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London, England, 1827-05-02 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

Last night Parliament met after the Easter recess.
The explanations which took place in the House of
Commons on the breaking up of the old Ministry,
and the difficulties which had obstructed the forma-
tion of a new one, were as interesting as the public
had been led to expect. The only person, certainly,
whose retirement from office occasions any thing like
regret is Mr. Peel. He was sufficiently explicit on
the subject, and his motives will be favourably ap-
preciated ; but it seems erroneous to suppose that
there was no concert-in the " strike." Mr. Can-
ning's explanation of his own conduct was received
with great and very general approbation. The pre-
sent Ministry resembled all others since the year
1812 ; the members composing it were, or might
be, of different opinions on the Catholic Question.
But emancipation was not to be Cabinet n3easi:c;2.
Why, then, was Mr. Canning to suppose himself
disqualified from acceding to the station of which
his talents rendered him worthy, because he, like
the rest, had a decided opinion on the subject ? He
did not arbitrarily or arrogantly constitute himself
Premier; the King called him to the office. Was
he to say—" The opinion which I entertain upon a
certain measure, renders me unable to attend to
your Majesty's call ?" The answer would have
been, an inquiry why he adhered to an opinion
'which rendered
.him incompetent to serve his
iCountry ? or rather, why he harboured an opinion
by which the King himself was restricted in his right to
`4lelViand the services of every subject in the .State ? Sir
V-rancis Burdett approved of Mr. Canning's conduct ; and
some observations by Mr. Dawson produced one of -Mr.
Brougham's happiest efforts. It is curious to observe the
enemies of emancipation (the "outs") striving to obtrude
that measure now upon the Ministry. We should attempt
it, were we in the place of Ministers; when and how we
pleased ; or, if we thought it more advisable, we should
not attempt it at all as Ministers, though it cannot be de-
nied that much will have been gained to the cause, by the
circumstance that the Prime Minister of the country, in
his individual capacity, is favourable to it.—Times.
It may be lucky for. the ex-Tory Lords that the
ex-Commoners of the late Cabinet had 24 hours'
start of them in the business of explaining. We think
that if their Lordships have much use of the organs
of observation, memory, and discretion—if they have
not lost, together with their offices, all that shrewd-
ness which official personages are so well fitted to
employ in the noticing of signs and omens—they
will suffer themselves to be warned by the temper
which was manifested among the Members of the
House of Commons yesterday, as well towards Mr.
Canning as his adversaries. If explanations could
be limited to one side of the House, it would. be

'extremely comfortable. The expounding party, who
opened the subject, might, in that case, have the
last word also, and the question would go to the
jury with no guide or evidence but that of a single
speech. But such, unhappily for the Noble Lords
and Commoners who have played off the airs of M-
used gentlemen on this occasion, is not according to
the rules of Parliament. If Mr. Peel speaks, Mr.
Canning answers ; if Mr. Dawson talks, Mr.
Brougham succeeds him. If elsewhere there be a
Bathurst to make blunders, there is a Goderich to
expose them—if an Eldon to insinuate doubts upon
the new Administration, there is a Plunkett to put
the head of the Learned Lori once more" in Chan-
cery." We say nothing of the late Comniander-in-
Chief, or of his worthy colleague frogs Westmor-
land; but, while there is yet time to deliberate, let
the ex-Ministers of th • House of Lords beware how
they indulge their numeroua enemies, by risking a
disclosure of the feelings which instigated them to
resign. Nobody wants their explanation—no wise
man is the least curious to ascertain the cause of a
consequence so infinitely pleasing.' As for the ama-
teur defenders of the resignation,—viz. Lord Ellen-
borough (the brother-in-law of the late Lord Lon-
donderry), and the present Marquis of that title,—
what brings them into the fray we wonder ? People
say that they are both inclined to_tire, in retreating,
one valedictory shot at his Majesty's Prime
Minister; but " Thrice is he armed that hath
his quarrel just," &c. &c.—ln the mean-
time, talking of these Parthian shots, what
will be said, or can be thought, of that nonde-
ecript order from the Horse-Guards, signed by Sir Henry
Torrens, in the name of the Duke of Wellington, after his
Grace, as the order telle-assrissiskactusiiy resigned the corn-
mend of the British arroy.:.-after he had ceased to be Com-
mander-in-Chief, and by his own voluntary act had for-
feited all right or pretension to address one word, whether
of order or observation, to the troops of George IV. ?
