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proceeded with, and in the other the Catholic question 

 to be given up. In both instances this would have 

 removed all objection on our part to taking the Gov- 

 ernment, and therefore the notice given by him to this 

 effect proved most important to his purpose. It failed 

 in 1829 to accomplish his object; because our move- 

 ment satisfied the Duke of Wellington, accompanied as 

 it was by a similar declaration on the part of the Can- 

 ning party (through Huskisson), that a Government 

 could not be formed, we feeling quite certain that the 

 King would not take us in to carry the question. 

 They were, however, for twenty-four hours out of office; 

 and Lyndhurst has often told me of the scene which 

 they had on their half-resignation, half-dismissal, when, 

 among other marks of favour, the King kissed them 

 all round. If the Duke had in 1820 possessed the 

 same weight with his colleagues, and had had the same 

 political experience, his sound and sagacious head 

 would have had the same decisive influence. He 

 would have perceived clearly that the King never 

 could have taken us into his service, and undergone 

 that suffering in addition to taking the bill, so the 

 measure would have been given up. The others be- 

 lieved the King, and therefore went on with the bill 

 to save their Government. 



The end of the bill, though it terminated the 

 greatest risks, did not by any means put an end to 

 all ferment, either in Parliament or in the country. 

 The Queen's treatment, and especially the late pro- 

 ceedings, formed the main subjects of discussion in 

 the Commons, and agitation at all public meetings. 

 "Wetherall's motion on the omission of her name in 

 the Liturgy Archibald Hamilton's opposition to the 



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