I would have him drawn like Edward V. with the coronet hanging over his head.  You will be entertained with a story of Bootle:  his washerwoman came to a friend of hers in great perplexity, and said, “I don’t know what to do, pray advise me; my master is gone the circuit, and left me particular orders to send him an express if the King died:  but here’s the Prince, dead and he said nothing about him.”  You would easily believe this story, if you knew what a mere law-pedant it is!

The Lord(236) you hint at, certainly did not write the Queries, nor ever any thing so well:  he is one of the few discarded; for almost all have offered their services, and been accepted.  The King asked the Princess if she had a mind for a master of the horse; that it must be a nobleman, and that he had objections to a particular One, Lord Middlesex.  I believe she had no objection to his objections, and desired none.  Bloodworth is at the head of her stables; of her ministry, Dr. Lee; all knees bow to him.  The Duke of Newcastle is so charmed with him, and so sorry he never knew him before, and can’t live without him!  He is a grave, worthy man; as a civilian, not much versed in the world of this end of the town, but much a gentleman.  He made me a visit the other day on my brother’s death, and talked much of the great and good part the King had taken, (who by the way, has been taught by the Princess to talk as much of him,) and that the Prince’s servants could no longer oppose, if they meant to be consistent.  I told this to Mr. Chute, who replied instantly, , “Pho! he meant to be subsistent.”  You will not be surprised, though you will be charmed, with a new instance of our friend’s disinterested generosity:  so far from resenting Whithed’s neglect of him, he and your brother, on finding the brute-brothers making difficulties about the child’s fortune, have taken upon them to act as trustees for her, and to stand all risks.  Did not Mr. Whithed know that Mr. Chute would act just so?

Prince George is created Prince of Wales, and his household is settle(].  Lord Harcourt is his governor, in the room of Lord North, to whom there was no objection but his having a glimpse of parts more than the new one, who is a creature of the Pelhams, and very fit to cipher where Stone is to figure.  This latter is sub-governor, with the Bishop of Norwich,(237) preceptor; and Scott sub-preceptor.  The Bishop is a sensible, good-humoured gentleman, and believed to be a natural son of the old Archbishop of York.(238) Lord Waldegrave, long a personal favourite of the King, who has now got a little interest at his own court, is warden of the stannaries, in the room of Tom Pitt; old Selwyn, treasurer; Lord Sussex,(239) Lord Downe,(240) and Lord Robert Bertle,(241) lords of the bedchamber; Peachy, a young Schutz, and Digby, grooms:  but those of the House of Commons have not kissed hands yet, a difficulty being started, whether, as they are now nominated by the King, it will not vacate their Seats.(242) Potter has resigned as secretary to the Princess, and is succeeded by one Cressett, his predecessor, her chief favourite, and allied to the house of Hanover by a Duchess of Zell,(243) who was of a French family-not of that of Bourbon.  I was going on to talk to you of the Regency; but as that measure is not complete, I shall not send away my letter till the end of next week.