Volume I Part 15 (1/2)

I ht as well have put in on the 25th of Nove said toclose to him at the Council, and he put down his head and whispered, 'Which are you for, Cadland or thethe match between Cadland and Bess of Bedlam); so I put my head down too and said, 'The horse;' and then as we retired he said to the Duke, 'A little bit of Newmarket'

Deceht me on Thursday or Friday last a copy of the Duke's letter to Dr Curtis,[20] which had been sent to hi it The next day it appeared in all the newspapers, O'Connell having read it to the association It has uous, both parties affect to consider it to be in their favour I fancy the Duke is very angry at its publication, at least judging froton had corresponded with Dr

Curtis, the titular Roman Catholic Primate of Ireland, for many years Indeed, as appears in the text, he had known hi before at Salae there Several excellent letters by Dr Curtis to the Duke are published in the second volume of the Duke's 'Correspondence,' New Series The letter adverted to in the text was that in which the Duke said (not very wisely) that 'if men could bury the subject (of Catholic Eht be possible to discover a satisfactory remedy' Curtis put a copy of the letter in O'Connell's hands, and he read it aloud at the Catholic association Curtis sent a copy of the letter and his own reply to the Lord-Lieutenant, who answered him in another letter, in which he said that 'he did not before know the precise sentiments of the Duke upon the present state of the Catholic question'

This letter was also made public, and added fuel to the flaraph was substituted for _a_, and this alteration these blockheads pretend reat difference in the sense It makes none, and is only worthy of remark because they probably echo what he has said It is clear enough as to his _opinion_, but nothing more Curtis was in Spain and imprisoned by the French at Salaood deal of communication with him

He returned to Ireland, and from that period has been in occasional correspondence with the Duke Curtis had written hi information about his intentions, and this was the answer A few days ago Hyde Villiers called on the Duke and placed in his hands the resolutions which were agreed to by a co to be held in Dublin nextanything; as Minister of the Crown he could not say a word, as whatever he did ues and with the King; that there was a disposition to draw inferences froentleman he had known in Spain had written to him on the subject, and his answer had been handed about, and all sorts of inferences drawn from it, which was very inconvenient, and proved how cautious he must be No doubt it was the Curtis correspondence to which he alluded

1829

[Page Head: RECALL OF LORD ANGLESEY]

January 2nd, 1829 {p149}

Lord Anglesey was recalled last Sunday The Duke of Wellington came to see my mother either Saturday or Sunday last, and told her he had been with the King three hours the day before, talking to hiht he took upon hinant at all he said and all he did The Duke talked a great deal about hih his manner was such that he left an i in his ave it to be understood, however, that he had been endeavouring to appease the King, and that Lord A's recall was insisted on by his Majesty against his (the Duke's) desire I enquired warmly whether he had asserted or only implied this, because I don't believe one word of it I was told that he had only implied it, but had left that impression But the Duke complained of Lord A's conduct to himself; that he had at first written him insolent letters, and latterly had hardly ever written to him at all My belief is that the Duke has for solesey, that these Cabinets have been upon this subject, and that his recall was settled there As to the King's dictation and the Duke's submission, I don't believe a word of it It has been clear to me for solesey's hands I am very sorry for it, for I think it will have a bad effect, and have little hope of its being followed by any measures likely to counteract the evil it immediately occasions

January 4th, 1829 {p150}

I have seen letters fro that the ilesey had written to the Duke (but what that was I have not ascertained), and that his ione on

Certainly the writing and then publishi+ng this letter of Curtis'

is an enormous act of indiscretion The consternation in Dublin seereat, and Henry says that if Lord A does not decline all de towards him, he will leave Ireland as Lord Fitzwilliam did, attended by the whole population Yesterday I asked Fitzgerald[21] if it was true that Lord A was recalled He put on a long face, and said 'he did not know; _recalled_ he certainly was not' I saas not disposed to be coain of his own accord, and askedaway, that Francis Leveson would remain I told him under what conditions he had taken the place, viz that he was only to stay while Lord A did; that circu He said he had done rereat discretion in a difficult situation; that the rock Lord A had split upon was his vanity

[21] [Right Hon Vesey Fitzgerald, then President of the Board of Trade He was raised to the peerage of the United Kingdoe Head: RECALL OF LORD ANGLESEY]

January 5th, 1829 {p150}

The exact history of what took place in Dublin is as follows:-- Lord Anglesey first of all desired George Villiers would get his letter to Dr Curtis inserted in the newspaper He took it to shi+el, who agreed to write as good an article as he could to go with it, and then he went to Dr Murray to inform him (as Dr

Curtis's friend) of the intended publication, as Curtis hiht to have been previously obtained He went afterwards to the Phoenix Park, and Lord Anglesey laid the whole case and correspondence before hi that O'Gorman Mahon and Steele should be removed from the Commission of the Peace on account of their conduct to the Sheriff of Clare Lord Anglesey wrote word that the subject had engaged his attention, and he had laid the case before the law officers, who had reported to hiainst therade e could be brought?' This was one offence; and another, that he had countenanced Lord Cloncurry, who, being a 's representative and the Chancellor Lord Anglesey waristrate and a man, and appealed to his known loyalty and respect for the King as a proof that he would never have done anything derogatory to his own situation The Duke's letter he described to have been overbearing and insolent, Lord Anglesey's[22] telesey declares that these were all the grounds of offence he had given Five weeks elapsed, during which he heard nothing from the Duke, and at the end of that time he received his letter of recall, conceived nearly in these words:--'My dear Lord Anglesey,--I a allowed your letter to reues, ere out of town I have now done so, and they concur with 's Minister and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland the government of that country could not be conducted by you with advantage to the public service I have therefore taken the King's pleasure on the subject, and he commands me to inforovernement which will be made in consequence Believe lesey George Villiers went to shi+el, and with him to O'Connell, to whom Lord A desired he would communicate the event O'Connell was dreadfully dejected, so o hoth succeeded in doing so, and e to abstain from any discussion of the recall in the association the next day (a promise which he did not keep) shi+el , they say, can exceed the general feeling on the subject, and Lord Anglesey appears to be acting with great dignity and reserve; he wishes to decline all popular honours, and he put off going to the play, which he was to have done

[22] [The correspondence of Lord Anglesey with the Duke of Wellington on these charges is now published in the 'Wellington Correspondence,' New Series, vol v p

244]

[23] [The letter itself is now published in the 'Wellington Correspondence,' New Series, vol v p 366 Mr

Greville's version of it differs in no htly altered]

January 7th, 1829 {p152}

The Duke wrote to Francis Leveson to say he must not be surprised to hear that a letter would reach Lord Anglesey by that day's post, conveying to hi was so furious with him that he said he would make any sacrifice rather than allow hier His Secretary had repeatedly ree in Ireland, and on the tone of his letters to the Duke, but that he always defended both on principle The Duke said that his letters were most offensive towards hilad to keep Lord Anglesey on but for the King The Lord-Lieutenant did not go to the play, but his fah the pit was full of Orangemen Lord Melville has refused the Lord-Lieutenancy