“Sunday, Nov. 5.—Arrived
in London. The first person I see is McMahon M.P. and Prince of
Wales’s Secretary. I go in with him to Carlton House and
write my name for the Prince. McMahon shows me a copy of a
most mean letter from Perceval to the
Duke of Northumberland, imploring his
support of the Government, tho’ a stranger to the Duke, and offering
Earl Percy a seat at the Treasury
Board. I saw the
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“McMahon tells me a letter is certainly shewn about by Perceval, written to him by the King, threatening to dissolve the parliament if they don’t support his Ministry.
