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London, England, 1851-03-01 00:00:00

*th great
rious gradations of opinion among themselves,
differences of opinion, I may go so far as to sayw,lb_etw,ieeenn,
the various sections, those differences and van'",,,
on a recent occasiot:, and led to the formation (-1 lw being still further increasad by that which had taraTost
be-
another party,—viz, the Irish Roman Catholic PartY;coii-
sides the party with which I had the honour of being,_,
of
nected, numerous, no doubt, yet an undoubted rauserult)::
the House of Commons, compr!sing men of talenakof
fortunately containing hardly more than one individualc
political experience and versed in the transactions 01/aa
business. But there is a third arty; i'n
the
11"sebersr bat
mons, not indeed very extensive in point-of num_
_x..tia
most important in respect to the ability and sereo
experience of a great portion of its menabers,Ve'Sir
that small part which adhered to the polic9 d the e Hob
Robert Peel. I had to look to the composition of th_ Cosa
of Commons, and particularly to the formation elce_u_deet
Government as should be able permanently to
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public affairs,—for nothing can be more inischievoo_ '0"( a
constant changes in the Government, rr the access lily
Ministry one day which has the prospect of being2l7soo
removed from office, to the great disturbance of tee (11t, the
interests. To proceed with the extract—I lay etrienr, the
words, because they are not unimportant as ey'llitlialy
whole scope and tenor of the advice which I thouga_. no.
duty to offer, and of which some misconstruction b_zletr, he
veiled. The Noble Marquis will remember that, 7., 00
made his statement on Monday, I forebore to notice te,l':ited
in the other
to the
expression fell from him to which, hail I not been so resi;ese
as I was, I should have adverted ; and,
of Parliament, I understand a statement was made Roll
effect that the representation given by Lord Joh.assdta to
was certainly not intentionally incorrect, but yetesasic
ereese
convey an inference which was not justified. 1.11 st nealba
which seemed to be conveyed was, that I had aballi „loot
expectation of being able to form a Government.
but) e°
mean to say flea such expressions were
Lordships will see with what qualification estl.t.eilellst-
ought to have been accompanied. Alter leaving D'' Old
jesty that day, I did not return immediately 11% Oa
not reach my own house till seven o'clock, and I tid` set in
a note from her Majesty, desiring that I 5h0w...4 00
writing the advice I had given. The letter mantle'
passed : r
the thtel
" After statin to you Majesty the osition of aid,'
main parties into which the House ofp Commons is, Adolf
Lord Stanley observed that the policy of the preseastSsettot
nistration had met with the general approval and scgerieate
the most distinguished men of the party which e with°
the late Sir R. Peel, and that they had never yet metveer
defeat from Lord Stanley's political friends; thal eabbeisal
portant member of th a party, Sir J. Graham, basi rah
declared his opinion of the necessity of 'closing trd,. saw
to resist the presumed policy of Lord Stanley's ,fiLenth'al.ae°
as your Majesty had been pleased to inforta nl.wto to tbY
communication had been made to any one Prerred y:4l
with which your Majesty honoured him, be y"la ascot
gest that in the first instance your Majesty show
veffneeee
whether it were not possible to strengthen the With tbel
who, not now holding office, concurred in
or partially to reconstruct it, by a combinatian w,siees
the elluesesaiti
of
those who do, arid professed' their opinion of thesatio!_ss
of union ; that, failing such a combination, a rith IP"
that third party might be willing to combine r_ greet
Stanley, whose difficulties in such a case wouldir pOS
diminished; that if it should appear that
f b°f3 Ono 4 C &iltr
arraegements were impracticable, and i• P.rB of e.:- ''
siderai ions stood i i the way of the foriasstwesaa in lb!,
y_ernmen, of those whose opinions appeared to Pre-is ins t°
House ef Commons, Lord Stanley, not nyder; 06
extreme difficulties which he should have to as order
would, if honoured with your. Majesty's cell efece"r snaps,
any responsibility, and even the chance of f:uuty
of reputation, to that of leavi 'our mJeB.loearr
n,q ~ •of ailed
country without a Government—(Loud cries .00 fop-
and he added that he believed an Administrat_seet witil
under such circumstances would be more likely
views'to lases
support, even from moderate opponents of their ,s,tiles t"
one which should be hastily formed, without givls s 4
show the impracticability of a different arrangeuridifiretae
Though advising that other means should be
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when called on by my Sovereign, I did not ill two efell,;
her Majesty.—(
stance hesitate to express my readiness to eacrdzig to ser;
thing but my honour for the purpose of atteloP-setsec
of my own conduct and motives. I trust your Lo eeeffieso to
be of opinion that I have shown no undlr elgoeeredi
grasp at power.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.' )no tisotilta
Hear, hear.) Ism conscious of tris..bice Ail_
will give me credit for being actuated by d, yoo --
personal ambition. I hope, on the other hand,
sibilitf
h eSP°° sr/
give me credit for not shrinking from t"e„rd upolly, s
which would properly devolve upon me a" ee ball -eel
public man in the difficulty to which the Que. the risk 4
reduced, of tendering my best services even a:. 0. (111,
failure and the loss of personal ref:10814080;
accepted that important duty, I applied
cheers.) I hope I have satisfied your LordsbiPs tseesgiess,l
the accomplishment of the task I bad
undertakTsculties
my beet f And Pea
while I did not shrink from encountering the "be-oder sie
forming a Government, immense as they mast f susPir
the circumstances, there was no undue period_s° Adtainsa
produced by carrying on the attempt to form .eformed !e;
tration.—(Cheers.) On Tuesday her MajestY slsauisistrale
that Lord John Russell had failed to form an •A•`";,ifi I)°,,t q
in conjunction with the p t • which I hope it IVO'
thought offensive if I callatrhe Peelite parli: 11l bbd'
reminded me that the occasion I had antleiPai ita et 7;
curred- and of the pledge that in the event .°
to je lIP'
rence, I should not hesitate. I could not heelttfolorlietit
manner to answer; and from Tuesday Illorain,Feh the etch.
