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cult geometrical problem. The speculations and in- 

 vestigations which this subject led me to pursue, did 

 as much to cure me as the healthy air of Westmor- 

 land. I also wrote an article upon a pamphlet recently 

 published in Paris, as a vindication of Carnot's con- 

 duct since July 1814. My article was, in fact, sup- 

 plementary to the article I had before written upon 

 Carnot's Memorial to Louis XVIII. * 



While at Brougham I wrote as follows to Lord 

 Grey : 



TO EARL GEEY. 



"BROUGHAM, September 30, 1815. 



"My DEAR LORD GREY, When I last wrote to 

 you, I forgot to mention one or two things which I 

 learnt before I left town. I saw the Duke of Sussex, 

 and heard, of course, all the family news. They are 

 more at daggers-drawn than ever, the quarrel between 

 the Queen and Prince being at its height. The story 

 you saw in the 'Morning Chronicle ' (of the Queen's 

 letter being written under a solemn engagement that 

 the Duchess of Cumberland should never come here, 

 nor avail herself of the letter in any way except as a 

 salve for her character abroad) is substantially correct, 

 and there seems reason to suspect the Chancellor of 

 lending himself to the Prince's scheme for getting over 

 this engagement, by finding out that the marriage 

 must be performed here. As for the regency, it seems 

 there was an abdication in form by the reigning 

 Duke of Brunswick in his brother's favour, and that 

 the Prince, being left guardian to the infant, appoints 



* Article on " Expose de la Conduite Politique de M. le Lieutenant- 

 General Carnot, depuis le l*r. Juillet 1814:" Paris, 1815. Edinburgh 

 Review, Vol. XXV., art. viii. p. 442. 



