The Life of George the Fourth; Including His Letters and Opinions, with a View of the Men, Manners, and Politics of His Reign Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...clear, and distinct, as to bo subject to no reasonable doubt. Most of the objections above stated would not apply to the third proposition--a proceeding for high treason. Such a proceeding would be considered as conformable to the due course of law. But on the other hand, it must be observed that the difficulties of obtaining sufficient evidence of the crime of high treason are greater than in any other criminal proceeding, and it would certainly not be advisable to institute it, if there did not exist the highest probability of success. Upon the whole of this question your Royal Highness's As these papers are evidently not the Regent's own composition, but written by Sir j. Leach, the substance is merely given. f Mr. Roebuck states ("History," i. 9), "on the highest authority," that the Whig party conveyed to Lord Liverpool an intimation that, if the King dismissed him and his friends for refusing to prosecute the Queen, they would decline to take office, even though this condition were waived. This does not seem very credible. confidential servants beg leave most humbly to state their opinion as decidedly adverse to any proceeding being attempted in the ecclesiastical courts." We venture to say that this document, to which attention has scarcely been sufficiently directed, is as damaging' a piece of evidence against the Regent's ministers as could bo conceived. For here was their deliberate opinion as to the value of the evidence on which they later brought the Queen to trial. It shows, indeed, how flexible were their principles. In fact, the effect of this remonstrance was complete, and the Regent, for the moment baffled, accepted their opinion. Lord Hutchinson, however, pressed the Government to close with Mr. Brougham's offer, assuring them...