He has prescribed some draughts, which Lord Melbourne trusts will be of service, but he feels much depressed to-day.

He dined yesterday at Lady Holland's, where he met Mr Ellice,[7] civil and friendly enough in appearance, but Lord Melbourne fears hostile at heart, and a determined partisan of Lord Durham.

Lord Durham has not yet made to Lord Glenelg the promised communication of his report and plan, but it is said that he will do so soon....
[Footnote 5: At Kilbeggan Abbey, County Meath.

The murderer escaped.] [Footnote 6: The celebrated physician: he attended George IV.
and William IV., as well as Queen Victoria.] [Footnote 7: Son-in-law of Lord Grey, as was also Lord Durham.] _Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ BUCKINGHAM PALACE, _11th January 1839._ MY DEAR UNCLE,--The dreadful moment has arrived, and dear Marie[8] is no more to bless her loving relations with her presence on this earth of grief and troubles! It is a heavy dispensation, and one that it is difficult to comprehend, but we must submit.
I thought it best to write to my poor dear Aunt, for whom this will be a sad blow; but I abstained from doing so to the dear Queen of the French just as yet.

I have no letters, and only learnt the melancholy event by the papers.