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Moore and O'Connell--Defeat of the Opposition--The Carlow Election--Lord Alvanley's Speech to the Tory Peers--Norton _v._ Lord Melbourne--Catastrophe after Epsom--Mendizabal and Queen Christina--Lord John Russell's Moderation in the Ecclesiastical Commission--Theatricals at Bridgewater House--Irish Church-- Ministerial Difficulties--Deplorable State of Spain--What was thought of Lord Palmerston in 1836--Weakness of Government-- Lord Lyndhurst's Summary of the Session--Balance of Parties-- Lady Augusta Kennedy's Marriage--King's Speech to Princess Victoria--Revolution of La Granja--Rudeness of the King to Ministers--Irritation of the King at the Duchess of Kent--Scene at Windsor on the King's Birthday--Prince Esterhazy's View of the Affairs of Europe--Emperor Nicholas at Vienna--A Crisis in Trade--State of the Court at Vienna--Duc de Reichstadt. Page 346