CHAPTER XVII. 



THE NORTHERN CIRCUIT RESUMPTION OF THE GREAT CAUSE 



ITALIAN WITNESSES THE TACTICS OF THE DEFENCE THE 



PERORATION THE BILL ABANDONED INTENDED POLICY IN 



THE COMMONS IF IT HAD PASSED THE LORDS THE POPULAR 

 FEELING THE TROOPS REVELATION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE 

 THREAT IN THE OPENING OF THE DEFENCE THE LEGAL CON- 

 SEQUENCES OF THE FITZHERBERT MARRIAGE EVIDENCE OF 



THE CEREMONY FEELING OF THE KING ON THE LOSS OF THE 



BILL ELDON AND LEACH THE POLITICAL EFFECT THE 



QUEEN'S POSITION THE CORONATION ADVICE TO THE QUEEN 



NOT TO ATTEND HER DEATH PERSONAL ANECDOTES AND 



CHARACTERISTICS OF QUEEN CAROLINE THE DISTURBANCES 

 AT THE FUNERAL PROSECUTION OF A CLERGYMAN FOR PREACH- 

 ING A LIBEL ON THE QUEEN. 



WE all of the common-law bar went our several cir- 

 cuits, and I had the opportunity of frequent confer- 

 ences with Williams and Tindal, who went the north- 

 ern circuit as I did. I had many communications, 

 of course, from both Vizard and others in London, and 

 from those who were sent abroad on the Queen's behalf. 

 Upon these Williams, Tindal, and myself conferred. 

 We of course gave up all that part of the circuit after 

 York, and returned to town, to be ready for the 3d of 

 October, when the proceedings were fixed to com- 

 mence. At all our consultations, when we differed, 

 whether at the one before or after the day's proceed- 



