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Prince were more ian eon ti, money out .
bich he was wronged by his father iu his manage-
ment of the Duchy of Cornwall during the Prince's
iinority. " The King (says Mr. Nicholls) procured
in Act of Parliament to be passed, authorising him to
Ant leases of the Prince's lands in Cornwall for
ninety-nine years, determinable upon lives ; for these
teases the King received fines during the Prince's mino-
ity, to the amount, I believe, of about two hundred and
lily thousand pounds. What a difference would it hays
le to the Prince, if, when he came of age, estates in
__ had been delivered up to him, instead of rever-
ions expectant on leases for ninety-nine years,with small
ants reserved. Even this sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand pounds received by the King for the leases which
le had granted, though obviously an inadequate compen-
Ition, was not paid to the Prince. It may be said, per-
.aps, that the King received this power from parliament.
II admit it: but the parliament had no right to grant this
'er. It was a gross breach of faith by the guardian of the
'Prince's estates. I am justified in sayingthat the parliament
as much the guardian of the Prince's estates, as it is of
le demesnes of the Crown
'hat it will be said the Prince of Wales afterwards re-
Ived a composition for his rights. He brought a suit
3t the King by Petition, and in 1803 received
:weniy thousand pounds for compromising his claim ; a
mum shamefully inadequate. But what would have been
me different situation of the Prince if ho had received
'yen this sum in 1783, when he came of age, instead of
:dying it in 1803 ?"
Soon after this period (1788) the insanity of George
Third gave rise to a violent political agitation. The
10 parties, at the head of which were Mr. Pitt and Mr.
'Fox, differed as to the measures which the suspension of
'le Royal authority rendered necessary. As soon as the
ituro of the malady had been ascertained, Mr. Pitt
.1, on the 10th of December, the appointment of
Committee to search for precedents. On this mo-
ion Mr. Fox advanced a claim of right for the
Prince of Wales. "In the present condition of his
Majesty," he said, " his Royal Highness the Prince
Wales had as clear, as express a right to exercise
power of Sovereignty, during the continuance of
illness and incapacity with which it had pleased GOD
afflict his Majesty, as in the case of his Majesty's
wing undergone a natural demise." Mr. Pitt, on
other hand, maintained that in the case of the in-
. _of the personal exercise of the Royal autho-
ity, it devolved upon tho other branches of the Legis-
dun to provide a substitute for that authority, and
that " the Prince of Wales had no more right to exer-
ise the powers of government than any other person in
'le realm." Mr. Pitt was at the same time ready to allow
the Heir Apparent was the person to whom expediency
Anted as the depositary of the Royal power ; and Mr. Fox
_fitted that his Royal Highness could not assume the
clit till it had been formally adjudicated to him by Par-
But parties had taken their ground on the
.ciple. The nation was inundated with pamphlets,
id the newspapers teemed with essays on the disputed
At. Mr. Pitt having enforced the question of the
'rince's claim into discussion, proposed to encumber the
3fer of the Royal power to the Prince, with a num-
.r of restrictions. Mr. Fox strongly opposed all at-
apts to curtail the powers of the Crown, all of which,
ie contended, were conducive to the benefit of the peo-
de. In the course of the debates, the violence of Mr.
lurk° was long remembered. The Parliament of Ire-
Id gave the Regency without restriction to the Prince.
disputes were terminated by the recovery of the
The Prince, as has been stated, was burthened with an
itablishment disproportionate to his income, and unable,
if he had been inclined, to enforce a system of economy.
"arious means were resorted to with a view to meet his
exigencies. It was attempted to raise a loan for him
lad, but, after a consultation with Lord Loughbo-
trough, all the bonds were burnt, though with a con-
iiderable loss to the Prince. In the Autumn of 1792 he
advised by Lord Thurlow to retire from public life
for a time, and appropriate the greater part of his income
to the liquidation of his debts. This was not, however,
if so easy execution.
Iu 1795 the Prince of Wales was married to the Prin.
Caroline of Brunswick, his cousin, when it was pro.
to Parliament to provide an establishment for their
.oyal Highnesses, and to decide in the best manner of
liquidating the debts of the Prince, which were then cal-
lulated at 630,0001. Mr. Pitt, on this occasion, pro-
. : that the income of his Royal Highness should be
125,000/. per annum, exclusive of the Duchy of Corn-
.l. He proposed 27,000/. for jewels and plate, and
.5,000/. for finishing Carlton-House, and that the join-
ire of the Princess should be 50,000/. a year. From
income of 125,0001. he proposed that 25,000/. should
deducted for payment of the interest of the debt, at
per cent. and that the revenues of the Duchy of
should be appropriated as n sinking fund at
impound interest to discharge the principal of the debt.
The Prince had withdrawn with the body of the Whigs
rem Opposition in 1792, and this may account for the
-ery different language now held by Mr. Pitt with regard
him. When the Prince's income was fixed on his be-
•oming major, the necessity of economy was strongly
,nforced. But in 1795 he contended that "it is the
'mediate interest of us all to support the strength, to
laintain the honour and necessary dignity and splen-
Air, not only of our monarchy, but also of every
ininch of the Royal Family. What we gave to them
for these purposes, we gave in reality to ourselves."—
, the other hand, Mr. Grey contended that Parliament
iught " to mark their disapprobation of the debts, by a
lirect refusal to enter into any discussion on the sub-
liect ;" and if the Prince were to retire to a situation
•here he might qualify himself by reflection for the
luties of his public station, after having made a com-
,sition with his creditors, there would still, out of
the income which he proposed, be left sufficient for
the ease and comfort of two persons ; and he con-
cluded •.% ith moving, that instead of 65,0001. an ad-
ditional sum of 40,0001. only should be granted to his
'Royal Highness. Mr. Fox asked, " Was the Prince well
lvised in applying to that House for the payment of his
ides, after the promise made in 1787 ;" while Mr. Sheri-
in thought he agreed that the application should not
lave been such, gave it as his " positive opinion the debts
iught to be paid immediately, for the dignity of the
atry and the situation of the Prince, who ought not to
seen rolling about the streets in his state coach, as an
'insolvent prodigal." Such arc the sacrifices men make
expediency.
Who has not heard of the unhappy results of this mar-
iage ? The marriage, it is well understood, was a sacri-
ice to convenience. The poets and party writers of the
lay were but too circumstantial in their accounts of the
of the unhappiness. Those who deem immediate
success a piece of merit, may be referred to the " New
'Brighton Guide" of John Williams, better known by the
to of Anthony Pasquin, whose " New Brighton Guide,
involving a complete, authentic, and honourable solution
if the recent mysteries of Carlton House," went through
iumberleas editions in a few months. This profligate, but

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DOW , writer,
morality, which Sir Henry Hardinge would at once recol-
lect as correctly fashionable, tells us—

" lie was promised God wot—Fortunatus's Cap;
Indemnity—duplicates—jewels
They seised him while warm, in the precincts of beauty,
And totted him all o'er, in the cold baths of duty.

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" Who can say what would be Ina crisis so tryed
Who can answer foe aids when the means arc dented P

Thu' the nymph were more ehannful than Zeuxis e'er saw--
Tho' the nation demanded the deed as a liw_.

Tho' heralds proclaim'd her august as they do--
Tho' her manners were perfect. het sentiment true—
Tho' she tose like Aurora, by Zephyrs new Einnl—
Thu' she came like young Spring, breathing health to the land.

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Ah ! who can act up to a passion that's feign'd ?
The heart's noblest energies cannot be chain'd.”

