though her mother was the king's sister, she may still be said to be torn from her family, by being removed from all her early connections. What must be her feelings from such circumstances attendant on her reception in a country where she had a right to expect every thing befitting her high rank, and the exalted station to which she was called.”

The prince of Wales now resolved on adopting an economical plan, for the purpose of retrieving bis affairs. Lord Cholmondeley sent a circular letter to all the ladies and gentlemen on the establishment of the prince and princess of Wales, that there would be no further occasion for their services. To this, however, there were these exceptions, viz.: to the four ladies of the bed-chamber, the marchioness of Townshend, the countesses of Cænarvon, Cholmondeley, and Jersey; to the earl of Jersey, and to generals Hulse and Lake. The attendants were all paid their salaries up to the date of the letter, July the 5th. The only persons that remained on the establishment of their royal highnesses were tne above-mentioned ladies, generals Hulse and Lake, as attendant

officers, earl of Jersey, as master of the horse, with a salary of £1,200 a year, and the earl of Cholmondeley, as master of the household. The salary of the latter was fixed at £2,000 a year, but his lordship wrote to the prince, that he should be proud to serve his

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royal highness without emolument, and that in fact he could not think of accepting any salary. A very noble example this of affection to the prince, and of the most disinterested motives!

As her royal highness the princess of Wales was seldom seen in public, for she only visited the winter theatres a second time, and now and then appeared in the Opera House, it was reported that the economical plan of the prince of Wales was by no means agreeable to her. Certainly, as the duke of Clarence remarked, this amiable woman, torn from her family, had a right to expect every thing befitting her high rank-befitting the consort of the heir apparent! But the fallacy of this report was proved by her own voluntary economy and retirement, when this amiable woman was afterwards torn from all that was dear to her!!! Her non-appearance in public at this time must be ascribed to her pregnancy; for though her royal highness was not accustomed to the punctilios of an English court, though she was naturally of a gay disposition, yet, according to the fashion of her own country, she deemed it indecent to appear often in public at such a time, and set an example worthy of English matrons. It was insinuated by the tongue of scandal, that the debts of her royal consort gave her some uneasiness, particularly as Mr. Jeffrys, the jeweller, whose demand was disputed by the commissioners, published a severe

pamphlet, asserting that part of his demand was, cash lent for the use of Mrs. Fitzherbert, after the royal nuptials had taken place. Some characters, particularly ladies in high life, are very industrious in meddling with the domestic affairs of others, and exaggerating every little foible; this probably is owing to their having so much leisure time on their hands, and for the purpose of preventing the spleen. By ladies of this description, her royal highness was often surrounded, and improper inuendos continually dropped. Her royal highness's natura) vivacity and familiarity prevented her from being on her guard, and whatever responses she made to the tittle-tattle of the day, were frequently misrepresented, for the purpose of reporting vexation and dissatisfaction, which were far from being the characteristics of this-AMIABLE WOMAN.

Soon after the royal nuptials, the prayer for the royal family was altered by authority, and the

public prayed for—" their royal highnesses George I prince of Wales, the princess of Wales, and all

the royal family.” As the title “ Royal Highness," was not meant to be referred to all the family, for that would render the second royal a tautology, but to the two first only, the prince and princess of Wales, there was a manifest inaccuracy in the form. Before the alteration, the prayer was for

his royal highness George prince of Wales, and all the royal family,” confining the title to the

prince alone, and not extending it to the other

branches, as they were styled the “ royal family,” - which rendered it unnecessary.

The substitution of a conjunction was absolutely necessary, in order to render the reading correct: “their royal highnesses George prince of Wales, and the princess of Wales, and all the royal family.”

CHAPTER IV.

Birth of her royal highness the princess Charlotte

-The christening-- Addresses on the occasionThe Prince refuses to receive the congratulations of the City of London--Conference of his R. H. with the Lord Mayor.

IN the course of nine calendar months, wanting one day, from her marriage, her royal highness the princess of Wales was safely delivered of a princess at Carlton House, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock in the morning of January 7, 1796. The accouchement was conducted with the usual formalities; his royal highness the duke of Gloucester, his grace the archbishop of Canterbury, the

, lord chancellor, the lord president of his majesty's council, the duke of Leeds, the lord chamberlain, earl Cholmondeley, lord Thurlowe, and the ladies of the princess of Wales's bed chamber, were present at the birth. The prince of Wales also attended on this interesting occasion.

The royal infant was christened in the grand audience chamber at Carlton-house, on the 11th of February, by his grace the archbishop of Canterbury, when she received the name of Charlotte Augusta, after her grandmother and mother. The