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• Prince were more ian eon ti, money out . bich he was wronged by his father iu his manage ment of the Duchy of Cornwall during the Prince's iinority. " The King (says Mr. Nicholls) procured in Act of Parliament to be passed, authorising him to Ant leases of the Prince's lands in Cornwall for ninety-nine years, determinable upon lives ; for these teases the King received fines during the Prince's mino ity, to the amount, I believe, of about two hundred and lily thousand pounds. What a difference would it hays le to the Prince, if, when he came of age, estates in __ had been delivered up to him, instead of rever ions expectant on leases for ninety-nine years,with small ants reserved. Even this sum of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds received by the King for the leases which le had granted, though obviously an inadequate compen- Ition, was not paid to the Prince. It may be said, per .aps, that the King received this power from parliament. II admit it: but the parliament had no right to grant this 'er. It was a gross breach of faith by the guardian of the 'Prince's estates. I am justified in sayingthat the parliament as much the guardian of the Prince's estates, as it is of le demesnes of the Crown 'hat it will be said the Prince of Wales afterwards re- Ived a composition for his rights. He brought a suit 3t the King by Petition, and in 1803 received :weniy thousand pounds for compromising his claim ; a mum shamefully inadequate. But what would have been me different situation of the Prince if ho had received 'yen this sum in 1783, when he came of age, instead of :dying it in 1803 ?" Soon after this period (1788) the insanity of George Third gave rise to a violent political agitation. The 10 parties, at the head of which were Mr. Pitt and Mr. 'Fox, differed as to the measures which the suspension of 'le Royal authority rendered necessary. As soon as the ituro of the malady had been ascertained, Mr. Pitt .1, on the 10th of December, the appointment of Committee to search for precedents. On this mo ion Mr. Fox advanced a claim of right for the Prince of Wales. "In the present condition of his Majesty," he said, " his Royal Highness the Prince Wales had as clear, as express a right to exercise power of Sovereignty, during the continuance of illness and incapacity with which it had pleased GOD afflict his Majesty, as in the case of his Majesty's wing undergone a natural demise." Mr. Pitt, on other hand, maintained that in the case of the in . _of the personal exercise of the Royal autho ity, it devolved upon tho other branches of the Legis dun to provide a substitute for that authority, and that " the Prince of Wales had no more right to exer ise the powers of government than any other person in 'le realm." Mr. Pitt was at the same time ready to allow the Heir Apparent was the person to whom expediency Anted as the depositary of the Royal power ; and Mr. Fox _fitted that his Royal Highness could not assume the clit till it had been formally adjudicated to him by Par- But parties had taken their ground on the .ciple. The nation was inundated with pamphlets, id the newspapers teemed with essays on the disputed At. Mr. Pitt having enforced the question of the 'rince's claim into discussion, proposed to encumber the 3fer of the Royal power to the Prince, with a num .r of restrictions. Mr. Fox strongly opposed all at apts to curtail the powers of the Crown, all of which, ie contended, were conducive to the benefit of the peo de. In the course of the debates, the violence of Mr. lurk° was long remembered. The Parliament of Ire- Id gave the Regency without restriction to the Prince. disputes were terminated by the recovery of the The Prince, as has been stated, was burthened with an itablishment disproportionate to his income, and unable, if he had been inclined, to enforce a system of economy. "arious means were resorted to with a view to meet his exigencies. It was attempted to raise a loan for him lad, but, after a consultation with Lord Loughbo trough, all the bonds were burnt, though with a con iiderable loss to the Prince. In the Autumn of 1792 he advised by Lord Thurlow to retire from public life for a time, and appropriate the greater part of his income to the liquidation of his debts. This was not, however, if so easy execution. Iu 1795 the Prince of Wales was married to the Prin. Caroline of Brunswick, his cousin, when it was pro. to Parliament to provide an establishment for their .oyal Highnesses, and to decide in the best manner of liquidating the debts of the Prince, which were then cal lulated at 630,0001. Mr. Pitt, on this occasion, pro . : that the income of his Royal Highness should be 125,000/. per annum, exclusive of the Duchy of Corn .l. He proposed 27,000/. for jewels and plate, and .5,000/. for finishing Carlton-House, and that the join ire of the Princess should be 50,000/. a year. From income of 125,0001. he proposed that 25,000/. should deducted for payment of the interest of the debt, at per cent. and that the revenues of the Duchy of should be appropriated as n sinking fund at impound interest to discharge the principal of the debt. The Prince had withdrawn with the body of the Whigs rem Opposition in 1792, and this may account for the - ery different language now held by Mr. Pitt with regard him. When the Prince's income was fixed on his be •oming major, the necessity of economy was strongly , nforced. But in 1795 he contended that "it is the 'mediate interest of us all to support the strength, to laintain the honour and necessary dignity and splen- Air, not only of our monarchy, but also of every ininch of the Royal Family. What we gave to them for these purposes, we gave in reality to ourselves."— , the other hand, Mr. Grey contended that Parliament iught " to mark their disapprobation of the debts, by a lirect refusal to enter into any discussion on the sub liect ;" and if the Prince were to retire to a situation •here he might qualify himself by reflection for the luties of his public station, after having made a com ,sition with his creditors, there would still, out of the income which he proposed, be left sufficient for the ease and comfort of two persons ; and he con cluded •.% ith moving, that instead of 65,0001. an ad ditional sum of 40,0001. only should be granted to his 'Royal Highness. Mr. Fox asked, " Was the Prince well lvised in applying to that House for the payment of his ides, after the promise made in 1787 ;" while Mr. Sheri in thought he agreed that the application should not lave been such, gave it as his " positive opinion the debts iught to be paid immediately, for the dignity of the atry and the situation of the Prince, who ought not to seen rolling about the streets in his state coach, as an 'insolvent prodigal." Such arc the sacrifices men make expediency. Who has not heard of the unhappy results of this mar iage ? The marriage, it is well understood, was a sacri ice to convenience. The poets and party writers of the lay were but too circumstantial in their accounts of the of the unhappiness. Those who deem immediate success a piece of merit, may be referred to the " New 'Brighton Guide" of John Williams, better known by the to of Anthony Pasquin, whose " New Brighton Guide, involving a complete, authentic, and honourable solution if the recent mysteries of Carlton House," went through iumberleas editions in a few months. This profligate, but !King. . - ~.~ DOW , writer, morality, which Sir Henry Hardinge would at once recol lect as correctly fashionable, tells us— " lie was promised God wot—Fortunatus's Cap; Indemnity—duplicates—jewels They seised him while warm, in the precincts of beauty, And totted him all o'er, in the cold baths of duty. ..... • • • • " Who can say what would be Ina crisis so tryed Who can answer foe aids when the means arc dented P Thu' the nymph were more ehannful than Zeuxis e'er saw-- Tho' the nation demanded the deed as a liw_. Tho' heralds proclaim'd her august as they do-- Tho' her manners were perfect. het sentiment true— Tho' she tose like Aurora, by Zephyrs new Einnl— Thu' she came like young Spring, breathing health to the land. . . . ..... . Ah ! who can act up to a passion that's feign'd ? The heart's noblest energies cannot be chain'd.” All manner of reports were circulated with regard to the treatment received by the Princess of Wales. Whilst the friends of the Prince asserted that he was an injured man, the public in general took part with the Princess. Even so Into as the period of the acquittal of Lord Mel ville, Sir Walter Scott did not scruple, in a poem written by him, to celebrate that event, to speak of paying a tribute to injured beauty. On the renewal of the war with France after the Peace of Amiens, the nation was agitated by threats of inva sion, and volunteer corps were every where formed. At that time a great sensation was produced by the publica tion of a correspondence