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nour of receiving your lordship's 

 letter of this day's date. 



As Lord Moira has communi- 

 cated to your lordship the copy of 

 his letter to me, I take it for 

 granted that you have in the same 

 manner been put in possession of 

 my answer, which contains all 

 that I can say with respect to the 

 esplanatioa of the proposal made 

 by your lordship to Lord Grenville 

 and myself. 



I was perfectly aware, that Lord 

 Moira's letter could in no degree 

 be considered as an authorised 

 communication, but that it was 

 simply a private explanation offered 

 for the purpose of removing the 

 objections which had been stated 

 by Lord Grenville and me to the 

 proposal contained in the written 

 minute transmitted to us by j'our 

 lordship, under the authority of 

 the Prince Regent. But though 

 it could not vary the effect of that 

 minute in my opinion, I was happy 

 to receive it as an expression of 

 personal regard, and of that desire 

 which we readily acknowledge 

 both in your lordship and Lord 

 Mwru, and which is reciprocal on 

 th« part of Lord Grenville and 

 myself, that no difference of opi- 

 nion on the matter in question 

 should produce on either side any 

 personal impression, which might 

 obstruct the renewal of a con- 

 ciliatory intercourse, whenever a 

 more favourable opportunity shall 

 be afforded for it. 



I have the honour to be, with 

 the highest regard, my lord, your 

 lordship's very faithful humble 

 servant, 



(Signed) Gbey. 



No. 26. 

 Lord Moira to Lords Grey and 



Grenville proposing an inter- 

 view with them, 5th June. 



Lord Moira presents his best 

 compliments to Earl Grey and 

 Lord Grenville. Since Lord Wel- 

 lesley has declared his commission 

 from the Prince Regent to be at an 

 end. Lord Moira (as being honour- 

 ed with his Royal Highness's confi- 

 dence) ventures to indulge the 

 anxiety he feels, that an arrange- 

 ment of the utmost importance for 

 the interests of the country should 

 not go off on any misunderstand- 

 ing. 



He therefore entreats Lord Grey 

 and Lord Grenville to advert to 

 the explanatory letter [No. 20.] of 

 the 3rd June, written by him to 

 the former : and if the dispositions 

 therein expressed shall appear to 

 them likely to lead, upon confer- 

 ence, to any advantageous result 

 towards co-operation in the Prince's 

 service, he will be happy to have 

 an interview with them. 



Should the issue of that conver- 

 sation prove such as he would hope, 

 his object would be to solicit the 

 Prince Regent's permission to ad- 

 dress them formally. He adopts 

 this mode, to preclude all difficul- 

 ties in the outset. Let him be per- 

 mitted to remark, that the very 

 urgent pressure of public affairs 

 renders the most speedy determin- 

 ation infinitely desirable. 



N. B. This was written in the 

 presence of the Duke of Bedford, 

 in consequence of conversation with 

 his Grace ; and was by him carried 

 to Lord Grey. 



No. 27. 

 Note from Lords Grey and Gren- 

 ville, declining unauthorized dis- 



cussions, 



5th J 



une. 



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