ent from them; the
appointments he makes, without the least communication with them. I
dined yesterday at the Duchess of Rutland's, where there was a
large party of Government people, and where nothing else was talked
of. The arrangement for reduction is this at present--ten men
reduced from every troop in every cavalry regiment, and twenty-five
per cent. from all official situations, high and low; this is what
I heard to-day.

I go out of town early to-morrow. You will no doubt have much
communication with the Duke of Wellington when you come, and, if he
is as full as when I last saw him, you will hear much to astonish,
and, I think, to alarm you.

Lord Lansdowne's appointment is confirmed.

Ever yours,

W. H. FREMANTLE.

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

Stanhope Street, July 11, 1821.

MY DEAR LORD,

I waited till the last moment to see if I could pick up anything
for you. Hume was cut off in the middle of his speech. The Queen
certainly means to come to the Royal box at the Coronation, and it
is now said the Cabinet have decided on providing her a seat.
Whether this is true or not I cannot say; but they are mad if they
leave her to fight the battle in the street, which she will
certainly do. The peerages are delayed on account of the question
of titles. Forester can't be Lord Forester or Wenlock, the latter
claimed by Lawleys, the former possessed at present by Lord
Verulam. Forester out of town, and expresses going to settle this.
The list of Peers has given great offence to the friends of
Government; and, to be sure, if England had been looked through for
pretensions, there could hardly [have] been found a set of men who
had so little claim. Lord Donoughmore (the Opposition say) is to
take the title of Alexandria in honour of his brother, who was made
a Peer for his conquests there. Old Foster is to be one of the new
Peers; he was not before named. I do not hear any confirmation of
Lord Lansdowne's appointment as High Constable of Ireland, and I
therefore doubt it. Lady Conyngham dined a few days ago at Lord
Gwydyr's; among the party was Brougham, who had pleaded in the
morning before the Privy Council for the Queen. The report of the
Queen's attending the Coronation has given such an impression of
riot, that the seats have fal