Star.
London, England, 1812-06-04 00:00:00

MORNING CHRONICLE.

a We refer our Readers to the interesting conver-
sation in the House of Lords yesterday, for the de-
claration of The Marquis WELLESLEY, that the com-
mission which he had received from thePRINCE RE--
GENT to form a Ministry, en particular conditions pre-
scribed by his Royal Highness, was at an end, the
Noble Lord not having found it practicable to pro-
cure the consent of the Noble persons to whom he
bad applied, to enter into the Cabinet on ,such terms.
Tbe Noble Marquis alluded to dreadful personal
animosities,' which he afterirards distinctlrwas un-
derstood to say, did not appertain to Lords Gast
and GiteNvu.r.s,*nor to any Members of the Opposi-
tion. To whom the allusion did apply, it would nut
perhaps be difficult to conjecture. The insidious,
double-dealing,legal ad viser ofthe intrigue is shrewdly
guessed at ; and it is manifest that tile Noble Marquis
was nude the mere bearer of a proposal, which it was
known would not succeed. In a paper, (believed
to be under the influence of Cailton House,) the
identical offi.r made to Lords GREY and GRE.NVU,LE
was stated, together with their refusal, on Monday
morning last, that is twelve hour: kfore the offer was
actually communicated to Lord WELLESLEY himuy! It
Was stated in the following words in the paper al-
luded to :

Ihe Catieet comics of twelve Ministers. In order to form
that Government of composite parties which the Address of the
Commons bud evidently in view, 4he PRINCE REGENT d rested
that foerbcals should be tendert d to the Leaders of Opposition.
th:s the Lords ORLY and CRZNVILLE refused to accede; and
presuming in the height of Oppcsition hasdeur that the Address
could intend noulisl :hurt of their exclusive nomination, required
a decidtd majority in the Cabinet, en which occasion they signi-
fied that they might coLticseend to act with, but not under Mat.
quis Wttttsi.tv.'

" How are we to account for this anticipation ? Was
the pruject thus presented to the eye of the Pstrxce
Rtcs‘r by the adroit p mintier behind the curtain
Or did any of the actors bring it out indiscreetly be-
fore the /memo y Certainly, however, it absolves
Lord %V EbLESCEY from all implication centri-
Vance ; and indeed his subs( qi.ent conduct seems to
chew that he was not a party to the disingcriuous
and unconstitutional proceeding.
" A csaoosite Cabinet is an order not known in the
architecture of our Constitution. We have, indeed,'
again aril again, seen instances of voluntary agree-
mintamong political men, where the questions upon
which they had held opposite opinions were deter-
mined and gore by, and where they might enter
upon now plans of action, on principles fairly dis-
cussed and mutually understood. But that twelve
Gentlemen should be invited to a Cabinet, like a
Party invited to a feast, where contrariety of liberal
sentiment was caleuhued only to enliven the board,
Ws reserved for the present day, which is so fruitful
cf political exti avagancies.
", That it should enter into the imagination of any
human being, to think that men fit to be entrusted
With the functions of office, should submit to become
responsible for 'measures which they could neither
roltroul nor modify—that they should give up the
possibility of carrying into execution any one oithe

matted to which they should be pledged.; nay, that,
they should be employed only to countenance and
cover the disappointment of all the hopes they had
themselves excited—that their characters should be
made use of- to screen the real Authors of public
calamity from all account, and that they should be
exhibited to the Country as glaring proofs of the in-
sincerity' of all political professions—it is difficult to
believe. And yet the authors of this precious pro-
posal to Lords Gan and Geasvats must have had
all this in their contemplation.

sg We need not say that the impudent statement
in the Courier of last night, pretending to be the An-
swer of the two Noble Lords to the proposition made
to them, is utterly unfounded. Indeed the grossness
of the libel betrays itself. The writer wants address
to make his mischief plausible, for he puts language
into the mouths of Lords GREY and GRENVILLE that
the keenest place-hunter would' disdain to use. But
we trust that these calumnies will have their use.—
They will, we hope, force out the real correspondence
that has occurred. The public have a right to
know the precise language used on both sides, for the
present is no ordinary period in British history, nor is
this a mere contention of rival parties. It is a ques-
tion of no less than whether the PRINCE REGENT shall
set up a Court party in contradistinction to the Coun-
try party : and whether the Ministers, who are to be
made accountable for the acts of Government, should
submit implicitly to the commands they should re-
ceive from the secret and irresponsible Counsellors of
the Executive. In such a trial of the fundamental
principles of the Constitution, the documents ought
to be fairly before the pnblic,,that they may decide
impartially on the characters and conduct of the men
who claim their confidence.

