The New York herald., 1874-12-13

nve pound points aud twenty five pounds on the
rubber. The Duchess had Hohenzollern habits
and preferred half crown whist. "She fre-
quenty walks out very late at night,
or, rather, early In the morning and she sleeps
with open windows. She dresses and breakfasts at
three O'Clock. afterward goes out with her dogs.
and seldom appears before dinner time" Al
though this royal lady never stained her own con-
versatlon she was much amused with jokes.
stories and illusions which would shock very
nice person. IL may as well be remembered to
her honor that nothing ever offended her more
than to beat or Kick one OF her dogs. She hated
the Prince Regent, and he hated her. AS Tor the
Duke, this great nobleman was easily amused
sswith Jokes full or coarseness and indelicacy."
Mr.. Grevilie tells Us that his associates we're 'tres
poisson y or irredeemabls blackguards In this
drifting. horsejockeying, card-piaylng existence
Mr. Greville passed the first few months OF
the time given In his diary. There Is
a glimpse OF Rogers 'In a nervous state about his
poem,n called Human Life.n There are exploits
among the pheasants ana we learn that the
Duke Of York was appointed to take charge OF the
person OF the poor old blind King-his VILE haf
just died-fr which service he was to receive
$50, 600 q year, Peel supporting the proposition
and Sir James Scarlett, aiterward Lord Abinger,
opposing IL. We have note OF the birth Of
Queen Victoria, who was very nearly being called
Georgiana ana finally this pathetic announce
ment of the death OF George ILL.,, In the slxtie tn
year OF his reign 1.-THE last two days we killed
245 and 2s6 pheasants, 322 and 43l head. On sun
day last arrived the news OF the Kings ueatn.n
GEORGE ON THE THRONE.
The new King, George w., OF ever glorious mem
ory. ascended the throne desperately inn He
had bad cold at Brighton. lor which he lost eighty
ounces Of blood-Knight0n afraid to bleed him.
He had troubles about his Queen which are known
to history, but it is pleasant to learn that his life
was ccmforted by the association OF the Lady
Conynyham, who appears IN these volumes as
holding the same relation to George Nv. that
Nine. Pompadour fulfilled In the memorable
and happy reign OF the most Christian King Louis
XIV, OF France. Lady Cony ngham was the wife OF
the Marquis OF Conyngham, who had been created
Viscount Slane, Earl OF Mount Charles and
Marquis OF Conyngham. in the peerage OF Ireland,
in 1918, when the King was Prince Regent. After
he became King he made the Marquis an English
peer, Baron Minister. as well as general oficer in
the army and Knight of st. Patrick. In other
words, within the present century we find King
OF England showering the honors OF nobility upon
the wretched husband OF his paramour. This mis-.
tress took the place OF another mistress, one
Maria Fagana, Lady Hertford. The popular es-
teem In aich these ladies' were held Is curiously
illustrated by note OF Mr.. Greville's. 1T Is odd
enough" he writes ''Lady Hertford's windows
have been broken to pieces and The frames driven
in, while no assaults have been made on Lady
Conyngham. Somebody asked Lady Hertford If she
had been aware OF the Kings admiration lor Lady
Conyngnam, and whether he mad ever talked about
Lady Conyngham. She replied that intimately as
she had known the King, and open as he had been
with her on every subject, be had never ventured
10 SPEAK with her about his mistresses" Her
ladyship never seems TO have recovered her
position in the affections OF the King, but she
lived for fourteen years alter be acceded to the
throne and died in the reign Of william w.
"There was quite great crowd assembled yester-
day to see old Lady Hertiord's funeral go by. The
King (William W. sent all the roy al carriages,
ana every other carriage IN London was there,
believe-a contemptuous piece OF folly, and the
Kings compliment rather queer one, as tine only
ground on wnlcn she could claim such an honor
was that of having been George lV.'s mistress.u
influence OF Lady Conyngnam In exating her hus-
band to tine peerage; we hnd her son Francis,
the last Marquis appointed to be Private secre-
tary to the King.
CANNING CRAWLING INTO OFFICE.
George ~; ron was pSpSar ppS ar, KING & wnen he as
ford husband o. his rejected mistress, dropping
A man in the gallery cried out, ''Wnere is your
vile, Georgey7n His Majesty did not like the
a quarrel they had at DINNER because the Duke
would not admit that the Russian and French IN
Mas es w te
ranean passage from the house to the stables.
which Is said TO have cost f3 600 TO ,000 There
Is also bath in his apartment; "tne King has
not taken sea bath Tor sixteen years." His dislike
to Canning on account Of that statesman's con-
When party politics ran SO nign that it was neces-
sary to admit Canning into the governments OF
a9rd Liverpool a1e King expressed MS consent IN
to the statesman OF Parliament:-"Ihe King
thinks the brightest jewel in his crown is to ex-
tend bis grace and favor TO subject who has Of
Tended him. andthe therefore informs Lord Liver
pool that be consents to Mr. Canning's forming
part OF the Cabinet" 1t is pleasant to learn tnat
Canning resented TINS letter and for long time
declined to enter Into this Cabinet writing IA
most violent and indignant reply" But party tn
duences controlled nm; he submitted to the
Kings indignity and became his Minister
ANINETEENTH CENTURY STUART.
The Impression that the Ministry or George Nv.
rsIgnsd but did not ruIe. is dispelled y
arch maintained and exercised, at rImes. as
supreme q sway as the Stuarts Take the ques-
celves that the whole OF the late Kings property
devoIves upon him personally and not upon the
crown, and ne mas consequently appropriated to
himself the whole oil the money and jewels.n one
would suppose that Caolnet or honorable stateg-
men would have prevented these acts OF royal
piiferhg; but, 80 touchy Is ne about pecuniary
matters that his Ministers have never dared to
remonstrate with him nor to tell bim tnat he has
spent the money and taken to himself the jewels
as his owu private property" he acted in
The Duke OF wellington, it may be naturally
supposed. could not look tamely on this whole
sale plunder; so we have an expression OF the
Dukes opinion that the Ministers ought to have
taken the opportunity OF the coronation, when
new crown was to be PROVIDED, to state to him
the truth with regard to the jewels and 70 suggest
their being converted TO that PURPOSE. This, how
ever, they dare not do, and SO the matter re-
Nv. has received much honor was the presentation
OF his fathers library to the British Museum. The
visitor to the Museum may see this noDe collec.
tion OF books set apart as mark OF respect to the
memory OF the King who founded 1t, and 10 the
KING, mis- son, who gave 1t to the nation. But Mr..
Grevllle tells US that George Nv. had even designed
selling the library collected by the late King, but
"this he was obliged to abandon, for the Ministers
and the royal family must have Interfered to pre-
vent so scandaous a transaction. IL was there
lore presented to the British Museum"
HOW GEORGE RULED ENGLAND.
On political questions TINS noble King had his