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Excerpt from Recollections of a Long Life, Vol. 6 of 6: 1841-1852
Cabinet Council - The Queen's Speech - Samuel Bogers'e Anecdotes - Fox's Opinion of Betty and Garrick - Sheridan's Dying Moments Grantley Berkeley seconds the Address - Peel's Speech - The Mysore Question - Lord Cardigan's Trial - Pricking of Sheriffs - The General Election - Reform Of the Court of Chancery - The Copyright Bill Mahomet Ali in Egypt - Babbage on Monopolies - Fox at Nelson's Funeral - Christening of Princess Royal - The Duke of Wellington on Lord Keane - Prince George of Cambridge - His Opinion of King Otho of Greece - Debate on Lord Keane's Pension - Rumour about Jerusalem being made Independent State - Idolatrous Practices in India - Bishop Blomfield - Dinner with Sir F. Burdett - Pendarves Clive - Prince Albert and the Staghounds - Conversation with the Queen about India - Horace Walpole's Charade - Lieut. Shakespear Serious Illness Of Miss Charlotte Hobhouse - Payne Knight - Burke's Letter to Sir Gilbert Elliot - Macaulay On Wilberforce - Settlement of Chinese Dispute - Lord J. Russell's Scheme for Defence of Canada Dinner at Baring Wall's - Sydney Smith's Stories - Conversation on Politics with Lord Ashburton - Death of President Harrison - Debate on Irish Bill - Defeat of Government - The Budget - Dillettanti Society - Resignation of Robert Gordon - Lawyers in Parliament - Precarious Position of Government - Approaching General Election - Cabinet Council - Question of Dissolution - Peel's Speech on Sugar and Timber Duties - Attack on Government - A Critical Cabinet Council - Decision to dissolve - Motion in House of Commons - Surprise of Opposition The Queen's Birthday - Peel's want of Confidence motion-sir John mcneill on the Koran - Sir Charles Napier, r.n. - Dinner at Star and garter-defeat of the Government - At Lady Holland's - W. Wind ham's J ournal - I decide to stand for Nottingham again - Sir Wil loughby Cotton - Lord Hill and Prince Polignac - I am elected for nottingham-s-last Cabinet Dinner - Melbourne on Governments and Popularity - The New Parliament - Lefevre Speaker - The Duke of Bedford Visit to Woburn - Dinner at Foreign Office - Opening Parliament by Commission - Disraeli and Labouchere - Debate in the Lords and in the Commons on the Address - Defeat of the Government.
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