, and produced 3500_l._

THE RIGHT HON. W. H. FREMANTLE TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

House of Commons, Five o'clock.

MY DEAR DUKE,

You can have no idea of the great impression which has been made on
the public mind by these two last divisions. It has given courage
and unity to our people at the same time, and I trust will enable
us to stem the tide which has been setting against us for the
latter weeks. The great question that still hangs upon us is the
annuity transaction. The South Sea don't take it; the Bank are
negotiating but disinclined; and from what I hear from good
quarters, it will end in its being done by the Government, and
though not actually from the Sinking Fund, still with the means of
applying the Sinking Fund in case of failure. The whole project is
of Vansittart, and therefore to be feared, but I hope ultimately we
shall get over it, and satisfy the country gentlemen by taking off
1,500,000_l._ or 1,600,000_l._ of taxes.

There is nothing material more to say. There has been a fine
tripotage among the higher females about this Irish ball. The
Duchess of Richmond was first applied to to be at the head, and the
Duke of York was patron. All the present ladies were of her list,
and had agreed to be patronesses, when lo and behold! Lady
Conyngham, not having been sent to by the Duchess of Richmond, took
offence, and set up a new list, placing the King at the head, whom
she commanded to go, and all these ladies turned tack directly,
abandoned the Duchess, and are now of the new Government--a pretty
semblance of what might occur in the male political tribe.

Ever most faithfully yours,

W. H. F.

The state of Ireland--between famine and revolution--became every day
more alarming, and the influence of the Marquis Wellesley for good,
appeared more problematical. At this time the Ministers were desirous
that the King should pay a visit to another portion of his dominions,
where a welcome awaited him not less genuine than that which had given
so great a zest to his visit to Ireland; but, as will presently be
seen, they had some difficulty in getting his Majesty to enter into
their views.

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

House of Commons' Committee Room, Thursday morning.

MY DEAR B----,

I explained to Sir Edward East the other day, how t