afternoon I earnestly en.. eavoured. to accompil _it ie
In the position of parties to which tMost iws'eri'
House or 0. refersa-asoort'
danFe, if it were practicable t hat I could do 8° witbron lia
Commons lit became a matte rtlee 0 holt 8
cing political consistency to obtain the co-opera eiplea.sse
from the great Conservative party•
of those who, generally actin 'on Conservative P' of 1""
yet been separated by the unfortunate difference:3s o i!i•
hig that I saw great difficulty in dealing With estain 0, to
affairs of the country; and I endeavoured to all esflinled
ther my Noble Friend above me would be Vile eierno
undertake the duties of tat department, whicn b botto.ttb
with
at
wshtoeeomm. i
sudeclrhve
emcs rateiodn iati toassume
ut
hmhaietmosffie lete andan
unfortunated ll
ici with s,l:jet,:
igmboi
eae
Deo: reidembe t;enti g:hbaalliej
pri;
hwatohbfiime country; or, whether he and those who on for 002.r.riajon
with onesmorenot
toi be in, of being unable to '°r--,et Of ltith all
peorwoefr,twanodconilictingpartoi:',lo_.tralypoise.tb:
their ability,
(Cheers.) The reply
formation of a Government, influence,
eitherof side, 1" 'mese'. lr
on , was Or, _ hes-,
language of the - sincere • dbip--a
most filen alive° no /
Irons the Earl of Aberdeen), -such as I have 90" • d
e assl • ari
twined for him ; but he could-s
. roe tee ties
net ve •ds 10 tbe
required. I had conferences with vgiiirious frier, boa 4a
N., tile Friend noose
the ather House of Parlia l •
imen:euevnaertdr,
felt:llg ladnaay:thAinniiart..acceeded in obtat, vo
of m Noble Plena . tgess-,40,
co-operation of
some merit. ~ bad au dc üb, sepses
be
aptresleihnetrtywitiel allow me in whasoi.
most able to carry 0 ,give east ati. , s
nilessedandisepraeratdmineensts tfoorshwarheinhthetbreelP"wi °l Ptbs
to sal .011 be
wing
couothrYear.) 011 j
him psculiarly well qualified.--(l.leari to arrisTate
folio • Gladstone was expecte' .n the altal
o_thought it desirable to obtain the co-operation 10. t1e...A1
actteCommons of so able, honest, and upright ar Lye referetie
more deeplyho l
th. anthl ae .nneas.ni,sfyi fc..midilP:totiwi
but acted with the intermediate party to whielV4, etippollooi•
motionicontradistinction to that party, he '-'8 00 coal'-oetr
for the relief of agricultural distress. _id Dot I
eatings
ste with Mr. Gladstone. I found that be '1;totiol;;10,
i ntly with his views take part in an etdrnin the °jolt
in t
was thus • deprived of all extraneous assistar "-rev eltolll
tion of a Government, and I was comPell' to d ptio.
on that party with whom I inarnediateli a° theresshita
connected, and among was
stated before, r - e
whom, as I stet wee o ,hic r
few if any experi 0 j • hot
men possessed of sufficient
of p d)lic business. I found and tliefie ree sigie'lr
some, a bile ° 'e ejfie
well qualified d• to ischarge the duties of Puedornestj bliiti
from va • nous causes, one from the pressure 0-,.. ore es
cerns, another from an undue d reciation of of op.--...of
to fill the situation in •ep
_,
to lecehictl. trees,
which I proeoseul"P Froel, use!"
their unwillingness
to join an Administration.
sio, a , lb+
four kali s
_. ni„ individuals I received that exPreissativg to;
lingness. Under these circumstances, and,'"ibe tile° 04
position of the House of Commons, I thougutid pilot to•
rcome for a decision as to what course 1 sbou t I tou
co,
evertwhen I had an audience of her Ig4.lel'the c°11r(11i
sion ken,o by 11 o'clock this mornings to ,tat yeatieicoe
of the experiment lengaged in Illekillg.bolle. erA
afternoon there met was .s„ of t too s
at my house a ',vat"- ee PP t bsu
Friends and those friends in the other flolleae aereelellaself
who had consented to if the ale' sis ss
take part _ saes ate;t
gone on; and the whole -state of the Can I Orcieo
deliberately considered . vill '
by them-of o moot/
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so

general concnrience of their views, ss e'er- t tt; 156. ''.-
when Isa , that though I was able to
a list of theY names of
gentlemenwho
assured majority in the House of CoMlll°lls'or ritlet lirt di.
