The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-25 00:00:00

" THE KIGS APARTHENTN.

" We asserted minor time ago that the smile of rooms occu-
pied by the King wile in a very dilapidated state, owing to
the want of repairs in due time. We stated that these apart-
ments were shored up ; scaffolding poles have since been
introduced, sail every other necessary precaution has beets
taken."

The " Faithful Correspondent" has. we are sure,
satisfied ull those persons who are nut entire be-
lievers in the infallibility of that mysterious and
equally important personage, the Court historian,
that blustering assertion is not proof. We certainly
did not furnish him 1111 example of the course which
he has chosen to follow ; we did not call " Anec-
dotes of his Majesty, No. I." the small wares of the
" trade of wilful falsehoOd," but merely designated
them as the loose conjectures and strange asser-
tions of ousatisfled curidsity." We shall not profit
by the license of the " Faithful Correspondent,"
in libelling the language of " The Fashionable
World," which he might maliciously be presumed
to speak, occupying as he does so important a station
under this attractive title of the most fashionable
paps/ ; but we shall temperately and briefly apply
ourselves to the establishment of our own °beer-

vations.

On the first point, regarding his Majesty's state '
of health, we affirm in direct terms, as we have be-
fore affirmed in substance, that NO " apprehensions
begin to be entertained with respect to the duration
of the good old King's life," except the ordinary
liars which may be suggested by the gradual ap-
proach of those infirmities of age, to which the most
vigorous constitutions must one day yield. We
also affirm, that N 0 " alteration" has taken place
in his Majesty's " diet and regimen." We further
distinctly state, that Os Majesty never hurt " his
I • -
I left leg" (nor his tight, for we do not want to cjaib-
-1 ble) " from stumbling over a chair in his daily per-
! ambulation." We rest these affirmations, Ist,
upon the monthly bulletins for the last three years,
! which, if the " Faithful Correspondent" is right,
are notoriously and culpably w ron;; ; and, 2illy,
I upon the universal and acknowledged belief of all
1 those gentlemen by whom his Majesty is surround-
ed, abetter legal guardians, medical advisers, or
confidential attendants, who, although they would
shrink with horror from detailing the slightest of
the afflietious of it r d Monarch, to give a tinge
of credibility to " Anecdotes" which are to form
plat of the slip-slop of • .. fashionable" Jouttisl, yet
laugh to scorn the monstrous absurdities, at the de-
-1 tection of which the " Faithful Correspondent" is
so indignant. We should not hesitate to tell ally
! honest and gentlemanly inquirer the immediate
Iwinces of our itifornialon ; but we do not choose
Ito proclaim them, fur an hireling to bespatter with
I the frith which lie presumes to throw at ourselves.
We are content to leave the issue to the opinion of
those high and honourable men who, on the last Sa-
turday of the present month, will again meet to in- '
form the nation of their !Monarch's state: if they
publish (what we are sure they will pnb4sli, if no
sudden alteration intervene) that his Majesty's bo-
dily health remains unaltered, the public will dis-
cover to which dominion, that of truth or falsehood,'
the " "(MVO Correspondent" has sworn alle-
giance.
Of the second point, which regards the dilapi-
dated state of his Majesty's apartments, we have
simply to repeat our kroner assertion oldie need-
lessness of any sericits repairs. Our mat ore
these :-4t5, A cm Weraticti that his Majs:'y's 10.7

gsl guardians rated have been most reprehensible,
if they 111111 permitted him to endure the privation*
of ruinous rooms, " shored up," when Windsor
Castle offers •n abundance of the most splendid as
well as the most convenient apartments. Such a
charge is monstrous end offensive, and might pro-
perly come under the cognizance of the Attorney-
(l.:lmre'. .2111 e, That we are convinced, by that lo-
cal knowledge which every person intimately
tic-
quaiuted pith this noble building poi . a, that the
tpartinents occupied by the • King, viz, those which
lie inhabited previous to his illness, ale amongst the
must substantial of the whole fabric ; that this part
of the Castle underwent a complete repair previous
to his Majesty's removing to it about %sewn yens
since ; and that the state-opertinesits immediately
shove his Alajesty's, though now abut up from pith-
lie inspection to prevent noise, are amongst the most
sumptuous and beautiful of the whole fabric. idly,
If the •' Faithful Correspondent" is still pritine-
cious idiom the " scalfuldeig poles," lie wo4lol do
well to visit Windsor, where he may easily procure
a view of the exterior of his Majesty's apartments
if lie does not trust the evidence of his sesisrs, lie
may inquire of the persons usually employed iii re-
pairs, who will tell him that not a eciitfolding pole
had been Wlllllll3ll hundred yards of this spot fur
the last seven years ; if he resist this proof, ■lid be-
lieve that the interior of • Monarch's chamber is
graced with these ornaments, we can only conclude
that he is one of those weak people who repeat their
own inventions all they themselves Achieve them.
This is the most charitable construction ; but we
are not aware that any holies: purpose can be served
iu attemptiog to persuade the nation that their af-
flicted Soyereign is shut up in ruinous rooms ; it is
a lbel upon the affection of his family, and the
duty of the honourable characters who are charged
to watch over his comforts. If we had permitted
this calumny to remain current, we should have
thought ourselves almost as culpable as the in-
ventor.
We dismiss the " Faithful Correspondent" with
sentiments of great pity for that infirmity of temper
which he discovers at our interruption of the quiet
progress of his series of " Anecdotes." We trust
he will not be discouraged in his labours ; for they
are not only brilliant specimens of a fertile inven-
tion, but famish a more philosophical curiosity in
teaching us how far certain writers will go iii specu-
lating upon public gullibility. We most sincerely
wish that the " Faithful Correspondent's" felicitous
existence may be coeval with that thirst for the
wonderful and scandalous which some of his patrons
se abundantly gratify ; and that he may never want
it job, as lung as the hutp direct and the hum cir-
cumstantial shall continue to preserve their iiiflu-
ence over public opinion. We only recommend
him a little discretion in the exercise of his func-
tions; for it is no light matter to accuse the first
characters in the country, both of misrepresenting
the real state of their afflicted King, in their
Monthly Reports, and of neglecting to provide for
his proper comforts by removing him from dilapi-
dated apartments to those which are more commo-
dious and substantial. After such a gross insult
to exalted rank, we can hear our own opprobrious
epithets very patiently : next to the praise of the
wise and virtuous, we shall ever desire the abuse of
the weak and malevolent.—( Windsor Express.)

