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THE
GREVILLE MEMOIRS
(SECOND PART)
Vol. II.
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PRINTED BY
SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE
LONDON
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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
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CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER XI.
Dissolution of Parliament discussed by Ministers—Death of Mr. Barnes—ImpendingDissolution—Mdlle. Rachel in Hermione—Ladies of the Bedchamber—Questionof Dissolution—Defeat of the Government—Vote ofWant of Confidence—Government defeated on Peel's Resolution—AscotRaces—Dispute of Lord Stanley and Mr. Handley—Impending Elections—ConservativeReaction—The Queen at Oxford—The Queen at Chiswick—WhigConfidence—Parliament prorogued—Lord Campbell made Chancellorof Ireland—The Prince declines to dine at the Waterloo Banquet—Visitto North Wales—Conway Castle—Penrhyn Castle—Carnarvon—Beddgelertand Llanberis—Result of the Elections—Results of theDissolution—A decided Tory Majority—Wise Conduct of Lord Melbourne—TheSpeakership—Sir Robert Peel's Liberal Views—Dr. Wiseman—TheQueen at Woburn—Lord John Russell's Moderate Views—Judgementon Wood's Will—Last Council of the Whigs page 1
CHAPTER XII.
Debate on the Address in the Lords—Conservative Majority in the NewParliament—Sir R. Peel's Audience of the Queen—Auspicious Policy ofPeel—Council at Claremont—Change of Ministry—Lord Melbourne'sMessage to Sir R. Peel—What Sir R. Peel said to the Queen—LordMelbourne's View of the recent Appointments at Court—The Duke ofWellington on the recent Appointments—A Party at Windsor—FutureCourse of Events predicted—Visit to Woburn—Junius—Jobbing at theForeign Office—Contempt for the late Government—Summary—LouisPhilippe—Forgery of Exchequer Bills—The Tower Fire—Birth of thePrince of Wales—Delicate Questions—Prince Albert receives the Keysof the Cabinet Boxes—Charles Elliot—Strength of the Government—LordRipon and John Macgregor—French Intrigues in Sp