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which surmises the existence of Kenney to have been a check on the
advisers of her Royal Hight'sel.
The word devoted presented itself to me from recollection that it
was Kenny's phrase; but I certaioly used it in no other sense -than
that which it was intended to hear by him. If it he slimes ed capa-
ble of implying that Jonathan Partridge was in the pay of the Prin
cess, or so connected as to he the instrument in any plan, I totally
disavow any such meaning--a meaning. iedeed,.not reconcilable to
the details. The particulars rotated by Keoney clearly iothcated
Ids conception to be only that Partridge was ion into admiration of.
the condescension and liberality sit tile Princess, and was thence
zealous to testify attachment. To imagioe that a man, under the
influence of that se uth:lent. would net !lase n to make a merit of
imparting that he haul ir..en examined ruspseting her Royal High.
tress, would be to know nothing of 'Juneau nature. This disposition
led him into a suppiev.ion Nvltich raw A:111 .111,1 a obligua me now to
notice, though it was not toTessary that I alionld animadvert upon
it in the letwr of mine which was the gr nod of your motion. The
omission to which I am pointing will define the second passage ; yet
I most say I do not comprehend how any man who reflected thr a
moment coull understand that passage as pointing at the Princess.
What consequence to her Royal Highness could attend the bringing
forward the discussion while Kenney was alive, when the ss hole
matter (as related to her) was dismissed in 1103, when Kenney was
forth-coming? Partridge in his deposition, states himself to have
told me of the Princess having visited Belvidere House with three
Ladies and a Gentleman. This representation is correct. Ile did
state this to hare taken place on a Sunday. But he sinla the fact
of his having mentioned at the some time that the Princess had also
been there with only Mrs. Fitzgerald and Captain 3lan!lT on the
Thursday preceding that Sunday. This was the visit which had
been particularly pointed out to Lord Eardley, and which had oc-
casioned Ins Lordship's preeedare.—With any refereoce to 0:e
Princess, it is absolutely inlitf...rent, and was treated by me as such
at the time. Not so, with regard to those at whom my observation
was pointed. The assertion, that the long 141es:trance of the
Princess's advisers could only be salved by their being too culaioas to
touch on (lee poiNls when Kenny was alive, alludes to their knowiedge
of the meeting on Thursday —a fact whirl', ripresented as it hall
been, made enquiry into the eieentnstaiires, unavoidable. The ex-
istence of Kenney bailed the unworthy imputation which those
Gentlemen were desired to affix ; lweale-e Kenn .y would have ex-
pose!. such a wilful suppression in Partridge's deposition, as as
necessary to give a colour to their purpose. In that purpose the
Princess could have no community of mitre: is : it was simply a
measure of pel..-i-esrl intrigue. With regwd to the visit at Belvidere
louse on Thursday, though Ke:niey be dead, Mrs. Fitz:4mila
could easily be questioned whether it took place or not. The sub-
stmutiatiob of it involves no kind of charge against the Princess. It
tady rebuts the management of those who. by attempting to make
IL be conceived that there was butt one visit ka sisit so circumstanced
as to be incapable of any possible misieterpretationl, would lain
establish their position, that the enOiry was wanton or desioing.
I trust I have been explicit on these points ; and I mast feel my-
self entitled to hope, that this answer of mine to your call upon me,
may have as mulch publicity as the doubts which you thought it ex-
. 'melon ts. urge.

I have the honour, dear Sir, to be,
Your very ouctlient servant,
(Signed)
bisrer street, April& IBIS.

SAMUEL WHITBREAD, Eq.

