subject, or to make a
further observation, till you have read the enclosed, and have
given me your opinion upon it, and what is the determination of
Lord W---- regarding the arbitration. I can only, however, add my
opinion, that it will be utterly impossible to make a previous
engagement to withdraw the proceedings now pending. They are, in
fact, deferred; and the result of an arbitration amicably concluded
would be the withdrawing of all questions now before the Courts of
Law.

Nothing can have been more successful than the whole proceedings on
the Catholic Bill; and there is no doubt but that the Security Bill
will also pass rapidly through the House. This will naturally bring
you to town, to share in the support of it through the House of
Lords.--I have just heard from Mr. Holmes (who said he knew the
fact), that a counter-revolution had taken place at Naples: the mob
had risen--disarmed the troops--spiked the guns--turned the
Parliament out of doors--proclaimed the Regent, Viceroy--and called
for the King's return. General Pepe had not been found, and most of
his army had abandoned him. The person left in command of the
troops at Naples was the first to turn tail. The cry was now, the
old Constitution!

I don't know anything further to tell you. The _old Court_ is
terribly dismayed by the success of the Catholic Bill, and I
believe put very little trust in the King's determination to resist
it. The whole thing in the Lords depends on _his_ decision, and
upon the conduct of Lord Liverpool; if he does not make a
_Ministerial_ business of it, there are great hopes it will be
carried.

Ever most truly yours,

W. H. FREMANTLE.

DR. PHILLIMORE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Whitehall, March 24.

MY DEAR LORD,

Plunket received by yesterday's post intelligence that his wife was
dying, and consequently set out immediately for Ireland. In spite
of this great disadvantage, we got through the first clause of the
Bill (that relative to the Oath of Supremacy), and gained three
upon the division more than we had on the second reading, the
numbers being 230 to 216. I think they will hardly make a fight
about Transubstantiation; but they will push all their strength on
the exclusion from Parliament, which Bankes will move on Monday. I
think the Bill will pa