.-ffiT. 36.] AND THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. 247 



It may easily be supposed that, whatever might be 

 pretended or promised, the Princess Charlotte's treat- 

 ment continued as bad as before the scene at Con- 

 naught Place. The following from Lord Grey shows 

 the information he had received, and which was fully 

 confirmed by all that came to my knowledge : 



FROM LOKD GEEY. (Extract.) 



" Saturday. 



"My DEAR BROUGHAM, I have not heard from 

 Miss Mercer since I wrote to you. I believe I forgot 

 to add to the list of cruelties in my last, that Princess 

 Charlotte's allowance has not been paid since she left 

 Warwick House, arid that she has been obliged to sell 

 part of her diamonds to pay tradesmen who were dis- 

 tressed for their money, and some pensions to poor 



people who have no other support 



Ever yours, GREY." - 



At the same time I received 'from Miss Mercer a 

 letter, from which the following is an extract : 



" I know of no new grievances, but all the old ones 

 continue. What she complains most of is, that one of 

 the ladies is obliged either to sleep in the room with 

 her, or in the next with the door open, and that many 

 of her letters have been kept back all, excepting 

 mine, are sent to be examined at Carlton House, and 

 every parcel she gets is opened first, and rummaged 

 by the ladies-in-waiting. Yours sincerely." 



The presents alluded to in the following letter from 



