His object is to have as many doors open to himself and Peel as is possible by-and-by, and he looks to govern upon such popular principles, and at the same time safe ones, as may enable them to raise a standard that will have attraction for all moderate, sensible, and liberal people. He anticipates a great part to be played by Francis Baring, of whose talents and influence he thinks highly; that he is greatly improved in speaking; and being now head of the great family of Baring, opulent, with a strong mind and will, very rigid and severe in his principles, he must be a very conspicuous and powerful man in public life. I have no doubt he would like to coalesce with Baring by-and-by, and have him for Chancellor of the Exchequer in their Government when they make one; he talked of Aberdeen and the way he was 'cottoning' himself to Stanley; owned that these times of universal revolution were unsuitable to the genius and taste of Aberdeen, who was an excellent foreign minister with Peel, adopting his free trade principles, and dealing with monarchical Europe; but now the scholar of Castlereagh, whose inclinations all lay towards Metternich and Guizot, was disgusted and disheartened at the spectacle Europe presented. I hinted that this might in some degree prove convenient, which he perfectly understood. CHAPTER XXVII. Anarchy in France--Another Omission of Lord Palmerston's--His Spanish Interference attacked--Sir H. Bulwer's Account of his Expulsion from Madrid--Conviction of John Mitchell--Lord Grey objects to Palmerston's Conduct--Mirasol's Mission--Death of Princess Sophia--Weakness of the Spanish Case--Further Evasions of Palmerston--The Queen's Attachment to the Orleans Family--Blunders and Weakness of the Government--Danger of a Tory Government and a Dissolution--Disturbed State of London--The Spanish Debate--Measures taken against the Chartists--Perturbation of Society--Abolition of the Navigation Laws--The Oaths Bill--Chartist Demonstration--Lord John's West India Bill--Isturitz leaves England--Sir Henry Bulwer's Intrigues in Madrid--Lord Clarendon's Distrust of the Irish Catholics--Dangerous Position of the Government--Prospect of a Tory Government--Attitude of the Peelites--Lord Grey's Defence--Defeat of Sir J. Pakington's Amendment--Ferocious Contest in Paris--Improved Position of the Government--Louis Philippe's Opinion of the French Generals--Endsleigh--The West of England--State of Ireland--State of England--Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland--Collapse of the Irish Insurrection--Sir Robert Adair--Lord Hardinge's Appointment to Ireland as Commander-in-Chief--Lord Hardinge in India--The Sikh Battles--A Chartist Establishment--Capture of Smith O'Brien--Sicilian Independence--The Sale at Stowe--Anecdote of Peel and Huskisson--Lord Clarendon on Ireland--Lord Palmerston's