The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-25 00:00:00

tiESDAY. APRIL 53.5, Ifl2o

LITERARY REVIEW.

GEORGE THE THIRD, HIS COURT, AND FAMILY,

2 Volumes, SVAI.

(Continued from our Paper of Saturday.)
retrtence to the.l.kirth of our present Sove-
reign,4l,e. Author says,,," Qn the 12th August
'pry of nation Nyus increased by the bit th of on
heir to the throne.

The hope -of continuing the
Protestaut succession to his Aiajesty's family was
now changed to a kind of certainty and the birth
of an heir was, of itself, suit-tele-nit to have esta-
blished the popularity- of a Queen Of England, even
had she wanted those many virtues which her late
Majesty was' so well known to, possess ; and here
we tna_ylberefore pause in our Anrratkve, end take
Oight. retrospect of her whi) for so many years-
graced the Briti7,ll throne. It has been well ob.
served of her, that as a wife, and as a mother, the
conduct of her Majesty was in the-highest cl?gree
itreproachable ; and.thOse viruses which consti-
tuted her own daily practice she never dispensed
with in the -objects of her patronage or attach-
went. During the long period in which she pre-
sifted over the English Court, it was remarkable
for the,steady countenapee unifdrmly extended to
virtue, and as 'uniformly withdrawn from its op-
posite. tier undeviating; adherence to this prin-
ciple sometimes exposed her to 'the exasperated
invectives of ,those who hid to make the faults

they tidiculed or condeinned. What every honest
nfan would wish to see his daughter become, in
the relations of domestic life,.everymnprejudiced
man might behold in the character of her late.
Majest y.

" To appreciate her virtues more fully, and the
national advantages resulting from this union, it
Willi( be taken into consideration that when her
Majesty was united to our revered Sovereign,
there was hardly a Court- in Europe that was not
marked by its licentiousness. The vices of the
French Court notoriously led to the Revolution,
wtich deluged that .tine country with blood,;
.and
it is equally true, that the same cause' occasioned
in a weal measure the horrors with 'which Spain
and Naples were subsrquently visi'e'l. During
that tittle England presented-froni the throne the
example of those virtues that form the great
.and
binding links of the social chaini and to it we
may in part ascribe our happiness in having•witba
stood the storm which visited the test of Europe
with all 'the horrors of invasion or anarchy. 'This.
example was the more salutary, as every thing in
our situation tended to an excessive dissoluteness
of manners. Our sudden and rapid prosperity
was calculated to produce the greatest moral re•
laxation ; work is undeniable, that; the influence
of the dothestic life led by their Majesties power-
fully contributed to check th`t torrent -of corrup•
tion,Which,-from a vast accumulation of wealth,
threatened to overflow. the face of the country.
This ought to be considered as a full counter-
balance to any apparent deficiency of court eti-
quette, that was so much complained of-by the
young and giddy, who gave the nickname of
Holyrood House to the Queens Palace,.beca::se
it was the scene of regal retirement from the toils

of state."
This principle, is illustrated more fully, when
it is most correctly stated, that—
" Much as has been said of the increase of vice
in latter days—an increase we shall not deny, con-
sidering the increase of population and of luxury,
we have, perhaps, very ample reason to be grate-
ful- that the increase has not been much greater.
And to whom are we indebted foil this ? 'We
shall at once say, under Providence, to the vir-
mons pair who so long filled the Throne of Great
Britain.
"To Coo, our first thanks are doe ; but let us
not be unmindful of the instruments which he was
graciously pleased to raise up tor our haPpiness
and moral improvement,
" At the commencement of the reign, Vice was
advancing with rapid steps into the recesses of pri-
, cafe lifte ; and it is to the Throne that we owe the
check which was put upon its progress. In-fact,
it had already taken such, high ground in the em-
pire of fashion, that rnothing but the _example of
'the Monarch, and his prudent, though sir youth-
ful Bride, could have driven it into disgrace and
,privacy.
" The first efficient ditties fell upon the Queen;
and well has it been said, that pure and ittunicu7
late herself, she from the first required that the
saute qualities should attach to her Cour:. re'7
fusing to consent to any act of self-degradation, ol
io identify herself with those who had stained their
reputation. Indeed, as the presentation to the
drawing=room ,was then most particularly consi-
dered as the sole introduction to bigh life, she
had a powerful weapon to wield ; and site wielded
it to good purpose,. by at once proscribing from
her society all females -of bankrupt or even of am-
biguous character—dcruircps, as they wets then
called ; never admitting to her public or private
parties, any Lady, however high in rank, if ,she
had on the'slightebt degree lot feited her claims to
general respect.
The palace thus because like the sanctuary
of religion and virtue, where, like the ,good
genius of the place, she sat with iv magic circle
noon's' her, over which no unhallowed footstep
could pass.
" This scrupulous observance of propriety of
conduct its, the lti6her ranks soon !Otto(' its way

