Recollections of a Long Life - 1841-1852 #271943

Cabinet Council — The Queen's Speech — Samuel Rogers's Anecdotes — Fox's Opinion of Betty and Garrick — Sheridan's Dying Moments Grantley Berkeley seconds the Address — Peel's Speech — The Mysore Question — Lord Cardigan's Trial — Pricking of Sheriffs — The General Election — Reform of the Court of Chancery — The Copyright Bill Mahomet Ali in Egypt — Babbage on Monopolies — Fox at Nelson's Funeral — Christening of Princess Royal — The Duke of Wellington on Lord Keane — Prince George of Cambridge — His Opinion of King Otho of Greece — Debate on Lord Keane's Pension — Rumour about Jerusalem being made Independent State — Idolatrous Practices in India — Bishop Blomfield — Dinner With Sir F. Burdett — Pendarves Clive — Prince Albert and the Staghounds — Conversation With the Queen about India — Horace Walpole's Charade — Lieut. Shakespear Serious Illness of Miss Charlotte Hobhouse — Payne Knight — Burke's Letter to Sir Gilbert Elliot — Macaulay on Wilberforce — Settlement of Chinese Dispute — Lord J. Russell's Scheme for Defence of Canada Dinner at Baring Wall's — Sydney Smith's Stories — Conversation on Politics with Lord Ashburton — Death of President Harrison — Debate on Irish Bill — Defeat of Government — The Budget — Dillettanti Society — Resignation of Robert Gordon — Lawyers in Parliament — Precarious Position of Government — Approaching General Election — Cabinet Council — Question of Dissolution — Peel's Speech on Sugar and Timber Duties — Attack on Government — A Critical Cabinet Council — Decision to dissolve — Motion in House of Commons — Surprise of Opposition The Queen's Birthday — Peel's want of Confidence Motion — Sir John mcneill on the Koran — Sir Charles Napier, r.n. — Dinner at Star and Garter — Defeat of the Government — At Lady Holland's — W. Wind ham's J ournal — I decide to stand for Nottingham again — Sir Wil loughby Cotton — Lord Hill and Prince Polignac — I am elected for Nottingham — Last Cabinet Dinner — Melbourne on Governments and Popularity — The New Parliament — Lefevre Speaker — The Duke of Bedford Visit to Woburn — Dinner at Foreign Office — Opening Parliament by Commission — Disraeli and Labouchere — Debate in the Lords and in the Commons on the Address — Defeat of the Government.