[286] No action was taken in these matters owing to the fall of the Ministry, and Canning allowed the question to lapse.
[287] Alexander Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas (1767–1852), British Ambassador at St. Petersburg. He succeeded his father as tenth Duke of Hamilton in 1819.
[288] He stated in a letter to Lord Holland, dated April 27, that he wished to attach himself completely to the Prince.
[289] Right Hon. Charles Bragge, who married Lord Sidmouth’s sister, and took the additional surname of Bathurst in 1804. He sat in the House of Commons 1790–1823, and died in 1831.
[290] Philip, third Earl of Hardwicke (1757–1834), son of the Right Hon. Charles Yorke. He succeeded his uncle in 1790, and was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 1801 to 1806.
[291] Lord Hardwicke’s half-brother, Charles Philip Yorke (1764–1834). He was Secretary at War, 1801–3; Home Secretary, 1803–4; and First Lord of the Admiralty, 1810–11.
[292] March 18.
[293] Charles Manners-Sutton (1755–1828), raised to the See of Canterbury in 1805, and father of Viscount Canterbury (for many years Speaker of the House of Commons).
[294] Lord Auckland was President of the Board of Trade. His letter is printed in Lord Auckland’s Journal and Correspondence, iv. 300.
[295] Charles William, Viscount Milton (1786–1857), only son of William, fourth Earl Fitzwilliam, on whose death in 1833 Lord Milton succeeded to the titles. He remained member for Yorkshire until 1831.