female influence, put Canning
beyond the reach of anything to affect him, and will naturally enable
him to turn those out whom he does not wish to remain in. The King is
in such thraldom that one has nobody to fall back upon."[122]

[122] Ibid., p. 87.

The autumn did not bring any very important changes, as may be gathered
from the text of Mr. Williams Wynn's next letter. Towards the
conclusion the writer refers to communications from Count Nugent to the
Duke of Buckingham, and to a reply which the Duke had proposed sending,
evidently referring to Austrian policy, and written with the view of
being laid before the Emperor.

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

Llangodwin, Aug. 20, 1823.

MY DEAR B----,

I certainly cannot conceive from what source the article in the
_Courier_ so tallying with my language can proceed, unless it
should be from Phillimore or Courtenay; for there are no other
persons besides you and the Duke of Wellington and Lord Liverpool,
with whom I have had any communication on the subject; and the two
latter are much too well inclined to Lord Hastings, or to anybody
whom they think the King feels any interest for, to have expressed
those sentiments to any one who might transfer them to the
_Courier_.

I have had no politics since I have been here, and not one word
even of news except a line from Robinson in answer to an inquiry
respecting the last Cabinet, which he did not himself attend, but,
as he tells me, was called at the instance of the D---- of W----,
on the subject of the former one, held the day before I left town,
on the Portuguese application for military assistance. However, no
alteration was made in the determination.

I fear that I cannot supply you with much intelligence as to
Austrian policy. The general language which she holds, tallies very
much with Nugent's letter--great desire to draw her ties closer
with this country--implied rather than positive approbation of our
course, but great unwillingness in any respect to commit herself, I
will not say in opposition, but even to any different views from
those of Russia.

I am also quite unable to tell you whether Nugent be Prince or
still only Count; I rather think the former.

It is now above a month since I have seen any Austrian despatches,
and I doubt whether at the time t