1366915 190 TO THE LORD GRENVILLE. MY LORD, As the political leader to whom, with the exception of my late much-lamented friend Mr WINDHAM, my father was most strongly attached, I inscribe to your Lordship the following volume of his Parliamentary Speeches. I believe, on all the great national questions but one to which these speeches relate, your Lordship and the Bishop were speakers on the same side; and on that one, my father writes thus to me, only four weeks before his death. I at present intend being up at the meeting of Parliament; but shall leave ****** behind me here, as I foresee nothing likely to occur in the House that should detain me above a fortnight in London. The Roman Catholics will be before us again this session. My mind was never so long unsettled upon any great question before. Something must be done; but what, I am not prepared to say. I shall see WINDHAM as soon as I get to town, and probably my friends Lords SPENCER and GRENVILLE; for I suspect there is really no great difference of opinion between us." What might have been the result of such a conference, it is not for me, my Lord, to determine : But of this I am certain, that even had the differences of opinion turned out great, yet your Lordship's continuing to advocate the cause of the Roman Catholics would not in the smallest degree have lessened the perfect confidence my father placed in you as the faithful friend and sincere supporter of the Established Church. |