the latter
in particular, who is supposed to be as fond of money as any man,
are strong indications of the violence of Orange feeling.

P---- has with great difficulty kept his _beau frere_, Dawson,
from pursuing the same course. At the same time, he and Lord G.
Beresford have done all the mischief they could by their
conversation and language.

Lord Grey has been particularly active to stimulate the Opposition
to violent hostility and censure, but it was supposed yesterday,
that in order to avoid the hazard of a permanent and acrimonious
split, they would all unite in favour of inquiry as a _mezzo
termino_. Should this be the case, it is almost certain we shall
find ourselves in a decided minority; still, the infinite evil
attendant upon an inquiry, the irritation which it would create in
Ireland, are considerations so weighty that we all think it better
to be beaten on such a question than to concede it.

We are trying in secret to stimulate Wilberforce, Wortley, Acland,
&c., to take the line of rising immediately after Plunket has
concluded his defence, deprecating discussion as likely to
exasperate and prolong the inflammation of both parties, and then
proposing an adjournment. This I think is a course which the
country gentlemen in general would be disposed to fall into, and
which would be adopted by several of those who are equally disposed
to avoid offending their Orange constituents and the Government.

It is in itself far from desirable to meet a censure by anything
but a direct negative, but I think that such an expedient is, on
the whole, preferable to the chance of defeat either on censure or
inquiry.

The papers were not ready yesterday. We had some of the proofs at
the Cabinet yesterday, but they were not then arranged or in any
forwardness. I think it so likely that they may not be sent to the
House of Commons till too late for the post, that I have desired
Fremantle to go to Planta and beg that a copy may be sent down to
you from the Foreign Office. I cannot conceive that any regular
debate can take place to-night; some observations may be made, but
it is obvious that they must wait till they have read the papers
and compared them with Canning's speech, before they can really
proceed to any discussion of the conduct of Government.

Ever most affec