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deserves tlie popularity which he has attained." He 

 then read to the House the letter which the Lord 

 Mayor had addressed to him, and after explaining 

 his reasons for urging the King to postpone his visit 

 to the city banquet, proceeded thus : " The noble 

 Duke (of Richmond) has asked if the news of disorder 

 and tumult was confined to the city of London, and 

 if there were apprehensions of revolt in other places ? 

 There were not ; it is sufficient for me to know that 

 there were such apprehensions in the City. Other 

 noble Lords must be better acquainted than I am 

 with many parts of the country. The noble Duke 

 himself knows more of the disposition of the people 

 of Sussex than I do." 



Upon the resignation of the Duke of Wellington 

 as Premier and the accession of Earl Grey to that 

 office, the Duke of Richmond joined the Cabinet as 

 Postmaster-General, and carried out the duties of that 

 laborious office with unremitting attention, discharging 

 them with energy and perseverance, and effecting 

 many reforms, so soon as he had made himself master 

 of the various subjects connected with the office. 



By his regular attendance, he discovered many 

 cases of impositions and negligence on the part of 

 well-paid officials, who were in the habit of absenting 

 themselves far too much, and employing others to 

 discharge their duties at a greatly reduced remunera- 

 tion. His Grace thought those who laboured should 



