Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1): From the Original Family DocumentsBuckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1): From the Original Family Documents
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830
We had a heavy debate last night,--Tierney very able, and Huskisson
good,--but an evident indisposition of the House to the subject;
and the division on the part of Government very bad--only 99
majority. They cannot get attendance, and the report of dissension
on the part of the King and his Ministers is no doubt the cause of
this; notwithstanding, however, I am quite sure there can be no
change, and a very short time must commit the Opposition with the
King on the subject of the Queen. Tierney last night touched upon
it, and complained that she was not recognised by the Bill or Civil
List, and yet acknowledged by the Lord Chancellor of England. You
will see hardly any addition of names to the Opposition, or any
increased numbers, but the _feature_ is the want of attendance
of the Government friends. Everybody believes the report of Denison
having stated to his nephew his determination to disinherit him if
he accepts the new situation. We must see the result of this in a
very short time, should it be the case.--The ladies are not to walk
at the Coronation, and it is to be on the cheapest scale. No
dinner. The estimate is called 150,000_l._ All your members
were present yesterday, and if we had voted against the Government,
only see how we would have diminished their numbers.--Mr. Chard is
in a peck of troubles. He has not got the address, without which it
is useless to go to the Levee.--I was glad of Brougham's mention of
Lady Grenville's pension (it certainly was not an attack), because
it produced an authorized declaration of its surrender, which was
received with great applause.
You have no conception with what attention Baring was heard in a
full house last night, when for an hour or so he described the
commercial state of England in the most lamentable terms. It had
great effect--The King never shows himself. He has never been out
of Carlton House.--Lady C----[17] goes to him of an evening, and he
has had his usual dinners of Sir Carnaby Haggerston, Forester, and
two or three of this description. His language is only about the
Coronation and Lady C----: very little of the state of the country.
I will keep this open, in case anything occurs.
Ever, &c.,
W. H. F.
P.S.--I have just seen Chard, who is in despair about the address;
but he has determined, by my advice, to defer his presentation to
Wednesday se'nnight, in case we hear nothing of the address
to-morrow morning.
[17] Lady Conyngham.
RIGHT HON. THOS. GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.
Cleveland Square, May 9, 1820.
MY DEAR LORD B----,
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