for nothing, provided they will drink
"Prosperity and health to the Queen." The K---- grows daily more
unpopular, and is the only individual in the kingdom insensible to
it. He sees Lady C---- daily, and had a party of his family at
dinner this week, she the only exception. You may think, perhaps,
this letter gloomy; but I assure you I write much less desponding
than the general language and feeling would authorize me.

The peerages are eight, and hourly expected:--Lord Conyngham,
Roden, Sir W. Scott, Forester, Cholmondeley, Liddel, W. Pole, Lord
James Murray.

I don't hear a word of the Dukedoms. The King reviews the Guards
on Friday, and then goes to the cottage at Windsor, to meet the
Conynghams. Boats are gone from Chatham and Staines for the
Virginia Lake, where he is to have water-parties. Probably or
possibly we shall participate in these. If so, you shall hear from
me.--It is said the Lords meet the 17th; begin immediately the
witnesses for the prosecutor: finish this in a fortnight; then the
Queen asks for two months (at least) before she commences her
defence, _if she makes any_. But there is a strong report she means
to make none in the Lords, but reserve herself for the Commons; if
so, it is no great compliment to us, who examine not on oath.
These, however, are only the rumours of the day.--Lushington got a
most handsome and proper dressing from Castlereagh, who, I am told,
did it remarkably well.

Ever truly yours,

W. H. F.

RIGHT HON. THOMAS GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Cleveland Square, July 22, 1820.

MY DEAR LORD B----,

Lord G---- wrote to me last night, and tells me that he must,
however reluctantly, attend on the 17th, the Chancellor being, as
it is said, determined to go all lengths to enforce attendance. He
is, in my mind, quite right in doing so. You will be much rejoiced
to hear that on the 20th Lord G---- received a letter from Lord
Liverpool, offering through him, in the K----'s name and in his,
and in the most flattering terms from both, the situation of Regius
Professor of Divinity at Oxford, with the Canonship of Christ
Church, to Dr. Hodgson, as a thing proper in itself, and also as
what was wished to be done on account of his connexion with Lord
G----.

Nothing could be more gratifying to Lord G----, who