THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS

A JOURNAL OF THE REIGNS

OF

KING GEORGE IV.

AND

KING WILLIAM IV.

BY THE LATE

Deverdist

ike

CHARLES CF GREVILLE, Esq.

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL TO THOSE SOVEREIGNS

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