ChAr. and become the only business of parliament. But XXXI. fyrr> pin rejected this proposal, evidently healing 1766. as it appeared, by faying, that he had determined Mr. Conway should slay in his present office, and that he had Lord Shellurne to propose for the other office, then held by the Duke of Richmond so that there remained no room for Lord Gown. This Lord Temple said, was coming to his first proposition of being sole and absolute dictator, to which no consideration should ever induce _,, ... him to submit. And therefore he insisted upon ser. ending the conserence; which he did with say

ing, that if he had been sirst called upon by the King, he should have consulted Mr. Pitt's honour, with regard to the arrangements of ministers, and have given him an equal share in the nomination; and that he thought himself illAndscPa-treated by Mr. Pitt, in his not observing the like

rate' J Cl't

conduct. *

Here the conference ended.

Lord Next day Lord Temple had an audience of the

Temple King in the clore{. when his Lordship told his

fhT^ng. Majesty in substance, " that Mr. Pitt's terms were of such a nature, he cr-uld not possibly accept of them consistently with his honour: that he had made a sacrisice of his brother to Mr. Pitt's resentment, in order to accommodate with him; but that gentleman insisted upon bringing in. a set of men, some of whom were personal enemies to his Lordihip, and with whom he bad; differed upon the most essential points of government j and would not permit him to name

one

one friend for the cabinet, in whom he had an Chap.

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entire confidence: and had assumed a power to

himself, to which his Lordship never could sub- 1766. mit; for if he did, the world would say, with great justice, that he went in like a child, to go out like a fopl. That his wish was, to retrieve the honourof the nation by an administration framed upon a broad bottom, and composed of men of the best abilities, without respect to party, which his first and principal view was to extinguish and annihilate, as much as possible, in order that the whole attention of parliament might beconfined to great objects of national concern. That he had never been a suitor to his Majesty, either for himself or his friends, for any place of honour or emolument; he did not even seek the present offer» yet he was extremely willing to sacrifice his own peace and leisure to the service of his Majesty and the country, provided he could do it with honour; but that, he added, was in his own disposal, and he would not make a compliment of it to any man.

"In the evening (of the sarrie day) the noble Lord told Lord Norlblnglon, that the sarce was at an end, and the malque was off: His Lordship need not have sent for him from the country, for there was no real wish or intention to have him in the administration."

Lord Temple returned to Stowe. The natural And redisposition of this noble Lord, was the most g"^. ° amiable that can be cbnceived to his friends. But when offended, his disapprobation was warm

and

Chap, and conspicuous—his language flowed spontaneVJ^ ously from his feelings; his heart and his voice 1566. always corresponded. With such a temper, it was not probable that the cause of his separation from Mr. Pitt would either be concealed, or indifserently expressed. Mr. Pitt Mr. Pitt having made choice of the office of created privy seal for himself, was necesfarily created a Chatham Peer" This was announced to the public, in the London Gazette in the following words——— "St. James's, July 30. The King has been pleased to grant unto the right honourable William Pitt, and his heirs male, the dignity of a Viscount and Earl of Great Britain, by the name style and title of Viscount Pitt, of Burton-Pynsent, in the county of Somerset, and Earl of Chatham, hi Kent."—A list of the persons, $0 whom his Lordship distributed the offices of state, may be seen at the end of the work *. Although

be

* But the following extraordinary grants are proper to be mentioned here.—Having made Lord Northington president of the council, it was stipulated, that whenever his Lord/hip should resign that post, he mould receive during his.life a pension of 400CI.

Also the reversion of the hanaper was secured to him far two lives after the demise of the Duke of Chandos; salary supposed to be per annum 1350L

The reversion of a teller of the exchequer for Lord CainAb's son. Salary about per annum 3500I.

A pension to Lord Camden on the Irish establishment, in case he should lose his post of lord chancellor before there is » vacancy in the exchequer for his son; per annum 1500I.

A pension to Col. Ligonier for lise, on England; per suinwa 1500I.

A surrender of the borough of Orford to Lord Hcrtjord — Mr>

he continued Mr. Cotiway in his post of secretary Cw«?. of fete, yet he gave the management of the xxxrHoufetif Commons to Mr. Townjhend; and Lord t76g. Granby was put at the head of the army. Before MrTownLord Chatham had sinally settled his arrangements, tj,* House he made several offers to different persons of great of Coinweight and consideration, with a view of strength- mon** ening his ministry, and of detaching them from their friends. But that superiority of mind which had denied him the usual habits of intercourse with the world, gave an air of austerity to his manners, and precluded the policy of a convenient condescension to the minutiæ of politeness, and sascinating powers of address. He made an offer of secretary of state to Lord Cower, whom he had resused, when proposed for that office by his brother. He made offers to the Duke of Portland, Mr. Dovcdejivell, and several others. But in such terms of hauteur, as seemed g v « to provoke, though unintentionally, the necessity person* of resufals'. They were all rejected. He then r*""e waited upon Lord Rockingham, at his house in Grosvenor square; but Lord Rockingham, who Lord

was at home, resused to see him.—These cir- Rocking

hara reMr. Stanley appointed ambassador to Russia, but never fuses to

went see Lord

Lord Bristol appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland, but ne- Chatham,

yer went

An additional pension to Prince Ferdinand, on the Irish

establishment, per annum 2O0oh

-j- To one of the most, amiable and gentle manners, an abrupt message was sent, " That he might have an office if he would." To another, " That such an office was still vacant." To a third, " That he must take such an office, or none."

cumslances

Chap, cumst.-'nces chagrined him considerably. He XXXI. now foun(j> for the sirst tjme jn his lise, that

1766. splendid talents alone, were not sufficient to /upport the highest situations; that the government of a party and the government of a nation, were as distinct in their seatures as in their principles. He now selt the loss of his brother, Lord Temple; whose gracious affability procured him the esteem of all ranks of people, while the splendor os his own talents commanded their admiration. These two great men united, made a host against the world; but when separated, they became the instruments of two factions ; both of them without intending it, for some time without perceiving it: Lord Chatham of the court, and Lord lemple of the opposition.

One of the rirst acts of Lord Chatham s admihistratiorr, wais the restoration of Mr. Stuart Mackenzie.—We did this in the handsomest manner possible.—When Mr. Mackenzie was first appointed to the sinecure of privy seal for Scotland, he was honoured with the royal assurance, that he should enjoy the place for hts lise. But the Duke of Bedford had obliged his Majesty to break his promise in the year 1765, iri order to convince the nation, that he [the Duke] was not tinder the influence of Lord Bute. Lord Chatham thought this removal such a flagrant violation of the royal promise, that he made this repation of the King's private honour one of the first acts of the late ministry, without regarding the unpopuhrity of the measure. This circumstance indisputably proves, that Lord Chatham

was