Chapter VI: Judicial Career (4)

Hobbes, Thomas, the study of his philosophy by Sir J. F. Stephen and
its influence on his character, 116, 141, 220, 308, 317, 320,
330, 442, 455

Hobhouse, Lord, 304, 392

Hodson, Archdeacon, 24;
Indian reminiscences of Hodson of Hodson's Horse, 245

Holker, Sir John, 380

Holland, Canon, 102

Holland House, society gatherings at, 60

Home Rule, Sir J. F. Stephen's objections to, 460-462

Homer, study of, 358

Homicide Bill, 304, 340, 353, 379

Hooghly, its aspect during State ceremonial after Lord Mayo's murder,
293, 294

Hooker, 186, 226

'Horæ Sabbaticæ,' 225, 226, 479, 484

Hort, Professor, 102, 149

Howick, Lord (afterwards Earl Grey), and the slave trade, 47

Hughes, Tom (Judge), his 'Tom Brown's School Days,' 95;
mission work in the East End, 126

Hughes _v._ Edwards, 384

Hume, David, 58

Hunter, Sir W. W., his 'Life of the Earl of Mayo,' 246_n_, 48,
282-290, 342

Hutton, Mr. R. H., 360, 361

Huxley, Professor, 361, 371

Hyde Park Riots, the, 224

Ilbert, Sir C. P., on Sir J. F. Stephen's legislative work in India,
246_n_, 279, 280, 378;
advocates the collection of antiquarian laws, 379;
his 'Indian' Bill proposals criticised by Sir J. F. Stephen, 461

Impey, Sir Elijah, Sir J. F. Stephen's work on his 'Trial of
Nuncomar,' 353, 429, 484;
injustice of Lord Macaulay's treatment of Impey, 432

India, Sir J. F. Stephen on James Grant Duff's administration of, 171;
on British rule in, 223, 459;
legal codes in, 225;
Sir J. F. Stephen's interest in, 233;
his appointment as Member of Council, 235;
account of his duties and of the Indian Civil Servants, 242, 243;
personal experiences there, 244-246;
the India Company and the passage of the Penal Code, 247-249;
constitution of the Legislative Council, 249;
the executive, 249;
the legislative department and its functions, 249;
the committee, 250, 269, 270;
process of preparing legislative measures, 250, 251;
the Indian and English systems compared, 251, 252;
varied character of its regulations, laws, and executive orders,
and consequent irregularities, 252-254;
British administration of the Punjab and the introduction of Codes,
255-259;
the difficulties of our position in India, 259;
enumeration of legislative reforms in India, 259-278;
criticisms and appreciations of Sir J. F. Stephen's work in India,
278-282;
summary of Sir J. F. Stephen's views on the principles of Indian
legislation, 282-289;
his Minute on the administration of justice in India, 289-291;
the murder of Lord Mayo in, 291-296;
riot and excesses of Kookas sect, 296, 297;
Roman analogy of British rule, 297;
Sir J. F. Stephen's last days in, 297;
educational value of India to him, 299;
his codification of the law in, 303;
Evidence Act, 305;
legislation in, compared with England, 304;
contemplated work on, 353;
his Acts relating to consolidation, 354, 355, 376, 377;
correspondence with Lord Lytton concerning Indian affairs, 389-393,
398;
controversy with John Bright, Lord Lawrence, and other statesmen on
Indian policy, 394-397;
proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of, 398;
proposed moral text-book for India, 399;
Sir J. F. Stephen's study of Parliamentary Papers concerning, 429;
his views on the 'Ilbert Bill,' 460, 461;
work in, 480. _See also_ Punjab

Indian Law Commission, its share in Indian law reform, 248, 249, 260,
266, 268, 271, 276

Indian Mutiny, the, Sir J. F. Stephen's article on, 161;
and legislation in India, 248

Inns of Court, Sir J. F. Stephen Professor of Common Law at, 377

Insanity and crime, 425, 426

Institut de France, Sir J. F. Stephen elected a corresponding member
of, 478

International law, Austinian theory regarding, 396

Ipswich, Sir J. F. Stephen's residence and death at, 479

Ireland, Sir J. F. Stephen in, 235, 236, 405-409, 412, 477-479. _See
also_ Home Rule

Irish Church, the, 224, 225

Irish University Bill, the, defeat of, 341

Italian, study of, 298, 299, 435, 464

Jackson, Rev. William, 5;
letter on James Stephen, 7

Jacob, General, his 'Progress of Being,' Sir J. F. Stephen's review
of, 375

Jacob Omnium. _See_ Higgins, Matthew James

Jamaica, slave insurrection in (1831), 47;
revolt in (1865), and its suppression, 227-231

James, Mr. Edward, Q.C., 228

James, Sir Henry, appointed Solicitor-General, 351

Jeffrey, Lord, his conduct of the 'Edinburgh Review,' 162

Jeffreys, Judge, 419, 420

Jelf, Dr., the theologian, 88

Jenkins, Mr. Edward, author of 'Ginx's Baby,' and the Dundee
election, 345-349, 352

Jenkins _v._ Cook, 383

Jerrold, Douglas, 155

Jessel, Sir George, Solicitor-General, 343

Jeune, Sir Francis, 382, 384

Johnson, Dr., and Sir J. F. Stephen: a comparison, 131, 133;
character of his essays, 178

Jowett, Rev. H., tutor of Sir J. Stephen, 31;
and of the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, 129

Jowett, Professor Joseph, an Evangelical, 31

Jowett, Professor William, his writings on theology, 184, 185

Judicature Act (1873), the, 343

Jungfrau, ascent of the, 96

Junius' letters, 5, 6

Jurisprudence, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 204, 206

Jury, the history of trial by, 419

Justinian's 'Institutes,' 152

Kane, E. K., 167

Kant, 311, 333

Kelly, Chief Baron, 342, 351

Kelvin, Lord, 93

Kenilworth Castle, 303

Kenmare river, the, Ireland, 236, 405

Kensington, the Stephens at, 22, 66, 235

Kent, Chancellor, on Serjeant Stephen's first book, 26

Killmakalogue Harbour, 405

King, Miss Catherine. _See_ Venn, Rev. John

King's College, London, 86, 87

Kingsley, Charles, 180

Kitchin, Dean, 87, 109

Knight, Rev. William, his work on the Rev. Henry Venn, D.D., 37

Knowles, Mr. James, 360, 365

Kooka sect, their religious fanaticisms and barbarities, 296

Lahore, 237

Lake, Dean, Education Commissioner (1858), 165

Lamb, Charles, as an essayist, 178

Lansdowne, Lord, his house in Ireland, 405

'Lapsus Calami,' James Kenneth Stephen's, 476

Lardner, his work on 'Gospel History' 124

Las Casas, and his account of Napoleon at St. Helena, 359, 360

Law, William, effect of his 'Serious Call' on Rev. Richard Venn, 34

Law, definition of, 317, 320;
considered in relation to Mill's theory, 322-324;
its connection with morality, 423-428

