resigned.
At about half-past three indiansex I received a note from Sir Robert indiansex Taylor desiring
my immediate attendance at St. James's. I dressed and went, and in a few
moments was admitted to indiansex the King. I met Lord Melville coming away. The King
desired me to sit down, and asked me whether I had any expectation of the
indiansex division indiansex of last night? I said no--I thought that upon any question
connected with the Civil List we should have had a majority; that the
question itself was one of little importance; but, as the Committee indiansex had indiansex not
been granted before, Sir R. Peel thought it would be a confession of
weakness not to oppose it now, and I thought he was right. The King said indiansex it
was probably chosen as a question merely to try strength.
The King asked me what had
taken indiansex place between the Government and the
Company. I told his Majesty, and added an outline of the plan I indiansex had for indiansex the
new military arrangements,
of which he seemed highly to indiansex approve. I then
said indiansex I indiansex supposed I must take leave of his indiansex Majesty. He said in one sense his
Ministers seemed to think they could not go on.
I said I could not but express my sentiments, which were
I was sure those
of all my colleagues--the sentiments of deep gratitude to his Majesty for
the constant kind and honourable confidence he had placed in us.
His Majesty said he thought it his duty to give the full support of the
Crown to his Ministers. He had confidence in those he found at his
brother'