, 1874-11-14
ENGLAND FROM 1918 TO 1890.
Anecdotes Of Kings, Qnecns, and Co.
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Extracts from 1.-THE Grevilie Me-
moirs,"
London f0et, 2o) Correspondence Gf the Ee,o 1orl
Herald.
Mr.. Henry Reeve. tho editor Of tho Ediu1urg
Rerie,o. as 1ust given TO Tho world In throe vol
smcs book called " Tho qrovillo Memoirs" Of
whieh everybody Is talking, and which contain
more piquans anecdotes OF royal md distinguish
ed rorsonagcs living at tho commencement Of
thus century than hayo over haforo bocu puhs'sn-
cd, Mr. Gsovillo, whose dinry Ia hero repro
duccd, was a man Of birth sud education, Wnot
for forty ycara. hold tho pca'sioM Of clesk OF
tho Council In Ordinary, and. being no-
sides In excellent society. had .oppofsanl-
tiles OF seong aud hearinE oil that
raese1. His diary comn,euces in 1918, md
ip continued to tho year Of hfs acath, 1866; but
tho throe volumes now published do not o1tona
bevond 1880. AIr. 1acoyo Processes aomo littlo
rotcenco In regard to tue pnpi!ca1lo,u , o. com,
s preface ono may infer that II Will not ho iong
before tho lator volumes SEQ tho light. Mcan-
ti1no wo ought to bo grateful to him Tor thoao
A1rsady isBl,od. It ID not proposed 70 review
thcu1, L,,t simply TO pick out boino Of tho most
4triking and amusing passages:
GEORGE THE FOURTH.
"IIta MaicsIy kcepB everybody at great dis.
tanco from him, and all about him arc slfaa OF
openness aud familiarity thnn anybody Rad
ford (who is dyiug) Is moi, in ouch favor
ea he wss, tlongh aulooon 10 Is ,rna alSoSs :aSs
tbs bsES oe oi e9ory gs ay ia s al o
etp ho cnn pick up, Bachelor spealsH With very
i;ttle ceremony. The King told tacn, the other
dte that 'O'Reilly was the dnn1nodest liar ~ tho
worll,' anu 1t econls he Is often Ill tho }ihtt OF
discussing people in this WY to hlH Wallets do
ofSir william llnighton. who kept tho Kings
prreo mud n,nuaged his AFFAIRS wo arc told:
"Ilts 0ho King's) language about AniShsou in
aonletincs Of the most uplncnBured violonce,-
wishes he was dead. and QUO day, when tho door
was opeu 40 that the page could hear. ho said.
i uiah to God somebody would as1aHsinnte
nghten II this way s aT's sa s9safs = Of Of
mako those who have business to tratls-
act With him or to lay .,papcra bef"ro
him, wait III bis anto.roona while io Ia loung-
ing with Mount Charlca or anybody, talK-
ho Is told 'Sir, there ia Watson ,waiting,''
.kc, he replies, Damn Watson let him wait
lie does it OH purpose aud likes it. This account
correspouda with oil havo before hoard. and
coutirns tho opinion I hayo long had that
mora coutempti6lo. cowardly. selfish, uufecling
doq docs not exist than this Hing. on whom such
aaitcry is constantly lariRhoa. lilo Ina sort OF
cauricious good nature. arising, however out OF
no good principle or good feeling, but which is
Of 10 uEo to him, lis it CANCELS III moment and
at small cost long scoro Of misconduct. prince1
Aayo only to behave with common dccency aild
prudence aud they aro nuro TO he popular for
tbeto is great aud general disposition topay
coutt to Thorn. do not know anybody who IL
proof against their Eeductions when they think
lit to aso them in tho Ehapo Of cisilisy ant con
doscsnson, The gronteonnoiatloti in all tllls is
that, 10 far from deriving happiness from their
GRANDEUR they uro tho most miserable Of mali-
Kind" -----.-..
THE DuEE AND DuoNEsa OF ronE.
The Du4e OF York was brother to King George
the rourtl, and Cou,natdcr-in- Chief Of the
krny. Mr.. Grevillo won't to stay with him nt
Oatlknds House, and thus writes Of 1t: ".Ihere
nra almost a.wnys tho came poople, sometimes
f.oro Bo,netineB less. We dino at s, and nit at
tablo till H. In about quarter ot m n hour atter
play at whiGt, aud mover atirs from tho table rs
long aa anybody will play with him. When any
body givcH hint Of being tired ho will lcnvo OF; :;
but Il be soes any sienH Of "eArlneSs m In othera
orally playa also at half-croxn whiHt. Tho
Duchese noidoin goes to bed, or ii so aho doos
only for III hour Or two. Sho RlcopS dressed upon
couch, sometimes in ono room, eomotlmcs ~
night, or rather early in tho morning, and she
Always steepa With opnn windows"
AN ArROpo9 STORY.
"A cerlan bishop III tho House OF Lords rose
10 speals, mud announced TINT ho should divide
what he had to soy into twelve parts. when the
Duke Of Wharton interrupted him aud begged
he might ba indugel IN few minutes, us be
had story TO tell which ho could only introduce
ut TINT moment. "A drunlen follow Eraa passing
by 1T. Paul's at night and heard tho clock slowly
ehimlpg IL. Ho counted tho strokes, mud, whom
It had finished. looked towardu tho clock and
Raid: "Damn yon, why couldn't you give us that
oil ot md 1f alt tnr11
1tory."
POPULARITY OF GEORGE ".
1.-THE King went to the play last night for the
first time, tho Dukes Of York ind C'urencs and =
immense acciamation, tho whole pit standing uu,
hurrahing and waving their hate Lork Hert-
lord dropped QUO Of tho candles as ho was light
Ivy the King in and mude greEs r. cont.lslon II
very few. A man IN tho gallery called out,
Where's your wifo. Georgief'"
THE puKE OF WELLINGTON AND oEoIuH ".
"When the Duko was at brighton in Tho
winter ho and the King lad e dispute about tho
Army: It began by tho lang'a saying that tho
Ruaaians or Clio Prussiaus, l forget which, were
The bcst infantry in tho world. Ths Duks eaid,
Except Your Majosty'a.' The King thon sa:d
Duke denied. Then that an inferior numbor ot
French regiments would always beat a superior
number OF English, and, in short. that they were
not lnlf 10 effective. The King was very angry,
LUG u!aputo WI1ea HAElu. stlu eHueu ny ula
Majesty rising from the table and sayng, 'Wcl4,
it Ii not for ne to disputo such subject with
Your Grace"
At COURT.
~ was lodged In tho Pavilion and ll;ned with
tho Ring. The gauly splendor Of tho place
atnuacd mo for littlo and thou bored me. The
dinncz WAS cold md tia evening dull beyond al
duness. They say tho Kill; Is anxious that form
and ceremony sAonld bo hanished. aud 1t 90 1t
only proves how impossible 1t is TINT form auG
ceremony should not AlWaya fulpbis 4 nr!aco
Tho rooms aro not Furnished for Hocioty, md, il
TACT, socioty cannot flourish without eaae, and
who can feel at eEso who ia under tho ocrnn
constralnt which etiquette aud respect imposu
The King was in good lookA and good Eplrits ant
tftor dinnor c1t lis jokes with ali tho coarse mov
rmcnt Which ii characteristic. Lord Welleale,
did not seem to Ike 1t, but at course ho howel
nnd smiled like tho rest. was curious to ses
row ouly hope nlnv noYer 70 tllore again, fo
tho novelty M peAsoA, and saQuIl ho axnosed II