The Coronation--Fears of Eminent Men--The Cholera--The Waverers--Lord John Russell introduces the third Reform Bill--Its Progress through the Commons--The Second Reading carried in the Lords--Behind the Scenes--Feeling in the Country--Disfranchisement Clauses postponed--Grey resigns--Ebrington's Resolution--Wellington attempts to form a Ministry--Popular fury--The Run on the Bank--Wellington abandons his post--Grey exacts the King's Consent to the creation of Peers--The Opposition withdrawn--The Bill becomes Law--The Irish Reform Bill--The Bill in the Lords--The Scottish Reform Bill--Becomes Law--Result of the Reform Bills--Mr. Stanley in Ireland--The Tithe-proctor--The Church Cess--Tithe Legislation of 1831--Irish Education--Wyse's Report--Stanley's Bill--Its Provisions for Religious Instruction--General Election--New Parliament--The Coercion Bill--The Church Temporalities Bill--The Poor Law Commission--Its Report--Sketch of the Poor Law System--Provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act--History of the Emancipation Movement--Mr. Stanley's Resolutions--Provisions of the Act of Emancipation--The Dorsetshire Labourers--The Copenhagen Fields Meeting--Other Meetings and Strikes--Sheil and Lord Althorp--O'Connell's Motion on the Union--Baron Smith--Littleton's Tithe Bill--Mr. Ward's Motion--Resignation of Mr. Stanley and his Friends--An Indiscreet Speech of the King's--The Debate on Mr. Ward's Motion--Final Collapse of the Cabinet--Retrospect of Lord Grey's Ministry 343 CHAPTER X. REIGN OF WILLIAM IV. (_continued_). The Remainder of the Session--The Coercion Bill carried--Rejection of the Tithes Bill--University Tests--Prorogation of Parliament--Brougham's Tour in Scotland--Burning of the Houses of Parliament--Fall of Melbourne's Ministry--Wellington sole Minister--Peel forms a Ministry--The Tamworth Manifesto--Dissolution and General Election--Mr. Abercromby elected Speaker--The Lichfield House Compact--Peel defeated on the Address--Lord John Russell announces a Resolution on Appropriation--Lord Chandos's Motion--Lord Londonderry's Appointment--The Dissenters and London University--Hardinge's Tithe Bill--The Appropriation Resolution--The Debate--Peel resigns--Melbourne's second Ministry--Conservative Successes--Lord Alvanley and O'Connell--The Duel between Alvanley and Morgan O'Connell--O'Connell and Disraeli--Character of Lord Melbourne--Municipal Reform--Report of the Commission--The Municipal Corporations Act introduced--Its Progress in the Commons--Lyndhurst's Amendments--It becomes Law--Irish Corporations--Report of the Commission--The Bill is mutilated in the Upper House, and abandoned--It becomes Law in 1840--Municipal Reform in Scotland 375 CHAPTER XI. REIGN OF WILLIAM IV. (_concluded_).