The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-08 00:00:00

AVILLLIAM THE FOURTH.

(From Anecdotes of Northeote, in the Library of t/
Fire Arts)
Some years since a certain Royal Duke was at
Cie head of those who chaperoned Master Betty,
Cie Infant Roscium, at a period when the furor of
fishiontitAe folly made all the beau monde consider it
an enviable honour to be admitted within throne
distance of the &thy-actor. One day the R,,yal
Duke he: left al, 'th Lady ----, the Young

:ing left alone
arid the painter, and perhaps worn a little
out of patience with the tedium of an unusually long
sitting, thought to beguile an idle minute by quizzing
the personni appearance of the Royal Academician. It
is well known that Northcote at no period of his life
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young man, and as he advanced to a later period he
certainly could not be dubbed a dandy. The loose
gown in which he painted was principally composed
of shreds and patches, and migizt perchance be half
a century old; his white hair was spi:ringly bestowed
on each side, end his cranium was entirely bald.
Thus loosely attired, the royal visitor, standing be-
hind whilst he painted, gently lifted or rather
twitched the collar of his gown, which Mr.
Northcote resented by suddenly turning and ex-
pressing Ilia displeasure by a frown. Nothing
daunted, his Royal Highness presently, with
his finger, touched the Professor's grey lucks, oh-
serving, " You do not devote much tune to the toi-
lette, I perceive—pray how long do you ?"—North--
cote instantly replied, " Sir, I never allow any one •
to take personal liberties with me•—yon are the first
who ever presumed to do so, and I beg your Royal
llighness to recollect that I am in my own house."
He then resumed his painting. The Prince, what•.
ever he thought or felt, kept it to himself ; and
re-
maining silent for some minutes, Mr. Northcote ad-
dressed his conversation to the lady, when the•
Royal Duke, gently opening the door of the studio,:
shut it after him, and walked away. Northcote
not quit his post, but proceeded with his paintimr.,
It happened that the Royal carriage was not ordered-
until five o'clock—it was now not four. Presently the
Royal Duke returned, re-opened the door, and said,
" Mr. Northcote, it rains, pray lend me an um-
brella." Northcote without emotion rang the bell
the servant attended, and he desired her to bring her
mistress's umbrella, that being the In st in the house,.
and sufficiently handsome. The Royal Duke pa-
tiently waited for it in the back drawitig•room, the
studio door still open ; when, having received it, he
again walked down stairs, attended by the female
servant, who, on opening the street door, his Royal
Highness thanked her, and spreading the umbrella,
departed. " Surely his Royal Highness is not
gone—l wish you would allow me to ask,"
said Lady . " Certainly his Royal High-
ness is gone," replied Northcote, " but I will
inquire at your instance." The bell was rung
again, and the servant confirmed the assertion.
" Dear Mr. Northcote," said Lady —, I fear
you have highly offended his Royal Highness."
" Madam," replied the painter, " I am the offended
party." Lady made no remark other than
wishing her carriage had arrived; which soon hap-
pening, Mr. Northcote courteously attended her
down to the ball ; he bowed, she curtsied, and step-
ping into her carriage, ret off with the Infant
Roscius. The next day about noon, Mr. Northcote
happening to be alone, a gentle tap was heard,
and the studio door opened, when as the gossips say,
who do you think walked in but his Royal High-
ness. " Mr. Northcote," said he, " I am come to re-
turn your sister's umbrella, which she was so good as
to lend me yesterday." The painter bowed, received
it, and placed it in a corner. " I brought it myself,
Mr. Northeote, that I might have the opportunity of
saying, that I yesterday took a eery unbecoming
liberty with you, and you properly resented it. I
really am angry with myself, and hope you will for-
give me, and think no more of it." " And what
did yop_say ?" inquired the first friend to whom he
related the circumstance. " Say ! Gude God !
what would 'e have me have said ? Why, nothing;
I only bowed, arid he might see what I felt. I
could at the instant have sacrificed my life for him ;
such a Prince is worthy to be King!" The vene-
rable painter had the gratification to live to see him
a King.

A numerous park of artillery arrived in Hyde
Park yesterday.

LOSS OF LORD NEWBOROUGH'S YACHT.

—On Wednesday last, Lord Nawnonouckt's beautiful
sailing yacht Sopphire struck on those rocks in the
Straits of Menai, known by the name of the Cow and
Calf, and almost instantaneously filled with water. His
Lordship, the thin. S. WI-Nil, Captain PitactvAL, and,
we belieVe, some other gentlemen, were nn board when
the accident happened, intending to proceed on a voyage
of pleasure to Liverpool. Men were immediately em-
ployed to unrig her ; the pails and running rigging were
taken on shore early in the evening. The elegant and
valuable furniture, ornaments, &c., with which her cabin
was se tastefully fitted up, will be materially injured, if
not totally destroyed, as the whole of her hull is under
water when the tide is in.—Chestcr Courant.

Died, in September last, in the island of St.
Helena, Mrs. ELIZABETH lIONORIA FRANCES LAIRBIL
(relict of the late Serjeant LAMBE, of the artillery of the
island), at the advanced age of 110 years and four months.
In the year 1731, she was housekeeper in the establish-
ment of Governor Prxx, during his second government,
and well remembered having heard that Sir RICHARD
AfeNDEN stormed the fort which now bears his name.
Twenty-one personages have filled the seat of Governor of
the island during her life-time• She was eight times
minded, had numerous generations (260 of whom are
now alive), and died an example of true piety, in the full
perstosion that the Millennium will happen in 1836, and
that the Charter will be renewed to the Honourable East
India Company. —Liverpool Mercury.
LEICESTER CORPORATION LOYALTY !--
On the Coronation of King GEORGE the Third, the Cor-
poration of this borough, in order to give the inhabitants
a zest to ejaculate " GOD save the Kriso," caused the con-
duit in the market-place to flaw with wine; on the Coro-
nation of his late MaJzsry the same body had the vene-
rable pile filled with ale, for a like purpose; but, on
Thursday next, the Coronation of his present MAJESTY,
the same building is to pour forth what, with the above
exceptions, it has always poured forth,--namely, fine-7
pute—unadulteraied water! Whether to typify the pre-
sent state of purity of the said body, its paucity of cash
from electioneering doings, or its lack of loyalty to King
WILLIAM the Fourth, we must leave the public to decide.
—Leicester Chronicle.

A CONVERTED INDIAN CIIIEF.--KALE'
IVAQUONMBY, late a Chief among the Chippeway Indians,
in Upper Csnada, paid a ♦isit to this city last week, and
excited no little curiosity amongst the inhsbitanta. Ile is
about 30 years of age, in person above the middle size,
and very strongly built ; and that sternness and ferocity
of aspect characteristic of the native Indian have been suc-
ceeded by an expression of countenance remarkably mild
and benevolent, and his manners are gentle and unassum-
ing. He has made a ♦ery extraordinary proficiency in the
knowledge of the English language, which he speaks
with tolerable fluency and with considerable correct-
ness. His object in visiting England is to obtain assistants•
towards the establishment of schools, and the translation
of the Scriptures into his native language. On Wednesday
evening he addressed a very numerous audience at the Wes-
leyan Chapel, in John-street, and gave a highly-interesting
account of the progress made by the missionaries in the
conversion and civilization of his fellow-countrymen, and
the impression which he made upon his hearers will doubt-
less prove beneficial to the interests of the missionary so-
cieties.— Chester Courant.

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