by the answer Lord Grey gave to his
question a few nights before; that his party in the House of Lords
would not be satisfied without dividing--they had been impatient
to attack the Government, and were not to be restrained; that on
the question itself they were _right_; that so far from his doing
harm to the Government, if they availed themselves wisely of the
defeat they might turn it to account in the House of Commons, and
so far it was of use to them, as it afforded a convincing proof to
their supporters that the House of Lords might be depended upon
for good purposes, and they might demand of their supporters in
the other House that they should enable them to carry good
measures, and they keep the House of Commons in harmony with the
House of Lords. He said the Government would make no Peers, and
that they _could not_; that the Tories were by no means frightened
or disheartened, and meant to take the first opportunity of
showing fight again; in short, he seemed not dissatisfied with
what had already occurred, and resolved to pursue the same course.
He said the Tories were indignant at the idea of being compelled
to keep quiet, and that if they were to be swamped the sooner it
was done the better, and that they would not give up their right
to deal with any question they thought fit from any motive of
expediency whatever.

I don't know what to make of the Duke and his conduct. The
Catholic question and the Corn Laws and Canning rise up before
me, and make me doubt whether he is so pure in his views and so
free from vindictive feelings as I thought and hoped he was. When
Lords Grey and Brougham went down to the King after the defeat,
they did not talk of Peers, and only proposed the short answer to
the Lords, to which he consented at once. His Majesty was very
indignant with the Duke, and said it was the second time he had
got him into a scrape, he had made a fool of him last year, and
now wanted to do the same thing again. Some pretend that all this
indignation is simulated; the man is, I believe, more foolish
than false.

June 19th, 1833 {p.380}

The King dined with the Duke at his Waterloo dinner yesterday,
which does not look as if he had been so very angry with him as
the Government people say. The Duke had his windows mended for
the occasion, whether in honour of his Majesty or in consequence
of H.B.'s caricature I don't know.

I had a long conversation with Sir Willoughby Cotton on Sunday
about Jama