Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-26


! in I'D ol..usIerry's cellar, bni was g"od heNi -
wthn, benevolent, aud II recorded 10 'ave "ccss'"u
ally delivered good sermons. lie commencement
oi ths reign was the most dissoiu!s psf'a our "ou
{ Try ever knew. George the Sec"nhs UaG mprai
bore their ru: in (.orgs the Thirh's eary years
believe Knowledge OF that cody man l'TeorS
the Third good example his moderation MS uga
simplicity, his god-learng If, tended 'nhnitey u
improve the morals Of the country, qua purify III
whole nation.
Mex. TO Dr.. Warner, perhap. the best drawn char
acter ir Seiwyns correspondence was Lord carlisle
the granlfa'he. Of the present Ficcroy VI Ireland
who had been we'll nigh ruined by tie awfu De
bauchery and extravaganza then in fashion. liz
dssolu.ensss OF society was terrible Il had swarm
ed over Europe after the peace. II brought Singing
{ women and dancing women from all the operas II
Europe on whom my lords avi-hed thousands, while
they left their honest wives and honest children pl
ming IN lonely srlandor iu the castle and park L
h0ms. Lord Carlisle was one, however whu at:e
passing through season Of rotous p-asure-iI
which he never altogether forgot that he had good
wife and chdren-iinay settled down into a sober
country gentleman. 1t WAS different with Lord
March, afterwards Duke OF Queensberry. The le
gends about old Queensberry were awful, but almos
in our own time, the gambling. wrinklei, pe.isd Cd
Don Juan had died wlck ID and uniepeutRnt us IN
his hottest days of youth and passion Il is 10 tn"
middle Classes we must look for the society OF Eng.
land; the working educated man. away from Lord
Nurlhs bribery in the Senate; the ecve clergy, moi
corrupted into parasites by hopes OF preitrmenii the
radesmcn rising into opu enc; painters pursuing The
gentle art men of lslers in Their quiet study-these
Hre the men we love aud like to read OF in these
days. How small the grande=s and men of plea
sure Look beside them How contemptibls the
story o George the Thirds cnurt -quabbes beside
the recorded talk OF dear old Johnson In their
night, at the club, their modest cups never ended
IN rlois. There were Goldsmith odd and natural,
Burke the haesi taker in the world Garrick flashing
In with story from HIS theatre. with Percy, ana
Lsns'on and poor Bozzy AT the liable. Not merely
now pleasant, aud how wise. but how good the men
wHra RAla Ir., III.
on his back down Cheapside and how Burke. in re-
turning from the club, encountered poor Ma da.
lene, 10 whom he spoke in his kind, wise way, and
whose tears 30 moved him That he took her home to
Dis wife and family until lie could find her an hone-t
way oi living. oh! you fine gentlemen" said the
lentureT you Match, Seiwyn, Chesterfield how
small you look besiGe these great n,-i!." Johnson.
more than whole bench of bishopa than PIT,
North, ard the gree, Fox himself bad the ear OF he
nation ana his great Voice rcconced !, 10 authority.
Wien George The Third taxed to him, ard when the
nation heard Jchnsons opinion Of the Sovereign,
whole generation rallied 10 the ihroUr. H
regarded as u sort at oracle; AMI when he declared
for Church and King, The people followed hun
Whst humanity the good old man Lad He va.
hercefos To all 0in, bct gentle enemy 10 MI sinners.
he hGd the '5erty Of The scercs s- hs called l.:
at The theatre, and occasionally made oft. "lh"
actresses k;rcw me, he said, "an drop cursey
! may pas. What picture this would make, the
lecturer ;hnught-"Gaia,y so :euderly surveyed by
wisdom's m. rcifu pure eyts"
| Introducing brief sketch Of Lord Butte, hated
with raga # which there a.e few examples in Eng
| iI-h history, haed because no WIS Gvurte, "aLd
shall say it, because he was Scotrhinan'-thr
| butt !or Wi!kes's devsh mischief, and Chs!ha!ns
sashing eaiire-bc dclnea:ed in strong terms the
.hrewd hard, do.nineering mother Of George the
Third, who acknowledged her son was dull boy,
bu: kept continually croaking in hi. ear George,
he King" OF the character o! that mouarch Mr.
Thsckeray then entered upon an elaborate ske;ch-
George Inherited his mothers bigotry and hatred
4
:lsver where his fathers unbelievers, and he
supported the Church, Of which h. was the iIuar
head He did not like Fox, Reynolds, Nilsson.
Chatham, nor Burke; he loved IN sdioori:y; Bena
min West was his favori!e painter, Bs.,iie hs fav0
rite p"ct. lie !aTrnsed in after lie that ss eduoa
ton hst been neglected, that hs was n dull lad
5rough; Up By narrow mind people. The clever.
est tutors could have doae litto probably to expand
thai small intellect though they might p-rhsp- nave
improved h!s astr, and taught his perceptions more
generosity. H. admired well as he couS. liz
Hannah Lgh.fuo the actress, he ives said 10 have
been married, although l neyer knew Of ANY one
VINO had seen he reg S;er, and tbcre laughing.
