Chapter 1

Accession of William IV.--The King's Proceedings--His Popularity--Funeral of George IV.--Dislike of the Duke of Cumberland--The King's Simplicity and Good-nature--Reviews the Guards--The First Court--The King in St. James's Street-- Dissolution of Parliament--The King dines at Apsley House--The Duke of Gloucester--The Quaker's Address--The Ordinances of July--The French Revolution--Brougham's Election for Yorkshire--Struggle in Paris--Elections adverse to Government-- The Duke of Wellington on the French Revolution--Duke of Cumberland resigns the Gold Stick and the Blues--George IV.'s Wardrobe--Fall of the Bourbons--Weakness of the Duke's Ministry--The King at Windsor--The Duke of Orleans accepts the Crown of France--Chamber of Peers remodelled--Prince Polignac-- The New Parliament--Virginia Water--Details of George IV.'s Illness and Death--Symptoms of Opposition--Brougham--Charles X. in England--Dinner in St. George's Hall--Lambeth--Marshal Marmont--His Conversation--Campaign of 1814--The Conflict in Paris--Dinner at Lord Dudley's. Page 1