He was captured, tried for high treason, and sentenced to perpetual imprisonment.

He effected his escape, which was undoubtedly connived at by the authorities, in 1846.] [Pageheading: THE CONVENTION OF 1828] _The King of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ WIESBADEN, _22nd September 1840._ MY DEAREST VICTORIA,--I was most happy in receiving this morning per messenger your dear little letter of the 15th, though it is grown a little elderly.

The life one leads here is not favourable to writing, which, besides, is prohibited, and easily gives me palpitation enough to sing "_di tanti palpiti!_" I get up at half after six and begin to drink this hot water; what with drinking and walking one comes to ten o'clock or half after ten for breakfast.

Then I read papers and such like things.

At one o'clock I have been generally bored with some visit or other till two o'clock.