Charles Greville - The Greville Memoirs, Part 2 (of 3), Volume 2 (of 3)

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THE
GREVILLE MEMOIRS
(SECOND PART)
Vol. II.

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The Greville Memoirs
(SECOND PART)

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
1885

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Dissolution of Parliament discussed by MinistersDeath of Mr. BarnesImpending DissolutionMdlle. Rachel in HermioneLadies of the BedchamberQuestion of DissolutionDefeat of the GovernmentVote of Want of ConfidenceGovernment defeated on Peel's ResolutionAscot RacesDispute of Lord Stanley and Mr. HandleyImpending ElectionsConservative ReactionThe Queen at OxfordThe Queen at ChiswickWhig ConfidenceParliament proroguedLord Campbell made Chancellor of IrelandThe Prince declines to dine at the Waterloo BanquetVisit to North WalesConway CastlePenrhyn CastleCarnarvonBeddgelert and LlanberisResult of the ElectionsResults of the DissolutionA decided Tory MajorityWise Conduct of Lord MelbourneThe SpeakershipSir Robert Peel's Liberal ViewsDr. WisemanThe Queen at WoburnLord John Russell's Moderate ViewsJudgement on Wood's WillLast Council of the Whigs page 1

Debate on the Address in the LordsConservative Majority in the New ParliamentSir R. Peel's Audience of the QueenAuspicious Policy of PeelCouncil at ClaremontChange of MinistryLord Melbourne's Message to Sir R. PeelWhat Sir R. Peel said to the QueenLord Melbourne's View of the recent Appointments at CourtThe Duke of Wellington on the recent AppointmentsA Party at WindsorFuture Course of Events predictedVisit to WoburnJuniusJobbing at the Foreign OfficeContempt for the late GovernmentSummaryLouis PhilippeForgery of Exchequer BillsThe Tower FireBirth of the Prince of WalesDelicate QuestionsPrince Albert receives the Keys of the Cabinet BoxesCharles ElliotStrength of the GovernmentLord Ripon and John MacgregorFrench Intrigues in Spain page 31

Anecdotes about the Exchequer Bill ForgeryM. de St. Aulaire Ambassador in LondonMorbid Irritability of the DukeMacaulay on Street BalladsSir Edmund Head, Poor Law CommissionerThe Duke's DelusionThe Lord Chief Justice closes the TermArmorial Bearings of the Prince of WalesRelations of Ministers with the QueenLord William Russell recalled from BerlinArbitrary Appointment of MagistratesAnecdote of Sarah, Duchess of MarlboroughLord Spencer on the Corn LawsLord Lieutenancy of NorthamptonshireVisit to BowoodMrs. Fanny KembleMacaulay's ConversationMacaulay's DepartureLord Ashburton's MissionThe Chinese WarUnpopularity of Lord PalmerstonA Diplomatic SquabblePrussian Treatment of NewspapersFire at Woburn AbbeyDuke of Wellington himself againKing of Prussia arrivesProceedings of the GovernmentThe Duke of Buckingham resignsRelations with FranceOpening of the New ParliamentKing of Prussia's VisitThe Speech from the ThroneLord Palmerston's Hostility to FranceThe Queen and Her MinistersDispute about a Scotch JudgeCorn LawsA Letter from JellalabadThe Corn Law DebateThe Battersea SchoolsA CalmSir Robert Peel's BudgetThe Disaster at CabulDeath and Funeral of the Marquis of HertfordSir Robert Peel's Financial MeasuresThe Whig View of PeelArchdeacon SingletonLord Munster's DeathColonel ArmstrongTheatricals at Bridgewater HouseSummary of the SessionThe Occupation of AfghanistanLord Wellesley's OpinionAfghan Policy of the GovernmentLord Ashburton's TreatyThe Missing Map page 55

Visit to BroadlandsThe American TreatyLord Palmerston on the American TreatyThe Stade DuesThe Withdrawal from CabulThe Queen at SeaWoburnBaroness LehzenLord PonsonbyTurkeyThe Grove, Lord ClarendonPublic ScandalsBishop Blomfield's ChargePuseyismMr. Thomas GrenvilleAnecdote of PorsonDeath of Mr. IrbyAnecdote of Lord NorthLord Melbourne illMacaulay's Lays of RomeCanadian AffairsA CouncilBad State of the CountryMr. Grenville's ConversationA Happy FamilyThe Reform Bill of 1832End of the China WarJudge and Jury CourtLord Ellenborough's ProclamationLord John Russell on the American TreatyMadame d'Arblay's JournalLord EllenboroughManuscript of Antonio PerezLord Palmerston and the 'Morning Chronicle'Moderate Whig ViewsThe Whigs and O'ConnellThe Bedchamber DisputeSir David DundasSummary of the Year 1842 page 104

