that all the members of the Cabinet may attend at Windsor to-day;
but this I imagine (and, indeed, his letter conveys it), has no
relation to any other subject, but to an idea of moving the King to
Kew, where he can take the air without being overlooked, as is the
case at Windsor. I have nothing new to write to you on other
subjects, though I believe I shall have in a day or two; probably
by Sunday's messenger.
Ever most affectionately yours,
W. W. G.
MR. W. W. GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.
Whitehall, Nov. 28th, 1788.
MY DEAR BROTHER,
The Ministers were all sent for to Windsor yesterday by the Prince,
in order to give their advice with respect to moving the King. They
were detained so late, that Pitt went to Salt Hill to sleep there;
and is not yet returned, at least not to his own house, so that I
have not seen him.
I had a note from him yesterday evening, to say that they had not
seen the Prince, he having sent a written message to them by the
Duke of York. It related to the removal. He says, that the opinion
of the physicians, particularly of Addington, who had been desired
to come over that day from Reading, was favourable as to a
possibility, and even a prospect of recovery, and clear for
removing him as soon as possible.
We are still in the dark, as to the Prince of Wales's intentions;
though what passed yesterday confirms my opinion. The general
language leans to negotiation.
MR. W. W. GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.
Whitehall, Nov. 29th, 1788.
MY DEAR BROTHER,
I received your letter of the 23rd, by the messenger only this
morning, and have sent the enclosed, which, as you will have seen,
exactly tallies with the ideas which I have stated to you in some
of my letters. I shall write to you to-morrow, being Sunday, when a
messenger would of course be sent with the official bulletin, and
as you may very probably receive that letter as soon as this, I
think it unnecessary to fatigue either you or myself with figures,
especially as I have nothing very material to say, except a
confirmation, from my subsequent conversation with Pitt, of the
ideas which I mentioned to you yesterday, particularly with respect
to Addington's opinion, which seems to have encouraged the rest to
speak out.
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