ower to remove
and make his Ministry at pleasure, and with all other regal powers
necessary for giving force, dignity, and vigour to his
Administration; but with no powers that might be needless,
intrench on the Crown, and cause embarrassment on the King's
recovery, &c.

Our business for Tuesday, therefore, is the _question of right_.

Pitt stands higher and higher in general estimation. As I passed
the gallery to write this, Marquis of Townsend caught my arm, and
said: "A glorious fellow, by G----, Young! His speech is that of an
angel."

Post bell rings.

Yours ever,
W. Y.

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

Whitehall, Dec. 13th, 1788.
MY DEAR BROTHER,

I must refer you to the papers for an account of our triumphant day
in the House of Commons yesterday. You will see by that, that I was
not mistaken in my opinion that the doctrine of the Prince's right
was not likely to be a very popular one. Fox found that by what he
said before he had offended so many people, that he was obliged to
take the very first moment of explaining it away; still, however,
he has left it in such a shape that we cannot fail of debating it
with great advantage. He intends, as you will see by his speech, to
move the previous question on Pitt's proposition, which he is
afraid to attempt to negative. After this recantation was over, the
day was closed by such a blunder of Sheridan's, as I never knew any
man of the meanest talents guilty of before. During the whole time
that I have sat in Parliament, in pretty warm times, I never
remember such an uproar as was raised by his threatening us with
_the danger of provoking the Prince to assert his right_, which
were the exact words he used.

You may conceive what advantage all this gives us, especially when
coupled with the strong hopes entertained of the King's recovery.
The account, as given at St. James's, is rather less favourable
this morning. I do not well know how to account for this
circumstance, as the letters from persons immediately about the
Queen continue as favourable as ever. I rather guess it to be
Warren's malice against Willis, who was yesterday put into
possession of many points which they had disputed with him,
particularly the right of signing the reports.