his way.

Of myself I say nothing, except that wherever and whatever I am,
I shall always consider myself as deriving honour, consequence
and happiness from your character and success.

In these sentiments believe me,
My dearest brother,
Ever most affectionately yours,
W. W. G.

I am able to tell you nothing with any certainty as to the state
of parties; but I think that neither Lord Shelburne nor Fox are
strong enough to keep the Government without a coalition with
Lord North's people, and that the latter are too strong to sell
themselves unless they be admitted to form part of the
_Government_. Fox's people no longer deny his negotiating with
Lord North.

MR. W. W. GRENVILLE TO LORD TEMPLE.

Pall Mall, Feb. 8th, 1783.

My dear Brother,

Lord Nugent tells me that when he saw the Primate, he observed
to him that, by the list of officers of the Order, there was no
mention made of any prelate, although in other respects the
Garter was implicitly followed; and he says he thought, by the
Primate's manner, that he himself wanted to be that prelate; as
that officer is, you know, superior in rank to the Chancellor of
the Order.

If this be the case, I can see no reason why the offer should
not be made to him, which might still be done by your writing to
say that that office had been omitted, from the impossibility of
giving it to any other person but himself, and a doubt how far
he might like the trouble; but that you had daily expected him
in Ireland, and meant to ask him the question; but the time now
drawing near, &c., &c.

Nothing else has passed on the subject, except a third
application from Lord Clermont, through General Cuninghame, to
whom I stated the total impossibility, &c. I expected Lord
Bellamont to have asked it to-day; but he did not drop a word
upon the subject.

Ever yours,
W. W. G.

MR. W. W. GRENVILLE TO LORD TEMPLE.

Feb. 11th, 1783.

My dear Brother,

Things are drawing near to their crisis. Lord Shelburne's
weakness is every day more apparent. Nothing is clearer than
that he cannot stand a week without some addition. The strongest
proof of this is what Pitt told me to-day: that it being thought
necessary to make some attempt at a junction with Fox, he had
seen him to-day, when he asked one q