Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-02

/ was done portrait suspended round his neck
1T vas attached TO little silver chain
William the Fourth readily granted an interview,
for which Mrs Fiuherbert applied after the death of
her late husband the King At this interview, His
Majesty perused all the documents submitted TO him
by III. lady lie was moved TO tears by the Pc
rnsn and expressed his surprise at 80 mneh forbear-
anee with such documents In her possession, aud I'M
der the pressure oi such long and severe trials The
King offered 10 make her some amends, by creating
her Duchess but "she replied that the did not wish
for any rank that she had borne through life the
name OF Mrs fitzhcrbcrt. that she had never disgra
eed H. and did not wish toehangc IT, The King Their
upon authorized her TO assume the royhi livery and
To wear widow weeds for hi. predecessor. On an
oherroccasion he invited her TO the Pavilion where he
handed her out of her carriage, aud introduced her
To his family one after another as one OF themselves
Mrs Fitzherbert told me that the first day, when
in compliance with the commands of the King she
went To the Pavilion, and VAS presented by him to
the Queen aud the Royal Family was herself much
snrbrised AT the great composure with which she
able TO sustain a trial of ioftude which appeared
alarming distance; but she believed the excite
ment had sustained her II 20 the next dinner at
which she present in the same family circle and
the many reflections which then oppressed her mind
very nearly overpowered her. Afterward she fire.
qneniy attended the Kings small Sunday parties Mt
Brighton, and then, upon all other occasions, she
was received with uniform kindness aud considera-
ton
she was tftAteu WIN slnllhf ulruHtliOn DY fffltn
royn family In of her letters, dated paris Dee.
7, 1893 there is the following passage.
:" have taken avery quiet apartment and live very
retired seeing occasionally some friends. The Duke
of Orleans came to me the moment arrived with
a thousand kind messages irom the King and Queen.
desiring me to go to them which accordingly have
done Nothing could exceed the kindness of their
reception Of me they are both old acquaintance of
mine have declined all their fetes, and they have
given general imitation to go there every even
ing whenever like it, in quiet family way, which
suits me very much. ! really think never saw more
amiabe family so happy and so united. The king
to death with business all day and all
night but be assured me that things were going on
much better, though there were great many wicked
people trying to make mischief told him that |
afraid he had sent many of them to make disnr-
banee in country. He is se'y much attached to
England, and hopes shall always be friends
The last years OF this lady WHO'S destined TO hold
place both in Romance and History. were passed
almost entirely at Brighton. There she died in Mar.
1897, and over her remains monument has been C.
rected by Mrs Lionel Dawson Damcr, the Miss Sey-
mour who so innoccntly caused Mrs. Fitzherbert
to nuke way for very different personagc-the Mar
choness Of Hartford, The monument Is simply raised
to the memory of "Maria Ftzhcrhcrt,f by zone to
whom she than parent The only alln-
sion 10 her cquyocal greatness Is made under SYM
Dol THE hand of the figure had the singular addition
of three rings the fingers thus hearing the evidence
of the nhectionae lady who erected it to the triple
marriage of her departed friend