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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,

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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,

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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,

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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