, and catches cold.

[13] [A letter from the Duke of Wellington to Sir Robert
Peel, dated the 13th of August, 1828, explains the
circumstances that led to the removal of the Duke of
Clarence from the office of Lord High Admiral. This
letter is published in the first volume of Sir Robert
Peel's 'Posthumous Memoirs on the Catholic Question and
the Repeal of the Corn Laws,' p. 269. The Duke of
Wellington says, 'He behaved very rudely to Cockburn. I
saw Cockburn and Croker, and both agreed in stating
that the machine could no longer work.' In a subsequent
letter the Duke added, 'I quite agree with you that it
is very unfortunate the Duke of Clarence has resigned.
I did everything in my power to avoid that result,
excepting give up Cockburn.' The whole correspondence
is published in the fourth volume of the Duke's
'Correspondence,' New Series.]

August 29th, 1828 {p.142}

Came from Stoke last night. There were the Lievens, Cowper, Lord
Melbourne, Luttrell, Pierre d'Aremberg, Creevy, Russell,
Montrond. The King went to Egham races Tuesday and Thursday, was
very well received and pleased. He was very gracious to me.
Madame de Lieven went over to the Lodge to see Lady Conyngham,
who finding she had never seen Clifden, carried her off there,
ordered luncheon and the pony carriage, took her all over the
place, and then carried her back to Salthill, where the King's
carriage met her and took her back to Virginia Water to dinner.
Lieven told me they had never expected to find this Turkish
expedition an easy business, and had always been prepared for
great difficulties, &c., from which I conclude that they have met
with some check. I met Bachelor, the poor Duke of York's old
servant, and now the King's _valet de chambre_, and he told me
some curious things about the interior of the Palace; but he is
coming to call on me, and I will write down what he tells me
then. There is a report that the Admiralty has been offered to
Lord Melbourne. I asked him (at Stoke), and he said he had never
heard of it.

London, November 25th, 1828 {p.142}

I have not written anything since I left town, because nothing
occurred worth remembering. Yesterday I went to the Council at
Windsor. Most of the Ministers were there, the Recorder, two
foreign Ministers, and the Duke of Clarence. The K