Chapter XI

1885 AT THE INDIA OFFICE

A serener sphere—The Council of India—Lord Randolph in office—Railway development in India—Mr. Moore—The Russian crisis—The Afghan boundary—Correspondence with the Queen—Increase of the British and Native Armies in India—Appointment of Sir Frederick Roberts—The Indian Budget in the House of Commons—Lord Randolph and Lord Salisbury as letter-writers—The Bombay command—Resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill—Correspondence—Lord Salisbury yields—Settlement of the dispute—Conquest and annexation of Burma—The New Year's Proclamation 474 APPENDICES

I.

Three Election Addresses, 1874, 1880, 1885 527

II.

Further Correspondence relating to the National Union of Conservative Associations 537

III.

Lord Randolph Churchill's Explanation of His Action in regard to the Reform Bill, 1884 550

IV.

Lord Randolph Churchill's Letters from India, 1885 554 ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE FIRST VOLUME 1. Lord Randolph Churchill, 1883 (Photogravure) Frontispiece TO FACE PAGE 2. Lord Randolph at Eton and at Oxford (Photogravure) 12 3. Lord Randolph and His Father (Photogravure) Lord Randolph and His Mother 28 4. Lady Randolph Churchill (Photogravure) 72 5. Member for Woodstock (Photogravure) 108 6. The Fourth Party ('Vanity Fair'), by Leslie Ward 168 7. Athwart the Course (Cartoon from 'Punch') 232 8. A Dream of the Future (Cartoon from 'Punch') 252 9. The First Diploma of the Primrose League (facsimile) 260 10. The Waits (Cartoon from 'Punch') 472

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