The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-22
The London Morning Chronicle has five
columns as biographical al sketch OF
WILLIAM THE FOURTH.

WILLIAM THE FOURTH
He was born on the 21st Of August, 1865
At the age of ID he was midshlpinan, and
though the son of a King,-(George the Third(
was kept OH footing with the other midship.
men. Under Admiral Rodney. he was in the
fleet which, in 1873, captured the whole of a
Spanish convoy. Eight days after he was in Il
serious fight with the Spanish fleet under the
command of Don Juan de Langara. The resi-
due of his time rs mdshipman thePrince serv-
ed in the West Indies and off the coasts of No
va Scotia and Canada. On the North America
station he served under Lord Keith in the War
wick, when he captured L'Aigle, large French
brig, La Sophie, of % guns, and the Terrier
sloop of war, off the Delaware river, 18th OF
September, 1882 He afterwards joined Lord
Hood, who introduced him to Nelson on board
the Barfieur. In 1888 he was appointed third
Lieutenant of the Hebe frigate. In 1856 he was
appointed first Lieutenant of The Pegasus, of %
guns, and soon after he was made Captain, and
ordered to Nova Scotia. He then proceeded
to the Leeward Islands, and was there under the
command of Nelson. Nelson spoke very highly
of him as an obedient and attentive officer. III
December 1857, after returning to England he
was appointed TO the command of the Androm
eda frgate, in which he sailed for tho West In
dies. The 10Th OF May, 1889, he was created
Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews in the king
dom of Great Britain, and Earl of Munster il
Ireland. On the Sd of September he was made
Rear A9miral; afterwards he became Admira
of the Red: and upon the death of Sir Pete
Parker in 1911, he was made Admiral of The
Fleet.
The union of William the Fourth with thu
celebrated Mrs Jordan, commenced in 179O,anc
endured for 20 years. She was one of the mos
captivating women of her time, and the Prince
was very much attached to her. She was o
the Theatre. BY her he had several children
Tn 1910 they parted, which gave Mr. jordan the
greatest pain. His pecuniary embarrassments
she says, were the cause of the parting. In Is
19, he was married to the now Dowager Quee'
Adelaide. AS duke of Clarence, he advocated
Catholic Emancipation in the House of Lords
and made speech in its behalf.
| June 26, 1880, the Duke became King of Eng
land on the demise of George tho Fourth. IT,
was man altogether the reverse of George tn,
Fourth, and more like his father George til,
Third, His course as King is in the memorl
of the public.
The young Queen of Great Britain, Victoria
is just l6years of age, and a bold, spirited girl
She showed it the other day by refusing to lie
her uncle name her household for her on assum
ing her establishment as heir apparent. Sh
was willing to give up an allowance from Par
lament, but insisted on naming her own officers
1t is an amusing illustration of Hereditary Chic
Magistracy, to see the most intellectual and pow
erful nation of the earth ruled by girl OF 49,
Nevertheless it will do very well, tor Royalty i
pretty much abstraction in England and
girl will do as well as an old man. The gallant
ry Of the nation will be called into action, tn,
young Queen will probably take ahe popula
side of politics, and for time at least, the gov
eminent will go on brilliantly.
1t is well known that the Duchess of Kent
the mother of the new sovereign, is heartily
wing, in feeling and IN policy, and it is scarcely
to be doubted that the Queen shares her opin
ions. 1t is possible, indeed, that Her Majest,
will choose to form her own line of conductnov
that the crown is hers on which her eyes hav
been fixed from childhood; she is said to posses
much strength Of character, and we have hear
anecdotes, from sources of high authenticity
which would lead to the belief that she can AM
will be mistress, in all things; but she is YER
young, and cannot but feel that her situation i
one of great and fearful responsibility. Yout
and iaexperience may for some years proven
any signal display of that decision which is be
lieved to form prominent feature of her char
acter; and in that case, no immediate changes O
importance may take place, either of men O
measures.
THE WEST.
The following is an extract of letter of trav
eer in the west to the New York EXPRESS, date