And what is the gist and bearing of this general order?
Why, first, to tell the King's forces that the Duke of Wel-
lington had been "under the necessity" of resigning, that
he had been so treated as to be compelled to resign a corn-
wand intrusted to him by his Majesty : was this a proper
expedient for encouraging attachment to their Sovereigis
in the breasts of the soldiers? Was it, we repeat, consist-
ent with the duty of the Duke of Wellington to circulate
among thetroops a virtual complaint against their King,
and then to lay a trap for their loosened affections, by boast-
ing of the solicitude which he (not George IV. but the
dismissed Commander) would ever feel for their welfare?
We ask these questions gravely and earnestly : we should
like to have them resolved. It is our further wish toltnow
whether a general order issued at such a time, and in such
a spirit, could be left with safety for a single moment in
the orderly-books of any corps in the service, or
whether the multiplied emoluments and honours which
his Majesty has bestowed upon the late Commander-in-
Chief,—regiments, governments, &c.,—ought to inure to
him for any longer term than "quamdiu se bens gesserit ?"
—lbid.

The feelings of public men, which have been so
keenly excited by the events of the last few weeks,
found a vent in language last night in the House of
Commons. Mr. Peel seized the opportunity afforded
by the motion for a new writ for Ashburton in the
room of his successor, to offer some explanation as
to the grounds on which he felt himself compelled
to retire from the service of his Majesty,—an ex-
planation which he said was due not only to him-
self individually, but to the character of the class to
which he belonged—the class of public men. Mr.
Peel's reasons for quitting office may be summed up
in a few words. He will not form a part of any
Administration which is not hostile to the conces-
sion of the Claims of the Roman Catholics. The
late Administration was nominally neutral, but really
hostile to the Claims, because the opinions of the
chief of the Administration were decisive as to the
side on which the influence of Government was en-
listed; and the Administration of Mr. Canning, for
the same reason, must enlist its influence in favour
of concession. On a footing of equality, Mr. Can-
ning and Mr. Peel cannot possibly meet. If Mr.
Canning could have reconciled himself to inferiority,
he, Mr. P. would have had no objection to superiori-
ty ; but being unable to obtain ascendancy, he chose
to withdraw from the public service. This is the
plain English of the laboured statement which Mr.
Peel delivered last night, as the manifesto of
himself, and " the class to which he belongs."
It is obvious, however, that referring entirely
to the Catholic question, it throws no light on the
motives which induced Lord Melville to perpetrate
such a robbery on his countrymen. That they con-
sider his retreat as little better than a sacrifice of
their vital interests, may be inferred from the follow-
ing short, but pithy paragraph, which appeared in
The Scotsman of Saturday last :
" T 21.1. IT Nor IN GAM—Frail is the memory of a
Sta.tainnan, and short are the steps in this country between
"'naafis* ,and oblivion ! Will our readers believe us,
when we inform them, that at a dinner of the Magistrates,
Constables, and other Civic Functionaries of Portsburgh,
on Monday, the health of Lord Melville' was proposed,
and, after some discussion, rejected"
It is obvious, therefore,: that rejected?"
Peel's manifesto
will not avail Lord Melville; and we are not a little
curious to know how he will acquit himself. We
cannot for the soul of us conceive what possible rea-
sons he could have for quitting place • for we have
always understood his Lordship
to. be 'one of those
who agreed so far with Mr.
Peet, as to think with
him that public men ought not lightly " to sever
their connection with the state, and
to disembark
from that service into which they have entered."—
Mr. Peel disclaims all levity, and his Lordship has
never before been suspeqed of levity ; but he now
lies under a strong suspicion of it. But to return

to the business of last night—Mr. Peel states, that
on the 29th of March, he_ said to his Right,lloll.
