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THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS

A 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

All rights reserved

CONTENTS

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THE THIRD VOLUME.

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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-Apprentice-

ship 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

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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

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CHAPTER XXIII.

Spain-Russia and Turkey-Sir R. Peel's Pictures-Peel and Stanley-

Lord Brougham's Judicial Changes-Lord Brougham's Defence-Ad-

mission 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's Motion 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 Govern-

ment reconstituted by Lord Melbourne-Lord Duncannon Secretary of

State
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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-Conversa-

tion on the Poets Miscellaneous Chat-Lord Melbourne's Literary At-

tainments-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 Mel-

bourne 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 Posi-