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bread, who, without having seen the evidence, and 

 ignorant of the whole subject, had the incredible folly 

 to blame the counsel for not calling the witnesses ! 

 The history of presumption offers no greater instance. 

 We had too good reasons for not calling them ; and 

 were I to-morrow to conduct it, I should, after the 

 benefit of their advice, still refuse to call any one of 

 them, and so would all the profession. Adieu. Yours 

 ever, H. BROUGHAM." 



The following is an extract from a letter I received 

 from Lady Charlotte Lindsay : 



" CONNAUGHT HOUSE, July 12, 1814, midnight. 

 "The Bishop of Salisbury requested an audience of 

 the Princess of "Wales, who went to him attended by 

 Lady Charlotte Lindsay. The Bishop said that he 

 earnestly hoped that her Eoyal Highness would advise 

 Princess Charlotte to return to her father. The Prin- 

 cess of Wales replied, Certainly, and that Princess 

 Charlotte was ready to return. She only hoped to be 

 permitted to retain Miss Knight, and not to be de- 

 prived of the satisfaction of seeing her friends. The 

 Bishop then said that this gave him great pleasure. 

 The conversation ended here. 



" CHARLOTTE LINDSAY." 



TO EARL GREY. 



"JW?/19, 1814. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I received your excellent and 

 satisfactory letter. I was sure you were game ; and 

 indeed I verily believe, had you been here, you (if not 

 I also, encouraged by you) would have lodged in the 

 Tower. I at first thought your coming necessary; for 



