Chapter XIII

Anecdotes about the Exchequer Bill Forgery--M. de St. Aulaire
Ambassador in London--Morbid Irritability of the Duke--Macaulay
on Street Ballads--Sir Edmund Head, Poor Law Commissioner--The
Duke's Delusion--The Lord Chief Justice closes the Term--Armorial
Bearings of the Prince of Wales--Relations of Ministers with
the Queen--Lord William Russell recalled from Berlin--Arbitrary
Appointment of Magistrates--Anecdote of Sarah, Duchess of
Marlborough--Lord Spencer on the Corn Laws--Lord Lieutenancy of
Northamptonshire--Visit to Bowood--Mrs. Fanny Kemble--Macaulay's
Conversation--Macaulay's Departure--Lord Ashburton's
Mission--The Chinese War--Unpopularity of Lord Palmerston--A
Diplomatic Squabble--Prussian Treatment of Newspapers--Fire
at Woburn Abbey--Duke of Wellington himself again--King of
Prussia arrives--Proceedings of the Government--The Duke of
Buckingham resigns--Relations with France--Opening of the
New Parliament--King of Prussia's Visit--The Speech from the
Throne--Lord Palmerston's Hostility to France--The Queen and Her
Ministers--Dispute about a Scotch Judge--Corn Laws--A Letter
from Jellalabad--The Corn Law Debate--The Battersea Schools--A
Calm--Sir Robert Peel's Budget--The Disaster at Cabul--Death and
Funeral of the Marquis of Hertford--Sir Robert Peel's Financial
Measures--The Whig View of Peel--Archdeacon Singleton--Lord
Munster's Death--Colonel Armstrong--Theatricals at Bridgewater
House--Summary of the Session--The Occupation of Afghanistan--Lord
Wellesley's Opinion--Afghan Policy of the Government--Lord
Ashburton's Treaty--The Missing Map _page_ 55

CHAPTER XIV.

Visit to Broadlands--The American Treaty--Lord Palmerston on the
American Treaty--The Stade Dues--The Withdrawal from Cabul--The
Queen at Sea--Woburn--Baroness Lehzen--Lord Ponsonby--Turkey--The
Grove, Lord Clarendon--Public Scandals--Bishop Blomfield's
Charge--Puseyism--Mr. Thomas Grenville--Anecdote of Porson--Death
of Mr. Irby--Anecdote of Lord North--Lord Melbourne
ill--Macaulay's Lays of Rome--Canadian Affairs--A Council--Bad
State of the Country--Mr. Grenville's Conversation--A Happy
Family--The Reform Bill of 1832--End of the China War--Judge
and Jury Court--Lord Ellenborough's Proclamation--Lord John
Russell on the American Treaty--Madame d'Arblay's Journal--Lord
Ellenborough--Manuscript of Antonio Perez--Lord Palmerston and
the 'Morning Chronicle'--Moderate Whig Views--The Whigs and
O'Connell--The Bedchamber Dispute--Sir David Dundas--Summary of
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CHAPTER XV.

The Duke of Wellington on the Afghan War--Charles Buller--Lord
Ellenborough's Extravagance--Assassination of Edward
Drummond--Nomination of Sheriffs--Opening of the Session
of Parliament--Lord Ellenborough's Position--Disclosure of
Evidence on the Boundary Question--Debate on Lord Ellenborough's
Proclamation--Lord Ellenborough vindicated--Lord Brougham's
Activity--Lord Palmerston attacks the American Treaty--Lord
Althorp's Accession to Office in 1830--Death of John Allen--Death
of the Duke of Sussex--Death of Mr. Arkwright--Death of Lady
William Bentinck--Death of Lord Fitz Gerald--Lady W. Bentinck's
Funeral--The Temple Church--Racing--State of the Country--The
Privy Council Register--Ascot; the King of Hanover--Difficulties
of the Government--A Tour on the Continent--The Rothschilds _page_
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