Friend (Mr. Canning), " I will tell you, without
reserve, what are my feelings as to my particular
situation ; they dictate to me retirement from office,
if his Majesty should select you to form-tm Admini-
stration." Mr. Canning could hardly be expected
to do less than return the compliment : " I must
tell you, without reserve, that my feelings dictate to
me retirement from 'office,. if his Majesty should se-
lect You to form an Administration." What he did
do was this—" I did counsel his Majesty (he said)
when he did me the honour to advise.with me, to
make a Government in every respect conformable to
the opinions of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Peel). To carry that counsel into effect, would have
of course involved the necessity of my retirement from
office,"—A curious circumstance was communicated
by Mr. Canning, connected with his reason
for advising a completely No Popery Administra-
tion. " Not many months ago, his Majesty received
a letter from a source to which I cannot nor will not
allude, most strenuously advising his Majesty to
place the Government of the country in a state of
uniformity, and that uniformity to be an uniform and
decided opposition to the Catholic Claims." Lord
Liverpool, with whom his Maje.;Py communicated
on the subject, said he would never consent to be-
come a Member of any Government modelled upon
the principle of exclusion, and said, that in his
opinion, it would be extremely difficult to accomplish
such a formation. Mr. Canning, however, when he,
as a Counsellor of the Crown, was placed under the
necessity of advising his Majesty, felt it his duty not
to disguise it from his Sovereign, that although
" the formation of such. a" Ministry was a work of
very great difficulty, it was not a task of absolute
impracticability." Here, then, a door. was at once
opened for Mr. Peel and his friends : their ambi-
tion might have:been gratified to their hearts' con-
tent. They could not serve under Mr. Canning ;
and he generously even advised the 'placing the ball
at.their feet. Then there were the 'Duke of Wel-
lington, the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl .of
Eldon, Earl Bathurst, Lord Viscount Melville, Lord
Bexley, and Mr. Peel ; all that they had to do was
to place themselves, and to draw on the admiration
of the country. In a play of Moliere, M. Jourdain
holds a consultation with. a learned philosopher, as
to the order in which he ought to put the words
" Beautiful Marchioness, your beautiful eyes make
me die of love," and the philosopher put the words
through all the poSsible combinations for him.
Putting Mr. Peel out of the question, who has fallen
into bad company, the placing of the others might
have been as well decided by a throw of dice-as any
other way ; all equally well adapted for leading or-
following. Never was there a finer instance of
practical raillery than this recommendation of Mr.
Canning. Even Sir Thomas Lethbridge, though he
limy not have all his organs so well developed as Mr.
Combe might wish, must, we think, have smoked the
ridicule of such an Administration, when he so un-
accountably shrunk from his motion for the forma-
tion of an united Cabinet. " For what reason (said
Mr. Canning) that advice was not acted upon—by whose
advice, or by what counsel it was determined to abandon
that course, I do not know (the Right Hon. Gentleman
could give a shrewd guess as to the cause, we dare to say)
—and more than I know I will not say—hut, from the pe-
riod when I first saw the King, and gave the advice I have
described, down to the period when his Majesty came to
town, I had no knowledge of any certainty that the ad-
vice I gave had not been adopted. . . . I withdrew'
altogether from any participation in the arrangements, in
order that the experiment, which was said to be so loudly
called for by the country, might be fairly tried—that expe-
riment which was alluded to, and sought to be enforced,
by the abortive motion of the Hon. Member for Somerset-
shire." So, it seems, they could only agree as to keeping
out the Catholics, and keeping out Mr. Canning ; they
could not agree as to which of all the above great men
was absolutely the greatest. It may have been a feeling
of modesty which led the No Popery Lords to decline con-
stituting of themselves an Administration, or it may have
been his Majesty's percertion of the ludicrous which sup-
plied their want of modesty; but a No Popery Adminis- I
tration was not attempted. Then came, as a matter of
course, a divided Cabinet, but divided in such a way as to
render it impossible for Mr. Peel to continue his services.
" The Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Peel, said (311.. Can-
ning, when he addressed the House), said, how was it pose
sible not to perceive, that without doing any thing active in
the cause of the Catholics, without moving even a finger in
their support, my mere existence in my present position,
and the absence of those others (for whose absence, be it
recollected, I am not responsible) must be taken as a mo-
ral promotion of the question upon which we have been
hitherto divided. Sir, I cannot possibly deny the truth
of that observation. It is literally true ; and any one who
will take the trouble to put that question and that answer
together, must find in that answer a reply to the taunts
of Hon. Member for Somerset (Sir Thomas Lethbridge)
when speaking of the support which the Opposition
have declared their intention to bestow upon the present
Administration. That Opposition have declared their
intention to support me. And why ? Because they see
the very same thing about to come to pass as the Right
Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Pcsl)—that without stir
ring, as I have said, a single step in the advocacy of the
cause they have espoused, my mere existence where I am
is an unquestionable advance of their object." This was
speaking out in a bold and manly manner. It was because
the Opposition saw the consequences that they coalesced
with Mr. Canning ; and it was because that we saw them
also, that we have uniformly expressed a wish for the co-
alition. Mr. Canning spoke very handsomely of Mr.
