ate any pressing necessity for more important alterations,
the principal subject being the reduction of the National Debt, the
Tithe System in Ireland, and the Irish Volunteer Corps; the last two
giving occasion for attacks on the proceedings of the Government in
Ireland. On these points the President of the Board of Control will be
found sufficiently communicative.

THE RIGHT HON. CHARLES W. WYNN TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

East India Office, March 4, 1823.

MY DEAR B----,

Lord W----'s answer has at length just arrived, and is rather an
extraordinary one. He professes himself still decidedly of opinion
that the extension of the Act against secret societies is
necessary, but indifferent as to the time of its being brought
forward. He dwells, however, much on the importance and utility of
Abercromby's motion, and urges a full Parliamentary inquiry into
the condition of Ireland, the nature of the Orange societies, and
of the impediments his Government has met with. In short, if
instead of a private it were a public one, I should think that he
was making a preparatory case of grievance prior to resignation, to
be hereafter moved for in Parliament.

Nothing was decided in the Cabinet yesterday, which in the hope of
receiving this despatch was adjourned till to-morrow; but I flatter
myself the result will be to announce that we are prepared to bring
forward the proposed measure, though I fear this notice will be
accompanied by explanations from P---- which will provoke a debate,
and make it necessary for each of us to state his separate views. I
regret the discussion on general grounds, but most on account of
Plunket.

Ever affectionately yours,

C. W. W.

I conclude, among so large a party as that at Strathfield-saye, you
will have had little opportunity of conversation with your host.

THE RIGHT HON. CHARLES W. WYNN TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

East India Office, March 5, 1823.

MY DEAR B----,

Just returned from Cabinet, and going to the House. The
determination, unanimous and quite satisfactory, to announce our
own intention of bringing forward, immediately after Easter, a Bill
to enforce the laws against secret societies, founded on the
Lord-Lieutenant's despatches of November and January last, and
fortified by what has since passed, and a general declaration of