estowed on her, for when was she ever at peace? but
until this object was accomplished, till the way was cleared,
peace was unattainable. O'Connell behaved wisely; he made a short
speech, and fell in cordially with the general feeling of the
House. This has strengthened the Government in reality, as it
ought. So Lord Stanley said, and it is true.

CHAPTER XXXI.

Moore and O'Connell--Defeat of the Opposition--The Carlow
Election--Lord Alvanley's Speech to the Tory Peers--Norton _v._
Lord Melbourne--Catastrophe after Epsom--Mendizabal and Queen
Christina--Lord John Russell's Moderation in the Ecclesiastical
Commission--Theatricals at Bridgewater House--Irish Church--
Ministerial Difficulties--Deplorable State of Spain--What was
thought of Lord Palmerston in 1836--Weakness of Government--
Lord Lyndhurst's Summary of the Session--Balance of Parties--
Lady Augusta Kennedy's Marriage--King's Speech to Princess
Victoria--Revolution of La Granja--Rudeness of the King to
Ministers--Irritation of the King at the Duchess of Kent--Scene
at Windsor on the King's Birthday--Prince Esterhazy's View of
the Affairs of Europe--Emperor Nicholas at Vienna--A Crisis in
Trade--State of the Court at Vienna--Duc de Reichstadt.

March 8th, 1836 {p.346}

It is impossible to conceive anything like the stagnation in the
political world--the Government secure in their seats, the
Opposition aware of the helplessness of their efforts. I met
Moore[1] at dinner a day or two ago, not having seen him for a
long time. He told us some amusing anecdotes of his own reception
in Ireland, which was very enthusiastic, in spite of his having
quarrelled with O'Connell. Of this quarrel he likewise narrated
the beginning and the end. He was indignant at O'Connell's
_manner_ of prosecuting his political objects, and resolved to
put his feelings on record. This he did, and he afterwards wrote
some letters to a mutual friend explanatory of his sentiments and
motives, and these were shown (intentionally) to O'Connell. Moore
declined to retract or qualify, and a rupture consequently took
place. When they met at Brookes' O'Connell averted his face. So
things remained till a short time ago, when the editor of a new
quarterly review, which has been established for Catholic and
Irish objects, wrote to Moore for his support, and O'Connell,
whom he told of it, said, 'Oh, pray let me frank the letter to
Mr. Moor