The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-03 00:00:00

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are often of the highest importance. A separation
to.•k place, without either party quitting their joint
residence. 'ln this painful state matters remained.
till April, 1796, when a final separation occurred, ex-
%ally twelve months after the marriage, and three
Nsonths after the birth of the Princess Charlotte of
-Wales. It was preceded by some negociation, in Which
M EMOI RS :-4 16Ord and Lady Cholunnately took part, by conveying
or • lb his Royal Highness a desire on the part of the
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE or HER MAJESTY • Princess, to know the tenors on which they were to live.
QUEEN CAROLINE. i " From this period, her Royal Highness resided in
--or- I Montagu-honse, Blackheath, without baring any cons-
Under this title ix a copious article this month, in naunication with her husband. There, in 1601, she
60'd and Nat skurrae'm bundtm .11ayszine. of which became accidentally acquainted with Lady Douglas,
the following is an extract : i the wife of Sir John Douglas, who, as au officer of
" Caroline, daughter of the late Duke of Brunswick, , marines, greatly distinguished himself at the siege of
aas born on the 17th Jay of May, I;6s, tier "giber St. Jean reAcre, when that place was so bravely de-
lves sister to our late Sovereign. lieorfre the 'I bird, : fended by Sir Sidney Smith, against Bonaparte.
and she in consequence was first cousin to his present , Lady Douglas and her husband soon became extremely
Majesty, her husband. I intimate with the Princess. •Iler Royal Highness,
" The earlier rears of the young Princess was spent . whose chief fault appears to be a want of suspicion,
at the Court of her father, in acquiring the arcens. and a too easy confidence in the representations of
plishments, and imbibing the Ideas necessary to her others, distinguished Sir John Donglas and his Lady
dignified station in society, and consistent with the by every mark of kindness and condescension which
peculiar customs of her country. The quickness of she imagined they merited. !laving treated them in
perception, and strength of memory she displayed is Alias manner for some time, they be_gan to consider
her childhood, teemed indicative of powerful intuitive themselves entitled to those favours; auk& conduct
talent, and the harl•ingers of a mind afterwards to be certainly not of a very justifiable nature, provoked the
richly stored with intellectual intelligence, and suf. Princess to dismiss Lady Douglas from her society.
fidently fortified with that strength which was ti:ces. Exasperated by this insult, as they termed it, their
sary to endure her ecru ttttt laird calamities. !often-repeated protestations of duty and friendship he-
" Every one, however, who is at all acquainted with casuesuddenly metamorphosed intudenunciationsof ven-
the state of society in tienuany, must be well aware! trance and revenge ; and it was then, in the character
that the custom of the country allows the ladies a very
to( informers, they preferred their dreadful charges
considerable degree of latitudinarianism against their Illustrious benefactress. in manners.,
As we, by a stricter line of conduct, and a severer tidal (To be emetiared.)
of discipline, denominate that licentious which is not
so in itself, but which may by possibility conduce to
it, we are induced to condesim the freedom and gaiety
of our fair northern neighbours, however innocent in
its motives, or amiable in its intentions, as being very

MAN.

that quarter against the establishment of i Monarchial{
tiovernment.
.• The French Gorernment, en the other hand. wild
undertake the diplunoatic negotiations in tin• affair, and
promise.' to grant to the Prince of LRCM, all that sup-
port, a;rl. and inotection, it tumid bestow in favour of a
French Prince.

indecorous, if out altogether indecent.
The young Princess of Brunswick was edarated
in a Court, and at a period when this apparent 'amity
of morals had arrived at its acme; and any frivolity

TIIE QI'EEN.
" Brave, brave. by Ileavens--she deserves a Crows!"
MI that had bren intexdrd towards her Majesty was
hemmer, candour. jrrlh,g, and be nerolence.--Mr. Css-
tteastis. Jame 7, lOW.