between his Majesty, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and Mr. Addington, re specting an offer of military service made by the Prince. " In this contest," said the Prince, in the letter to his fa ther, " the lowest and humblest of your Majesty's subjects have been called on ; it would therefore little become me, who am the first, and who stand at the very footstool of the throne, to remain a tame, idle, and lifeless spectator of the mischiefs which threaten us, unconscious of the dangers which surround us, and indifferent to the consequences which may follow. Hanover is lost—England is me naced with invasion—lreland is in rebellion—Europe is at the foot of France. At such a moment the Prince of Wales, yielding to none of your servants in zeal and de votion—to none of your subjects in duty—to none of your children in tenderness and affection, presumes to approach you, and again to repeat those offers which he has already made through your Majesty's Ministers. A feeling of honest ambition; a sense of what I owe to myself and to my family ; and above all, the fear of sinking in the estima tion of that gallant army which may be the support of your Majesty's Crown, and my best hope hereafter, com mand me to persevere, and to assure your Majesty with an humility and respect, that conscious of the justice of my claim, no human power can ever induce me to relin quish it." The Prince claimed to be" the first and fore most," and suggested, that at such a conjuncture his place was not at the head of a regiment of dragoons (the 10th). The offer was rejected. We well remember the impression which the eloquent letters of the Prince pro duced. The composition of the letters was generally attributed to the late Earl of Moira; but it is now known that they were written by M. Fonblanquo, who then enjoyed more of the confidence of the Prince than his professional advisers. The Princess of Wales had lived ten years in retire ment, when in 1806, in consequence of reports injurious to her honour, the King commissioned the Lord Chan cellor Eldon, Lord Grenville, Lord Erskine, and Lord Ellenborough, to institute what was termed " a delicate investigation," into the conduct of her Royal Highness. Rumour had charged her with intrigues with Captain Manby and Sir Sydney Smith, and it was even said she had been delivered of a son, Wm. Austin. A number of witnesses were examined, the principal of whom were Sir John and Lady Douglas. George the Third had been subject, after his recovery in 1789, to relapse of short duration, and it is under stood that in 1804 he was for some time deprived of his reason. In 1810 it became necessary to communicate to Parliament the undoubted return of the former inners. The question of the Regency was revived and discussed with great keenness. The proceedings terminated on the sth February, 1811, when the Bill appointing the Prince of Wales Regent, under a number of restrictions, became a law. The restrictions were to continue till let February, 1812. As the opposition to the restrictions was conducted in concert with the l'rince, some surprise was manifested on his continuance iu office of the Perceval Adminis tration. In a letter which was published at the time, his Royal Highness apprized Mr. Percival, " that the irresistible impulse of filial duty, and affection to his beloved and afflicted father, leads him to dread that any act of the Regent might, in the smallest de gree, have the effect of interfering with the progress of his Sovereign's recovery, and that this consideration alone dictates the decision now communicated to Mr. Perceval." When the restrictions expired, and the Prince became vested with ;he full powers of Sovereignty, it was ex pected that he would immediately withdraw his confi dence from the Perceval Administration. To the ge neral surprise, however, the Prince Regent, an the 13th February, 1812, addressed a letter to the Duke of York, in which he stated that " a new era is now arrived, and I cannot but reflect with satisfaction on the events which have distinguished the short period of my re stricted Regency ;" and he could not withhold his appro • bation from those who had honourably distinguished themselves in the support of the war in the Penin sula. He concluded with expressing the gratification he should feel, if some of those persons with whom the early habits of his public life were formed would strengthen his hands, and constitute a part of his government ; and he authorised his brother to communicate these senti ments to Lord Grey, who, he had no doubt, would make them known to Lord Grenville. Lords Grey and Gren ville, on the 15th of February, answered that they dis claimed all personal exclusion, that they rested on public measures, and that it was on this ground alone that they must express, without reserve, the impossibility of their uniting with the present government. Their Lordships referred more particularly to Ireland. and declared that they were firmly persuaded of the necessity of a total change in the system of government in that country, and of the immediate repeal of those civil disabilities under which so large a portion of his Majesty's subjects still laboured on account of their religious opinions. The " new era," words used by the Prince Regent, were not so soon forgotten. They were the text of many an angry philippic—many a keen satire. The extent of the obligation of the Prince may have been exaggerated ; but we think Mr. Moore errs as mute on the other side when he observes, " that those whir, judging merely from the surface of events, haw been most forward in reprobating his separation fiver the Whip as a rupture of political ties, and as abandonment of private friendship, must, on becoming more thoroughly acquainted with all the circumstances that led to this crisis, have tosoften down considerably their angry feeling, and see, indeed, in the whole history of the connection, from its first foundation in the heyday of youth and party, to its faint survival after the death of Mr. Fox, but a natural and distinct gradation towards the result at which it at last arrived." We fear it must be allowed, that , _ was it too apt to make his inclinations the rule of his actions ; and that on this occasion his feeling of disinclination Wli a sufficient reason for departing from his engagement to them. The assassination of Mr. Percival, on the 11 th of May, 1812, led Mr. Stuart Wortley, on the 21st of May, to move an Address to the Prince Regent, pray tag his Royal Highness to take such measures as might be best calculated to form an efficient Admi nistration. The Address was carried against Mini - ters, and the answer returned was, that his Royal Highness would take the Address into serious and immediate consideration. Expectations of a new Ministry were generally entertained, and the Prince gave directions to the Marquis of Wellesley to take measures for forming a strong and efficient administration. The negociation between Lord Wellesley and Lords Grey and Grenville, and some members of the existing administration having come to an end, Lord Moira received an unconditional power from tho Prince Regent to renew the negociation, and had expressed to Lords Grey and Grenville that all the leading questions of their policy would be conceded. The negociation, however, broke off on a preliminary question. It appears, from the minute of a con versation between Lord Moira and Lords Grey and Grenville, that they thought it necessary immediately, to prevent the inconvenience and embarrassment of the fur ther delay which might be produced if this negocia tion should break off in a more advanced state, to ask, " Whether this full liberty extended to the con ' sideration of now appointments to those great offi ces of the Household which have been usually in cluded in the political arrangements made on a change of Administration ; intimating their opinion that it would be necessary to act on the same principle on the present occasion." Lord Moira contended that no restriction had been laid on him ; that the Prince had never pointed in the most distant manner at the protection of these officers from removal ; but that it would be impossible for him to concur in making the exercise of this power positive and indispensible. Mr. Canning afterwards stated, in the House of Commons, ' that Lord Moira, fearing that he was not entirely under stood by the Prince when he received his unrestricted commands to form an Administration, on returning to, the Royal presence he put this question directly :—" Is' your Royal Highness prepared, if I should so advise it, to part with all the officers of your household ? " The answer was, " I am." " Then," said Lord Moira, " your Royal Highness shall not part with one of them." On June the Btb, the Earl of Liverpool stated in the House of Lords, that the Prince Regent had on that day appointed him First Lord of the Treasury ; and the Liver pool