the removal of one--replaced by a younger and more
active statesman, who had already acquired high political eminence. How
these changes affected the parties most interested in them, will be
found fully detailed in their correspondence.

MR. W. H. FREMANTLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Bagshot Park, Jan. 11, 1822.

MY DEAR LORD,

Most sincerely and truly do I congratulate you on your creation,
which, thank God, closes an event so many years looked for, and
anxiously desired by your good father and yourself; I did not
flatter myself with the hopes of living to see it take place, and
more so, from the honour conferred upon you two years ago. The
addition of the entail of the Earldom in the female line, is a mark
of most singular and partial favour altogether. It is as much as
any subject of the empire could acquire, and bestowed on one whose
family and himself have been unconnected with the Government, and
generally opposing it for the last fifteen years. We have been here
for three or four days, and leave it to-morrow. The Duke was quite
flattered and pleased with your letter. From all I learn, I am
inclined to believe the Opposition are very low, and do not flatter
themselves with a great stand this session. The revenue is a great
aid to us. I have not heard a word since from Lord Liverpool, but
take it for granted (which I shall lament) that he will not be able
to succeed in vacating the Treasury; I am rather of opinion that he
would wish it if he well could.

Most faithfully yours,

W. H. FREMANTLE.

MR. CHARLES W. WYNN TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Tuesday.

MY DEAR B----,

In consequence of Lord Liverpool's summons, desiring me to be in
town two or three days before the 16th, and that he would meet me
there any day I would appoint, I announced to him that I would come
up Sunday evening, and call upon him any hour that he would fix on
Monday. On my arrival on Sunday night I found an answer to this,
stating, without one word of excuse or apology, that he was going
down to Combe Wood, but would return on Tuesday and receive me at
twelve o'clock on that day. This certainly is anything but civil,
but I suppose it is the nature of the animal. I have been with him
this morning, and he told me that there would be a Council on
Thursday at Carlton House for th