The Greville Memoirs - A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III

Charles Greville

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Title: The Greville Memoirs
A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III
Author: Charles C. F. Greville
Editor: Henry Reeve
Release Date: December 3, 2009 [EBook #30591]
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THE GREVILLE MEMOIRSA JOURNAL OF THE REIGNS
OF
KING GEORGE IV.
AND
KING WILLIAM IV.
BY THE LATE
CHARLES C. F. GREVILLE, ESQ.
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL TO THOSE SOVEREIGNS
EDITED BY
HENRY REEVE
REGISTRAR OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL
IN THREE VOLUMES
VOL. III.
SECOND EDITION
LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
1874
INDEX.
Contents of the Third Volume
CHAPTER XXI.Dinner at Greenwich — Monk Lewis — The King’s Letter —
Lord Althorp’s Finance — Salutes to the Royal Family — Death
of Lord Dover — His Character — Lyndhurst and Brougham on
the Local Courts Bill — Charles Napier captures the Miguelite
Fleet — The Irish Church Bill — The Duke of Wellington and
the Bonapartes — Blount’s Preaching — Sir Robert Peel on
Political Unions — Mr. George Villiers appointed to Madrid —
Duke of Richmond — Suspension Clause in Irish Church Bill
— Apprenticeship Clause in West India Bill — State of House
of Commons — Lucien and Joseph Bonaparte — Lord Plunket
— Denis Lemarchant — Brougham and Sugden — Princess
Lieven — Anecdotes of the Emperor Nicholas — Affairs of
Portugal — Don Miguel at Strathfieldsaye — Prorogation of
Parliament — Results of the Reform Bill.
CHAPTER XXII.
The Speaker a Knight of the Bath — Lord Wellesley Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland — M. Thiers in England — Prince
Esterhazy’s Opinion of the State of England — Queen of
Portugal at Windsor — The Duke of Leuchtenberg — Macaulay
and Sydney Smith — Brougham’s Anecdotes of Queen
Caroline — Judicial Committee of the Privy Council — Sir
Stratford Canning and M. Dedel — Sydney Smith and the
‘Siege of Saragossa’ — Edward Irving — The Unknown
Tongues — Tribute to Lord Eldon — W.J. Fox — Lord
Tavistock on the Prospects of his Party — Moore at the State
Paper Office — Russia and England — Belvoir Castle — The
Duke of Wellington at Belvoir — Visit to Mrs. Arkwright — Sir
Thomas Lawrence and the Misses Siddons — A Murder at
Runton — Sandon — Lord and Lady Harrowby — Burghley —
Railroads talked of — Gloomy Tory Prognostications — State
of Spain — Parliament opens — Quarrel of Sheil and Lord
Althorp — Unpopularity of Lord Palmerston — Mrs. Somerville
— O’Connell’s Attack on Baron Smith — Lord Althorp’s Budget
— The Pension List — Lord Althorp as Leader of the House —
Sir R. Peel’s Position in the House — Meeting of Supporters of
Government — Mr. Villiers on the State of Spain —
Predicament of Horne, the Attorney-General
CHAPTER XXIII.
Spain — Russia and Turkey — Sir R. Peel’s Pictures — Peel
and Stanley — Lord Brougham’s Judicial Changes — Lord
Brougham’s Defence — Admission of Dissenters to the
Universities — Lord Denman’s Peerage — Growing
Ascendancy of Peel — An Apology for Lord Brougham —
Personal Reflections — Crime in Dorsetshire — Spain and
Portugal — Procession of the Trades’ Unions — Lady
Hertford’s Funeral — Petition of the London University for a
Charter — Repeal of the Union — Excitement of the King —
Brougham and Eldon at the Privy Council — Duke of
Wellington’s Aversion to the Whigs — Lord Brougham and
Lord Wynford — Fête at Petworth — Lord Brougham’s Conduct
on the Pluralities Bill — Crisis in the Cabinet — Prince Lieven
recalled — Stanley, Graham, and the Duke of Richmond resign
on the Irish Church Bill — History of the Crisis — Ward’sMotion defeated by moving the previous Question — Affairs of
Portugal — Effects of the late Change — Oxford
Commemoration — Peel’s Declaration — Festival in
Westminster Abbey — Don Carlos on his way to Spain —
Stanley’s ‘Thimble-rig’ Speech — Resignation of Lord Grey —
Mr. Greville’s account of the Causes of his Retirement — The
Government reconstituted by Lord Melbourne — Lord
Duncannon Secretary of State
CHAPTER XXIV.
Taylor’s ‘Philip Van Artevelde’ — Goodwood — Earl Bathurst’s
Death — Death of Mrs. Arbuthnot — Overtures to O’Connell —
Irish Tithe Bill — Theodore Hook’s Improvisation — Lord
Westmeath’s Case in the Privy Council — First Council of Lord
Melbourne’s Government and Prorogation — Brougham’s
Vagaries — Lord Durham’s Exclusion — The Edinburgh
Dinner — Windsor and Meiningen — Spencer Perceval —
Lord Grey’s Retirement — The Westmeath Case again — The
Queen’s Return — Melbourne and Tom Young — Holland
House — Reflections — Conversation on the Poets —
Miscellaneous Chat — Lord Melbourne’s Literary Attainments
— Lord Holland’s Anecdotes of Great Orators — Execution of
Charles I. — Lord Melbourne’s Opinion of Henry VIII. — The
‘Times’ attacks Lord Brougham — His Tour in Scotland — His
Unpopularity — Cowper’s Secret — Canning on Reform —
Lord Melbourne on Palmerston and Brougham — Canning and
Brougham in 1827 — Senior — Lord Melbourne and the
Benthamites — His Theology — Spanish Eloquence — The
Harley Papers — The Turf — Death of Lord Spencer — The
Westmeath Case heard — Law Appointments — Bickersteth —
Louis Philippe’s Position.
CHAPTER XXV.
Fall of Lord Melbourne’s Government — History and Causes of
this Event — An Intrigue — Effect of the Coup at Holland
House — The Change of Government — The two Camps —
The King’s Address to the New Ministers — The Duke’s
Account of the Transaction — And Lord Lyndhurst’s — Difficult
Position of the Tories — Their Policy — The Duke in all the
Offices — Negotiation with Mr. Barnes — Power of the ‘Times’
— Another Address of the King — Brougham offers to be Lord
Chief Baron — Mr. Barnes dines with Lord Lyndhurst — Whig
View of the Recent Change — Liberal Views of the Tory
Ministers — The King resolved to support them — Another
Account of the Interview between the King and Lord Melbourne
— Lord Stanley’s Position — Sydney Smith’s Preaching at St.
Paul’s — Lord Duncannon and Lord Melbourne — Relations of
the four Seceders to Peel — Young Disraeli — Lord
Melbourne’s Speeches at Derby — Lord John Russell’s
Speech at Totness — The Duke of Wellington’s
Inconsistencies and Conduct
CHAPTER XXVI.
Sir R. Peel arrives — The First Council — The King’s Address— Lord Stanley and Sir J. Graham decline to join the
Government — Lord Wharncliffe and Sir E. Knatchbull join —
The Ministers sworn in — Peel’s Address to his Constituents —
Dinner at the Mansion House &