nable thing it is the
King not going ashore, and not showing himself to any of his
subjects! His conduct is an excitement to popular hatred. What can
it mean? Lord King is here, and appears to me to chuckle quite at
the thoughts of what is likely to happen. I fancy a great number of
Peers, when it comes to the close, will avoid the vote.

Perry, the editor, who is here, tells me the cry, instead of
diminishing, increases in favour of the Queen; and he does not seem
himself to favour her, or at least he does not speak in her praise.

Lord Bathurst is here, and from his language, and that of the Duke
of B----, I should say the Government is confoundedly frightened;
the latter certainly implied the necessity of strengthening it, and
lamented once or twice the want of energy, and the whole line which
had been adopted. He leaves this for town to-morrow.

Ever, &c.,

W. H. F.

MR. W. H. FREMANTLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Six o'clock.

You have no idea of the state of the town: it is all confusion. The
King and his Ministers are at issue on the question, as it is said,
of the Queen; and the latter have sent in their resignation, unless
the propositions they make are complied with. Lord Castlereagh was
deputed yesterday to notify this decision to him, and he had a
conference of _four_ hours. The King, however, was not to be
persuaded, and was again to have a decision of the Cabinet to-day.
It is at this moment sitting at Carlton House. These are, as I am
well informed, _facts_. The supposed cause is the Queen. The
Council had prepared a Form of Prayer which the King positively
refused to sign or sanction. The Funds fell to-day. As to the King
forming a Government, after the resignation of all his present
servants, with the avowed object of persecuting the Queen, it would
be impossible; it would be making her the popular object, and
throwing the country in a flame. However, be assured that the
general belief is that the Government will be broken up. You may
judge of this when I tell you that my authorities are Lord
Conyngham, Lord Howden, and others in the interior of Carlton
House. I hear you are at Dropmore, and send this to you. Be assured
that the King on this subject is no less _than mad_ He has said
he would rather die, or lose his crown, than submit to any