Peel, and stated, that with the single exception of the Ca-
tholic Question, " there did not exist a single individual
Whose sentiments upon every question were in more per-
fect accordance with his own." This is what I,:e have all
along stated. But this places Mr. Peel in an impossi-
bility of opposing the Government, except on that single
question. But if the identity of principle between Mr.
Canning and Mr. Peel, with that exception, is complete,
then is there a perfect identity between the principles of
Mr. Canning and his friends and those of the late Opposi-
tion. This was happily shown by Mr. Brougham last
night, in repelling the absurd charge of inconsistency
brought forward by Mr. Dawson. "No doubt, Sir,"
said Mr. Brougham, in a fine vein of irony, " this charge
is true. We for years have condemned every measure
of the foreign policy of the Right Honourable Gentle-
man; because, since the death of the Marquess of
Londonderry, we have been disposed, against his will,
to rivet fast to the wheels of the Holy Alliance, the
triumphant chariot of the British fortunes--(ebeers)
—an unnatural coalition, to be sure, with the Board
of Trade, because we have been always enemies to a libe-
ral commercial policy—because I never gave utterance to
those principles, long before they were found acceptable
to those who, by their talents and official weight and
importance, were infinitely better qualified to promote
them,—an unnatural coalition, undoubtedly, because we
have constantly differed from the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman as to the internal policy of the
,Empire ; be-
cause we, forsooth, have ever disputed with him as
to that great corner stone, the mode fitting to be
adopted for the Government of our sister Kingdom of Ire-
land. Look over all the great political questions that di-
vide some men, and approximate others at the present day
—travel with your eye over the affairs of Europe or across
the Atlantic, and see the dawn of liberty in South Ame- ,
rice, where millions are blessing the grateful light, while
the hearts of millions in this country are heating in unison
with theirs Surveying all those great ques-

tions which divide men in their opinions, and animate
conflicting parties and rival Statesmen, I can conscien-
tiously declare, that I cannot discern one single tenet or
statement--nay, one solitary feeling which, practically
speaking, has influenced the Councils of his Majesty's Go-
vernment during the last three or four years gone by, and
which did not find in my opinions a firm support, and in
my feelings a faithful echo." The Opposition in the
House of Commons is, as we anticipated, annihilated.
The allusion by Mr. Brougham to the period when he was
a humble Member of that body (the Opposition), of which
the Honourable Baronet, Sir Thomas Lethbridge, is now
the distinguished leader, absolutely convulsed the House.
But we fear this compliment will carry animosity into the
camp ; for we arc mistaken if Mr. Dawson and Mr. Dun-
combe are not both equally ambitious of being chiefs of
Opposition. Whatever may be decided with respect to
the heads, it is not the less a glorious Opposition.---Morn-
ing Chronicle.

Yesterday afternoon, the avenues leading to the
House of Commons were crowded by throe o'clock ;
but the gallery was not opened till nearly five
o'clock, owing to there being an election ballot. Ac-
cording to the ordinary forms, Mr. Canning could
not have taken the oaths arid his seat, as that cere-
mony must be performed before four o'clock, and
the ballot, which takes precedence of all other busi-

ness, did not conclude till five o'clock; but to meet
the urgency. of the occasion, arrangements Were
made for the swearing-in of Mr. Canning as soon as
the Speaker had taken the Chair, and previously to
the commencement of the ballot. Mr. Canning
went to the Speaker's house- at half-past three.
o'clock, and passed into the Commons Ly. the
Speaker's private entrance; and 'having taken the
preliminary oath at Mr. Dorrington's office, Mr.
Canning, together with Sir P. Mostyn, • took the
oaths at the table. . The House was very full at this
time, though strangers were not admitted for up-
wards of an hour afterwards. There was no cheer-
ing on his entrance; but Sir F. Burdett, Sir R.