All manner of reports were circulated with regard to
the treatment received by the Princess of Wales. Whilst
the friends of the Prince asserted that he was an injured
man, the public in general took part with the Princess.
Even so Into as the period of the acquittal of Lord Mel-
ville, Sir Walter Scott did not scruple, in a poem written
by him, to celebrate that event, to speak of paying a
tribute to injured beauty.
On the renewal of the war with France after the Peace
of Amiens, the nation was agitated by threats of inva-
sion, and volunteer corps were every where formed. At
that time a great sensation was produced by the publica-
tion of a correspondence between his Majesty, the Prince
of Wales, the Duke of York, and Mr. Addington, re-
specting an offer of military service made by the Prince.
" In this contest," said the Prince, in the letter to his fa-
ther, " the lowest and humblest of your Majesty's subjects
have been called on ; it would therefore little become me,
who am the first, and who stand at the very footstool of the
throne, to remain a tame, idle, and lifeless spectator of the
mischiefs which threaten us, unconscious of the dangers
which surround us, and indifferent to the consequences
which may follow. Hanover is lost—England is me-
naced with invasion—lreland is in rebellion—Europe is
at the foot of France. At such a moment the Prince of
Wales, yielding to none of your servants in zeal and de-
votion—to none of your subjects in duty—to none of your
children in tenderness and affection, presumes to approach
you, and again to repeat those offers which he has already
made through your Majesty's Ministers. A feeling of
honest ambition; a sense of what I owe to myself and to my
family ; and above all, the fear of sinking in the estima-
tion of that gallant army which may be the support of
your Majesty's Crown, and my best hope hereafter, com-
mand me to persevere, and to assure your Majesty with
an humility and respect, that conscious of the justice of
my claim, no human power can ever induce me to relin-
quish it." The Prince claimed to be" the first and fore-
most," and suggested, that at such a conjuncture his
place was not at the head of a regiment of dragoons (the
10th). The offer was rejected. We well remember the
impression which the eloquent letters of the Prince pro-
duced. The composition of the letters was generally
attributed to the late Earl of Moira; but it is now known
that they were written by M. Fonblanquo, who then
enjoyed more of the confidence of the Prince than his
professional advisers.
The Princess of Wales had lived ten years in retire-
ment, when in 1806, in consequence of reports injurious
to her honour, the King commissioned the Lord Chan-
cellor Eldon, Lord Grenville, Lord Erskine, and Lord
Ellenborough, to institute what was termed " a delicate
investigation," into the conduct of her Royal Highness.
Rumour had charged her with intrigues with Captain
Manby and Sir Sydney Smith, and it was even said she
had been delivered of a son, Wm. Austin. A number
of witnesses were examined, the principal of whom were
Sir John and Lady Douglas.
George the Third had been subject, after his recovery
in 1789, to relapse of short duration, and it is under-
stood that in 1804 he was for some time deprived of his
reason. In 1810 it became necessary to communicate
to Parliament the undoubted return of the former inners.
The question of the Regency was revived and discussed
with great keenness. The proceedings terminated on
the sth February, 1811, when the Bill appointing the
Prince of Wales Regent, under a number of restrictions,
became a law. The restrictions were to continue till let
February, 1812.
As the opposition to the restrictions was conducted in
concert with the l'rince, some surprise was manifested
on his continuance iu office of the Perceval Adminis-
tration. In a letter which was published at the time,
his Royal Highness apprized Mr. Percival, " that
the irresistible impulse of filial duty, and affection to
his beloved and afflicted father, leads him to dread
that any act of the Regent might, in the smallest de-
gree, have the effect of interfering with the progress of
his Sovereign's recovery, and that this consideration alone
dictates the decision now communicated to Mr. Perceval."

When the restrictions expired, and the Prince became
vested with ;he full powers of Sovereignty, it was ex-
pected that he would immediately withdraw his confi-
dence from the Perceval Administration. To the ge-
neral surprise, however, the Prince Regent, an the 13th
February, 1812, addressed a letter to the Duke of York,
in which he stated that " a new era is now arrived,
and I cannot but reflect with satisfaction on the events
which have distinguished the short period of my re-
stricted Regency ;" and he could not withhold his appro •
bation from those who had honourably distinguished
themselves in the support of the war in the Penin-
sula. He concluded with expressing the gratification he
should feel, if some of those persons with whom the
early habits of his public life were formed would strengthen
his hands, and constitute a part of his government ; and
he authorised his brother to communicate these senti-
ments to Lord Grey, who, he had no doubt, would make
them known to Lord Grenville. Lords Grey and Gren-
ville, on the 15th of February, answered that they dis-
claimed all personal exclusion, that they rested on public
measures, and that it was on this ground alone that they
must express, without reserve, the impossibility of their
uniting with the present government. Their Lordships
referred more particularly to Ireland. and declared that
they were firmly persuaded of the necessity of a total
change in the system of government in that country, and
of the immediate repeal of those civil disabilities under
which so large a portion of his Majesty's subjects still
laboured on account of their religious opinions.
The " new era," words used by the Prince Regent,
were not so soon forgotten. They were the text of
many an angry philippic—many a keen satire. The
extent of the obligation of the Prince may have been
exaggerated ; but we think Mr. Moore errs as mute
on the other side when he observes, " that those whir,
judging merely from the surface of events, haw
been most forward in reprobating his separation fiver
the Whip as a rupture of political ties, and as
abandonment of private friendship, must, on becoming
more thoroughly acquainted with all the circumstances
that led to this crisis, have tosoften down considerably their
angry feeling, and see, indeed, in the whole history of the
connection, from its first foundation in the heyday of youth
and party, to its faint survival after the death of Mr. Fox,
but a natural and distinct gradation towards the result
at which it at last arrived." We fear it must be allowed,

that , _ was it too apt
to make his inclinations the rule of his actions ; and
that on this occasion his feeling of disinclination Wli a
sufficient reason for departing from his engagement to
them.

The assassination of Mr. Percival, on the 11 th of
May, 1812, led Mr. Stuart Wortley, on the 21st of
May, to move an Address to the Prince Regent, pray
tag his Royal Highness to take such measures as
might be best calculated to form an efficient Admi-
nistration. The Address was carried against Mini -
ters, and the answer returned was, that his Royal
Highness would take the Address into serious and
immediate consideration. Expectations of a new Ministry
were generally entertained, and the Prince gave directions
to the Marquis of Wellesley to take measures for forming
a strong and efficient administration. The negociation
between Lord Wellesley and Lords Grey and Grenville,
and some members of the existing administration having
come to an end, Lord Moira received an unconditional
power from tho Prince Regent to renew the negociation,
and had expressed to Lords Grey and Grenville that all
the leading questions of their policy would be conceded.
The negociation, however, broke off on a preliminary
question. It appears, from the minute of a con-
versation between Lord Moira and Lords Grey and
Grenville, that they thought it necessary immediately, to
prevent the inconvenience and embarrassment of the fur-
ther delay which might be produced if this negocia-
tion should break off in a more advanced state, to
ask, " Whether this full liberty extended to the con-
' sideration of now appointments to those great offi-
ces of the Household which have been usually in-
cluded in the political arrangements made on a change
of Administration ; intimating their opinion that it
would be necessary to act on the same principle on
the present occasion." Lord Moira contended that
no restriction had been laid on him ; that the Prince
had never pointed in the most distant manner at the
protection of these officers from removal ; but that
it would be impossible for him to concur in making
the exercise of this power positive and indispensible. Mr.
Canning afterwards stated, in the House of Commons,'
that Lord Moira, fearing that he was not entirely under-
stood by the Prince when he received his unrestricted
commands to form an Administration, on returning to,
the Royal presence he put this question directly :—" Is'
your Royal Highness prepared, if I should so advise it,
to part with all the officers of your household ? " The
answer was, " I am." " Then," said Lord Moira,
" your Royal Highness shall not part with one of them."
On June the Btb, the Earl of Liverpool stated in the
House of Lords, that the Prince Regent had on that day
appointed him First Lord of the Treasury ; and the Liver-
pool Administration was immediately formed.

