JET. 36.] AND THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. l8l 



to see her daughter more frequently. The Princess 

 Charlotte wrote expressing her apprehension to Lady 

 Charlotte Lindsay and myself, on which I addressed 

 the following letter to the Princess of Wales, with 

 the intention that it should be communicated to her 

 daughter : 



" Mr Brougham begs leave humbly to represent to 

 your Eoyal Highness that it does not appear to him 

 in the least degree probable that any new difficulties 

 will be thrown in the way of your Eoyal Highnesses 

 intercourse with her Koyal Highness the Princess 

 Charlotte in consequence of the letter which it is 

 intended to address to the Prince Eegent ; on the 

 contrary, that step appears to him most likely to pre- 

 vent any such new attempts against the comfort and 

 interests of your Eoyal Highness and the Princess 

 Charlotte. 



" Mr Brougham takes the liberty further of stating it 

 as his opinion, which he does with great anxiety and 

 earnestness, that every proceeding ought to be avoided 

 which would give to the enemies of your Eoyal High- 

 ness and the Princess Charlotte a pretext for blame ; 

 and that, however painful it may be for a little time, 

 it is of the most essential consequence, both to the 

 Princess Charlotte and to the country, that her Eoyal 

 Highness should carefully avoid everything which 

 might be construed by the Prince Eegent's advisers 

 into disregard of his authority. Your Eoyal Highness 

 is aware that by law the care of the Princess Charlotte, 

 and the management of her Eoyal Highness's educa- 

 tion, is intrusted to the Prince Eegent, and that there 

 is no particular age at which the Princess Charlotte 

 becomes freed from this authority, except that age of 