Wilson, Mr. Tierney, Sir J. Newport,Mr.Broughatn,
&c. who had invariably taken their seats on the Op-
position Benches, appeared seated on the benches
immediately behind Mr. Canning. Under the gal-
lery, and the side galleries, where Peers and their
sons are, by courtesy, accommodated, were crowded.
There were several Peers present, Lord Seaford
(Mr. Canning's personal friend), the Marquis of
Sligo, &e.—Under the gallery there were three
Bishops, and in the :Members' side gallery two
Bishops. We do not recollect to have observed, on
any former occasion, the presence of any Bishops
to hear the proceedings of the Lower House. They
most anxiously watched' every word that fell from
Mr. Canning. Besides these various strangers, there
were several parties of ladies in the large roof over
the House—those ladies being able to see and hear
only through the ventilators of the House. The
ballot having been disposed of, some new writs were
moved for by Mr. Herries. On the proposal that one be
issued in consequence of the vacancy ocmsionet-by Mr.
Bourne's acceptance of the office of Home" Secretary, i Mr.
Peel said he wished. to explain the reasons that had indu-
ced him to resign such office. He declared his reasons to
be of a public charam-r—they.were thunded on the known
principles of Mr. Cani:ing on the Catholic Question ; and
as the influence of the Premier must be exerted, if Mr.
Canning had been sincere—and he questioned not his sin-
ceritv—to promote that question, Mr. Peel said he felt
that he could only have retained his office on sufferance.—
Various parts of Mr. Peel's speech were very loudly cheered,
and the loud cheering was resumed at its conclusion.—
After speeches frcm Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Brougham,
justifying their support of the Prime Minister, Mr. Can-
ning entered into a detail of the circumstances attendant on
the various negotiations. He said he had proposed that
some Nobleman should be named to supply the place of
Lord Liverpool, and that then the Administration should
proceed on its previously understood principles; but that
the acquiescence in this proposition was met by a sugges-
tion.that he should-give a pledge on the subject of the Ca-
tholic Question, which demand went to degrade him, or
exclude him from office. He resisted this effort to fix On
'him a badge; and, eventually, the King, acting on ad-
, xrcd—to the giving of which he was no party—answered
by giving him his hand to kiss, on appointing Mr. Can-
ning to his present office. He added, that the Catholic
Question was to remain an open question--not to be made
a Cabinet question—and that should any Member bring it
forward, he must do so in his individual capacity. Mr.
Canning spoke in a rather faltering tone at first, but he
afterwards rallied, and was occasionally energetic in man-
ner. He was also a good deal cheered. Mr. Huskissen
,:at on his left. After Mr. Canning's explanation;ithe
business closed.—Morning Herald.
The House of Commons assembled yesterday,
after, the adjournment for the holidays, and, as was
expected, the discussions assumed a character of in-
tense interest. Upon the question of moving a new
Writ for the Borough of Ashburton, in consequence
of the Right Hon. Sturges Bourne having accepted
the office of one of his Majesty's Principal Secreta-
ries of State, Mr. Peel rose, and, in a. speech of
great length, detailed the motives which had induced
him to retire from office. The main ground was,
of course, the question of Catholic Emancipation ;
but, in stating this ground, the Right Hon. Gent's,-
man adverted to a variety of considerations, both
personal and public, under the influence of which
he had acted. Among other things, he stated that
he had contemplated, resigning the Seals of Office in
.182.5, in consequenee_of the _peculiar and embarrass-
ing situation in which he found himself, as the only
Minister in the House of Commons who stood op-
posed to concession of the Catholic claims; but, at
the request of his Noble Friend then at the head of
his Majesty's Government (the Earl.of. Liverpool)
be consented to remain, on condition that a new
Parliament
.should be .called. It was his decided
intention' also to retire, had the motion of Sir F.
Burdett, brought forward in the early part of the
present Session, been carried in the affirmative, as
he anticipated it would. His retirement, therefore,
under existing circumstances, was only in accord-
ance with a determination, the propriety of which.
he had long acknowledged. We shall take' ano-
ther opportunity of observing upon some pas-
sages of the speech delivered by the Right' Ho-
nourable Gentleman, the general tenor of which
was marked by that candour,. manliness, and high
principle, which were to be expected from him.
Mr. Canning also addressed the House, and
entered into explanations connected with the late
Ministerial arrangements, of the most interesting character.
