The New York herald., 1874-11-07

extend beyond 1880. Mr. Reeve processes some
little retcence IN regard to the publication o
comments on our own times; but from the tone o
his preface one may infer that II will not be Ions
before the later volumes see the light. Meantim
we ought to be grateful to him for those
already issued. 1t is not proposed to review them
bu, simply TO pick out some OF the most striking
and amusing passages;-
GEORGE THE FOURTH.
HIS Majesty Keeps everybody II aareat distance G.
though he talks to his pages with more opennes:
and familiarity than anybody. Radlord twho Il
always there. Of O'Reily, the surgeon, who sect
the King every day and carries him ali the gossip
ceremony. The King told them the her day thai
'U'Reil!y was the damnedest liar In the world
and u seems ne IS OF en- a the habit OF discussing
people In this way to his Ualets de chanlbre.
OF SIR William Knighton who kept the Kings
purse and managed hts a1arrs we are told:--
HIS uhe King's language about Kniohton IL
sometimes Of the mOst unmeasured violence
wishes ne was dead, and one day, when the door
was open so tnat the page could hear, ne saio, Il
wish 10 God somebody would assassinate
knighton." In TINS way ne always speaks OF him
and uses him. HIS greatest delight is to make
those who have business to transact with him OF
to lay papers before him, Walt In his anteroOm
while he IS lounging with Mount Charles or any.
Dody. taking OIL horses or any trivial matter; and
when ne Is told, .Sir. there Is Watson waiting
&C., ne replies "Damn Watson; let him wait y
CORES ponds with ell have before neard, and con-
firms the opinion have long mad that a more con-
temptble cowardly. seltsn, unieeing dog does
not exist tnan TINS King on whom such nattery Is
constantly Iavished. He has sort OF capricious
good nature, arising, however, ont Of no good
principle or good eeilng, but which Is OF use TO
him, as 1t cancels in q moment and at small cost
q long score OF mi conduct. Princes nave only to
behave with common aecency and prudence aud
they arr sure 10 be popular, for there Is great
and general disposition 10 pay court TO them.
90 not know anybody who Is PROOF against their
cn6nn nfnnl w hnn fhnu 3 fn fhnnN In ha
shape OF clv'llty and condescensiOn The great
consolation In all TINS Is the PROOF tnat, so lar from
deriving happiness rom their grandeur, they are
the most miserable Of all mankind.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK.
The Duke OF York was brother OF King George
the Fourth and Commanier-In-Chief OF the army.
Mr.. Grevllle went TO stay with him at Oatlands
House. and thus writes Of =
There are almost always the same people.
some times more, sometimes less. We dine at
quarter Of an hour alter we leave the dining room,
the Duke Sits down to play at whist, and never
ss ns Men ong vi
tired he will leave on; but Y ne sees any gns OF
WEAKNESS IN others he will never stop himself
The Duchess generally plays also at nall-crown
whist. The Duchess seldom goes to bed, or II so
she does only Tor an hour or two. Sne sleeps
dressed upon couch, sometimes in one room.
very late at night or rather early in the morning,
and she alwayssieeps With open windows
AN APROPOS STORY.
certain bishop In the House OF Lords rose to
speak. and announced tnat ne should divide what
Wharton interrupted him ana oeg0ed he might be
INDUCED in few minutes. as he had story to
ten winch ne could only introduce at that
Paul's at night aud heard the CLOCK slowly chin
ing twelve. lie counted the strokes and when It
had finished looked toward the clock and said,
Damn you. why couldn't you give US that all a.
oncer" There was an end OF the bishops story.
POPULARITY OF GEORGE ".
IN m ar
first time. the Dukes OF YORK and Clarence and
great suite with MN. He was received with I'm
hurrahng and waving their hats. Lord HertUrd
dropped one o1 the candles as ne was lighting the
people caIes @ fae Queen but very rye ew WA
man IN the gallery called out, "Where's your Vile,
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND GEORGE ~.
When the Duke was at Brighton IN the winter
he and the King lad dispute ABOUT the army.
@ 0y as ngs saying ha' tue sSs
In lantry in the world. The Duke said, Except
Your Majesty's.'' The King then SAID the English
cavalry were the best, wnicn the Duke denied.
Then that an inferior number of French regiments
would always oeat superior numDer Of English,
Inc King was very angry. the dispute waxed
warm ana eEoed by , HIS Majesty rising from anl the
on such subject with Your Grace"
AT COURT
was lodged in the Pavllion and dined with
the King. The gaudy splendor OF the place
amused me Tor little and then bored me. The
dinner was cold and the evening dull beyond all
dulness. 1hey say tn King Is ANXIOUS that form
and ceremony should De banlshed, and II so 1t
only proves now impossible 1t is that form and
ceremony should not always inhabt palace.
The rooms are not furnished for society, and, IN
TACT, society cannot flourish without ease, and
who can Ieel at eae who IS under the eternal con-
straint which ct quette and respect impose. The
King was IN good looks ana good spirits, and after
dinner cut his jokes WIN all he coarse merrment
which Is characteristic. Lord Wellesley did not
like the rest. / was curious to see the Pavilion
and the lie tney lead there. and now only hope
passed ana l should be exposed to the whole
weight OF the bore OF 1t without the stimulus OF
curiosity.
WELLINGTON WOUNDED.
The Duke SAID he had been struck down by
musket shot whi.e reconnoitring the enemy as
they were retreating In the Pyrenees. The people
round him thought he was killed, but he got up
directly He Is OF opinion that Massena was the
best French general TO whom he was ever op-
posed.
ROYAL MUNIFICENCE.
McGregOr told me the other day that not one
OF the physicians and the surgeons VINO attended
the Duke OF Yolk through mis- long and painful
llne IS had ever received the smallest remunera-
ton, although their names and services had been
lald before tue KING lie told me in addition that
during sixteen years that ne attended the Duke
and MS Whole Iamy he never received anything
by way oi lee or any payment Whatever.
GEORGE Nv. ON HIMSELF.
One day ne was talking OF the ate King, and
asse ted that George III. had said to himself:-
''OI all the men nave ever Known, you are the
one on WnOm i nave tue RredteSb uependence,
and you are the most perfect gentleman An
other day he said tnat ne rec0llected old Lord
Chesterfield, VINO once said to him :-'oir, you are
the fourth Prince oil Wa.es l have known, and
must give your Royal Hgnness one piece
oil advice stick to your lather AS
long as you adhere TO your father
you will oe o great and happy man but II you
separate yourseli from MIN you will be nothing
ana an unhappy one. And, by God" added the
King, II never forgot that ADVICE, and acted upon
1t all my le" 1--WE AL" said the Duke '1ooked at
each other with astonisnment.n
MISS FANNY KEMBLE BUTLER.
saw M IS Fanny Kemble lor The first time on
Friday and was disappointed she is short, Ill
made, with large hands and eet and expressive
countenance, tnougn not handsome; fine eyes,
teeth and hair; not devoid OF grace, and with
great energy and spirit: her voice good, though
she has little oi the draw oil her family.
TOMMY MOORE.
Moore sang In the evening and was very agree
able the whole day. He SAID that Byron thought
that Crabbe and Coleridge had the most genus
and feeling OF any living poet How dangerous IL
IS to be story teller however agreeable the
meaning or amusing the budget, for Moore to-day
told story which lie told here last week. How
ever, they all laughed just the same, except me,
and m0ralized upon II thus.