The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
From the Louis VILE Courisr-Journai.l

From the Louis Vile Courier-Journal.l
A few days since the following circular
was sent through the mails:
Gel 900 REwARD-A BoOK-Any per
son having in his possession GER
tain book, printed in London by 7.
Jackson, Newgate street, in 1880, with
the name, of NJ. Lindsell, Pater Noster
Row, on the title-page, as publisher,
against the publication of which the
Lord Chancellor issued an injunction, 1t
containing certain statements regarding
a member of the royal family, will re-
ceive the above reward in gold by bring
ing the book to Mr.. G. Galbourne, 85
Duke street, London, or b. r.. Brown,
500 Broadway, New York, U. s. Only
the one copy is known to be in the Uni
ted States.'
The book is in Louisville, and at this
moment is in the possession of one of our
most prominent young lawyers. In the
supplement which accompanies this issue
of the Cowier-Jownat there is an article
taken from the New York Graphic, citing
a number Of ingenious conjectures rs to
the particular member of the Royal
Family" to whom reference is made.
Those conjectures are we'll taken, for the
book is nothing more nor less than the
memoirs of George Nv, containing a
minute history of all the scandalous pas
sages in his life, together with an expos
ure of the corruption of his political ad-
ministration. The identity of the book
seems positive, for it bears the imprints
of the publishers named in the circular,
as. we'll as the date of its issue, 1880.
The memoirs are in two volumes, and a
hasty glance at the contents sufiices to
clearly show why it is that SO large
reward is OfieIed for it.
But how came it in Louisville? Two
or three years ago, an English gentleman
named Taylor, book salesman for the
firm of John p. Morton & Co., of this
city, discovered the volumes in a case of
books that the firm had imported from
G. ID. CazenOve, London book dealer,
now out of business. The volumes had
not been ordered, and it was presumed
that they had been placed in the case ac-
cidcntally. Mr.. Taylor was perhaps the
most enterprising and thoroughly in
formed book dealer ever known in Louis
vile. He was perfectly familiar with
all the branches of English literature,
and when his eye lighted upon the work
he at once appreciated its value. The
date of the importation was about tile
beginning of the year 1873. He showed
the books to number of literary gentle
men of the city, and among them was
the young lawyer who is now its fortu-
nate pOssessor. The latter gentleman
hesitated some days about making the
purchase, but his love of the rare and Gu
rious in literature triumphed, and he
bought them. Shortly afterward Mr..
Taylor died of consumption. Since then
the volumes have filled place upon the
shelves of the library of the gentleman
in question.
1t is quite certain that the reason the
royal family are so solicitous for its de-
struction lies in the fact that the marriage
of King George with Mrs. Fitzherbert is
proved by letters and documents taken
from the royal archives. 1t also testifies
that child was born to Mrs. Fitzher-
bert while in lawful wedlock, and the
British crown consequently is in danger
of passing without the pale of royalty.
The books contain finely executed por-
traits of those women whose names have
become familiar to all students of the
shady side of English history, in connec-
tion with that of the amorous George. 1t
will doubtless prove treasure-trove in
more respects than one to the gentleman
who now holds it. 1t is his intention to
turn his golden opportunity to its best
accOupt