Volume III Part 5 (1/2)

[12] [Queen Christina the Regent is herechild]

[13] [Within a few days of the date of this note the Ministry of March 1st was formed in France, with M

Thiers (for the first time) at the head of it The avowed object of that Minister was to induce the King to interfere land, 'Nous entrainerons le Roi' was a boast he was heard to utter But he utterly failed Mr Greville's prediction turned out to be correct, and in a few ain out of office]

February 26th, 1834 {p067}

[Page Head: HORNE AND BROUGHAM]

Horne, the late Attorney-General, seehaeshi+p, he said he had been an equity lawyer all his life, and had no mind to enter on a course of common law, for which he was not qualified, and proposed that he should not go the circuits, and be Deputy-Speaker of the House of Lords Brougham told him there would be no difficulty, and then told Lord Grey he had settled it with Horne, but did not tell hieneral movement was made, and when Horne desired to see Lord Grey he told him that his terms could not be complied with, so he beca of the Chancellor, anted to get hiues are quite aware of all his tricks and his intrigues, and have not the slightest confidence in hi but the establishe, and accordingly he grasps at all he can All the commissions of enquiry which are set on foot afford hie, but I doubt all will not do He is e in the House of Lords, and he will hardly get anybody to do his business for him in the House of Commons

CHAPTER XXIII

Spain--Russia and Turkey--Sir R Peel's Pictures--Peel and Stanley--Lord Broughaham's Defence--Admission of Dissenters to the Universities--Lord Deny for Lord Brougham--Personal Reflections--Crial--Procession of the Trades' Unions--Lady Hertford's Funeral--Petition of the London University for a Charter--Repeal of the Union--Excitehaton's Aversion to the Whigs--Lord Broughaham's Conduct on the Pluralities Bill-- Crisis in the Cabinet--Prince Lieven recalled--Stanley, Grahan on the Irish Church Bill-- History of the Crisis--Ward's Motion defeated by al--Effects of the late Change--Oxford Commemoration--Peel's Declaration--Festival in Westminster Abbey--Don Carlos on his way to Spain--Stanley's 'Thination of Lord Grey--Mr Greville's account of the Causes of his Retirement--The Government reconstituted by Lord Melbourne--Lord Duncannon Secretary of State

March 12th, 1834 {p068}

I have been laid up with the gout for the greater part of a fortnight, but went to Newet well, and succeeded Weather like su debate on the Corn Lahich being called an open question, the Ministers voted different ways--that is, all the Cabinet voted one way, but the underlings took their own course Half the Ruralists are furious with Govern on this question, but I anorant upon it that I cannot enter into their indignation, or exactly understand from what it proceeds It was pretty to see Grahaot loose frorees that the debate was very dull, and that is all they do agree upon

George Villiers writes to his fa can be worse andthan the state of that country

Notwithstanding his Liberal opinions and desire to see a system of constitutional freedoed to confess that Spain is not fit for such a boon, and that the materials do not exist out of which such a social edifice can be constructed He regards with dismay and sorrow the tendency towards irremediable confusion and political convulsions, and sees no daylight through the dark prospect He appears to regret Zea, to whose re with the present Ministers than he had with hie Head: RUSSIA AND TURKEY]

There is a fresh _demele_ with Russia on account of a new treaty concluded by Achrees to reive up the Principalities, but she keeps the fortress of Silistria and the ives her coenerosity,' in return for so much, kindly cedes to Russia a slip of sea-coast on the Black Sea, adjoining another portion already ceded by the Treaty of Adrianople as far south as Poti This territorial acquisition is not considerable in itself, but it embraces the line of communication with Persia, by which we have a vast traffic, and which Russia will be able at any time to interrupt

This new transaction, so quietly and plausibly effected, has thrown our Govern Willia sent off forthwith to the Mediterranean Nothing vigorous, however, has been done, and Pal to Lord Ponsonby, desiring him to exhort the Sultan not to ratify this treaty, and rather to pay (or more properly, continue to owe) the whole ten millions than accede to the wily proposal

