The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 2 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV

Debate in the House of Lords--Lord Harrowby's Position--Hopes of a Compromise--Lord Melbourne's View--Disturbances caused by the Cholera--The Disfranchisement Clause--The Number...

A Proclamation against Rioters--Appointments--Duke of Wellington in Hampshire--General Excitement--The Tory Party--State of Ireland--More Disturbances--Lord Grey's Colleagues--E...

Introduction of the Reform Bill--Attitude of the Opposition-- Reform Debates--Peel--Wilberforce and Canning--Old Sir Robert Peel--The City Address--Agitation for Reform--Effects...

Whig and Tory Meetings on Reform--Resolution to carry the Bill-- Holland--Radical Jones--Reform Bill thrown out by the Lords-- Dorsetshire Election--Division among the Tories--B...

Accession of William IV.--The King's Proceedings--His Popularity--Funeral of George IV.--Dislike of the Duke of Cumberland--The King's Simplicity and Good-nature--Reviews the Gu...

Measures for carrying the Second Reading of the Reform Bill in the House of Lords--The Party of the Waverers--The Russo-Dutch Loan--Resistance of the Tory Peers--Lord Melbourne'...

The Belgian Revolution--The Duke of Wellington and Canning--The King's Plate--Gloomy Forebodings--Retreat of the Prince of Orange--Prince Talleyrand--Position of the Government-...

Foreign Difficulties--Conduct of Peel on the Resignation of Lord Grey--Manners Sutton proposed as Tory Premier--Coolness between Peel and the Duke--Embargo on Dutch Ships--Death...

Preparations for the Coronation--Long Wellesley committed by the Chancellor for Contempt--Alderman Thompson and his Constituents--Prince Leopold goes to Belgium--Royal Tombs and...

Appointment of Sir Stratford Canning to the Russian Embassy-- Cause of the Refusal--Slavery in the West Indies--The Reformed Parliament--Duke of Wellington's View of Affairs--Th...

Lyndhurst, Lord, Lord High Chancellor, i. 95, 124; quarrel with the Duke of Cumberland, 223; dissatisfaction at Lord Brougham's being raised to the Woolsack, ii. 68; reported ap...

Canning, Right Hon. George, Foreign Secretary, i. 55; correspondence with the King on taking office, 59; forms an Administration (1827), 93, 95; death of, 103; anecdotes of, 104...

Smith, Sydney, and the siege of Saragossa, iii. 39; and Professor Leslie, 44; sermon of, in St. Paul's Cathedral, 166; on Sir James Mackintosh, 317; dispute of, with the Bishop...

Victoria, H.R.H. the Princess, at a child's ball, i. 209; first appearance of, at a drawing-room, ii. 119; at Burghley iii. 315; health of, proposed by the King, 364; at Windsor...

Belgium, revolution in, ii. 41; affairs of, 44; unsettled state of, 69; deputation from, 160; fortresses of, 169; invaded by the Dutch, 175; French army refuses to leave, 181; e...

Cumberland, H.R.H. the Duke of, opposition to Catholic Relief Bill, i. 180; intrigues at Court, 222; insults Lady Lyndhurst, 222, 223; quarrel with Lord Lyndhurst, 224; disputes...

Wharncliffe, Lord, interview with Radical Jones, ii. 200; overtures for a compromise on the Reform Bill, 211; character of, 213; draws up a declaration for signature in the City...

Harrowby, Earl of, Lord President, i. 95; speech on Reform, ii. 206; interview with Lord Grey, 224; circular to the Peers, 242, 248; interview with Lord Grey, 259; discussions o...

Rome, i. 303, 304; St. Peter's, 303, 321; sight-seeing, 306, 311, 322; the Sistine Chapel, 309; the cardinals, 309; a cardinal lying in state, 312; Pompey's statue, 313; Temple...

abilities of, 100; violence of, 106; arrest of, 107; trial of, 109; position of, 111; pleads guilty, 114; opposition to Lord Duncannon in Kilkenny, 115; explanation of, 123; dre...

Londonderry, Marquis of, motion on Belgium, ii. 180; attacks Lord Plunket, 266; debate on appointment of, to St. Petersburg, iii. 225; opinion of the Duke of Wellington, 227; sp...

