1. Earle, Ralph, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
   1. his alliance with D, 1;
   2. as secret informer to, 1;
   3. private secretary, 1, 2;
   4. lack of patriotism, 1;
   5. on patronage, 1;
   6. secret mission to Napoleon III, 1;
   7. his blunders over Derby, 1, 2;
   8. replaced by Corry, 1, 2;
   9. rebel over 1867 Reform Bill, 1;
   10. break with D, 1
2. East India Company, 1, 2, 3, 4
3. East Retford, 1
4. Eastern question, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
   1. Victoria’s attitude to, 1, 2;
   2. recurrence of, 1;
   3. rebellion against Turkey, 1;
   4. nature of, 1;
   5. powers concerned, 1;
   6. Britain’s aim to sustain Turkish Empire, 1, 2;
   7. Balkan nationalism and, 1;
   8. Northern Courts propose mediation, 1, 2, 3;
   9. Berlin Memorandum rejected, 1, 2, 3;
   10. Serbian war, 1, 2;
   11. Bulgarian atrocities, 1, 2, 3, 4;
   12. D’s uncertain Turkish policy, 1;
   13. sharp conflict of opinion on, 1, 2;
   14. judgments of D’s policy, 1;
   15. Russian intentions, 1;
   16. Turkish armistice, 1;
   17. Constantinople Conference, 1, 2, 3;
   18. imminence of war, 1;
   19. military plans, 1, 2, 3;
   20. National Convention, 1, 2;
   21. D’s share in failure of Conference, 1;
   22. diplomatic moves, 1;
   23. outbreak of Russo-Turkish war, 1, 2;
   24. Cabinet division over, 1, 2, 3;
   25. Derby’s timidity over, 1, 2;
   26. increasing war tension, 1, 2;
   27. Russian victories, 1, 2;
   28. armistice at Adrianople, 1;
   29. D’s troop movements, 1, 2;
   30. San Stefano Treaty, 1, 2, 3, 4;
   31. proposals for peace congress, 1;
   32. Anglo-Russian Conventions, 1;
   33. Congress of Berlin, 1;
   34. Treaty signed, 1, 2;
   35. D’s policy assessed, 1;
   36. problems remaining, 1
5. Ecclesiastical Titles Bill (1851), 1
6. Edem Pasha, 1
8. Eden, Anthony (now Lord Avon), 1n
9. Edinburgh, Prince Alfred, Duke of, 1, 2, 3
10. Edinburgh, 1;
    1. D’s speech at (1867), 1, 2
11. Edinburgh, University of, confers honorary degree, 1
12. Edinburgh Review , 1;
    1. its ‘profile’ of D, 1;
    2. attacks him, 1;
    3. on Endy mion , 1
13. Education, Ministry of, 1
14. Education Act (1876), 1, 2, 3n
15. Edward VII – see Wales, Prince of
16. Edwards, Captain (groom-in-waiting), 1
17. Edwards’ Hotel, 1, 2, 3
18. Egerton, Lord Francis, 1
19. Eglinton, 13th Earl of, mock tournament of, 1
20. Elcho, Lord, 1, 2, 3
21. Eldon, 1st Earl of, 1, 2, 3
22. elections:
    1. by-elections: Bath (1873), 1;
       1. Bucks (1837), 1, (1876) 2, 3;
       2. High Wycombe (1832), 1, 2;
       3. Liverpool (1880), 1;
       4. Marylebone (1833), 1;
       5. Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1873), 1;
       6. Southwark (1880), 1, 704;
       7. Stroud (1874), 1;
       8. Taunton (1835), 1, 2, 3
    2. general: (1832) 1, 2, 3;
       1. (1834) 1;
       2. (1837) 1;
       3. (1841) 1;
       4. (1847) 1;
       5. (1852) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
       6. (1857) 1, 2;
       7. (1859) 1;
       8. (1865) 1;
       9. (1868) 1, 2, 3;
       10. (1874) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
       11. (1880) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
23. Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Earl of, 1, 2, 3;
    1. at Board of Control, 1, 2, 3;
    2. his Bill for Government of India, 1;
    3. resigns after censuring Canning, 1
24. Elletson, D. H., 1n
25. Ellicott, Charles John, Bishop of Gloucester, 1
26. Elliot, Sir Henry, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
27. Ely, Lady, 1
28. Employers’ Liability Bill (1880), 1, 2
29. Employers and Workmen Bill (1875), 1
30. Endymion (D), 1, 2n , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;
    1. Smythe pictured as Waldershare, 1;
    2. Dickens as ‘Gushy’ in, 1;
    3. and relations between Minister and secretary, 1;
    4. Bismarck as Ferrol in, 1;
    5. D completes, 1;
    6. one of his most delightful, 1, 2;
    7. publication of, 1;
    8. qualities of, 1, 2;
    9. theme of, 1;
    10. characters in, 1;
    11. reasons for making hero a Whig, 1;
    12. ‘grand world’ background, 1;
    13. profits from, 1
31. Endymion; or a Family Party of Olympus (Aytoun), 1n
32. England and France: or a Cure for Ministerial Gallomania, 1n , 2, 3, 4
33. Enquiry into the Plans, Progress and Policy of the American Mining Com panies (D’s first authentic work), 1
34. Erne, 3rd Earl of, 1
35. Escott, T. H. S., 1
36. Essays and Reviews , 1, 2
37. Essex, Lady, 1
38. Eton, 1
39. Eugénie, Empress, 1
40. Evans (solicitor’s clerk), involved with D in speculation, 1, 2n
41. Evans, Eleanor (mother of Mrs Disraeli), 1
42. Evans, Lieut. John, RN (father of Mrs Disraeli), 1
43. Ewelme case (1872), 1
44. Exeter, 2nd Marquis of, 1, 2
45. Exeter, 3rd Marquis of, 1
46. Exmouth, 3rd Viscount, 1
47. Explosives Act (1875), 1n
48. Eyre, Governor, 1