As they have not been written exclusively for young ladies, it will be well to have Lehzen to read it with you, and to judge what ought to be left for some future time.

And now God bless you! Ever, my beloved child, your attached Friend and Uncle, LEOPOLD R.
[Pageheading: A NEW YEAR GREETING] _The Princess Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ ST.

LEONARDS, _28th December 1834._ MY DEAREST UNCLE,--I must again, with your permission, write you a few lines, to wish you a very happy new year, not only for _this_ year, but for _many_ to come.

I know not how to thank you sufficiently for the _invaluable_ and precious autographs which you were so very kind as to send me.

Some of them I received a few days ago, and the others to-day, accompanied by a very kind letter from you, and a beautiful shawl, which will be most useful to me, particularly as a favourite one of mine is growing very old.