WELLINGTON

(George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1753-1813, Statesman) the first says that “Although I am to have the pleasure of seeing Lord Chandos this morning, I write an answer to your letter of yesterday. and I am anxious that you should receive it before Lord Chandos will leave you. As well as I recollect what passed when Mr Wynne was appointed to the Office which he now fills... should have an Office which would according to the usual practice give him a seat in the Cabinet and Lord Liverpool, Lord Castlereagh and others who were at that time... Ministers considered Mr Wynn’s Talents Character and station such as render him an acquisition to the Cabinet. This I believe to be the real state of the transaction and I don’t think it was ever admitted that it was necessary that a Connection of yours should as such be a Member of the Cabinet. I have mch regretted the Circumstances which have occasioned a Division between yourself and Mr Wynne, but I must say that I cannot be the bearer of any Communicatiohn which has for its object to remove Wynne or any other Colleague from his seat in the Cabinet. Although I have thought it right to trouble you so far upon a part of your letter, the fact is that I have not heard... any arrangement respecting... Lord Liverpool. You know my sentiments already respecting the office of Gov. General...”, 3 sides 4to., London, 2nd April, the second letter a couple of days later explains that he had been too busy to answer his letter this morning but the letter he “received in the Evening rendered an answer to the principal part of the first unnecessary. However I must add that whatever may be the nature of the former transaction referring the appointment of Mr Wynne to sit in the Cabinet I cannot take any step which can be construed & tend to deprive him of his Seat; nor can I put forward a claim on your part to name a Member of the Cabinet. I may have used the term Representative in the Cabinet as applied to Mr Wynne. I knew that he was in the Cabinet for the two reasons because he was one of your family, and heard he possessed the Qualifications to entitle him to look to high Office in this Country... beg leave to declare & show any part of any of the letters which you have written to me within these few days to anybody; and I must likewise decline for this day the honour of receiving your proposed visit as I shall be occupied during the whole of the Afternoon in viewing at the Horse Guards the Officers of the Army. I will not close this letter without telling you that there is no use in carrying on a correspondence in the tone which you have adopted in the last words you have written to me. I have no desire to interfere in any question concerning him and if I were to interfere it must be at your own desire, & with a view to produce benefit. There can be no use... in writing angry letters...”, 4 sides 4to., London, 4th April