New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-12
MI. ThacISeray's Lectures.

Mr.. Thackeray's third lecture was delivered at
Odd Fellows Hail. last evening, to larger audience
than either Of its predecessors, notwithstanding the
unpleasantness Of the weather. The subject was
"George the Third" &c
CHANGING over abroad field of sixty years, great
picture presented to- the beholder the revolt of the
American Colonies the American and French Revou-
tions; the reign Of Napoleon; old society passing
away Pitt following Chatham johnson giving
place to Byron and Scott kean, on the stage, and
George III following his people through ALL When
1.-THE lcctrcr) first saw England, arriving frotaa the
East lndies,a and on my way touching at st. Helena
whensmy black servant shew me Bonaparte, said to
eat three men, daily for dinner Charlotte dying
the old palace was gone old warriors were walking
up and tdowrlits halls Everything is changed, land
now PalEAIall is sort Of Palmyra. Only some re-
Ininiscences be given of what there was AT the
accession of George the Third the patcian We're at
the height of their glory had all the rights and
| privileges of the country and went to Parliament
when twenty years old. selwyns letter give curious
! idea of the times that ,Selwyn who went to New
York and edited tic Royal Gazette, from which place
he saw to depart after seeing British vessel
taken. The state of society then very loose and
dissipated; gambling and dissipation prevailed The
Earl of Carlisle, whose descendants embellish great
i Names was roue and debauchee at first, but good
citizen anu moral man subsequently. ..
4 The Earl of March was ornament to no possible
i state of society," but George sewyn had great deal
of good, as Wapole and others testify. In condemn
ing the fashionable men of that age, however, we
smlst remember what we would do in this place with
plenty of money and no need for exertion. The mid
die class was the life and strength of the age, and old
Dr. johnson its great support. George and his queen
lived in an unpretendng manner. Butte was hated
because he was a Scotchman. The queens character
and that of H. r. H. Prince Of Wales were very gra
! phcaly described and fayorably to both. The royal
and noble style of life dull and slow, dancing two
Or three hours to tune for amusement. George
was stupid but did the best he could and meant we'll
he tried to educate HIMSELF but learned nothing
worthy of being remembered. His battle, with his
nobility, was grand his side, and in his quarrel
u with America he thought he was right His house
D hold was model one for the times; regular and
orderly but nothing could be more undignifed ani
unroyal than his royal conduct Instead Of going
about like Haroun AIraschid, bestowing aims, hi
went inquring the price of meat, examining Glouces
ter New Bridge and hurrahing for it. But the people
of the times liked all these things. A comparison
between George Third and Napoleon show all thu
brains to belonsto the latter-al the religion to thu
former.
Their majesties were very social and called abou
on their people standing sponsors to several child
rem which were duly chroncled. Several anecdote
of happy kind, Illustrative of the times, told
: showing the democratic disposition of the monarch
The queen was stingy but not unjust proud but no
! cruel Of all their children hesPrincess Amelia wa
the prettiest and best beloved of the daughters,
& Frederick the pet among the sons. A specimen o
Il the prncess's poetry shows much moral sentimen
but little of the mems dieaior. From November 1871
George virtually ceased to reign, and very touching
picture of the poor old monarch was given.
We much regret that want of space compels us tc
| so slight a mention of an instructive and admirable
essay which wound up !! Brothers speaking the
same tongue! o. comrades! living in the same
field of labor! let stop and consider thss sad pic
tlre of our Lear Vcx not his ghost but hush STRIFE
over his quiet gravel"
The lecturer was several times applauded, and tn
address received that high regard it cminently dc
served