The Case of Gorham _v._ the Bishop of Exeter--Death of Lord Alvanley--The Session opened--State of Parties--Clouds arise--The Greek Affair--The Ceylon Committee--The Removal of Lord Roden--The Pacifico Affair--Lord Clarendon arrives--The Dolly's Brae Debate--The Irish Encumbered Estates Act--The Greek Affair--Conversation with Sir Robert Peel--The Roden Affair--The Queen's View of Lord Palmerston's Foreign Policy--Debate on Mr. Disraeli's Motion--Mr. Gladstone's Equivocal Position--Grillon's Club--Precarious Position of the Government--The Gorham Judgement--The African Squadron--Ministerial Troubles--The Greek Dispute--Lord Campbell Lord Chief Justice--Negotiation between the Branches of the House of Bourbon--The French Ambassador recalled from London--Lord Palmerston's Prevarications--The Case of the French Government--Intention to remove Lord Palmerston from the Foreign Office--First Speech of Mr. Stanley--Sir James Graham's Schemes of Reform--Debate in the Lords on the Greek Dispute--Effects of the Division--Lord Palmerston's Great Speech 300 CHAPTER XXXI. Accident to Sir Robert Peel--Triumphant Success of Lord Palmerston--Death of Sir Robert Peel--Sir James Graham's Position--Lord Palmerston's Policy--Lord Palmerston's Ovation--Death of Mr. Arbuthnot--Death of King Louis Philippe--The Papal Hierarchy in England--German Affairs--Papal Aggression--General Radowitz invited to Windsor--Papal Aggression--Conversation with Lord John Russell--And with Lord Palmerston--Mr. Green's Lecture--Visit to Brocket--Bear Ellice--Lord Melbourne's Papers _page_ 347 CHAPTER XXXII. Difficulties ahead--Lord John Russell resigns--Conduct of the Opposition--Lord Stanley waits on the Queen--Sir James Graham's Views--Ministerial Negotiations--Lord Stanley attempts to form a Ministry--Lord Stanley fails--The Whig Ministry returns to Office--Sir James Graham stands aloof--Dislocation of Parties--Embarrassments arising from the Papal Aggression Bill--Weakness of the Government--Relations of Sir James Graham and the Whigs--Debate on the Papal Aggression Bill--A Measure of Chancery Reform--Lord Stanley at Newmarket--Hostility of the Peelites--Opening of the Great Exhibition--Defeats of the Ministry--The Exhibition saves the Government--M. Thiers in London--Close of the Season--The Jew Bill--Overture to Sir James Graham--Which is declined--Autumn Visits and Agitation--Lord John Russell's Reform Bill--The Creed of a Capuchin--Kossuth's Reception in England--The Kossuth Agitation in England--Mr. Disraeli on Lord George Bentinck--Sir James Graham's Fears of Reform--Dangers from Lord Palmerston's arbitrary Conduct--Case of Greece--Case of Sicily--The Coup d'…tat of the 2nd December 377 CHAPTER XXXIII.