While the Duke was with the King the Duke of Cumberland was with Lady Conyngham, and told her, amongst other things, that the 'Times' was the Duke of Wellington's paper. The 'Morning Journal' is _his_ paper, and uses the expressions he puts into the King's mouth. Aberdeen says Leopold is quite aware of all he will have to go through. He has written to Lord Stuart to ascertain whether there is any truth in the report of his being engaged to the daughter of the Duke of Orleans. I cannot help thinking that is so, and that the French proposition originates in that. _January 16._ Read last night a very interesting report by Captain Wade of his mission to Runjeet Singh in 1827. Received a box from the Duke with a circular note saying the King is not well enough to see him before Tuesday. He has seen no one since he saw the Duke, and the Duke hears he was not mistaken in his judgment of the effect he thought he had produced upon the King's mind; so I suppose this matter, which looked threatening at first, may be considered as settled, although not yet formally terminated. The King will, I dare say, make another plunge when he finds Claremont will not be at his personal disposal, as he seems to have imagined. _January 19._ Read all day Sir Thomas Munro's Life, which contains a great deal of interesting and valuable information. He was a very great man. Talked to Hardinge of various matters. He was at Stowe when Lord Chandos in the middle of the night received a note from his father, communicating one from Sir. W. Fremantle, which informed him that the King was going to turn us all to the right about. Lord Chandos said to Hardinge he would never belong to a Government of which the Duke of Wellington was not a member. _January 19._ Read the rest of the 'Life of Sir Thomas Munro,' a most valuable book. I believe there are no books so really useful as the lives of great and good men. On my arrival in town, found a note from Hardinge, who thinks the despatch as to watching the Russians and navigating the Indus quite perfect. The Duke went to-day to Windsor. About eight he sent round a box containing a note, saying that the King consented to Prince Leopold's being King of Greece. So for the present, at least, we are safe again. I never had much apprehension. _January 20._ Cabinet dinner. Lord Bathurst not there. We had very little talk upon public matters. The Duke had a bad cold. The opinion seemed to be that the press of the session would be upon domestic matters, for the reduction of establishments and taxation. The King wrote to the Duke and _grumpily acceded_ to Leopold's appointment. Leopold is very _uppish_ upon the subject. He was at Cobham to-day and yesterday. I am to see Peel on Sunday at half-past one on Indian matters. _January 22._