The joy which this declaration spread through the country has been described as "beyond the scope of record." Cambridge: November 13, 1820.
My dear Father,--All here is ecstasy.

"Thank God, the country is saved," were my first words when I caught a glimpse of the papers of Friday night.

"Thank God, the country is saved," is written on every face and echoed by every voice.

Even the symptoms of popular violence, three days ago so terrific, are now displayed with good humour and received with cheerfulness.

Instead of curses on the Lords, on every post and every wall is written, "All is as it should be;" "Justice done at last;" and similar mottoes expressive of the sudden turn of public feeling.