...Ministry which was characterised by Lord Wellesley, as ' timid without ' prudence, narrow without energy, profuse without the fruits ' of expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution.' These remarks are due to the memory of the Whig party of the day, who had no access to official documents...

....supplies were scanty and tardy, that cooperation was feeble and ill directed, and that the system adopted by ministers was " timid without prudence, and narrow...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution." His lordship commented upon other points touched in the speech; but concluded with saying that he should...

...review the past Spanish campaign, and endeavoured to prove that the system adopted by the ministry was " timid without prudence, and narrow without economy;...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution.'* He further touched upon omissions in the speech, particularly that of any mention of the Catholic question....

...review the past Spanish campaign, and endeavoured to prove that the system adopted by the ministry was " timid without prudence, and narrow without economy...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution." He further touched upon omissions in the speech, particularly that of any mention of the Catholic question....

...review the past Spanish campaign, and endeavoured to prove that the system adopted by the ministry was " timid without prudence, and narrow without economy;...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution." He further touched upon omissions in the speech, particularly that of any mention of the Catholic question....

...supplies were scanty and tardy, that cooperation was feeble and ill-directed, and that thesystem adopted by ministers was " timid without prudence, and narrow...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution." His lordship commented upon other points touched in the speech ; but concluded with saying, that he...

...the Marquis Wellesley took a review of the past Spanish campaign, and argued that the system adopted by ministers was timid without prudence, and narrow...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution. Lord Liverpool, in reply, dwelt on the great exertions which had been made, and the addresses were...

...was feeble and ill-directed, and that the system adopted by Ministers was "timid without prudence, narrow without economy, profuse without the fruits...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution." The Earl of Liverpool on this occasion remarked, that " it was extremely easy for the noble Lord to...

...feeble, irregular, and ill-directed; while he depicted the system adopted by the British Ministers as " timid without prudence, and narrow without economy...expenditure, and slow without the benefits of caution." Early in the spring of the ensuing year he demanded a Parliamentary committee to enquire into the circumstances...

...twenty-fourth of November, when the commons unanimously re-elected Mr. Abbott for their speaker ; and on the thirtieth, the regent delivered from the throne a...Lord Grenville persisted in his old opinion, that the deliverance of Spain was beyond the utmost means of this country to effect : ' it was cruel,' he...