We are governed by a set of drivellers. whose conduct
takes away all dignity from distress, sad ma►es even ca-
lamity ridiculous."—ttir R. Wray

of expression or gaiety of conduct in her subsequent Larvae X.
life, might cagily he attributed to the iufluence of sack! TO THE EDITOR OF TILE ISTATF.SMAN.
an education, without ascribing it more uncharitably I
and unjustly to immodesty of principle and itunsoralityl Su—After all the recent vacillations, tergivena.
of practice. tions, marchings,and counter•marchi op, advances and
" During time latter end of the year 1791. it was retreats of " the Greed Bog .IdministrAtion;" after
deemed desirable that his Royal Highness the Prince their facetious exploits. of " turning their backs upon
of Wales should be united in umaersage to his Oomnain themselves," anal forming " contrasts to themselves."
of Brunswick. anal it was generally heliesed that thif the first inquiry which men, anxious for the public
desire was not hostile to the private sentinsimts of both welfare. daily make of their neighbonr., is, " What
parties. Captain Payne, with a strong squadron, was step do you think Ministers will take next in respect
appointed Comnorlore, anal hoisted Lis broad pendant to the Queen ":" He At be truly a conjuror who ran
on board the Jupiter, of 50 guns, to ronvoy the answer a question which would puzzle the actors them-
Princess to England. On the 2d of March, 1795, seises. I should as soon undertake to designate the
the squadron set sail, and after ena'onntering some thicket into which a mad dog would first enter, having
tremendous stornms. and immense mows of ice, what' the whole range of a forest before him, or what per-
had nearly proved fatal to four of the vesselr, they son he would next attempt to bite, from amongst a
arrived at Cuxhaven in safety, although in a shit- numerous assemblage of people—a man, woman, or
tered condition ; and on the itith of March received child, a saint or a sinner, a chambermaid or a queen.
their Illustrious passenger on board. Actions which depend upon the changing expediency
" The Princess was attended by Lord Malmesbury of each asonsent—actions which set all modesty and
and Mrs. Harcourt, and other distinguished characters; principle at defiance, cannot even be made the subject
and after an agreeable voyage, the weather continuing of rational speculation, much less of probable infer-
with very little hsterulission very fine throughout. on race. We mast, therefore. wait patiently fur the ac-
the Sth of April went by the barge to the Princess tual development of each Ministerial expedient, as-
Augusta yacht, which nas appointed to receive her. tiered, to judge from the past, that every successive
As she passed Woolwich the whole band of the Royal project will surprise us, or excite our laughter, at
Artillery played" tiod save the King." The military least, as much as its predecessor, if it dues not sue-
cheered, and thousands echoed, with merry hearts and pass it in extravagance and baseness. I remember at
loud voices, the joyful and unsophisticated busses'.— school to have read a Latin adage :—" Qwcwo dews
It was the first burst of loyalty and feeling the fair ralf perdere prime dessievetot." Whether, and how far,
German had heard on English ground, and the tears lied takes any concern in the affairs of our modern
that streamed from her pale but lovely cheeks set& statesmen I w ill leave to be propounded by the saints
ciently demonstrated how powerfully she felt it. , anal other casuists in both " Ckawsters" of Parliament.
" (In the arrival of the Princess, in company with Of this, however, I am quite certain, that if the re-
those dtstingcished persons who had been appointed port at present in circulation, of the expedient which
to conduct her to the British Court, she was received they next meditate, be correct ; if it be not a slander-
with all those marks of respect to which her intended one rumour raised by their political encodes, the pro-
connexion with the son and heir to the Throne en- cess of dewentation, with respect to Ministers, must.
titled her. The public journals of that day were be already completed. It is, within these few days,
lavish in their praises of her beauty and accomplish- I find, currently reported, that it is now intended by
ments, and spared no pains in giving due eclat to the Ministers, having for the present Session sufficiently
ceremony of the marriage, which took place on time tith embroiled the affairs of the nation, having manfully