'Law Magazine,' the, 149

'Law Quarterly Review,' Sir C. P. Ilbert's article in, on Sir J. F.
Stephen, 246_n_

Lawrence, Henry, assists in the administration of the Punjab, 255

Lawrence, John (Lord), his legislative reforms in India and
administration of the Punjab, 253, 255, 285;
journalistic encounters and friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 395,
396;
text of Dean Stanley's sermon on, 468

Lecky, W. E. H., his 'Rationalism,' 200

Lewis, Sir George Cornewall, 244;
his 'Authority 'discussed, 366

'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,' 170, 483;
account of its inception, character of the work, 306-340, 428, 459;
effect on the Dundee election, 345

'Liberty of the Savoy,' 420

Lightfoot, Dr., 97, 98

Lilburne, John, 420

Lincoln, General, 319

Lipski, the murderer, 446, 447

Literary Society, the, 385

Liveing, Dr. Robert, 23

Liverpool, invitation to contest, 340

Locke, 104, 105, 363

'London Review,' the, 177

Louis Philippe, 108

Lowe, Mr. Robert (Lord Sherbrooke), on public-school life at
Winchester, 80;
and the Revised Educational Code, 167;
and the Evidence Bill, 306

Lowry, Mr., of Eton, 469_n_, 470_n_

Loyola, Ignatius, Sir J. Stephen on, 56, 57

Lush, Mr. Justice, his trial of the Tichborne case, 342;
Criminal Law Commissioner, 378

Lushington, Mr. Franklin, 137-139, 143, 144, 229

Luther, Sir J. Stephen on, 56

Luttrell, 471

Lyall, Sir Alfred, his works and character, 353, 400, 458

Lyndhurst, Lord, and Serjeant Stephen, 27

Lytton, Earl of, Governor-General of India, his correspondence and
friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 333, 349, 384, 386, 390, 391,
404, 411, 451, 456;
characteristics of, 387-390;
confidential nature of their correspondence, 391;
Sir J. F. Stephen on Lord Lytton's Indian policy, 391-401, 403;
Ambassador at Paris, 451;
his death, 477

Macaulay, Kenneth, leader of the Midland Circuit, 136, 140, 173, 176;
godfather of James Kenneth Stephen, 469

Macaulay, Thomas Babington (Lord), as a writer compared with Sir J.
Stephen, 54, 55;
on the meetings at Holland House, 60;
his patriotism, 161;
his literary style, 162, 163, 417;
Sir J. F. Stephen's obituary notice of, 182;
on Church and State, 219;
impression of his Indian essays on Sir J. F. Stephen, 233;
advised Sir J. Stephen to accept Indian appointment, 235;
his share in preparing the Indian Code, 247, 248;
personal claims of Impey on Macaulay, 429;
character of his essay on Hastings, 430;
Macaulay's imaginative process contrasted with Sir J. F. Stephen's
judicial method, 430-432;
examples of the former's audacious rhetoric, 432, 433;
effect of Sir J. F. Stephen's regard for Macaulay on his
criticisms, 433, 434

Macaulay, Zachary, his share in the suppression of slavery, 17, 28,
47;
as a philanthropist, 309

Mackintosh, 60

'Macmillan's Magazine,' 177

Madras, its administrative regulations anterior to 1834, 252;
the famine in, 392

Maine, Sir Henry Sumner, his career at Cambridge and his friendship
with Sir J. F. Stephen, 93, 101, 102, 104, 110, 111, 153, 300,
385;
his journalistic work on the 'Morning Chronicle,' 'Cambridge
Essays,' 'Saturday Review,' and 'St. James's Gazette,' 148-150,
460;
Stephen's review and criticisms of his 'Ancient Law,' 205, 413, 417;
his work as legal member of the Council of India, 233, 234, 249,
250, 253, 261-263, 267;
revises Stephen's draft scheme for consolidating the Acts relating
to India, 355;
Stephen's and Maine's interest in Indian matters, 376, 392, 400;
his death, and biographical notice by Stephen, 466, 467;
the latter appoints Maine's son clerk of assize, 467, 475

Maitland, Professor, on Sir J. F. Stephen's writings, 415, 416, 431

Manchester School, the, 225, 310, 394

Manning, Cardinal, 200, 365, 366, 369, 371, 373

Mansel, Dean, introduces German philosophy into England, 105;
Sir J. F. Stephen on his 'Metaphysics,' 182

Mansel, Mr., assists Lord Lawrence in the administration of the
Punjab, 255

Mansfield, Lord, his relations with James Stephen, 5-7

'Maria,' 12, 13, 15

Marriage, Mill's theories concerning, 329, 330

Martial Law, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 229

Martineau, Dr., his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361

Martyn, Henry, 57

Matthews, Mr. Henry, Home Secretary, and the Lipski trial, 446, 447

Maule, Mr., member of the Jamaica Commission, 228

Maurice, Professor F. D., of King's College, London, his influence on
Sir J. F. Stephen, 88, 116, 124, 127;
formerly an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100;
his influence at Cambridge, 105;
his style of preaching, 124, 125

Mauritius, the, Sir George Stephen and the slave trade in, 28

Max Müller, Professor, his 'Science of Thought' reviewed by Sir J. F.
Stephen, 455

Maxwell, Clerk, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 102;
anecdote concerning, 103

Maybrick, Mrs., her trial, 447

Mayo, Earl of, Sir J. F. Stephen's contribution to his life, 246_n_,
248, 282-290, 342;
his hunting parties in India, 245;
Sir J. F. Stephen on his character and work in India 291;
account of his murder, 291;
and the State ceremonial in Calcutta, 291-295;
incident connected with the trial of his murderer, 292, 293;
legislative work in India, 305

Melbourne, Lord, on Sir J. Stephen at the Colonial Office, 49

Merivale, Charles, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100

Merivale, Mr. Herman, and the consolidation of Acts relating to
India, 354

Metaphysical Society, the, its inception, 360;
its first members, 361;
Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with and contributions to, 361-375

Metaphysics, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 104, 114

Miall, Edward, Education Commissioner (1858), 165

Middleton, Conyers, his quarrel with the Rev. Richard Venn, 33, 34

Mill, James, his influence at Cambridge, 123;
his advocacy of Codification, 246, 247;
his share in the suppression of slavery, 309;
as a political economist, 311;
allusion to, 233;
the effect of his writings on Macaulay, 433;
Mill on Criminal Law, 424

Mill, John Stuart, Sir James Stephen's acquaintance with, 60, 76;
on hell and God, 74;
Sir J. F. Stephen on his 'Political Economy,' 104;
influence at Cambridge, 105, 123;
and on Sir J. F. Stephen, 124, 182, 183, 193, 202, 205, 206, 275;
Chairman of the Jamaica Committee, 228-230;
estrangement from Sir J. F. Stephen, 230, 231;
his theories concerning liberty, 299, 308-340;
his controversy with W. G. Ward, 367;
his indifference to evolution theories, 375

