Volume I Part 14 (1/2)

There was another Council about a week ago On these occasions the King alhispers toabout h favour We had Howley and Bloomfield[8] at this Council, with the latter of whoreat a with this bishop

[8] [The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London]

I hear froreatly alarmed about Ireland By-the-by he, Frederick,[9] is co that our Govern and then abandoning these wretched Constitutionalists to their fate, and he is no particular friend to Liberalism

[9] [Sir Frederick Lamb, afterwards created Lord Beauvale, and who became Lord Melbourne on the death of his brother Williaust 14th, 1828 {p137}

Just returned fro that the Lord High Adood thing at all events

August 16th, 1828 {p138}

The Lord High Ado, but that he n as if of his own accord The Duke is all-powerful It is strongly reported that Peel will resign, that the Duke otiate a _concordat_ with the Pope Many people think Lord Grey will join the Government, and that he will be First Lord of the Ad without any solicitation Esterhazy told ht that Palmella entertains from twenty to thirty of his countrymen at dinner every day, of whom there are several hundred in London, of the best families, totally destitute All Palmella's property is sequestrated, but he receives the appointuese Minister fro's letter dish Adust, 1828 It is published in the Duke of Wellington's 'Correspondence,' New Series, vol iv

p 595]

[Page Head: DAWSON'S SPEECH AT DERRY]

August 22nd, 1828 {p138}

Went to Stoke on the 19th and caer Lady Salisbury, duchess of Newcastle, Worcester and Lady W Russell, Giles, Billy Churchill On the 18th Dawson's speech[11] at Derry reached us, and I never reeneral impression was that he e and concurrence, which I never believed I thought from what he said to ed his own opinion, and now many people say they knew this; but I was little prepared to hear of hissuch a speech at such a place as Derry, and on such an occasion as a 'Prentice Boy' coee press here are boundless, and the violence and scurrility of their abuse are thecolours, and certainly without reserve, the actual state of Ireland, but did not argue the question at all further than leaving on his hearers the inevitable inference that he thought the ti emancipation was come The truth is that the conversion of one of theargument in favour of the measure, and they know not by how e heaven and earth to create disturbances, and their impotent fury sho their cause is sunk The Catholics, on the contrary, are teth and the progressive advance of their course But although I think the Catholics are now in a position which renders their ulti in the sanguine expectations of those who think the Duke of Wellington is convinced that the question h in the ensuing session In the first place I see clearly that the Government are extremely annoyed at Dawson's speech I saw Goulburn to-day, and though he did not say h to satisfy me of this: 'he hoped that it had been incorrectly reported' Dawson has written to the Duke,[12] and the letter was sent to him to-day But what has put me in despair about it is a letter of the Duke's which Drummond read to me to-day addressed, I do not knohoan, 'My dear sir,' and after other matter proceeded nearly as follows:--'This subject has been more discussed and more pamphlets have been written upon it in the course of the last twenty-five years than any other that I can reht to be done, and yet the Government is expected at once to settle the question' This is the old argument, as if after thirty years' discussion in every shape it was not tiovern the country were not theit and allaying the irritation it causes And as if, instead of no two persons being agreed upon the subject, all the ablest and wisest reed that complete emancipation is the only remedy for the evils that exist, and that they are opposed by the most despicable faction which ever existed, animated by the most base and sordidthe Duke's opinions, which his secretary thought were very sound and sensible, and which I think evinced a degree of anility quite pitiable, and proves how little there is to expect froood sense on his part

[11] [Mr Peel's confidential letter to the Duke of Wellington, stating his reluctant conviction that it was indispensably necessary for the Governe its policy on the Catholic question, ritten on the 11th of August, 1828 The letter is published in Sir Robert Peel's 'Posthumous Memoirs,' vol i, p 189

It is a remarkable circumstance that Mr Dawson's speech at Derry was made _just one week afterwards_; but there is no evidence that he knew of the change in his brother-in-law's opinion See for further details as to the effect of Dawson's speech _infra_]

[12] [This letter is published in the Duke of Wellington's 'Correspondence,' New Series, vol iv p 633 The Duke said, 'Dawson's speech is too bad Surely a ht to be put in a strait waistcoat' _Ibid_ p 636]

[Page Head: DISMISSAL OF THE LORD HIGH ADMIRAL]

I do not yet know the whole truth of the Lord High Adnation, but it seeotiations on the subject are still going on I believe he quarrelled with his council, particularly cockburn, and that Government took part with cockburn The Duke of Clarence wants to pro officers, but they oppose it on account of the expense, and they find in everything great difficulty in keeping hination will be very unpopular in the navy, for his system of promotion was more liberal and impartial than that of his predecessor, whose ade of the Ad Scotland Hitherto the appointments of Government have not been the most judicious--Lord Belmore to Jaford to the Brazils, though the Duke knows as well as anybody that he cannot be trusted, and was recalled by Canning because he said and did all sorts of things at Constantinople for which he had no authority, and they found that no reliance whatever was to be placed in hih personally obnoxious to the King and universally disliked

Stoke, August 25th, 1828 {p141}

Went to Windsor to-day for a Council and came on here after it

There were the Chancellor, Peel, Fitzgerald, Ellenborough, Sir G

Murray, the Archbishop, and Bishop of London, who ca audience, and another to Peel, probably to talk over Dawson's speech and Orange politics After the Council the King called me and talked to me about racehorses, which he cares more about than the welfare of Ireland or the peace of Europe We walked over the Castle, which is nearly finished, but too gaudy The King told erald about Dawson's speech He said he believed Dawson had never told the Duke or Peel what he ht he was very bold and ilad of it, as it must assist the cause, and the moral effect in Ireland would be produced before the Duke's sentiments could be known Lord Mount Charles told me the day before yesterday that the reason the Duke of Clarence had resigned was, that he had in many instances exceeded his powers, which had produced reton, whereupon the Duke of Clarence tendered his resignation, and the Duke i hiotiations, when the Duke of Clarence refused to stay if cockburn did They would not, however, part with cockburn, but subsequently the Duke shook hands with him and asked him to dine at Bushy on his birthday He said that his successor was not appointed, but it will probably be Lord Melville The King has not been well; he goes fishi+ng and dining at Virginia Water, stays out late, and catches cold