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

Whitehall, April 25, 1822.

MY DEAR B----,

It would give me the greatest pleasure to deliver your message to
the King, if I could find the opportunity of any other business to
desire an audience, but I think, upon consideration, you will think
that it might more properly be made the subject of a letter from
yourself to Sir Andrew Barnard, as Gentleman-in-Waiting, or
directly to the King, than of a note from me.

I am myself such a mere novice in matters of etiquette, that I
should not place the least confidence in my own judgment on such a
point, but should readily submit to yours, if I had not this
morning consulted my uncle Tom, who gave the same opinion which I
had previously formed. I have not yet had an opportunity of any
conversation with C----, having only seen him last night while I
was in labour of a speech, but I shall be very glad to see the
paper which you mention.

Grant's speech was excellent, better than I ever before heard from
him, but I do not believe you or any other Lord-Lieutenant would
like him as a secretary, as his warmest friends admit his
inefficiency and idleness. His total neglect of his correspondence
with this country, after repeated friendly admonition, was really
inexcusable. We are nearly in the same state with respect to Lord
Wellesley, which I trust is only owing to his illness. It is very
well for a Lord-Lieutenant or Secretary to say that they act on
their own responsibility, but during the sitting of Parliament
those upon whom that responsibility really and efficiently falls,
have a _right_ to expect to know their views of the situation
of Ireland and of the course to be pursued. Upon none of the great
points of Tithes, Magistracy, Police, &c., have we yet heard a
syllable, nor any view of the state of the country, for the last
month. Were Lord Wellesley well, I should certainly write to him
myself to tell him confidentially the complaint which arises from
his silence, but under the circumstances of his illness I had
rather that even if you should write to him you should not advert
to what I have mentioned. Adieu. I must go down for Reform in
Parliament, which owing to Lord Londonderry's hoarseness, would
rest on Peel and me, if Canning does not, as I expect, take the
lab