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IMPORT:INT. COMMUNIC47'ION.

PAPERS RELATIVE TO LORD •LIVERPOOL'S PROPOSAL
10 LORD WELLESLEY, MAY 17, 1812.
(COPY)—No. T.
NOTE from Mr. CANNING to Lord WELLESLEY, fillelOgillt the
MINI/ re taken in Lord LiveAro° if presence, May 17,1112.
•• Gloucester Lodge, Mty 17, 1512.
MY DRAR WELLESLEY—a inclose the Minute which",
I have taken in Lord Liverpool's presence of the
proposal which he was charged to convey to me.
Ever, my dear Wellesley,
Sincerely and affectionately. your's
(Signed) GEORGE CANNING. 1
P. S. I shall return a *written answer to Lord Li-
verpool to-morrow.
(ENCLOSURE—No. I.)'
Mrtstrrg Of CONVIIIIIATION be Mr. CANNING and Lord
Livaaroot, dated 17th May, lull.
Gloucester Lodge. Sunday, May 17,1112. •
Lord Liverpool stated to me that he was command,
ed'hy his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to make
me the following communication :
That upon the melancholy event of Mr. Porcevtlis.
death his Royal Highness being desirous of continu-
ing his Administration upon its present basis, was
desirous.also of strengthening it as muck as possible,
by associating to it such persons in public life as
agreed most nearly and generally in the principles
-upon which public affairs had been conducted;
That with this view hi, Royal Highness naturally
looked to Lord Wellesley and to me ;
That. Ile (Lord Lieetwol) was authorised to ex-
press the disposition of all his coll.agues to act with
Lord Wellesley and Me, ender an arrangement which
might be ap once consistent' with their own honour
ail duty,- and ktnourable and satisfactory po us ;
pat with respect to Lord Castlereagh, it was fair
that it should be diitinetly understood, that the situ.
.ation in winch he stands • kioth i4s this Crpverniirnt,
anti in the House of Cogonotts, was to presetved
to hioll
That with Telma ofEcial errangements, ht
(Lord Liverpool wou4 not ehaYe been the bearer of
•
tun,' propositivo to me, bit one which was tiriderstoosi
is cpmprisinglny (Fiends. answer to a questior
put by me, rd LeerpOol stated; that his colleainez

were deeloma, that he should be appointed to the
office of Tint Lord of the Treasury.; and that 'IA
desire was known tq the Ptinee Regent, when his
iLoyil flightless commanded 43-4 Liverpool to up-
dertake this communication.
Lord Liverpool added, that he was ready to an,
swer any other enquiry that I might wish to make;
,or to clearup any thing that he might hre imper-
' feat,' explained. I said, that 1 'thought it better to
~receive his communication just as he gave it to me
and to defer making any remark, or giving any in,
swer whatever, until I should have communicated it
to my friends t Lord Liverpool himself undertaking
to see Lord Wellesley.
I would only, therefore, ask,—Whether I was to
consider the opinion and policy of the Government
as remaining altogether unchanged upon the qua-
don relating to the Laws affecting the Roman Ca-
tholics ?
Lora Liverpool answered, that his own opinions
upon this subject remained unchanged ; and that he
wits not aware that those of his Colleagues had un-
dergone any change.
I then wrote this Minute in Lord Liverpool's pre-
sence ; which he resit over, and suggested such cor-
rections as appeared to him necessAry tvr making it
perfectly accurate: (signed)

GEORGE CARNING.

No. 11.

OT towards tile int*** 4 a
Canning should net c
But I added, that Mr. CAII6
zemertr to me, which could
any Office which might be
he other hand, Mr. C..ineig
e same declaration with jjk ;
10m. Lord Liverpool aid,
lercotho:sepresofenTcovnt
ciremstance.rminicatm.
t, unless a fair ProPawki was
I declared to Lord L.