told Colonel Digby that they were
delighted with the King's being so well, and remarked that two
things in the half-hour's conference which they had with him had
struck them very forcibly: that he had observed to them how much
better he played at picquet than Mr. Charles Hawkins, and that
since he had been ill he had rubbed up all his Latin; and these
facts, which are facts, I expect to hear magnified by the Carlton
House runners into instances of insanity.

The Princes entered the King's apartment without any emotion, and
came out of it with none visible in their countenances. The Queen
only was present, and the conference lasted half an hour. I have
not heard as yet; but conclude they were both rioting, ----, and
drunk last night at the masquerade, as they were at one a week ago;
the truth is, that they are quite desperate, and endeavour to
drown their cares, disappointments, and internal chagrin in wine
and dissipation.

The Duke of York plays much at tennis, and has a score with all the
blacklegs; and in the public court tells them they shall all be
paid as soon as his father can settle with him some Osnaburg money
which he owes him.

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The Princes give out, that as soon as they have an opportunity of
explaining their conduct to the King, they are sure he will approve
of it as much as he will reprobate that of Mr. Pitt's.

"It is now almost certain," says Mr. Grenville on the 23rd, "that we
shall not pass the Regency Bill, and consequently that the Government
will not be changed." In the same letter he refers to a suggestion of
Lord Buckingham's, that the answer declining to transmit the Irish
Address should be laid before His Royal Highness.

On conversing with Pitt, we were both clearly of opinion, that no
communication ought to be made to H.R.H. of what has passed in
Ireland, as we have uniformly considered him as not entitled, under
the present circumstances, to any communication of any part of the
business of Government. Nothing has accordingly been ever laid
before him, except the measures which Pitt intended to _bring
forward_ respecting him personally; but that principle certainly
does not extend to such a communication as had been proposed in
your separate letter, which I have for that reason not sent to Lord