It was very well arranged.  Pohlman, our Deputy Black Rod, who is a Herald, was the acting person, and did his duty admirably.  There was no interruption, no confusion, but everything managed as if we had been drilled and did the same thing every day.  And so King George IV. is gone to his grave with all the pomp of royalty, and splendid the pageant was; but it was considered a mere pageant even by his household, who had lived so intimately with him for years.  There was no regret.  A coronation could hardly be gayer; but the procession was gravely done and decently.

The magnificence of the castle aided the spectacle and made royalty appear almost as imposing in death as at the moment when the Crown was assumed in the Abbey.

We had supper and they all went to London.

Huskisson and Palmerston were there.  Huskisson very sulky and sour.  Palmerston very cordial, as if he thought he might come in, I should be glad if he did.

It seems the Duke of Buckingham hints that he must have something more than the stewardship for his seven votes.  No one likes his appointment, and we all feel as if an alliance with the Grenville party would bring us ill-luck.

July 16.

House.  Administration of Justice Bill.  A great many amendments made by Lord Tenterden.  We struck out a clause by which Le Blanc would have been obliged to sit to tax costs every day in the year.  Lord Eldon said the Bill as it was originally drawn was more like a string of resolutions at the London Tavern than an Act of Parliament.

The Attorney-General was very angry indeed at the alterations made in the Bill, and threatened to throw it over in the House of Commons.

Nothing said about the Libel law; but Lord Holland is to say something on the third reading.  Sir Jonah’s case.  W. Goady spoke.  He spoke so slow, it was like a banker paying in sixpences to gain time.  He was so dull I went away for fear of falling asleep.  The Duke stayed and slept.

The Duke remained at Windsor all night.  I met him as he was coming down to the office to-day.  He said he had remained to see the King and give up to him the late King’s snuff-boxes, &c., which were all in a great box.

Lord Wharncliffe told me he thought Duncombe, Bethel, Lord Morpeth, and Ramsden would come in for Yorkshire.  Afterwards we heard Brougham was to stand.  It will have a very bad effect if Hume and Brougham come in for great counties.  Yet I dare say they will.

Wortley goes down to stand for some Scotch boroughs, which will lead to the County of Forfar.

Long Wellesley has been arrested by Gosling the Banker for 4,000L, on which it was found that he had but 3,000L in the books in the Bank, so he remained in durance for the other 1,000L till he found five people, each willing to be bound for 200L.  This disposes of him for Essex.  He had given out that he had 30,000L.  An express has been sent off to a Mr. Lloyd, the son-in-law of the old Eliab Harvey, to stand for Essex.  I know the man.  He was at Ryde in 1813, and at Cowes in 1826.  His daughters are rather pretty girls.  I suggested Tower, who would have done very well for Essex.