River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05

and poeketed the co, 900, turning over the
book TO be burned. With the destruction OF
this copy the government supposed that the
work was extinct; but il has lately been rum
ored that one more copy Of the book remains,
ana Is somewhere in America. The placard
does not bear any evidence of being issued or
authorized by the government, and is, per.
maps, unknown 10 the British authorities.
Another publication of the story was made
some years ago by Reynolds, London pub
Usher, under the title of 's'The Mysteries of
tho Court OF George w.; but this work was
published in the form of fiction, and being so
evidently overdrawn as TO convey but little
impression that twas founded on facts, il did
not SO seriously attract .u' attention of the
government
Another book which he authorities lave
zealously endeavored 10 suppress, but with
only partial success, is history of the Fitz-
herbert Letters, published within q few years
by Bentley, of which at least one copy is now
IN this city. 1t is matter of history that King
George ~. had an afaire de eGur 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-
yout Catholic, and the clergyman who per-
formed the ceremony was Protestant Episco-
palian. Mrs Fitzherbert survived the King
and also his successor, King Will
liam w., TOR the Granville 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 conhded TO
her executors sealed packet, which was TO
be deposited in bank and to remain unopened
unless her character was assailed, when il was
to be opened and published in vindicatiOn OF
the purity of her relations with George ~. The
executors, who were the Duke of Wellington,
Lord Albemarle, and another, deposited the
packet in Coutts' bank, but few years after her
death very offensive attack upon her memory
was made in the Edinburgh ReUieB. Upon this
the third executor requested the consent Of his
colleagues to have the packet in Coutts' bank
opened and its contents, which were believed to
include the marriage certificate, published in
accordance with the wish of the deceased. The
duke and Albemarle opposed this motion, and
the other executor went to the bank and made
a personal application for the packet. At this
time, however, the queen was keeping her own
account at Coutts bank, and the official seemed
afraid OF displeasing so powerful a customer,
and threw various obstacles in the way of get.
ting the papers. The executor again appealed &c
Wellington and Albemarle, but they too, seem.
ed afraid OF royal influences, and would moi
move in the matter After while
the three executors died, but the ex.
ecutors of the one who had
so long endeavored to get possession of the
documents renewed these endeavors BY ap-
plication to the executors Of the Duke of Wei
lington and Lord Albemarle. The latter, how.
ever, were also memorable, and as a last re-
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
that powerful and royal influences had been
active in suppressing the facts, and the gov
government at once came down in very en-
phatic manner upon the publisher, and upon
the book.
The story Is at all events curious and ro-
mantle one, and there are those who prophesv
that It's most important chapter remains to be
enacted when Queen Victoria passes away and
the question OF The succession comes TO the
front.