JET. 36.] AND THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. 177 



" As I always foresaw, the little flirting between the 

 Prince and the Princess Charlotte is all over. She is 

 as loud and as impatient as ever, and her mother 

 (who has seen her), though a little time ago rather 

 uneasy, is again perfectly satisfied. In fact, she is 

 confined and crossed nearly as much as ever. The 

 Prince and the Queen are also tired of the Duchess of 

 Leeds, who has had the proper spirit to refuse forbid- 

 ding Lady Jersey seeing the Princess Charlotte, as 

 from herself, which was what the Prince was shabby 

 enough, and sufficiently himself, to beg her to do. 



" I was at Taylor's on my way here. They were 

 hurried off on Saturday by Sir Henry Vane's illness, 

 and it is understood that he died yesterday of apo- 

 plexy. My respects to Lady Grey, and believe me 

 ever yours, H. BROUGHAM." 



The following is an extract from a letter I wrote to 

 Lord Grey on the 27th Nov. 1813 : 



" Another rumour is afloat that something is to be 

 attempted against the Princess of Wales. Certain it 

 is that they have begun through the press, and by the 

 most gross publications. Perhaps the Prince thinks, 

 in the present state of men's minds, nobody will 

 reflect on the infamy of filing ex officio informations 

 when himself or his brother is attacked, and leaving 

 whatever is published against his wife unnoticed. 

 The rumour that something is intended against her 

 com.es from some of the understrappers of our party; 

 but they were so mysterious and consequential about 

 it, that my informant could not take the trouble of 

 continuing the conversation. If she is to be so 



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