Administration was immediately formed. On the 29th January, 1820, George the Third departed this life, and the Prince Regent, who had exercised the sovereignty with re striction since 1811, and without restrictions since 1812, became now King. By the laws of this country, the Queen Consort is in vested with certain rights and privileges, and much anxiety had al , ways been felt with respect to the period when it would become for the wife of the Sovereign to assert her rights. It was leered that the appearance of the Queen la this country would be 1116:2nal for the recommencement of proceedings for which a tiorewas laid in the inquiries instituted on the Continent; mei from the unguarded Itsily,:to speak in the language of the Commissioner which belonged to her character, the reports circu lated to her prejudice led many persons to believe that she would best consult her safety by continuing to live on the Continent._ The penalty which the law attaches to the infidelity of the wife of the Sovereign is death ; but the age for punishing gallantry with death is past, and, under the particular circumstances of her case, fortified with the Letter of License, as it had been called, in which she was told as far back as 1796, that " our inclinations as net is our power, nor should either of us be answerable to the other, be lt:oust nature has not made us suitable to each other," it would have 11l become the King to pursue the Queen vindictively. Though It has been said of George the Fourth by Lord Byron, that he was "Charles to his people—Henry to his wife." cruelty was never really supposed to belong to his character. But his owee peones bad been deeply wounded in the case of the Queen. towards whom he evidently entertained a strong and reeled iblike; and as the exercise of the Queen's irivileges would seas. eerily bring her in collision with the King, it was believed that, to rid himself of what he viewed (foolishly viewed, no doubt,) as pinning his existence, all the resources of power would be em. Owed. The Queen on the other hand, was placed in a most ai ded situation. It became necessary for her to decide at once who she would assert bee rights or abandon them for ever. Besid es, after the reports generally circulated, the failure to return would have been viewed as a confession of guilt. The Queen determined' on returning to England. She had wished, previous to taking this step, to consult with Mr. Brougham, her Attorney-General, at Geneva, but a journey of such a length was incompatible with his other engagements, and the interview was Axed at Calais. On the intentions of the Queen being communl aded to Lord Liverpool, who, being of a timorous and apprehensive character, dreaded the consequences of her return, Lord Hutchinson was selected on the part of the 31 1 nistry: to rep air to Francs, and endlaraemr to dissuade her Majesty from taking so hazardous a asp. The whole country was in commotion. Alderman Wood, partaking of the general excitement, repaired to France, where he joined the =tat illontbertL For this step he has been much blamed, as ermination of the Queen was generally attributed to his ad. vice t but it does not appar on any good evidence that the Alder man either produced the determination or could have altered it. The memorable trial of the Queen new commenced. Into the de. tails of that proceeding it is impossible to enter. In the meantime, addresses were voted to hts Majesty from every part of the kingdom, and there was no end of the processions which took place to the , Queen's residence at Braudenburgh House. In fact, the whole of the middle and lower orders of die country became passionate peed. tans of her Majesty. There are periods when all ordinary motives MIS to act. and when men distegard all sacrifices to which their conduct may expose them. This was exemplified now. Trades. I men disreganled the threats of the higher ranks; workmen set their employers at defiance. The Bill was read a third time by a majority of only nine. This majority was not deemed by Ministers a sufficient justification for 'proceeding further with the Bill, with the public feeling against them. The majority had been diminished by he objection of se. Iveral Peers to the Divorce Clause, against which Ministers them. selves voted. His Majesty's own conduct was not deemed such as to entitle him to this relief. Still, hoverer, the excitement was kept up. The first step after the meeting of Parliament, on the of November, was an at tempt to procure the insertion of the Queen's statue in the Liturgy. The motion was lost by 310 to 209. The:i e.titte the King's Coro. nation. The Queen claimed to be also crowned as of right. The Privy Council decided against her claim. The 19th of July, 1821, WAS fixed fur the ceremony, and on the 11th July the Queen ad. dressed a letter to Lord Sidmouth, stating her determination to be present at the ceremony. The step was bold, and it was hoped by many of her friends that she won'd not carry It r threat• Into e • u. don. On the other band, it is believed, a good deal of uneasiness prevailed as to the consequences, front sonic doubts as to how far, in the general excitement, the soldiery could be depended on. The King had attached much importance to this pageant, and it was splendid and attractive. The appearance of the Queen at the door of Westminster-hall produced great confusion ; but she was refused admittance and, after several vain attempts to eat?, made, perhaps , in ;he hope that the populace would take a decided part in her favour, and force an entrance, she rode off, muds mortified at the treatment, though she strove to conceal her lea ings. She completely mistook the character of the English people: within the bounds of the law, they are active and resolute ; but they shrink from any step which amounts to a violence of ceder. In France, a sudden impulse might have made the Coronation • tragic scene; the English are seldom hurried by impulse beyond what they are habituated to. There never was any real danger from the wavering of the soldiery ; but. amidst the strong demos. a str n ation le .s of feeling, a doubt with respect to this was almost For. dab The Coronation passed of with eclat, and the Queen strove to conceal her mortification. Her health suffered from it. On the Ude of July, whilst at Drury-lane Theatre. she was much indium:lL On August the 7th her life was terminated by an inflammaden of the bowels, which terminated in mortification. His Majesty's education had been must injudiciously interrupted ; but he had good natural faculties, was highly accomplbbeil, acrd saw himself surrounded by admirers. Is it to be wondered at, that be drank too deep of the intozlestlng cup . of yiessure ? But hisiembarrasemists pressed on him, and to ratty* Mimi& from them, he first gave up Mrs. Fitaheebert, and afterwards consented to marry Caroline of Brunswick. He bad no lateatles, probably, of re nouncing the listisone be formed before mintage, and bad Ms wife --~,.:~. _ ot most ertnces, men _ tenting herself with the external respect which usages society demand, and allowing. without repining, her hurband indulge all his inclinations and caprices. the marriage migl not have been productive. of much happiness, but it ',J.: not have been one of unqualified misery. But the Priv( could not reconcile herself to this treatment she crossed Prince in the indulgences which he would not renounce, feeling her as an impediment in hie way, his indifference w, soon convened Into hatred. The Prinee■a, on the other ' diaappointod in all her expectations of happiness, would seem have exerted all her ingenuity in studying how she could poiso the happiness of the author of her sufferings. in Miss Bail. 'rragedy of De Montfort. we feel that the motives are nos suffii.nent to account for the excess of hatred in an otherwise well. constituted mind. Had Alias Daillie selected a husband and wife' bound by indissoluble ties, thwarting CoiCil other in that which the great object of all sentient beings—happiness. and unable tryget the source of the misery, because it constantly presents its A sufficient motive would have beer afforded for the violent hal which she delineated. George the Fourth was of a kind and feeling din) was nothing envious or malignant about him. He war not 'lndic. tive, but he was sensitive, and could not easily forgive any lit taken with him, oranything which tended to mortify him. The of his conduct in the case of the Queen inky be easily accounted for, without attributing to him the malevolence for which, during th pular excitement, he received credit. No one who calmly reei.:ws proceedings from first to last, can refuse to believe that the Fri war himself persuaded of the infidelity of the Princess. weighed most with the public against him, doting the penal r ceediogs, was, the injustice of first throwing a female unprotected the world, and then seeking to punish her for what he himself mainly caused ; but it must be allowed, at the same time, proceed' would not have been resorted to, but for the return of the Qu The news of the Queen's death reached the Ring on his wal Ireland, which he visited in the autumn.of this year. The Irish I. not partaken of the sympathy with the Queen, so general in tht island, a d his Majesty had little cause to apprehend a cool re front them. lksidcs, the belief was general among the Irish, the circumstance offs° many individuals of that nation having enjoye his 3lajesty's intimacy, that be was particularly partial to them. AI Sovereign must. indeed, manage matters very ill, if he ever finds hint. self coldly received anywhere on a visit through his dominions. The Irish are not a people to be at any time deficient in offer up incense to Royalty, or power in general. But at this time classes vied with each other In extravagant demonstrations of re. gard, and admiration of Majesty. The Orangemen and Catholi , seemed anxious to outdo each other in their denuse...