Chapter XVI

Results of this Tour--Ireland--The Irish Church--Decline
of Sir Robert Peel's Popularity--Position of Sir Robert
Peel--King of Hanover in London--The Duke of Wellington on
the Duke of Marlborough--Anecdote of Talleyrand--Debates on
Ireland--Parliament prorogued--The Queen's Yacht--Review of the
Session--The Queen at Eu--Agreement there--The Queen of Spain's
Marriage--Miss Berry and Lord Orford--Ranke and Macaulay at
Kent House--A Council on Crutches--Chatsworth--Prosecution of
O'Connell--Society--O'Connell--Lord Brougham's Action against
Fonblanque--Death of Hon. Edward Villiers--The Irish Trials--Law
against Betting--The Education Question--The Duc de Bordeaux's
Visit--Lord Melbourne after his Illness--King George II.
robbed--Royal Visit to Chatsworth--The 'Times' on the Duc de
Bordeaux's Visit--The Westminster Play--Lord Melbourne--Our
Relations with Rome--The Dublin Jury Lists--Lord Ellenborough and
the Court of Directors--O'Connell's Remedies for Irish Discontent.
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CHAPTER XVII.

Opening of Parliament--State of Parties--The Duke of
Wellington's Health--The Duke's Correspondence with Lord
Haddington--Constitution of the Judicial Committee--Debate
on the State of Ireland--Lord Hertford's Will--A Pun of
Jekyll's--Lord Melbourne--The Irish Church--The Privy Council
Bill--Anecdote of Mr. Pitt's Peers--Cambridge--Lord Ellenborough's
Recall--Lord Brougham's Hostility--The Factory Bill--Lord Hardinge
Governor-General of India--Lord Brougham on Lord Hertford's
Case--The Emperor of Russia in London--Government Defeat on the
Sugar Duties--Sir Robert Peel resolves to resign--The Opening
of Letters at the Post Office--The Case of 'Running-Rein'--Lord
Brougham's Privy Council Bill--Summary of Events--The Tahiti
Quarrel with France--The O'Connell Judgement--Lord Stanley goes to
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