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ERRATUM.

Vol. II., Page 100, Note b, for 29th, read 19th May.

THE

CORRESPONDENCE

OF

THE RIGHT HON. JOHN BERESFORD.

MR. MARCUS BERESFORD TO MR. GEORGE PONSONBY.

April 9th, 1789.

DEAR PONSONBY,-Having this day learned that you are no longer in office, from the great obligation which your conduct towards me on my first appointment, and your subsequent kindness, when my appointment was attacked in Parliament, has laid me under, I feel my present situation very embarrassing. As I am already in the office, it is probable that if the vacancy is filled up I shall succeed to your situation.

Give me leave to assure you that I shall feel pleasure in making way for you to reassume your former situation if ever it should suit you to come into that department again, and I am now ready to adopt any other line of conduct with respect to the arrangement of the office which you may suggest to be the most expressive of the respect and regard with which

I am yours sincerely,

M. BERESFORD.

My horse fell with me yesterday, and, being confined

a Mr. Ponsonby was First Counsel to the Revenue, and was succeeded, 1789, by Mr. Marcus Beresford.

VOL. II.

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to the house, I am prevented from waiting on you in

person.

MR. GEORGE PONSONBY TO MR. MARCUS BERESFORD. Thursday night, 9th April, 1789.

DEAR BERESFORD,-I am very sorry for the accident which has deprived me of the pleasure of seeing you, and much obliged to you for what you are so good as to say in your letter with respect to me and my official situation. As to my suggesting any line of conduct to be pursued by you relative to the vacancy which my dismissal occasions, I cannot think myself by any means entitled to do so, nor can I prevail upon myself to say anything to you upon that subject.

Your conduct will, I am sure, be better regulated by your own judgment than by mine. It gives me great pleasure to reflect that I have been of service to you, and I shall always be happy to hear of any event which you shall consider as agreeable or advantageous.

I am, with great respect, yours, &c.,

G. PONSONBY.

LORD HAWKESBURY TO MR. BERESFORD.

London, Feb. 10th, 1790.

MY DEAR SIR,-I received your favour of the 3rd, I hope you have received my answer to your former letter. I have conveyed to Mr. Pitt my sentiments on the Pro

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