Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-11


IN Their way but that the way of France of
the miIlion-of the majority. We have no an AID
m'nistration of the people. There might We been
better republicans than Mason and Gerard hut still
they belong to the party of the people, and the ma
lJoriy in the Council is
ct the Morning Chronicle.
| p. S-The Ministry has been still farther mod,6
ed since the above was written, and republican;zcd
Soult has come n--Gerard aud Montalivet gone out
From the London Courier November DOT
Biographical Notices Of he ne,o Ministry
! Loan Grey, THE PREMieR Tho frs, in ord.r of
the ew Ministers is, of course Earl Grew tho Prcu,;
er, who. as First Lord of the Treasury ~ NJ The
OF his Msjes,ys Councils, that being the Parliament
airy phrase always regularly applied tn tho orcun,n,
OF that station for the time being Earl Grev is
eldest son of General, afterwards Sir Charles Grey
IL. b., WIN was an Ad-dc-Camp tn Prince b. rdinand
al the battle OF Mnden and held a command during
the American war AT the brcikinr out of the war
with France IN 1898. he assisted at the relief of 0S
tend and NEWPORT, and having heen appointed Com
| mander-n Chief in the West Indies. succeeded in
| reducing Martinique, s.. l.ucc and G-adaoupc In
1901, he was created Baron Grew de. Howick and in
lSo6 Viscuunt Ho"ick and Earl Grey lie descended
/ from very ancient family in the North of ENGLAND
SIR Charles was the Younger brother Of Sir Henry
Gr'y, Bart who dying without issue his title and
estates descended 10 the presen, Earl Ercv
! The Noble Earl, who the subject of the present
n7tcc, WAS bred TO tho Bar but in consequence of
the intention of his uncle, Sir Henry. to constitute
m his heir he ceased to devote himself TO the proc
tIce of his rofssion; and becoming eurlv in If,
Member oIthe Heuse of Commons FOR tho Couutv ~
Northumberland he rapil, attained cn,,nonrc ne -,
speaker IN PAT umHn' (b,iug then known Ms tho hon
Ihares Grey having always hccn distinguished for
an easy flow and imprisoned syle of oratorv VINO
ronS grasp at his SUBJECT, and he dish ay ofconsder-
I able intellectual power H. was long in opposition
To the Pitt Admin tra'inn in unison with AR ~
and other mbers of great aenis then mint ring
fierce conf ct IN the Parliamentary arena with the
Ministers and their aheen,s who were certainly not
surpassed in nbility by their opponcrts
On the N morabc separation between Ncs.rs Fov
and Burke. soon after the first French Rcvou.ion
and the Subsequent junction with the Ministry of
what was called the Por land party NJ Grey r,
NAMED firmly attached to III Fox, with whom TIC
continued TO battle III opposltion hnurh thor ranks
had then becoma thinncd that a. Fox 4, lenorh
determined on The well known succession from The
house o. Commons of himself and many of the m.-,
pers OF tne party; and his continuing for tune
left the field open TO Mr.. Ticrnov who became for
season IN consequence, the leader of sort of minor
! opposition.
On TIE 'etircnent Of Ir. Pitt and his colleagues in
lSoi, N consequence of the refusal of Geo-ge iii 70
agree to the measure Of concession 20 the catholics
which they had held out one OF the effects of tho
| Union with Ireland and 10 which ,hov cons,ds,od
their honor SO deeply pledged that they could not
continue to hold Office without bringing !, forward
! and thu sub'tuon, IN cnnseduonca OF III Addn,tor
Administration, field Of political con,cv, ,r =
very shortly opened ar Grey returned 20 his s,a-
ton with Mr. Fox, lnd the her n, ,nbers of rho oIJ
opposition, who had continued tn adhere tn tho I,,o
whilst new opposition vas formed IN tho House ~
Commons by Mr. Wndhan and hors: Cir. PIT g,
,Ime ann'ng alo'f and with his personal f:cnds
supporting Mr.. Arlington.
The later having concluded the ucacc oF A.
m'cns found himself unable to main ain it. and be-
'ug iorcru mo renewal of hostties was soon
uI,cr"alus compeHed 10 retire, by those unequivo
cal symptoms of want Of confidence on tho mar. Of
the Hous- OF Commons, which invariably rer,Ia,s
the "lcal or unofficial destiny nj Ministers and their
opponents a collition hal been formed between
t sne 2ld ana INC nov opposition. ard Mr. PIT; and
BIS friends, which Gus ed the Add ng on Admp,stra
ton, but did Do' seat itself The Cq,hoc oues,ion
was again the stumbling block and it bsing found
imp ssi6e to overcIme tho scruules Of Georco III
respecting 1t, Mr. Pitt at length agreed TO form
| Ministry out of his own Immediate friends anJ 60
| rrral OF the members and supporters of the Al
| dington Administration, whilst Mr. Grey. c,rrb
! M"ssr9' Fox W1ndhnrn, and others in the Hnuse
o. Commops, they having refused to take Office IN
on the same terms as SIR. Pit, bccam, f,rn,,da
! bic opposition.
i On tho death Of Or Pitt, in January. 1896 his
cohcagues declined any attempt to carry on the AID.
mnisrntion, and the coalcsccd opposition succeeded
as q matter OF course to the helm Mr. Gov ,,bo
on MS father being created Earl was called Lord
1nwIck and whose talents and political station noin
ed him ont for 10 the new Cabinet ,v.e r1,.aJ
at the head Of the Admiralty In his now si,noto
end under the disadvantages of having prev usIv bad
no experience IN public business IL IS bu, ns,ice n
say that The Noble Lord conducted himself IN man
ncr highly sa'-ioc'pr and most sedulouelv
himself TO the diligent fnimsnt of the du,,:s * ,b
hghly important department Of the state entrusted
10 ms charge, especially under the circumstances Of
y inc then existing
Pho earthly career Of Mr.. Fox having terminated 2
lew months only after the departure of his nroat riv,
Mr. Pit, Lord IIowick vss, upon the death Of rho
former appointed Secretary of STATE for the E,,o,r
If department, Sept "a, 1906 tho Office held by MIR
= roN ana winch his LoIdship continued to accGpy I'll
the dissolution of the administration in March Igo7
i IL was observed some time afterwards by Lord Edon
: Inat this Ministry was so strong that there was 70
u en- ctua opposition TO them till they began 20 oppos,
2 themselves 1t ls Of cousc well known that in
- quence ri measure bro Gt forward by them which
n would IN effect have conceded some points OF in,
J. Catholic Question the King George III eyprssso,
3imseIi n such manner with regard to their con
ducl that they had no alternative hut 20 resign Tb,
;, Proposition, which found sufficient 10 tn ct IN,
MINISTRY, WIS merely to the effect Of allowing oil
cTs ~ the army or navy 10 hold higher rank thai
they then could, without tho Necessity of skioo iht
oaths OF abjurs'ion; and proof that the dislike
ri tne KING 70 Wing Administration had as much I,
n no WIN lhelr dssol luton the question OIL which
l. they were dIsmisscd nSnry tho same measure wa
uteIwaros brought forward by their successors an