Div DEAR Loon—l had the honour to reeeive your Lordships
letter in the ark moon of yesterday ; and Ltake the earliest oppor-
tunity in my power of expressing to your Lordship my perket
sa-
tisfactiou at the explanation you have thus been pleased to ehe uf
the passages in your published letter to a Meunier of the Lodi.,e of
Freemasons which had Inen so generally misconstrued.
your Lordship has most emphatically asked, with respeei to
Reitney, " what consequence to her Royal Highness could
attend the bringing forward the discussion whilst Kenney was ulive,
when the whole matter (as related to her) was dismissed in HAM,
when Kenney was forthcoming?' Your Lordship's answer to this.
question is implied, awl must meet with immediate and universal
euneurreece. "No consequence whatever."
Respecting Partridge. the word " devoted" is stated by your
Lordship to have been use:l.6y ye tt, from the re::olleetion of its
Navin; been the phrase of Kenney, when examined by your Lord-
ship, and not intended by him to crubey the Aightest imputation
flow the ineess of Watts. Your Lordship hail thus disarmed the
world of all nuagjnahle offence.
At to the allegetl aMitioual visit to Belvidere, not mentioned in
defosi Lion of Pat tkdge, it is uouecessary to wake much ma-

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men% as your Lordship has said, 46 that with any reference to the
Princess.of Wales, it is absolutely indifferent, and was treated as
such by you at the time." Besides, the parties arc Alive ; and if a
sittipiCioll of impropriety could exist, they might and would have
bran examined. Your Lordship's judgment on this matter, after
investigation, Is most satisfactorily decisive, %Alien you further says
" the substantiation of it " (the additional visit to Belvidere)" :li-
volves no kind of charge against the Princess of Wales."
I am concerned that any report of my Speech in the House of
Commons, should have led your Lordship to think, for a moment,
I had proeeeded hostilely towards yourself ; and 1 was sorry .to see
how very in ,ccurately what I bad said in the House of Commecs 00.
Wednesday, was reported in some of the Papers of tla•succeeding
day. The report to which yoar Lordship adverts, as containing the
true version of my speech, had been seen by me I ate on Wednesday
night, and was intended for insertion in the Papvr on Thursday
morning; 1 was afterwards informed it had arrived too late to fiod
a place in the Paper•on Thursday. I was glad to perceive it in
in the Maraing t'lzeonie./e of yesterday. Having seen it before it
was sent to the press, I can have no hesitation in saying, that, to
the best of my recollection, it contains the substance of what I si.ia
hi my place. Some verbal inaccuracies are quite immaterial.
I am hound to fulfil your fjord .hiip's hope, by making your letter
to ine public. in entleavourite% to obtain the explanation of pas-
sages so generally understood, I knew not how to proceed effectually,
but by a motion in the House of Commons, if successful, your
Lordship would have had the opportunity of giving the explanations
in the very place where they were asked for ; anti 1 never had any
doubt of their honourable and satisfactory nature. But the discus-
sions in the House of Commons bovine now been dipped (as I
sincerely hope never to be revived), P-I
will send your Letter,
and my Answer, directly to the Public Journals.
It will give me pleasure to acknowledge, by the same 'neat's,
much personal civility received at various times from your Lord-
ship ; and particularly- in the manner in which I was requested, and
the urbanity with which I was received, to peruse tae documents
with which your Lordship has referred in the early part of the pre-
sent year. In the discussions which afterwards a: use, I did not
use the knowledge I had so acqeired of any one of them, until- it
had appeared in print.
I regret, that in the course of these discussions I have given mo-
mentary pain to their Lordships, or cause of dissatisfaction to any
persons, of whwe friendship and esteem I was pleased in thinking I
possessed a share.. Time loss, if lost, is entirely my own—it is pain-
ful to me. But justice has been the object of my pursuit—that.
Vursuit has been conscientiously conducted by use, and must there-
fore, tTf necessity, have been free f:orn selfish consideratio.os.
%Vitt, the addition of these explanations from your Lordship, se
honourable to the Princess of Wales, and so jut to yourself, the
public will be satisfied, that justice has been obtained. I have
the honour to be, my dear Lord,
Your Lordship's obliged and obedient Servant,
SAMUEL ‘V HITUREA D.
To the Right lion. the Earl of AloinA, K. G. 6;:c. &.

The cloudy qualifying rountl-about style of Lord Moira's letter,
sufficiently proves it to be genuine, but that Mr. WHITBREAD his
alswer could pretend to think the explanation of Lord Motu A satin-
f;ii-fory, might justity sonic doubt being 'brown on tho document.
We WWI till we almost weep, to see ouch things sent forth to the
work' by men who are called Statesmen. We turn with pleasurf
from these to something more rational.