The Speakership--Temporary Houses of Parliament--Church Reform-- Dissenters' Marriage Bill--Peel's False Position--Burke-- Palmerston's Talents as a Man of Business and Unpopularity-- Sympathy of Continental Courts with the Tories--Abercromby elected Speaker--Defeat of the Government--Tactics of the Opposition--The Speaker does not dine with Peel--Meeting of Stanley's Friends--Debate on the Address--Lord John Russell leads the Opposition--The Stanley Party--Second Defeat of the Government--Peel's Ability--The Lichfield House Meeting--Debate on Lord Londonderry's Appointment--His Speech in the Lords and Resignation--Sir E. Sugden resigns the Great Seal of Ireland-- Lady Canterbury--Brougham in the House of Lords--Peel's Readiness and Courage--Lord Canterbury and Stratford Canning proposed for Canada--Approaching Fall of the Peel Government-- Meetings of the Opposition--Further Defeat--Sir Robert Peel's own View of the State of Affairs--He resigns. Page 204 CHAPTER XXVIII. Lord Grey and Sir James Graham express Conservative Views-- Opinions of Lord Stanley--Lord Grey sees the King, but is not asked to resume Office--Lord Melbourne's Second Administration--His Moderation--A Difficulty--Spring Rice--A Joyless Victory--Exclusion of Brougham--The New Cabinet--Lord John Russell defeated in Devonshire--Lord Alvanley and O'Connell--Duel with Morgan O'Connell--Lord Wellesley resigns the Lord Stewardship--The Eliot Convention--Swift _v._ Kelly-- The Kembles--London University Charter discussed at the Privy Council--Corporation Reform--Formation of the Conservative Party--The King's Habits--Secretaryship of Jamaica--Lord Melbourne's Tithe Bill--The Pope rejects the Recommendation of the British Government--Relations with Rome--Carlists and Christinos in Spain--Walcheren--The King's Address to Sir Charles Grey--Stanley and Graham cross the House--Failure of Stanley's Tactics--Alava and the Duke of Cumberland--A Sinecure Placeman--Lord Glenelg and the King--Concert at Stafford House--The King's Aversion to his Ministers and to the Speaker--Decision on the Secretaryship of Jamaica--Archbishop Whateley--Irish Church Bill--Payment of Catholic Clergy--Peel and Lord John Russell--Factious Conduct of Tory Peers--The King's Violence--Debate on the Corporation Bill. Page 248 CHAPTER XXIX.