446 POLITICS. [1822. 



"His Majesty passed us this morning about five 

 o'clock, with a fair wind, and, if it continues, will 

 probably reach the river to-morrow night ; so that we 

 probably shall soon be in possession of something more 

 certain as to the new arrangements. 



"I am sorry I cannot give you a good account of 

 Lady Grey ; she has not improved as I expected. 



" The Duke of Sussex is now at Lamb ton, and is to 

 be here on the 4th. It is in vain, I am afraid, to ask 

 you to come here I do not mean at that time, though 

 you would be of the greatest use to us, but at any 

 time before you return to town. If Thanet comes to 

 Appleby, why should you not take a trip across the 

 hills together 1 Ever yours, GREY." 



TO EAEL GEEY. 



"BROUGHAM, Monday, Sept. 3, 1822. 

 " MY DEAR LORD GREY, First as to Canning : I 

 am more and more confident that they will not have 

 him. I think his language at Liverpool, now that 

 we see it in an authentic form (evidently written 

 by himself), indicates his soreness and despair, as well 

 as his readiness to stay if they would allow him. But 

 the King, I verily believe, had just as lief see Den- 

 man or myself near his person. I think I know from 

 good authority that there was quite a scene between 

 them, and loud altercation. Now royal folks don't 

 easily forget such things. Then the tone of all 

 courtiers is very decisive; they have a kind of in- 

 stinctive feeling that he cannot come in, else they 

 would never talk as they do. Auckland (who is here) 

 saw the Lowthers the other day. They speak even 

 contemptuously of Canning. Holme Sumner said to 



