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CHAPTER X.

Successes in India, China, and Syria--The Hereditary Pashalik of
Egypt--Lord Palmerston's Hostility to France--Lord Palmerston
and the Tories--His extraordinary Position--A Communication
from M. Guizot--Death of the Duchess of Cannizzaro--Her
History--Dinner with Lady Holland--Macaulay's Conversation--
Opening of the Session--A Sheriffs' Dinner--Hullah's Music
Lecture--Tory Successes--Duke of Wellington ill--Irish
Registration Bill--Opposed by the Conservatives--Conservative
Government of Ireland--Petulance of Lord Palmerston--Double
Dealing of Lord Palmerston--Ill Temper of the French--M.
Dedel's account of the State of Affairs--M. Dedel's account
corrected--Termination of the Disputes with France--Bad News
from China--Hostility of the United States--The Sultan's Hatti-
sherif--The Hatti-sherif disapproved by some Ministers--Peel's
Liberality--The Hatti-sherif disavowed--The Bishop of Exeter
left in the lurch--Poor Law Amendment Bill--Lord Granville's
Illness--Death of Mrs. Algernon Greville--Loss of 'The
President'--Government defeated--China Troubles--Danger of the
Government
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APPENDIX.

The Royal Precedency Question
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A JOURNAL
of the
REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA

from 1837 to 1852.

CHAPTER I.

The New Reign--Character of William IV.--Political Effects of the
King's Death--Candidates for Office--Lord Durham--The King's
Funeral--The Elections--The Whigs and O'Connell--First
Impression of a Railroad--Lord Stanley at Knowsley--The King of
Hanover--Return to London--Result of the Elections--Liberality
of the Queen--Princess Lieven's Audiences--Conservative
Reaction in the Counties--The Queen and Lord Munster--State of
Parties in the New Parliament--The Corn Laws--The Poor Laws--
Tory-Radicals--Promise of the Queen's Character--Her Self-
Possession--Queen Victoria and Queen Adelaide--The Queen and
Lord Melbourne--Mango wins the St. Leger--Racing Reflexions--
Death of Lord Egremont--The Court of Victoria--Conservatism of
the Whigs--Radical Discontent--Irish Policy of the Government