The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
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From the New York Graphic.)
A rather startling placard has been posted in
various public places offering in huge tack
letters reward of Ell 600 for one copy of GER
tain book published in london in 1880, and
suppressed at that time by the lord chancellor
at the instance OF the royal family, because, as
the placard mildly puts it, it contained certain
statements regarding member OF the royal
family. The name of the book Is not men,
toned, but from the names Of the publisher
and printer, which are given, the book is rec
was published in the year named, and which
gave what purported to be an accurate account
Of the secret marriage of King George w., with
Mrs. Fitzherbert, and of the issue OF that mar
riage-a son; who was either kept in conceal
ment or spirited out of the country, but who,
is this be true, could now make very strong
pretensions to the British throne and the title
of George "
The story has been told, more or less in de.
tail, in two or three books. which have ap-
peared since 1880, and that some degree of i'm
portance is attached to it by the present royal
family is shown by the tact that every one Of
these publications have, without exception,
been suppressed by the government by the in
Fiction OF severe punishment and the payment
OF large rewards for the possession OF stray
copies. The book now advertised for was pub
lished by NJ. Lindsen, PaternOster row, and
printed by T. jackson, Newgate street, and
both publisher and printer suffered long terms
Of imprisonment for disobeying the injunc-
ton Of the lord chancellor. About three
years ago the scandal threatened to burs. forth
again, for single copy Of the book which had
escaped the destruction Of the original edition
came into the possession OF the editor of the
London Standard, who threatened to publish
it serially in his paper. This came to the ears
of the government, which at once
offered the editor the choice OF
'wo alternatives-either to publish
the story and 20 to prison for con
tempt Of the lord chancellor, or to refrain from
publishing it and accept E5,OoO for his copy of
the book. The editor looked upon the latter
alternative as the most desirable OF the two,
and pocketed the E5, 600, turning over the
book to be burned. With the destruction OF
this copy the government supposed that the
work was extinct; but it has lately been rum
ored that one more copy Of the book remains,
and is somewhere in America. The plaoard
does not bear any evidence oil being issued or
authorized by the government, and is, per-
haps, unknown to the British authorities
Another publication of the story was made
some years ago By Reynolds Rev ..s London pub,
the Court OF George w.; but this work was
published in the form OF fiction, aud being so
evidently overdrawn IS to convey but little
impression that twas founded on facts, it did
not 80 seriously attract the attention of the
government
Another book which the authorities have
zealously endeavored to suppress, but with
herbert Letters, published within a few years
by Bentley, of which at least one copy is now
in this city. II is matter Of history that King
George w. had an Gfairc dc cGur with Mrs.
Fitzherbert, and it is said he was private ly
married to her, but the legality of this mar
rage seriously questioned, as she was de-
vout Catholic, and the clergyman who per-
formed the ceremony was a Protestant Episco-
palian. Mrs. Fitzherlert survived the King
and also his successor, King Will
liam w, tor the Grenville Memoirs, Just pub
lished, mention the fact of her coming when an
old lady to look at the remains OF the last
named monarch She died at an advanced
age in the early part OF the present reign, and,
according TO the Bentley story, she confided to
her executors q sealed packet, which was to
be depos tied in hank and to remain unopened
unless her character was assaiieh, when il was
to be opened and published in vindication OF
the purity of her relations with George Nv. The
executors, who were the Duke of Wellington,
Lord Albemarie, and another, deposited the
packet in Coutts' bank, bat few years after her
death very offensive attack upon her memory
was made in the Edinburgh Rericr. Upon this
the third executor requested the consent OF his
colleagues to have the packet in Cout:s' hank
opened and its contents, which were believed to
include the marriage certificate, published in
accordance with the wish OF the deceased The
duke and Albemayie opposed this motion, and
the other executor went to the bank and made
. personal application Tor the packet At this
time, however, the queen was keeping her own
account at Cou;t' hank, and the Official seemed
afraid oil displeasing 80 powerful customer,
and threw various Obstacles in the wav OF get
ting the papers. The executor again appealed to
Wellington and Albemarle, but they, too, seem-
ed afraid oil royal influences, and would not
move in the matter. After a while
the three executors died, but the ex-
ecutors OF the one who had
50 long endeavored to get possession Of the
documents renewed these endeavors nv an
plication to the executors Of the Duke of Wei
hngto1 and Lord A.bemarle- The latter, how
source the frst-named set Of executors pub
lished detailed history of all the efforts to get
the facts contained in those documents before
the world This history showed very plainly
thst powerful and royal influences had been
active In SURPRISING the facts, and the gov
phatc manner upon the publisher, and upon
the book
The story is q. all events curious and 70
mantle one, and there are those who prophesv
that ITS most important chspter remains TO be
enacted when Queen Victoria passes away and
the question OF the succession comes - the
front
An 1ncoFTigible WaE.
From ST. Cloud JournAl.l
An s.incorrigible vag named Dunn,
stole pair Of horses from Kandiyohi
county. He insisted that II vac nmiv q