[Transcriber's Note: There are two styles of footnotes used in this work: Footnotes text enclosed in square brackets are by the editor. Footnotes text not enclosed in square brackets are by the author. Examples of footnotes: [Footnote 1: [This note is by the editor]] [Footnote 2: This note is by the author]] THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS (SECOND PART) VOL. II. PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE LONDON _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_ CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. CHAPTER XI. Dissolution of Parliament discussed by Ministers--Death of Mr. Barnes--Impending Dissolution--Mdlle. Rachel in Hermione--Ladies of the Bedchamber--Question of Dissolution--Defeat of the Government--Vote of Want of Confidence--Government defeated on Peel's Resolution--Ascot Races--Dispute of Lord Stanley and Mr. Handley--Impending Elections--Conservative Reaction--The Queen at Oxford--The Queen at Chiswick--Whig Confidence--Parliament prorogued--Lord Campbell made Chancellor of Ireland--The Prince declines to dine at the Waterloo Banquet--Visit to North Wales--Conway Castle--Penrhyn Castle--Carnarvon--Beddgelert and Llanberis--Result of the Elections--Results of the Dissolution--A decided Tory Majority--Wise Conduct of Lord Melbourne--The Speakership--Sir Robert Peel's Liberal Views--Dr. Wiseman--The Queen at Woburn--Lord John Russell's Moderate Views--Judgement on Wood's Will--Last Council of the Whigs _page_ 1 CHAPTER XII. Debate on the Address in the Lords--Conservative Majority in the New Parliament--Sir R. Peel's Audience of the Queen--Auspicious Policy of Peel--Council at Claremont--Change of Ministry--Lord Melbourne's Message to Sir R. Peel--What Sir R. Peel said to the Queen--Lord Melbourne's View of the recent Appointments at Court--The Duke of Wellington on the recent Appointments--A Party at Windsor--Future Course of Events predicted--Visit to Woburn--Junius--Jobbing at the Foreign Office--Contempt for the late Government--Summary--Louis Philippe--Forgery of Exchequer Bills--The Tower Fire--Birth of the Prince of Wales--Delicate Questions--Prince Albert receives the Keys of the Cabinet Boxes--Charles Elliot--Strength of the Government--Lord Ripon and John Macgregor--French Intrigues in Spain 31 CHAPTER XIII.