. The Windham papers; the life and correspondence of the Rt . h as one [can] take away ; by stating that any formerrecommendation of the Dukes was not only out of thequestion, but not even known. I conceive one shallbe able to set him right again ; though it is a queer thingthat almost the only fair and honourable man should beso troublesome to deal with. The Duke of Portland, whenI talked to him the other day, seems of opinion that therewould have been [no] difficulty about including him, orvery many others as you had a mind, His Majesty seemingperfectly disposed to consent to anything in Ire
. The Windham papers; the life and correspondence of the Rt . h as one [can] take away ; by stating that any formerrecommendation of the Dukes was not only out of thequestion, but not even known. I conceive one shallbe able to set him right again ; though it is a queer thingthat almost the only fair and honourable man should beso troublesome to deal with. The Duke of Portland, whenI talked to him the other day, seems of opinion that therewould have been [no] difficulty about including him, orvery many others as you had a mind, His Majesty seemingperfectly disposed to consent to anything in Ireland, whilehe can keep his ministry low at home. I should tell 3outhat the King affects to speak of you with great cordiality. This letter is written from Brookss, where I amgoing to sup for the first time. My situation here beginsto have as little repose as in Dublin. I have had 1 General Sir Henry Clinton (1738 ?-i/95). 2 (?) George Ogle (1742-1814), Irish politician, who opposed CatholicEmancipation, and after the Union represented Dublin at A. Dan, e, pinxt T. Burke, : NORTH, SECOND EARL OF GUILFORD 1783] LORD NORTHINGTONS REBUKE 41 Clermont1 with me half the day about the riband : andfinding I am to sup here, he cannot refrain from thesatisfaction of being of the party. I wish you were heretoo, and the whole business The Earl of Northington to William Windham Dublin : July, 1783As your letters from London gave me reason to thinkthat your departure from thence was to take place beforeany letter from me could possibly reach you, I haddeferred, of course in expectation of your return, to takeany notice of the subject of these. The bad accounts ofyou from Oxford, and the variety of complaints whichat present you suffer under, and the slow progress madein your case, leave me little hope of seeing you soon;even if I could be so uncharitable to wish you to under-take such a journey at the moment of your re-establish-ment from such severe attac
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