ool told me that your Dukedom had produced many very
urgent applications--Lord Hertford, &c., and Lord Waterford for an
Irish Dukedom.

LORD GRENVILLE TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

Dropmore, Jan. 20, 1822.

I most heartily congratulate you on the attainment of an object
which you had so much at heart. The additional provision respecting
the Earldom is certainly a very considerable fresh mark of favour,
but I hope a very unnecessary one. My newspapers have missed me for
these two last days, but I conclude I am not premature in directing
this to you by your new title.

Plunket's appointment has actually been recommended from Ireland.
Wellesley had indeed told me, when he was here, that he had full
powers to carry that arrangement into effect, and in all
contingencies; and he certainly has not taken much time to do so.
Saurin refuses both the Chief Justiceship and the Irish Peerage,
both which were offered to sweeten the pill. It is said--but I know
not how to credit it--that although this thing had been directed
from England ever since last spring, the first intimation which
Saurin ever had of it was subsequent to Wellesley's arrival.

Tho only uneasiness I now feel is lest the Irish Chancellor should
feel his consequence so much superseded by this event, as to induce
him to look to his retreat, which would of necessity remove Plunket
from the station where his services are most wanted, to one of
higher dignity but less ability.

I feel the greatest anxiety about poor Hodson. It was not till this
morning that I heard of his danger. Few things ever gratified me
more than his appointment, and I had looked forward with infinite
delight to the hope that you might be, as I am sure you wished to
be, of much further use to him.

Ever most affectionately yours,

G.

The principal political friends of the Duke of Buckingham that had for
some time past been acting as a distinct party, now either formed a
portion of, or were content to vote with, the Government; but this
coalition was something more than an addition of strength--it implied,
to a very important extent, a change of policy. That it was so
understood by the community at large will sufficiently appear in the
course of the correspondence.

THE RIGHT HON. CHARLES W. WYNN TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

India Office, Jan. 28, 1822