On the 29th January, 1820, George the Third departed this life,
and the Prince Regent, who had exercised the sovereignty with re-
striction since 1811, and without restrictions since 1812, became
now King. By the laws of this country, the Queen Consort is in-
vested with certain rights and privileges, and much anxiety had al-
, ways been felt with respect to the period when it would become
for the wife of the Sovereign to assert her rights. It was
leered that the appearance of the Queen la this country would be
1116:2nal for the recommencement of proceedings for which a
tiorewas laid in the inquiries instituted on the Continent;
mei from the unguarded Itsily,:to speak in the language of the
Commissioner which belonged to her character, the reports circu-
lated to her prejudice led many persons to believe that she would
best consult her safety by continuing to live on the Continent._
The penalty which the law attaches to the infidelity of the wife of
the Sovereign is death ; but the age for punishing gallantry with
death is past, and, under the particular circumstances of her case,
fortified with the Letter of License, as it had been called, in which
she was told as far back as 1796, that " our inclinations as net is
our power, nor should either of us be answerable to the other, be-
lt:oust nature has not made us suitable to each other," it would have
11l become the King to pursue the Queen vindictively. Though It
has been said of George the Fourth by Lord Byron, that he was
"Charles to his people—Henry to his wife."
cruelty was never really supposed to belong to his character. But
his owee peones bad been deeply wounded in the case of the
Queen. towards whom he evidently entertained a strong and reeled
iblike; and as the exercise of the Queen's irivileges would seas.
eerily bring her in collision with the King, it was believed that, to
rid himself of what he viewed (foolishly viewed, no doubt,) as
pinning his existence, all the resources of power would be em.
Owed. The Queen on the other hand, was placed in a most ai-
ded situation. It became necessary for her to decide at once who
she would assert bee rights or abandon them for ever. Besides,
after the reports generally circulated, the failure to return would
have been viewed as a confession of guilt.
The Queen determined' on returning to England. She had
wished, previous to taking this step, to consult with Mr. Brougham,
her Attorney-General, at Geneva, but a journey of such a length
was incompatible with his other engagements, and the interview was
Axed at Calais. On the intentions of the Queen being communl-
aded to Lord Liverpool, who, being of a timorous and apprehensive
character, dreaded the consequences of her return, Lord Hutchinson
was selected on the part of the 311nistry: to repair to Francs, and
endlaraemr to dissuade her Majesty from taking so hazardous a asp.
The whole country was in commotion. Alderman Wood, partaking
of the general excitement, repaired to France, where he joined the
=tat illontbertL For this step he has been much blamed, as
ermination of the Queen was generally attributed to his ad.
vice t but it does not appar on any good evidence that the Alder-
man either produced the determination or could have altered it.
The memorable trial of the Queen new commenced. Into the de.
tails of that proceeding it is impossible to enter. In the meantime,
addresses were voted to hts Majesty from every part of the kingdom,
and there was no end of the processions which took place to the,
Queen's residence at Braudenburgh House. In fact, the whole of
the middle and lower orders of die country became passionate peed.
tans of her Majesty. There are periods when all ordinary motives
MIS to act. and when men distegard all sacrifices to which their
conduct may expose them. This was exemplified now. Trades.
I men disreganled the threats of the higher ranks; workmen set their
employers at defiance.
The Bill was read a third time by a majority of only nine. This
majority was not deemed by Ministers a sufficient justification for
'proceeding further with the Bill, with the public feeling against
them. The majority had been diminished by he objection of se.
Iveral Peers to the Divorce Clause, against which Ministers them.
selves voted. His Majesty's own conduct was not deemed such as
to entitle him to this relief.
Still, hoverer, the excitement was kept up. The first step after
the meeting of Parliament, on the of November, was an at-
tempt to procure the insertion of the Queen's statue in the Liturgy.
The motion was lost by 310 to 209. The:i e.titte the King's Coro.
nation. The Queen claimed to be also crowned as of right. The
Privy Council decided against her claim. The 19th of July, 1821,
WAS fixed fur the ceremony, and on the 11th July the Queen ad.
dressed a letter to Lord Sidmouth, stating her determination to be
present at the ceremony. The step was bold, and it was hoped by
many of her friends that she won'd not carry It r threat• Into e • u.
don. On the other band, it is believed, a good deal of uneasiness
prevailed as to the consequences, front sonic doubts as to how far, in
the general excitement, the soldiery could be depended on.
The King had attached much importance to this pageant, and it
was splendid and attractive. The appearance of the Queen at the
door of Westminster-hall produced great confusion ; but she was
refused admittance and, after several vain attempts to eat?,
made, perhaps, in ;he hope that the populace would take a decided
part in her favour, and force an entrance, she rode off, muds
mortified at the treatment, though she strove to conceal her lea-
ings. She completely mistook the character of the English people:
within the bounds of the law, they are active and resolute ; but
they shrink from any step which amounts to a violence of ceder.
In France, a sudden impulse might have made the Coronation •
tragic scene; the English are seldom hurried by impulse beyond
what they are habituated to. There never was any real danger
from the wavering of the soldiery ; but. amidst the strong demos.
astrnationle.s of feeling, a doubt with respect to this was almost For.
dab
The Coronation passed of with eclat, and the Queen strove to
conceal her mortification. Her health suffered from it. On the Ude
of July, whilst at Drury-lane Theatre. she was much indium:lL
On August the 7th her life was terminated by an inflammaden of
the bowels, which terminated in mortification.
His Majesty's education had been must injudiciously interrupted ;
but he had good natural faculties, was highly accomplbbeil, acrd
saw himself surrounded by admirers. Is it to be wondered at,
that be drank too deep of the intozlestlng cup. of yiessure ?
But hisiembarrasemists pressed on him, and to ratty* Mimi& from
them, he first gave up Mrs. Fitaheebert, and afterwards consented to
marry Caroline of Brunswick. He bad no lateatles, probably, of re-
nouncing the listisone be formed before mintage, and bad Ms wife

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_ ot most ertnces, men _
tenting herself with the external respect which usages
society demand, and allowing. without repining, her hurband
indulge all his inclinations and caprices. the marriage migl
not have been productive. of much happiness, but it ',J.:
not have been one of unqualified misery. But the Priv(
could not reconcile herself to this treatment she crossed

Prince in the indulgences which he would not renounce,
feeling her as an impediment in hie way, his indifference w,
soon convened Into hatred. The Prinee■a, on the other '

diaappointod in all her expectations of happiness, would seem
have exerted all her ingenuity in studying how she could poiso
the happiness of the author of her sufferings. in Miss Bail.
'rragedy of De Montfort. we feel that the motives are nos
suffii.nent to account for the excess of hatred in an otherwise well.
constituted mind. Had Alias Daillie selected a husband and wife'
bound by indissoluble ties, thwarting CoiCil other in that which
the great object of all sentient beings—happiness. and unable
tryget the source of the misery, because it constantly presents its
A sufficient motive would have beer afforded for the violent hal
which she delineated.

