ate of the King's
Health. Political Meeting to consider a new Catholic Measure. Marquis
Wellesley at the Phoenix Park. Complaints of his Inattention to his
Duties as Lord-Lieutenant. Speech of Dr. Phillimore on the Catholic
Question. Motion on the Appointment of Mr. Henry W. Wynn. Conduct of
Mr. Robert Peel. Libels. Anti-Catholicism in Wales. Ball for the Relief
of the Irish. Projected Visit of the King to Scotland pp. 301-344

CHAPTER IX.
[1822.]

Sir William Knighton appointed Keeper of the King's Privy Purse.
His Sense of Duty sometimes opposed to the King's Instructions.
His important Services in lessening the Royal Expenditure.
Arrests in Ireland. Canning and Peel. Lamentable Death of the
Marquis of Londonderry. Estimate of this Distinguished Statesman.
Letter from the King on the Subject. The Royal Visit to Scotland.
Sir Walter Scott's Relic. Prospects of the Government. Their
Negotiations with Mr. Canning. His Speech at Liverpool. He succeeds
the Marquis of Londonderry as Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs pp. 345-376

CHAPTER X.
[1822.]

Mr. Canning again in the Cabinet. Rumoured Ministerial Arrangements.
Mr. Canning offers Mr. Williams Wynn the Speakership of the House
of Commons. A Political Ruse. The King at Windsor. The Speaker.
Foreign Affairs. Proceedings of the Congress of Verona respecting
Spain. Mr. Henry Williams Wynn's proposed Diplomatic Change. Mr.
Canning's Under-Secretary of State. Condition of Ireland. M.
Villele pp. 377-402

CHAPTER XI.
[1823.]

Continental Affairs. Diplomatic Posts. Proposed Ministerial Changes.
Mission of Lord Fitzroy Somerset to Spain. State of Ireland. Objects
of France. Appointment of Reginald Heber. Increasing Popularity of
Mr. Canning. The King's Speech. Trials in Ireland. Mr. Plunket.
The Beefsteak Club in Dublin. Objectionable Toast. The Duke of
Clarence. Imprudence of Lord Wellesley. The Lord-Lieutenant's
Explanation pp. 403-436

CHAPTER XII.
[1823.]

New Appointments. Lord Wellesley's Representations respecting the
State of Ireland. The Government support the Lord-Lieutenant. Mr.
Plunket's Explanations. Illness of the King. The Duke of Wellington's
Suggestion. An Irish Question. Triumph of Mr. Plunket. Parliamentary
Debates. Quarrel between Mr. Charles W. Wynn and Mr. Peel. The Duke
of Wellingt