mentioned as the great cause of her Majesty's illness, we can state on authority, that many nights previous to the last attack, her Majesty had no sleep. The female attendant who slept in the room noticed her restlessness, but her Majesty, with a disdain that was natural to her of weak and useless complaining, never mentioned the circumstance. A few hours, however, before her death, she observed to a faithful female attendant: The doctors do not understand my malady: it is here (laying her hand upon her heart); but I will be silent: my lips shall never make it known: injustice and cruelty have triumphed.'"

The following is a correct transcript of her Majesty's will:

This is the last Will and Testament of me, Caroline, Queen-consort of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ;

I revoke all former wills.

I constitute and appoint Stephen Lushington, Doctor of Laws, and Thomas Wilde, Esq. barrister at law, trustees and executors of this my will.

In execution of all powers given ine by the will of my late mother, Augusta Duchess of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, I appoint, limit, give, devise, and bequeath, to my said trustees all my right, title, and interest under the said will, and also all the rest of my property, real and personal, debts and effects, of whatsoever nature or kind soever, and wheresoever situate, upon trust to receive and collect the same; and when collected, convert into money, and invest it at their discretion in the funds of the united kingdom, or otherwise; and, upon further trust, to pay the principal of the whole of the said trust property to William Austin, who has been long under my protection, on his attaining the age of 21 years; and, in the mean time, to pay the interest and proceeds of the same, or so much thereof as to them may seem meet, towards the maintenance and education of the said William Austin: And I do declare that

my said trustees and executors shall not be chargeable in respect. of the default of each other, or of any agent employed by them or either of them, but only for their own respective receipts, acts, and wilful defaults. I also give and bequeath to my said executors, to be disposed of according to their will and pleasure, all and every my documents, manuscripts, papers, writings, and memoranda, wheresoever being at the time of my death.

CAROLINE, R. (Seal.) Signed, sealed, and published this 3d day of August, in the year 1821, at Brandenburgh House, in the presence of H. BROUGHAM, THOS. DENMAN,

This is a Codicil to my Will, dated this 3d day of August: I give all my clothes here and in Italy to Mariette Brou. I direct that a particular box, by me described, be sealed with my seal, and delivered to Mr. Obichini, of Colman Street, merchant: and I acknowledge that I owe him 4,3007. I wish that government would pay the 15,000l. the price of my house in South Audley Street. I desire to be buried in Brunswick. I leave my coach to Stephen Lushington, my executor; my landaulet to John Hie

This is a Codicil to my last Will:

I give to John Hieronymus and Mariette Bron all my bed and table linen, which has already been used. I give to Louis Bischi, the sum of 10007. and an annuity of 150l. per annum, payable half yearly. I give the large picture of myself and late daughter to the Cardinal Albano. The half length picture of myself to Lady Anne Hamilton. I give the picture of myself, which is a copy of that given to the city of London, to my executor, Stephen Lushington. There are two pictures remaining, of which I bequeath to the Marquis Antaldi, that which he shall choose; and the remaining one to William Austin. I give to the Viscount and Viscountess Hood, 500l. each. I have already given to John Hieronymus one carriage. I also give him the other open carriage.

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I declare that my interest under my mother's will is given to William Austin as a specific legacy. I desire and direct that my body be not opened, and that three days after my death it be carried to Brunswick for interment; and that the inscription upon my coffin be"Here lies Caroline of Brunswick, the injured Queen of England." Signed in the presence of CAROLINE, R.

H. HOLLAND, M. D. August 5, 1821.

A Codicil to my last Will:

I give and bequeath to William Austin, all my plate and household furniture at Brandenburgh House, and also all unused linen. I direct my executors to make application to his Majesty's government to pay to them such sum of money as at the time of my decease I may have paid, or which they may be called upon to pay, for the purchase of my house in South Audley Street; and I give and bequeath sum of money, as my said executors shall procure and obtain in that respect, unto them my said executors, in trust for William Austin, according to the provisions of my will: such sum to be considered a specific legacy. And in case the government shall refuse to repay such sum, I direct my executors to sell my interest in the said house, and also the furniture and things therein. And I give and direct the proceeds thereof to be paid and applied to and for the use of the said William Austin in like manner as a specific legacy; but in case the government shall repay the purchase money of the said house, in that case, the proceeds which may be realized by the sale are to fall into the general residue of my estate. Dated 7th day of August, 1821.

CAROLINE, R.

Witness, HENRY U. THOMSON, Kensington.

CHAPTER III.

In the course of these sheets, we had repeated occasion to advert to the conduct of that part of the public press which had been enlisted into the ignoble service of insult to the late Queen. The reader

will not be displeased to have a specimen or two of the canting tone in which some of these very journals spoke in their publications announcing the success of their labours in destroying the object of their daily malice.

One of these writers, the editor of a morning paper called "The New Times," thus speaks of the Queen's death:

"If any evil-disposed individuals, to serve their own selfish interests, or to gratify their own malignant passions, should attempt to plant the banner of discord over the grave of the Queen, let us, with one voice, reprobate the unworthy artifice; and, treading lightly over the ashes of the deceased, let us stand firm and united in the common cause of our King and country."

"Such was our expressed wish on Monday morning, when an attentive consideration of her Majesty's case led us to anticipate the fatal termination which, a few hours afterwards, ensued. The unworthy attempt to perpetuate discord has since been made, but it shall not induce us to swerve a hair's breadth

from our purpose. The same wicked and heartless journal which insulted the memory of Queen Charlotte before her corpse was yet cold, has sounded the trumpet of defiance to loyalty over the dead body of Queen Caroline. Which of the two paragraphs was the most diabolical, we will not pretend to determine. Both proceeded from one and the same odious spirit; and both have excited in every

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May we not believe that one motive with the Queen herself, for her funeral directions, was to avoid all occasion of dispute or trouble to those who survived her? On too many occasions, during her life, had she been made by others, the pretence for quarrels and disagreements; and the approach of death may, perhaps, have impressed her with the wish not only of dying in peace with others, but of perpetuating peace among them after she herself was laid in the grave.

"Our own observation, for a considerable time