George the Fourth was of a kind and feeling din)
was nothing envious or malignant about him. He war not 'lndic.
tive, but he was sensitive, and could not easily forgive any lit
taken with him, oranything which tended to mortify him. The
of his conduct in the case of the Queen inky be easily accounted for,
without attributing to him the malevolence for which, during th
pular excitement, he received credit. No one who calmly reei.:ws
proceedings from first to last, can refuse to believe that the Fri
war himself persuaded of the infidelity of the Princess.
weighed most with the public against him, doting the penal r
ceediogs, was, the injustice of first throwing a female unprotected
the world, and then seeking to punish her for what he himself
mainly caused ; but it must be allowed, at the same time, proceed'
would not have been resorted to, but for the return of the Qu
The news of the Queen's death reached the Ring on his wal
Ireland, which he visited in the autumn.of this year. The Irish I.
not partaken of the sympathy with the Queen, so general in tht
island, a d his Majesty had little cause to apprehend a cool re
front them. lksidcs, the belief was general among the Irish,
the circumstance offs° many individuals of that nation having enjoye
his 3lajesty's intimacy, that be was particularly partial to them. AI
Sovereign must. indeed, manage matters very ill, if he ever finds hint.
self coldly received anywhere on a visit through his dominions.
The Irish are not a people to be at any time deficient in offer
up incense to Royalty, or power in general. But at this time
classes vied with each other In extravagant demonstrations of re.
gard, and admiration of Majesty. The Orangemen and Catholi,
seemed anxious to outdo each other in their denuse...- -•

attachment and loyalty. The Cathelks hoped that the Royal
favour would aid them in their effort" to recover their rights
The Orangemen again hoped the enjoyment of the Royal (avow
would continue them in the ascendancy which they wished to
over the Catholics. The King was highly gratified by the'
and even extravagance of their demonstrations of attachment,
evinced an anxiety to reconcile the two parties, without favour
either. Ile wiahcd to give a triumph to neither party ; but
amounted in effect to the triumph of the Orangemen. It was
more easy for those who possessed the ascendancy to remain sat.
than for those to remain satisfied who were the victims of it. It
the intoxication of the moment subscriptions were liberally ent
into for the erection of a splendid monument to commemorate the v._
of his Blujesty ; but the monument, we believe, never was erected.
I probably because it was more easy to promise large subscriptions that
M pay them.
Ills Majesty next visited his German dominions. On the Ist
October he made his public entry into Ilanover. In his suite weni
Reporter front the Journals of the Metropolis, to commemorate hi
progress and reception. Everywhere he received marked demon,
Stratton of respectful homage.
licodand was visited by his Majesty in the autumn of 1821.
people of that country were determined not to be outdone by
neighbours in the reception of their sovereign ;,but they took care .
avoid exhibiting the noisy demonstrations of respect and somewhat
fulsome adulation of their Irish brethren the preceding year,
had given rite to so much disgust in this country.
These journeys of his Majesty must have been extremely bene
fieial to him in many ways. The healthful sea-breezes could
fail to invigorate his frame, while the frequent change of scene,
various aspects of society, mast have powerfully stimulated his
tendon, and served to withdraw his thoughts from the painful
juts for reflection supplied by recent occurrences.
When the Queen returned to this country Mr. Canning was .
office. In a speech, which he delivered on the King's Message,
respecting her arrival, he spoke of her Majesty, as the life, grace.
and ornament of every society in which she appeared, and at
that, in 1814, he had advised her to go abroad, as he saw "
faction had marked her for its own'—that there would be neii

comfort nor tranquillity for her in this country—that, as she v..
of easy access, of an open, generous, and unPlitipfaillQ dispost
lion, she would insensibly have become the rallying point of dis
affection and political intrigue." It was generally supposed that
sks more than respectful language gave offence to the King.
sod soon after making another speech, on the 7th June, 1820.
la which he declared that towards the Illustrious Personage who T
the object of the investigation, be felt an weseatered regard and
Isogon, he resigned the Presidency of the Board of Controul. On
small of the Marquis of Hastings, be had been nominated I
vemsoreOeneral of -India, and had made all his arrangements
having this country, when the blarquis of Londonderry put .
and to his own existence, on the 12th August, 1822. Though
Lord Liverpool was nominally the head of the Administration, yr
Lord Londonderry was always understood to be the Minister wl
fiddly swat= Cabinet. Lord Liverpool, who was of a tin
character, anxious to secure the splendid talents, decision.
sad energy of Mr. Canning foe the Administraiien. A difficulty
however, arose in the aversion known to be felt by hit Majesty •
wards Mr. Canning—an aversion shared by Lord Chancellor El.
However, as Mr. Canning's talents were supposed to be indispere
sable to the existence of the Administration, the King yielded a
length to the wishes of the Ministry, and on the 16th Fcb. 1822,1
Mr. Canning was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
On the 18th February, 1827, a paralytic stroke having deprive
Lord Liverpool of his faculties, the King left it to the remainit
members of die Administration to elect a chief. This, under exist-
ing circumstances, was not an easy task. Lord Liverpool had been,
opposed to the Catholic claims, while Mr. Canning was one of
the most eloquent and efficient advocates of these claims. Mr.
Canning, from his standing. his experience, the brilliancy of hi.'
eloquence, was the man who had the best title to the Premiership
had these claims not been in the way. Mr. Peel objected to the
elevation of Mr. Canning, on account of the aid which the
Catholic rause would derive from the influence of a Premier
by whom it was espoused. The King, who in his youth had been
the gayest of the gay, fond of conviviality and excitement, was now
unwillingly dragged from his retirement to terminate negociationi
which seemed endless. Mr. Peel objected to Mr. Canning, hut re-
fused to be himself Premier. Mr. Canning again was willing •
withdraw, but could not be expected to Wye under any ni
younger, less able and experienced than himself. The King saw.,
that a stable Administration could only be obtained by the de
don of Mr. Canning ; and on the 12th April, 1827, Mr. W'
moved for a new writ for that Ocatlcomut, on his acceptance of
office of First Commissioner of the freasury.
It is understood that the King consented reluctantly to the nomi.
nation of 3lr. Canning as Premier, not from personal reasons (for hi
Majesty had waived all considerations of a personal nature, whet
Mr. Canning entered the Ministry on the death of lord London.,
Jerry,) but front scruples connected with his Church and State no
times. The King entertained a superstitious dread of the conse-i
quences of any alteration in the position of sects with nitwit to'
Established Church. Mr. Moore has produced evidence in his L
of shaidan, that the King, so far back as the Whig Adminisirationi
of 1806 and 7, was opposed to the ad,itation of the Catholic Clain
and his semples acquired strength with years. The example
Louis the Sixteenth, who fell a victim to his attachment to t
rights of the Chinch, would seem to have ptoduce el a strong impressl
Mon on hint, and he confounded the remodelling of a religious esta-
blishment with the mere admission of a sett to their civil rights.—
But Mr. Canning was in iiiii wattle.
Long negotiations now took place. They terminated in the
pointment of a Coalition Ministry, at the head of which was 1
Ooderich. This Administration, however, did not hold long toge.
they. The whole period of its duration exhibited only a series to
bickerings and intrigues among the 31embers themselves'. Thep
King. eager to be relieved from the difficulty of reconciling enemies
and rivals, and affecting a good understanding among his Ministers.
willingly availed himself of Lord Ooderieh's resignation, and he
commissioned the Duke of Wellington, in whom he had always re•
posed great confidence, to form a new Administration.

TIIE JUVENILE LIBRARY, VOL. I. Co!burn
Bergner—This little volume is the first offspring of a (
which, we think, all should uphold who have at heart the moral
and intellectual advancement of the growing generation. The
in question is that of producing (under the direction of an
of well-known competence) a regular series of cc
especially fitted to the wants and capacity of youth.
can be in better taste and feeling than this, nor—as we are inci!nr.
to say from an inspection of this one example—.el hones sze..ution
The " Lives of Remarkable Youth " has the e them
commenced with ; and we have no doubt st isig fount
amongst our little friends, for the biographies provided for them
the most prominent of which, as to irassible intenst, is that tf
Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE. accotopanisi„ with as admiral
sograved portrait. The Volume hes lessi oboe decorations ,
this nature, mod a very pretty seesieftiawasdag altogether a,
shoodant Awe of that kind statisseeteaniMa ,blsh is ye -
ems& Wilke the immature mind taw biesset ob'
Deihstaa be.. ebuibei le the pedal ?Sass
lebeeepesalk at falUsilh WY Ma pas ID the Hub Beek.

