and style of your letter
have hurt me sensibly. I do not believe, that if you were living in
Pall Mall, you could be more distinctly or regularly informed of
what passes. You will, of course, hear in Dublin, as you would in
Pall Mall, an infinite variety of foolish reports, as is naturally
the case when every man has his own speculation. You cannot, I am
sure, think it possible that I can even enumerate, much less argue
upon, or contradict all these; but I cannot, at this time, after
some reflection, call to my mind any point of the smallest
consequence in our present situation with which I am myself
acquainted, and which I have omitted to state.

With respect to your own particular situation, I conceive that it
is not possible that things can be brought to the point of
affecting that for several weeks to come. The measure which is to
be brought forward here will, of course, meet with violent
opposition; and cannot, according to my calculation, be completed,
so as to put the Prince of Wales in possession of the Regency, till
the first or second week in January. I think as soon as you receive
the notification that this measure has passed in England, it would
be right for you to write a very short letter to the Secretary of
State, mentioning in a very few words the opinions of lawyers
there, that your patent can be vacated only by a Regent appointed
by the Irish Parliament, suggesting the expedient of Lords
Justices; and then desiring to know His Royal Highness's pleasure,
whether he chooses that under those circumstances you should meet
the Parliament, for the purpose of laying before them the
circumstances of the present situation, or whether you should name
Lords Justices, and who they should be. You see, I put this on the
supposition that you are not _immediately_ removed, which, for many
reasons, I think unlikely. You know my opinion has always been
that the Prince would not negotiate, and I am every day more
confirmed in it. But I think it may be a question, whether he may
not choose to look about him a little. Perhaps, however, in order
to anticipate any sudden step, you would do well to send a letter
such as I mention, so as to reach England a few days before the
measure can pass, and to be here ready to be laid before him when
he does