242 THE PRINCESS OF WALES [1814. 



judges in 1718) takes the care out of the hands of 

 the father himself, and gives it to the King for the 

 time being, who may be a distant relation. What, 

 then, becomes of the trash about interfering between 

 father and daughter ? Why, again, is the Princess to 

 be treated as a state criminal? Why are we to have 

 a Queen so brought up ? Out of Turkey is there any- 

 thing so barbarous ? 



" I wish you would keep one thing in view as far as 

 regards the share I have had in the business viz., 

 that I am very adverse to the idea of skulking, or 

 keeping in the background. I am answerable for the 

 advice I gave ; and in this, as well as every part of 

 the affairs of loth Princesses, I never said a word, or 

 prevented a step, or advised one, that I am not prepared 

 to avow. This was my language through the whole 

 of the mother's business, and I always desired Whit- 

 bread to act for me accordingly. He uniformly avoided 

 this, I believe, partly from thinking it better for me, 

 partly from a monopolising spirit ; and I have been 

 much injured by the air of intriguing and playing 

 in the background which it gives me. I have been 

 much better pleased to appear this time in the front 

 of the battle. Yours ever, H. BROUGHAM. 



" I am going to set Peter Plymley on them.* 

 Now is his time. I only fear he may be lazy. But 

 I mean to get Princess Charlotte to ask it if I fail ; 

 and that, I know, will do." 



Lord Grey, in the following letter, in which he ex- 

 plains his reasons for making the Duke of Sussex give 



* Sydney Smith. 



