Survey of the Reign of George III.--The Cato Street Conspiracy.--The Queen's Return to England, and the Proceedings against her.--The King Visits Ireland and Scotland.--Reform of the Criminal Code.--Freedom of Trade.--Death of Lord Liverpool.--The Duke of Wellington becomes Prime-minister.--Repeal of the Test and Corporation Act.--O'Connell is Elected for Clare.--Peel Resigns his Seat for Oxford.--Catholic Emancipation.--Question of the Endowment of the Roman Catholic Clergy.--Constitutional Character of the Emancipation.--The Propriety of Mr. Peel's Resignation of his Seat for Oxford Questioned. CHAPTER IX. Demand for Parliamentary Reform.--Death of George IV., and Accession of William IV.--French Revolution of 1830.--Growing Feeling in Favor of Reform.--Duke of Wellington's Declaration against Reform.--His Resignation: Lord Grey becomes Prime-minister.--Introduction of the Reform Bill.--Its Details.--Riots at Bristol and Nottingham.--Proposed Creation of Peers.--The King's Message to the Peers.--Character and Consequences of the Reform Bill.--Appointment of a Regency.-- Re-arrangement of the Civil List. CHAPTER X. Abolition of Slavery.--Abridgment of the Apprenticeship.--The East India Company's Trade is Thrown Open.--Commencement of Ecclesiastical Reforms.--The New Poor-law.--State of Ireland.--Agitation against Tithes.--Coercion Bill.--Beginning of Church Reform.--Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime-minister.--Variety of Offices held Provisionally by the Duke of Wellington.--Sir Robert Peel Retires, and Lord Melbourne Resumes the Government.--Sir Robert Peel Proposes a Measure of Church Reform.--Municipal Reform.--Measures of Ecclesiastical Reform. CHAPTER XI. Death of William IV., and Accession of Queen Victoria.--Rise of the Chartists.--Resignation of Lord Melbourne in 1839, and his Resumption of Office.--Marriage of the Queen, and Consequent Arrangements.--The Precedence of the Prince, etc.--Post-office Reform.--War in Afghanistan.--Discontent in Jamaica.--Insurrection in Canada.--New Constitution for Canada and other Colonies.--Case of Stockdale and Hansard. CHAPTER XII. Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime-minister.--Commercial Reforms.--Free-trade.--Religious Toleration.--Maynooth.--The Queen's University.--Post-office Regulations.--The Opening of Letters.-- Naturalization of Aliens.--Recall of Lord Ellenborough.--Reversal of the Vote on the Sugar Duties.--Refusal of the Crown to Sanction a Bill.--The Question of Increase in the Number of Spiritual Peers.--Repeal of the Corn-laws.--Revolution in France, and Agitation on the Continent.--Death of Sir Robert Peel.--Indifference of the Country to Reform.--Repeal of the Navigation Laws.--Resolutions in Favor of Free-trade.--The Great Exhibition of 1851. CHAPTER XIII.