Volume I Part 6 (1/2)
February 23rd, 1821 {p044}
Yesterday the Duke of York proposed to e could be more kind than the manner in which he proposed it[1]
[1] [Mr Greville continued toestablishment of the Duke of York frohness]
March 5th, 1821 {p044}
I have experienced a great proof of the vanity of human wishes
In the course of three weeks I have attained the three things which I have most desired in the world for years past, and upon the whole I do not feel that my happiness is at all increased; perhaps if it were not for one cause it ht be, but until that ceases to exist it is in vain that I acquire every other advantage or possess the s was Mr Greville's appointment as Clerk of the Council; the second was his connection with the Duke of York in his racing establishe Head: THE CLERKshi+P OF THE COUNCIL]
March 22nd, 1821 {p044}
I orn in the day before yesterday, and kissed hands at a Council at Carlton House yesterdayas Clerk of the Council
March 25th, 1821 {p045}
Lord Fife has been disainst the Malt Tax, and Lord Lovaine has been appointed instead
April 19th, 1821 {p045}
The night before last Hobhouse ht everybody expected that Canning would speak, and was extremely anxious to hear what notice he would take of Hobhouse The ar, and al to return to the Reform debate, but when Reform came on there were only 100 members in the House 'Le combat finit faute de co down at nine o'clock the House had been up half an hour, having divided 53 to 41[3]
[3] [On the 17th of April Mr Lambton (afterwards Earl of Durham) moved for a Committee of the whole House to consider the state of the representation of the people in Parlia to the misapprehension described in the text that the division was so small]
May 2nd, 1821 {p045}
When the Canonry of Windsor becaive it to Mr Sureed: the hton A letter ritten to Lord Liverpool to announce the appointment In the meantime Lord Liverpool had sent a list of persons, one of whom he should recommend to succeed to the vacancy, and the letters crossed As soon as Lord Liverpool received the letter fro, to state that unless he was allowed to have the distribution of this patronage without any interference, he could not carry on the Governn his office if Sumner was appointed Theat all The King 'chanta palinodie,' and a sort of cohaiven to Dr Clarke, to which appointh he did not approve of him; he did not, however, wish to appear too difficult
[4] [Afterwards Bishop of Winchester This was the beginning of the fortune of that amiable prelate, of whom it must be said that if he owed his early advancement to a questionable influence, no man has filled the episcopal office with oodness The difference between George IV and Lord Liverpool on this occasion was a very serious one The Duke of Wellington referred to it in a confidential letter to Lord Liverpool, written on the 26th of October, 1821, in the following teriven your opposition to his wishes in the case of Mr Su has influenced every action of his life in relation to his Government from that moment; and I believe to more than one of us he avowed that his objection to Mr Canning was that his accession to the Govern can be ; and as there is not one of your colleagues who did not highly approve of what you did respecting Mr Sumner, so there is not one of them ould not suffer with you all the consequences of that act' ('Correspondence of the Duke of Wellington,' Second Series, vol i p 195; published in 1867)]
Lady Conynghah Row All the members of her family are continually there, and are supplied with horses, carriages, &c, frohter, but never with the King, who always rides with one of his gentleether
She dines there every day Before the King comes into the room she and Lady Elizabeth join him in another room, and he alalks in with one on each arm She comports herself entirely as hter to leave her She has received nificent presents, and Lady Elizabeth the sas of pearls of enormous value Madame de Lieven said she had seen the pearls of the Grand duchesses and the Prussian Princesses, but had never seen any nearly so fine as Lady Conyngha to the Pavilion After dinner Lady Conyngham called to Sir Williaht up the saloon' (this saloon is lit by hundreds of candles) When the King caht up the saloon, as Lady Bath is co seized her arreatest tenderness, 'Thank you, thank you, ht; you cannot pleaseto show that you are e Head: THE DEATH OF LADY WORCESTER]