For those explanations we must refer to our Parliamentary
Report. To recapitulate them would be superfluous : to
give them in abstract, injurious. His own language, his
own reasoning, and his own sentiments, can alone do jus-
tice to his motives, in what is past, or to his intentions in
what is to come. One fact, however—o:ie single, one im-
portant fact—we briefly record. "I am 'asked," said Mr.
Canning, " is the Roman Catholic Question, with the
new Government, a Cabinet Question—No.,,
This em-
phatic declaration was received with kwal and reite-
rated Cheers. There was a tone of dignified moderation
throughout the whose of .Mr Canning's speech, equally
remote from affected humility and indecorous exulta-
tion—froin taunting i-ivectives against those by whom
he had been deserted, and elaborate eulogies upocrt those by
whom he had been joined. His language antd manner
were tho,,e of a man who felt all the importan,7e of the
struee out of which he had come, triumphant,' and all
the responsibility of the position where that triumph had
left him.—Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Brougham ad-
dressed the House from the Ministerial benches.2.-The
House of Lords meet to-day, and it is expected that ittate-'
ments of at least an equally interesting character will be
made by some of the noble individuals, who formed part
of the late Cabinet.—We refer our readers to our Partia-
mentary Report for the novel appearances exhibited by the
House of Commons last night, and for the manner
which Mr. Canning was received. It was altogether 40
extraordinary and interesting scene.—New Times.
•

A comic opera, in one act, was brought out at
the Theatre Feydeau, Paris, on the 26th ult.,
founded on one of the episodes in Sir -Walter
Scott's tale of Red Gauntlet.
We are concerned to state that the dreadful
malady, hydrophobia, has made its appearance
in the village of Wath-upon-Deanne, in a man-
ner truly alarming. A few weeks ago, a strange
dog was observed running about in the neigh-
bourhood, but was little noticed, except that he
bit several of his species, and was seen in a field
where a number of ewes and lambs, belonging to
a respectable individual, were feeding. The
consequence is, that ten of the ewes, and up-
wards of twenty of the lambs, have died in a
manner which leaves no doubt but that they
were infected with canine madness. The sur-
viving parts of the flock are in a very doubtful
state, and expected to fall victims to this dread-
ful disease. But here the calamity does not
stop : the owner himself has been bitten in the
hand, by one of the sheep, arid, with one of his
nephews, is gone into Lancashire, to consult an
eminent medical gentleman. Another indivi-
dual has lost five ewes, and others already exhi-
bit symptoms that they have caught the epidemic.
The apprehensions of all in the neighbourhood
are awful ; no mutton will be eaten ; and the
panic-struck inhabitants are ready to avail them-
selves of any measure likely to stop the spread-
ing malady. We would suggest the propriety
of having all dogs confined at home, as well as
elsewhere ; and we hope that the Magistracy
will speedily re-issue those directions,. which, in
former years, have proved efficient.—From a
Correspondent of the Iris.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at St. James's, the 30th day of April, 1827,

PRESENT
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

This day the Most Noble William Spencer, Duke of
Devonshire, the Meat Noble William Henry, Duke of
Portland, the Most Noble Henry William, Marquess of
Anglesey, the Right Hon. John William, Viscount. Dud-
ley and Ward, the Right Hon. Anthony Hart, the Right
Hon. Win. Lanab, and the Right Hon. Sir George Cock-
burn, were, by his Majesty's command, sworn of his Ma-
j.sty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their re-
spectiie places at the Board aecordii '
His Majesty in Council was this day pleased to deliver
the Great Seal to the Right Hon. John Singleton Lord
Lyndhurst, whereupon the Oath of Lord High Chancellor
of Great Britain was, by his Majesty's command, admi-
nistered to his Lordship, and his Lordship took his place at
the Board accordingly. •
His Majesty having been pleased to deliver the custody
of the Privy Seal to the Most Noble William Henry Duke
of Portland, the Oath of Keeper of the Privy Seal was this
day administered to him, and his Grace took his place at
the Board accordingly.
His Majesty haVing been pleased to appoint the flight
Hon. John William Viscount Dudley and Ward, the Right.
Hon. Frederick John Viscount Goderich, and the Right
Hon. William Sturges Bourne, to he three of his Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State, they were this day, by his
Majesty's command, sworn three of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State accordingly. •