Lord Stanley, in hatred to Mr.O'Connell and his country, abandoned the Government, which he charged with truckling to the great demagogue's will.

The country, on the other hand, withdrew its confidence from them on the ground that they truckled to their hereditary foes, and allowed the principles of the Tories to influence Parliament in the name and through the agency of the Whigs.

Division and weakness followed; and the result was a break-up of the administration, which was remodelled, with Lord Melbourne for its chief, on the understanding that more liberal views should govern its future course.
An alliance was entered into with Mr.O'Connell, whose support the Prime Minister openly claimed and as openly boasted of.

Then was formed what was known as the "Litchfield House Compact." This compact, if such the understanding that existed can be called, was based upon the assurance that the most liberal measures of justice should be extended to Ireland, and that in the administrative department, the Government should apply itself diligently to the reform and purifying of all public functions and functionaries.

What was the nature or extent of Mr.O'Connell's engagement, I do not pretend to know.