l'rinco w ere more than covered •y t e money out oft a pop r, • oug now most orgotten, writer, in t• at the nuce t roughout •um li a was but too apt
.resetriti: . ill .
herself with
she external ruler, sad men ten ran ~ con
which he was wronged by hie father iu Ids manage- I morality, which Sir Henry Hardinge would at once reool- to make his inclinations the rule of his actions ; and ' r 8
societye. demand, wantd altlowienzgtr:riathor
a
ut p
e
s
..hirh
time
wszafrz . repining, 11.. husband .
ment of the Duchy of Cornwall during the Prince's lest as correctly fashionable, tells us— that on this occasion his feeling of disinclination Wai a indulge all his inclinations and caprice-s. the marriage neigh
minority. "The King (says Mr. Nicholls) procured "He was promised God woe—Fortunatus's Cap; sufficient reason for departing from his engagement to not have been productive of much happiness. but it WJ:11
. n Act of Parliament to be passed, authorising hint to IndentnitY—duPlicstes—ieuels them, not have been one of unqualified misery. But the Prig
rant lenses of the Prince's lands in Cornwall for The assassination of Mr. Percival
They seised iihn while warm, in the precincts of beauty, could not reconcile herself to this treatment—she crossed th -
,
And soiled him all o'er, in the cold baths of duty. on the 11 th of Prince in the indulgences which he would not rennone, a
ninety-nine years, determinable upon lives; for these May, 1812, led Mr. Stuart Wortley, on the 21st of feeling her as an impediment in his way, his indifference wa
• • • • • • • • • • •
eases the King received fines during the Prince's mino- " Who can say what would be In a crisis so tryed ? May, to move an Address to the Prince Regent, pray soon convened into hatred. The Prineese, on the other hand
ritv, to the amount, I believe, of about two hundred and lit' can '
the answer for ends when the means arc denied ? ing his Royal Highness to take such measures as disappointed in all her expectations of happmess. would seem ,
were more channful than Zeuxis e'er saw-- have exerted all her ingenuity in studying how she could poiseSfty thousand pounds. What a difference would it have The' die nymph
on demanded the deed as a law— might be best calculated to form an efficient Adtni- the happiness of the author of her sufferings. In Slits Ball
made to the Prince, if, when he came of age, estates in the' heralds proclaimed het august as they do-- nistration. The Address was carried against M immi•a- lie's 'fragedy of De Montfort, we feel that the motives are no.
tors, and the answer returned was, that his Royal suffieient to account for the excess
possession
had been delivered up to him, instead of rever- 'The' her manners were perfect, het sentiment true— of hatred in an otherwise well
ions expectant on leases for ninety-nine years,with small Tho' she rose like Aurora,
Tho' by Zephyrs new fannl— Highness would take the Address into serious and constituted mind. Had Miss Millie selected a husband and wif•
she came like young Spring, breathing health to the land. bound by indissoluble ties, thwarting tech other in that which i
rents reserved. Even this sum of two hundred and fifty
.. immediate consideration. Expectations of a new Ministry the great object of all sentient beings—happiness. and unable t
thousand pounds received by the King for the leases which Ah ! who can act up to a passion that's feign'd ? were generally entertained, and the Prince gave directions ewers the source of the misery, because it amstandy presents itself
he had granted, though obviously an inadequate compen- The heart's noblest energies cannot be chain'd." to the Marquis of Wellesley to take measures for forming A sufficient motive
winch she delineated.
would have beer afforded for the violent Ilan
.ation, was not paid to the Prince. It may be said, per- All manner of reports were circulated with regard to a strong and efficient administration. The negociation George the Fourth was of a kind and feedlot dispsition. Th
haps, that the King received this power from parliament. the treatment received by the Princess of Wales. Whilst between Lord Wellesley and Lords Grey and Grenville, was nothing envious or mailgram about him. He war not 'iodic
I admit it: but the parliament had no right to grant this the friends of the Prince asserted that he was an injured and some members of the existing administration having tive, but he was sensitive, and could not easily forgive any libert
power. It was a gross breach of faith bythe guardian of the man, the public in general took part with the Princess. come to an end, Lord Moira received an unconditional
tr-itt.kher: nil Idl
ukanni•nniZenYclhaelnog. wthlt.ict2ltutiended to uhteoreatif:dhiten; Tlatteendirolt.
Prince's estates. lam justified in sayingthat the parliament Even so late as the period of the acquittal of Lord Mel- power from tho Prince Regent to renew the negotiation, without attributing to him the malevolenceeen yfor which, during th •po
is as much the guardian of the Prince's estates, as it is of vile, Sir Walter Scott did not scruple, in a poem written and had expressed to Lords Grey and Grenville that all pular excitement, he received credit. No one who calmly rerkus th
I
the demesnes of the Crown
was himself persuaded of the infidelity. of the Princ..sn V, i
that it will be said the Prince of Wales afterwards re- tribute to injured beauty. The negociation, however, broke off on a prelinminary
weighed most with the public against him, (hiring the penal yro-
eived a composition for his rights. He brought a suit On the renewal of the war with France after the Peace question. It appears, ceeeliogs, was, the injustice of first throwing a female unprotee:ed .
from the minute of a con-
. gainst the King by Petition, and in 1803 received of Amiens, the nation was agitated by threats of lava- versation between Lord Moira and Lords Grey and the world, and then seeking to punish her for what he himself h
twen.y thousand pounds for compromising his claim ; a sion, and volunteer corps were every where formed. At Grenville, that they thought it necessary immediately, to ewnuaueledly caust•lrebut it mustttbecd atollowheol,fatt theti same time; piroceele niinl
um shamefully inadequate. But what would have been that time a great sensation was produced by the publics- prevent the inconvenience and embarrassment of the fur- The news of the Queen's death retactesl thereZrzng wenthis Qwtiar I.
he different situation of the Prince if he had received tion of a correspondence between his Majesty, the Prince titer delay which might be produced if this negocia- Ireland, which he visited in the atnumn.of this year. The Irish ha.
• yen this sum in 1783, when he came of age, instead of of Wales, the Duke of York, and Mr. Addington, re- tion should break off in a more advanced state, to not patisken of the sympathy with the Queen, so general in till
ceiving it in 1803 ?" specting an offer of military service made by the Prince. ask, " Whether this full liberty extended to the con- an
a d his 51ajesty had little Came torahnrehen a cool receptio .
front them. lksides, the belie- was ge 'among the Irish, from
Soon after this period (1788) the insanity of George "In this contest," said the Prince, in the letter to his fa- sideration of now appointments to those great offi- the circumstance oft.° many individuals of that nation having enjoys
the Third gave rise to a violent political agitation. The ther, " the lowest and humblest of your Majesty's subjects ces of the Household which have been usually iii- his Majesty's intimacy, that be was particularly partial to them. A
two parties, at the head of which were Mr. Pitt and Mr. have been called on ; it would therefore little become me, eluded in the political arrangements made on a change Sovereign must. indeed, manage matters very ill,if he ever finds hint
Fox, differed as to the measures which the suspension of who am the first, and who stand at the very footstool of the of Administration ; intimating their opinion that it 'self eloritiii,y recenoiteLall anywherektoheonet
are wanryiattimthe deficient ism idtimotfl'i!ttinnz,..
the Royal authority rendered necessary. As soon as time throne, to remain a tame, idle, and lifeless spectator of the would be necessary to act on the same principle on up incense to Royalty, orP power in general. But at this time al
nature of the malady had been ascertained, Mr. Pitt mischiefs which threaten us, unconscious of the dangers the present occasion." Lord Moira contended that CIASS3II vied with each other in extravagant demonstrations of re
