THE

GREVILLE MEMOIRS

VOL. III.

THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS

A JOURNAL OF THE REIGNS

OF

KING GEORGE IV.

KING WILLIAM IV.

AND

QUEEN VICTORIA

BY THE LATE CHARLES C. F. GREVILLE, ESQ.

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL TO THOSE SOVEREIGNS

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CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD

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 Stratfield-

saye-Prorogation of Parliament-Results of the Reform Bill. page I

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