The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-16
The Ruling Instinct.

His late Majesty George ". is the Zero
of the following anecdote Peel went to
Brighton to inform the King of the death
of the Premier, Lord Liverpool, and had
some difficulty in checking the grief of the
father of his people, whose anxiety for the
welfare of the State was intense and fear
full. He succeeded, however, in dispelling
his fears for time, and left him tranquil.
In the course of the night, however, SER
want went to the door of the Home Secre-
tary, to beg that he would go down to the
King at once, without waiting to dress
himself, as his Majesty was again taken
seriously i'll. Peel promptly obeyed the
summons, in his dressing gown and slip
pers, and found the King unquestionably
worse than he had ever seen him before,
and harping upon the difficulties with
which he was threatened, out of which, he
declared, there was no possibility of es-
cape. He proposed that Peel should write,
without a moments delay, to the Duke of
Wellington, and summon him to the Pavil
lion. Peel assured the King that there
was no necessity for such an extraordinary
hurry, and prevailed upon him to wait till
the next day, when he would be more
calm, and better able to determine on the
course to adopt under the emergency. The
King consented to this adjournment, and
made protestations of unfiinching conf
dence in the Duke of Wellington and Peel,
confessing that with two such ministers by
his side, it would be culpable in him to de-
spair. He embraced Peel warmly, and
wept upon his shoulder; when suddenly,
in the midst of his excitement and protes-
tations of attachment and confidence, he
broke off, exclaiming (" Peel, who made
YOUR dressing-gow 2" Peel confessed bis
ignorance and the King his establishment
at it. "Open that wardrobe" he said,
! "and will show you what dressing gown
l ought to be-" Peel obeyed, and drew forth
an ample robe de chambre, composed of rich
material and deliberately ornamented,
= which the King desired him at once to put
on. He then requested him to turn him
self round before the cheval looking glass
which was in the room, and judge for him
self how much better it became him thar
the dressing gown he had been wearing:
ready-made article, but with which he hat
for some time been thoroughly contented
NV informant does not feel sure whethe
the King presented the dressing gown t.
his visitor or not, but he told me he know
he made him wear it for some time, Will
he sat by the Kings side listening to
string of anecdotes connected with tailor
ing, Which the sight of the dressing-gowI
had coniured up. Gradually the king
warming with the congenial theme, talke
himself into good spirits, said he was sur
Peel must be tired, and recommended hin
nothing 10th, to go back to his chambe
The King took an affectionate leave of hin
but allowed linn to return the foiiowir
morning, without expressing any desire ft
another interview. The very next new
that reached him from the Pavilion w;
that Canning, who was i'll at Brlghton
the time, had been conveyed to the Paw
lion in q sedan chair, and had had the int
view with George ". which led to his AZ
pointment as Prime Minister in Lord Lii
erpool's place, and to the secession of I'll
Duke of Wellington, Mr.. Peel, and the
friends from the Memoir
G. NJ Young, TrGgedidn, to his Son.