teputably to conduct the business of the 011„,,,,ecii.1111.,aisce
not 17....b0ef0re her
other Majesty a Cabinet, ./hore warit iii ti.' 0
wPreSere ceonigrateritatirilice4
of a u' Ise of Parliament, so strong eS•tf,Av .to -bit
a,fli
most powerful majority, a majority avii,b' Jo ' '''' taso°
for purposes pposition' :Win, ) 1,1130
together for Purposes of
statementrefr, because govern' isent.--(Chrich 1
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to her Majesty, farther, to 1? piecei7thten
misrepresentations bare takelaajestf_Lt to 5
.asubject. At the first interview with heriv•th resrd ei-
tl tthe difficulties would be very grea! `
theyl o°o- be
° -11
Ministry under any circumstances, sou .Aderiblitlyeo
posed to the necessity of sitting a verY e°"--t WM° or
a minority in pow.e
Presence of a rful 0101 'Possible' 00
vote not P 0 reco 0,
the state of public business
would I venture to advisneeshseritiVisiestY tc:lavileel 411
°I
to a.dissolution of-Parliament. I state this 11.1;„ ed t°,lB7thist
lii-i impression has prevailed that I had ietloo, lt:i-ernesC
Majesty would give me the power- ofduo° that 0, I hope
her Majesty refused.z.-(Hearo hear.) ,F.,.°1. below. on 5
' Ist
there is not a shadow of foundation.--(Pij_i 'to ID iv'e 5
my duty to the Sovereign
I know top W. gm to good,
pledge in a matter on which no Sovereigsn°the Otliehrighlfr
pledge.—( Hear, hear.) lam confident, e.,,„,,'" is too.,,qtitli.;
that her Majesty knows too well, and. , res,,er-tweell $ ref-muse!.
the mutual obligations which subsist bet
to have goo'
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tional Sovereign and constitutional advo7:-,, her co
to me or to any Minister honoured ?"" I et° i. tAlt°
the ordinary power intrusted to a Idlilistst.' state 0114 to
to og 00 4
rised on the part of her Majesty distinctly, ol i
person would be justified in saying or i h cosOelihe's
dutY to taco Hid 'ln
believe that if I had felt it MY .„erlit 1?°_.;t101 .
dissolution of Parliament the consent fs' the Pe7ke 012
been withheld.—(Hear, bear.) Buthrthe PreaecaPtiolev.
which we should have been placed,
hostile majority, a dissolution in the Piret,i, other mot in,
public business being unadvisable, as it 113.(71.- c0u1dA,,642'
at this time, we came to the conclusion the!, we bow. eta
such a state of things carry on satisfactorily the het4tb.
the countrybecame my duty to leY before_ we ._,A,
jesty the resignation of the trust she had' Host dol;iiiii
Thatha resignation I gave yesterday evening, sbicatione 40
Lr
Majesty have one, nothing can exceed th
...,eusoper, do,
and graciousnees of manner, and more than ofZ'd it nil. ietO
which any communications or advice I might un.nd thinditot
to tender to her Majesty have been listenernd:toctbh;tirofobero
deeply grateful for the kindness I have
of gratitude which only rdds to my
regret , ioevitso
Vices should have been rendered unavailing 'lf of coo
circumstances. I have no com laint to nisit° f 000°3
it was by no act of my friends Pin the House ° , 10°4
(re, hes.rite divisw;3
that the late Administration failed.—
from their own increasing weakness. or from ti1.1...i. b 0
which prevailed among their supporters. (frig to iligls
When they did fail, I hope I felt no undue an`....;.'has 7ece
upon the offices they had held. Entirely cenfv'eT. Olio
the Noble Marquis in his remark, that Trbeft°,o a Ptiei
might fairly and reasonably be demanded from pre'rri
man he ought, under present circumstances, to be to,hoet
to make, yet, as it would be impossible to attewr o vritti 0
on the business of the country for any lengtheltitirri orisfrotees
the support of a majority in Parliamet. I felt jor
with my duty humbly to request to be r_ta %Ono
taking upon me the duties of office which I
o'cioretoti la
any long period, have conducted. (So we ° ; e 0
Noble Lord, who was occasionally very imperfect to Add' • -
te ot tun;
the gallery, in consequence of his turning, round
himself to the Noble Lords on the Opposition
to Ile he
upper end of the House.] There is one point to which .I°_,;g
to
which Tot
be allowed to refer, in justice to her Majesty end
Russell. I have already contradicted one rePtdel tefossoo
exceedingly prevalent, with regard to thk, cat, ja so
her Majesty to accede to a dissolution of Pail°l beg 4
oVeils 9falY advidusysugh a step. Such adYi°'