- -• attachment and loyalty. The Cathelks hoped that the Royal favour would aid them in their effort" to recover their rights The Orangemen again hoped the enjoyment of the Royal (avow would continue them in the ascendancy which they wished to over the Catholics. The King was highly gratified by the' and even extravagance of their demonstrations of attachment, evinced an anxiety to reconcile the two parties, without favour either. Ile wiahcd to give a triumph to neither party ; but amounted in effect to the triumph of the Orangemen. It was more easy for those who possessed the ascendancy to remain sat. than for those to remain satisfied who were the victims of it. It the intoxication of the moment subscriptions were liberally ent into for the erection of a splendid monument to commemorate the v._ of his Blujesty ; but the monument, we believe, never was erected. I probably because it was more easy to promise large subscriptions that M pay them. Ills Majesty next visited his German dominions. On the Ist October he made his public entry into Ilanover. In his suite weni Reporter front the Journals of the Metropolis, to commemorate hi progress and reception. Everywhere he received marked demon, Stratton of respectful homage. licodand was visited by his Majesty in the autumn of 1821. people of that country were determined not to be outdone by neighbours in the reception of their sovereign ;,but they took care . avoid exhibiting the noisy demonstrations of respect and somewhat fulsome adulation of their Irish brethren the preceding year, had given rite to so much disgust in this country. These journeys of his Majesty must have been extremely bene fieial to him in many ways. The healthful sea-breezes could fail to invigorate his frame, while the frequent change of scene, various aspects of society, mast have powerfully stimulated his tendon, and served to withdraw his thoughts from the painful juts for reflection supplied by recent occurrences. When the Queen returned to this country Mr. Canning was . office. In a speech, which he delivered on the King's Message, respecting her arrival, he spoke of her Majesty, as the life, grace. and ornament of every society in which she appeared, and at that, in 1814, he had advised her to go abroad, as he saw " faction had marked her for its own'—that there would be neii comfort nor tranquillity for her in this country—that, as she v.. of easy access, of an open, generous, and unPlitipfaillQ dispost lion, she would insensibly have become the rallying point of dis af f ection and political intrigue." It was generally supposed that sks more than respectful language ga ve offence to the King. sod soon after making another s peech , on the 7th June, 1820. la which he declared that towards t he Illustrious Personage who T the object of the investigation, be felt an weseatered regard and Isogon, he resigned the Presidency of the Board of Controul. On small of the Marquis of Hastings, be had been nominated I vemsoreOeneral of - India, and had made all his arrangements having this country, when the blarquis of Londonderry put . and to his own existence, on the 12th August, 1822. Though Lord Liverpool was nominally the head of the Administration, yr Lord Londonderry was always understood to be the Minister wl fiddly swat= Cabinet. Lord Liverpool, who was of a tin character, anxious to secure the splendid talents, decision. sad energy of Mr. Canning foe the Administraiien. A difficulty however, arose in the aversion known to be felt by hit Majesty • wards Mr. Canning—an aversion shared by Lord Chancellor El. However, as Mr. Canning's talents were supposed to be indispere sable to the existence of the Administration, the King yielded a length to the wishes of the Ministry, and on the 16th Fcb. 1822, 1 Mr. Canning was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. On the 18th February, 1827, a paralytic stroke having deprive Lord Liverpool of his faculties, the King left it to the remainit members of die Administration to elect a chief. This, under exist ing circumstances, was not an easy task. Lord Liverpool had been, opposed to the Catholic claims, while Mr. Canning was one of the most eloquent and efficient advocates of these claims. Mr . Canning, from his standing. his experience, the brilliancy of hi.' eloquence, was the man who had the best title to the Premiership had these claims not been in the way. Mr. Peel objected to the elevation of Mr. Canning, on account of the aid which the Catholic rause would derive from the influence of a Premier by whom it was espoused. The King, who in his youth had been the gayest of the gay, fond of conviviality and excitement, was now unwillingly dragged from his retirement to terminate negociationi which seemed endless. Mr. Peel objected to Mr. Canning, hut re fused to be himself Premier. Mr. Canning again was willing • withdraw, but could not be expected to Wye under any ni younger, less able and experienced than himself. The King saw., that a stable Administration could only be obtained by the de don of Mr. Canning ; and on the 12th April, 1827, Mr. W' moved for a new writ for that Ocatlcomut, on his acceptance of office of First Commissioner of the freasury. It is understood that the King consented reluctantly to the nomi. nation of 3lr. Canning as Premier, not from personal reasons (for hi Majesty had waived all considerations of a personal nature, whet Mr. Canning entered the Ministry on the death of lord London., Jerry,) but front scruples connected with his Church and State no times. The King entertained a superstitious dread of the conse-i quences of any alteration in the position of sects with nitwit to' Established Church. Mr. Moore has produced evidence in his L of shaidan, that the King, so far back as the Whig Adminisirationi of 1806 and 7, was opposed to the a d ,itation of the Catholic Clain and his semples acquired strength with years. The example Louis the Sixteenth, who fell a victim to his attachment to t rights of the Chinch, would seem to have ptoduce el a strong impressl Mon on hint, and he confounded the remodelling of a religious esta blishment with the mere admission of a sett to their civil rights.— But Mr. Canning was in iiiii wattle. Long negotiations now took place. They terminated in the pointment of a Coalition Ministry, at the head of which was 1 Ooderich. This Administration, however, did not hold long toge. they. The whole period of its duration exhibited only a series to bickerings and intrigues among the 31embers themselves'. Thep King. eager to be relieved from the difficulty of reconciling enemies and rivals, and affecting a good understanding among his Ministers. willingly availed himself of Lord Ooderieh's resignation, and he commissioned the Duke of Wellington, in whom he had always re• posed great confidence, to form a new Administration. TIIE JUVENILE LIBRARY, VOL. I. Co!burn Bergner—This little volume is the first offspring of a ( which, we think, all should uphold who have at heart the moral and intellectual advancement of the growing generation. The in question is that of producing (under the direction of an of well-known competence) a regular series of cc especially fitted to the wants and capacity of youth. can be in better taste and feeling than this, nor—as we are inci!nr. to say from an inspection of this one example—.el hones sze..ution The " Lives of Remarkable Youth " has the e them commenced with ; and we have no doubt st isig fount amongst our little friends, for the biographies provided for them the most prominent of which, as to irassible intenst, is that tf Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE. accotopanisi„ with as admiral sograved portrait. The Volume hes lessi oboe decorations , this nature, mod a very pretty seesieftiawasdag altogether a , shoodant Awe of that kind statisseeteaniMa ,blsh is ye - ems& Wilke the immature mind taw biesset ob' Deihstaa be.. ebuibei le the pedal ?Sass lebeeepesalk at falUsilh WY