This advice will probably seehtest idea of the Sultan's listening to it He has, in fact, become the vassal of Russia, and his lot is settled in this respect, for from Russia he has most to fear and most to hope The conduct of our Governence and indecision, vainly blustering and threatening at oneat another, 'willing to wound and yet afraid to strike,' treating Russia as if she was the for her so to act as to make Turkey think her an ally and protectress, and finally to throw herself into Russia's ar to Peel's house, to see his pictures; since we ot rather intireat adh-mindedness, I am so sensible of his capacity, and of the need in which we stand of hireeable ain His collection is excellent, and does honour to his taste We talked of variousthat struck me most hat he said had passed between hi between theard to the Deanery of Down (concerning which they say there is a very good case; not that it will do, be it ever so good, for Plunket has a bad name, and public opinion will not pause or retract in any concern of his) He and Stanley met at Madame de Lieven's ball, and Peel said to him, 'Why did you let that appointive the true and only excuse for Plunket, viz, that he had signed the report, but had never read it' Peel said, 'You had better give him some other deanery and cancel this appoint time, but this tone and this advice exhibit a state of sentiment by no means incompatible with a future union, when matters are ripe for it I found Peel full of curiosity to know for what purpose Brougha each other about the County of Beds The Chief Justice was on the circuit at Bedford, and the Chancellor sent to hi The Chancellor went to Ampthill, and then to Bedford The Chief Justice had left Bedford in the hae at Anito

Somewhere between Barnet and St Albans they ether in the Chancellor's job coach They went to Lord Grey's, and the next day Denman returned to the circuit, which he had left without notice to his brother judge or to anybody--a e Head: LORD BROUGHAM'S JUDICIAL CHANGES]

Heard last night the explanation of the above Brougham found that Williaes and redealt them Williams was shoved up to the Co's Bench, and Jaht this was odd, because the Exchequer is an inferior court; but I was told that Parke likes to be with Lord Lyndhurst, who has now made the Court of Exchequer of primary importance 48,000 writs were issued fro's Bench I forget what the proportions used to be, but enormously the other way It is quite ludicrous to talk to any lawyer about the Chancellor; the ridicule and aversion he has excited are universal They think he has degraded the profession, and his tricks are so palpable, numerous, and mean, that political partiality can neither screen nor defend them As to the separation of the judicial froreat islative act, for nobody ever thinks of bringing an original cause into his Court He has nothing to hear but appeals, which _must_ come before him, and lunacy and other matters, over which he has sole jurisdiction

March 19th, 1834 {p071}

The night before last Sheil brought on a debate on the Turkish question, when Palmerston made a wretched speech, and Peel attacked hiht to do, for he dislikes Palht, 'Palht it pitiable He certainly took care to flatter France and not to offend Russia In the Lords Broughah's, to defend hiainst hience and incapacity in his judicial office, and he ood case for himself as far as industry and despatch are concerned nobody ever denied him the merit of the former quality The virulent attacks of the Tory press (that is, of the 'Morning Post,' by Praed, for the 'Standard' rather defends hieneral opinion of the Bar seems to condemn him as a bad Chancellor, he is probably not near so bad as they endeavour to orous as his will master difficulties in a short time at which an inferior capacity would in vain hammer away for years; but his life, habits, and turn ofHe said to Sefton, after he had spoken, 'They had better leave one nobody would attack h would have been daet the best of hiive a deplorable account of Spanish affairs--of the imbecility of the Government, and of the conduct of the Queen, about whoallantry are quite true, and he says it has done irreparable injury to her cause An embassy had arrived from Pedro, with a proposition that they should concert a couelites and the Carlists both, beginning with the fore Villiers seems to think it feasible, but doubts if the Spanish Governe to undertake such an operation