• ved, on the 10th of December, the appointment of which surround us, and indifferent to the consequences no restriction had been laid on him ; that the Prince Bard, and admiration of Majesty. The Orangemen and Catholic
, Committee to search for precedents. On this mo- which may follow. Hanover is lost—England is me- had never pointed in time most distant manner at the
attachmentlenlWanusd tlooywaluttdy outdo
Thhe Ca
othzhieen thheoirxidentratnsttzetioßnos oat
tion Mr. Fox advanced a claim of right for the 'laced with invasion—lreland is in rebellion—Europe is protection of these officers from removal ; but that favour would aid them in their efforts to I;ecover their rights.
Prince of Wales. "In time present condition of his at the foot of France. At such a moment the Prince of it would be impossible for him to concur in making The Orangemen again hoped the enjoyment of the Royal favou
Majesty," he said, " his Royal Highness the Prince Wales, yielding to none of your servants in zeal and de- the exercise of this power positive and indispensible. Mr.
ovweuerld ceontirmoe.them in the
The ascendancy
highly
thdeldwhishettl tof fell
• f Wales had as clear, as express a right to exercise votion—to none of your subjects in duty—to none of your Canning afterwards stated, in the House of Commons, and eventh
extravagance of theiri
dweasmoni!trZons tiof attachment,tr an
he power of Sovereignty, during the continuance of children in tenderness and affection, presumes to approach that Lord Moira, fearing that he was not entirely under- evinced an anxiety to reconcile the two parties, without favourin s
he illness and incapacity with which it had pleased GOD you, and again to repeat those offers which he has already stood by the Prince when he received his unrestricted either. He wished to give a triumph to neither party; bet thi
to afflict his Majesty, as in the case of his Majesty's made through your Majesty's Ministers. A feeling of commands to form an Administration, on returning to
msmoroeunted ilauteffit cm towthhe triumph of the Orangemen. Iti was midi
having undergone a natural demise." Mr. Pitt, on honest ambition; a sense of what I owe to myself and to my the Royal presence he put this question directly :—" Is than for yth to remain Pm'
fied who w nth); toy
ireetrmsnot lit:. fied
It
he other hand, maintained that in the case of the in- family ; and above all, the fear of sinking in the estima- your Royal Highness prepared, if I should so advise it, the intoxication of the moment subscriptions were liberally eat
terruption of the personal exercise of the Royal autho- tion of that gallant army which may be the support of to part with all the officers of your household ? " The into for the erection of a splendid monument to commemorate the visit
ity, it devolved upon the other branches of the Legis- your Majesty's Crown, and my best hope hereafter, com- answer was, " I am." " Then," said Lord Moira, of his Majesty ; but the monument, we believe, never was erected.
probay because it was more easy to promise large subscriptions that
ature to provide a substitute for that authority, and mend me to persevere, and to assure your Majesty with " your Royal Highness shall not part with one of them." to payb lthe,..
hat " the Prince of Wales had no more right to exer- all humility and respect, that conscious of the justice of On June the Bth, the Earl of Liverpool stated in the Ilia Majesty next visited his German dominions. On the Ist of
ise the powers of government than any other person in my claim, no human power can ever induce me to relic- House of Lords, that time Prince Regent had on that day October he made his public entry into Hanover. In his suite wen
he realm. Mr. Pitt was at the same time ready to allow quish it." The Prince claimed to be" the first and fore- appointed him First Lord of the Treasury ; and the Liver- Reporters front the Journals of the Metropolis, to commemorate his
progress and reception. Everywhere he received marked demon-
hat the Heir Apparent was the person to whom expediency most," and suggested, that at such a conjuncture his pool Administration was immediately formed. undone of respectful homage.
o .inted as the depositary of the Royal power ; and Mr. Fox place was not at the head of a regiment of dragoons (the On the 29th January, 1820, George the Third departed this life, Scotland was visited by his Majesty in the autumn of 1821. Tb
dmitted that his Royal Highness could not assume the 10th). The offer was rejected. We well remember the and the Prince Rera '
t who had exercised the sovereignty with re. people of that country were determined not to be outdone by the'
ight till it had been formally adjudicated to him by Par- impression which the eloquent letters of the Prince pro- stwuriwetion
gib
CaßlyB:be laws withoutand
othis nttrr;rtrelic titreeen Conslfll2, is ine. alzvzoilielh°extrbiitnintghetherritsy ionof their
respectof4tt anhey d
rav7hat
iarnent. But parties had taken their ground on the duced. The composition of the letters was generally vested with certain rights and privileges, and much anxiety had al- fulsome adulation of their Irish brethren the preceding year, which
Irinciple. The nation was inundated with pamphlets, attributed to the late Earl of Moira; but it is now known ways been felt with respect to the period when it would become had given rise to so much disgust in this country.
nd the newspapers teemed with essays on the disputed that they were written by M. Fonblanquo, who then " for the wife
of the Sovereign to assert her rights. It was These journeys of his Majesty must have been extremely bate
point. Mr. Pitt having enforced the question of the enjoyed more of the confidence of the Prince than his In this country would be filial to him in many ways. The healthful sea-breezes could not
feared the appearance of the Queen fail . „
the signal for the recommencement of proceedings for which a to invigorate his frame, while the frequent change of scene, •
Prince's claim into discussion, proposed to encumber the professional advisers. foundatiorewu laid in the inquiries instituted on the Continent ; various aspects of society, mast have powerfully stimulated his at
transfer of the Royal power to the Prince, with a num- The Princess of Wales had lived ten years in retire- and from the unguarded hroiryzro speak to the language of the tendon, and served to withdraw his thoughts from the painful sub.
Commissioners which belonged to her character, the reports circu. jests for reflection supplied by recent occurrences.
her of restrictions. Mr. Fox strongly opposed all at- wont, when in 1806, in consequence of reports injurious
hued to her prejudice led many persons to believe that she would When the Queen returned to this country Mr. Canning was i
tempts to curtail the powers of the Crown, all of which, to her honour, the King commissioned the Lord Chan- best consult her safety by continuing to live on the Coutinent.— office. In a speech, which he delivered on the King's Message
he contended, were conducive to the benefit of the pee- cellor Eldon, Lord Grenville, Lord Erskine, and Lord The penalty which the law attaches to the infidelity of the wife of respecting her arrival, he spoke of her Majesty, as the life, grace.
nle. In the course of the debates, the violence of Mr. Ellenborough, to institute what was termed " a delicate the Sovereign is death ; but the age fen punishing gallantry with and ornament of every society in which she appeared, and era
_ death Is past, and, under the particular circumstances of her ease, that, in 1814, he had advised her to go abroad, as he saw " the.
Burke was long remembered. The Parliament of Ire- investigation," into the conduct of her Royal Highav""' fortified with the Letter of License, as it had been called, in which faction had marked her for its own'—that there would be ncith
land gave the Regency without restriction to the Prince. Rumour had charged her with intrigues with Captain she was told as far back as 1796, that " our inclinations are not in comfort nor tranquillity for her io this country—that, as she w
e disputes were terminated by the recovery of the Manby and Sir Sydney Smith, and it was even said she our power, nor should either of us be answerable to the other, be. of easy access, of an open, generous, and unsuspecting disposi
King. had been delivered of a son, Wm. Austin. A number muse nature has not made us suitable to each other," it would have lion, she would Insensibly have become the rallying point of die
King pursue the Queen vindictively. Though It affection and political intrigue." It was generally supposed The Prince, as has been stated, was burthened with an of witnesses were examined, the principal of whom were 11 been ;aid orl'ltnrgtwe the Fourth by Lout Byron, that he was this more than respectful languagegave offence to Pthe Kingthiu
