ssion, I perfectly agree
with you that your line should be to form a junction with Canning,
who will no doubt then feel as indignant as you will do.

The King has seen Lord Wellesley, and I have no doubt is trying to
hatch up something through him, but it is quite impossible he can
belong to the present Cabinet, and I therefore judge he is looking
to a household employment; and there could be no objection to such
an arrangement. But this is not the point; the point of the
Government is the increase to their strength, and Lady Verulam told
me (not knowing that I had heard the same thing from the Duke of
W----) that Lord Liverpool, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord
Londonderry were united and decided on this, and would not meet the
Parliament without it. All this, you see, confirms our histories.
If, after all, they surrender, one can only say what shabby fellows
they are.

As to the Opposition coming in, I don't believe the King will
attempt it. Lord Lansdowne is gone out of town; Lord Londonderry is
still in favour. The King does not come here, but goes to Brighton.
I shall go to town for a day, and whatever I pick up you shall
hear; but I earnestly recommend you not to push the thing, or to
move one step, or to show your offence, but suffer the whole thing
to proceed from themselves, and see the result. You will then stand
on much better ground, and have the strongest complaint against the
conduct of the Duke of Wellington.

Believe me, ever yours,

W. H. F.

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

Gorhambury, Nov. 21, 1821.

MY DEAR LORD,

I am just arrived here, and only write three lines to say that the
Verulams and all in the House speak of the change of the situations
of Ministers as a thing decided, though not yet distinctly known.
Canning certainly goes to the Admiralty, as is said, and Melville
and Sidmouth move--but how or when is differently stated. You are
to be offered Ireland, and I take it for granted, C. Wynn your
secretary. They are outrageous with Grant for keeping them in
ignorance with regard to the state of Ireland. He has been all
along saying he wanted no troops, and now he is calling for them at
all risks. Lord Sidmouth has positively refused to let a battalion
of Guards go, saying he cannot spare another man. For some re