Millar, Mr. A. H., his account of the Dundee election, 344_n_

Milner, Miss Sibella. _See_ Stephen, Mr. James

Milner, Mr., of Poole, his kindness to James Stephen, 3

Milner, Mr. George, 11, 13

Milner, Mr. Isaac, Evangelical leader at Cambridge, 31, 35, 36

Milner, Mr. Joseph, educates Rev. John Venn, 35

Milner, Mr. William, merchant, his bankruptcy, 3;
marries Miss Elizabeth Stephen, 8_n_

Milnes, Monckton, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100, 102

Milton, John, 103, 359, 465

Missionaries in India, 299

Mister, hanged for attempted murder 77

Mivart, Mr. St. George, 455

Mohammedanism, 459

Moltke, Field-Marshal von, 319

Monteagle, Lord, on Sir J. Stephen as a talker, 53

Moody and Sankey, James Kenneth Stephen's 'constitutional' opposition
to, 471

More, Sir Thomas, 420

Morison, Miss Mary. _See_ Stephen, Serjeant

Morison, Mr. William Maxwell, 8_n_

Morley, Mr. John, connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150;
invites Sir F. J. Stephen to write 'Carlyle' for his series, 203;
replies to Stephen's criticisms of Mill, 339, 340

'Morning Chronicle,' the, 148-150

'Morning Herald,' the, 14

'Morning Post,' the, Master James Stephen's connection with, 14

Morton, Mr., village postmaster at Ravensdale, 407

Mourne Mountains, 406

Mozley, Rev. T., 49_n_

Munro, Professor, 93

Murder, curious punishment for, anterior to 1487, 421

Napier, Macvey, his 'Correspondence' cited, 55_n_, 88

Napoleon, Sir F. J. Stephen on his captivity, 359, 360

'National Review,' the, 163, 484

Navigation Act, its provisions enforced by Nelson, 16

Nazim, Nawab, 254

Nelson, General, his share in the execution of Gordon, 227-230

Nelson, Horatio, captain of the 'Boreas,' enforces Navigation Act, 16

Nettlefold and Chamberlain arbitration case, 231, 232

Newark, Sir J. F. Stephen, Recorder of, 169, 236

Newcastle, Duke of, his interest in J. D. Cook, 150, 165;
chairman of Royal Commission on Education (1858), 165

Newman, Cardinal, review of his 'Apologia' by Sir J. F. Stephen, 175,
190, 192;
their acquaintance
and discussions on theology, 190-200, 366;
Newman's ascetic and monastic views, 219, 338;
his 'Grammar of Assent,' 365

Newman's Rooms, Oxford, 105

Newton, John, 34

'Nineteenth Century,' the, its account of the Metaphysical Society,
360;
contributions to, 365, 366, 379, 381, 427_n_, 454, 455, 478, 486

North, Christopher, wrestling bout with Ritson, 95

'Northampton Mercury,' the, 30

Northbrook, Lord, 395

North-Western Provinces (India), executive orders for, 252, 254

Novels, 109, 114, 123, 345, 484

Nuccoll, Mrs., daughter of Mr. James Stephen, 2

'Nuncomar and Impey,' Sir J. F. Stephen's book on, 428-434, 484

O'Connell, Daniel, the Agitator, 28, 82

Old Bailey, professional experiences at the, 302, 303

Orange, Prince of, 21

Ordnance Department Commission, Sir J. F. Stephen chairman of, 462,
463

Oudh, executive orders applicable to, 253

Oxford, Newman's meetings at, 105

'Oxford Essays,' 149

Oxford movement, Sir J. Stephen and the, 57, 58

Oxford University confers the D.C.L. degree on Sir J. F. Stephen, 402

Paine, Thos., his 'Age of Reason,' Sir J. F. Stephen's impressions
concerning, 84;
allusion to, 125;
and the 'Rights of Man,' 311

Paley, William, his Utilitarian tendencies, 35;
Sir J. F. Stephen on his writings and teachings, 105, 124, 126,
193, 226, 368

'Pall Mall Gazette,' the, Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with, and
other particulars concerning, 169, 198_n_, 212-227, 232, 241,
299, 306, 307, 340, 351, 381

Palmer, trial of, 146, 156

Palmerston, Lord, article on his death, 216-219;
effect of his death on parties, 222

Pantheism, Newman and, 192

Parke, Baron, 442

Parker, Theodore, 194, 195

Parknasilla, residence at, 405

Parliamentary Government, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 320, 350, 351

Pascal, 226

Pattison, Mark, on the meetings in Newman's Rooms at Oxford, 105;
his connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150;
his share in the Education Commission (1858), 165;
his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361

Peacock, Sir Barnes, Chief Justice of Calcutta, 235;
his share in Indian law reforms, 248, 267

Pearson, Charles Henry, 120

Peel, Sir Robert, connection of his followers with the 'Morning
Chronicle,' 148;
his reform of the criminal law, 247

Pember, Mr., 467, 468

Perceval, Mr. Spencer, his Orders in Council, 19;
murdered, 20

Perry, Sir Erskine, and consolidation of Acts relating to India, 355

'Peter Simple,' 168

'Pilgrim's Progress,' the, 69

Pitt, Wilberforce's antagonism toward, 18

Place, Francis, and Zachary Macaulay, 309

Plato, 97, 358, 363

Politics, Sir J. F. Stephen's views on and interest in, 104,
106-109, 113, 160, 161, 222-225, 453, 456, 460-462

Pollock, Chief Baron, description of, 140;
appoints Stephen revising barrister, 173;
arbitrator in the Nettlefold and Chamberlain case, 232

Pollock, Sir Frederick, on Sir J. F. Stephen's 'History of the
Criminal Law,' 418

Pontius Pilate, 326

Poole, James Stephen's enterprise at, 4

Pope, 34, 400

Popish plots, Sir J. F. Stephen's account of, 420

Positivism, Sir. J. F. Stephen's views on, 161, 335-339, 374, 454

Price and the 'Rights of Man,' 311

Price, William, the 'Druid,' 450

Prize Appeal Court of the Privy Council, the, James Stephen's
connection with, 17

Protestantism, Newman on, 193;
and Rationalism, 309, 310

'Public Advertiser,' the, James Stephen's contributions to, 5

Public Schools Commission, the, 81

Punishment considered in its relation to revenge, 161, 162;
and to Mill's theory, 322, 323

Punjab, executive orders applicable to the, 253;
administration of the province by Lord Lawrence, 255, 285;
its 'Civil Code,' 255;
regulations relating to the Punjab consolidated, 256;
Land Revenue Act, 256-258, 277;
Criminal Tribes Act and measure repressing kidnapping of children,
258, 259, 283

Purbeck Island, James Stephen shipwrecked on, 2

Purgatory, the doctrine of, 372

Puritanism, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 309, 336, 368

'Quo Musa Tendis,' James Kenneth Stephen's, 476

Raleigh, allusion to, 420

Rapin's History, Master James Stephen's early acquaintance with, 9

Rationalism, Sir J. Stephen and, 56;
its exponents combine with Protestants against Sacerdotalism, 309;
Sir J. F. Stephen and, 371