The Duke of Wellington on the Afghan WarCharles BullerLord Ellenborough's ExtravaganceAssassination of Edward DrummondNomination of SheriffsOpening of the Session of ParliamentLord Ellenborough's PositionDisclosure of Evidence on the Boundary QuestionDebate on Lord Ellenborough's ProclamationLord Ellenborough vindicatedLord Brougham's ActivityLord Palmerston attacks the American TreatyLord Althorp's Accession to Office in 1830Death of John AllenDeath of the Duke of SussexDeath of Mr. ArkwrightDeath of Lady William BentinckDeath of Lord Fitz GeraldLady W. Bentinck's FuneralThe Temple ChurchRacingState of the CountryThe Privy Council RegisterAscot; the King of HanoverDifficulties of the GovernmentA Tour on the ContinentThe Rothschilds page 137

Results of this TourIrelandThe Irish ChurchDecline of Sir Robert Peel's PopularityPosition of Sir Robert PeelKing of Hanover in LondonThe Duke of Wellington on the Duke of MarlboroughAnecdote of TalleyrandDebates on IrelandParliament proroguedThe Queen's YachtReview of the SessionThe Queen at EuAgreement thereThe Queen of Spain's MarriageMiss Berry and Lord OrfordRanke and Macaulay at Kent HouseA Council on CrutchesChatsworthProsecution of O'ConnellSocietyO'ConnellLord Brougham's Action against FonblanqueDeath of Hon. Edward VilliersThe Irish TrialsLaw against BettingThe Education QuestionThe Duc de Bordeaux's VisitLord Melbourne after his IllnessKing George II. robbedRoyal Visit to ChatsworthThe 'Times' on the Duc de Bordeaux's VisitThe Westminster PlayLord MelbourneOur Relations with RomeThe Dublin Jury ListsLord Ellenborough and the Court of DirectorsO'Connell's Remedies for Irish Discontent. page 187

Opening of ParliamentState of PartiesThe Duke of Wellington's HealthThe Duke's Correspondence with Lord HaddingtonConstitution of the Judicial CommitteeDebate on the State of IrelandLord Hertford's WillA Pun of Jekyll'sLord MelbourneThe Irish ChurchThe Privy Council BillAnecdote of Mr. Pitt's PeersCambridgeLord Ellenborough's RecallLord Brougham's HostilityThe Factory BillLord Hardinge Governor-General of IndiaLord Brougham on Lord Hertford's CaseThe Emperor of Russia in LondonGovernment Defeat on the Sugar DutiesSir Robert Peel resolves to resignThe Opening of Letters at the Post OfficeThe Case of 'Running-Rein'Lord Brougham's Privy Council BillSummary of EventsThe Tahiti Quarrel with FranceThe O'Connell JudgementLord Stanley goes to the Upper House page 222

'The Policy of England to Ireland'Ministers object to the PublicationCould the Book be delayed and published anonymously?Visit to the GrangeBucklandVisit to BroadlandsVisit to WoburnPrince Albert complains of want of SecrecyVisit to AmpthillBaron RolfeThe Master of the Rolls to sit at the Judicial CommitteeThe Queen knew nothing of the Irish BookReconciliation of Thiers and PalmerstonMr. Gladstone resigns on the Maynooth EndowmentsChanges in the CabinetSidney HerbertLord LincolnPrecarious Position of French MinistryMr. Gladstone's Resignation transpiresSensitiveness of the French GovernmentDebate in the House of CommonsGladstone's Resignation unintelligibleMr. Duncombe's LettersDeath of Rev. Sydney SmithPublication of the 'Policy to Ireland'Death of Robert Smith (Bobus)Death of Miss FoxVisit to AlthorpEffects of the Irish BookWhig and Tory OpinionsThe Maynooth GrantMeeting of Thiers and GuizotDebate on the Maynooth GrantMacaulay's SpeechDivisions in the Tory PartyPossibility of a Whig GovernmentBreak-up of PartiesBirkenheadDepressionVisits to the Grove and to BroadlandsLord MelbourneOpinions on the Irish BookSir Robert Peel's Improved PositionEmbarrassment caused by the Queen's Absence from EnglandA Queer Family