Lord Melbourne will then summon a Cabinet to consider of it.
[Pageheading: THE LADIES OF THE BEDCHAMBER] _Extract from the Queen's Journal._ _9th May 1839._ At half-past six came Lord Melbourne and stayed with me till ten minutes past seven.
[Pageheading: THE LADIES] I then began by giving him a detailed account of the whole proceeding, which I shall state here as briefly as possible.

I first again related what took place in the two first interviews, and when I said that the Duke said he had assisted my Government often very much, Lord Melbourne said: "Well, that is true enough, but the Duke did all he could about this vote." "Well, then," I said, "when Sir Robert Peel came this morning, he began first about the Ministry.

I consented, though I said I might have my personal feelings about Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Aberdeen, but that I would suppress every personal feeling and be quite fair.

I then repeated that I wished to retain about me those who were not in Parliament, and Sir Robert _pretended_ that I had the preceding day expressed a wish to keep about me those who _were_ in Parliament.

I mentioned my wish to have Lord Liverpool, to which Sir Robert readily acceded, saying he would offer him the place of Lord Steward, or of Lord in Waiting.