ested by Lafitte. The Royalists
are much in want of money. They left forty-two millions in their caisses,
and 150 millions at the Bank! Bourmont was to leave Algiers on the 25th.
Probably he was called home to be present at the crisis.

The King's troops still remaining in force at St. Cloud, the barricades are
continued.

Everybody seems to think the military force was as ill-managed as
everything else. Marmont acted _mollement_.

We have been beaten at Canterbury, and what is worse at Norwich, where a
brother of Peel's has been driven out by Robert Grant, the most decided
enemy of the Government. No one declares himself the opponent of
Government, and as such asks support; but our candidates do not succeed at
popular elections.

_August 4._

To London early. The King of France is supposed to be gone towards
Cherbourg. We fear he will come here. The Duke said the King seemed
disposed to receive him, and reminded the King that the Pretender had been
three times ordered out of Paris on the representations of this country. I
was glad to find a very general feeling that the King of France could not
be permitted to remain if intrigues were allowed by him. That he could have
no more than a refuge. Peel seemed to feel this most strongly. The Duke
seemed to think there had been previous concert on the part of the
_patriots_.

The King is violent against the Duke of Orleans.

Our Duke of Orleans, as I call him, the Duke of Sussex, sticks close to the
King whenever he appears.

The Duke of Cumberland has resigned the Blues in a huff because they are
placed under the Commander-in-Chief. However, he wore the uniform to-day at
the levee.

We have a Cabinet to-morrow at 4, on Civil List and Regency. Indeed we know
not how soon we may meet Parliament. Perhaps on September 15.

The Queen received the address of the London clergy. She had her whole
_etat major_.

_August 5._

At four Cabinet. Talk about the Civil List. There are pensions to the
amount of about 7,000L a year which the present King will pay, and he will
pay 6,000L a year to Mrs. Fitzherbert, her charge on Brighton. She had
10,000L a year before. Many pensions are struck off, one of 500L to Sir J.
Lake, many others, to jockies, &c.

It seems the late King borrowed 50,000L for himself and as much for the
Duke of York, on the revenues of Hanover, which sums have been paid off.

The King of France abdicated, and so did the Dauphin, in favour of the Duc