he best effects. I do
not, however, indulge this idea too far.

I mentioned yesterday, to Mornington, your kind intentions
towards him. He will write to you, to explain his situation
fully.

Pitt is gone down this morning to Windsor.

Ever most affectionately yours,
W. W. G.

You will be, perhaps, surprised to hear that Pitt has received a
very handsome letter from Lord Chesterfield, dated from
Weymouth, stating the alarm there for the King's life; and
desiring Pitt to do him the justice of believing him in that and
every other contingency, sincerely and personally attached to
him. I am not without hopes, that this may be improved into a
decided support of your interest in case of a contest; but you
well know the difficulties with which this would be attended.

I have just received the copy of the paper sent to St. James's,
which is by no means such as one could wish it. I wait for a
more particular account before I send this off.

One o'clock.

I now send off the messenger, though with little more
intelligence than before; but this is all I can get till Pitt
returns from Windsor, which may not be till late at night.

Here is Lord Mornington's letter, alluded to by Mr. Grenville.

LORD MORNINGTON TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Hertford Street, Nov. 15th, 1788.

My dear Lord,

Grenville has informed me of a new and most flattering instance
of your regard for me; you may well conceive how sensibly I feel
the value of the offer of a seat from you, in the event of
Grenville's failure in the county; and I should certainly at
once throw myself on the chance of his success, (which, I trust,
cannot be doubtful), if I did not feel it to be my duty to
strain every nerve in the general cause, and to the utmost
extent of my ability to increase our numbers in the House of
Commons, by purchasing a seat for myself.

If the King should remain in his present unhappy state of mind,
and the Parliament be either dissolved, or expire by its natural
death under the government of a Regent, I shall think myself,
under those circumstances, bound, by my respect for the person
who placed me at Windsor, to endeavour to preserve that seat for
him; that he may find his own friends, where he was pleased to
leave them, whenever he may happen to recover his reason. But