of the Duke of Wellington on the King and the Duke
of Cumberland
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CHAPTER VI.

The Recorder's Report--Manners of George IV--Intrigues of the
Duke of Cumberland--Insults Lady Lyndhurst--Deacon Hume at the
Board of Trade--Quarrel between the Duke of Cumberland and the
Lord Chancellor--A Bad Season--Prostration of Turkey--France
under Polignac--State of Ireland--Mr. Windham's Diary--George
IV.'s Eyesight--Junius--A Man without Money--Court-martial on
Captain Dickenson--The Duke and the 'Morning Journal'--Physical
Courage of the King--A Charade at Chatsworth--Huskisson and the
Duke--Irish Trials--Tom Moore--Scott--Byron--Fanny Kemble--Sir
James Mackintosh--His Conversation--Black Irishmen--Moore's
Irish Story--Moore's Singing--George IV. and Mr. Denman--
Strawberry Hill--Moore at Trinity College--Indian Vengeance at
Niagara--Count Woronzow--Lord Glengall's Play--The Recorder's
Report
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CHAPTER VII.

Chapter of the Bath--The Duc de Dino arrested--A Ball to the
Divan--English Policy in Greece--Sir Thomas Lawrence--
Gallatin--Court of King's Bench--Accident to the Grand Duke
Constantine--Osterley--Young Sidney Herbert--Duke of Wellington
in Office--Stapleton's 'Life of Canning'--Death of Sir Thomas
Lawrence--Leopold and the Throne of Greece--Canning's Answers
to Lord Grey--Distressed State of the Country--Canning's
Greatness and his Failings--Death of Tierney--Sir Martin Shee
President--The Duke of Wellington's Views and Conduct--The
coming Session--Moore's 'Life of Byron'--Character of Byron--
Opening of Parliament--The Fire King--The Duke of Wellington's
Speaking--The English Opera House burnt down--Lord Thurlow on
Kenyon and Buller--Old Rothschild--Lansdowne House--Earl
Stanhope--John Murray--Departure for Italy
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CHAPTER VIII.

Calais--Beau Brummell--Paris--The Polignac Ministry--Polignac and
Charles X.--The Duke of Orleans--State of Parties--Talleyrand--
Lyons--First Impressions of Mountain Scenery--Mont Cenis--
Turin--Marengo--Genoa--Road to Florence--Pisa--Florence--Lord
and Lady Burghersh--Thorwaldsen--Lord Cochrane--Rome--St.
Peter's--Frascati--Grotto Ferrata--Queen Ho