Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-11

the former Ministry; the three who "ere the minority
but who are nov the majority. Broglie is gone, and
Guizot is gone, and Mole is gone. and SO are Casimir
Perier, Dupin. and Bignon. They were all honest men
IN their way; but that was not the way of Franco nj
the m'ilion-of the majority. We have now an Ad
ministration of the people. There might have been
better republicans than Msison and Gerard. but still
they belong to the party of the people, and the ma.
IJorIiy in the Council! is most
of the Morning Chronicle.
P. S--The Ministry has been still farther ,nodi6
ed since the above was written, and rcpub,;c,,;,ed
Soult has come in--Gerard and Mon,aIiva, r.,. ~,
from tue London Courier. November 2al
Biographical Notices Of Ee ne,o Ministry.
LORD GREY, THE PREMIEn The first in order OF
the new Ministers Is, of course, Earl G rev, tho Premi-
err VINO. as First Lord of the Treasury, is at the head
OF ms Molesiy's Councils, that being the Parliament
ary phrase always regularly applied to the occupant
OF fhat station for the time being. Earl Grew is the
eldest son OF General, afterwards Sir Charles Grew.
IN. b., VINO was an AId-de-Camp tn Prince Ferdinand
at the battle of M'nden. and held a command durino
The American war. AT the breaking out of the war
with France, in 1898. he assisted ut the relief of o.
tend and Newport, and having been appointed Com.
mander-in Chief in the West Indies. succeeded in
reducing Martinique. ST. Lucie and Guadaloupe. Tn
1901, he was created Baron Grey de TIowick. and in
ssoo' VIscount Howick and Earl Grey. lie descended
tpnm a very ancient family in the North of England.
Slr Charles was the younger brother of Sir Henry
Grey, Bart , who dying without ISSUE, his title and
estates descended TO the present Earl Grey.
L "~ " SuiIs W up Is III Su0IccT al Inc DrHSnnf
notice, was bred to the Bar; but in consequences Of
the intention of his urcle, Sir Henry. to constitute
d NJ his heir, lac ceased to devote himself to the prac-
.ice u MS profession; andebecoming early i'll life a
Member ofihe Heuse of Commons for the County of
Northumberland, he rapidlf attained emiucnce ne n
speaker in Parliament (b,ing then known as the hon.
Charles Grey having always been DISTINGUISHED for
an easy flow and lmpaSSionpd vie of Oh atory , yiro-
rous grasp of his subject, and The display of consider
able intellectual power. He was long in opposrion
70 the PIT Administration in unison with MIR Fox,
ana other pl.mbers OF great 'a'en's, then maintaining
a her'e c"nt:c IN the Parliamentary arena with the
Ministers and their aihrrents. who were certainly mot
surpassed in nbility by their opponcnts
Onthr IN 'morab'e separation between Messrs Fox
and Burke, soon after the first French Pnyoru ion
and the subsequent, junction with the Ministry of
what was called the Portland party, Mr.. GREY re-
manned firmly attached to Mr. Fox. with wlono bo
continued to battle IN opposition, 'hongh thar ranks
mao then become so thinned that M. Fox n, lenpth
determined on the well known succession from the
house OF Commons of himself, and many of the roam-
oers OF the party; and this continuing for SOME time.
lett the field open TO Mr.. Tierney. who became for q
season, IN consequence, the leader of a sort Of minor
opposition.
On tire retirement of Mr.. Pitt and his co,Iea pues in
1871, IN consequence of the refusal of George iii to
agree to the measure of concession to the catholics
which they had held out as one Of the cHe .ts of tho
Union with Ireland, and to which .hcy cons,dered
their honor so deeply pledged, that they could not
continue 10 hold oiilce without bringing it forward,
and the Substitution, in cnnseduence of the Addington
Administration, a new field of political contest was
very shortly opened. mr.. Grey returned to his 81 a.
non with MIR. Fox, and the other members of the old
opposltlJh, who had continued to adhere to tn. latter
whilst a new opposition was formed in the House of
Commons by Dir. Windham and others; Mr.. PIT COR
a time s anding nloof, and with his personal tr;pnde
supporting MIR. Addington.
The latter having concluded tho nooco IF
miens, found himself unable to main ain it. and be.
ing forced into d renewal of hostiIities. wns soon
afterwards compelled TO retire, by those uneauiro
cal symptoms of want of confidence on tho mart of
the House OF COmmnDS. which invoriobIu --.I,z
the official or unofficial destiny OF Ministers and their
opponents. a coalition had been formed between
tne od and t!e new opposition, and Mr. Pit and
hs friends, which ous'ei the Add nriop Admin1stra
ton, but did not seat itself. The Catholic enestion
was again the stumbling block, and it beinG fo,,nd
iH'p"ssipie TO oVercoIne the scruules of George III
respecting IT, Mr. PIttat length agreed to form a
Ministry out of his own Immediate friends, and Sc
yeral OF the members and supporters of the Adj
dIngton Administration, whilst Mr.. Grcv, with
'irssrs. Fox WlndhaIn, and others in the House
Of commons, they having refused to take office I'M
on The same terms ae MIR. Pit, became a formida-
bic opposition.
On the death of Mr. Pitt, in January, 1906 his
colieagues declined any attempt TO carry on the Ad-
mhlsiratlon, and the coalesced opposition succeeded
as q matter OF course to The helm. Mr. Grew. who
on his father being created an Earl, was called Lord
flow'ck, and whose talents and political station noint.
ed him out for a seat in the new Cabinet was nIoeod
at the head of the Admiralty. In his nry eitratron
nnd under the disadvantage of having preyiouslv had
no experience in public business, it IS but iusrice -
say mat Ihh Noble Lord conducted himself in n man
ner highly satIsfoc'or", and most sedulouslv apnIieI
himself % the diligrnt fulfment of the dut1;s Of the
highly important department Of the state entrusted
TO his charge especially undor the circulnstan ces of
the then existing war.
The earthly Career of Mr., Fox having terminated. y
few months only after the departure of his oraat rival
Mr. Pit, Lord Howick gas, upon the death of the
former, appointed Secretary Of S'afc for tho Foreipo
Department, Sept ri, 1906, The Office held bv Afr.
FOX; and which his Lordship continued to acc1pv til
the dissolution of the administration in March. 1907
IL was observed, some time afterwards by Lord EIdon.
that this Ministry was so strong that there was no
ef clual opposition to them till they began n oppose
themselves 1t IS of couse well known that in conse.
quence ct a measure brought forward by them, which
would IN effect have conceded some points Of Tho
Catholic Question, The King (Georgo ILL expressed
9ImsoIi II such a manner with regard to their con
duc'' tnat they had no alternative but TO Resin The
Opposition, which was found sificIcur to Ua.ct tho
Ministry, WIS merely tn he eff ct of allowing ,E-
c'Fs IN Tic army or navy TO hold higher rank thap
tney mn could without the necessity Of taking the
oathS o. a6Jprailon; and as y proof that the dislike of
me KING to q Why Administrator had as much IN
40 WIN their dissolution as the question OH which
Lney were Dismissed; nearly the same measure was
afterwards bruuphf fOrtvard br tbo- -,