attitude to America 284, 285;
  advice to Seward on the political position in relation to
    democracy, 290, 294, 296, 298 note[1];
  quoted on the rising of democratic feeling in Britain, 291;
  disappointed in attitude of British friends of progress, 278, 279,
    280;
  report of, on London mass meeting in favour of the North, 284;
  and the Trades Unions of London meeting, 292, 294-5;
  quoted on John Bright, 298;
  on the attitude of the privileged classes to democracy,
    298 note[2], 300;
  on the influence of American institutions on the political
    movement in Great Britain, 302

  Diplomatic action and views of, in regard to:
    Alabama case:  ii. 35, 120 and note[2], 121, 131
    British Foreign Enlistment Act, i. 135, 148-9; ii. 201-2
    Bunch controversy, i. 186, 187, 190, 193, 195
    Confederate Commissioners:  representations on intercourse with,
       i. 105-6, 107
    Confederate Cotton Loan:  reported connection with, ii. 161
      and note[4];
      views on, 179
    Confederate Shipbuilding in England:  protests against, ii. 118,
      128, 131, 137, 143, 145 note[2];
      and U.S.  Navy Department plan to stop, 130 note[2];
      Laird Rams incident, 144, 146, 147 note[1], 150
    Cotton:  report on British position, ii. 99
    Declaration of Paris negotiation: 
      action on proposed convention, i. 141-69 passim;
      view of American intention, 144, 169;
      failure of his negotiation, 137, 145-6, 169-71
    Gladstone and Lewis speeches, ii. 55
    Irish emigrants, enlistment of, ii. 201-2
    Lindsay’s efforts for mediation, ii. 34-5. 212
    Mediation: 
      presents the “servile war” threat against, ii. 18-19, 95;
      view of England’s reply to French proposals on, 71;
      advantages of an anti-slavery avowal, 98-9
    Neutrality Law, See British Foreign Enlistment Act supra
    Privateering Bill, ii. 122-3, 125, 127;
      advises against issue of privateers, 131
    Proclamation of Neutrality, The: 
      representations on, i. 98-100, 101, 105, 107 and note[2], 300-1;
      despatch on settlement of peaceful policy, 134;
      protests against British recognition of belligerency, 159;
      advice to Seward on, 275
    Roebuck’s motion:  report on, ii. 144
    “Servile War” threat, ii. 18-19, 95 and note[4]
    Slavery: 
      urges Northern declaration on, ii. 98-9;
      comments on Times criticism of anti-slavery meetings, 108
    Southern Ports:  plan of collecting duties at, ii. 198
    Trent Affair, the: 
      interviewed by Palmerston, i. 208-9;
      statement on the James Adger, 209-10;
      suspicion of British policy in, 218;
      views on public