of April, 1795, in presence of the King and tancen.l misted all inquiry into the causes of the grievances,
and of all the persons of elevated rank in the kingdom, ; starvation, and massacre of the people, and having
at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and was sulennsised I piously set the renewed persecution against her Ma.
by the then Archbishop of Canterbury. jcsty in due train, to recommend the immediate pro-
" The celebration of this splendid ceremony was rogation of Parliament. With respect to the taxation,
bailed by all ranks and orders of people with rushy- want of eusploymeet, starvation, gagging. and other
siasm. The thundering expressions of delight by the grievances of the people, they are, it metes, accord-
cannon in the Park and at the Tower, were answered lag to Mr. V. Rol hued, the principal author of time
by the fleshings ofa million tapers fantastically shining Corn Bill, as stated in his reply to Mr. Maxwell,
in all shapes and dimensions, and illuminating the mere "abstract ideas," which it would be ridiculous
houses of every inhabitant of the metropolis. to investigate by a Committee, and ov•ht to be left to
" It may not perhaps be forgotten, that at the time find their own level. flue we see, that, in seasonable
when this marriage was on the tapia, the Prince had sallies of humour, exquisite jukes, and pungent re-
incurred considerable debts to the amount of 6311,590/. partite, the members of as the Grow Beg ..4ishoinistra.
r„„g.., is was said, had Wen made imAksgrtain. don" may be said (Observing the (*nauseate' prim-
quarter, to discharge these debts, without Ys applies- riples of the diction of my heel Castlereakh) to be.
tion to Parliament. Whether this was the case *not, in respect to their other great qualifications, " a pa-
there is not sufficient information to state with certainty; rend to thensaelves." I should very mach like to see
bat it appears that the subject was actually brought this facetious gentleman, for a few weeks or menthe,
before Parliament, and the King, in his message to diveited of his emoluments as Treasurer of the Navy,
both Houses, in about twenty days after the marriage President of the Board of Trade, ice., and enjoying hie
took place, asked for an establishment to be settled due proportion of " abstract starvation," along with
upon the Prince and his august spouse, and telling the great bulk of his fellow-subjects; and, after that pie.
them at the same time, that the benefit of any such rind, to hear his sentiments respecting an inquiry into
settlement could not be effectually secured to the the causes of the national distresses. His asste,:at
Prince, till be was relieved from the incauslttances prebend, wonld be very mach altered. Ilee
under which be laboured to a largo amount. Upon this then hate fused his proper level. To him and bit
ground, the Prince's annual allowances from the station colleagues I would repeat the reproach of an ill
were augmented. They were to be raised at once from Kimura, addressed to a conspirator against the2ll
80,0001. per annum to 125,0001. per annum ; and of welfare of old, " Qee aerie abitere odium," pp,
this sum, 25,000/. a-year was set apart fur the dis- dentist NH/re." With respect to ParliamentJaslemle
charge of his debts. To this was added, a supa of I knew there are many personas, labouring seder tk.
27,04101. for preparations for the marriage ; SOW incurable malady of " eternal disconteat." who think
for jewels and plate ; and 26,01115. fur furnishing that they have not done one single act fee the good
Carlton-house. Thus, at least, the Prince was relieved of the nation since their assembling, and that it could
from pecuniary encumbrances ; sad if this slaw was therefore be of little detriment if they were prorogued
calculated to ensure his quiet, all might have been well. to the day of judgment. Would to lied that that
" Within a very short period after the anotriage, day for them were at hand, sea that they were to be
soma nofornowaro circomitaucts arra. calculated to judged according to their merits. •
disseib the haribony of coaanbial Mk. What these Those oimmorrotioos are illy thing bet tneirtastto
circnosaustoo were, will be better roaceivod than de. her Majesty's cam; aad I wUI nodertake to slew. as
soribed I and It would be useless to dilate epos those far as rem esing is gook that thew ipato,se, who may
trifling dillocroces which is 4beasseiree are Illueethy represent to the Qom the wisdom or oupodlooty of
of wooklboadoo, although in their sosseivesees they draining a line betwrea het own interests lad feelings