478 vite dist hon Hig ever play On 1 Higl tion, som be e taler High gesti whic try v comp creat mony High the c evide ter. cann for n of the in th could sourc publi 2 Royal Highness, with the fac-simile of her writing, the original of which has been confidentially intrusted to us. Of the intrinsic value of this memento of her Royal Highness, any recommendation on our part would be superfluous; it is but another proof, if any were wanting of the comprehensive and versatile powers of her mind; and our regret increases that such a mind should have been hastily snatched away from us at the moment, when it was beginning to display itself in its fullest vigour. On the 17th the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold arrived at Camelford-House from Claremont, the object of the Prince being to attend the Regent's levee, which was to have been holden on that day. The postponement of the levee had, however, only been announced in one evening newspaper of the 16th, and CarltonHouse was thronged the whole of the day with the arrival of persons who intended to pay their respects to the Prince Regent, or who were to have been introduced to him. Some gentlemen came from Brighton and other distant towns with addresses, and obtained from the populace in the streets, who made themselves merry at their disappointment, the not very gracious epithet of the Prince's April fools. The Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold dined at Camelford-House, and received visits from the Duke of Cumberland; the Countess Lieven, and other distinguished individuals. The Prince and Princess afterwards inspected, in the Court-yard of Camelford-House, a chariot, which had been fitted up according to their taste, previously to its being embarked for Vienna, as a present to Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld. Prince Leopold went to visit the Duchess of Cumberland, attended by Baron Hardenbroke. Soon after four o'clock the Princess and Prince, having learnt the postponement of the levee, left Camelford-House for Claremont. The Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold were, in a few days, destined to undergo another disappointment of a similar nature. Wednesday, April 23d, being St. George's day, it was selected as the day on which the birth of the Prince Regent was to be celebrated, and a drawing-room and other splendors were of course appointed. A sudden indisposition of the Queen, which occurred in the course of the preceding night, prevented the drawing-room from taking place. The Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold were preparing for their departure from town, when the intelligence of the Queen's indisposition reached them, and the Princess Charlotte immediately despatched an express from Claremont, directed to the Princess Elizabeth, requesting to be informed of the state of the Queen. It was at first supposed that the drawing-room would take place, and that the Princesses would receive the company in their royal mother's name; this idea, however, was, after due deliberation, abandoned, on the ground that it was indecorous to be holding a gala court on the same floor where the Queen was confined by indisposition. On the other hand, it was felt that the postponement of the court would produce considerable disappointment to those who had looked forward to this new mode of celebrating the Regent's birthday. These different suggestions caused considerable delay; and it was not until nine o'clock, that it was determined to postpone the drawingroom, and an express was immediately sent off to Claremont with this determination. A circumstance, however, transpired in a few days, which, in some measure, proved that the indisposition of the Queen was not the only cause which prevented the drawing-room from taking place. The refusal to admit an illustrious lady at court excited the displeasure of a foreign potentate; and a strong remonstrance, in favor of that lady, had considerable influence on this occasion. There is a negative manner of attaching guilt or moral turpitude to an individual, which is more galling and distressing to the feelings than an open and bold avowal. The effect of personal resentment is thus openly displayed, whilst the cause is kept in secret; and justice certainly demanded, in the case of this illustrious lady, that the cause should be substantiated, on which the refusal of her being received at court was founded. "Prove me guilty, or let me enjoy the benefit of innocence," is an injunction founded on |