e opens
all these plans to his brother is affecting in its appeal to those
feelings of implicit trust and attachment which existed so warmly
between these distinguished men.

MR. W. W. GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Whitehall, April 1st, 1788.

My dear Brother,

I am extremely obliged for the trouble you have been so good as
to take about the mode in which it will be most advisable to
frame the grant of Rigby's office, in case of its becoming
vacant. I have consulted Pitt upon the subject, and his opinion
entirely agrees with mine, that the present form is much
preferable to the other; for this, amongst other reasons, that a
grant of a judicial office, to be held during good behaviour,
might be vacated on account of non-administration of justice, or
even of non-residence in the kingdom. He says that, after what
has passed with the King, there can clearly be no difficulty
whatever when the case arises; and that it will be better not to
open it previously to Lord Sydney, as it might by that means
become a subject of conversation previous to its taking place,
which it is very desirable to avoid. I imagine, by what I now
hear from Bath, that it cannot be very long before the event
happens. I shall certainly be on the spot, and will immediately
take the necessary steps for having the warrant sent over to
you; after which you may expect to see me as soon as possible,
unless it should be necessary that the admission should take
place in Term time, which I will trouble you to ascertain. It
would, I think, be very advantageous to me, in case of future
discussions which may arise on this subject, if you could
procure from the Chancellor and Lord Earlsfort, and perhaps
Carleton (when the event happens), written opinions that the
making it an efficient _judicial_ office would be attended with
no advantage or benefit. It would still remain necessary that
some officer should be appointed to have custody and charge of
the Rolls; and the only questions then would be, whether such an
office was one fit to be made the sort of sinecure which
Parliament here have admitted ought to exist as a reward of
public service, and whether your humble servant was a fit object
for such reward.

The point which I was desirous of mentioning to you in cypher
relates to my having been infor