e Spanish marriages--Position of the Prince--Title of King
Consort--Purchase of Osborne--Maynooth grant--Religious
bigotry--Public executions--Birthday letter--Princess
Charlotte--Vacant Deanery--Wine from Australia--King of
Holland--Projected visit to Germany--Question of Lords
Justices--Visit to the Chateau d'Eu--Spanish marriages--The
Prince criticised--Governor-Generalship of Canada--Corn
Laws--Cabinet dissensions--Interview with Sir Robert
Peel--Lord John Russell suggested--Attitude of Lord
Melbourne--The Queen's embarrassment--Attitude of Sir Robert
Peel--Lord Stanley resigns--The Commandership-in-Chief--Duke
of Wellington-- King Louis Philippe--Anxiety for the
future--Insuperable difficulties--Lord Grey and Lord
Palmerston--Lord John Russell fails--Chivalry of Sir Robert
Peel--He resumes office--Cordial support--The Queen's
estimate of Sir Robert Peel--Lord Stanley--The Prince's
Memorandum--Comprehensive scheme--The unemployed--Lord
Palmerston's justification--France and the Syrian War--Letter
to King Louis Philippe--Ministry reinstated 30-70

CHAPTER XV

1846

Sir Robert Peel's speech--Extension of Indian Empire--Bravery
of English troops--Death of Sir Robert Sale--Memorandum by
the Prince--Celebration of victory--Letter from King Louis
Philippe--Irish Crimes Bill--Attack on Sir Robert Peel--His
resignation--Intrigues--End of Oregon dispute--Sir Robert
Peel's tribute to Cobden--New Government--Cobden and the
Whigs--Parting with the Ministers--Whig jealousies--A
weak Ministry--Anxieties--French Royal Family--Spanish
marriages--Portugal--Prerogative of dissolution--Views of Lord
Melbourne--The Prince and Sir Robert Peel--Proposed visit
to Ireland--Government of Canada--Wellington statue--Lord
Palmerston and Spain--Instructions to Mr Bulwer--Don
Enrique--Sudden decision--Double engagement--The Queen's
indignation--Letter to the Queen of the French--View of
English Government--Letter to King Leopold--Baron Stockmar's
opinion--Letter to Queen Louise--Lord Palmerston and
the French--Princess of Prussia--England and the Three
Powers--Interruption of _entente cordiale_--Spanish
marriages--Peninsular medal--Duke of Wellington's
view--England and Portugal--The Queen's decision on Peninsular
medal--Cracow