. England in the nineteenth century;. estions involved. Was the pri-vate will, or the personal feelings of the sovereign, to puta brake on the affairs of the country when Parliament haddeclared itself in favor of a change of administration ? Alsothe Queens personal attachment to the Whigs and LordMelbourne, and her personal dislike to Sir Robert Peel andthe Tories, was made so evident, that it seemed doubtfulwhether she would ever be able to work harmoniously withthe Conservative party. The Tories, too, were very awk-wardly placed. They had always posed as the most loyalsubjects of the Crown,
. England in the nineteenth century;. estions involved. Was the pri-vate will, or the personal feelings of the sovereign, to puta brake on the affairs of the country when Parliament haddeclared itself in favor of a change of administration ? Alsothe Queens personal attachment to the Whigs and LordMelbourne, and her personal dislike to Sir Robert Peel andthe Tories, was made so evident, that it seemed doubtfulwhether she would ever be able to work harmoniously withthe Conservative party. The Tories, too, were very awk-wardly placed. They had always posed as the most loyalsubjects of the Crown, and now they seemed to be oppos-ing the personal wishes of the Queen and attempting tocoerce Her Majesty. The matter ended by Lord Melbourne and the Whigscoming back into office, and holding it for two more years;thanks to the intermittent support of OConnell and theRadicals, and the patriotism and forbearance of the Duke ofWellington. When at the end of that time the Duke andSir Robert Peel came into power a compromise was effected,. \ LADY CAROLINE LAMB. LORD MELBOURNE. 139 and a rule established that when a new ministry came intooffice, all ladies of the royal household, nearly related to theoutgoing ministers, should resign, and all others be retained. This rule commended itself to Lord Melbournes judg-ment at the time, though in his later life he was by nomeans confident that in this Bed Chamber matter he hadrightly advised the Queen. That, and an unfortunateoccurrence about this time at court (a scandal cruellyaffecting the pure and virtuous Lady Flora Hastings), inwhich the inexperienced young Queen, while trying to doright, made herself the instrument of a great wrong, injuredfor a short time her popularity. However, the Bed Chamber affair did not take place tillMay, 1839, — but on the 2Sth of June, 1838, the youngQueen had been crowned. The object of ministers was to make the outside show atthe coronation as imposing as possible, so as to give enjoy-ment to hundreds
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