Chapter XV: THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (continued)

Peel's Second Cabinet--Prorogation of Parliament--Growing
Demand for Free Trade--Mr. Villiers--His First Motion for the
Repeal of the Corn Laws--The Manchester Association--Bright
and Cobden--Opposition of the Chartists--Growth of the
Association--The Movement spreads to London--Renewal of Mr.
Villiers' Motion--Formation of the Anti-Corn Law League--Its
Pamphlets and Lectures--Ebenezer Elliott--The Pavilion at
Manchester--Mr. Villiers' Third Motion--Want in Ireland--The
Walsall Election--Depression of Trade--Peel determines on a
Sliding Scale--His Corn Law--Its Cold Reception--Progress of
the Measure--The Budget--The Income Tax--Reduction of Custom
Duties--Peel's Speech on the New Tariff--Discussions on the
Bill--Employment of Children in the Coal Mines--Evidence of the
Commission--Lord Ashley's Bill--Further Attempts on the Life of
the Queen--Sir Robert Peel's Bill on the subject--Differences with
the United States--The Right of Search--The Canadian Boundary--The
Macleod Affair--Lord Ashburton's Mission--The First Afghan War:
Sketch of its Course--Russian Intrigue in the East--Auckland
determines to restore Shah Sujah--Triumphant Advance of the
Army of the Indus--Surrender of Dost Mohammed--Sale and the
Ghilzais--The Rising in Cabul--Murder of Burnes--Treaty of 11th of
December--Murder of Macnaghten--Treaty of January 1st--Annihilation
of the Retreating Force--Irresolution of Auckland--His
Recall--Disasters in the Khyber Pass--Pollock at Peshawur--Position
of Affairs at Jelalabad--Resistance determined upon--Approach
of Akbar Khan--The Earthquake--Pollock in the Khyber--Sale's
Victory--Ellenborough's Proclamation--Votes of Thanks--Ellenborough
orders Retirement--The Prisoners--They are saved--Reoccupation of
Cabul--Ellenborough's Proclamation--The Gate of Somnauth 479