374 DEFENCE OF QUEEN CAROLINE. [1820. 



his Majesty to appoint two of his Majesty's confiden- 

 tial servants, who, in concert with the like number of 

 persons to be named by the Queen, may frame an 

 arrangement, to be submitted to his Majesty, for set- 

 tling, upon the basis of Lord Liverpool's note of the 

 llth instant, the necessary particulars of her Majesty's 

 future situation. 



HOUSE, June 13, 1820." 



" Lord Liverpool presents his compliments to Mr 

 Brougham, and requests that he will inform the Queen 

 that if the accompanying answer should not appear to 

 require any reply, Lord Liverpool is prepared to name 

 the two persons whom his Majesty will appoint for the 

 purpose referred to in this note. 



"FIFE HOUSE, June 13, 1820." 



" Mr Brougham presents his compliments to Lord 

 Liverpool, and begs leave to inform him that he has 

 received the Queen's commands to name two persons 

 to meet the two whom his Lordship may name on the 

 part of his Majesty's Government, for the purpose of 

 settling an arrangement. 



" Mr Brougham hopes to be favoured with Lord Liver- 

 pool's nomination this evening, in order that an early 

 appointment for a meeting to-morrow may be made. 



"5 HILL STREET, June 14, 1820." 



The Duke of Wellington and Lord Castlereagh were 

 named to represent the King ; and, at first, Lords Fitz- 

 william and Sefton the Queen. The two former came 

 to Wentworth House, in Grosvenor Square ; and I was 



