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The Greville Memoirs

Volume I

Queen Charlotte -- Duchesses of Cumberland and Cambridge -- Westminster Election -- Contest between Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Murray Maxwell -- London Election -- Oatlands -- The Duke of York -- Duchess of York -- Ampthill -- Tixall -- Mr. Luttrell -- Lady Granville -- Teddesley -- Macao -- Burleigh -- Middleton -- Lady Jersey -- The New Parliament -- Tierney and Pitt -- Princess Lieven -- Madame de Stael on the French Revolution -- Westminster Election --Hobhouse Defeated -- Scarlett's Maiden Speech -- Influence of Party -- Play -- The Persian Ambassador at Court -- Prince Leopold -- Woburn -- Anecdote of the Allies -- Death of George III. -- Illness of George IV. -- Queen Caroline -- Fleury de Chabaulon -- The Cato Street Conspiracy -- George IV. at Ascot -- Marchioness of Conyngham -- Queen Caroline in London -- Message to Parliament -- Debates -- Insubordination in the Guards -- Wilberforce's Motion -- Proceedings against the Queen -- 'Les Liaisons dangereuses' -- The Queen's Trial -- The Duke of Wellington on the Battle of Waterloo and the Occupation of Paris.
CHAPTER II.
Popularity of George IV. -- The Duke of York's Racing Establishment -- Clerk of the Council -- Lord Liverpool and Mr. Sumner -- Lady Conyngham -- Death of Lady Worcester -- Her Character -- Ball at Devonshire House -- The Duke of York's Aversion to the Duke of Wellington -- The Pavilion at Brighton -- Lord Francis Conyngham -- The King and the Duke of Wellington -- Death of the Marquis of Londonderry -- His Policy -- Sir B. Bloomfield sent to Stockholm -- Mr. Canning's Foreign Secretary -- Queen Caroline and Brougham -- Canning and George IV. -- Lord William Bentinck aspires to go to India -- His Disappointment -- The Duke of York's Duel with Colonel Lennox -- George III.'s Will -- George IV. appropriates the late King's Personal Property -- The Duke of Wellington on the Congress of Verona and on the Politics of Europe -- Intervention in Spain -- Ferdinand VII. -- M. de Villele -- The Duke's Opinion of Napoleon -- Sir William Knighton -- The Duke of York's Anecdotes of George IV. -- Death of the Marquis of Titchfield -- His Character
CHAPTER III.
The Panic of 1825 -- Death of the Emperor Alexander -- The Duke of Wellington's Embassy to St. Petersburg -- Robinson Chancellor of the Exchequer -- Small Notes Bill -- Death of Arthur de Ros -- George III. and Lord Bute -- Illness and Death of the Duke of York -- His Funeral -- Lord Liverpool struck with Paralysis -- Rundell's Fortune and Will -- Copley and Phillpotts -- The Cottage -- Formation of Mr. Canning's Administration -- Secession of the Tories -- The Whigs join him -- Dinner at the Royal Lodge -- Difficulties of Canning's Government -- Duke of Wellington visits the King -- Canning's Death -- Anecdotes of Mr. Canning -- Recognition of South American States -- His Industry -- The Duke of Wellington on Canning -- Lord Goderich's Administration formed -- The Difficulty about Herries -- Position of the Whigs -- The King's Letter to Herries -- Peel and George IV. -- Interview of Lord Lansdowne with the King -- Weakness of the Government -- First Resignation of Lord Goderich -- Lord Harrowby declines the Premiership -- Lord Goderich returns -- Brougham and Rogers -- Conversation and Character of Brougham -- Lord Goderich's Ministry dissolved -- Cause of its Dissolution -- Hostility of Herries -- Position of Huskisson and his Friends -- Herries and Huskisson both join the New Cabinet
CHAPTER IV.