Ravenscroft, Miss. _See_ Stephen, Sir George

Reade, Charles, Sir J. F. Stephen on his 'Never Too Late to Mend,'
158

'Reasoner,' the, attacked by the 'Saturday Review,' 155

'Record,' the, criticised by the 'Saturday Review,' 155

'Reflector,' the, James Kenneth Stephen's paper, 474, 475

Reform Bill of 1832, Sir J. F. Stephen on the, 224, 247

Renan, his writings, 369, 422

Ricardo as a political economist, 205, 311, 312

Richardson, Mr. Joseph, of the 'Morning Post,' 14

Ritson, the wrestler, 95

Roberts's 'Hannah More,' 24_n_

Robespierre, Sir J. F. Stephen's reflections on, 180

Robinson, Crabb, on James Stephen, 33

'Robinson Crusoe,' 69, 155, 156

Rogers, Rev. William, on the Education Commission (1858), 165-167

Roman Catholicism, Sir George Stephen and, 29;
Sir J. Stephen and, 56-58;
Sir J. F. Stephen and, 191, 194, 219-222, 366-368, 372, 373, 455

Roman rule in Syria, an analogy, 297;
in Palestine, 326

Romilly, Lord, and Sir J. Stephen, 22;
his efforts to reform the criminal law, 247;
retires from Mastership of the Rolls, 343

'Rotuli Parliamentorum,' 414

Roy, Ram Mohun, founder of the Brahmos sect, 260

Rugby School, visit to, 76;
contrasted with Eton, 81

Rundle, Rev. Thomas, and the Rev. Richard Venn, 34

Ruskin, Mr. John, an expositor of Carlyle's socialistic theories,
202;
his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361

Russell, Lord Arthur, 386

'Russell on Crimes,' 376

Russia, Bentham and codification in, 246;
and the Eastern Question, 394, 395

Ryan, Sir Edward, his position in the Privy Council, 89_n_

St. Christopher's, West Indies, members of the Stephen family at, 2,
11, 14, 16, 17

'St. James's Gazette,' the, particulars concerning, 457_n_, 460, 474

Sainte-Beuve, the writings of, 226, 298

Salisbury, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 343

Salisbury, Marquis of, 354, 355, 392, 401

Sandars, Thomas Collett, 152, 178, 197

'Sandford and Merton,' 72

'Saturday Review,' the, Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with, 96, 147,
148, 152-165, 167, 375, 466, 468;
its first editor, 149, 150, 165;
some of its noted contributors, 150-152;
characteristics of the journal, 150, 153, 154;
its arraignment of popular idols and contemporary journals,
154-157, 160-162;
secession from, 177;
character of its 'Middles,' 178

Savigny, John Austin and, 356

Schiller, 68

Scott, Dr., at Cambridge, 94

Scott, Sir Walter, 40;
his works quoted, 142, 319, 326;
literary character of his 'History,' 417

Scroggs, Sir William, 419, 420

Seditious libels, 84, 423

Seeley, Professor, and his 'Ecce Homo,' 200, 221

Selborne, Lord, 343;
his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361

Selden Society, the, its objects, 379

Senior, Nassau, friendship with Sir J. Stephen, 60;
Education Commissioner (1858), 165-167

Sermon on the Mount, the, 126, 132, 213_n_

Shakespeare's 'Henry the Fifth,' 68

Sharpe, Granville, Sir J. Stephen's acquaintance with, 55

Shelley, views on his essays, 103

Sherbrooke, Lord. _See_ Lowe, Mr. Robert

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 21, 433

Sheridan, Mr., innkeeper at Achill, 409

Sidgwick, Professor, on Sir J. F. Stephen and the 'Apostles,' 103;
his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361, 362

Simeon, Rev. Charles, founder of the 'Sims,' 35, 128

Simla, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 237, 240, 243, 245, 304

Singh, Ram, of the Kookas sect, 296, 297, 326

Slave trade, the Stephen family and the 2, 15-17, 28, 46, 47, 402

Smart, Christopher, the crazy poet, 4, 5, 9

Smith, Adam, his political economy, 205

Smith, Mr. Bullen, his share in the Indian Contract Act, 276

Smith, Mr. George, Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with, 178, 183,
212, 213

Smith, Mr. Goldwin, connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150;
Education Commissioner (1858), 165

Smith, Henry John Stephen (mathematician), 120, 185;
memoir, 120n;
estimate of his character and powers, 121;
Stephen's account of their relations, 122

Smith, Mr. Reginald J., 469_n_, 474

Smith, Sydney, and the 'Clapham Sect,' 55_n_;
as a clergyman, 118;
and the Church of England, 471

Smith, Mr. W. H., appoints Sir. J. F. Stephen chairman of Ordnance
Commission, 462, 463

Smith, Elder & Co., Messrs., publishers of the 'Cornhill Magazine,'
177

Smyth, Professor William, death of, 89

Sneem Harbour, 405

Snow, Captain Parker, arctic explorer, 167, 168, 173

'Social Science Association,' the, Sir J. F. Stephen's address to,
246_n_

Socialism, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 104, 312, 462

Socinianism, Newman and, 192

Sortaine, Mr., anti-papist, 75

Southey, Robert, his literary labours, 163

Spain, Bentham and codification in, 246

Spanish, Sir J. F. Stephen's study of the language, 435, 464

Spanish Inquisition, 325, 326, 422

Spedding, James, friendship with Sir J. Stephen, 59;
and J. F. Stephen, 97;
an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100, 102

Spencer, Mr. Herbert, 311, 453, 454

Spiritual Courts, history of the, 422

Spring Rice, Mr. Cecil, and the 'Etonian,' 470

Stafford election petition, 235

Stanley, Dean, 185;
his sermon on Lord Lawrence, 468

Star Chamber, the, 420

State trials, 146, 156, 379, 417

Staubbach, the, 42

Steele, Sir Richard, his quarrel with Addison, 430

Stent, Mr., Mrs., Miss Anne and Thomas, 9, 12, 13. _See also_
Stephen, Mr. James

Stephen, Mr. Alexander, 2

Stephen, Sir Alexander Condie, K.C.M.G., 1_n_

Stephen, Sir Alfred, 24, 25;
his pamphlets, 24_n_;
descendants, 25

Stephen, Miss Anne Mary. _See_ Dicey, Mr. Thomas

Stephen, Miss Caroline Emelia, 65_n_, 66

Stephen, Miss Elizabeth. _See_ Milner, Mr. William

Stephen, Miss Frances Wilberforce, 42, 65

Stephen, Sir George, 'Life' of his father James Stephen, 24_n_;
characteristics of, 27;
his career and writings, 28, 29, 113;
marries Miss Ravenscroft, 29_n_;
his children, 29_n_;
his death, 29

Stephen, Miss Hannah. _See_ Farish, Professor William

Stephen, Henry John, S. L., his life, writings, and family, 26, 27,
120, 122

Stephen Sir Herbert, 'Note' on Sir J. F. Stephen's life in Ireland,
405-409

Stephen, Mr. Herbert Venn, his birth, 42, 65;
his army experiences, 38;
discussions and relations with J. F. Stephen, 83;
tour to Constantinople and death at Dresden, 88