[PRICE SEVENPriNCI •

inito.all the subordinate gtadations of society and
We can safely assert, whatever those of morbid
sensibility may say to the contrary, that in pro-
portion as the higher circles- bCcaine virhions and
discreet, and in proportion as they lift otUrench
manners and French fashions, so the descending
ranks it:nprovcd their morals by copying their ex-
amples', and fornied their in4one,is by the ins-
proved practice.
" .To (hose who only know society since the
importation of the diss(dwe habits -and shameful
nuditivi of the French Revolution, this may ap-
pear exaggerated ; lent to those whose memo( v
extends through half a Ctlitlary, we fearlessly call
for justification.
" Tbis amelioration, first begun with the fair
sex, hadtoon an.evident • ininrovement upon the
node, notwithstanding the macaronies, toe fops,
I.the bucitsi the blooik,&c. who then disgraced so-
ciety, like the'dirldies a;:t1 exivikites tit the pie-
-sZiirillifrtifftt-totttnyort ion-its the loveliest...part,
of society :tvere accus'iomed to hold themselves in
due reverence, 10 tnointain their own dignity, and
to preserve their own worth unsuZiird, to did
they now begin to be respected, worshipped, and
'paid homage to by thd,meti.
14 in tact, patriotism was now fixedwon a sure
foundation. He who could depend upon the rind'
of his partner—be who could Look round Iris fire-
side and call every thing there his own, could not
fail to love the country w!.icli contained such
blessings ; and to that increased love of eountly,

thus.engendered and narturcd, it is not going hit)
far to say that Btitain is indebted: for her escape
from French Revolution, and horn French lovA-
sion and plunder. For this happy Nation God
raPed tip Virtue as our shield and defence—it is,
now our duty to be grteful.
"Such are some of the results of the Royal systcut.'
aided as it. was by the cooperation; support, and
advice of our I.inv:nted Monarch ; all of whose
actions were in stlict unison and.concett with.
the virtuous plans of the partner of his heart.—'
Throughout the whole _their long -reign,. their
•

private economy, their dothestic arrengemen:s„
were a pattern to every class of their subjects.—
Employing their whole influence to •arrest the
torrent of fashionable dissipation, they never goe
the slightest sanction by their authority, by their
example, on their neglect, to any, innovation on
the established anti accredited moral usages of
lite. They never allowed novelty to be an excuse
for admitting specious refinements. on ancient dis-
cipline, nor for weakeqiug or abrogating the calls
to the moral duties,. They never for a moment
permitted it to be believed:that rank could confer
any privilege to violate the.laws of moral ,order
hitt by, their practice evinced their o‘vn. Witt
that it rather founded an additional , Claim for
the strictest compliance with the behests of

•
virtue.
.One great -objectzif b them. was to do away
a silly pejudiee, then :daily becoming more fa-
shionable, that a hu;band ,and.wife should nerve
be seen. together. In this respect, indeed, they
set a-splendid example, shewing.themselves to 1)„
when not prevented by. state affairs or ceremo-
nies, what God and nature intended a married
pair should be, in the mutual offices of protector
and companion ; ;always up the intervals.of
public duty by domestic .endearments, whether in
the shades of retirement, or mixing in public
scenes, as they often. did, laying aside all the re-
serve of royalty, and mixing with their subjects
in every laudable and innocent amusement."
Our limits now preclude further extract ; but
the subject is inexhaustible, and we
some of the least known, but well authenticated
anecdotes, at a future opportunity.

LONDON JOURNALS:

FROM THE MORNING PP,PERS OF THIS DAY.

[Morning Post.]

We have received advices from Cadiz of the.
4th instant. On the preceding clay the Chiefs- of
the late insurrection, Riego and Quiroga, to-
'getl►er with the newly-appointed Governor of
Cadiz, made their tilt:Mph:ll entry into that eit'y,
amillst the sl►out,s of the surrounding multitude.
The stree:s were nearly covered with laurel, and
the greatest ,joy was manifested througbont the
city. 16 the evcni.ng the city was brilliantly illu-
minated, and
,greed bans were given i❑ honour
of the occsion.