Ma pas ID the Hub Beek. l'rinco w ere more than covered •y t e money out oft a pop r, • oug now most orgotten, writer, in t• at the nuce t roughout •um li a was but too apt . rese t r i t i : . ill . herself w it h she externa l ruler, sad men ten ran ~ con which he was wronged by hie father iu Ids manage- I morality, which Sir Henry Hardinge would at once reool- to make his inclinations the rule of his actions ; and ' r 8 society e. demand, w an t d al t lowi e n z g tr :ri a tho r a ut p e s ..hirh time w s za f rz . re pi ni ng , 11.. hus band . ment of the Duchy of Cornwall during the Prince's lest as correctly fashionable, tells us— that on this occasion his feeling of disinclination Wai a indulge all his inclinations and caprice -s. the marriage neigh minority. "The King (says Mr. Nicholls) procured "He was promised God woe—Fortunatus's Cap; sufficient reason for departing from his engagement to not have been productive of much happiness. but it WJ:11 . n Act of Parliament to be passed, authorising hint to IndentnitY—duPlicstes—ieuels them, not have been one of unqualified misery. But the Prig rant lenses of the Prince's lands in Cornwall for The assassination of Mr. Percival They seised iihn while warm, in the precincts of beauty, could not reconcile herself to this treatment—she crossed th - , And soiled him all o'er, in the cold baths of duty. on the 11 th of Prince in the indulgences which he would not rennone, a ninety-nine years, determinable upon lives ; for these May, 1812, led Mr. Stuart Wortley, on the 21st of feeling her as an impediment in his way, his indifference wa • • • • • • • • • • • eases the King received fines during the Prince's mino- " Who can say what would be In a crisis so tryed ? May, to move an Address to the Prince Regent, pray soon convened into hatred. The Prineese, on the other hand ritv, to the amount, I believe, of about two hundred and lit' can ' the answer for ends when the means arc denied ? in g hi s R oya l Hi g h ness to ta k e suc h measures as disappointed in all her expectations of happmess. would seem , were more channful than Zeuxis e'er saw-- have exerted all her ingenuity in studying how she could pois e Sfty thousand pounds. What a difference would it have The' die nym ph on demanded the deed as a law— might be best calculated to form an efficient Adtni- the happiness of the author of her sufferings. In Slits Ball made to the Prince, if, when he came of age, estates in the' heralds proclaimed het august as they do-- nistration. The Address was carried against M immi•a- lie's 'fragedy of De Montfort, we feel that the motives are no. tors, and the answer returned was, that his Royal suffieient to account for the excess possession had been delivered up to him, instead of rever- 'The' her manners were p erfect , het sentiment true— of hatred in an otherwise well ions expectant on leases for ninety-nine years,with small Tho' she rose like Aurora, Tho' by Zephyrs new fannl— Highness would take the Address into serious and constituted mind. Had Miss Millie selected a husband and wif• she came like young S pri ng, breathing health to the land. bound by indissoluble ties, thwarting tech other in that which i rents reserved. Even this sum of two hundred and fifty .. immediate consideration. Expectations of a new Ministry the great object of all sentient beings—happiness. and unable t thousand pounds received by the King for the leases which Ah ! who can act up to a passion that's feign'd ? were generally entertained, and the Prince gave directions ewers the source of the misery, because it amstandy presents itself he had granted, though obviously an inadequate compen- The heart's noblest energies cannot be chain'd." to the Marquis of Wellesley to take measures for forming A sufficient motive winch she delineated. would have beer afforded for the violent Ilan . ation, was not paid to the Prince. It may be said, per- All manner of reports were circulated with regard to a strong and efficient administration. The negociation George the Fourth was of a kind and feedlot dispsition. Th haps, that the King received this power from parliament. the treatment received by the Princess of Wales. Whilst between Lord Wellesley and Lords Grey and Grenville, was nothing envious or mailgram about him. He war not 'iodic I admit it: but the parliament had no right to grant this the friends of the Prince asserted that he was an injured and some members of the existing administration having tive, but he was sensitive, and could not easily forgive any libert power. It was a gross breach of faith bythe guardian of the man, the public in general took part with the Princess. come to an end, Lord Moira received an unconditional t r- i t t . k h e r: nil I d l ukanni•nniZenYclhaelnog. w th lt . ic t2 lt u t i ended to u h t e or ea tif:dhit e n ; Tl a t t e e n d ir o l t . Prince's estates. lam justified in sayingthat the parliament Even so late as the period of the acquittal of Lord Mel- power from tho Prince Regent to renew the negotiation , without attributing to him the malevolence een y for whic h, during th •po is as much the guardian of the Prince ' s estates, as it is of vile, Sir Walter Scott did not scruple, in a poem written and had expressed to Lords Grey and Grenville that all pular excitement, he r ece i ve d credit. No one who calmly rerkus th I the demesnes of the Crown was himself persuaded of the infidelit y . of the Princ..sn V, i that it will be said the Prince of Wales afterwards re- tribute to injured beauty. The negociation, however, broke off on a prelinminary weighed most with the public against him, (hiring the penal yro- eived a composition for his rights. He brought a suit On the renewal of the war with France after the Peace question. It appears, ceeeliogs, was, the injustice of first throwing a female unprotee:ed . from the minute of a con- . gainst the King by Petition, and in 1803 received of Amiens, the nation was agitated by threats of lava- versation between Lord Moira and Lords Grey and the world, and then seeking to punish her for what he himself h twen.y thousand pounds for compromising his claim ; a sion, and volunteer corps were every where formed. At Grenville, that they thought it necessary immediately, to e w n u a u e l e d ly caust•lr e but it must tt b e c d a to llow h e o l, f at t the ti same time ; p i rocee le niin l um shamefully inadequate. But what would have been that time a great sensation was produced by the publics- prevent the inconvenience and embarrassment of the fur- The news of the Queen's death re t actesl the re Z rz ng w en t his Q w ti ar I. he different situation of the Prince if he had received tion of a correspondence between his Majesty, the Prince titer delay which might be produced if this negocia- Ireland, which he visited in the atnumn.of this year. The Irish ha. • yen this sum in 1783, when he came of age, instead of of Wales, the Duke of York, and Mr. Addington, re- tion should break off in a more advanced state, to not patisken of the sympathy with the Queen, so general in till ceiving it in 1803 ?" specting an offer of military service made by the Prince. ask, " Whether this full liberty extended to the con- an a d his 51ajesty had little Came t orah nrehen a cool receptio . front them. lksides, the belie - was ge 'among the Irish, from Soon after this period (1788) the insanity of George "In this contest," said the Prince, in the letter to his fa- sideration of now appointments to those great offi- the circumstance oft.° many individuals of that nation having enjoys the Third gave rise to a violent political agitation. The ther, " the lowest and humblest of your Majesty's subjects ces of the Household which have been usually iii- his Majesty's intimacy, that be was particularly partial to them. A two parties, at the head of which were Mr. Pitt and Mr. have been called on ; it would therefore little become me, eluded in the political arrangements made on a change Sovereign must. indeed, manage matters very ill,if he ever finds hint Fox, differed as to the measures which the suspension of who am the first, and who stand at the very footstool of the of Administration ; intimating their opinion that it 'self e l o ri ti i i , y rece no i t eL a ll anywhere ktohe on et are w an r y ia t t im th e deficient ism i d ti m o t f l ' i !t t i n n z, .. the Royal authority rendered necessary. As soon as time throne, to remain a tame, idle, and lifeless spectator of the would be necessary to act on the same principle on up incense to Royalty, or P power in general. But at this time al nature of the malady had been ascertained, Mr. Pitt mischiefs which threaten us, unconscious of the dangers the present occasion." Lord Moira contended that CIASS3II vied with each other in extravagant demonstrations of re • ved, on the 10th of December, the appointment of which surround us, and indifferent to the consequences no restriction had been laid on him ; that the Prince Bard, and admiration of Majesty. The Orangemen and Catholic , Committee to search for precedents. On this mo- which may follow. Hanover is lost—England is me- had never pointed in time most distant manner at the attachment lenlW an us d tlooywaluttdy outdo Th h e Ca othz h i ee n th h e o ir xi den t r at nst t z e tio ß n o s o a t tion Mr. Fox advanced a claim of right for the 'laced with invasion—lreland is in rebellion—Europe i s protection of these officers from removal ; but that favour would aid them in their efforts to I ;ecover their rights. Prince of Wales. "In time present condition of his at the foot of France. At such a moment the Prince of it would be impossible for him to concur in making The Orangemen again hoped the enjoyment of the Royal favou Majesty," he said, " his Royal Highness the Prince Wales, yielding to none of your servants in zeal and de- the exercise of this power positive and indispensible. Mr. ov weu er ld c e ontirm o e . them in the The ascendancy highly th d eldw h ishe t tl to f fell • f Wales had as clear, as express a right to exercise votion—to none of your subjects in duty—to none of your Canning afterwards stated, in the House of Commons, and even th extravagance of the i r i d w e as mon i !trZons ti of attachment, tr an he power of Sovereignty, during the continuance of children in tenderness and affection, presumes to approach that Lord Moira, fearing that he was not entirely under- evinced an anxiety to reconcile the two parties, without favourin s he illness and incapacity with which it had pleased GOD you, and again to repeat those offers which he has already stood by the Prince when he received his unrestricted either. He wished to give a triumph to neither party; bet thi to afflict his Majesty, as in the case of his Majesty's made through your Majesty's Ministers. A feeling of commands to form an Administration, on returning to m sm or o e unted i l a ut eff it cm to w t h he triumph of the Orangemen. It i was midi having undergone a natural demise." Mr. Pitt, on h onest am bi t i on; a sense o f w h at I owe to myse lf an d to my the Royal presence he put this question directly :—" Is than for y th to remain Pm ' fied who w n th ) ; to y i r e e trms n ot l i t :. fied It he other hand, maintained that in the case of the in- family ; and above all, the fear of sinking in the estima- your Royal Highness prepared, if I should so advise it, the intoxication of the moment subscriptions were liberally eat terruption of the personal exercise of the Royal autho- tion of that gallant army which may be the support of to part with all the officers of your household ? " The into for the erection of a splendid monument to commemorate the visit ity, it devolved upon the other branches of the Legis- your Majesty's Crown, and my best hope hereafter, com- answer was, " I am." " Then," said Lord Moira, of his Majesty ; but the monument, we believe, never was erected. probay because it was more easy to promise large subscriptions that ature to provide a substitute for that authority, and mend me to persevere, and to assure your Majesty with " your Royal Highness shall not part with one of them . " to pay b l the ,.. hat " the Prince of Wales had no more right to exer- all humility and respect, that conscious of the justice of On June the Bth, the Earl of Liverpool stated in the Ilia Majesty next visited his German dominions. On the Ist of ise the powers of government than any other person in my claim, no human power can ever induce me to relic- House of Lords, that time Prince Regent had on that day October he made his public entry into Hanover. In his suite wen he realm. Mr. Pitt was at the same time ready to allow quish it." The Prince claimed to be" the first and fore- appointed him First Lord of the Treasury ; and the Liver- Reporters front the Journals of the Metropolis, to commemorate his progress and reception. Everywhere he received marked demon- hat the Heir Apparent was the person to whom expediency most," and suggested, that at such a conjuncture his pool Administration was immediately formed. undone of respectful homage. o .inted as the depositary of the Royal power ; and Mr. Fox place was not at the head of a regiment of dragoons (the On the 29th January, 1820, George the Third departed this life, Scotland was visited by his Majesty in the autumn of 1821. Tb dmitted that his Royal Highness could not assume the 10th). The offer was rejected. We well remember the and the Prince Re r a ' t who had exercised the sovereignty with re. people of that country were determined not to be outdone by the' ight till it had been formally adjudicated to him by Par- impression which the eloquent letters of the Prince pro- st wu ri w etion g ib Ca ß l y B :be laws wit hou t and othis nt t r r ; rt re li c t itre een Cons lfll2, is in e . alzvzoilielh°extrbiitnintghetherritsy ion of the ir respectof 4tt an hey d ra v7hat iarnent. But parties had taken their ground on the duced. The composition of the letters was generally vested with certain rights and privileges, and much anxiety had al- fulsome adulation of their Irish brethren the preceding year, which Irinciple. The nation was inundated with pamphlets, att r ibuted to the lat e E ar l of Moira ; but it is now known ways been felt with respect to the period when it would become had given rise to so much disgust in this country. nd the newspapers teemed with essays on the disputed that they were written by M. Fonblanquo, who then " for the wife of the Sovereign to assert her rights. It was These journeys of his Majesty must have been extremely bate point. Mr. Pitt having enforced the question of the enjoyed more of the confidence of the Prince than his In this country would be filial to him in many ways. The healthful sea-breezes could not feared the appearance of the Queen fail . „ the signal for the recommencement of proceedings for which a to invigorate his frame, while the frequent change of scene, • Prince's claim into discussion, proposed to encumber the professional advisers. foundatiorewu laid in the inquiries instituted on the Continent ; various aspects of society, mast have powerfully stimulated his at transfer of the Royal power to the Prince, with a num- The Princess of Wales had lived ten years in retire- an d from the unguarded h ro iryzr o spe a k to the languag e of the tendon, and served to withdraw his thoughts from the painful sub. Commissioners which belonged to her character, the reports circu. jests for reflection supplied by recent occurrences. her of restrictions. Mr. Fox strongly opposed all at- wont, when in 1806, in consequence of reports injurious hued to her prejudice led many persons to believe that she would When the Queen returned to this country Mr. Canning was i tempts to curtail the powers of the Crown, all of which, to her honour, the King commissioned the Lord Chan- best consult her safety by continuing to live on the Coutinent.— office. In a speech, which he delivered on the King's M essage he contended, were conducive to the benefit of the pee- cellor Eldon, Lord Grenville, Lord Erskine, and Lord The penalty which the law attaches to the infidelity of the wife of respecting her arrival, he spoke of her Majesty, as the life, grace. nle. In the course of the debates, the violence of Mr. Ellenborough, to institute what was termed " a delicate the Sovereign is death ; but the age fen punishing gallantry with and ornament of every society in which she appeared, and era _ death Is past, and, under the particular circumstances of her ease, that, in 1814, he had advised her to go abroad, as he saw " the. Burke was long remembered. The Parliament of Ire- investigation, " into the conduct of her Royal Higha v "" ' fortified with the Letter of License, as it had been called, in which faction had marked her for its own'—that there would be n c ith land gave the Regency without restriction to the Prince. Rumour had charged her with intrigues with Captain she was told as far back as 1796, that " our inclinations are not in comfort nor tranquillity for her io this country—that, as she w e disputes were terminated by the recovery of the Manby and Sir Sydney Smith, and it was even said she our power, nor should either of us be answerable to the other, be. of easy access, of an open, generous, and unsuspectin g dispo s i King. had been delivered of a son, Wm. Austin. A number muse nature has not made us suitable to each other," it would have lion, she would Insensibly have become the rallying point of die King pursue the Queen vindictively. Though It affection and political intrigue." It was generally su p posed The Prince, as has been stated, was burthened with an of witnesses were examined, the principal of whom were 11 been ;aid orl'l t nrg tw e the Fourth by Lout Byron, that he was this more than respectful languagegave offence to P the King thiu stablishment disproportionate to his laconic, and unable, Sir John