The National Register.
London, England, 1820-02-14 00:00:00

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the little ones and their muses pass the whole utoruing
in Richmond Gardens. •
The and thieen NI:le:111y annee themselves
with sitting in the room while the childsen dine' anti ,
once a week, :mewled by the ss hole (Joining in plies,
make the little del ghoul tour of Rielintimil Gard, ns ;
In the afternoon the Queen works, .and the Kiaig walk
to her; and what...Nur charms ambition or folly may
conceive as attendant on so exalted a situation, it is nc -
ther on the throne nor in the drawing 100111, in the
splendeaw or the toys of sosereigutv, that trey place
their felicity; it is, 'text to the fulfilling Of the dot! of
their statism, in social and domestic gratifwations, ii
breathing the free air, admiri t the works of I)iltnire,
teeing and encearaging the elegancies of art, and
in
living to their own hearts. In the evening all the clid- •
dren again pay their duty at Kew House, before they re-
tire to bed ; and the Sallie order is observed through
each retornitig, day. The sovereign is the father of his
family ; not a grievance reaches his koowledac that re-
mains unseat essed ; nor is a single character of merit or
ingenuity ever disregarded ; so that his private conduct
ust be allowed ,u be nu less exemplary than is truly
amiable.
Though naturally a lover of peace, Iris personal cou-
rage count: in the 9111a:Icsi degree be intim:ached; lie ex-
ercises his troops himself, understands every martial
maturtivre as well as any private centioei in his service,
and has the articles at his filwer's ends. 'Topography is
one of his favourite studies; he copies es cry capital
chart, takes the models of alithe celebrated Inritlications.
knows the souoilings of the chief harbours in Europe,
and the strong and Weak sides of most lolltica towns.
Ile can name every ship in his navy, and he keeps lists
of the COllllll4lldeTS. And all these are private acquisi-
tions, and of his own chorioing.
'inc Prince of \Vales and the Bishop of Osoalaugh
bid for, lion ever, Mr excelling the generality of 11“111.
kind in learning, as intieli as they are their soperiors in
rank wi~ht ehisse Itrittrs* application to the kiwi:lgen
and the liheral sciences is daily enjoined them, and their
industry is uniemiumg; all the ten are indeed fine chil-
dren, and it does hot yet appear that parental partiality
is known at Court.
Exercise, air, and light diet, are the grand fundamen-
tals, in the King's idea, of health and sprightliness; hit
NI: jests feeds chiefly on vegetables, and drink' hume.
wine; the Queen is what many private gentlewomen
would call ss minsically abstemious, no at a table covered
with dainties, she culls the plainest and the simplest
dish, and seldom eats of more than two things at a
med.
His present Majesty.—The following anecdote of his
present Majesty, when Prince Os %Vales, •tows the
promptitude which he has always felt to embrace every
idea that co old promote the essential interev.s of she
nation. It occurred in the year I Wit, and is thus re-
corded by a writer of that period :
" Lord Rodney, dining smile months ago at Carlton
[loose, c,:ngrautiated the Prime of %Vales on :seeing a
plate of British cored herrings at table.—' Your Ilia'
tsighoess,' said the Noble Veteran, does infinite good
to the British Navy, its thus encouraging 114 exam-
plc of English luxury; every table ss ill now follow
the fashion; and if the her of fashionable tables in
the 114111111 is considered, die result may be iu t i 000 e an
addition of 20,m0 of the hatdiest seamen 'to
of seamen raised and employed in that branch of fishery,
which has raiwil Ihillatid to her Maritime truce: My
Lo:d,' wished the Prince, 'sou do me mote justice than
I deserve ; these 'wirings' I all) sorry to say, were not
cured by British hands. lomlerstand your reasoning—
' it is just ; it is that of Lon' Rodney upon his own ele-
' meat. Henceforward I shall outer a plate of British
cured herrings to be purchased at any expence, and ap-
pear a standing dish at this table—we snail call it a
Rodney. Under that 4.lc:.ignalitoti, what true Patriot
will not follow my exampk.? ' "

Adviccs from Manchester and Glasgow state,'
that orders are arriving lorisklv, that the wages of.
the.‘veavcrs are advancing, anti that hands are as.
sititom sly t.onglit after by the masters.
A.: won as it was made known to Prince Leopold,

that die illness of the l)uke of Kent wits dangerous,
his Royal Highness hasteowd to Sidniooth with the
greatest speed possible, where lie tinind the report
he had received bat too true. After the dissai•ation
of the Duke, Prince Leopold supported and upheld
his afflicted sister with the greatest Christian tiorti-
tude, and relieved her from all respon.ibilityoo,
' every respect, and managed evi.ry thing hiLhurstio;
purture from this scene of woe taKensingtolqataee;
the Duchess travelling with him in his carl4 '. e.
His Royal Highness also took every passil,la of '
the infant Princess Alexandria. y.ince tneir *Vim'
Prince Leopold has been unremitting in Ins Aden-
tions to his Royal Sister and Niece : the IA er. Itis
Royal Highness hus taken out daily tiff an Zring in
his carriage. Throughout the whole at this listres-
sing event his Royal L ighness's conduct has been
mast exemplary.

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