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tirely disregarded. But I knew the virulent nature 

 of the Prince's party both in and out of Parliament, 

 and I was running into the most entire and irrecon- 

 cilable hostility to everything that belonged to Carlton 

 House, with hardly any prospect of support from the 

 regular Whig party, many of the leaders of which 

 were little disposed to have the breach with the Prince 

 widened, even after the year of the reconstructed 

 Eegency had expired. But I really felt, as did Whit- 

 bread, that the conduct of the Prince had been such 

 from the beginning towards his wife, and his later 

 treatment of both mother and daughter so outrageous, 

 as made it a duty to take their part ; whilst his con- 

 duct towards the Whig party made this proceeding on 

 our part quite justifiable, and not at all inconsistent 

 with our party connection. On my return from 

 Southhill I had to attend the special commission at 

 York for the trial of the Luddite outrages, being re- 

 tained for most of the prisoners. I wrote to Grey 

 previous to my departure as follows : 



TO EAEL GREY. 



"TEMPLE, November 25, 1812. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I have reserved the affairs of 

 the Princess and Princess Charlotte for this letter- 

 to keep the subject unmixed as it is to treat of very 

 delicate matters. 



" The Princess addressed a long and very firm re- 

 monstrance to the Queen last Saturday (which I had 

 revised and altered materially) relative to the Princess 

 Charlotte and their being kept separate, and the plan 

 pursued for interrupting her education, and keeping 

 her in close confinement. 



