icate what I write to Mr. Wynn, and to him only. I trust
I shall soon learn that the public cause has been strengthened by
your Lordship's accession, and by his.

We are in a state of extreme agitation and disturbance here; the
accounts are much exaggerated, however, _as I believe_, for I have
not had the honour of the slightest communication from any person
connected with the Irish Government. The state of this country,
whilst it furnishes the fullest proof of the necessity of disposing
of the question to which I have adverted, does not, perhaps, afford
strong encouragement for bringing it forward just at present; but
on this and all other matters connected with it, I shall look with
great anxiety to learn the opinion of Lord Grenville.

I beg your Lordship to believe how sensible I am of the honour you
do me by consulting me on the present occasion, and that I am with
great truth and regard always my Lord,

Your Lordship's much obliged

And very faithful humble servant,

W. C. PLUNKET.

LORD GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Dropmore, Dec. 4, 1821.

We have had a full talk with Charles, and have laid before him the
good and the bad, as far as I can judge of it. His decision and
yours (not ours) must ultimately regulate your conduct.

I have strongly recommended to him to see Lord Liverpool and Lord
Londonderry, and also Lord Wellesley, who has written to me in
very kind terms to announce his appointment, and to whom I write
to offer to go to Richmond to see him, if it is inconvenient to
him to come here. I hope you and Charles will endeavour to learn
from him the plain English of this metaphor about balances, and
what it is that he understands himself to be sent to Ireland to
do.

It is a bad feature of this business, that every day presents some
new difficulty not previously announced to you.

The _Courier_ now informs us,--1, That Lord Sidmouth is to continue
of the Cabinet; and 2, That Canning is _not_ to go to India; or, in
other words, that Charles is to go alone into the Cabinet at the
very moment that is studiously chosen for making it _more_ orange
in its complexion _than it was before_; and secondly, that what is
called _strengthening_ Government in the House of Commons consists
in driving Canning into opposition, who was before the b