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of Lords the treatment of the Princess Charlotte, and 

 was desirous, as was the Princess herself, to interest 

 Lord Grey in this proceeding. But I told them that 

 he certainly would not take a forward part in it, as I 

 knew from his having highly approved of my declin- 

 ing last year to send him a communication from the 

 Princess, and of his having lately expressed his great 

 reluctance to take any active part in the Orange 

 match. I said, however, that I was perfectly confident 

 he would take the right course in Parliament if the 

 question was brought forward, which he very probably 

 thought would be of no benefit to the Princess Char- 

 lotte, and he would advise the Duke of Sussex not to 

 move in it. I thereupon wrote as follows to Lord 

 Grey : 



TO EARL GEEY. 



"July 13, 1814. 



" MY DEAR LORD GREY, Having a good deal to 

 say, I make no preface. Last night, between nine and 

 ten, being summoned in great haste to the Princess of 

 Wales's, I went instantly. Being sleepy, I napped 

 the whole way, and on arriving half-awake entered the 

 room and saw strange faces. One ran up to me, took 

 me by the hand, and said she was glad to see me, 

 naming me. I found it was the Princess Charlotte, 

 who said, 'I have just run off/ Miss Mercer on a 

 chair near. I got quite awake now, and desired im- 

 mediately the particulars from her and Miss Mercer, 

 which I wrote down. They are as follows : The 

 Prince, at six o'clock, entered her room, and said : 

 * Your establishment here is at an end ; to-night you 

 sleep at Carlton House. Miss Knight and all your 

 servants are dismissed. She and every one about you 



