tionately yours,

C. W. W.

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

East India Office, Wednesday.

Nothing, my dear B----, could be more satisfactory than the result
of last night. The triumph of Plunket was complete. He addressed a
House evidently unfavourably disposed to him, and for the first
hour we could scarcely raise a decent cheer to encourage him. It
then became evident that he was making progress, and he proceeded
till the applause fairly rung from every part of the House, and his
adversaries, who had every reason to expect a majority, found it
impossible even to venture on a division. On his account I wish
more confidence had been placed in the effect of his speech, and
that it had been determined to meet the motion with a direct
negative, but the extreme reluctance of the majority of the friends
of Government to pledge themselves beforehand to any course more
decided than the orders of the day, would have made it too
hazardous. In one respect the line adopted is fortunate, as it
enables us the better to resist Burdett's motion for inquiry on
Tuesday.

Canning's speech on Monday would have been a very good one for an
independent member who spoke his own sentiments only, but ill
suited the character of a Minister for Foreign Affairs. Such a
speech in the Chamber of Deputies from Chateaubriand with regard to
England, would at some periods disable an English Administration
from maintaining neutrality. I conclude that the discussion of the
papers in the House of Lords, of which Lord Grey gave notice, will
bring you to town.

Ever affectionately yours,

C. W. W.

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

East India Office, April 16, 1823.

MY DEAR DUKE,

I find you do not come till Thursday or Friday, I therefore send
you a few lines to say how triumphantly the business went off
yesterday. Brownlow made a very eloquent and able speech, but
Plunket's explanation was perfectly satisfactory and convincing to
the House, and the general feeling was decidedly in favour of
crushing all further discussion upon it. The friends of Government
had been summoned in the morning by Canning, and then a very calm
and friendly communication took place, in which the violent
Orangeists, I mean Sir George Hill, Dawson,