; but he is not a
person to mount his horse upon such a letter being written to him;
and I am certain that such a letter from you will be received as an
affectionate attention, even though it should not produce any other
effect.

Believe me, ever yours most sincerely,

WELLINGTON.

The smoothness of the political current did not long continue; a
passage in one of Mr. Charles Wynn's numerous communications thus
describes its disturbance:--

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

April 10, 1823.

It is a time when it is necessary to press for all the exertion to
which Lord L---- can be spirited up to resist the motion of
Brownlow on Tuesday next, which will receive a most formidable
support from the Opposition, the Irish Orange members, and the
irritated English Protestant country gentlemen.

Macnaghten has already tendered his resignation (but now says he
will wait to hear Pl----'s explanation), which, connected as he is
with Lord Hertford, is somewhat ominous. O'Neill is expected to do
the same.

Opposition, notwithstanding a considerable schism among themselves,
are, I hear, elated with the expectation of carrying the question.
Lord Grey and the Mountain are most eager. Mackintosh, on the
contrary, promises to attend and speak. Calcraft, Michael Angelo
[Taylor], Grenfell, Ricardo, Newport, Rice, and some others, will
support Plunket. Abercrombie is, I hear, undecided. But what is
material is that it should be considered that all who vote with
Brownlow are declaring direct hostility against the Government, and
that a censure upon the Irish Administration is a censure upon the
English, which supports and continues it.

I think we shall certainly have a good deal of desultory debate on
Monday, when the papers are produced, after Canning's detailed
explanation and statement; but as Lord Althorpe's motion for the
repeal of the Foreign Enlistment Bill stands for Wednesday, that
will open a better vent for the comments upon the papers when they
have been read. I feel little doubt, however, that the Opposition
will originate some question in both Houses upon them, especially
when they are accompanied with the news of passing the Bidassoa.

The Duke of Norfolk is, I hear, very indignant at the intention of
Opposition to vote against Plunket, and