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
I imagine that Lord Liverpool's statement of Monday will scarcely
be allowed to pass off without reply. Indeed it will afford a fine
opportunity for dealing in general assertion and declamation. But
if it should, I imagine that the Opposition will be the side to fix
upon the time and nature of any ulterior proceeding. We don't
propose to make any further proposition. Indeed, I doubt the
expediency and propriety of doing what we are about to do without
previous motion.
I don't recollect Mr. Henry Murray. But that is not surprising,
considering that there are so many in the same situation who apply
to me.
I hear that the King is now better. Could you not write to Sir W.
Knighton, and recommend to his attention your course of regimen,
&c.? He is not now the King's medical adviser; but he is not a
person to mount his horse upon such a letter being written to him;
and I am certain that such a letter from you will be received as an
affectionate attention, even though it should not produce any other
effect.
Believe me, ever yours most sincerely,
WELLINGTON.
The smoothness of the political current did not long continue; a
passage in one of Mr. Charles Wynn's numerous communications thus
describes its disturbance:--
THE RIGHT HON. CHARLES W. WYNN TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.
April 10, 1823.
It is a time when it is necessary to press for all the exertion to
which Lord L---- can be spirited up to resist the motion of
Brownlow on Tuesday next, which will receive a most formidable
support from the Opposition, the Irish Orange members, and the
irritated English Protestant country gentlemen.
Macnaghten has already tendered his resignation (but now says he
will wait to hear Pl----'s explanation), which, connected as he is
with Lord Hertford, is somewhat ominous. O'Neill is expected to do
the same.
Opposition, notwithstanding a considerable schism among themselves,
are, I hear, elated with the expectation of carrying the question.
Lord Grey and the Mountain are most eager. Mackintosh, on the
contrary, promises to attend and speak. Calcraft, Michael Angelo
[Taylor], Grenfell, Ricardo, Newport, Rice, and some others, will
support Plunket. Abercrombie is, I hear, undecided. But what is
material is that it should be considered that all who vote with
Brownlow are declaring direct hostility against the Government, and
that a censure upon the Irish Administration is a censure upon the
English, which supports and continues it.
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