HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,

13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1883.

All rights reserved.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FOURTH VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

News of the King's Madness Public Anxiety-The

Prince's Conduct-What Captain Jack Payne wrote

to Sheridan-Removal of His Majesty to Kew-Cruel

Treatment of the King-A German Page-The Prince

of Wales and Duke of York-Political Factions-

The Plan of Regency-Dr. Willis and the King—

Miss Burney Pursued by His Majesty-What Willis

Said to the Chancellor-Recovery and Rejoicings-

Thanksgiving at St. Paul's--The Bishop of Llandaff

and the Queen-The Duke of York's Duel-The

Queen smiles upon Colonel Lennox

CHAPTER II.

1

The Royal Princes-The Duke of Clarence at the Queen's

Lodge-Mrs. Jordan at Richmond-The Wicked Duke

of Queensbury-Mrs. Jordan at Bushy Park-Colonel

FitzClarence and the Lieutenant-The Duke of York

and his Duchess-Trial before the House of Commons

-The Duchess of York and her Dogs-The Duke of

Sussex and Lady Augusta Murray-The Duke of

Cumberland--The Sellis Scandal-The Duke and

Lady Graves-The Duke's Marriage-The Queen and

the New Duchess

CHAPTER III.

50

The Prince of Wales and his Difficulties-His Proposed

Marriage-Lord Malmesbury at the Court of Bruns-

wick-The Bride-elect-Her Journey to England and

Reception by the Prince-Marriage and Honeymoon

-The Evil Genius of her Life-The Story of the Lost

Letters-The Prince's Debts-Disloyalty of the People

-The Cry of 'No King!'—The King's Life Attempted

-Birth of a Young Princess --The Prince's Separation

from His Wife-The Lord Chancellor's Opinion of His

Sanity-Mrs. Fitzherbert Communicates with Rome

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CHAPTER IV.

Attempts on the King's Life-Margaret Nicholson and His

Majesty The Queen seized, with a Consternation-

The Madman at Drury Lane-Despard's Conspiracy

-The Prince of Wales once more in Debt-Signs of

the King's Malady-His Majesty's Fear of a Regency

-Speaks of Resigning the Crown-His Visit to the

Princess of Wales-The Queen Plays a New Part—

The Town Divided into Factions

CHAPTER V.

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The Princess of Wales in Retirement-The Young Princess

and her Mother-The Douglas Scandal and its Con-

sequences The Secret Commission-The Princess