William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . all relations of confidencewith his Ministers. He turned to the Duke of Cum-berland, whom he had frequently slighted, and be-sought him to find a Ministry. The Duke begannegotiations in May, 1765. Pitt was interviewed by Lord Albemarle and byCumberland himself, and subject to certain stipula-tions as to policy, the most important of which werethe establishment of a counter-system to the Houseof Bourbon, the restoration of officers who had beendismissed for their votes in Parliament, and prefer-ment i
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . all relations of confidencewith his Ministers. He turned to the Duke of Cum-berland, whom he had frequently slighted, and be-sought him to find a Ministry. The Duke begannegotiations in May, 1765. Pitt was interviewed by Lord Albemarle and byCumberland himself, and subject to certain stipula-tions as to policy, the most important of which werethe establishment of a counter-system to the Houseof Bourbon, the restoration of officers who had beendismissed for their votes in Parliament, and prefer-ment in the services on merit, he was personally will-ing to serve. Temple, however, made and Bedford, finding that the negotiationwas unsuccessful, determined to read the King a les-son and punish the adherents of Bute. Their be-haviour to the King was hectoring, dictatorial, anddiscourteous. Another attempt was made by theKing to engage Pitt and he declared he was readyto go to St. Janess ** if he might carry the Constitu-tion with him. In his interview with the King Pitt. \/W- ARL TEMPLE . 17651 The Stamp Act. 235 condemned the Stamp Act.* But again Templestepped in, and declined the Treasury. Pitt reluct-antly gave up the idea of returning to office andquoted to Temple **Exstinxti me teque, soror, populumque patresqueSidonios, urbemque tuam. It is difficult to divine Temples reasons for thisperverse conduct, which deprived England of a Min-istry that might have avoided the great disasterimpending; probably his recent reconciliation withGeorge Grenville was the origin of a foolish ambi-tion he cherished of making with his brother andPitt a triumvirate that should govern the can be no doubt that Pitt was anxious to takeoffice. Cumberland wrote to Albemarle : I foundthe King already entrenching himself behind Pittspromises of mercy in so many particulars. By whatI can pick up, Pitt is completely mortified, and I amheartily sorry for it, as he had en
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