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the Streets & Squares in Town & proceeding along Pall Mall got into St.
James's Street, and when nearly at the top of it next to
Piccadilly, we were so jammed in by other Carriages who for
the most part had Coronets on them that it was impossible
for ours to move either forwards or backwards or of either
side for upwards of Three hours, at last we made Shrift
to get into Piccadilly & then we were Stop'd near another
hour by a Concourse of the greatest Number of Carriages
of Nobility & others that I ever saw; we however afterwards
made Shift to get into Piccadilly, where we were stopped again near drive into Berkley Square Hanover Square and Lincoln's
an hour by a Concourse Inn Fields & so home at which we did not arrive till near two
o'clock in the morning altho' we had set out upon our Travels, at 8 o' <sic>Clock
in the Evening, and I do verily believe this Country was never
sensible of so much happiness before. The King is become the
Idol of his People and so much he is he beloved that the restoration
of his health is looked upon to be their political salvation, for
your further amusement upon this occasion I shall endeavour
to send you enclosed herewith the news Paper of to day wch
I take in as it contains a more general description of the
illuminations than I am otherwise capable of giving you myself (P.S. This is Rece'd paper, not from doing)
There are some who held considerable Posts under the present
Administration did however from their particular attachment
to Messrs Fox, Burk & Sheridan (who were known to be intended
for the new Ministry under the Regency of the Prince of Wales) but
rather from a persuasion of the Impossibility of the King's
recovery deserted Mr Pitt &c, among whom, I am sorry to
acquaint you was your Friend Sir James Harris, notwithstanding
that thro' Mr Pitts recommendation the King just before his illness,
had created him a Peer by the Title of Lord Malmesbury, and
he has just now given up his Embassy to Holland, in which he had
acquired great credit by the share he had in negotiating the late
Treaty concluded between our Court & the King of Prussia & the States
General, if the Prince had been appointed Regent wch wd have
been the case had the King's illness continued a fortnight longer
his Ldship, it is imagined wod have been sent Ambassador to
Paris, or been appointed one of the Secretaries of State here
at home; but he has now lost every thing, I mean every
appointment & has nothing to do but to retire, as a private
gentleman from all public affairs; another instance of political
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