I was a good while to-day with Lord G(ower); still of opinion that your return here would be the most favourable event that could happen to you.  Ossory hinted to me this afternoon that the King would see Lord Rock(ingham) to-night.  Hanger assures me that Charles is better disposed to me than to anybody, but that I have enemies who surround him; so there is one friend in a corner.

On Monday I expect some envious dissertations in the H. of C. on the nature of the new Government.  The Duke of Gloucester won’t be Comm(ande)r in Chief for two reasons; one is, that the Duchess can be admitted at Court; and the second is that Lord Rock(ingham) will not permit it.  It is meant to take the Army out of the K. hands, and that would be putting it into them.  I have no more for to-night.  My love and respects to your fireside, shall see Caroline again with great pleasure indeed, and the little boy.

(1782, March 27,) Wednesday night, 10 o’clock, at home.—­The Cabinet Council(226) kissed hands to-day, and Dunning with the rest.  He is Chancellor [of the] Duchy of Lancaster and a peer.  At this I was surprised.  Ashburn(h)am is kept, and all the Bedchamber.  Lord Hertford is delivered up at discretion; either he or his son Isaac must be sacrificed.  But his Lordship has not been thought the father of the faithful, or so himself.  Their trimming has released his M(ajesty) from any obligations to protect them.

The Duke brings me word from Court that I am safe, but how I do not comprehend.  To take away my place, which is to be annihilated in two months by Burke’s Bill, (is absurd), and a pension I would not receive, but as an appendix to a place or as a part of it.  But the D(uke), whose friendship for me is very vif, on some occasions, has fished out this for me.  I could not go to Court, my temper would not permit.  I could have seen my R(oyal) master on the scaffold with less pain than insulted as he has been to-day.  I am going out to hear all that passed, and how he bore it.  From my parlour window I saw Mr. Secretary Fox step into his chariot from his office, and Lord Shelbour(n)e and Dunning from the other office.  The Levee was not over till near five, that is, the audiences, a most numerous Court—­souls to be saved, and souls not to be saved.

Warner dined here, and Storer.  Mie Mie went to her Academy, so I stayed at home to keep George company.  He was upon the dining table hearing Warner, Storer, and I (me) talking over this political history, with an attention and curiosity which would have charmed you, as well as the questions he asked.  He looked like a little Jesu in a picture of Annibal Carraci’s listening to the Doctors.  He has been reading to-day speeches in Livy, with the French translation.  We gave him sentences this evening to construe.  It was wonderful how well he did them.  The weather grows fine, and I shall desire leave to carry him back till the 25th of next month, for he is very well; the cough which (he) has is trifling.  He has no heat;—­he looks delightfully.