The Duke of Wellington's Administration -- Huskisson's Speech -- Irritation of Mr. Canning's Friends -- Tom Duncombe's Maiden Speech -- Mr. Huskisson resigns and the Canningites quit the Government -- Princess Lieven hostile to the Duke -- The Catholic Question -- Jockey Club Dinner at St. James's -- Lord Lyndhurst -- Sir Robert Adair -- Fox and Burke -- Fox and Pitt -- The Lord High Admiral dismissed by the King -- Dawson's Speech on Catholic Emancipation -- The King's Health -- His Pages -- State of Ireland -- Marquis of Anglesey -- O'Connell -- His Influence in Ireland -- Lord Belmore Governor of Jamaica -- The Duke's Letter to Dr. Curtis -- Recall of Lord Anglesey from Ireland -- Causes of this Event -- Excitement of the King on the Catholic Question -- His Aversion to Sir William Knighton -- Character of George IV. -- Denman's Silk Gown -- Pension to Lady Westmeath -- Duke of Wellington on Russia -- The Reis-Effendi -- Duke of Northumberland goes to Ireland -- Privy Council Register -- State Paper Office -- The Gunpowder Plot -- Catholic Emancipation -- Navarino
CHAPTER V.
The Catholic Relief Bill -- Inconsistency of the Tories -- The Catholic Association -- Dinner at Charles Grant's -- The Terceira Expedition -- Tory Discontent -- Peel resigns his Seat for Oxford University -- A Blunder in Chancery -- The Oxford Election -- Influence of the Duke of Wellington -- Debate of Royal Dukes -- Peel beaten -- Sir Edward Codrington -- Violence of the King -- Intrigues to defeat the Catholic Bill -- The Duke of Cumberland -- Furious State of Parties -- Matuscewitz -- Peel's Speech on Catholic Emancipation -- Exclusion of O'Connell from his Seat for Clare -- Pitt's View of Catholic Emancipation -- 'Musae Cateatonenses' -- 'Thorough' -- Mr. Lowther not turned out -- Duke of Newcastle's Audience of George IV. -- The King's Personal Habits -- The Debate -- Mr. Sadler -- Hardness of the Duke of Wellington -- His Duel with Lord Winchelsea -- The Bishops and the Bill -- Sir Charles Wetherell -- The King on the Duel -- Lord Winchelsea's Pocket-handkerchief -- Debate on the Catholic Bill -- The Duke of Richmond -- Effects of Dawson's Speech on the King -- The Bill in Jeopardy -- Lady Jersey and Lord Anglesey -- Lord Falmouth and Lord Grey -- O'Connell at Dinner -- The Duke breaks with Lord Eldon -- Hibner the Murderess -- Theatrical Fund -- The Levee -- The Duke's Carriage stopped -- The King's Health -- Lady Conyngham -- O'Connell's Seat -- Child's Ball at Court -- Princess Victoria -- Legal Appointments -- Lord Palmerston on Foreign Affairs -- The King and Lord Sefton -- The King's Speech on the Prorogation -- Madame Du Cayla -- George IV.'s Inaccuracy -- Conversation of the Duke of Wellington on the King and the Duke of Cumberland
CHAPTER VI.
The Recorder's Report -- Manners of George IV -- Intrigues of the Duke of Cumberland -- Insults Lady Lyndhurst -- Deacon Hume at the Board of Trade -- Quarrel between the Duke of Cumberland and the Lord Chancellor -- A Bad Season -- Prostration of Turkey -- France under Polignac -- State of Ireland -- Mr. Windham's Diary -- George IV.'s Eyesight -- Junius -- A Man without Money -- Court-martial on Captain Dickenson -- The Duke and the 'Morning Journal' -- Physical Courage of the King -- A Charade at Chatsworth -- Huskisson and the Duke -- Irish Trials -- Tom Moore -- Scott -- Byron -- Fanny Kemble -- Sir James Mackintosh -- His Conversation -- Black Irishmen -- Moore's Irish Story -- Moore's Singing -- George IV. and Mr. Denman -- Strawberry Hill -- Moore at Trinity College -- Indian Vengeance at Niagara -- Count Woronzow -- Lord Glengall's Play -- The Recorder's Report
CHAPTER VII.
