CHAPTER XXIV.

Return to Paris--Possibility of a Tory Government--Hostility to Lord Palmerston--Lord Aberdeen's Dissatisfaction--The Duke's short View of the Case--Sir Robert Peel's Repugnance to take Office--Lord John Russell--Further Disputes of Guizot and Lord Normanby--The Quarrel with the Embassy--Lord Stanley attacks the Government--The Normanby Quarrel--Lord Palmerston threatens to break off Diplomatic Relations with France--Sir Robert Peel's Opinion of Lord Palmerston--Mr. Walter--The 'Times'--The Normanby Quarrel made up--Mr. Greville's Opinion of his own Journals--Income of the Royal Family--Lord George Bentinck--Lord Normanby's _…tourderies_--The Government gains Strength--The Irish Poor Law--The Czar places a large Sum with the Bank of France--State of Ireland--Lord George Bentinck as a Leader--Foreign Affairs--Archbishop Whately--Birthday Reflexions--Lord Dudley's Diary--Power of the Press--Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Moxon--The Defence of the Country--Troubles in Portugal--Illness of Lord Bessborough--The Duke of Wellington on the Army--Spain and Portugal--Abolition of the Lord-Lieutenancy contemplated by Lord John--Difficulty of abolishing the Lord-Lieutenancy--Deaths of Lord Bessborough and of O'Connell--Lord Clarendon's Appointment--The End of O'Connell--The Governor-Generalship of India--Sir James Graham thought of--Failure of Debates on the Portuguese Question--The Duke's Statue--The Governor-Generalship of India offered to Sir James Graham--Sir Robert Peel's Position--Failures of the Government--The Duke of Wellington's Popularity--Opinion in Liverpool--Bitter Hostility of Mr. Croker to Peel _page_ 50