Fall of Sir Robert Peel--Lord John's Interview with Peel--Lord John and the Duke--Lord Clarendon and Lord Aberdeen--Favourable Position of the new Ministry--Lord Melbourne's Disappointment--Smooth Water--Generous Conduct of Lord Aberdeen--Restoration of Magistrates removed from the Commission as Repealers--The Irish Arms Bill--Distrust of Lord Palmerston--The Arms Bill given up--The Bishop of Oxford's Exhortations--Differences with France--An Exchange of Appointments--Squabble between Lord George Bentinck and Lord Lyndhurst--Macaulay on Junius--Lord Chesterfield--Bretby and Woburn--Lord John Russell's Moderation--The Spanish Marriage--Bad Faith of the French Government--Unanimous Censure of the Spanish Marriages--Lord Bessborough in Ireland--Correspondence on the Spanish Marriages--Council of the Duchy--The Annexation of Cracow to Austria--Action of Lewis Ferrand--Strange Intrigue imputed to Louis Philippe--Conversation with Count Jarnac on the Spanish Marriages--The Queen and Sir Robert Peel--M. Guizot's Note on the Spanish Marriages--Decoration of the Peninsular Soldiers--State of Ireland _page_ 401 A JOURNAL OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA FROM 1837 TO 1852. 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.