xtraordinary when hard-worked.

The Speech states the King, faithful to his principles, &c., to
have declined any measure which could lead to a foreign
interference in the internal affairs of France; his endeavours to
prevent hostilities, and his determination if they should take
place, to use every effort to put an end to them, maintaining in
the mean time the strictest and most exact neutrality; pleasure at
the state of the Revenue, and that Parliament will be enabled
thereby to relieve the burthens without any violation of public
credit; condolence to the agriculture, congratulation to the
commerce.

We have plenty of business to bring forward: Irish tithes, Irish
distillery, finance, &c. &c.

I heard this morning from Plunket, desiring me to fix with Canning
an early day for the Catholic question, which he will bring forward
accordingly. I think of Thursday, the 20th, or Tuesday, the 25th.

He waits for the trials, but hopes to be over, as I understand him,
on the 10th. He is prepared for violent attacks from the lawyers on
the filing of his information after indictment, but speaks
confidently of his defence.

Liverpool, Bathurst, Robinson, the Duke, Harrowby, and
Westmoreland, are gone down to Brighton to read the Speech.

I do not yet even know what Burdett's motion for to-morrow is to
be, but I am told resolutions of moderate censure on the Sheriff;
and still less do I know what the course of the Orange Party will
be; and it is on the latter that ours must principally depend, as
their only object will clearly be to inculpate Plunket either
directly or impliedly.

I go on with very little intercourse with my colleagues in the
House of Commons, but must say that they seem not to have any more
one with another.

I must break off.

Ever affectionately yours,

C. W. W.

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

East India Office, Feb. 1, 1823.

MY DEAR B----,

I have not myself the least idea that a wish for the admission of
Lord Colchester into the Cabinet exists in any mind except his own,
or that Lord Harrowby has any idea of retiring at present.

It is perfectly true that France still continues to say that it
must be six weeks before any blow can be struck or a shot fired,
and to beg us to continue our good off