The Earl of WESTMOULAN D giies a grand dinner I
on Wednesday next, at his house iu Grosvenor-
square.
A. new tragedy has been read in the Green-room
of Drury-lane Theatre. It is from the pen of Miss
JANE POaTER. Mr. KEAN rod Mrs. WEST are to
be the hero and heroine.
The Here of the North was performed on Satur-
day night at the Bath Theatre, for the benefit of
Mr. CoWwAY. It was followed by the Masque of
Comas—Comm, Mr. CoNway.
Yesterday evening, at four o'clock, an immense
crowd collected in Fleet-market, to see the funeral
procession of Mr. DAY, coppersmith, who lived in
one of the cootie leading iiito the market, and who
was a member of the Don Cossack Lodge of Odd
Fellows, held at the King's Arms, F leet-morket. A
prominent part of the processinn was a frightfully
ugly carved head, carried on a pole.
The College of Louis le Grand, composed of
QOO pupils, is at the present moment in open revolt.
The cause is, discussions between theni and their
Proviaeur on their subscription to the Exiled at the
Champ d'Asile. The gendarmerie and the•ponspiers
sapeurs were obliged to be called in to reduce
them to order. Twelve have been apprehended,
and are at the Prefecture of Police. All the youths
of 15 and upwards have been scot to their parents,
the little boys alone remain in et building apart.
The efforts of M. ROTES DE .COLLARD and the
University were unavailing. The College is shut,
and interdicted by an arriie of the University.
Ilutixtt Titattic.—Last cnarket.day, at -Ret.
ford, it considerable degree of curiosity was excited
by a rumour that a female was to be sold by auc-
tion ! About eleven o'clock the dealer in humerus
flesh made his appearance at the market-stone, at-
tended by his wile, awell-dressed good-leking wo-
moo about twenty, where the captive fair one was
offered for sale, with all the etceteras ot dress then
decorating her person, when she was purchased for
two shillings and sitrpeace, together with n 1111 l
valise 7s. The name of the husband i5.,1441-
fiam Jackson, of Worksop ; the buyer, Au"
/Mike, of Sutton-cum-Lound ; and the roaiOriA
name of the wit., Charlotte Makin:on, of " Tick.
hill, God help her !"
it is lamentable to observe .the increasing number
of prisoners which, in the present quartet, swell the
s-iniis Calendars of this and the neighbouring
counties.—(Beth /mold )

THE CHASE.

tatESSVORTH YORKSHIRE TGE•HOVNDS.

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Throe harm& load a capital run pa Saturday. They found
a fox iii riiihlake Gorse at eleven o'cliok, and kltlrsl him at
a quarter past one ; having run Gyre a moil severe c try,
through Ptahlake, Sykehunvir, and resawick, arross the river
Wrist, near Longwood, and through Nalne. ifelteu turned
to the right, Awing Millington village and the town of
%smith, crossed Cssa irk Park, along the hanks uf tke Dutch
i7er ; and rnoiiiag out of scent into view, they killed 111111
iu au upon field rlsiae to the titan sif it.,isiiffe
‘re toe inform,ll, from good *lithos sty, that the Earl of
has taken My risx'4 fit% 110111111 A, 4-111 iNe are pc-
happy its' sumniticing the fnulias the spurting, patty
nf the West flirting will Onto have All OpplOritillity of enjoy-
ing the spor a of the field wills illl4 clack pack, in the wontril
style in whsch they bare lweir long kept rip. %'e learn that
the kennel will be at Woo bersiorne, where the boaters, kr.
are to be kept nuder a distinct emalitialiment, as the must
central aititaittin of the Iltramham heat. Mr. Fox in-
tends nut entirely to relinquish hit favourite sport ; but
purposes having a park sit first-rate limier', for the more
private gratification of himself and kirm.6.—(Yank Chro-
nicle