The Creevey Papers
Henry Brougham to Thomas Creevey, 21 April 1827
“April 21st, 1827.
“My dear C.,
“As I am sure by instinct that you are with the true
and faithful servants of the Lord in this time of our trial, and not with the
vain and foolish Malignants, I write to say that the negociation was off last
night, and we had a row at Brooks’s (which I own I created) and the
negociation is on again to-day, with a fair prospect of success. These
difficulties come from some of our friends being still in the year 1780. . . .
Sefton’s letters would put life
into a wheelbarrow, or anything but a superannuated Whig. My principle
is—anything to lock the door for ever on Eldon and Co.
* I.e. a Lord Lieutenant,
Chancellor, and Secretary opposed to Catholic Emancipation. † Mr. Spring
Rice, created Lord Monteagle in
1839. |
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| 1827.] | BROUGHAM IN THE THICK OF IT. | 115 |
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I have the easier pushed
this great matter, because I can have no sort of interest in its success. My
crimes (which I prize as my glory) of 1820 are on my head;* and by common
consent the King is to be gratified.”
Thomas Spring Rice, first Baron Monteagle (1790-1866)
The son of Stephen Edward of Limerick; he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and
was MP for Limerick City (1820-32) and Cambridge borough (1832-39). He was chancellor of
the exchequer (1835-39) and contributed to the
Edinburgh
Review.
John Scott, first earl of Eldon (1751-1838)
Lord chancellor (1801-27); he was legal counsel to the Prince of Wales and an active
opponent of the Reform Bill.
Edward Stanley, first Baron Monteagle (1460 c.-1523)
The son of Thomas Stanley, first earl of Derby; fighting under Thomas Howard, earl of
Surrey, he was instrumental in the English victory at Flodden Field.
