s are courting her to a degree and with success.
The King goes to-day (if he is well enough) to the Cottage, for the
Ascot week, and is to have his party, Lady C----, &c.

He is certainly very unwell, with a great degree of gout. He was in
his bed on the day he dined with the Duke of Devonshire till he got
up for the dinner, and went away at twelve. He sat nearly the whole
evening on a couch with Lady C----, and the night before at Carlton
House he did the same with her, attending very little to the
children, and then dismissed his company at about eleven o'clock,
to have a private supper with her. I cannot find that he spoke to
Lord Grey on either of the evenings. Adieu.

Ever truly yours,

W. H. FREMANTLE.

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

Stanhope Street, June 18, 1821.

MY DEAR LORD,

I can have no idea that the Duke of Wellington speaks alone from
his wishes, when he expressly told me that the _chiefs_ of the
Cabinet thought exactly as he did on the subject, and meant to act
upon it. If the Chancellor, Lord Melville, and others, have
counteracted this intention by stopping the arrangement with
Canning, I cannot but think it must end in their quarrelling, for I
am sure Lord Londonderry wishes for further strength in the House
of Commons, and he will not be deterred in procuring it by the
Chancellor's meddling, who does not suffer from this part of the
Government weakness. However, a short time must disclose it. Lady
Liverpool's body leaves town to-morrow to be buried at Hawkesbury;
Lord Liverpool attends it, and sleeps on Wednesday night at
Badminton (Duke of Beaufort's), very near the place; when he
returns, which he does to Combe, on Thursday or Friday, he will of
course resume business and communication with his colleagues. Lord
Londonderry is better; possibly may come to the House of Commons
to-day. There has been the _devil to do_ with the Duke of
Devonshire's dinner. The Spencers, indignant at not being asked,
refused to go in the evening; she saying that she did presume to
think that she was as much entitled to a _family_ association as
Mr. and Mrs. G. Lambe or Captain Clifford, and one must say with no
_little_ reason. He also wrote to Lady Jersey to beg her to _send
him an excuse_, as he had reason to think her presence would be