, 1875-01-30

Ihe King died in 1880, whilo SIR Grcyllls w.s
travelling on the cuNtsnont; and 1t in pnr'
.s, s not m,&ss to Il ill., "'stsa esos At nas sst Tho %
his journal: "Everyhody hero ia In great
alarm about the King tHeurgo ly.l, who. nave
no doubt IN very III; am nfrald lo will dio he-
death, md nse II tho proceedings, Of sta now
reign; but, now am hero. must siay out my
t'n,e let what will ilappen."
A few weeks asiof the Kings DEATH Mr..
switch was numerous enough 10 iii Monmouth,
street. and sufficiently various and splendid for
illo wardrobe Of Df'sry Lane, IIo hardly aver
gave away anything. except lin linen, which wns
st16n,ad cyery year Is.e clothes aro ti
Nn1n. There are ali tho costs hs lsAk ever had
for afty years. 800 vhpa, caues without nuul,cr,
every sort Of nniform+ tho costumes Of all tile
Orders in Enropo, splendid fara, peltsses, hnut-
ing costa snd bfeeel!es; ard, among other
things, dozen pair Of corduroy hrcechcs be had
made to hunt III whcn Don Miguel tsna
horo. III, profnson IN these arttcles vas
unbonntlet' becanHe he nover paid for
them, and Lis rnBrnOry wAu 40 accurate that one
Of his rngen told mo lio rccollected every aIti-
clio Of iAroha no matter l,ow old, and that t'ior
| were alWays Ilall0 to be called OIL to produce
coat othSe arsls u o.
in gseat or little things Tint man xas most oai-
Oil and contemptaEle."
! When william, ". cnno to the throne, hiH
4 HfQtGE4ue hHu FlulEnlDla HAYh Hlhu6 6V0fyOCuy
lear .llat 10 had already Welded 10 the maindy
| Of insanity which was tic inheritanco Of hja
house. Lady Gonynghan and heF family retired
| from tlo l.oyal PALACES, mid the Kings nine
entered into their places. Dut this proccod-
lug WAS not counted ningular. It was The Kings
vulgar, plebeIan manners that shocked his LEGS
subjects. lie was in no hurry to put OIL the dig
the sight Of a King OIL Tie throne with tho
ronGh habitB Of = sailor md country
Rontlcmnn. Dns Mr. Grevlle cood-naturedly
romarka Of him: "Altogcthor, ho seems
lesquo, .bnsLliae old fellow; and, il be doesn't
70 mad, may make VERY decent HING; but lle
oxhlbits oldities." Anon. tho 1rst official acts
Of William ". WAS to inspect tbs Cofds.4 oa.4.
fo'm. md with great pair Of gold spurs halt
way up Ills legs, like Gane-coc15. although lie
WIS nut to ride; for. having chA!k-stones in his
hands. be can't hold the reins. Tho Queen came
+ to Ln1y DathutHt's to sec tho review aud hold =
| sort of tisawipg-room, when tho Ministers
| wives wefo presented to hor, and official MEN.
to which weto added Indy Dashurhts relatives;
everybody whs IN rnarcaa except tiIe officers.
has good manners, md did all this (which sho
latcd} very weH. Blie said tho part ~ il sho
was acting aud wished ths green curtain to
drop"
tho prisy Councillors and Lords-Lieutensut, etc.
Tho Duke (lNellington1 was twico sworo, A. Con-
stable Of the Tower and Lieutenant Of Hunts;
| then Jctsey and tue new privy Councillors,
and thon tho host OF Lieutenants, six or seven
at siEuc or SO many rs could hold q bit Of the
rcstament. l begged tho King would, 10 expe-
dts tho businoss. diHponae with their kneeling,
which ha did. and 40 ne got on rapidly enough;
hind tho klnE. With his whito uand: Tbs farco
is good, tKnft it ? aB they each kissed his hand
told him their name or county. or both aud lie
had civil word to say to everybody, inviting
nome to dlnnor, promising to visit others, te-
! .nlnding them Of former vis'sa aosneihing good
humored; he as:cd Lord Egromont's permission
to 80 and live IN hin county, at brighton.
