We are in a state of extreme agitation and disturbance here; the accounts are much exaggerated, however, _as I believe_, for I have not had the honour of the slightest communication from any person connected with the Irish Government. The state of this country, whilst it furnishes the fullest proof of the necessity of disposing of the question to which I have adverted, does not, perhaps, afford strong encouragement for bringing it forward just at present; but on this and all other matters connected with it, I shall look with great anxiety to learn the opinion of Lord Grenville. I beg your Lordship to believe how sensible I am of the honour you do me by consulting me on the present occasion, and that I am with great truth and regard always my Lord, Your Lordship's much obliged And very faithful humble servant, W. C. PLUNKET. LORD GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM. Dropmore, Dec. 4, 1821. We have had a full talk with Charles, and have laid before him the good and the bad, as far as I can judge of it. His decision and yours (not ours) must ultimately regulate your conduct. I have strongly recommended to him to see Lord Liverpool and Lord Londonderry, and also Lord Wellesley, who has written to me in very kind terms to announce his appointment, and to whom I write to offer to go to Richmond to see him, if it is inconvenient to him to come here. I hope you and Charles will endeavour to learn from him the plain English of this metaphor about balances, and what it is that he understands himself to be sent to Ireland to do. It is a bad feature of this business, that every day presents some new difficulty not previously announced to you. The _Courier_ now informs us,--1, That Lord Sidmouth is to continue of the Cabinet; and 2, That Canning is _not_ to go to India; or, in other words, that Charles is to go alone into the Cabinet at the very moment that is studiously chosen for making it _more_ orange in its complexion _than it was before_; and secondly, that what is called _strengthening_ Government in the House of Commons consists in driving Canning into opposition, who was before the best speaker on the Government side, and having Peel in Government, who was before a speaker also on their side. I wish I could say _I_ approved all these things, because I see _you_ wish it; but I must speak the truth or hold my tongue, and my affection to you both makes me very reluctant to do the latter, though for your sake I have certainly expressed myself much less strongly to Charles on some of these points than I should otherwise have done.