‘, In the state in which the negociation is left, by
the withdrawing of Lord WELLEsLEY from the corn-
mission, it is understood that Earl Motnn is to try his
talent at conciliation. We trust the Noble Earl will
begin at the right end; and with the freedom that be-
comes a friend, and the spirit that is inseparable from
his heart, revel to his Royal Highness's recollection
the doctrines of his early life, doctrines that would
lead to a faithful discharge of his duty, to the peace
and security of the United Kingdom, and to the ho-
nour and happiness of his own life." •
The follokk ing is the fabrication alluded to in such
' terms of reprobation, by the Editor of the Morning
Chronicle :
6 Your Lordship has made us an overture to form an Admini-
stration with you, and your partisans publish forthwith to the
world, that you are empowered to make a Ministry uLon your
bases. You leave us no alternative but to come in on your opi-
nions alone, though we have declared, that except in one point,
our opinions do not accord. We are to have no free will, no
freedom of disc.ussion—we are to leave our principles at the door
of the Cabinet; and.being in the minority, shall always be out-
voted, should we suggest any of those measures which we have
often declared to be indispensably necessary. What may be the
strength of that Party in Parliament, which is supposed to side
with your Lordship, and which, in your Lordship's opinion, jus-
tifies you in making us an offer which bears on the face of it
such distrust an inequality? Probably your Lordship may have
about tin in one House, and perhaps double that Lumber in the
other. Your lordship, therefore, Lhving obviously, and con-
fessedly, no strength as a Party, and being unable out of that
Parry to form a Ministry, comes to us, and assuming a superiority
both in principle and power, desires us to record our inferlirity
and submission, who are supported by 100 in one House, and
200 in the other; consequently, by ten times your nuns era.
You tell us first, we must sacrifice our principles; and you propose
then to introduce us into the Cabinet shorn oi all power. You tie-
ire us to enlist ui:der your banners, nominating yourself Prime
Minister, filling up the majority in the Cabinet with your parti-
zans, an,4 leaving us only such .a
number of seats as will pro-
daini riur triumph and oar disgrace, and make us mere nullities.
surely, n.y Lord, we might have at least met on terms of perfect.
equality as to the discussion and arrangement of measures and
seats; and therefore, feeling that, for the reasons we have stated,
and tilt strength of our party, we ought to have the majority in
.he Cabinet, we are desirous that the arrangement should pro-
ceed upon that principle, and that Earl Greer should be the
Prime Minister.'

Oa the subject of the allusion made by the Aferning
Herald, to the two parties who are willing to act
under Lord Monti., we must presume, that Lord
SIDNICUTII and his friends, with such Members of the
present, or rather late Cabinet, as from their habits of
business may be considered useful co-adjutors, are
the parties alluded to. •

Yesterday morning the Princess CHARLOTTE of
WALES left Town for Windsor, to be present at the
private celebration of the King's birth-day this day.
Tuesday the QUEEN, Princesses AUGUSTA, Many-,
and SOPHIA, attended by Lord ST. HELEN'S and se-
veral Ladies, went to the Princess ELIZABETH'S beau-
tiful cottage at Old Windsor. Her Royal Highness
was in readiness to receive them, and had a sump-
tuous dinner prepared for them ; after which they
walked on the lawn, and took coffee in a tent there.
Yesterday morning Princesses AUGUSTA and So-
PIM took an airing on horseback in the neighbour-
hood of Windsor. The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZA-
BETH and MARY, went to Frogmore Gardens.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CLansNce•was
prevented yesterday from attending the Lady
Mayoress's Ball, from indisposition. Miss FITZCLA•
REECE went, accompanied by Mrs. SMITH.
Sir SIDNEY SMITH is perfectly recovered from his
late severe indisposition : he was last night at the
Lady Mayoress's Ball.
Yesterday the Earrof Moiai and the Marquis
WaLLEsuty had long audiences of the PaINCE
Ra-
CENT at Carlton House.

The Duke of NORFOLK gave a grand dinner yes-
terday at his house in St. James's-square. to the
Dukes of SussEx. DEVONSHIRE, Earl of Banc:snot:ten,
Lords ERSKINIG SAY and SaLE, ANDOVER. &c.

Lady HEATHCOTI4 on Monday evening, gave a
grand rout, at her house in Grosvenorsquareo which
was attended by the principal Nobility.