osed
ill-treatment of Mr. Adderley. I acquainted His Majesty with the
true state of that matter, with Lord Shannon's very handsome
language respecting it, and his friendly and becoming conduct
ever since; with which information the King appeared to be
highly pleased, and he was even proceeding to animadvert pretty
severely upon Mr. O. for having, as he thought, attempted,
though ineffectually, to convert this transaction into a source
of mutual coldness and mistrust between your Lordship and Lord
Shannon; but I thought it right to disculpate my predecessor
from this charge, of which I really believe him to be innocent.

The Duke of Leinster's name too was more than once upon the
_tapis_, and I detailed to His Majesty the whole history of his
Grace's political conduct and professions, from his first
interview with your Lordship down to the letter he received from
you, in answer to his application for the Mastership of the
Rolls; but I said nothing of your future views with regard to
that office, neither did His Majesty manifest any desire to be
informed of them. In general, he seemed to me to be perfectly
_au fait_ of the Duke's real character, as well as of the
character of all the other leading people in Ireland, whom we
talked over, each in his turn, not forgetting our friend, the
Archbishop of Cashel.

On points of business, as I have said, His Majesty was much more
concise, and I do not recollect anything material or interesting
that fell from him, unless it be that he expressed the most
entire satisfaction in the planning and in the execution of our
new military arrangement. I, of course, did not omit to take
this opportunity of offering your Lordship's humble duty to him,
together with every suitable assurance of your zeal, &c., for
his service; in answer to which he said many very gracious
things, and proceeded to question me very closely and _very
minutely_ about your and Lady B.'s health, amusements, house,
&c.; upon all which points I took care to be very precise and
guarded in my answers, having reason to believe that, from the
lively interest he takes in your domestic happiness, they will
make a deeper impression upon his memory than any other part of
our conversation.

Mr. Grenville tells me that he has written to your Lordship to
say that he has fi