his
brother were not to be tempted into accepting it. The Coronation was
postponed, and the Court participated in their Sovereign's fears and
anxieties.

MR. W. H. FREMANTLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

E. Green, Friday, August 11, 1820.

MY DEAR LORD,

The K---- has been in this neighbourhood for the last fortnight,
living in the greatest retirement; his party consisting of very
few--the principal object of course the Lady C----, who is here.
They ride every day, or go on the water, or drive in a barouche;
the K---- and her always together, separated from the rest, and in
the evening sitting alone apart. I have heard of the Esterhazys
(who called on a friend here, and said the evenings were _triste
a mourir_), no cards, no books, no amusement or employment of
any kind; Sir Benjamin and Lady Bloomfield, Lord C----, Nagle,
Thornton, Keppel, and one or two more; I believe the Warwicks, for
two days; the Duke of Dorset. The secrecy that is preserved as to
their pursuits is beyond all idea; no servant is permitted to say
who is there; no one of the party calls on anybody, or goes near
Windsor; and when they ride, a groom is in advance, ordering
everybody to retire, for "the K---- is coming." The private rides
are of course avoided by the neighbours, so that in fact you know
almost as much of what is going on as I do, excepting that the
excess of his attentions and _enjouement_ is beyond belief.

The public are full of nothing but a communication between the
King and the Ministers, opened by a letter from her. I have not
the least idea it can possibly lead to accommodation, though it
is hoped so. I think Lord John Russell's letter most calculated
indeed for mischief, and for nothing else, for the idea of the
interference proposed is quite absurd; if it were to take place at
all, it must be through Parliament. The prospect of the opening and
of the result is tremendous, and enough to appal the stoutest
heart; however, we have weathered many storms, and I hope we shall
do so in this case. The Duchess of York wrote a very affecting
letter to the Duke just previous to her death. His Majesty has not
bestowed a _length_ of outward grief in the mourning. She is
certainly to be buried at Weybridge.

Ever, my dear Lord, most truly yours,

W. H. FREMANTLE.

P.S.--Lord Bulkel