ss the House of Commons. I believe Lord
Duncannon and Mr. Holmes are agreed that we should have a majority
of 38, if the whole House were to attend. The notion is that Lord
Sidmouth, Vansittart, and B. Bathurst are to go out if the Bill is
carried. Peel is clearly paving the way for a junction with
Government, even though the Bill should pass; and Canning as
clearly holding out that there can be no obstacle in the way of his
sitting in the same Cabinet with Peel. Peel has not gained ground
by his conduct in the business; I should say he has lost rather in
the estimation of the House.

I sent your Lordship a copy of the Bill on the day it was
reprinted; the alteration was made because it appeared that
doubtful persons were less dissatisfied with it than with the
explanation.

Believe me,

Your Lordship's obliged and faithful,

JOSEPH PHILLIMORE.

MR. C. W. WYNN TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Saturday.

MY DEAR B----,

Notwithstanding the great loss which we sustained last night from
the absence of poor Plunket, who set off for Ireland with little
hope of finding his wife alive, we made a very good figure last
night. Castlereagh spoke better than I ever heard him. You will see
that your suggestion of adding some words to exclude all mental
reservation is adopted--that is to say, both Phillimore and
Castlereagh last night stated the willingness of the promoters of
the Bill to admit them, if any person thought it desirable to move
their insertion. Burrell, notwithstanding what he had said, came
and voted against us; but Curteis and Fox Lane, instead of only
staying away, voted with us. Davies Gilbert did not vote, but is so
completely turned that I have strong hopes of his vote on Monday.
We are also to have Denman, and I believe Abraham Moore, from the
Circuits; W. Pole, who was ill; Dennis Browne, and Sir Gerard Noel,
who were absent. Castlereagh has also promised to insist on
checking the activity of Holmes, who has been quite indefatigable
in the use of every means, fair and foul, to induce members to vote
against us. Lord Fife has been dismissed from the Bedchamber, in
consequence of his vote on the Malt Tax, and Lord Lovaine is to
succeed him.

What passed on that occasion is only a confirmation of the truth of
the Duke of Wellington's view o