stablishment disproportionate to his laconic, and unable, Sir John and Lady Douglas. "Charles to his people—Henry to his wife." and soon after making another secT, on the 7th June, 1820.
if he had been inclined, to enforce a system of' economy. George the Third had been subject, after his recovery cruelty was never really supposed to belong to his character. But in which he declared that towards the Illustrious Personage who w
Various means were resorted to with a view to meet his in 1789, to relapse of short duration, and it is under- his amoutorwproprards : had
lnesm hebe:tddetteetflireowtetoutenttet
sine the casee of the the
rooted objechteof thige inv
ned gteif.atiotnd,eabeye feolftdre uossitte
Booed cterc rens/trod, atx)ritt esti,:
•xi entice. It was attempted to raise a loan for him stood that in 1804 he was for some time deprived of his Queen,dislik; and as the exercise of theyQueen*a privileges Would neon. recall of the Marquis of Hastings, be had been nominated Go
sbroad, but, after a consultation with Lord Loughbo- reason. In 1810 it became necessary to communicate sadly bring her in collision with the King, it was believed that, to vernor-General of -India, and had made all his arrangements fen
rough, all the bonds were burnt, though with a con- to Parliament the undoubted return of the former illness, rid himself of what he viewed (foolishlyfviewed, no
would be
as leaving this county, when the Marrs of Londonderry at ar.
-iderable loss to the Prince. In the Autumn of 1792 he The question of the Regency was revived and discussed itigendingll:eetiu'r, z.alltbthe the resources
wwasP;zwer wionlas matbC
eerirr. Ltsrd end itiv his
owlnweasz anotemitialonly thileehl ofi'ktbe Admugust,
i 822.
nistration, inistratln Though
vas advised by Lord Thurlow to retire from public life with great keenness. The proceedings terminated on played.
tied situation. It became necessary for her to decide at once whe. Lord Londonderry was always understood to be the Minister' wylieo
for a time, and appropriate the greater part of his income the sth February, 1811, when the Bill appointing the tber she would assert beg rights or abandon them for ever. Besides, chiefly swat= Cabinet. Lord Liverpool, who was of a timid
to the liquidation of his debts. This was not, however, Prince of Wales Regent, under a number of restrictions, after the reports generally circulated, the failure to retina would character, anxious to secure the splendid talents, decision.
•f so easy execution, became a law. The restrictions were to continue till Ist
have been viewed as a confession of guilt. and energy of Mr. Canning for the Administryien. A difficulty.
The Queen determined' on returning to England. She had however, arose in the aversion known to be felt by his Majesty to 1795 the Prince of Wales was married to the Prin. February, 1812. wished, previous to taking this step, to consult with Mr. Brougham, wards Mr. Canning—an aversion shared by Lord Chancellor Eldon.
ess Caroline of Brunswick, his cousin, when it was pro- As the opposition to the restrictions was conducted in her Attorney-General, at Geneva, but a journey of such a length However, as Mr. Canning's talents were supposed to be indispen•
posed to Parliament to provide an establishment for their concert with the Prince, some surprise was manifested 'finix:dir engagements,patibletwknittheizinotenthetrionsofti w„wan theibe nignterrirmwuwnwis -sable
thtLexwistenceishes oof
tthehe Asidzii:ttirystraentiod.c., thed. King
6t icielb.diedB32,a
Royal Highnesses, and to decide in the best manner of on his continuance iu office of the Perceval Adminia- sited to Lord Liverpool, who, being of a timorous and apprehensive Mr. Canning was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
liquidating the debts of the Prince, which were then cal- tration. In a letter which was published at the time, character, dreaded the consequences of her return, Lord Hutchinson On the 18th February, 1827, a paralytic stroke having deprived
ulated at 630,0001. Mr. Pitt, on this occasion, pro- his Royal Highness apprized Mr. Perceval, " that was selected on the part of the Ministry; to repair to France, and Lord Liverpool of his faculties, the King left it to the remaining
posed that the income of his Royal Highness should be the irresistible impulse of filial duty, and affection to endeavour
The W dnizztrytilwiwes.hZ Majescommotty from taking sorman hazardous
mrood, aerieopg.
tmaeng ;hereto*: the
sAdministrationwee not eotoy etelec.La elltief.
ord Liverpool
ulndheradehgetis.to.
125,0001. per annum, exclusive of the Duchy of Corn- his beloved and afflicted father, leads him to dread at the general excitement, repaired to France, where he joined the opposed to the Catholic claims, while Mr. Canning was one of
wall. He proposed 27,000/. for jewels and plate, and that any act of the Regent might, in the smallest de- Queeh at Montberd. For this step be has been much bleated, as the most eloquent and efficient advocates of these claims. Mr
25,000/. for finishing Carlton-House, and that the join- greo, have time effect of interfering with the progress of the determination of the Queenonwaa generally
goodevidence chat
to his ad. Canning,ulwq
uuue from
the
es
man who
his exphad the erience, the
ttioterilpliatnicoyierhiti.
ire of the Princess should be 50,000/. a year. From his Sovereign's recovery, and that this consideration alone vices
eiti:.:,idoeuscednot
theaPdPererrninatioo
any
or could have altered it. had these'claims not been in the way. Mr. Peel objected to X.
the income of 125,0001. he proposed that 25,000/. should dictates the decision now communicated to Mr. „man The memorable idol of the Queen now commenced. Into the de. elevation of Mr. Canning, on account of the aid which the
be deducted for payment of the interest of the debt, at When the restrictions expired, and the Prince became tails of that proceeding it is impossible to enter. Inofthdet meantime,ind I..atholic cause would derive from the influence of a Premier
4 per cent. and that the revenues of the Duchy of vested with :he full powers of Sovereignty, it was ex- aeons
and wrre
voted
end i°
ohf"the Majesty
roe rionsom erweaerook place gtoothe the wltesm
gayest oitf wthase espoused.
fond of TeohenvKiviiiialgi,tywtondinexheiteynotetintht, lead
now
ornwall should be appropriated as a sinking fund at peened that he would immediately withdraw his con& men.B residence at Bratidenburgh House. In fact, the whole of unwillingly dragged from his retirement to terminate negotiations
°lmpound interest to discharge the principal of the debt. deuce from the Perceval Administration. To the ge- the middle and lower orders of the country became passionate parti. which seemed endless. Mr. Peel objected to Mr. Canning, hut re-
The Prince land withdrawn with the body of the Whigs neral surprise, however, the Prince Regent, an the 13th seas of her Majesty. There are perirsliwbenriadll ordinary motives fusel to be himself Premier. 31r. Canning again was willing to
from Opposition in 1792, and this may account for the February, 1812, addressed a letter to the Duke of York, cease to
c act. and when men titi.shtegar
Phis waszcxemplifiredel no" ww. es-ir younger,wtriwlesabuat co
ble and experi rte beenZertedthan o himself. uTlialiteer Rain); sawir
very different language now held by Mr. Pitt with regard in which. he stated that " a new era is now arrived, `omen t tlizayniredP7tee threats of the higher ranks ; workmen set their that a stable Administration could only be obtained by the den.
to him
.Whenincome the Prince's was fixed on his be- and I can not
but
reflect with satisfaction on the events employees at defiance. don of Mr. Canning ; and on the 12th April, 1827, Alr. Wynr
owing major, the necessity of economy was strongly which have distinguished. the short period of my re- The Bill was read ai ddiihrd thiTenibstyera
asafficent
a majority of only nine. This moved for a new writ for that Gentleman, on his acceptance of die
i justification for office of First missioner of the frea n
• nforced. But in 1795 he contended that "it is the stricted Regency ; ' and he could not withhold his appro •
pmraj"ityingw7urtithter with the Bill, Bill, with the public feeling against It is understood that the King consenrtedrYre. luctantly to the nomi-
'mrnediate interest of us all to support the strength, to bailors from those who had honourably distinguished them. The majority had been diminished by he objection of se- nation of 31r. Canning as Premier, not from personal reasons (for hi