Stephen, Mr. James, of Ardenbraught, 1_n_

Stephen, Mr. James, tenant farmer, and family, 1

Stephen, Mr. James, writer on imprisonment for debt, 2;
early history, 2;
adventures on Purbeck Island, 2, 3;
marriage to Miss Sibella Milner, 3, 5, 6;
commercial failure, 3;
manager of Sir John Webbe's estate, 4;
imprisoned in King's Bench prison for debt, 4;
efforts to prove illegality of imprisonment, 4;
consequent popularity among fellow-prisoners, 4, 5;
arguments and writings on the subject, 5, 6;
removed to the 'New Jail,' 5, 6;
'Blarney' Thompson's portrait of, 6;
release of Stephen from prison, 6;
connection with the legal profession, 6-8;
his family, death of his wife, 8;
his death, 8

Stephen, Mr. James, Master in Chancery, at King's Bench Prison, 5, 9;
education and early training, 8, 9;
his relations with the Stents, 9-12;
chequered career, 10;
studies law at Aberdeen, 11;
legal business in London, 11;
his love affairs, 12-15;
life as a journalist, 14;
called to the Bar, 14;
practice at St. Christopher's, 14;
marriage to Miss Stent, 15;
character, 15;
speech against slavery, 15;
attends trial of slaves for murder at Barbadoes, 16;
prosecutes planter for ill-treating negro children, 16;
flourishing law practice at St. Christopher's, 16, 17;
returns to England, 17;
employment in the Cockpit, 17;
joins Wilberforce in his anti-slavery crusade, 17;
death of his first wife, 17;
second marriage, to Mrs. Clarke, 17;
her eccentricities, 18; relations with Wilberforce, 18;
his pamphlet on the slave trade, 18;
his 'War in Disguise,' 19;
the policy suggested therein adopted by the Government, 19;
enters Parliament, 19, 20;
Brougham's criticism of Stephen, 20;
speech of Stephen in opposition to Benchers' petition, 20, 21;
Parliamentary encounter with Whitbread, 21;
resigns his seat as a protest against slackness of Government in
suppressing the slave trade, 21, 22;
Master in Chancery, 22, 32;
death of his second wife, 22;
town and country residences, 22, 23;
his works on the slave trade, 22, 23, 32;
example of his prowess, 23;
his faith in the virtue of port wine, 23;
death and burial, 23, 24;
relatives, 24;
authorities for his life, 24;
his children, 25-33

Stephen, His Honour Judge, son of Serjeant Stephen, 27_n_

Stephen, Sir James, father of Sir James Fitzjames, 25;
birth and early training, 31;
the 'Clapham Sect,' 24_n_;
college life, 31;
official appointments, 32;
character, 33;
marriage to Miss Venn, 33, 130;
influence of the Venns over, 36, 59;
visit to the Continent, 41;
birth of his eldest son, 42;
illness, 42;
Counsel to the Colonial Office and Board of Trade, 42;
adopts F. W. Gibbs, 42;
Sir F. J. Stephen's life of his father, 43;
Sir James's 'Essays in Ecclesiastical Biography,' 43, 54;
relations with Sir Henry Taylor, 43;
duties and influence at the Colonial Office, 44-46;
gluttony for work, 45, 50;
nicknames, 46;
interest in the suppression of slavery, 46, 48;
appointed Assistant Under-Secretary, 48;
resigns Board of Trade, 49;
share in the establishment of responsible government in Canada, 49;
sensitive and shy in disposition, 51, 52;
tenacity of opinion, 52;
perfection and richness of his conversational diction, 52-54;
character of his essays and letters, 54, 55;
religious creed and sympathies, 55-59;
distinguished acquaintances and friends, 59, 60;
distaste for general society and feasts, 60, 61;
his ascetic temperament and systematic abstemiousness, 61;
delight in family meetings, 61;
evangelical character of his household, 61-63;
as a father, 63, 64;
physical and personal characteristics, 64;
family, 65;
talks with Fitzjames, 69, 75, 76, 82, 84, 89;
concern for Fitzjames's health, 74-76;
places his sons at Eton, 77, 78;
anxiety concerning his son Herbert, 84;
letter to Fitzjames, 85;
effect of Herbert's death on, 88;
illness and resignation of his post, 89;
made a Privy Councillor and created K.C.B., 89;
Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 89;
delivery, reception and publication of his lectures, 89, 90;
accepts professorship at Haileybury, 91;
desires a clerical career for Fitzjames, 113, 118;
and Fitzjames's views on theology, 124, 127, 128;
Sir James satirised in 'Little Dorrit,' 159;
his criticisms of Fitzjames's literary work, 162, 163;
on the slavery of a journalistic career, 163, 164;
suggestions to Fitzjames for a legal history, 164, 414;
last days and death, 169, 170;
inscription on his tombstone, 170

Stephen, Lady, birth, 36_n_;
marriage, 33;
personal characteristics, 39, 40;
love of the poets, 40;
devotion to her husband and children, 40;
serenity of disposition, 40, 41;
religious convictions, 41;
her reminiscences of Switzerland, 42;
her diary, 66, 67;
Sir F. J. Stephen's letters to, from India, 238, 291-296;
last years and death, 300, 301

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_Family History_: James Stephen
(great-grandfather), 1-8;
Master James Stephen (grandfather) and his children, 9-33;
the Venns, 33-41;
Sir James Stephen (father), 41-65

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_Early Life_: Birth, 65_n_, 66;
material for his biography, 66, 67;
examples of a retentive memory, 67, 68;
infantile greeting to Wilberforce, 67;
acquaintance with the poets and other standard works, 68, 69;
precocious views on religion and moral conduct, 69-72;
love for his father, their talks on theology and other subjects,
69, 71, 75, 76, 82, 84;
home life and behaviour, 71, 72;
school life at Brighton and the effect of an excess of Evangelical
theology received there, 72-74, 76;
visits Rugby, impression of Dr. Arnold, 76;
at Eton, account of his public school life, 77-82;
argument with Herbert Coleridge on the subject of Confirmation, 82;
contempt for sentimental writers, 83;
discussions with his brother Herbert on ethics, 83, 84;
progress at Eton, his contemporaries and amusements, 84, 85;
visit to the Beamonts, 85;
leaves Eton, 86;
enters King's College, London, 86;
enters its debating society, 87;
progress of his studies, 87;
his opinion of Henry Venn, 87;
and Dr. Jelf, 88;
relations with F. D. Maurice, 88;
death of his brother Herbert, 88;
analysis of his character in his Cambridge days, 91, 92;
dislike for mathematics and classics, 93, 94;
Mr. Watson on his Cambridge career, 94, 95;
distaste for athletics generally, 95;
but fondness for walking as an exercise, 96;
his Alpine ascents, 96;
tutors and contemporaries at Cambridge, 97;
his share in a scene during one of the debates, at the Union, 98,
99;
encounters with Sir William Harcourt, 99, 106;
connection with the Cambridge Conversazione Society, 100-108;
themes supported by him whilst an 'Apostle,' 103-106;
theological opinions at this period, 106;
interest in contemporary politics, the French Revolution, 107-109;
and the Gorham case, 109;
visits Paris, 109;
his affection for Cambridge and reasons for his failure there,
110-114;
reading for the Bar, 114;
autobiographical memoranda and criticisms dealing with the choice
of a profession, 114-116;
a clerical career suggested, 117;
enters the Inner Temple, 118;
early legal education and practice, 118, 119;
introduction to journalism, 119;
takes LL.B. degree, Lond., 119;
relations with Grant Duff and Smith, 119-122;
his readings of Stephen's Commentaries, Bentham, Greg, Lardner, and
Paley, 123, 124;
impressions of Maurice, 124, 125;
recollections of his theology by Mr. Llewelyn Davies, 125, 126;
the 'Christian Observer,' 127-129;
autobiographical account of his courtship and marriage, 129, 130