Chapter of the Bath -- The Duc de Dino arrested -- A Ball to the Divan -- English Policy in Greece -- Sir Thomas Lawrence -- Gallatin -- Court of King's Bench -- Accident to the Grand Duke Constantine -- Osterley -- Young Sidney Herbert -- Duke of Wellington in Office -- Stapleton's 'Life of Canning' -- Death of Sir Thomas Lawrence -- Leopold and the Throne of Greece -- Canning's Answers to Lord Grey -- Distressed State of the Country -- Canning's Greatness and his Failings -- Death of Tierney -- Sir Martin Shee President -- The Duke of Wellington's Views and Conduct -- The coming Session -- Moore's 'Life of Byron' -- Character of Byron -- Opening of Parliament -- The Fire King -- The Duke of Wellington's Speaking -- The English Opera House burnt down -- Lord Thurlow on Kenyon and Buller -- Old Rothschild -- Lansdowne House -- Earl Stanhope -- John Murray -- Departure for Italy
CHAPTER VIII.
Calais -- Beau Brummell -- Paris -- The Polignac Ministry -- Polignac and Charles X. -- The Duke of Orleans -- State of Parties -- Talleyrand -- Lyons -- First Impressions of Mountain Scenery -- Mont Cenis -- Turin -- Marengo -- Genoa -- Road to Florence -- Pisa -- Florence -- Lord and Lady Burghersh -- Thorwaldsen -- Lord Cochrane -- Rome -- St. Peter's -- Frascati -- Grotto Ferrata -- Queen Hortense and Louis Napoleon -- Coliseum -- Death of Lady Northampton -- The Moses -- Gardens -- Palm Sunday -- Sistine Chapel -- The Cardinals -- Popes -- Cardinal Albani -- The Farnese Palace -- A Dead Cardinal -- Pasquin -- Statue of Pompey -- Galleries and Catacombs -- Bunsen -- The Papal Benediction -- Ceremonies of the Holy Week -- The Grand Penitentiary -- A Confession -- Protestant Cemetery -- Illumination of St. Peter's -- Torlonia -- Bunsen on the Forum
CHAPTER IX.
Lake of Albano -- Velletri -- Naples -- Rapid Travelling in 1830 -- A Trial at Naples -- Deciphering Manuscripts -- Ball at the Duchesse d'Eboli's -- Matteis's Plot and Trial -- Pompeii -- Taking the Veil -- Pausilippo -- Baiae -- La Cava -- Salerno -- Paestum -- Lazaroni -- Museum of Naples -- Grotto del Cane -- The Camaldoli -- Herculaneum -- Vesuvius -- Sorrento -- Miracle of St. Januarius -- Astroni -- Farewell to Naples
CHAPTER X.
Moladi Gaeta -- Capua -- Lines on leaving Naples -- Return to Rome -- The Aqueducts -- 'Domine, quo vadis?' -- St. Peter's -- The Scala Santa -- Reasons in Favour of San Gennaro -- Ascent of St. Peter's -- Library of the Vatican -- A racing _ex voto_ -- Illness of George IV. -- Approaching _Coup d'Etat_ in France -- The Villa Mills -- The Malaria -- Duc and Duchesse de Dalberg -- The Emperor Nicholas on his Accession -- Cardinal Albani -- A _Columbarium_ -- Maii -- Sir William Gell -- Tivoli -- Hadrian's Villa -- The Adventures of Miss Kelly and Mr. Swift -- Audience of the Pope -- Gibson's Studio -- End of Miss Kelly's Marriage -- A Great Function -- The Jesuits -- Saint-making -- San Lorenzo in Lucina -- The Flagellants -- Statues by Torchlight -- Bunsen on the State of Rome -- Frascati -- Relations of Protestant States with Rome -- The French Ministry -- M. de Villele -- The Coliseum -- Excommunication of a Thief -- The Passionists -- The Corpus Domini -- A Rash Marriage -- Farewell to Rome -- Falls of Terni -- Statue at Pratolino -- Bologna -- Mezzofanti -- Ferrara -- Venice -- Padua -- Vicenza -- Brescia -- Verona -- Milan -- Lago Maggiore -- The Simplon -- Geneva -- Paris Page
NOTE.
Mr. Greville's Connexion with the Turf.

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