uld be possible to wait. I am rather inclined towards bringing
the business forward on Thursday; and yet I am very apprehensive of
the effect which might be produced by any appearance or imputation
of precipitancy.

When the Cabinet went down to Windsor two days ago, in consequence
of the Prince of Wales's letter, he did not see them, but sent them
a written message by the Duke of York, respecting the King's
removal. This message, whether accidentally or not, was couched in
terms that were thought a little royal. Some caution was thought
necessary in wording the answer to avoid the style of giving His
Royal Highness advice, or of acknowledging any authority in him.

You will have heard, in all probability, much on the subject of the
Chancellor. His situation is a singular one. It is unquestionably
true that he has seen _Fox_, and I believe he has also seen
Sheridan repeatedly, and certainly the Prince of Wales. And of all
these conversations he has never communicated one word to any other
member of the Cabinet. Yet I am persuaded that he has as yet made
no terms with them, and that whenever they come to that point they
will differ. With this clue, however, you will be at no loss to
guess where the Prince acquires his knowledge of the plans of
Regency which are to be proposed, because, even supposing the
Chancellor not to have directly betrayed the individual opinions of
his colleagues, yet still his conversation upon these points, in
all of which he has explicitly agreed with the opinions of Pitt,
must lead to the communication of the plans in agitation. I am,
however, rather inclined to believe that Cuninghame's correspondent
has taken by guess one out of a variety of reports circulated, and
that he has been right by accident. The general belief of the
Opposition certainly is, as you may by their papers, that measures
of much more violence are intended.

Pitt has been induced, from his regard to the King, to dissemble
his knowledge of Thurlow's conduct, and to suppress the resentment
which it so naturally excites. There is no reason, but the
contrary, for believing that any of those who have acted with him
are at all disposed to follow his example. It is universally
reprobated, and explicitly by them. I think you will do well, if it
comes i