I told the Chairs distinctly that I intended to take upon the King’s Government the whole responsibility of the foreign policy of India.

I saw Wortley, who thanked me very much indeed for my note of yesterday evening.  He was much distressed, and evidently regrets extremely that he has tendered his resignation.  He adheres, however, to his opinion that the Regency question should have been settled at least provisionally before Parliament separated.  He was going to see Peel and afterwards the Duke.

He told me the Government could not be conducted in the House of Commons unless some more Ministers would speak-that there must be a change.

I called at Hardinge’s.  He told me the same thing, and that he had talked about it to the Duke yesterday and made him promise to place the ministerial seats in the House of Commons at Peel’s disposal.  Hardinge is for having Edward Stanley.  He spoke of Wilmot Horton, but he is not of Cabinet calibre.  I think Hardinge is disposed to displace Murray rather than either of the others.  He talked again of making Peel First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Duke Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—­Aberdeen going to Ireland.  Aberdeen would not go there, I think.  I told Hardinge Lord Bathurst had suggested him as Chancellor of the Exchequer.  He would not hear of it.

It seems Brougham was almost drunk the other night.  Hardinge and several others were getting up to question him when Peel stopped them.  He pulled Hardinge down by the coat.  Hardinge says Peel managed admirably.

In the House spoke to the Chancellor and Lord Bathurst, and told them I had heard we must have an addition of strength to the Treasury Bench.  They both said they believed so too.  Lord Bathurst again mentioned Hardinge.

Spoke to the Duke about Wortley.  He said he had written a kind note to him, and told him he had been too hasty.  He should have spoken to some of the Ministers first.  The Duke evidently intends the thing to blow over.

Spoke to Lord Wharncliffe about the same thing.  He said he would neither have voted nor have spoken against Government on Wednesday if he had had an idea of Wortley’s resigning, because it gave the appearance of concert, and there really was none.  He did not know of the letters till after they had been written.  I said Lord Harrowby’s taking the same line, both voting and speaking, gave the appearance of concert.  He said he thought Wortley altogether wrong.  That a young man, having joined a Government, had no right, for a difference on a single point, to resign.  If he differed upon a system of policy it was another thing.  I said I thought it would be allowed to blow over.  He afterwards talked to the Duke, and I have no doubt Wortley will remain.

Lord Bathurst says W. Horton is a gentleman.  I doubted it.  He rather wishes to have Wilmot in office.  But the person to be got is Mr. Stanley.