Pitt's side has the best of the day, they will not be induced to
hazard so decisive a step as you must give them to understand their
agreeing to this Address will be considered.

It was mentioned to me, that considerable offers had been made to
Corry. I mention this to you, but you will probably be able to
ascertain the truth of the report more accurately than I can.

It is worth observing, that the appointment of a Regent in Ireland
by Address goes directly to dissolve the Union of the two kingdoms,
because a Regent so appointed could not command the use of the
English Great Seal.

Ever most affectionately yours,
W. W. G.

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

Whitehall, Jan. 19th, 1789.
MY DEAR BROTHER,

I was so knocked up on Saturday, that I found it impossible to
write to you; though there is one circumstance, which, if I had
been acquainted with, would have prevailed over all fatigue--I mean
that of Captain Nugent's having voted against us upon the second
division. The question has not been distinctly stated in any of the
papers, as far as I have seen. It was a proposal of Fox's, that
the restrictions, particularly that of peerage, should continue
only for a limited time; by which means, we should have been placed
in this sort of situation, that if, at the expiration of that term,
the King should be so far recovered, as to afford hopes even of an
almost immediate recovery, the Regent would be able, by a sudden
creation of Peers, to make it impossible for him to resume his
authority.

Nugent had voted with us upon the first question; but was, I
suppose, led away by some part of Fox's speech, which had the
effect of carrying over Bankes and about six or seven more of our
_conscientious_ friends. I think it right to mention this
circumstance to you, though not with any view of suggesting what
you may think it right to do. I shall, I own, be much mortified if
he should vote against us on Monday; but nothing that you can do
will be in time enough to prevent that. I do not feel that I can
take any measures on the subject, although I certainly have no
doubt what your wishes would have been if you were on the spot.

I find, from general report, that some of our friends are staggered
about the household reso