What I said about Anson giving you advice, means, that if you like to ask him, he can and will be of the greatest use to you, as he is a very well-informed person.

He will leave Lord Melbourne as soon as he is appointed about you.

With regard to your last objection, that it would make you a party man if you took the Secretary of the Prime Minister as your Treasurer, I do not agree in it; for, though I am very anxious you should not appear to belong to a Party, still it is necessary that your Household should not form a too strong contrast to mine, else they will say, "Oh, we know the Prince says he belongs to no party, but we are sure he is a Tory!" Therefore it is also necessary that it should appear that you went with me in having some of your people who are staunch Whigs; but Anson is not in Parliament, and never was, and therefore he is not a violent politician.

Do not think because I urge this, Lord M.prefers it; on the contrary, he never urged it, and I only do it as I know it is for your own good._ You will pardon this long story.

_It will also not do to wait till you come to appoint all your people.