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need not trouble you to return. Lady de Clifford 

 caught the inflammation in her eyes at a charming 

 fete given at Princess Elizabeth's Cottage, where the 

 rain not only penetrated their clothes, but also played 

 the part of soup, and filled their dishes and plates at 

 dinner. I fear it will do more serious damage. ' The 

 Maid of Orleans ' means Lady Anne Hamilton, who 

 is to succeed Lady Charlotte Campbell in "Waiting, 

 and for whose unmarried condition the Duke of 

 Gloucester expressed much concern. I have not heard 

 of the Kegent's intention of visiting Liverpool, but 

 perhaps he may intend to proceed there from War- 

 wickshire. Believe me, my dear Mr Brougham, yours 

 very sincerely, C. LINDSAY. 



" I send you with this a letter just received from 

 the Princess." 



THE PKINCESS OF WALES TO LADY 

 CHAELOTTE LINDSAY. 



"MY DEAR LADY CHARLOTTE, Many thanks for 

 your two kind notes; and I beg of you to send, as soon 

 as possible, the two enclosed papers to Mr Brougham ; 

 and mention to him, in the first place, that he is at 

 liberty to show all the papers, present and future, to 

 Lord Grey; secondly, that Lady Elizabeth and Mr 

 Whitbread saw the papers, and are aware of this cruel 

 treatment ; thirdly, that my daughter is perfectly 

 aware of this dreadful barbarism, and that if possible 

 her attachment is more steady and strong than ever 

 before, and her eyes are completely opened to all the 

 bad proceedings and illegal proceedings since my being 

 in this country ; that her father hardly speaks to her, 

 and that she is not the least anxious that they should 



