Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Cabinet Council — The Queen''s Speech — Samuel Rogers''s Anecdotes — Fox''s Opinion of Betty and Garrick — Sheridan''s Dying Moments Grantley Berkeley seconds the Address — Peel''s Speech — The Mysore Question — Lord Cardigan''s Trial — Pricking of Sheriffs — The General Election — Reform of the Court of Chancery — The Copyright Bill Mahomet Ali in Egypt — Babbage on Monopolies — Fox at Nelson''s Funeral — Christening of Princess Royal — The Duke of Wellington on Lord Keane — Prince George of Cambridge — His Opinion of King Otho of Greece — Debate on Lord Keane''s Pension — Rumour about Jerusalem being made Independent State — Idolatrous Practices in India — Bishop Blomfield — Dinner With Sir F. Burdett — Pendarves Clive — Prince Albert and the Staghounds — Conversation With the Queen about India — Horace Walpole''s Charade — Lieut. Shakespear Serious Illness of Miss Charlotte Hobhouse — Payne Knight — Burke''s Letter to Sir Gilbert Elliot — Macaulay on Wilberforce — Settlement of Chinese Dispute — Lord J. Russell''s Scheme for Defence of Canada Dinner at Baring Wall''s — Sydney Smith''s Stories — Conversation on Politics with Lord Ashburton — Death of President Harrison — Debate on Irish Bill — Defeat of Government — The Budget — Dillettanti Society — Resignation of Robert Gordon — Lawyers in Parliament — Precarious Position of Government — Approaching General Election — Cabinet Council — Question of Dissolution — Peel''s Speech on Sugar and Timber Duties — Attack on Government — A Critical Cabinet Council — Decision to dissolve — Motion in House of Commons — Surprise of Opposition The Queen''s Birthday — Peel''s want of Confidence Motion — Sir John mcneill on the Koran — Sir Charles Napier, r.n. — Dinner at Star and Garter — Defeat of the Government — At Lady Holland''s — W. Wind ham''s J ournal — I decide to stand for Nottingham again — Sir Wil loughby Cotton —