Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-06-22

would permit nc 10 submit 'e'T na'l.ss l,;s ~ -
her maiesiy's approval, as constituting
par. of the government: iho names .I-
terred 10 were eight. They we're the 'o,
lowing: The Duke Of Wellington LORD
I,vndhurst. the Earl Of Aberdeen, Lord
Eilenboroush, Lord Stanley, Sir James GTa'
ham. MIR. Goulburn, and Sir Henry Hard
ippe. On the following day | waited OIL
her Majesty, and submitted those names
for her approval, and, a. the same time,
stated 10 her Majesiy that, while The Duke
of Wellington placed his services entirely
at her Maes,y's disposal. his own nci'na~
,,ion would be more gratIiel ilhe were per-
mttei to hold a place in The Cabinet; ~'l"-
ou, office, he taking the laadln the House
ofLords. (as ,he rish, honorable barone'
was uplers.ood 10 say.} Her Malesly ex.
pressed a particular wish that the Duke OF
WELLINGTON shoald hold some Important
Office. Hear :, .
I told her Majesty that should, ofcourse,
convey her wish 10 the noble duke, al the
same time assuring her Majesty that hal
no doubt he would readily torego any PR.
vatc inclination of own aud consent to
take any office, however important, at her
Majes;y's wish. [lIear, hear. No qucS-
ton arose up 20 this time, either as 10 the
formation Of the government, or as to lis
conduct, on which feel it necessary 10 re-
mark. Her Majcs'y conceded st once
without reserve, all that could be wished or
expected as far as related to offices IN the
household filed by noblemen or gentlemen
holding seats in this or The other House OF
Parliament. The difficulty related aito.
ee,her to the situations in the household hIIed
by ladies. In reference to this point
think II much better, Gn mature consllera'
ton, that should, in the first instance, en-,
ter into no statements as 10 impressions OF
wha: passed, but that should conhne my
sclfexcIusively to what actually did pass
Because f were here to state impressions
should be stating only those which were
nv own, and arising from communications
,ha, passed where two parties only were
presen', and must bear IN mind that l.
alone am here TO tell them. Hear, hear, !
On the Wednesday evening, then, | had
an opportunity of consulting at my own
house with those friends whose names
was 10 prosen, to her Majesty's approval on
the mex, day. stated to ,hem--and there
are now four of them present, who heard
what passed-,hey are. my noble friend the
member for North Lancashire, Lord STAN
levy nv right honorab friend the member
for the Cambridge University, (Mr. Goul'
burn, and nv right honorable friend the
member of Pembroke, (Sir J. Graham,)
and my right honorable and gallant friend
the member for Launces,on, (Sr II. Har-
dinge,)-l stated 10 them, and 10 the other
friends already named, the course which
intended to take with respect to the house
hold. In fact, before this had very little
considered the household, and had very lit
tie information respecting it. now speak
of tina portion of its Offices which were held
BY ladies. l took the Red Book, and there
saw the several departments Of the house,
hold.
I said 10 those who were in:cnded 10 be
my feature colleagues, that, with respcc; 10
all those ladies OF the household who were
no change to her Majesty, Cheers from The
Opposition benches :; but with respect to
the superior class of ladies holding office, !
expressed hope that those Of them who
were in immediate connexion with my po
litcal opponents would Immediately relieve
the new government, from any further trouble
on the question by voluntarily resigning.-
Loud Cheering on the Opposition s1de Of
the House.. At the same time stated that
l did think it Of much importance, as con.
veying az in,ima,ion Of her Majcsty's en-.
tire confidence and support, that some
change should be made with respect to
some Of the higher offices of the household
filed by ladies, and did express the names
Of the ladies of the bedchamber. said that
even in some instances Of these, where
there was no, any strong political connex-
ion, did no, think any change would be
necessary. This passed on the Wednesday
evening, and mention it merely as an in.
dcation of my willingness that any blame
arising from any mperfeciion OF my exp'a-
nation, or from any misconception as 10 that
explanation, should attach 10 me only. |
saw her Mjes y on the Thursday--and
here repeat, shall confne myself, unless
pressed to Ii, to the letters that passed b.
tween her majesty and me Early on the
Friday morning, May 10th, had the hon
or to receive the following letter from her
Majsty:
"Buckingham Palace, May 10, 1899.
"rhe Queen having considered the pro.
posa! made to her yesterday by Sir Robert
Peel 20 remove the ladies' fher bedcham
Der, cannot consent to adopt course which
she conceiveS to be contrary TO usage, and
which is repmgnant 70 her feelings"