black haired Lady Sarah Lenn"k who G-ed 10 max
nay at him on The swn Hol.sId House. and who |,
die. 10 own time, the p"tiicr 81 tne heroic Ma
piers. lie married The Princess Charlotte # Meek
lsnburg. Slre'!tz-Alh Iugh il VS.: said be WINGED
ts when first lie saw he--and 70. wears they lived |
Cue 1 the bappiest and Simplest ,f lives over led
by married couple. Their tins was spent in tho |
most regular manner. In the evening they would
have II country dance a;%b!ch the king would dance
Tor three E1Urs one tune after which delicious eX.
ci.enspt they would 90 10 bed without aav supprr |
He VAS fond VI music, ana the theatre Away
his delight Tie smallest joke, would SET him Of!
u,ing, aid wh"n the clown swallowed u carrot Or
string Ui saussges, he EOuld roar and hulabalOJ
So "urneeousy hat the Lovely princess nj b. cid. had
10 aay, "My glorious iEoa:eh do vompCss yoarself;'
anu he cuntiuaet 10 lgrGh .. long - his little WI
were LETT hii. Ths simple, stubborn, affect! pGae,
bkn,cd man carncsfiy U!ed 10 learn. mud surceeiGG
thr
al business. Who could wonder iE1: with such Il
man 10 rur aud lrad the people n declare war, and
- drcide w!ID his millions OF suhj ecs were 10 Riay,
and who they were ~ b. f!snds WITH u;nar on rad
in lure should be tho result George the third vac
always at war with the arsocrscy /; he and the
tpe tho, carried on the American war, denied ju-
hrnt tha HoInnn Catholics, aud these questions
darkly d;o5rnbod upon o. o.aoen, aEa ouinen, aug
Fox aud even bowed the stately ".cs Of The ,aun me-
er Pitt BY his indomi;abe determination. IN ali hi
hs wa, perfectly honcs f.: il 10y persons tho
roughly believing they rich; that nine.,euhs OF
the Tyranny ot TIE world had been perpetra,ed. Per-
'ecutlcn of all kinds had always been pOpusr-n
giers, IN Spain, in LAZY, al in England. George
the Third wished nothing but The good ot his people
and no declared 10 Lord But, he regarded all who
| opposed him as bad men and ped suhists
| Returning from an exeursiun among questions OF
policy fc the humber court gossip, Mr. lheckeray
from Miss Burneys description of her miserable life
il. Tie Q ieeu household, portrayed the life at XIV
| aud Windsor ,iIe lutte Queen surrounded by her
did orderly but the whole thing stupid 10 degree
| one shoulders 10 cGnteinp a!e-a qu!eter house
or more pro>alc life could not bn Imagined But II
was tue fashion OF the irncs, although there were
strange Gtierences between now and then. PrepIng
| into Quiet cottage al Oiney Mrs. Irwin ard Lady
| iiesketh, two high bred sdics, sr.n sting lis
ten "a while tho gentle Cuwpcr r-ad 10 them the e u
Jonathan Wild. The ad,uirer. OF George the Thid
had filed volumes VI ta stories tt his hoinely ways
riding about aud talking with every one liz net
about their crops their families, nr ;ns rents o
their hOuaes Ii was thus that our fathers liked :hcir
| old kUg, and ma2ufed him ne the great representa-
tive Of the rcgn! character GiIfEy represented HIM
| ;c k.ug vi Brobdgaag, holding Liliipuian Na
pGleon the phl,E OF his hand, aud surveying him
through an opera glass. IL had once though" sad
| Mr.. Thsckeray, "of making coecen .! the lies
that the French had Invented agacf Us, ana thaiwe
| had published against them during tho war TIE
| life ct tie Princess Amelia tho darling o! the old
King ner father, mode beautiful episode Of the lee
tn.e-and The Inst scene presented him heartbr"ken
at her death. With her death, reason deserted him
| and from the l0h Of November, 1910, q orge til
Third ceased 70 reign. Mr.. Thackerny concir !ed:
History present. sad Ter picture than Tia: Old uiau
blind aud deprived o reason, wandering through his
palace haraDguing ssinary parlian iits anu review"
! irg ghusy troops. He became utterly dsaf too All
sight, all reason, all sound Of human voices, all the
p!ea.GreJ 0f This world, Of Gnd, were taken from
him. Some Sill IN, lucid moments he had, IN one ct
which the Queen desiring 10 ase nm entered the rorn
AID found nl.n singing hynu, end accompanying
himself on the harpsichOid when tuisfrd. he kneel-
Ell down aud prayed aloud for htr and 10. ~. family
and then for ihr nation. concluding with prayer ur
himspf ,nst God wauld avert MS heavy calamity from
him but ii moi, tina; H. would give him resignation IN
submit 10 II. H.. 'hen nurs, into tears ard MS rth-
son ayan ii. VIVA, preacher need rao'ssIse on 'i's
story What words, save lhI en2.est are requisite
TO tell it, I: is tcrrol- for Tears ih though. OF
-rch misery s;n:tes dowa IN cab nissoa 5sfre tie
| Ruler y: kings aud insn-tna Monarch rupreme over
! npir-s and republics, the irscrl'ahls sien.sr o.
| he, death. happn-ss, victory. On urnhsrs /
| s:id 10 those vii" heard me tirsf in Amercs-"oh
brothers. speak ing III dear oh-r to- gie-Oh
comrades rnrnles 40 more let rs tnEe nourn'nl
hand together q. W. stand By THIS royal corpse, and