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CONTENTS OF THIRD VOLUME.
CHAPTER XIX.
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ELECTED LORD RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW-
PUBLIC DINNER IN EDINBURGH-HENRY COCKBURN-SCOTCH
SYSTEM OF EDUCATION-IRELAND IN 1828-QUESTION OF THE
REPEAL OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DISABILITY LAWS-THE
WELLINGTON CABINET O'CONNELL THE WAR BETWEEN
RUSSIA AND TURKEY-PROSPECTS OF FRANCE-HOME AFFAIRS
-THE KING AND DENMAN-LIBEL PROSECUTIONS-OPENING
OF THE SESSION OF 1830-ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER OF A
SEAT FOR KNARESBOROUGH-SUMMARY OF PARLIAMENTARY
CAREER,
PAGE
1-36
CHAPTER XX.
ACCESSION OF WILLIAM IV.-MOTION ON COLONIAL SLAVERY
INVITATION TO STAND FOR YORKSHIRE-THE CANVASS-THE
TRIUMPH-CONGRATULATIONS- ALTHORP-DURHAM THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION OF JUNE-OPENING OF PARLIAMENT-
FIRST REFORM PROJECT-STATE OF PARTIES-THE WHIG
PROJECTS AND THE RADICAL-INFLUENCE ON BRITAIN AND
THE CONTINENT OF THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE THE
DUC DE BROGLIE-THE DEATH OF HUSKISSON - QUESTION
OF THE INTENTIONS OF THE WELLINGTON MINISTRY
DECIDED BY THE DECLARATION AGAINST REFORM THE
MINISTRY IN A MINORITY-THEIR RESIGNATION-LOrd grey
SENT FOR-FORMATION OF THE WHIG MINISTRY-INTEN-
TION TO SUPPORT IT, BUT NOT TO TAKE OFFICE-OFFER
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OF ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP AND GREAT SEAL DECLINED-
PREVAILED ON TO ACCEPT THE GREAT SEAL AND A PEERAGE
-INFLUENCED BY THE ASSURANCE THAT CONTINUED RE-
FUSAL WOULD BREAK UP THE MINISTRY,
37-90
CHAPTER XXI.
THE GREY CABINET-PARLIAMENTARY REFORM THE IMMEDIATE
OBJECT-THE REFORM BILL-SCHEDULE A-HISTORY OF THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEASURE-PERSONAL ANECDOTES-
THE KING-EARL GREY-SIR HERBERT TAYLOR-SIR FRANCIS
BURDETT-LORD JOHN RUSSELL-LORD ALTHORP-SIR JOHN
HOBHOUSE-THE DUKE OF RICHMOND-THE BILL ANNOUNCED
IN THE COMMONS-THE POLICY OF THE OPPOSITION-THE
QUESTION OF REFUSING LEAVE TO BRING IN THE POLICY OF
RESIGNING OR DISSOLVING -THE DISSOLUTION-NECESSITY
THAT IT SHOULD BE BY THE KING IN PERSON-ACCOUNT OF
THE INTERVIEW WITH HIM-SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
-THE ELECTIONS-CORRESPONDENCE WITH LORD GREY-
THE MEASURE LOST IN THE LORDS,
91-138
CHAPTER XXII.
STATE OF PUBLIC FEELING-PRESSURE FOR THE CREATION OF
PEERS-LORD BROUGHAM HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE KING
-NARRATIVE OF WHAT PASSED-CORRESPONDENCE WITH
EARL GREY ON THE CREATION-STATE OF TRADE-PUBLIC
FEELING IN SCOTLAND-LETTER FROM LORD DURHAM PRESS-
ING THE NECESSITY OF A CREATION ON THE CABINET-SIR
HENRY PARNELL ON THE CONDITION OF IRELAND-NECESSITY
OF THE CREATION PRESSED ON THE KING-HIS REPUGNANCE
TO IT-POSTPONED TILL THE SECOND READING-THIS CAR-
RIED BY A MAJORITY OF 9-SUSPENSE-LARGE PUBLIC MEET-
INGS NEGOTIATIONS WITH LORDS HARROWBY AND WHARN-
CLIFFE THE BILL IN ITS NEW FORM THROUGH THE COMMONS
-FIRST CONTEST IN THE LORDS-NECESSITY FOR THE CREA-
TION STATED TO THE KING-THE GREY CABINET RESIGNS-
LORD BROUGHAM REQUESTED TO FORM A MINISTRY-DECLINES
-THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A CABINET
-ITS FAILURE-THE KING CONSENTS TO THE CREATION-HIS