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CHAPTER XV. 



THE INCOME-TAX STATE OF FRANCE AFTER THE WAR NECES- 

 SITY FOR RETRENCHMENT AT HOME STRUGGLE AGAINST THE 



INCOME-TAX THE VICTORY POLICY OF DEBATES ON PETITIONS 



COURT POLITICS MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE 



LORD LANSDOWNE MOTION FOR ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF 



THE NATION ILL HEALTH DR BAILLIE INSTANCES OF HIS 



SAGACITY RELAXATION ABROAD GENEVA AND PARIS ELEC- 

 TION OF CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES GOVERNMENT AND PARTIES 



IN FRANCE THE CHANCES OF THE BOURBONS COUNT FLA- 



HAULT MADAME DE STAEL THE SUFFERERS FROM POLITICAL 



PROSECUTIONS DEATH OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE THE 



SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE DEATH OF ROMILLY DEATH 



OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE SIR PHILIP FRANCIS BURDETT 



ROMILLY POLITICAL DISTURBANCES THE " PETERLOO MAS- 

 SACRE" DESIGNS OF THE GOVERNMENT THE DUKE OF WEL- 

 LINGTON. 



FOR some time in the end of 1815 and the beginning 

 of 1816, I had much discussion and correspondence 

 with Lord Grey on the subject of the income-tax, to 

 the continuance of which he expressed the strongest 

 objections, because, as being purely a war impost, he 

 was of opinion, in which. I entirely concurred, that it 

 ought to be given up as soon as was possible after the 

 war ended. 



As 1 fully entered into all Lord Grey's objections, 

 I took the earliest opportunity, after I re-entered Par- 