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_The Bar and Journalism_: Manifestation
of moral and mental qualities described, 131, 132;
his powerful affections and lasting attachments, 133;
the positions of journalism and the law as affecting his career,
134-136;
called to the Bar, 136;
first brief, 136;
joins the Midland Circuit, 136-138;
his views on the English Bar, 139;
contemporaries on Circuit, 139;
on monastic life, 139, 140;
at the Crown Court, 140;
characteristics of judges with whom he had intercourse, 140;
Mr. Justice Wills's recollections of Fitzjames, 141-144;
method and manner as an advocate, 144, 145;
distaste for professional technicalities, 145, 146;
interest in criminal trials, 146;
the Bacon case, 146-148, 173;
work as a journalist, 148;
contributes to the 'Morning Chronicle,' 'Christian Observer,' 'Law
Magazine,' 149;
'Saturday Review,' 152-155;
criticisms on novels and novelists, 155-161;
opposition to the policy of the Manchester School, 160, 161;
his views on theology and denunciation of Positivism, 161;
doctrine of revenge and punishment, 161;
Sir James Stephen on Fitzjames's literary work, 162-164;
a legal history attempted and abandoned, 164, 165;
work on the Education Commission (1858), 165-167;
literary work and interest in Arctic adventure, 167;
the case of Captain Parker Snow, 167, 168, 173;
Recorder of Newark (1859), 169;
last days and death of his father, 169-171;
his essay on the Wealth of Nature, 170;
appreciation of James Grant Duff, 171;
death of John Austin and Lord Macaulay (1859), 172;
enumerating his labours during this period, 172;
progress at the bar, 173;
complimented by Mr. Justice Willes, 173;
revising barrister for North Derby, 173;
presented with a red bag, 173;
Circuit successes in 1862-3, 173;
reflections and performances during this period, 174, 175;
the two principal cases, 175;
his defence of a murderer, 176;
character of his literary work: 'Essays by a Barrister,'
contributions to the 'London Review,' 'Cornhill Magazine,' and
'Fraser's,' 177-184;
his conduct of Dr. Williams's trial, 184-187;
his theological views at this time, 188-200;
his acquaintance and discussion with Newman, 190-200;
his articles in 'Fraser's Magazine' and intimacy with Froude, 200,
201;
friendship with the Carlyles, 201-203;
his General 'View of the Criminal Law,' 203;
aim and scope of the work, 203, 204;
fundamental agreement with Bentham and Austin, 204;
his article on Jurisprudence and criticism of Maine, 204-206;
comparison of the English and French criminal systems, 206-210;
divergence from Bentham, 207, 208, 210, 211;
appreciation of the English system, 211;
favourable reception of the work, 211;
Mr. Justice Willes and the Press on his works and his ability and
eloquence as an advocate, 211, 212;
connection with the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' 212;
his contemporaries and antagonists on the journal, 212, 213;
number of articles appearing in its columns, 213, 214;
character of his productions and method of procedure, 214-216;
his article on Palmerston as an example of his style, 217, 218;
reflections on his characteristics as a journalist, 218, 219;
breadth of theological views, 218-222;
political convictions, his liberalism defined, 222-225;
summary of his literary activity at this time (1865-1878), 225,
226;
his literary tastes and aspirations, 226, 227;
his share in the agitation against Governor Eyre, 227-230;
estrangement from J. S. Mill, 230, 231;
professional work: arbitration cases, Nettlefold & Chamberlain,
231, 232;
takes silk in 1868, and acts as judge, 232;
Counsel in election petition cases, 232, 233, 235;
early and continued interest in India, 233;
stimulated by presence of friends leads him to accept appointment,
234-236;
short residence in Ireland previous to departure for India, 235,
236

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_Indian Appointment_: length of his
stay and details of his domestic experiences in India, 237, 238;
as a letter-writer, 238;
style of his correspondence, frankness, 239, 240;
paternal affection, 240, 241;
insatiable appetite for journalistic work, 241;
personal account of his official duties, 242;
his estimate of Indian Civil servants, 243;
his description of life in Calcutta, 244;
friendships formed, 245;
personal nature of his Indian story, 241, 242;
sources from which it has been culled, 246_n_;
his official work in India, 246;
his views on the Penal Code, 247;
Fitzjames and the initiation and development of legislation in
India, 249, 250;
on the framing of a code, 250;
nature of his task, 252;
his Act consolidating the Bengal Criminal Law (1871), 254;
the Punjab Civil Code, 255, 256;
the Punjab Land Revenue Act (1871), 256-258, 277;
the Criminal Tribes Act, 258, 259, 283;
the Native Marriages Act (1872), 260-266, 277;
his share in amending the Penal Code, 266, 267;
interest in the law relating to Seditious Libels, 267;
his share in amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, 268-270, 277;
his views on the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure,
270, 278;
his treatment of the Evidence Act, 271-275;
his appreciation of the Limitation of Suits Act, 275, 276, 278;
revision of the Contract Act, 276, 277;
his Bills on Hindoo wills and oaths, 277;
summary of the results of his official labours, 277, 278;
Sir C. P. Ilbert and other critics on his legislation, 279;
his intellectual fitness for the work, 279-282;
the special principles of Indian legislation, 282;
as expounded in Lord Mayo's 'Life,' 282-289;
as given in his 'Minute on the Administration of British India,'
289-291;
his account of Lord Mayo's work, his murder, State ceremonial, and
trial of the murderer, 291-296;
views on the prosecution and sentences of the Kookas sect, 296,
297;
last attendance at Legislative Council, 297

