How much she will have to tell us! I am very grateful for what you say of Claremont, which could so easily be made perfect; and I must say we enjoy ourselves there always _particulierement_....

Albert begs me to make you his excuses for not writing, but I can bear testimony that he really has not time to-day.
And now _addio!_ dearest Uncle, and pray believe me, always, your devoted Niece, VICTORIA R.
[Footnote 101: See _post_, p.334.

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X, 1st October, 1841)] [Pageheading: FINE ARTS COMMISSION] _Sir Robert Peel to Queen Victoria._ _26th September 1841._ Sir Robert Peel presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and begs to be permitted to submit for your Majesty's consideration a suggestion which has occurred to Sir Robert Peel, and which has reference to the communication which he recently addressed to your Majesty on the subject of the promotion of the Fine Arts in connection with the building of the new Houses of Parliament.
Sir Robert Peel would humbly enquire from your Majesty whether (in the event of your Majesty's being graciously pleased to approve of the appointment of a Royal Commission for the further investigation and consideration of a subject of such deep importance and interest to the encouragement of art in this country) your Majesty would deem it desirable that the Prince should be invited in the name of your Majesty to place himself at the head of this Commission, and to give to it the authority and influence of his high name, and the advantage of his taste and knowledge.
Sir Robert Peel will not of course mention this subject to any one, until he has had the honour of receiving from your Majesty an intimation of your Majesty's opinions and wishes on this subject.
[Pageheading: DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS] _Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ SOUTH STREET, _28th September 1841._ ...

The diplomatic appointments are as well as they could be made.
At least Lord Melbourne thinks so--at least as much in consequence of those whom they exclude, as of those whom they admit.