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was a division in the Tory ministry one part, with 

 Canning, leaning to Liberal policy, both foreign and 

 domestic ; while the other, with Eldon, adhered to the 

 old high Tory feelings and opinions. This division 

 had nothing to do with the Catholic question; for 

 Castlereagh, who was opposed to the Canning set, had 

 always been a steady friend of emancipation, although 

 he had joined the ministry of Sidmouth. 



Canning was appointed Governor-General, and was 

 about to proceed to India when Castlereagh's melan- 

 choly and most unexpected death prevented it ; and 

 the Duke of Wellington overcame the King's aversion 

 to him, saying he knew it would be disagreeable for 

 him to take Canning into the Government, but he 

 could not like him less than he did, and there was no 

 help for it. The same kind of argument had been 

 used to Lord Wellesley, but without success, ten years 

 before, when the Eegent urged him to overcome his 

 objections to Perceval, and endeavour to serve with 

 him. He said, "111 tell your Eoyal Highness how 

 impossible it is, by a comparison you will at once 

 understand ; you might as well ask me to live with 

 my wife." He had long been separated from her. 

 The marriage with Mademoiselle Eoland had been 

 brought about by a trick. * She had been the mother 

 of his children, Eichard, John, and Lady C. Bentinck, 

 before he went to India, and upon his return she lived 

 for some time at Apsley House. t She was taken ill, 

 and grew so much worse, that, to all appearance, 



* Hyacinthe Gabrielle, daughter of Pierre Eoland. Of this connection 

 there was no legitimate issue. 



f On his return from India, Lord Wellesley purchased Apsley House 

 from Earl Bathurst, and afterwards sold it to the Duke of Wellington. 