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_Last Years at the Bar_: Occupation
during voyage to England, 298;
article on 'May Meetings,' 299;
educational value of Indian experience, 299;
arrival in England and meetings with old friends, 300;
death of his uncle Henry and close of his mother's life, 300, 301;
return to professional career, 301;
his hopes concerning codification, 302, 305, 306;
position in intellectual society, 302;
appearance at the Old Bailey, 302;
goes on Circuit, 303;
prepares Homicide and other Bills, and disgust at English
legislative methods, 304-306;
his 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,' an Apologia, 306-308;
his differences with Mill's latter theories, 308-317;
views on law and the necessity of coercion in all matters
appertaining to morality, 317-337;
views on God and a future life, 337-339;
criticisms of the book, 339, 340;
invited to stand for Liverpool, 340;
expectations regarding codification and law-office appointments,
340, 341, 351;
acts as Judge, vice Mr. Justice Lush, 341, 342, 350, 351;
contests and is defeated at Dundee, 343-349;
Lord Beaconsfield on Stephen as a politician, 349;
his lectures on Parliamentary Government, 350;
prospects of a judgeship disappear, 352;
resolves to codify and devote himself to literary work, 353;
the Homicide Bill, 353, 379;
work on Consolidating Indian Acts, 354, 355;
and English law of contracts, 355_n_, 356;
leading counsel for London, Chatham and Dover Railway Co., 356;
practice before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 357;
connection with the Metaphysical Society, 358-375;
work on the Criminal Code, 375, 376;
the 'Digest,' 377;
appointed Professor of Common Law at the Inns of Court, 377, 378;
his 'Digest' of the English Law of Evidence, 377;
his advanced reputation and schemes of various legal reforms, 379;
Penal Code scheme, 379-381;
volume of his past work as a journalist, 381;
professional engagements on Ecclesiastical cases, 382-386;
his correspondence and friendship with Lord Lytton, 386-390;
nature of the correspondence, 390, 391;
Stephen's defence of Lytton's Indian policy, 391-400;
his political views at this time, 400, 401;
made K.C.S.I, 401;
D.C.L. Oxford, and member of several commissions, 402;
appointed judge, 402-404;
note on his life in Ireland, 405-409

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames--_Judicial Career_: First appearance,
410;
his 'History 'of the criminal law, 411, 412;
account of its inception, 412, 413;
the 'historical method,' 413, 414;
Professor Maitland's view of the work, 415, 416;
character of his literary style, 416, 417;
contents of the work, 418;
method of dealing with his subjects, 419;
history of trial by jury, 419-421;
history of the 'benefit of the clergy,' and Spiritual Courts, 421,
422;
history of impeachments, 423;
ethical problems raised by the inquiry, 423-428;
his work on Nuncomar and Impey: differences with Macaulay, 428-434;
illness, 435, 436;
judicial characteristics, 437-445;
the convict Lipski, 446;
and Mrs. Maybrick, 447;
his authority with juries in criminal cases, 448, 449;
examples of his judgments, 449, 450;
miscellaneous occupations: correspondence with Lord Lytton and Lady
Grant Duff, 451;
private, personal and other particulars regarding these letters,
451, 452;
his views on religious matters, 454-456;
his poem on Tennyson's 'Despair,' 456-458;
his dislike for Buddhism and ascetic Christianity, 458, 459;
respect for Mohammedanism and Calvinism, 459, 460;
his contributions to the 'St. James's Gazette,' 460;
his criticisms and opposition to the 'Ilbert Bill' and Home Rule,
460-462;
chairman of Ordnance Commission and judicial labour, 462, 463;
prepares the second edition of the 'View,' 463;
variety of his reading and study of languages at this time, 463,
464;
Spanish and Italian languages, Cervantes and Dante, 464, 465;
Milton, 465;
death of his friends Maine and Venables, 466-468;
appoints his son Clerk of Assize, 475;
death of his son and Lord Lytton, 477;
illness and resignation, 477, 478;
created a baronet, 478;
his French, Scottish and American honours, 478;
residence at Ipswich, 478, 479;
death and burial, 479, 480;
reflections on his career, 480, 481;
bibliography of his works and essays, 483-486

Stephen, James Kenneth, birth and education, 469;
Eton contemporaries, 470;
prowess as an athlete, 470;
literary achievements and connection with the 'Etonian,' 470;
his 'constitutional' opposition to Moody and Sankey, 471;
prizeman at Eton, 471, 472;
life at Cambridge University, 110, 472;
takes the character of 'Ajax,' 473;
personal characteristics and political predilections, 473;
elected Fellow of King's College, 473;
called to the Bar, 474;
oratorical powers, 474;
his literary venture, the 'Reflector,' and its fate, 474, 475;
appointed Clerk of Assize on South Wales Circuit, 475;
resignation of his assize clerkship and settlement at Cambridge,
476;
illness and death, 477

Stephen, Mr. James Wilberforce, 29_n_

Stephen, Mr. James Young, 1_n_

Stephen, Mr. John, 1_n_

Stephen, Mr. John, 8_n_

Stephen, Mr. John, Judge in N. S. W., 24

Stephen, Mr. Leslie, 65_n_, 66;
on Public School life at Eton, 78, 79;
ascent of the Jungfrauwith Sir J. F. Stephen, 96;
on the Metaphysical Society, 361, 362

Stephen, Miss Mary. _See_ Hodson, Archdeacon

Stephen, Mr. Oscar Leslie, 1_n_

Stephen, Mr. Oscar Leslie, junior, 1_n_

Stephen, Miss Sarah, character and works, 27_n_

Stephen, Miss Sibella. _See_ Morison, Mr. William Maxwell

Stephen, Miss Sibella. _See_ Garratt, Mrs. W. A.

Stephen, Mr. Thomas, Provost of Dundee, 1_n_

Stephen, Dr. William, physician and planter at St. Christopher's, 2;
quarrel with his brother James, 3;
interest in his nephew William, 11;
his death, 14

Stephen, Mr. William, 8_n_;
visits his uncle at St. Christopher's, 10;
returns home and studies medicine, 10;
settles at St. Christopher's, 11;
assists his brother James, 14

Stephen, Mr. William, 8_n_;
his career, 10, 11, 14, 23;
death, 24;
his wife (Mary Forbes) and family, 24

Stephen, Rev. William, characteristics of, 25, 26;
marries Miss Grace, 25

Sterling an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100

Sterne, as a novelist, 155

Stewart, Mr., his share in the Indian Contract Act, 276

Stokes, Sir George, 93

Stokes, Mr. Whitley, 246_n_, 249, 271, 275, 393

Storks, Sir Henry, member of the Jamaica Commission, 228

Strachey, Sir J. F. Stephen's friendship with, 245;
official duties in India, 269, 393, 400;
residence in Ireland, 386, 406

Stuarts, the Criminal Law in the time of, 420-422

Stubbs, Dr., 414

Swift as a clergyman, 118;
his pessimistic views on politics and religion, 453

Swinburne, Algernon Charles, his merits as a poet, 152

Switzerland, visit of Sir J. and Lady Stephen to, 41, 42

Sykes, Miss Martha. _See_ Venn, Rev. Henry

Syria, the Romans in, an analogy, 297

'Tablet,' the, on the Ward-Stephen controversy, 307

Talleyrand, 60

Taylor, Sir Henry, his intimacy with Sir J. Stephen, and story of the
latter's official career, 43-55, 59

Taylor, Mr. P. A., vice-chairman of the Jamaica Committee, 228

Taylor, Tom, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100

Taylor on Evidence discussed, 274, 275

Temple, Sir Richard, prepares the Punjab Civil Code, 255;
on the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 257;
his share in the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure, 269

