The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-05-22

of any genius that might have promoted
his views. Indeed, his attachment to-
has followers was not stronger than
theirs to him. being angry with Lord
Doneraile for not speaking Oftener in
the House of Commons, he said, g Does
he think will support him unless he
does as would have him? Does he
not consider that whoever are my min
isters, must be King % His chief
passion'was women but, like the rest of
his race, beauty was not a necessary
ingredient. Miss ****, whom he had
debauched without loving, and vino had
been debauched without loving him so
we'll as either Lord Harrington or Lord
Hervey, who both pretended to her
first iavours, had no other charms than
of being a maid of honour, who was
willing to cease to be SO upon the first
opportunity. OF his favourites, Lady
Archibald Hamilton had been neither
young nor handsome within his memory.
Lady Middlesex was very short, very
plain, and very yellow-a vain gif', full
of Greek and Latin, and musick, and
painting, but neither mischievous nor
political Lady Archibald was very
agreeable and artful, but had lost his
heart, by giving him William Pitt for a
rival. But though these mistresses
were pretty much declared, he was
good husband, and the quiet inotfensive
good sense of the Princess (who had
never said foolish thing, OF done IA
disobhging one since her arrival, though
in very difficult situations, young, unin-
structed, and besieged by the Queen,
Princess Emily, and Lady Archibald's
creatures. and very jarring interests }
was likely to have always preserved a
chief ascendant over him. Gaming was
another of his passions, but his style of
play did him less honour than the amuse-
ment. He carried this dexterity into
practice in more essential commerce,
and was vain of it ! One day, at Ken
sington, that he had just borrowed five
thousand pounds of Doddington, seeing
him pass under his window, he said to
Hedges, his Secretary, 8 That man is
reckoned one Of the most sensible men
in England yet, with all his parts,
have Just nicked him out of five thou
sand pounds" He was really childish !;
affectedly protector of arts and scien-
ces fond of displaying what he knew !;
Il mimick-the Lord knows what MINI
ick--of the celebrated Duke Of Or
leans, in imitation of whom he wrote
two or three silly French songs. His
best quality was generosity; his worst,
insincerity, and Indifference to truth,
which appeared SO early, that Earl
Stanhope wrote to Lord Sunderland from
Hanover, what ] shall conclude his char
acter with, 6 He has his fathers head
and his mothers heart"
The Princess staid four hours in the
room after he was dead, before she could
be quite convinced Of it. At six in the
morning they put her to bed; but she
rose agai- at eight. and sent for DR.. Lee,
and burnt, or said she burnt, all the
Princes papers. As soon as he was dead,
Lord North was sent to notify if to the
King, who was playing at cards. He
Immediately went down to Lady Var
mouth, looking extremely pale and shock
ed, and only said I'll est mortn He
sent very kind message to the Princess.
and another the next morning in writing
by the Lord in waiting, Lord Lincoln.
She received him alone, sitting with her
eyes fixed; thanked the King much, and
said she would write as soon as she was
able; in the mean time recommended
her miserable self and children to him
The King and she both took their parts
at once; she, of flinging herself entirely
into his hands, and studying nothing but
his pleasure, but with winding what in.
terest she got with him to the advantage
of uer own and the Princes friends
the King, of acting the tender grand.
father which be, who had never acted
the tender father, grew so pleased with
representing, that he soon became it in
earnest. When he was called the morn.
ing after the Princes death, they found
him drest, walking about hrs room, and
extremely silent. Princess Emily, who
| had no great reason to ffatter herself
with much favour if her brother had
lived TO be King, sent Immediately for
the Duke from Windsor, who, on receiv.
ing the news, said to Lord Sandwich with
a sheer, at is great blow to this coun-
try, but | hope it will recover it in
time" He little thought that himself
was TO receive the greatest shock from