The Shasta courier., 1868-07-11
SHASTA COURIER.
THE ROYAL BLOOD OF ENGLAND.
Debauchery of the House Of Hanover and
Brunswick.

Brunswick.
Since the news has come to us from far
Australia, that Queen Victoria's second son
has been shot in the back and seriously
wounded, by an injured father for the seduc
tion and desertion Of his daughter. it may
not be out of place to recall the private and
social history of the family of Guelph, who
are the rulers of England. Let US 90 back
as the days of Luther, and to the land of
Luther, and trace this royal family of Eng
lands kings.
Not far from Hanover, on the sandy banks
of the Aller. is located the ancient royal res
idence of Zell. Here lived the plain and
primitive Duke Ernst. full blooded German
of the olden time. Here was born his son,
William of Luneberg, who was called Will
lam the Pious by his subjects, until Fate
deprived him both of sight and reason" lie
was the father of fifteen children. and was so
feeble of mind that in his old age he became
a complete idiot, and became blind from some
old disease in his blood.
His sons cast lots. after his DEATH to see
which of them should own the property, mar
ry, and continue the race The lot fell upon
Duke George, the sixth brother. The oIher
fourteen children r. mained single or con
prncely fashion of those times, leading dis
solute and abandoned lives.
Duke George married but leaving his
wife at Zel to entertain such company as
she chose, went and joined the Swedish army
a General, lived profigate and reckless
life, seized upon the Abbey of Hildersheim
as his share of the booty obtained by war,
and returned to Zell, died, leaving four sons.
One Of these four brothers was constant
lv visiting Venice, to gamble and rejoice, and
rartake of all sorts of wicked delights, lead
ing jolly and wicked life; and brought
back Italian singers and gamblers, with him,
to quiet old ZeIl.' This one lived in open
shame with rich French woman named
Elinor d'OlbI euse, from whom, through
line of petty, debauched German princes,
Queen Victoria has descended. Elinor d'Ol
breuse had daughter who inherited her mo-
theirs riches and beauty, and her cousin,
George Louis, another one of the Guelphs,
married her for her fortune
The property of Zell and Hidersheim
passed into the hands of the youngest Of
the four brothers, Ernest Augusts. This
one lived an abandoned life at Hanover,
with his actors, and dancers, and singers,
and fddlers his harem with its inhabitants;
his diamonds and duchies for these latter his
enormous festivi les his gaming tables, tour
naments masquerades and banquets, hunt
ing, drinking. gambling and carousing."-
Although married, he spent the greater part
of his time in his harems with his painted
Jezebcls. He sold 1000 of his soldiers to
the King of Venice for money, and spent the
money in the manner we have just described,
his wife being little if any better than him
self. Dying. he left seven children, " all of
them scapegraces." So the memoirs and his
tories of his time inform Us, which Thack-
cray, in his q" four Georges" confirms.
They led abandoned and dissolute lives, as
their ancestors had done before them engag-
ing in the various petty wars with tue Turks.
the Tartars and the French, row on one side
ard now on the other, as caprice, or money,
or lust might induce. One of these married
his illegitimate cousin for her fortune. as we
have already stated, from whom Victoria
came Another one of these-George Louis
late in life became King of England, under
the title of George l. Before becoming King
of England however, he was for thirty years
Elector of Hanover He married a cold.
calculating, but depraved woman, named
Sophia Dorothea.
Here the picture grows darker, deeper and
more loathsome. He WIS a hard, cold, silent
and se.fst libertine Under his reign Han
over. with its bagnios and seragios, became
the hot bed of pollution. The famous Hen
enbausen avenue and theatre swarmed with
the dissolute and depraved nobility, while
drunkenness, gambling and debauchery held
perpetual carDi al.
Hanover became worse than Versailles in
The reign of Louis XIV, worse than ST. James
in the days of Charles ii. Two of his favor.
te mstresses were the lovely sisters, Mel
asina and Elizabeth, of Musenbacb," (who
had actually been driven from Paris and
another was the famous countess of Platen.
His wife, Sophia Dorothea, chilled by his
GOODNESS and seIiishness, and neglected by
him, sought other lovers upon whom to be-
stow her affections One OF them was Philip
of Kanigsmark. "a handsome, wicked.
worthless reprobate." Thackeray says he
was . a beauty, a dandy. great villain and
a great rascal.' Finally, her liege, George
Louis, her superior in vllainy as well as
power, on account of his Jealousy and deprav-
ity, locked her up in the Castle of Ahlden,
where she remained more than thirty years.
leaving him free to pursue his iniquitous and
drunken plans without check or hindrance-
British honors and British money were be-
slowed upon his dissoute German followers.
His son, George H.. was coarse, vulgar
and low. having neither dignity, learning.
morals nor wit who tainted a great society
by bis bad example, and who in youth, man
hood and old age. was gross, low and SEN
sual." His chief delight was ' drinking.
gambling and goddess intrigues." When
his wife was on her death-bed. she advised
him to marry again, but his blubbering an
swer No, no, will have my mistresses. y
Besides the seraglios he kept in England, he
also kept regular harem, with many mis-.
tresses" in Hanover. and thither he frequent
ly went. Once he remained there two whole
years, leaving his wife in England. One Of
his favor,es was Lady Yarmouth and anuth.
er, Madame Walmsden. His father was a
corrupt vagabond and he was worse "a
filthy, senseless, debauched sot.
And then came George III, who was
beaten in war ly handful of brave men
commanded by Washington. He was a dull
man. of small intellect. ignorant and super
| s,;t;ous He Was hut little ahova the idiot-