CHAPTER XX.

Appointment of Sir Stratford Canning to the Russian Embassy-- Cause of the Refusal--Slavery in the West Indies--The Reformed Parliament--Duke of Wellington's View of Affairs--The Coercion Bill--The Privy Council Bill--Lord Durham made an Earl--Mr. Stanley Secretary for the Colonies--The Russians go to the Assistance of the Porte--Lord Goderich has the Privy Seal, an Earldom, and the Garter--Embarrassments of the Government--The Appeal of Drax _v._ Grosvenor at the Privy Council--Hobhouse defeated in Westminster--Bill for Negro Emancipation--The Russians on the Bosphorus--Mr. Littleton Chief Secretary for Ireland--Respect shown to the Duke of Wellington--Moral of a 'Book on the Derby'--The Oaks--A Betting Incident--Ascot-- Government beaten in the Lords on Foreign Policy--Vote of Confidence in the Commons--Drax _v._ Grosvenor decided--Lord Eldon's Last Judgment--His Character--Duke of Wellington as Leader of Opposition--West India Affairs--Irish Church Bill-- Appropriation Clause--A Fancy Bazaar--The King writes to the Bishops--Local Court Bill--Mirabeau. Page 357

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