I found Lord Melbourne as usual up in his bedroom.

He had received the account of Her Majesty's first interview with Peel, which he thought very satisfactory.

Sir Robert very much regretted that he should have been the instrument of obliging Her Majesty to change her Government.

The Queen had said to Sir Robert that though she did not conceive the Minister could demand any of the Household appointments, still it was Her Majesty's intention to give up to him the great offices of State, and all other places in the Household filled by people in Parliament.

He was to send his proposed list for offices the next day and be at Windsor the morning after that.