, 1874-03-30

and Fox, and Sheridan. Tho following extract
illustrates the enthusiasm which animated tho
ladlcBs
Yard by Q or half-past 0n tho morntng) and
tloy sit from 0 to IL before business 6oglnB.
After sootng Mrs. MQrrco safe in tho Hall,
! como in to dross as q manager 30 tint
b,tsinoss Ia rathor M operation. Some people,
mud, believe, ovon womou-I mean ladios-
hayo slopt at tho ooffoe houses adjoining Woat-
m'nstcr Hall, TINT thoy may ho sire of getting
abavo havo boon to tho Hali. ~ wo S stood IN
iaat tic press waa 10 torrblo that think i poa-
siblo might have aaved, II not hor 1ifo, ut loast
a limb or two. I could not, however, Havo her
cap, which porighcd in tho attompt. Shooaa
were, howovor the principal and n1oat general
osa. Several ladies went In barefoot; .otl1era,
nftor losing their own, got tho STRAY. shoes Of
other people, and won't III with onc rod and ono
yollow Hhoe."
shoridan's speech at the trinl soenas to have
uronted profoundor impression oven than that
ousiy over tho grand clmaxes Of tho sponkor,
nntl at Its conclusion Burke chught him In his
arms in . transport Of enthusiasm. It was on
this ocoason that Gibbon listened with emotion,
aa ho relates III his miscellaneous works. to that
passage, delivered u in tito presence Of tho Brit
ish natton," In which Sheridan. nfter declaring
TINT tho facts which he had to rotate were "un-
parallolod In atrocty," added that nothing
E1uAl IN EElIlllHl1kY WHb u NO kAAGN AA aA7
ciont or modern history, in tho correct Pc.
rioaa Of Iacitus or tho luminous pagcs q
Gibbon." It is related that tho historian, nat
urally highly dastored ut tho compliment,
asked ff9na stnf ns1t t9 him to 1Spsst to
reply, "he said something about your volumi1i-
ouB pngos.h
4 yoar later tho nation WIS ehnken to its con-
tro BY tho excitement growing out Of tho Kings
temporary insanity, which it was ut ono time
thonght might provo incurablo. Tho plottings
and connter-plottngs botwcon the court and
tho Anti-Court party, repeatedly alluded to
By Lord Mimic, illustrate the bitterness Of
tho -
Tn1NcE OF WALES. r...
then mhttor Of painful notoriety throughout
tho Kingdom. Ever sinoo tho accession OF the
House OF Hanover to tho British throne, 1t
aeema to ha7e bocomo nottled rule that tho 70
roigning sovereign should quarrel with tho hoir
apparent, aud at tho preaent day 1t is notorious
flint Victoria aud hor eldest son have not always
beon in accord. The proiligaoy and extravagance
Of tho Prince Of Wales doubtloss did much to
alienate his fathers affections, but Lord Mimic
insists In many passages Of his correspondence
that this rosult was aiao due iu great measure to
Queen Challottos unnatural hatred Of her malo
offspring. Ho aso intfmates that she persist
entity wldenod tho breach botwoon father and
son in order to strengthen aud contirm hor own
influence over the former. Tho King anu tho
Court being Tory In thoir politics, tho Prince
aud his brother, tho Duke Of York, wore Of
course violent Wings, md Lord Mimic Hcoms to
have boen ona Of their most trusted advisers.
In tho midst Of tho Aorco wrangle over tho
Regency bill in Parliament, tho King began to
mond. and his recovery WAS tho signal for IN
outburst Of boistorous loyalty, which was
emBod s fri I h 5y srs r. q be sho o
Of March 1ondon was nightly blazing with
ilumina.lone, while hor great thorouRhfaros
Rwarmod with noiBy crowdn Of patriotic Sub
jects- Lord Miuto vouohos for the truth Of the
following story:
THE PRINCE OF WA1Es NODDED.
-" On tue day Of tho illumination tue Princes
ford's. The Prince and tue Dnto Of York went
away together in tho Princes coach, aud woru
going to tho opera. In somo Of tho narrow
streets the coach was stopped by other carriages,
called God savo tho King I while tho Prince,
letting down Ills glasses, joined them In, calling
worry heartily, aid halloood tLoug 1.-Two tue
King |! and 80 forth, with the mob: Dut, ono
:. God bless Pitt +. Tho Prince said be would
not but called out Fox forever! aud God
blosa FoxP Tho man, and beiipve como 9TH
ers, began to insist On his saving Pitt forever
on which man pulled tho coach door open,. and
the Prince endoayored to jump out among thom
in order to defend herself ; but the D1ko OF
York kopt him back with ono arm, and with tho
other struck tho man on tho head aud called to
the coac!lman to drive on, which, he did at .
great pace, the coach door tapping about as
they went aud SO they got to tho OPERA"
Lord Mimic Beems to lnvo had more chari-
table opinion Of the Prince than was entertained
BY tho majority Of those admitted to his contl-
not being extremely popular; for ) tenth part Of
his populnr qualities and indeed OF Ills good
qualities, has made the fortunes of many Princes
and favorites Of :he poople.. In after life he
considerably modified his opinion.
A fow weeks nftor tho Kings recovery his Soc
ond son, tho Duke Of York. fought duol with 4
nIr. Lonox, attached to the Court party, III which
lie narrowly cAcaped serious injury: Hero ia all
account OF his first interview with his august pa-
rents aftor the affair:
KISa. QUEEN, AND soS.
"The duy hoforo yesterday the Duke Of York
wont himself to the King aud Queen. Ho saw
tho King first alone, who was excessively infect
cd, sud showed the strongest nnarha Of agitation
what IL remarkable iB, TINT tie door being ajar,
| and tho Quoon in tho noxt room, tho King stole
gently to the door nnd Bllt1t it to, that lc might
not DO Reen or hoard in thcBe expressions ui
| natural affection. When tho Quoon came in. she
took no notice at all Of the transaction, good OF
| bad. Charlotte has tho brooches, but Goo
forbid should ever know 1t otherwise than b,
| report"
| THAT life and property we're not very secure il
| London in tho last decado OF tho eighteenth
| count;
TIE MONSTER,
"The great topic at present (April, 1900 is tbs
! man called the Monster, who COCA about stab
| bing womell No less than fourtoon women,
some OF whom arc Of fashion, have been attacked
aud wounded by him. Great rewards arc Offered
for Ills apprehension; Ae is supposed to be mad
and to hayo received como injury from your sex,
which he takes this method to royonge. 1Io Il
said to succeed in clearing the atrectH Of women
much better than Sir ". Do1bdon, who brought
in q bill for that purpose last year. Sir Sampson
Wright says thero are now 4, goo banditti about
London that ho knows Of. They're in the mid
Renwick Williams. the ao-oalled Monster, Tae
tried aud convicted In London few muntha
| afterward. In connqotion with thta subject We
1,nve tho following account OF
| 4 BTnAS1E INCIDENT
which happened to Lady Mimic herself thon Lady
Elliot, while lar carriage Was standing at the
| door Of ono Of tho great London shops, in I