The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

replied. •• at G.Hipot Lodge:" he said. I know it, 11 know
it." How tile King came first in possession of my name 1 weld
never learn. We had just done breakfast, when the (servant
Caine in haste to say the King was coming. In a few seconds he
came, attended by nis two gentlemen; he entered our apartment
alone, and in the most condescending manner began a convey.
'Mon with me respecting his older for gloves, bringing a pair
with hini of the kind lie pretivred ; afterwards the conversation
became general; die clergynm, his wife, end my wife were all
noticed ; my daughter, who happmed to be of the age of one of ,
the younger Princesses, he noticed partietdarly. tatting her by
the haunt. In the afternoon. about five o'ciock. one of the
King's servants came to say it was his Majesty's pleasure
should attend him at Fateken burgh Hall immediately. 1 had .
been token by surprise t sice before, and now completely so; •
however, I went. My name being announced to the King, he
same to nw in the Hall, and desired I would follow him ; he
went up stairs, and introduced Inc into the thawing-room, where
the Queen was seated at the upper end• a table before her
the dime Princesses were also ;here. and no other person. The
Queen, by her condescending aftthle manner, set me more at
sax: than 1 could have conceived : she said. the gloves I hail
sou het were very nice, but not the sort she wore—she showed
me a glove intended as a pattern ; the King turned down the
the top and wrote " The Qtheli." I have this now by me.—
Ile directed the Princesses to do the same with each of theirs.
The Queen said, •• when vou have executed this order, you
shall hear from me again ;I' she added. " give me your ad-
dress, write it your own way," and was in the act of handing
me Skale paper, when dw King took it and said. •• I will write
;" he wtote •• John Burlingham, Worcester." " There,"
he says, "is that right—is your name spelt right ?"—A consi-
derable time was now taken up in conversation, in which the
Queen took part; some of the King's questions were of a nature
I little expected. and most interesting. 1 will mention one cir-
cumstance which took place wan after 1 entered the room: the
King, after surveying me from heed to toot, observed. " now
you are dressed in character-1 have always understood you
friends dress plain.from principle;" Inc added, with some em-
phasis, •• 1 wisinhey would keep to their principles-1 have
observed some use powder. aid 1 have told them of it."—This
knew to be true. The inters iew lasted about half au hour.
overdid!), withdrew, with impressions on my mind that will
never be eft:lced : thus I hail three interviews in env day, all of
them unexpected. The next time I saw the King was at %Vey-
mouth. I was going early bathe, and saw the King at some
distance ; I was at the moment near the etw.:er of the street, in
turning up which 1 avoided met:Ling him. `'tomafter breakfast,
the Kong's secretary, R. Brown, with whom I had corresponded
on business, came to my lodgings, and smiling said, " you need
net hide yourself—the King knows you are here—he Mw you tutu
such it owner this morning." Ile then appointed 11 o'clock, by
time King's direction, for me to have an interview. The last time
I saw the King was also at Weymouth. I then had a message
to attend him at Gloucester Lodge, at eight o'clock in the morn-
ing; just as I was miring. tie King said, •• how long hate you
and 1 been acquainted ?" when, before I could recollect in; self
to reply, he said, •• it's seventeen years." The King had au
admirably retentive memory, his remarks in general, time my
own experien.e, were exceedingly appropriate, be entertained a
respeca tin. our Society, considered t non among some of his best
subjects. wore especially those who were the must consistent to
the principles they professed."
The Editor has peculiar pleasure in inserting the
above Letter (though scut to him anonrmously),
forasmuch as many of his most catecmed Friends
belong to the Society bearing that appellation.