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the re p o rt o f 26 artists h av in g been em ployed upon it for 7 y e ars does not a p p e a r to be im probable. A m ong the painting s w ith w h ich the w alls are covered are m an y p o rtra its o f E nglish kings, princes, and princesses — th o se o f H en rietta, d a u g h te r of C harles I., m arried to the b ro th er o f L ouis X IV ., an d o f M ary, Queen o f Scots, ought to be noticed. In one of the room s, used by th e u n fo rtu n ate Queen C aroline M a tild a , (wife o f the profligate and im becile C hristian V II., and sister o f G eorge III.), a pane o f glass b ears the p ath etic p ra y e r, cut b y h e r own h and w ith a diam ond, ”0 keep m e innocent, m ake o th ers g re a t!” She died a t the early age o f 24, I Oth. M ay 1775, a t Celle in H a n n o v e r, " th e victim o f a foul and m u rd ero u s court intrigue.” A lthough this u n h ap p y P rin cess can h a rd ly be pronou nced to h av e been exem pt from e rro r, yet, a t the sam e tim e, we m ust adm it th a t h e r B ro th e r’s treatm en t o f h e r w as extrem ely h a rs h ; for here she w as k ep t by his orders from M ay 1772 till the d ay of her death. T he feeling o f the nobility and g en try in E ng land w as v ery strong in h e r favor, and th ey certainly judged h e r case v ery differently from the K ing, w ho loved to be "rig id ly rig hteo us.” S everal of them entered into comm unication w ith the ro y al captive a t C elle, offering th eir aid in