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Wellesley; or to some proposal 

 to be made by them as a govern- 

 ment to Lord Wellesley and Mr. 

 Canning ? 



If Lord Wellesley's commission 

 is considered as at an end, it is 

 essential to Lord Wellesley's ho- 

 nour that the fact should be pub- 

 licly known. He has entered upon 

 communications which he could 

 not terminate at the point to which 

 they were brought, without dis- 

 tinctly stating his commission to 

 be at an end. 



If what is now in contemplation 

 is some new proposal to be made 

 to Lord Wellesley and Mr. Can- 

 ning, from the former administra- 

 tion revived, then the revival of 

 that administration ought to be 

 made matter of notoriety ; and the 

 proposal itself must be distinctly 

 stated, before Lord Wellesley and 

 Mr. Canning can form any judg- 

 ment upon it. 



No. 11. 



Lord Melville's Communication to 



Mr. Canning, inclosed in No. 9. 



Glocester Lodge, May 27, 1812. 

 10 a. 7n. 



Lord Melville called upon Mr. 

 Canning, and informed him, in 

 answer to the questions which 

 Mr. Canning put to Lord Melville 

 yesterday. 



1st. That Lord Wellesley's com- 

 mission is considered by the Prince 

 Regent as at an end. 



2d. That the persons now hold- 

 ing offices, hold them only until 

 their successors shall be appointed. 



Lord Melville had understood 

 Mr. Canning yesterday to say, that 

 Lord Wellesley was of opinion 

 that his commission was at an 



end ; but that he {Mr. Canning) 

 doubted it. 



This was a mistalce. What Mr. 

 Canning stated was, that Lord 

 Wellesley was in doubt as to the 

 Prince Regent's intention; and 

 that he (Mr. Canning) had no 

 means of forming any opinion 

 upon it. 



No. 12. 

 Letter of Lord Grey to Lord Wel- 

 lesley. 



Portman Square, 

 May 27, 1812. 



My Lord, — I have the honour 

 of returning the papers which 

 your Lordship was so good as to put 

 into my hands this morning. 



I observe a material difference 

 between the terms in which the 

 two principles, proposed as the 

 basis of a new administration, are 

 stated in Mr. Canning's minute, 

 and in that sent to Lord Grenville 

 and me by your lordship. I think 

 it necessary to call your lordship's 

 attention to this circumstance, be- 

 cause if these discussions should 

 proceed further, it may become of 

 the utmost importance. 



I am, with the highest regard, 

 my lord, your lordship's very 

 faithful and humble servant 



(Signed) Grey. 

 The Marquis Wellesley. 



No. 13. 



Letter of Lord Wellesley to Lord 



Grey. 



Apsley House, 

 May 28, 18J2. 

 My Lord, — I should have re- 

 turned an earlier acknowledgment 

 of the honour of your lordship's 



letter 