Tennyson, Alfred, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100;
criticism of the 'Princess,' 103;
quoted, 130;
intimacy with G. S. Venables, 151, 152;
connection with the Metaphysical Society, 360, 361;
his 'Maud' quoted, 398;
his poem 'Despair,' 456, 457

Thackeray, Miss (Mrs. Richmond Ritchie), Sir J. F. Stephen's letters
to, 238, 242, 243

Thackeray, W. M., reference to his works and characters, 108, 144, 150;
intimacy with G. S. Venables, 151;
edits the 'Cornhill Magazine,' 177;
intimacy with J. F. Stephen, 177

Theology, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 104-106, 109, 113, 428, 453-456

Thirlwall, Bishop, the historian, his defence of the Cambridge
'Apostles,' 100

Thomason, Mr., his works relating to the administration of the
Punjab, 257

Thompson, William ('Blarney'), the painter, 5;
his portrait of Mr. James Stephen, 6

Thompson, W. H., 97;
an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 102;
Master of Trinity, Cambridge, 251

Thomson, Dr. William (Archbishop of York), Sir J. F. Stephen's review
of his pamphlet, 198

Thornton, Mr. Henry, of the Clapham Sect, 34

Thornton, Mr. John, of the Clapham Sect, 34

Throckmorton, 420

Tichborne Claimant, the, 342

Tierra del Fuego, Captain Parker Snow's explorations in, 168

'Times,' the, J. D. Cook's and J. S. Venables' connection with, 150,
151_n_;
criticised by the 'Saturday Review,' 155;
Sir J. F. Stephen's letters to 394, 395, 461

Tocqueville, on Sir J. Stephen's Lectures on France, 90;
influence of his writings on J. S. Mill, 313

Tooke, Horne, 368, 455

'Torch,' the, its account of the Dundee election, 346, 347, 350

Trappist Monastery, Charnwood Forest, Sir J. F. Stephen's visit to,
139, 140

Trevelyan, Sir George, 408

Tudors, the Criminal Law in the time of the, 420

Turkey, war with Russia, 394

Tyndall, Professor, his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361

Ultramontane controversy, 219-221

Unitarianism, 35;
its counterpart in India, 261

United States, the, effect of James Stephen's writings on England's
relations with, 19;
legislation in, compared with England, 304. _See_ America _and_
American

Utilitarianism and Utilitarians, 104, 116, 123, 230, 246, 299,
310-312, 317, 321, 328, 332-337, 368, 424

Venables, George Stovin, friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 151, 238,
241, 385;
his public school, university, and professional career, 151;
his contributions to the 'Saturday Review' and 'Times,' 151, 152;
Sir J. F. Stephen's biographical notice of, 467, 468

Venables, Mrs. Lyster, 468

Venn, Miss Caroline. _See_ Batten, Rev. Ellis

Venn, Miss Catherine Eling, 35_n_

Venn, Miss Emelia, particulars concerning, 36_n_, 38-40, 300

Venn, Rev. Henry, Vicar of Huddersfield, his character, life, and
works 34, 35

Venn, Rev. Henry, birth and education, 36;
influence over James Stephen, 36, 59, 61;
marriage to Miss Sykes, 36;
livings, 36;
connection with Church Missionary Society, 37;
character, 37-40;
his vindication of Sir J. Stephen, 56;
J. F. Stephen's residence with and opinion of, 86, 87;
on the choice of a profession for Fitzjames, 115, 118;
suggests that he should edit the 'Christian Observer,' 127, 128;
his death, 300

Venn, Rev. John, of Clapham, 33

Venn, Rev. John, Rector of Clapham, 35;
founder and projector of the Church Missionary Society, 35;
his wife (Miss Catherine King) and child, 35_n_, 36

Venn, Rev. John, birth, 36_n_;
influence over James Stephen, 36, 59, 61;
life in Hereford, 38;
character, 39;
connection with Rev. J. W. Cunningham, 129;
Sir J. F. Stephen visits, 300

Venn, Dr. John, on the Venn family, 33_n_

Venn, Rev. Richard, 33;
marries Miss Ashton, 34

Venn, Rev. William, Vicar of Atterton, 33_n_

Victoria, Queen, proclaimed Empress of India, 398

Walpole, his 'Life of Perceval,' 24

Walter, Mr. John, his interest in J. D. Cook, 150

War Office, disorganised state of, 305

Warburton, Bishop, and the Rev. Richard Venn, 33;
as a clergyman, 118

Ward, Mr. W. G., his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361,
362;
his encounters with Sir J. F. Stephen, 365, 367, 368, 371

Warwick, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 303

Watson, David, his Unitarian tendencies, 35

Watson, Rev. W. H., on Sir J. F. Stephen at Cambridge, 94;
an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 102

Watts's Hymns, 68

Webbe, Sir John, his business relations with James Stephen, 4, 6

Webster, Sir Richard, Attorney-General, 478

Wellesley, his work in India, 395, 399

Wengern Alp, the, 42

Wensleydale, Lord, 275

Wesley, Rev. John, 34;
Sir J. Stephen on, 56;
and the Church of England, 126

Westbury, Lord, 169, 225;
his judgment in Dr. Williams's case, 186, 187

Whewell, William, at Cambridge University, 95;
relations with Sir James and J. F. Stephen, 97

Whewell Scholarship at Cambridge, 472

Whitbread, Samuel, Parliamentary encounters with James Stephen, 21

Whitefield, George, 34

Whitworth, Mr. G. C., his criticisms of Sir J. F. Stephen's Views on
the Law of Evidence, 275

Wilberforce, William, his crusade against the slave trade and
relations with James Stephen, 17, 18, 22, 24;
presents Rev. Henry Venn to living, 36;
Sir James Stephen and, 55, 56;
J. F. Stephen's first greeting to, 67

'Wilberforce's Walk,' 23

Willes, Mr. Justice, 140, 173 211, 212

Williams, Mr., publisher of Paine's 'Age of Reason,' his trial, 84

Williams, Sir Monier, and native testimony regarding our rule in
India, 270

Williams, Mr. Montagu, 439

Williams, Dr. Rowland, his trial, 175, 184;
fitness of J. F. Stephen to defend, 184, 185;
his speech and line of defence, 185, 186;
result of the trial, 186, 187;
conduct of the case, 383;
Work on, 483

Wills, Mr. Justice, his reminiscences of Sir J. F. Stephen, 140-144

Wilson, Mr. H. F., 469_n_

Winchester College, Mr. R. Lowe on, 80

Wolfe, 'Burial of Sir John Moore,' the, 68

Wordsworth, his Poems, 40, 68

Xavier, St. Francis, Sir J. Stephen on, 56, 57

Yeaman, Mr., opposes Sir J. F. Stephen at Dundee, 344, 349

Young, Sir Charles, late Secretary English Church Union, 382

Young's 'Night Thoughts,' Master Stephen's early acquaintance with, 9

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