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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY WILLIAM L. FISH NAPOLEON COLLECTION GIFT OF JOHN A. ROEBLING JUNE 11, 1932
CONTENTS OF SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER X.
The Orders in Council.
CONTEST WITH THE "ORDERS IN COUNCIL' -THEIR ORIGIN-THE
BERLIN AND MILAN DECREES-THE POLICY OF RETALIATION
ADOPTED IN THE ORDERS-PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACKING
THEM CORRESPONDENCE WITH MERCANTILE MEN-MOTION
FOR SELECT COMMITTEE-JAMES STEPHEN-ALEXANDER BAR-
ING-PERCEVAL INCIDENTS OF HIS ASSASSINATION -ITS
POLITICAL EFFECTS-RECALL OF THE ORDERS-STATE OF
PARTIES-WARD (LORD DUDLEY) AND HIS FOLLOWERS-IN-
STANCES OF THE POPULARITY OF THE RECALL-QUESTION of
TESTIMONIALS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES-AMERICAN DECLARATION
OF WAR-WILBERFORCE WRITES ABOUT HIS RETIREMENT FROM
THE REPRESENTATION OF YORKSHIRE-AN OPENING IN LIVER-
POOL ACCOUNT OF UNSUCCESSFUL CONTEST THERE RE-
TURNED FOR WINCHELSEA,
PAGE
1-65
CHAPTER XI.
Home and Foreign Politics.
CORRESPONDENCE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS-AMERICA AND SPAIN
-TRIAL OF THE HUNTS-THE LUDDITES-TRIAL AT YORK-
AN ACCIDENT-THE PENINSULAR WAR-THE GREAT BATTLES
ON THE ELBE-HOME POLITICS-IMPRESSMENT-THE CONTI-
NENT-BERNADOTTE'S DESIGNS-HOLLAND-HOGENdorp—
MADAME DE STAËL-LADY HOLLAND-THE ALLIED ARMIES
ACROSS THE RHINE-HOME POLITICS-LORD COCHRANE, BUR-
เ
DETT, AND dog dent-PERRY OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE'
-THE CONTINENT-OCCUPATION OF PARIS BY THE ALLIES-
CONGRESS OF VIENNA-NAPOLEON-THE FRENCH, AND THEIR
OBLIVION OF HIM-POSSIBLE FATE OF HIS SUCCESSOR-VISIT
TO PARIS-TRAVELLING COMPARED WITH LATER VISITS TO
CANNES WELLINGTON-THE INSTITUTE-LA PLACE-A CON-
FERENCE WITH CARNOT ANECDOTES OF THE REVOLUTION
AND THE EMPIRE,
.66-133
CHAPTER XII.
The Prince and Princess of Wales.
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS CIRCLE AT CARLTON HOUSE-
THE PRINCESS CAROLINE-HER CIRCLE-THE DELICATE IN-
VESTIGATION-THE QUARREL-CORRESPONDENCE-THE YOUNG
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE LADY CHARLOTTE LINDSAY -THE
PRINCE'S SEVERANCE FROM HIS POLITICAL FRIENDS-WHIT-
BREAD-MR BROUGHAM AS ADVISER OF THE PRINCESS OF
WALES AND HER DAUGHTER-KING GEORGE III.—HIS LETTER
TO THE PRINCE ON THE SITUATION LETTER OF REMON-
STRANCE BY THE PRINCESS TO THE PRINCE-ACCOUNT OF ITS
PREPARATION-DELIBERATIONS-ITS DELIVERY AND RECEP-
TION-MADAME DE STAËL, .
CHAPTER XIII.
The Princess of Wales and the Princess Charlotte.
134-195
THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AND COURT POLITICS CONTINUED-
STATEMENT ON THE WHOLE SITUATION" TO LORD GREY--
HIS VIEWS IN ANSWER-QUESTION OF THE HEIRESS TO THE
THRONE LIVING ABROAD-PRECEDENT IN THE DAUGHTERS OF
JAMES II.-THE PRINCESS-LADY CHARLOTTE LINDSAY-MISS
MERCER (LADY KEITH) AND MISS KNIGHT THE PRINCE OF
ORANGE-REVELATIONS OF THE DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF THE
REGENT, AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE COUNTRY-THE ASSEM-
BLY OF THE FOREIGN MAGNATES IN LONDON-THE PRINCE
REGENT'S DEMAND THAT THE PRINCESS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED
FROM THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-ROOM CORRESPONDENCE ON
-
THE AFFAIR HOW AFFECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE
FOREIGN PRINCES IN LONDON
PRINCESS
FLIGHT OF THE
CHARLOTTE TO HER MOTHER-THE CONSEQUENCE,
196-250
CHAPTER XIV.
