The Greville Memoirs Volume 1 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 1888] 51 CHAPTER II. Debates on the Canada Bill?Moderation of the Duke of Wellington?State of Canada?Lord Durham's Position?Weakness of the Government? Parallel of Hannibal and the Duke of Wellington?The Ballot?Lord Brougham on the Ballot?Position of the Government?Policy of Sir Robert Peel?Death of Mr. Creevey?Knighthood of General Evans? Lord Brougham's Conversation?-A Skirmish in the House of Commons ?Defeat of Government?Skirmish in the House of Lords?Annoyance of Peel at these Proceedings?Brougham's Anti-Slavery Speech?Opposition Tactics?Brougham on the Coolie Trade?Ministerial Success?- Sir Robert Peel's Tactics?Composition of Parties?A Dinner at Buckingham Palace?Men of Science?The Lord Mayor at a Council?The Queen at a Leve'e?The Guiana Apprentices?Small v. Attwood reversed ?Character of the Queen?Willde's Picture of the ' First Council'? Small v. Attwood?Immediate Emancipation?Birthday Reflexions- Lord Charles Fitzroy turned out?Vote on Lord Durham's Expenses? Lord Durham's Irritation?Wolff the Missionary?Newmarket?The Coronation?Lord Brougham's Reviews. London, January 28th, 1838.?I came to town on Wednesday night, and have been laid up with the gout ever since. Found all things prepared for a fight in the House of Commons on Thursday, upon Peel's two amendments to the Canada Bill. The Tories had mustered in large force, and the Irishmen had not arrived, so that there was a very good chance of the Government being beaten. In this emergency Edward Ellice made a very convenient and dexterous speech, in which he begged Lord John Russell, for the sake of unanimity, to give way. Lord John said he would consult his colleagues and give an answer the next day. It was clear enough what he would do, and accordingly he came down the next day, and amidst shouts of triumph, ...