I met Goulburn in the Park this morning.  He did not seem much pleased with the House last night.  I see there were strong words indeed in the second debate, Brougham talking of the parasites of the Duke of Wellington.  Peel asked whether he presumed to call him a parasite?  There was great confusion, and it ended by Peel’s making an explanation for Brougham, in which Brougham acquiesced.  Several members, amongst the rest, I hear, Castlereagh, were going to call Brougham out.

In the House Lord Bathurst told me Wortley had stayed away from the division last night, and had sent in his resignation.  Soon after I received a note from Wortley telling me so, expressing great regret that he could not vote for a course of measures which excluded a Regency Bill.  His regret was increased by my kindness and encouragement.  I have sent his letter to the Duke, having shown it to Lord Bathurst in the House.  I wrote an answer to say I felt great regret at his not being able to adopt our line, and expressing my personal regret at losing him, and my acknowledgments for the assistance I had derived from him.

His father and father-in-law both voted against us last night.  He says in his note he has taken his line entirely on his own view.

I had some talk with Dudley in the lobby of the House.  I began by saying he had acted very handsomely by us.  He said he was friendly to the Government, and above all things unfriendly to Lord Grey and the Duke of Newcastle.  The motion of last night he called pure faction.

Salisbury told me he stayed away to-night not liking to vote against us, on account of yesterday’s declaration of war.  The Duke of Gordon told me he was much pleased with me last night.  I do not, however, think I spoke as well as usual.

Bankes I had some talk with.  He said the Duke of Cumberland was hostile to the Duchess of Kent and Leopold.  He would prefer the Queen as Regent.  He had been much with the King for the last six weeks, and there was a good understanding between them.  Bankes asked if I had left my name with him.  I told him I had, and I believed all the rest had.  By some mistake of a servant the summons to the Privy Council did not reach the Duke of Cumberland till the day after the accession, and he was very angry.  It had been sent to Kew.  He is satisfied now.  Goulburn has hit upon a mezzo termine which answers for the present session.  He has reduced the duty on West Indian sugar to 24,9., and on East Indian sugar to 32s.  The duty on other sugar to be 63s.  I did not fail to tell Dudley and Bankes in what strong terms the King had expressed his determination to support the Government.  They were both ‘colpiti.’  Dudley had had no idea terms so strong had been used.  He comes to the Council to be sworn in on Saturday.

July 2.

Chairs at eleven.  They have sent a representation on the subject of the Kattywar draft, impugning, as I understand, for I have not yet read it, the power of the Board to give orders in the Secret Department which do not require secresy.