and Lady Douglas. "Charles to his people—Henry to his wife." and soon after making another secT, on the 7th June, 1820. if he had been inclined, to enforce a system of' economy. George the Third had been subject, a ft er his recovery cruelty was never really supposed to b e long t o his character. But in which h e declared that towards t he Illustrious Personage who w Various means were resorted to with a view to meet his in 1789, to relapse of short duration, and it is under- his amou to r w propr ards : had lnesm he be: td d ett ee t flir eo w tet ou te n t t e t s in e the case e of the the rooted objec h t e of thige inv ned gt e if . atio t n d , ea b ey e fe o l f t d r e uossitte Booed ct er c r en s/tr o d , a t x ) r it t es ti ,: •xi ent i ce. It was attempted to raise a loan for him stood that in 1804 he was for some time deprived of his Qu een , dislik; and as the exercise of the y Queen*a privileges Would neon. recall of the Marquis of Hastings, be had been nominated Go sbroad, but, after a consultation with Lord Loughbo- reason. In 1810 it became necessary to communicate sadly bring her in collision with the King, it was believed that, to vernor-General of - India, and had made all his arrangements fen rough, all the bonds were burnt, though with a con- to Parliament the undoubted return of the former illness, rid himself of what he viewed (foolishly f viewed, no would be as leaving this county, when the Marrs of Londonderry at ar . -iderable loss to the Prince. In the Autumn of 1792 he The question of the Regency was revived and discussed i t ig e n d ing ll:e e t i u ' r, z.alltbthe the resources w was P ; zwer w i o n la s mat bC e e ri rr. Ltsrd end itiv h is ow l n w e as z a no te mitial on ly th il e e hl of i ' k tbe Adm ugust , i 822 . nistration, inistratln T hough vas advised by Lord Thurlow to retire from public life with great keenness. The proceedings terminated on played . tied situation. It became necessary for her to decide at once whe. Lord Londonderry was always understood to be the Minister ' w y li e o for a time, and appropriate the greater part of his income the sth February, 1811, when the Bill appointing the tber she would assert beg rights or abandon them for ever. Besides, chiefly swat= Cabinet. Lord Liverpool, who was of a timid to the liquidation of his debts. This was not, however, Prince of Wales Regent, under a number of restrictions, after the reports generally circulated, the failure to retina would character, anxious to secure the splendid talents, decision. •f so easy execution, became a law. The restrictions were to continue till Ist have been viewed as a confession of guilt. and energy of Mr. Canning for the Administryien. A difficulty. The Queen determined' on returning to England. She had however, arose in the aversion known to be felt by his Majesty to 1795 the Prince of Wales was married to the Prin. February, 1812. wished, previous to taking this step, to consult with Mr. Brougham, wards Mr. Canning—an aversion shared by Lord Chancellor Eldon. ess Caroline of Brunswick, his cousin, when it was pro- As the opposition to the restrictions was conducted in her Attorney-General, at Geneva, but a journey of such a length However, as Mr. Canning's talents were supposed to be indispen• posed to Parliament to provide an establishment for their concert with the Prince, some surprise was manifested 'finix:dir engagements,patible t w kn it t h e iz in o ten the t r ionsofti w „ wa n the ibe nignterrirmwuwnwis - sa ble th t Lexwist enceishes o of t t he he A si dzi i : t ti ry stra en tio d . c. , the d. Ki ng 6t i c iel b. d i ed B32, a Royal Highnesses, and to decide in the best manner of on his continuance iu office of the Perceval Adminia- sited to Lord Liverpool, who, being of a timorous and apprehensive Mr. Canning was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. liquidating the debts of the Prince, which were then cal- tration. In a letter which was published at the time, character, dreaded the consequences of her return, Lord Hutchinson On the 18th February, 1827, a paralytic stroke having deprived ulated at 630,0001 . Mr. Pitt, on this occasion, pro- his Royal Highness apprized Mr. Perceval , " that was selected on the part of the Ministry ; to rep air to France, and Lord Liverpool of his fa culties, the King left it to the remaining posed that the income of his Royal Highness should be the irresistible impulse of filial duty, and a ff ection to endeavour The W dnizztrytilwiwes.hZ Majesc ommotty from taking sorman hazardous mrood, a e r i e o p g . t m a en g ;here to *: the sAdministrationwee not eo to y e te lec . La elltief. ord Liver poo l u l nd h er ad e h g et is . t o . 125,0001. per annum, exclusive of the Duchy of Corn- his beloved and afflicted father, leads him to dread at the general exc i tement , repaired to France, where he joined the opposed to the Catholic claims, while Mr. Canning was one of wall. He proposed 27,000/. for jewels and plate, and that any act of the Regent might, in the smallest de- Queeh at Montberd . For this step be has been much bleated, as the most eloquent and efficient advocates of these claims. Mr 25,000/. for finishing Carlton-House, and that the join- greo, have time effect of interfering with the progress of the determination of the Queenonwaa general ly goodevidence chat to his ad. Canning, ulwq uuue from the es man who his exp had the erience, the t t i o te ril p lia t n i c o y ie r h iti. ire of the Princess should be 50,000/. a year. From his Sovereign's recovery, and that this consideration alone vices ei ti: . : , i d oe u s ced not the aP d P ererrninatioo any or could have altered it. had these'claims not been in the way. Mr. Peel objected to X. the income of 125,0001. he proposed that 25,000/. should dictates the decision now communicated to Mr. „ man The memorable idol of the Queen now commenced. Into the de. elevation of Mr. Canning, on account of the aid which the be deducted for payment of the interest of the debt, at When the restrictions expired, and the Prince became tails of that proceeding it is impossib le to enter. In of th d e t meantime , ind I ..atholic cause would derive from the influence of a Premier 4 per cent. and that the revenues of the Duchy of vested with :he full powers of Sovereignty, it was ex- aeons and wrre voted end i° ohf"the Majesty roe r ions om er w e aerook place g to o the the w ltesm gayest o it f wthase es pou s ed. fond of TeohenvKiviiiialgi,tywtondinexheiteynotetintht, lead now ornwall should be appropriated as a sinking fund at peened that he would immediately withdraw his con& men.B residence at Bratidenburgh House. In fact, the whole of unwillingly dragged from his retirement to terminate negotiations °lmpound interest to discharge the principal of the debt. deuce from the Perceval Administration. To the ge- the middle and lower orders of the country became passionate parti. which seemed endless. Mr. Peel objected to Mr. Canning, hut re- The Prince land withdrawn with the body of the Whigs neral surprise, however, the Prince Regent, an the 13th seas of her Majesty. There are perirs li wben ri a d ll ordinary motives fusel to be himself Premier . 31r. Canning again was willing to from Opposition in 1792, and this may account for the February, 1812, addressed a letter to the Duke of York, cease to c act. and when men ti t i . s h tegar Phis was z cxemplifi r ed el no " w w . es- ir younger , wtriwlesabuat co ble and experi rte be enZ erted than o himself . u T lia l i t e e r R a in ) ; sa wi r very di ff erent language now held by Mr. Pitt with regard in whic h . he stated that " a new era is now arrived, `omen t tliz a y ni r ed P 7t e e threats of the higher ranks ; workmen set their that a stable Administration could only be obtained by the den. to him .Whenincome the Prince's was fi xed on his be- and I can not but reflect with satisfaction on the events e mpl o yees at defiance. don of Mr. Canning ; and on the 12th April, 1827, Alr. Wynr owing major, the necessity of economy was strongly which have distinguished . the short period of my re- The Bill was read a i d d ii h rd t h iTe ni b st y era asafficent a m a jorit y of only nine. This moved for a new writ for that Gentleman, on his acc e ptance of die i justification for office of First missioner of the frea n • nforced. But in 1795 he contended that "it is the stricted Regency ; ' and he could not withhold his appro • p m r aj"ity ing w 7ur ti th t er with the Bill , Bill, with the public feeling against It is understood that the King consen r ted rY re . luctantly to the nomi- 'mrnediate interest of us all to support the strength, to bailors from those who had honourably distinguished th em. The majority had been diminished by he objection of se- nation of 31r. Canning as Premier, not from personal reasons (for hi maintain the honour and necessary dignity and splen- themselves in the support of the war in the Penin- vend Peers to the Divorce Clause, against which, Ministers them- Majesty had waived all considerations of a personal nature, when our, not only of our monarchy, but also of every sula. He concluded with expressing the gratification he selves voted. His Majesty ' s own conduct was not deemed such as Mr. Canning entered the 31inistry on the death of lord London. to entitle hint to this relief. deny,) but front scruples connected with his Church and State mo- orbninch of the Royal Family. What we gave to them should feel, if some of those persons with whom the Still, however, the excitement was kept tip. The first step after lions. Time King enteriaitud a superstitious dread of the come- . these purposes, we gave in reality to ourselves."