France, state of affairs in, i. 284; appearance of the country, 287; impending crisis in 1830, 369; events in 1830, ii. 17; revolution, 19; Duke of Orleans ascends the throne, 2...

Reform Bill, the, laid before the King, ii. 109; excitement concerning, 124; carried by one vote, 132; alterations in, 134; Government defeated, 135; remarks on, 180; attitude o...

Peel, Right Hon. Sir Robert, Home Secretary, i. 124; speeches on Catholic Relief Bill, 167, 183; Oxford University election, 1829, 177; defeated, 178; political prospects of, ii...

Auckland, Lord, Board of Trade, ii. 66; First Lord of the Admiralty, iii. 88, 113; on the state of affairs, 238; First Lord of the Admiralty in Lord Melbourne's second Administr...

Goderich, Viscount, Small Notes Bill, i. 79; Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs and War, 95; sent for by the King, 107; scene at Windsor, 108; Administration of, formed, 10...

Grey, Earl, hostility to the Government, i. 100; forms an Administration, 1830, ii. 64, 66; First Lord of the Treasury, 66; at dinner at Lord Sefton's, 69; nepotism of, 78; char...

La Ferronays, M. de, French Ambassador at Rome, i. 307; on the accession of the Emperor Nicholas, 373; on French politics, 368; civility of, 380, 381; on French affairs, 393, 395

Irish Church, abuses in, iii. 9; the Irish Church Bill dangerous to the Government, 86; differences in the Cabinet, 89; difficulties of the Irish Church question, 240, 253; opin...

Perceval, Spencer, discourse of, iii, 41; the Unknown Tongue, 41; on the condition of the Church, 123; apostolic mission to the members of the Government, 331; at Holland House,...

Debate in the House of Lords--Lord Harrowby's Position--Hopes of a Compromise--Lord Melbourne's View--Disturbances caused by the Cholera--The Disfranchisement Clause--The Number...

Leopold, King, i. 22; desires to ascend the throne of Greece, 265; anxiety to ascend the throne of Belgium, ii. 153; accepts the throne of Belgium, 158; starts for Belgium, 167;...

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Bill for the establishment of the, iii. 21; meeting to make regulations for the, 35; first sitting of the, 38; working of the, 205

York, H.R.H. the Duke of, character of, i. 5; management of racing establishment, 44; dislike to the Duke of Wellington, 48, 62; duel with the Duke of Richmond, 62; anecdotes of...

Appointment of Sir Stratford Canning to the Russian Embassy-- Cause of the Refusal--Slavery in the West Indies--The Reformed Parliament--Duke of Wellington's View of Affairs--Th...

Preparations for the Coronation--Long Wellesley committed by the Chancellor for Contempt--Alderman Thompson and his Constituents--Prince Leopold goes to Belgium--Royal Tombs and...

Introduction of the Reform Bill--Attitude of the Opposition-- Reform Debates--Peel--Wilberforce and Canning--Old Sir Robert Peel--The City Address--Agitation for Reform--Effects...

A Proclamation against Rioters--Appointments--Duke of Wellington in Hampshire--General Excitement--The Tory Party--State of Ireland--More Disturbances--Lord Grey's Colleagues--E...

Accession of William IV.--The King's Proceedings--His Popularity--Funeral of George IV.--Dislike of the Duke of Cumberland--The King's Simplicity and Good-nature--Reviews the Gu...

Whig and Tory Meetings on Reform--Resolution to carry the Bill-- Holland--Radical Jones--Reform Bill thrown out by the Lords-- Dorsetshire Election--Division among the Tories--B...

Measures for carrying the Second Reading of the Reform Bill in the House of Lords--The Party of the Waverers--The Russo-Dutch Loan--Resistance of the Tory Peers--Lord Melbourne'...

The Belgian Revolution--The Duke of Wellington and Canning--The King's Plate--Gloomy Forebodings--Retreat of the Prince of Orange--Prince Talleyrand--Position of the Government-...

Foreign Difficulties--Conduct of Peel on the Resignation of Lord Grey--Manners Sutton proposed as Tory Premier--Coolness between Peel and the Duke--Embargo on Dutch Ships--Death...

Council, Clerk of the, Mr. Greville sworn in, i. 44; after the accession of William IV., ii. 12; Lord Grey's Administration sworn in, 71; for the proclamation against rioters, 7...