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is out. Lords Winchelsea and Guernsey are to have the 

 Bedchamber ; Lord Cranbourne is to have Fitzroy's place. 

 He is to have something else ; I do not know what. Ko 

 intelligence is come to Government, but everybody believes, 

 what you have in the papers, to be the Convention. 



We had a short debate about the adjournment, which 

 was carried by a very great majority. The house was very 

 thin, and Lord Hillsborough voted against us by mistake. 

 Adieu ! mon cher, je nen vais diner. — Yours very sincerely, 



M. AND R. 



APPENDIX I 2. 



My dear George, — Yesterday I had your two letters 

 of the 23rd. I shall write to you by the next post to 

 Calais ; so that, if you alter your plan, write to Dessein to 

 forward your letters ; but if you do, I conclude you will 

 let me know by the next post. 



Upon talking with the Duke of Northumberland about 

 the bras, I believe it will be much the best way to have 

 them, as I told you, in the rufj^ [1 rough — J. R. E.], and 

 so have them lacquered in England, as the ormolu will 

 never stand here, and it is very dear ; yours, you know, are 

 grown quite black. However, I leave all this to you, and 

 to the result of the inquiries you can make. The Duke 

 of Northumberland is of my opinion, that the ormolu will 

 not answer, though the patterns are much better than any 

 we have here. 



Pray, bring some patterns of silks for fur clothes, and 

 some spring velvets. Also, try if my Astracan, that was 



