Volume I Part 1 (2/2)
A JOURNAL of the REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE FOURTH
CHAPTER I
Queen Charlotte--duchesses of cue-- Westminster Election--Contest between Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Murray Maxwell--London Election--Oatlands--The Duke of York--duchess of York--Ampthill--Tixall--Mr Luttrell--Lady Granville--Teddesley--Macao--Burleigh--Middleton--Lady Jersey-- The New Parliament--Tierney and Pitt--Princess Lieven--Madame de Stael on the French Revolution--Westminster Election-- Hobhouse Defeated--Scarlett's Maiden Speech--Influence of Party--Play--The Persian Ambassador at Court--Prince Leopold-- Woburn--Anecdote of the Allies--Death of George III--Illness of George IV--Queen Caroline--Fleury de Chabaulon--The Cato Street Conspiracy--George IV at Ascot--Marchioness of Conynghae to Parliament-- Debates--Insubordination in the Guards--Wilberforce's Motion-- Proceedings against the Queen--'Les Liaisons dangereuses'--The Queen's Trial--The Duke of Wellington on the Battle of Waterloo and the Occupation of Paris
1818
I began to keep a Journal soularly, dropped it entirely I have since felt te frequent opportunities ofin the society of celebratedhereafter
[Page Head: LAST YEARS OF THE REGENCY]
June 7th, 1818 {p001}
The dissolution of Parliament is deferred on account of thethe Alien Bill On Friday night the exultation of the Opposition was very great at what they deemed a victory over the Ministers It is said that there will be 100 contests, and that Government will lose twenty or thirtythat they expected she would die She had a severe spase III, died on the 17th of Novee[2] has been received in amanner here, and it is said that the duchess of cumberland is severely mortified at the contrast between her reception and that of her sister-in-law On the Sunday after her arrival the Duke took her to walk in the Park, when she was so terrified by the pressure of the mob about her that she nearly fainted away
[2] [Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cae III, usta Wilhelrave of Hesse-Cassel Ernest, Duke of cuust, 1815, at Strelitz, the Princess Frederica, third daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz This lady had been twice married before, first to Prince Frederic Louis Charles of Prussia, and secondly to the Prince of Salms-Braunfels
As the duchess of cumberland had been divorced froreat coldness; and the position in which she was placed contrasted strongly with that of the duchess of Caent drives in the Park every day in a tilbury, with his groonified practice
June 21st, 1818 {p002}
I dined at Holland House last Thursday The party consisted of Lord Lansdowne, Mr Frere, and Mrs Tierney and her son After dinner Mr Frere repeated to us a great deal of that part of 'Whistlecraft' which is not yet published[3] I laughed whenever I could, but as I have never read the first part, and did not understand the second, I was not so much amused as the rest of the company
[3] [The whole poem of 'Whistlecraft' has since been republished in the collected works of the Right Hon
Hookhareat party was asse the paddocks, Bloonificent dinner to the company in a tent near the house; it was the finest feast I ever saw, but the badness of the weather spoilt the entertainment
[4] [Sir Benjamin Bloomfield filled the offices of Marshal and Chief Equerry to the Regent, and in 1817 he became Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall and Keeper of the Privy Purse to the Prince The Stud-house of Haiven hie in 1825]
The Queen's illness was occasioned by information which she received of the duchesses of cu took place as if by accident, but really by appointe hie that the spase Head: A GENERAL ELECTION]
June 24th, 1818 {p003}
The elections are carried on with great violence, and every day we hear of fresh contests being in agitation The disgraceful scenes which have taken place in Westnation The s and the usual character of Englishmen, and in the brutal attacks which they have e ferocity which marked the mobs of Paris in the worst tier
Sir F Burdett toldthat as soon as he was at the head of the poll he thought he should appear upon the hustings and thank the people for having raised hih It is supposed that Burdett has laid out 10,000 on this election, though his friends do not acknowledge that he has spent anything
It is clear that the open houses, cockades, and bands of music we have seen these three days were not procured for nothing
Lord Castlereagh went to the hustings, and voted for Sir Murray Maxwell; he was hooted, pelted, and got off with soment was not very conspicuous on this occasion; both Sir Murray's friends and enereat deal of harainst him The severest contests will be in Wiltshi+re, Herefordshi+re, Devonshi+re, and Lincolnshi+re The elections are going against Governenerally; in London particularly, as the Ministers lose one seat in the Borough and two in the City This last election is the ht years, and has been used to coh on the poll On this occasion the contest between him and Alderman Thorpe was severe, but Curtis would have carried it had not Wood and Waithman coalesced with Thorpe the last day, and thrown their spare votes over to him; this determined the election in his favour[5]