Energy
of the Indian Government--The Force at Cawnpore--Sir Colin to the
Front--Kavanagh's daring Deed--Campbell retires on Cawnpore--Death
of Havelock. 233

CHAPTER XVI.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

Windham at Cawnpore--Sir Colin Campbell to the Rescue--Battle
of Cawnpore--Seaton advances from Delhi--His Campaign in the
Doab--Hodson's Ride--Campbell at Futtehghur--Condition of
Central India--Rose at Indore--Oude or Rohilcund?--Plans for
the Reduction of Lucknow--Waiting for the Nepaulese--Campbell's
final Advance--Outram crosses the Goomtee--Death of Hodson--The
Fall of Lucknow--Lord Canning's Proclamation--The Conquest of
Rohilcund--Nirput Singh's Resistance--Sir Colin marches on
Bareilly--Battle of Bareilly--The Moulvie attacks Shahjehanpore--It
is relieved by Brigadier John Jones--Sir Colin returns to
Futtehghur--End of the Campaign. 255

CHAPTER XVII.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

The State of Central India--Objects of Rose's Campaign--The
two Columns--Capture of Ratghur--Relief of Saugor--Capture of
Gurrakota--Annexation of the Rajah of Shahghur's Territory--Capture
of Chandaree--Rose arrives at Jhansi--The Ranee and Tantia
Topee--Jhansi is stormed--Battles of Koonch and Calpee--Tantia
Topee captures Gwalior--Smith and Rose rescue the Place--Lord
Elphinstone's Proceedings--Flight of Tantia Topee--Lawrence in
the Punjab--Banishment of the King of Delhi--The Subjugation of
Oude--Hope Grant's Flying Column--Transference of the Government
to the Crown--The Queen's Proclamation--Clyde enforces the
Law--Disappearance of the Begum and Nana Sahib--The Country
at Peace--The Last Adventures of Tantia Topee--Settlement of
India--The Financial Question--The Indian Army--Increase of European
Troops--The Native Levies--Abandonment of Dalhousie's Policy. 270