d in regard to Mr. Pitt, moreover, placing
him in such jar of official situation, that it cannot be in any
manner listened to. The refusal of the insidious offer is then to
be noised throughout the country, and a trial to be made to engage
the people "to join with those who proffered a sacrifice of
enmities to Pitt for the public good." _My opinion_ is, that the
trial will be abortive, and the present Administration retire (if
so necessitated), merely to return to power on the shoulders of the
nation. The Opposition, I understand, foresee their difficulties,
and are exceedingly embarrassed, even supposing the Regent, or
Regency, to venture on the change of Ministry.

I presume to hazard an opinion that such Regent, or Regency, cannot
and will not risk a change of Ministry with so precipitate
declaration in favour of our opponents, as some expect, at such
eventful crisis as the present. It is natural for men's hopes, or
fears, to colour too strongly the contingency on which their
relative interests depend. Some hope too much, and some fear too
much. If the Prince of Wales is made and continues at the head of
Regency a twelvemonth, then indeed a revolution in Ministry, or in
everything, may be worked out of the occasions ingenuity and
ambition may have to take hold of; but here I am running into a
book, and to avoid it close my letter. From time to time I shall
write, almost from day to day, if aught occurs deserving your
perusal. Meantime, and ever, my dear Lord, in truest affection and
attachment,

Your faithfully devoted friend and servant,
W. YOUNG.

MR. W. W. GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Whitehall, Nov. 25th, 1788.
MY DEAR BROTHER,

I am very sorry to be obliged to say that the account from the
physicians to-day, confirmed by the most accurate testimony from
private quarters, state the King's situation in the most
unfavourable manner, his disorder having returned with great
violence. I do not understand that there is any return of bodily
complaint, so that nothing can be worse than this intelligence.
From what I now understand, it should seem that some considerable
time must elapse, even after the two Houses meet, before any
decisive step can be proposed, as it seems now to be thought
necessary that some mode