Three days after this acono tho King drove a1l
Princess Aueusta. and Tho King Of Wur:emborg.
aud, coming homo, he aet down the King drop
7rd him, Al no calls it,, at Grillon's Hotel
The King Of Englana dronping .n-
tic King bsd party, and Il ii o'clock he slis.
missed them thuH: "Now, ladcR Rnd gontle-
mon, wisil you goodnight. mill not detan
you *ny longer from your atnasensnts, and l
M e sone to my oss. osS which is to 20 to 80
At Ela iirht sp.ech to the Council tho King
Rpoks OF Liz brother, the late King, With an Mp
pcaranee Of deep fcPlnE, land i'll sone OF voics
properly softsned and ,subduea; but Just aftor-
ward, when they gave him the PEN to sign tito
declaration, he said. IN his usual tone, THIS III
danonod bad pou you have given mo-" But after
William had grown accustomed to wearing tho
EIoHns uiA Hleb kIeH BLHaQl8f, anu l8 learned to
eon'tnct Aimsolf With dignity aomowlas bottor
suited to his position. stlll Ao was alvaya
rough, ard cllo!eEic, and caprlcious aud gave lis
Ministers and tho people ia aia service no cnd OF
trouble. Shortly before the close OF his reign,
big e!dost son, Adoplun Fitzclarcnco, gayo tno
following description OF hs daily rogms:
- He sleeps ia tho aatao room NTH tho Quoen.
but In separate bed. At quarter before
every morning, his vniot-do-cha1nbre knoc!ts at
the door At ten minuses bofoso exactly, be
gets OUT Of bed, puts on flannel dressing. CORN
aud trousers, and walks into hts dreesing-room,
Let WHO will be there, be neyer ,akes tho slight
CT notice OF thSin till be emerges from thus
sanctuary. wleH, Ike lhe naatatEe inaaqinaiFe he
accoets whoever may DO rreseut with cheerful
aspect. lie is lonE at lis aElutions and tukcs
Up m hour aud half in dressing. At half-paat
= ho brealfasts with the tunon, the lad,os, and
auy Of Ills family Ao cats co,lpla Of fingers
and drinks = dist. Of coffee, After breakfast he
roads tho Times md Morning Post. csmmentiuc
aloud On What ha reads in very plain terms, and
sometimes they hear, .That's = damaod lio! OF
come such rouarl, without knowing to what it
applfes:. After breakfast, he dovotas himself.
with Biz Herbert Taylor, ia business Till
2, when hc lunches {tHo cutlnts and two XasHcs
OF shersJ) then lte goes out for drvs fill din
ner-t!ue At dinner he drinks bottle OF HllerFy,
40 othor wine. -sud eats moderately be goes
TO bed Eoon Eftcr II. lIo abhors Ill his Miuiu-
tors, even those whom he used rnther to like for
mar3y; hMt hates Lord John illnssell] ths worst
ought to ba giYen for tlis Ascot racsz i,o said.
You know cannot give a dinner I cnnnot
give any di1ners without Inviting the Ministers.
th.p tna would rather sse tbs de' than any ons Of
=, l1oyalty cuts sorry figure in tho timo Of those
Momolru, aud, AZ may be Boon in the oxtrarta we
havo made, HI. Grevillo has not hsaitated 70
SHOW it ia ali it's defortnity. Neither this uu- |
pleasant spoctao'a nor tho exhibition he rpAkes
q tho nobility, A calculated to make Americans |
a.lssatisdea with Republican simplicity. nr.
0rsvlo talks much Of tbs - rnaune1o Of those
Hnom he moeta and gauges his respect for per- /
sons IN proportion tho.r elegance; but accor,iiuc
70 hlt own showing. elegant mannesx were uot
seldom accompanied with shallow intellecta sud /
sieious hearts. George ". had tbs reputation |
of pelng " the Atst gentleman in Europon The
reaanr llas Heen how ho 1inplayed bis geut!o-
manhood. uesaslannl!y hfr. 0rerisIe Presents
one oi iia ttiad or otherwise dlstinguiHhed No.
inataneea are fe~- Either there wsa 10 good to
i % said of them. q the writer took ! keener
pleasure tn recording their foibias and yIces
than their goo'}l7 qnalihos. tbs DuEa or WeI'
hngton aud Lord nrougham we're tie eapecial