Sitting of 17 May 1809

MR. DICK AND LORD CASTLEREAGH.
Mr. Madocksobserved, that understanding a report had gone abroad, that the case which he felt it his duty to submit to the consideration of the house in the course of last week, was brought forward at the in-
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stigation of Mr. Dick, he thought it proper to state, that his information upon that subject was derived from another quarter, and that he had not brought the business before the house either at the instigation or with the concurrence of Mr. Dick.
Mr. Fostersaid, that being a relation of the gentleman whose name had been just mentioned, and having been long a friend of his and his father's, he had received a letter from him upon that subject, to which the hon. member alluded, from which letter the right hon. gent, read the following extract: "I beg to assure you that the statement of lord Castlereagh having suggested to me that I ought to resign my seat rather than vote against the Duke of York, is totally unfounded."