The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-18
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Was born August IL, 1862; as eldest son
OF the King of England, he was horn DIXIE
of Cornwall; as eldest son of the king of
Scotland, Duke of Rothsay. On the fifth
day succeeding his birth he was created
Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, al The
age Of three years he was elected knight
of the Garter.
The eaily years of his life were passed
IN severe application to study under vari-
Gus governors, and preceptors Of high char
acter and standing; among them were the
Earl OF Holderness, the Duke of Montague.
Dr. Markham, afterwards Archbishop of
York, DIR. Cyril Jackson, &c. &c.
The subject of this notice took his sent in
parliament an November, 1888, soon after
which Mr.. Fox brought forward his cele-
DRAFTED Indian bill, which his highness is said
10 have supported, but which was lost, and
Oy It's failure cost the ministry their places.
Ills royal highness was now intimately
connected in politics with Fox, Sheridan.
Burke, Lord MORA and others, he aimed at
popularity, appeared great deal in public,
patrohsed public charities, and accented
the office of Captain General of the artille
ry company of London.
The extIavagant disposition ofthe prince.
or perhaps his ignorance of arithmetic. in
duced him TO spend about five times the
amount of his income, and he soon fonnd
himself dipped" to 100000. He natur-
ally applied to his father for assistance, and
was as naturally refused. He then took n
resolution to economist, he sold his running
horses, he stopped the rebuilding of Carlton
palace, he discharged host Of state scr
wants, aud made sundry other reductions
"a M IL.
savings. This procedure conferred upon
nm nn astonishing degree of popularity !;
ny people who have no conception of self
denial IN prince, it was pronounced in tho
highest degree honorable. In this stua-
ton matters remained about year, when
parliament voted El60,000 TO pay his
debts, and the old King increased his al.
lowance 10000 year more.
But in the course OF few years he be-
came again and more deeply involved not
wIthstanding the assistance he had receiv-
ed, his scheme to extricate himself this
time was different from the former one, for
ne laid claim to the money received from
the time of his birth to his majority from
the dnchy of Cornwall which the old kim
had appropriated. This claim which hai
the semblance of being just one was NOT
allowed. In this position his affairs stood
until 1905, when the Prince who had hither-
to stcadily declined any matrimonial neoo-
tiations, consented on condition of having
his debts paid to espouse his cousin tbe
Princess Charlotte of Brunswick. The
marriage accordingly took place, and the
income OF his Royal Highness was there
upon increased to fl25.O0O per annum
Inc union was an unhappy one from ,be
beginning in very short time he w,o,s
to the Princess declaring his unnlte,,ho
dislike TO her and his fixed resolution nopso
ivo with her as husband. She then re-
moved to kensington palace and Ind an
annual stipend allowed her, she subseouen,1
y went abroad and since then her history
las q become too notorious to require furth.
AT the close Of the year 1870, in conse-
uence ofthe indisposition of the King, The
,rlnce OF Wales was appointed Regent Of
1e United Kingdom, TO the surprise If
uld nuncs Of the day he remained attached
the Pitt party, and did not call into power