(Continued.)
THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
HER CHARACTER, CAPACITY, AND
PURSUITS-ANECDOTES QUEEN CHARLOTTE AND THE PRIN-
CESS CAROLINE-THE QUESTION OF THE PRINCESS CAROLINE
GOING ABROAD-IMPRUDENCE OF THE STEP-LETTER OF
REMONSTRANCE AGAINST IT - RECEPTION OF THE REMON-
CARLTON HOUSE POLITICS
STRANCE
WITH LORD GREY
CONSORT
GOVERNMENT
CORRESPONDENCE
CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF A QUEEN-
JURY TRIAL IN SCOTLAND THE PRINCE AND
PATRONAGE AT THE SCOTCH BAR THE
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AND HER HOUSEHOLD-DEPARTURE OF
THE PRESS ON HER AFFAIRS
THE PRINCESS CAROLINE
POLICY OF THE 'TIMES,'
251-295
CHAPTER XV.
THE INCOME-TAX-STATE OF FRANCE AFTER THE WAR-NECES-
SITY FOR RETRENCHMENT AT HOME-STRUGGLE AGAINST THE
INCOME-TAX-THE VICTORY-POLICY OF DEBATES ON PETI-
TIONS-COURT POLITICS-MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS CHAR-
LOTTE-LORD LANSDOWNE-MOTION FOR ADDRESS ON THE
NATION-ILL HEALTH-DR
BAILLIE-IN-
STATE OF THE
STANCES OF HIS SAGACITY-RELAXATION ABROAD-GENEVA
AND PARIS-ELECTION OF CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES-GOVERN-
MENT AND PARTIES IN FRANCE-THE CHANCES OF THE BOUR-
BONS-COUNT FLAHAULT-MADAME DE STAËL-THE SUFFER-
ERS FROM POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS-DEATH OF THE PRINCESS
CHARLOTTE-THE SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE-DEATH OF
ROMILLY-DEATH OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE-SIR PHILIP FRANCIS
POLITICAL DISTURBANCES
-BURDETT
cr
PETERLOO MASSACRE -DESIGNS OF THE GOVERNMENT
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON,
296-351
CHAPTER XVI.
APPROACH OF THE EPOCH OF THE TRIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE-
RETROSPECT WHITBREAD'S SERVICES-PERNICIOUS COUNTER-
ADVICE-THE MILAN COMMISSION-VISIT TO HER AT ST OMER
-NOTES OF CONFERENCE WITH THE QUEEN AND LORD HUT-
CHINSON-FRUITLESS ADVICE AND WARNINGS-HER DETER-
MINATION TO RETURN-ARRIVAL IN LONDON-THE GREEN
BAG-POLITICAL SOURCE OF THE BILL OF PAINS AND PEN-
ALTIES" NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN
THE KING AND THE QUEEN-THE CONFERENCE-THE DIFFI-
CULTY WITH THE SECRET ADVISERS-THE MESSAGE TO THE
COMMONS-THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONTEST-OPINION
ON THE WHOLE CASE-AWARE OF INDISCRETIONS, BUT DIS-
BELIEF IN THE ACCUSATIONS THE WITNESSES-ADJOURN-
352-390
CHAPTER XVII.
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THE NORTHERN CIRCUIT-RESUMPTION OF THE GREAT CAUSE-
ITALIAN WITNESSES-THE TACTICS OF THE DEFENCE-THE
PERORATION-THE BILL ABANDONED-INTENDED POLICY IN
THE COMMONS IF IT HAD PASSED THE LORDS-THE POPULAR
FEELING THE TROOPS REVELATION OF THE PURPOSE OF
THE THREAT IN THE OPENING OF THE DEFENCE-THE LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES OF THE FITZHERBERT MARRIAGE-EVIDENCE
OF THE CEREMONY-FEELING OF THE KING ON THE LOSS OF
THE BILL-ELDON AND LEACH-THE POLITICAL EFFECT-THE
QUEEN'S POSITION-THE CORONATION-ADVICE TO THE QUEEN
NOT TO ATTEND-HER DEATH-PERSONAL ANECDOTES AND
CHARACTERISTICS OF QUEEN CAROLINE-THE DISTUBBANCES
AT THE FUNERAL PROSECUTION OF A CLERGYMAN FOR
PREACHING A LIBEL ON THE QUEEN,
391-434
CHAPTER XVIII.
POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE QUEEN
-CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION-ANOTHER CONTEST FOR WEST-
MORLAND-STATE OF PARTIES-MINISTERIAL DIFFICULTIES-