objectionable (this at the time he had invited Lady Tavistock, and
who was actually there, having been with the Queen the night
before); Lady Jersey is outrageous, but has written a most violent
letter to the Duke; but is crying to everybody, saying she is
abandoned by her friends and everybody; she was at Lady
Londonderry's on Saturday, sobbing and bewailing to every soul,
literally crying. Lady Conyngham carries it with the very highest
hand. She met R. Smith (Lord Carrington's son) on the Friday
morning, asked him if he was to be at the ball at Carlton House
that evening. He answered, "No; he had not been honoured by an
invitation;" to which she replied, "Oh, I'll take care of that;"
and he received a card a few hours afterwards.

Lady Londonderry sent her an invitation for one of her evening
parties; she sent word that Lady Londonderry not having invited her
to one party last winter, as she was not fit company in the year
1820, she could not be better or more worthy in the year 1821. Lady
Gwydyr is the great friend. I don't find the King spoke to one of
the Opposition _men_ either at Carlton House or at Devonshire
House; at the latter, a great mass of them, Tierney, Lord Grey,
Mackintosh, &c. &c., were collected in the outer room to make their
bow as he went out, but either by design or accident he came out by
another room, and the thing missed fire.

I perfectly agree with you in thinking the King's conduct towards
them is more with a view to destroy a Queen's party, but at the
same time it weakens most terribly his own. Canning looks like the
D----; I never saw a man so cast down or so miserable. His late
gasconade has done him great mischief; it is said that Charles
Ellis disapproved it strongly before he wrote the letter. I shall
keep this open till I go to the House. The King goes to-day to the
Cottage for the week--Lady Conyngham, Esterhazys, &c. &c. The
Agricultural Horse Tax is given up; it was surrendered in the
Committee this morning. I met Lord L---- this moment, who told me
he had just parted with Lord Sidmouth, who had seen Lord Liverpool
this morning. He (Lord L----) asked Lord Sidmouth whether there was
any disposition or feeling on the part of Lord Liverpool to resign;
he answered him in the clearest negative, saying he had no such
idea whatever; that he