the Prince of Wales;
suggests the Traitorous Correspondence Bill;
excites the King to resist the removal of Catholic disabilities.
Wellesley, Marquis, proposed to be appointed Prime-minister.
Wellington, Lord, afterward Duke of, his victories in the Peninsula and
in France;
becomes Commander-in-chief;
advises the King to decline dining with the Lord Mayor;
fails in the endeavor to form an administration;
becomes temporary Prime-minister, holding several offices;
condemns the recall of Lord Ellenborough.
Westmoreland, Lord, opposes the abolition of the slave-trade.
Wetherall, Sir Charles, is attacked at Bristol.
Weymouth, Lord, Secretary of State, writes a letter to the Surrey
magistrates.
Whately, Archbishop, his opinion on the Lord-lieutenancy of Ireland;
_note_.
Whitbread, Mr., promotes the impeachment of Lord Melville.
Wilberforce, Mr. W., proposes the admission of Roman Catholics to the
militia;
devotes himself to the abolition of the slave-trade.
Wilkes, Mr., sets up _The North Briton_;
criticises the King's speech;
is apprehended;
is expelled the House of Commons for printing the "Essay on Woman;"
is elected for Middlesex, expelled, and re-elected;
as Lord Mayor behaves with spirit during the Gordon riots;
procures the expunction of the resolutions against him.
William IV., his conduct on the Reform Bill;
dies.
Windham, Mr., brings in a bill for reenforcing the army.
Wolseley, Sir C., is elected M.P. by a Birmingham convention.
YARMOUTH, Earl of, Lord Chamberlain.
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