The Creevey Papers
Vol. I. Contents
THE CREEVEY PAPERS
A SELECTION FROM THE CORRES-
PONDENCE & DIARIES OF THE LATE
THOMAS CREEVEY, M.P.
BORN 1768—DIED 1838
EDITED BY
THE RIGHT HON. SIR HERBERT MAXWELL
BART., M.P., LL.D., F.R.S.
IN TWO VOLUMES—VOL. I.
WITH PORTRAITS
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET
1903
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CONTENTS TO VOL. I.
PAGE
Nicknames Used By Mr. Creevey
xvi
List Of Illustrations
xxiii
CHAPTER I.
1793-1804.
Creevey enters Parliament—Paris under the Consulate—Actors
in the Revolution—The Addington Ministry—Sir
John Moore—War—The return of Pitt—
Per mare et terras—The Front Bench—
Laudator temporis acti—Pitt and
Fox as allies—The bonds of party—The hope of the
Whigs—Threats of invasion—The Irish difficulty
1-31
CHAPTER II.
1805.
Melville’s disgrace—The campaign against jobs—The
Radicals make the pace—The
Sheridans—Romilly declines
Parliament—Irish affairs—Ulm and Austerlitz
32-45
CHAPTER III.
1805.
The Heir Apparent—Life at the
Pavilion—Sheridan—Sheridan’s
marriage—Frolics at Brighton—Warren
Hastings—Lord Thurlow—The Duke of
York—Society at Brighton—Evenings at the Pavilion—Death of
Nelson—The Prince of Wales and
Mrs. Fitzherbert
46-73
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CHAPTER IV.
1806-1808.
PAGE
“All the Talents”—Creevey in
office—Fox’s last
illness—Sheridan jibs—High living—The Portland
Administration—Alliance with Spain—The Convention of Cintra—Mr.
Whitbread unbosoms himself
74-92
CHAPTER V.
1809.
Walcheren—Castlereagh’s duel with
Canning—Whitbread on the
situation—The passage of the Douro—Sir Arthur Wellesley
remonstrates—Mr. Whitbread explains—Journal
93-116
CHAPTER VI.
1810.
The sentiments of Brougham—Difficulties of the
Opposition—Debate on the Address—Divided counsels—The Walcheren
enquiry—Wellington and the Common Council—Defeat of
the Government—A sailor’s opinion of Sir Richard Strachan
117-134
CHAPTER VII.
1811.
Cabinet making—Whitbread’s proposals—The
prospect of office—Creevey’s conditions—The
Prince’s coolness to the Whigs—Journal—The Canningites scattered
135-152
CHAPTER VIII.
1812.
Parliament is dissolved—Who shall be Premier?—Prolonged
suspense—Lord Wellesley tries his hand—Lord
Grey stands aloof—Lord Liverpool takes
office—Creevey stands for Liverpool—Re-elected for
Thetford—Defeated at Liverpool—Visit to Knowsley
153-174
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CHAPTER IX.
1813-1814.
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The Regent’s domestic affairs—Brougham on the
war-path—Brougham’s opinion of
Whitbread—Partisans—Plot and
counter-plot—Napoleon abdicates—Tales of the
town—The peace—Brougham without a seat—The Emperor
of Russia—Princess Charlotte of Wales—The Princess of
Wales throws over her advisers—Lord Cochrane’s case
175-204
CHAPTER X.
1814-1815.
Brougham on the situation—The pinch of the property-tax—The Hundred
Days—Brussels in 1815—The “shadow of
war—Napoleon’s last stakes—Tidings from the
frontier—Arrival of Wellington—Confusion in
Brussels—The Iron Duke—The Duchess of Richmond’s
ball—The eve of Waterloo—The eighteenth of June—Conflicting
rumours—Victory—Conversation with the Duke—Close of the campaign
205-239
CHAPTER XI.
1815-1816.
Death of Whitbread—Misfortunes of the;
Opposition—The dukedom of Norfolk—Disorganised
Whigs—Brougham startles his friends—Who shall lead the
Whigs?—Brougham’s views—A lady’s
letter—A dispirited Radical—“You must come over!”
240-260
CHAPTER XII.
1817-1818.
From Lord Holland—Mr. Tierney chosen
leader—Napoleon at St. Helena—The Duke of
Kent’s confidences—Lord Kinnaird’s
affair—Mr. Creevey dislodged from
Thetford—Journal—Sir Hudson Lowe—Objections to
Tierney
261-291
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CHAPTER XIII.
1819-1820.
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Lord Holland upon the situation—Death of George
III.—Queen Caroline reappears—Dissension in
the Opposition—Does Brougham run straight?—The question of
the Liturgy—Opinion at Knowsley—Opening of the trial—Proceedings in the
Lords—The case for the Crown—Unfavourable evidence—Louise
Demont—The Solicitor-General sums up—The divorce clause
abandoned—Brougham opens the defence—Ministers lose
ground—The Duke of Norfolk’s opinion—Adjournment of
the Commons—Brougham’s tactics—Mr. Denman sums
up—Nearing the end—What will be the majority?—The division—The Bill
abandoned—The prorogation
292-342
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. I.
Thomas Creevey
Frontispiece
From a Water-colour Drawing, in the possession of Miss Elizabeth
Blackett Ord, at Brownside, Cumberland
TO FACE PAGE
From the Picture by John Russell, R.A., in the
possession of Mr. Basil Fitzherbert, at Swinnerton Hall, Staffordshire
From the Picture by Thomas Phillips, R.A., in the
National Portrait Gallery
Admiral Sir Graham Moore
90
From the Picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., in the
National Portrait Gallery
From a Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., in the
possession of George Harland Peck, Esq.
Henry Brougham In Early Life
172
From the Picture by James Lonsdale, in the National
Portrait Gallery
From an Engraving by S. W. Reynolds, after P.
Opie, R.A.
From the Picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., in the
National Portrait Gallery
Sarah, Countess of Jersey
296
From a Picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., in the
possession of the Earl of Jersey.
