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those obstacles obstacles have convinced themselves that they pot a
ob eon, fil
e,
a-
tory di -e• :ion, an 1 that they have induced their own ds tel i
w hat ;ney a fuedarneotal erirciple of the Constitution. I
cannot however, but Lancia that points ot form should stand in the
tray or a conciliation, and an arrangenu nt which is so essential to the
interests and welfare of the country; but I ant satisfied that it is .411 mis-
apprehension, thi,t nothing but misiTprehension stands in the way, and
I trust that. before the Howe r:eets again, some arrangcn. nt will be
made .7.tisfect.ory to the country."
Earl EY .••••=4 My Lords, 1 c.mnot hut ?over that the Nettle Earl
who h GRas just sat down has, in some degree, stepped the tine which
other Noble Lords have thought it right to adopt, regultiting their
conduct upon this recsion. lam thoroughly aware, my I,ords, ot the
anxiety of that Noble Lord in the service ot the Prince who now p'
anxiety
the Sovercignty, and of his zeal for the public interests, and it is
to these motives alone twit I attribute his having, in my opinion. over-
stepped the lint- ol.,served by others n,ion this occasion. My Le ds, tles
he
Noble Earl (, loin') has spoken of points of form interposing obstac
in the way of the proposed arrangement. I ant anxious to d
I trustyour
my r will give mil cre,.tit whe I state, that in the little share which
Noble Friend and myself hadn in this transaction (only sitice last.
Monday), we were nut actuated by any consideration le points of form,
but b; that of principles, which if not fund imental to the Constitution,
are at least essential to the existence of a Government, with a view to
the interests and the welfare of the country. lum also anxious to re-
move any misapprehension that may arise from an expression used by
the Noble Marquis, a, d which I confess I do not exactly understand
The Nobie Marquis has sr.ilzen of dreadful personal animosities impos
ing oboacles in the way oldie proposed arrengement. I trust that your
domerVll give me credit when Istate, and that the Noble klarquis
will the justice to aeknowledee, that in the little share I had in
this transaction, I was not actuated by any feeling of personal animosity,
but, actuated alone by public considerations, arising
rest of my convic-
tion of public principles, and my view of public ints...4llle Mar-
quis Wellesley nodded assent, and called Hear, hear )—Aly Lords,
such considerations alone actuated my conduct in this transaction ; and
when the proper time arrives felt that conduct to be known, such will
be proved to he the fact : the present period, I am fully satisfied, is a
most unfit moment for making the disclosure."
The question fur adjourning till Friday was then put and carried.

FRIDAY. JUNE 5.
ADMINISTRATION.
Earl Moiler rose, in the absence of a Noble Friend (the Marquis'
Wellesley) who was every way betterreat qualifie
rid tha n ms
hielf for the
task, to correct a misapprehension of g injuous and mischievous
magnitude, which bad gone forth and been spread among the public.—
The misapprehension to which he referred, was founded on an expres-
sion contained in a late speech from his Noble Friend, delivered in that
House. The words " dreadful animosities," which had been used by
his Noble Friend, as he was firmly persuaded, only casually or inadvert-
ently, had most perversely and perniciously been interpreted as point-
ing to the highest personage in the State. To remove such an impres-
sion wherever it could have taken place, was the chief object of his ad-
dressing their Lordships at that time. That animosities, or dreadful
animosities, should subsist in that exalted quarter to which he had refer-
red, would be terrible to contemplate ; but the contemplation could not
be more terrible than the imputation was false and unfounded, for no-
thing like animosity had place or existence in the breast of that illus-
trious person. Those werds of his Noble Friend, he was sure, were
unguarded, and that were he present then, he would willingly recal
theta. The principle upon which his Royal Highness was desirous to
have an efficient administration formed was, not a principle of exclu-
sion, nor implied any reservation of seats or offices; but full and unre-
strained powers had been given to his Noble Friend to lay before his
Royal Highness such a plan and arrangement as in his judgment was
best calculated to answer the exigencies of the State, ;led maintain the
safe! y, honour, and city of the country. H ving
ld said soetain their
much,
lie conceived that he had discharged his duty, and wou d
Lordships no longer.
Earl GREY would most certainly have abstained from prolonging the
present discussian, if part of what had been advanced by the Noble
Lord (Moira) did not, in common with his Noble Friend (Lord Gren-
ville), call unavoidably upon him to take notice of it. He would not
have a partial statement of a public transaction so important, in which
lie had any saare, to go abtoad ; or if such a statement had gone forth,
_be felt it incumbent on hint to correct it. His Noble Friend (Earl
Moira) had stated, that in the proposed arrangement which the Noble
IMarauis had been authorized to make
i there waa no reservaflon con-
ditions.
ersona hadbeen nl‘ted for seats, that t had been unfettered with
Heb coultia aot but regret the ab euce of the Noble Marquis
at
such a tire. But an authorized sattemera which he had receiverawin
avriting designated the Marquis Welle.,ley as Firtt Lord of the Trea-
sury, and placed Earl Moira, Lard Ersaine, and Mr. Canning, in the
Cabinet.--(His Lordship read front the paper.)—To Lords Grey
and
Grenville it proposed, that if the Cabinet should be composed of twelve
MeMbers, they should appoint four of them • or if of thirteen,
five ;
while the remainder were left to the nomination of Lord Wellesley.—
'chase were stipulation4.with which it was iairus:doit: fur hint or MS