tells me that he is quite in the hands of a sister of
Lady B----, with whom he passes all his time, so I suppose Miss
H---- wears the willow.

Some suspicion had been excited by the numerous stacks burnt in
Ireland, some of them the property of persons by no means obnoxious
to the Rockites. A search was therefore made in a small district,
in which no less than thirty were found prepared for the flames,
the wheat having been threshed out and the straw re-stacked for the
convenience of charging the barony for the bonfire.

You will see that Wellesley has, on the authority of the law
officers, taken steps to prevent the dressing up Old Glorious on
Monday at Dublin. I shall be curious to see the result, which I
expect will be only some offensive speeches in the Quarterly
Assembly, &c.

Lloyd of Aston, after declaring himself a candidate for Shropshire,
has again retired. The only candidates now are Childe and mad
Cresset Pelham. I trust that the former will carry it, and that
then B. Thompson will come in on Watkins's interest for Wenlock.

Ever affectionately yours,

C. W. W.

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

East India Office, Nov. 12, 1822.

MY DEAR B----,

There is little at present going on, as everything is reserved till
the latter end of this week, when we are to have ten days of
Cabinets to consider the various subjects for the next session.
Among others we have the promise of a despatch from Lord Wellesley,
on the subject of tithes, by the 15th. C---- is civil (which for
him is a good deal), but I cannot say cordial. I seem not to find
it out, and mean to allow time for the little irritation which has
arisen from the failure of his plan, to subside. No allusion was
made to the subject during my visit of last week, and indeed the
conversation was chiefly on Stuart Papers, Horace Walpole, &c. &c.

Notwithstanding the panic on the Stock Exchange, our news from
Congress is still of a decidedly pacific tendency. The Spanish
insurrection, we are told, gains strength, and the Greek loses; but
on the latter head we have found our informants somewhat partial.

Ever most affectionately yours,

C. W. W.

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

Nov. 22, 1822, half-past five P.M.

MY DEAR B----,