15.-May 11th. The Regent and the royal visitors went to the Opera at the end of the second act;-the Princess of Wales, accompanied by Lady C. Campbell, entered the Princess's box on the opposite side. She was received with great applause-upon which the Regent and Sovereigns arose, and bowed to her. She returned their salutation most gracefully.

16. On the general thanksgiving day for the Peace, the Princess was excluded from going to St. Paul's Cathedral.

17.-May 2nd, 1816. In the official annunciation of the marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales, she is stated to be the daughter of the Prince of Wales, Regent, &c. &c. no notice being taken of her having a mother.

18.-The Will of the late Duke of Brunswick bears date, May 5th, 1813, in this country; there are two codicils, the first dated as the will; the second at Brunswick, 4th May, 1815. Probate granted 11th December to the Prince Regent, Earl of Liverpool, and Count Munster, Executors. The Prince Regent's appointment contained in a codicil, the other two in the will. The Duke has bequeathed his property here (under 100,000l.) to his two sons, Carl and Wilhelm equally.

Memoranda Relative

TO THE

PRINCESS OF WALES'S TRAVELS.

HER Royal Highness left England on the 9th August, 1814. She embarked at Laucing near Worthing on board the Jason Frigate, Captain King, accompanied by Lady Charlotte Lindsey and the young boy.

She visited her brother at Brunswick; then proceeded to Italy, and fixed for the ensuing winter at Naples.

2.-In August 1815, the Princess of Wales bought a fine seat belonging to General Pino on the picturesque lake of Como; it is about twenty miles from Milan, and is one of the most beautiful spots in the universe.

3. After the Princess of Wales found that her presence was not desired at the nuptials of her Daughter, she declared her intention to divert her mind by a visit to the Greek isles in the Archipelago early in the ensuing spring.

4.-May 1816, the Princess of Wales arrived at Tunis the beginning of this month; from which place she embarked shortly for Constantinople.

5.-The Princess of Wales stopped at Pera (Constantinople) ten days, and on the 17th embarked. Her Royal Highness received from

the Grand Seignior, presents valued at 45,000 piastres. The Princess sailed for Brusa, the ancient capital of the Ottoman Empire in Asia, from thence she intended to proceed to Jerusa:lem and Egypt.

6. December. The Princess of Wales paid a visit to the Ex-Empress Maria Louisa at Parma, and remained some weeks at Milan.

7.-15th February, 1817. The Princess of Wales paid a visit to the King of Sardinia at at Turin.

8.-Vienna, 12th April. The unexpected arrival of the Princess of Wales on the 9th inst. produced a general sensation, and embarrassed great numbers. She put up at the hotel called the Empress of Austria, having found nobody at home at the hotel of Lord Stewart, where she wished to alight. Lord Stewart, the moment he heard of the intended arrival of the Princess, set off, with all his family, to the country; a conduct which the Princess, as well as the Austrian public, took in very ill part. The minister of the kingdom of Hanover (Alexander Count Hardenberg) followed his example. The Court sent to her a chamberlain to wait upon her; and although she observed the strictest incognito, the Princess paid a visit to the Empress. The Princess complained openly at her table, in very strong terms of Lord Stewart; and declared "that she would inform her Daughter of it, and would herself never forgive him for this behaviour."

9.-June. The Princess of Wales at Rome. The Palace of Frescati is said to have been pur

chased for Her Royal Highness. She had a long conference with the Pope.

10.-July 2d. The Princess of Wales left Rome for Bologna; between which place and the villa on the Lago del Como, she has continued to take her residence; but is now, it is said, (May, 1820) at Lyons, on her way to England.

EXTRACT FROM

A STATEMENT OF FACTS

RELATIVE TO

THE CHILD

Now under the protection of Her Royal Highness THE PRINCESS OF WALES. (From "The Book.")

SOON after the memorable Investigation of 1806-7, it was currently rumoured for want of evidence on the subject, that the child which Her Royal Highness had adopted, was, in fact, her own son. General as this report was, very considerable doubts arose in the mind of the writer, as to its authenticity. In order to remove these doubts, and to obtain satisfactory information relative to this circumstance, he instituted a diligent inquiry concerning the reputed mother; confident that by these means, he should procure a complete proof of the fact; at least so far as proof could be obtained, without witnessing the actual birth of the child. His inquiries were

successful; and an interview was had with the mother of the child, who is still living.

The writer being a perfect stranger to this woman, he introduced himself to her, by remarking how fortunate she was to be known to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. The mother acquiesced in this observation, and said that Her Royal Highness had been so good as to take under her care one of her children, a little boy named William; that Her Royal Highness had kept the child in her possession for some years-ever since 1802. He next

inquired the reason of Her Royal Highness's taking a fancy to the child; she then detailed some particulars relative to this affair, and he left her; promising, however, to renew his visit, as he wished to put some further questions to her. And this, the writer observed, he was the more anxious to do; having heard it reported that doubts were entertained as to her being the mother of the child. She wept, and said she had herself heard reports of that nature; but she could not imagine what could be the cause of these doubts; that she was positive as to its being her own child; and could prove this fact, by bringing forward several person who had known the child from the time of its birth.

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Some few days after this interview, the writer paid another visit to the mother, at which time he also saw her husband and conversed with them both. He then signified a desire to see the child: but was informed it was at Doctor Barney's school at Greenwich, and that the mother