knowledgment of her guilt she could not face us, it was satisfactory to us all, for it said, I am the author, let me off; but to make one's satisfaction upon this the more perfect, and to warn her of the danger she runs of discovery, when she did such flagrant things, I wrote the under-written note, and put it into the post office, directed to herself

"I received your former anonymous letter safe; also your two last, with drawings.

(Signed)

"CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS."

It appears evident that her royal highness received this safe, and felt how she had committed herself, for, instead of returning it in the old style, she sent for his royal highness the duke of Kent, and requested him to send for sir Sidney, and by the post sir Sidney received an anonymous letter, saying, the writer of that wished for no civil dissensions, and that there seldom was a difference where, if the parties wished it, they could not arrange matters. Sir Sidney Smith brought this curious letter to shew sir John, and we were all satisfied it was from her royal highness, who, thinking sir Sidney and sir John might, by this time, be cutting each other's throats, sent very graciously to stop them; in short, she called them civil dis

sensione. His royal highness the duke of Kent, being employed to negotiate, sent for sir Sidney Smith, and acquainted him, that he was desired by her royal highness to say, that she would see sir Sidney Smith in the course of a few days, provided, when he came to her, he avoided all disagreeable discussions whatsoever. His royal highness the duke of Kent then sought from sir Sidney an explanation of the matter; sir Sidney Smith then gave the duke of Kent a full detail of circumstances, and ended by saying, "We all could and would swear, the drawings and words contained in those covers were written by the princess of Wales; for, as if she were fully to convict herself, she had sealed one of the covers with the identical seal she had used upon the cover, when she summoned sir John to luncheon at Montague house." His royal highness the duke of Kent, finding what a scrape she' had entangled herself in, exclaimed, “abominable! foolish, to be sure; but, sir Sidney Smith, as this matter, if it makes a noise, may distress his majesty, and be injurious to his health, I wish sir John and lady Douglas would (at least for the present) try to forget it: and if my making them a visit would be agreeable, and soothe their minds, I will go with all my heart, though I am not yet acquainted with them, and I will speak fully to the princess of Wales, and point out to her the danger of doing such things; but, at all events, it would be very

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injurious to his majesty's health, if it came to his ears just now." Sir Sidney Smith came from his. royal highness the duke of Kent to us, and delivered his royal highness's message. Sir John declined all negotiation; but told sir Sidney Smith, that he was empowered to say to the duke of Kent from him, that of whatsoever extent he might* his injuries, and however anxious he might be to seek justice, yet when he received such an intimation from one of the royal family, he would certainly pause before he took any of those measures he meant to take: and if that was the case, and his royal highness the duke of Kent was desirous of his being quiet, lest his majesty's health or peace might be disturbed by it, his duty and his attachment to his sovereign, were so sincere, that he would bury (for the present) his private calamity, for the sake of his majesty's repose and the public good; but he begged to be clearly understood, that he did not mean to bind himself hereafter, but reserve to himself a full right of exposing the princess of Wales, when he judged it might be done with greatest effect, and when it was not likely to disturb the repose of this country.

Sir Sidney Smith told us that he had delivered sir John's message, verbatim, to the duke of Kent; and, a short time afterwards, his royal highness

• So in the authenticated copy