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she was within the realm, of the same religion with 

 the king, and willing to be crowned. My own im- 

 pression was that the lay Lords, not being in office 

 and even Lord Harrowby, though in office were 

 inclined to our case; but that the law Lords, including 

 the judges, were against us those judges who had 

 taken a very decided part against us in the Lords as 

 assessors to the House, and had done themselves as 

 little credit as possible in their answers to the legal 

 questions put to them, the most important of which 

 has been disapproved by all lawyers since, and de- 

 clared to be erroneous by late statutes so much so 

 that " the rule in the Queen's case " has been a strong 

 topic of ridicule in the profession. 



The coronation then went on ; and finding the 

 Queen inclined to appear in the Abbey, we very 

 strongly advised her against any such proceeding. A 

 letter was addressed to her by Denman and myself, 

 protesting against such a step, although she had got a 

 ticket of admission through a friend, who had obtained 

 the Duke of Wellington's order ; and the using this 

 was an additional imprudence, which gave rise to 

 much obloquy, not unnaturally. The King, being 

 apprised of her intention, was beyond measure alarmed ; 

 and every precaution was taken to prevent her from 

 getting into the Abbey. She was stopped at one 

 gate, and then went to another, where she was again 

 refused admittance; and those very foolish persons 

 who had set her upon this most unwise proceeding 

 now saw that even the mob were against them ; for 

 they confined their feeling against the King to a little 

 hissing as he passed, and received the Queen very 

 coldly. The difference between her reception then 



