Disraeli's Life of Lord George Bentinck--An approaching Storm--Peel's Conduct on the East Retford Franchise in 1830--Death of Mr. Luttrell--Dismissal of Lord Palmerston--Lord Clarendon declines the Foreign Office--Lord Granville takes the Foreign Office--Causes of Lord Palmerston's Dismissal--Effects of the Change--The Complete Story--Lord John negotiates with the Peelites--Whigs and Peelites--Lord Normanby's Relations with Louis Napoleon--Foreign Policy of the Country--Thiers' Account of the Coup d'…tat--Further Details on Palmerston's Dismissal--Lord Normanby's Recall--Lord John's Explanations--Change of Government--Lord Derby's First Ministry--Lord Palmerston's Position--Discredit of the Derby Government--Disraeli's Speech on the Budget 423 CHAPTER XXXIV. The Trial of Strength--Defeat of the Government--Shuffling of Ministers--The No-Popery Cry--Dissolution of Parliament--Character of the Derby Government--The Ministers--The Opposition--A Difficult Situation--Public Indifference--Results of the Elections--Macaulay's Election--Policy of the Opposition--Scheme of a Coalition under Lord Lansdowne--Lord Derby at Goodwood--The Herefordshire Election--Sir James Graham's View of the Situation--Death of Count D'Orsay--Difficulties of Reconciliation--Lord John Russell's Position--A Divided Opposition--Lord Granby's Dissatisfaction--Lord John Russell on Reform--Lord Cowley's Proxy--A Plan to catch Lord Palmerston--Death of the Duke of Wellington _page_ 452 * * * * * APPENDICES. APPENDIX A. DEFENCES OF THE COUNTRY 481 APPENDIX B. THE ANTI-PAPAL AGITATION 486 INDEX 493 A JOURNAL OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA. FROM 1837 TO 1852. CHAPTER XXIII. Death of Mr. Thomas Grenville--Russian Measures in Poland--French Overtures to England--The Confidential Correspondence on the Spanish Marriage--Relations with France--Hostility of Lord Palmerston to France--Visit to Paris--Princess Lieven's Version of the Transaction--Lord Cowley's Opinion--Conversation with M. Guizot--M. Duch‚tel's Opinion--The exact Truth as to the Spanish Marriage--Conversation with M. Thiers--A Dinner at M. Thiers'--Further Argument with M. Guizot--Character of Queen Christina--Papers laid before the Chamber--Relations of the British Embassy with the French Opposition--At the Tuileries--Mr. Baring's Opinion--Debate in the Chamber of Deputies--Mrs. Austin's Salon in Paris--Debates in England--Bad Effect of Lord Normanby's Intrigues with Thiers--Another Misunderstanding--M. de Tocqueville--Ball at the HÙtel de Ville--Animosity of Guizot and Lord Palmerston--A Call at the Sorbonne and at the HÙtel Lambert--Change of Government in Spain--Farewell Visit to M. Guizot--Effect of the English Blue Book--Conversation with M. Thiers.