xpectations which he
has no design of realising, and which, whenever he does declare
himself, as eventually he must, would only excite the bitterer
disappointment and resentment. However, whether he acted wisely
or not, the immediate effect has been to enrage the Radical
section of his party exceedingly, and those who want the
Government to be turned out fondly hope that this split among
them will bring about the consummation. This is not probable, for
angry as they may be, they will still prefer Melbourne to Peel,
and O'Connell (who is all moderation) will throw Ireland into the
scale and entreat them for Ireland's sake to lay aside their
resentment. Such questions as the Ballot can only be carried by
the desire for them gaining ground largely throughout the
country, and this many assert to be the case. At this moment it
is pretty clear that the people care very little about
speculative questions, and want only peace and tranquillity. It
is also said that there is a growing anti-Catholic and anti-Irish
spirit which the Conservatives do their best to excite and
extend. It would be a curious speculation, supposing both these
influences to operate widely, to anticipate the result of their
action upon the great antagonist parties in the country, and see
which would gain most by a coalition of Radical and sectarian
principles. A state of things might by possibility arise when
they would act as mutual checks.

[12] [It was to this debate that Mr. Disraeli referred in
his maiden speech, delivered a few days later, when he
spoke of the 'passion and recrimination of the noble
Tityrus of the Treasury Bench and the learned Daphne of
Liskeard,' and added that 'these _amantium irae_ had
resulted in an _amoris redintegratio_.' The orator was
laughed down before he concluded the sentence.]

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[The Editor of these Journals may here be permitted to say, that
it was at this time that his acquaintance with Mr. Greville
began, as he was appointed to an office in the Privy Council on
November 17, 1837. This acquaintance speedily ripened into
confidential friendship, which was uninterrupted for a single day
in the course of the next eight-and-twenty years. Indeed Mr.
Greville's kind offices to his young acquaintance began
immediately; for the appointment of Mr. Reeve having been
attacked with great bitterness by Lord Bro