— early habitsof his public life were formed would strengthen the meeting of Parliament, on the -.:thh of November, was an at- quencn of any alteration in time position of sects with regard to the II n the other hand, Mr. Grey contended that Parliament his hands, and constitute a part of his government ; and tempt to inoeure the insertion of t i tle Ql7 . .e h t e t' . . l ...a l i t t ie te t t e th e iij Liturgy. Establ ish ed o h f s ., tabl t ish . h rd , C th h that the N i r. . 3 50 l w fa r r e b h :k P as mi tli t e rtz l l % ' e l' idr A zr d e nt l i ti ni h s i . z ra L tio ir n night " to mark their disapprobation of the debts, by a he authorised his brother to conmmunicato these senti- w t a iej u m w otio . n e wzie . l ev os i t , y 310 no by to * be also crownet . l as of right. The of 1806 : and 7, was op K ing ,ei to the agitation of di: l: Catholic Claims direct refusal to enter into any discussion on the sub- meats to Lord Grey, who, he had no doubt, would make Privy l rh Council decided against her claim. 'lite 19th of July, 1821, and his scruples acquired strength with years. The example of 'ect ;" and if the Prince were to retire to a situation them known to Lord Grenville. Lords Grey and Gren- was fixed for the ceremony, and on the 11th July the Queen ad. Louis the Sixteenth, who fell a victim to his attachment to the whore he might qualify himself by reflection for the vine, on the 15th of February, answered that they dis- dressed a letter e to m bt on td S idit.lit.oet stepbyed ded Presen te not entry It r threat. tnto e • u- blishment with the mere admission of a sect to their civil rights.— sition with his creditors, there would still, out of measures, and that it Was on this ground alone that they don. On the other band, it is believed, a good deal of uneasiness Rut Mr. Canning was in ..... wahle. the income which he proposed, bet left sufficient for must express, without reserve, the impossibility of their prevailed as to time conrequences, from son d ie he do d ubts m m e t t r on how far, in Long negociations t no o w l t i oo l k place ; t Z e •he;T e lri o i f iln w a i te ic d h in we t .t he Lo ap nt he ease and comfort of two persons ; and he con- uniting with the present government. Their Lordships the_gene_r_a to l ex . ci a t d en ot tent, the o so to l e diecoul to d epe nd e d pageant, and it g c ro la rrn . t of ch This w Administr i atiO r n y , , how ever, did not hold long tor. luded with moving, that instead of 65,0001. an ad- referred more particularly to Ireland, and declared that was Th n e )l l e t d a h and attran t e. h importance t Time appearance of the Queen at this they. The whole period of it. duration exhibited only a series of itionul sum of 40,0001. only should be granted to his they were firmly persuaded of the necessity of a total door ,ui Westminster-hall produced great confusion ; but she was bickerings and intrigues among the 31rmbers themselves. The t Royal Highness. Mr. Fox asked, " Was the Prince well change in the system of government in that country, and refused admittance, and, the hopet r at z th r e rrai mu r ke zi e w w st ou te l n d li :a tz ke w a dee'citdrera ea Ki t t i tg ri , v e a s i rr and to b e 7 fe re e I t :c a s s ett e i f t r o o o ns o th o e det di et ffi e c a u d ig r of reconcil i n g ea, en hiMinist e' s lvised in a s. pplying to that House for the payment of his of the immediate repeal of those civil disabilities under made,serti: t pon texou r, eta force an r entrance, she rode off , much willingly availed himself of Lord Goderich's resignation, and he ebts, after the promise made in 1787 ;" while Mr. Sheri- which so large a portion of his Majesty's subjects still 11 ss , moisture, at t he treatment, though she ranee to conceal her feel- co r m t h e D u k e o f W ell i ngton, m whom he had always re- lan thought he agreed that the application should not laboured on account of their religious opinions. ings. She completely mistook they chanc re t ee n ti of ee the English people: posed great confidence, to form a new Administration. and time • . but - have been such, gave it as his " positive opinion the debts The " now rera, ' words used by the Prince Regent vtithi e n h th rto e h bou f Wiselyt he law, stephich y am a ounts to a violence of Order. Tun Ju Vallee!. LIBRA It Y, VOL. I. Colburn a • mught to be paid immediately, for the dignity of the were not so soon forgotten. They were the text o f t h e f In r ce a sudden impulse might have made the Coronation a p fl ater.__This little volume is the first offspring of a ountry and the situation of the Prince, keen satire . The . • who ought not to many an angry philippic — many a be seen rolling about the streets in his state coach, as an extent of time obligation of the Prince may have been what they a hab ituated to There soldiery; but, aortitist the was strong siemen s Igo • t nd inte t liec o t t t e ud advancement i o n f de:mire:ll:U in generation. ction of as Tr l insolvent prodigal." Such are the sacrifices men make exaggerated ; but we think Mr. Moore errs as much fron m . the wav eri ng f a doubt with respect to this was alumni pars owf question petence) g a regular series of ~ - on the other side when he observes, " that those who, 'trawls of feeling , "Tr" • expediency. donable. especially fitted to the wants and capacity of youth. Who has not heard of the unhappy results of this mar- judging merely from the surface of events, have The Coronation passed of with eclat, and the Queen strove to can be in better taste and feeling than this, nor—as we are incline:: iage ? The marriage, it is well understood, was a sacri- been most forward in reprobating his separation from co nceal her morti fi cation. Her health suffered from it. On the -Oth so say front an Inspection of this one exantiplo—ol hedge ese.ution and an of July, whilst at Drury-lane Theatre. she was much incits i Ced; The " Lien of Remnrkable Youth " Ann do e them ce to convenience. The poets and party writers of time the Whigs as a rupture of political ties, . On August the 7th her life was terminated by an ingenious of commenced with; and we have no doubt et .kg found ay were hilt too circumstantial in their accounts of the abandonment of private friendship, must, on becoming the bowels, which terminated in mortification. amongst our little friends, for the biographies r ented for them s'njudiciously interrupted ; float prominent of which , as to iramalliste 'arrest, is that t ausea of the unhappiness. Those who deem immediate more thoroughly acquainted with all the circuma i tan h ce . His maturedM h i a tit'seducati had b ti e t l . n must wis i highly plislint, and the T o L cc, panied, Ina, with as admirable gICCCSS a piece of merit, may be referred to the " New that led to this crisis, have tosoften down considerab y t e:r su en w t he h himself godus mgra Sirl y i ed m po Al rtrair ge Volume has sewed sober decorations o Brighton Guide" of John Williams, better known by the angry feeling, and see, indeed, in the whole history of the h that hi drank too deep el rhe Intoxicating l ie f realaue..? -- thia nature, and a very pretty ezossiar.isossadeg altogether an • came of Anthony Paquin, whose " New Brighton Guide, connection, from its first foundation in the heyday of yout But hisiernbarrasemests pressed on hhn, and to re e kneels nom abundant shut of that kind of surasdreasss "bilk is no essential involving a complete, authentic, and honourable solution and party, to its faint survival a ft er the d eath of Mr. Fox, d m , he gest gays up Mrs. Fitsherbert, and afterwards consented to towards leading the immature mind es awe loogernont objects. A the result marry Caroline of Brunswick- Be h ad no hillaidess Probably! of le- Dedication has been obtained to the yairlotal Princess Victoria, .f the recent mysteries of Carlton House," went through but a natural and distinct gradation towards flouncing the helmet he formal before marriages spa bed We *ire whose portrait at full.lengds leads los vacs to the little Beek. i umbering' editions in a few months. This pro fl igate, but at which it at last arrived." We fear it must be a v ow ed, F i I .~ i~~~ : I LII. ~~ . ~ ~~. :~ :11;4 '