Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE
GREVILLE MEMOIRS
(SECOND PART)

VOL. II.

PRINTED BY
SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE
LONDON

_THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS_
(_SECOND PART_)

A JOURNAL OF THE REIGN
OF
QUEEN VICTORIA

FROM 1837 TO 1852

BY THE LATE
CHARLES C. F. GREVILLE, ESQ.
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

IN THREE VOLUMES--VOL. II.

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
1885

_All rights reserved_

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XI.

Dissolution of Parliament discussed by Ministers--Death of Mr.
Barnes--Impending Dissolution--Mdlle. Rachel in Hermione--Ladies
of the Bedchamber--Question of Dissolution--Defeat of the
Government--Vote of Want of Confidence--Government defeated on
Peel's Resolution--Ascot Races--Dispute of Lord Stanley and Mr.
Handley--Impending Elections--Conservative Reaction--The Queen
at Oxford--The Queen at Chiswick--Whig Confidence--Parliament
prorogued--Lord Campbell made Chancellor of Ireland--The Prince
declines to dine at the Waterloo Banquet--Visit to North
Wales--Conway Castle--Penrhyn Castle--Carnarvon--Beddgelert and
Llanberis--Result of the Elections--Results of the Dissolution--A
decided Tory Majority--Wise Conduct of Lord Melbourne--The
Speakership--Sir Robert Peel's Liberal Views--Dr. Wiseman--The
Queen at Woburn--Lord John Russell's Moderate Views--Judgement on
Wood's Will--Last Council of the Whigs _page_ 1

CHAPTER XII.

Debate on the Address in the Lords--Conservative Majority in the
New Parliament--Sir R. Peel's Audience of the Queen--Auspicious
Policy of Peel--Council at Claremont--Change of Ministry--Lord
Melbourne's Message to Sir R. Peel--What Sir R. Peel said to
the Queen--Lord Melbourne's View of the recent Appointments at
Court--The Duke of Wellington on the recent Appointments--A
Party at Windsor--Future Course of Events predicted--Visit to
Woburn--Junius--Jobbing at the Foreign Office--Contempt for the
late Government--Summary--Louis Philippe--Forgery of Exchequer
Bills--The Tower Fire--Birth of the Prince of Wales--Delicate
Questions--Prince Albert receives the Keys of the Cabinet
Boxes--Charles Elliot--Strength of the Government--Lord Ripon and
John Macgregor--French Intrigues in Spain 31