CHAPTER II.

Debates on the Canada Bill--Moderation of the Duke of Wellington--State of Canada--Lord Durham's Position--Weakness of the Government--Parallel of Hannibal and the Duke of Wellington--The Ballot--Lord Brougham on the Ballot--Position of the Government--Policy of Sir Robert Peel--Death of Mr. Creevey--Knighthood of General Evans--Lord Brougham's Conversation--A Skirmish in the House of Commons--Defeat of Government--Skirmish in the House of Lords--Annoyance of Peel at these Proceedings--Brougham's Anti-Slavery Speech-- Opposition Tactics--Brougham on the Coolie Trade--Ministerial Success--Sir Robert Peel's Tactics--Composition of Parties--A Dinner at Buckingham Palace--Men of Science--The Lord Mayor at a Council--The Queen at a Levée--The Guiana Apprentices--Small _v._ Attwood reversed--Character of the Queen--Wilkie's Picture of the 'First Council'--Small _v._ Attwood--Immediate Emancipation--Birthday Reflexions--Lord Charles Fitzroy turned out--Vote on Lord Durham's Expenses--Lord Durham's Irritation-- Wolff the Missionary--Newmarket--The Coronation--Lord Brougham's Reviews. Page 51