maintain the honour and necessary dignity and splen- themselves in the support of the war in the Penin- vend Peers to the Divorce Clause, against which, Ministers them- Majesty had waived all considerations of a personal nature, when
our, not only of our monarchy, but also of every sula. He concluded with expressing the gratification he selves voted. His Majesty's own conduct was not deemed such as Mr. Canning entered the 31inistry on the death of lord London.
to entitle hint to this relief. deny,) but front scruples connected with his Church and State mo-
orbninch of the Royal Family. What we gave to them should feel, if some of those persons with whom the Still, however, the excitement was kept tip. The first step after lions. Time King enteriaitud a superstitious dread of the come-
. these purposes, we gave in reality to ourselves."— early habitsof his public life were formed would strengthen the meeting of Parliament, on the -.:thh of November, was an at- quencn of any alteration in time position of sects with regard to the
II n the other hand, Mr. Grey contended that Parliament his hands, and constitute a part of his government ; and tempt to inoeure the insertion of title Ql7..ehtet'..l ...alittietette the
iij Liturgy. Established
ohfs.,tabltish.
h rd,Cthh that the N i
r..350l wfarrebh:kPasmitlitertzll% 'el'idrAzrdentlitinihsi.zraLtioirn
night " to mark their disapprobation of the debts, by a he authorised his brother to conmmunicato these senti-
wtaiejumw otio.n
ewzie.levosit, y 310
no by
to* be also crownet.l as of right. The of 1806:
and 7, was op King,ei to the agitation of di:l:Catholic Claims
direct refusal to enter into any discussion on the sub- meats to Lord Grey, who, he had no doubt, would make Privyl rh
Council decided against her claim. 'lite 19th of July, 1821, and his scruples acquired strength with years. The example of
'ect ;" and if the Prince were to retire to a situation them known to Lord Grenville. Lords Grey and Gren- was fixed for the ceremony, and on the 11th July the Queen ad. Louis the Sixteenth, who fell a victim to his attachment to the
whore he might qualify himself by reflection for the vine, on the 15th of February, answered that they dis- dressed a letteretombtontd S idit.lit.oet
stepbyed ded Presente
not entry It r threat. tnto e • u- blishment with the mere admission of a sect to their civil rights.—
sition with his creditors, there would still, out of measures, and that it Was on this ground alone that they don. On the other band, it is believed, a good deal of uneasiness Rut Mr. Canning was in ..... wahle.
the income which he proposed, bet left sufficient for must express, without reserve, the impossibility of their prevailed as to time conrequences, from sondiehedodubtsmmettr
onhow far, in Long negociationstnoowltioolk place;
tZe•he;Telrioifilnwaiteicdh inwet.theLoapnt
he ease and comfort of two persons ; and he con- uniting with the present government. Their Lordships the_gene_r_atol ex.ciatdenottent, theosotolediecoul
to depended
pageant, and it gcrolarrn.t of
ch Thisw
AdministriatiOrny,,how ever, did not hold long tor.
luded with moving, that instead of 65,0001. an ad- referred more particularly to Ireland, and declared that
wasThne)lletda hand
attrante. h importance
t Time appearance of the Queen at this they. The whole period of it. duration exhibited only a series of
itionul sum of 40,0001. only should be granted to his they were firmly persuaded of the necessity of a total door ,ui Westminster-hall produced great confusion ; but she was bickerings and intrigues among the 31rmbers themselves. Thet
Royal Highness. Mr. Fox asked, " Was the Prince well change in the system of government in that country, and refused admittance, and,
the hopetrat zthrerraimurkeziew wstoutelndli:atzke wa
dee'citdrera eaKittitgri,veasirrandto be7feree It:cassette
iftrooons
othoedetdietffiecaudigrof reconciling
ea, en
hiMinist e'
s lvised in as.
pplying to that House for the payment of his of the immediate repeal of those civil disabilities under made,serti:tpontexou
r, eta force anrentrance, she rode off, much willingly availed himself of Lord Goderich's resignation, and he
ebts, after the promise made in 1787 ;" while Mr. Sheri- which so large a portion of his Majesty's subjects still 11 ss ,
moisture, at the treatment, though she ranee to conceal her feel- corm the Duke of Wellington, m whom he had always re-
lan thought he agreed that the application should not laboured on account of their religious opinions. ings. She completely mistook
they
chancre teentiofeethe English people: posed great confidence, to form a new Administration.
and time • . but -
have been such, gave it as his " positive opinion the debts The " now rera, ' words used by the Prince Regent vtithienhthrtoehbouf Wiselythe law,
stephich yamaounts to a violence of Order. Tun Ju Vallee!. LIBRA It Y, VOL. I. Colburn a •
mught to be paid immediately, for the dignity of the were not so soon forgotten. They were the text of the f
In r ce a sudden impulse might have made the Coronation a pflater.__This little volume is the first offspring of a
ountry and the situation of the Prince,keen satire. The . •
who ought not to many an angry philippic—many a
be seen rolling about the streets in his state coach, as an extent of time obligation of the Prince may have been what they a habituated to There
soldiery; but, aortitist the was
strong siemensIgo •tnd intetliecottteud
advancement
ionf de:mire:ll:U ingeneration.
ction of as
Trl
insolvent prodigal." Such are the sacrifices men make exaggerated ; but we think Mr. Moore errs as much fronm. the wavering fa
doubt with respect to this was alumni pars owf question
petence) ga
regular series of ~ -
on the other side when he observes, " that those who, 'trawls of feeling, "Tr"
• expediency. donable. especially fitted to the wants and capacity of youth.
Who has not heard of the unhappy results of this mar- judging merely from the surface of events, have The Coronation passed of with eclat, and the Queen strove to can be in better taste and feeling than this, nor—as we are incline::
iage ? The marriage, it is well understood, was a sacri- been most forward in reprobating his separation
from conceal her mortification. Her health suffered from it. On the -Oth so say front an Inspection of this one exantiplo—ol hedge ese.ution
and an of July, whilst at Drury-lane Theatre. she was much incitsiCed; The " Lien of Remnrkable Youth" Ann do e them
ce to convenience. The poets and party writers of time the Whigs as a rupture of political ties, .
On August the 7th her life was terminated by an ingenious of commenced with; and we have no doubt et .kg found
ay were hilt too circumstantial in their accounts of the abandonment of private friendship, must, on becoming
the bowels, which terminated in mortification. amongst our little friends, for the biographies
rented for them
s'njudiciously interrupted ; floatprominent of which, as to iramalliste 'arrest, is that t
ausea of the unhappiness. Those who deem immediate more thoroughly acquainted with all the circumaitanhce. His
maturedMhiatit'seducati had btietl.n
mustwis i
highly plislint, and the T o L cc, panied, Ina, with as admirable
gICCCSS a piece of merit, may be referred to the " New that led to this crisis, have tosoften down considerab y t e:r
suenwt he
h himself
godus
mgraSirlyiedmpoAlrtrair ge Volume has sewed sober decorations o
Brighton Guide" of John Williams, better known by the angry feeling, and see, indeed, in the whole history of the
h
that hi drank too deep el rhe Intoxicating lief realaue..?-- thia nature, and a very pretty ezossiar.isossadeg altogether an
• came of Anthony Paquin, whose " New Brighton Guide, connection, from its first foundation in the heyday of yout
But hisiernbarrasemests pressed on hhn, and to re e kneels nom abundant shut of that kind of surasdreasss "bilk is no essential
involving a complete, authentic, and honourable solution and party, to its faint survival after the death of Mr. Fox, dm, he gest gays up
Mrs. Fitsherbert, and afterwards consented to towards leading the immature mind es awe loogernont objects. A
the result marry Caroline of Brunswick- Be had no hillaidess Probably! of le- Dedication has been obtained to the yairlotal Princess Victoria,
.f the recent mysteries of Carlton House," went through but a natural and distinct gradation towards
flouncing the helmet he formal before marriages spa bed We *ire whose portrait at full.lengds leads los vacs to the little Beek.
i umbering' editions in a few months. This profligate, but at which it at last arrived." We fear it must be avowed,