THE

CORRESPONDENCE AND DIARIES

OF THE LATE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOHN WILSON CROKER, LL.D., F.R.S.,

SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY

FROM 1809 TO 1830.

EDITED BY

LOUIS J. JENNINGS,

AUTHOR OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.'

IN THREE VOLUMES.-VOL. III.

SECOND EDITION, REVISED.

WITH PORTRAIT.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

1885.

9088.e

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

CHAPTER XXIII.

1843-1844.

Mr. Croker's Acquaintance with Samuel Wilberforce-Article on

"Rubrics and Ritual"-Dr. Wilberforce on the Tractarians—

His Review of certain Episcopal Charges-Bishop Phillpotts'

Remarks on Newman and Pusey-Mr. Henry Drummond on

Jewish and Modern Ecclesiastical Architecture The "Young

England" Party-Mr. Croker's reference to it in the Quarterly

Review- Lockhart's description of the Leaders - Sir James

Graham's Opinion-"Disraeli alone is Mischievous "-Sir Robert

Peel's Sketch of the Political Situation-"The Times are out of

Joint"-Mr. Lockhart on Alison's History-Lord Brougham and

the Corn Law League-Criticism of Jesse's Life of Selwyn-

Letter from the Duke of Rutland-Lord Ashburton's Advice to

Peel to "Nail his Colours to the Mast"-Peel's Reply-Letter

from Sir Peter Laurie-Carlyle on "Cromwellian Confusion "-

Disturbed State of Ireland-Prosecution of O'Connell-Subse-

quent Proceedings in the House of Lords-The Reversal of

O'Connell's Conviction-Mr. Croker's Letters to the King of

Hanover-His Opinion of Railroads.

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CHAPTER XXIV.

1845-1846.

Political Events of these two years-Difficulties of Sir Robert Peel

-Bill Increasing the Endowment of Maynooth - Sir James

Graham's Complaints of the Press-Mr. Croker on the Dis-

content of the Tory Party-Sir Robert Peel's own Views-The

Landed Interest-The Potato Disease-Progress of the Anti-

Corn-Law League-Peel's Change of Ground on Protection-His

Treatment of the Cabinet-Dismay of his Supporters-Corre-