New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-07

/ 5000, turning over tho book to be burned.
With the destruction Of this copy the gov
eminent supposed that the work was OK
tinct, but it has lately been rumored that
| one more copy OF the book remains, and is
somewhere in America.
The placard does not bear any evidence of
being issued or authorized by the govern
| ment, and is perhaps unknown to tho
British authorities.
Another publication of the story was made
some years ago by Reynolds, q London
publisher, under the title of the Mysteries
was in the form of fiction, and being 30
evidently Overdrawn as to convey but little
impression that it was founded on facts, it
did not so seriously attract the attention of
the government.
Another book which the authorities have
zeal0uly endeavored to suppress, but with
only partial success. is a History of the
few years by Bentley, Of which at least one
copy is now in this city. 1t il q matter Of
history that King George Nv. had an a6dire
dm cGW with Mrs. Fitzherbert, and it is
said that he was privately married to her,
but the legality of this marriage is seriously
questioned, as she was devout Catholic,
and the clergyman who performed the core
mOny was Protestant Episcopalian.
Mrs. Fitzherbert survived the King, and
also his successor, King William w. for
the Greville Memoirs, Just published, mem
ton 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 CON
hded to her executors q sealed packet
which was to be deposited in bank and to
remain unopened unless her character was
assailed, when it was to be ocened and
published in vindication of the purity
of her relations with George ~; The
executors, who were the Duke of
Wellington, Lord Albemale and another,
deposited the packet in Coutts' bank,
but a few years after her death
highly offensive attack upon her memory
was made in the Edlsbu1y Rcuiew. Upon
this the third executor requested the con.
sent of his colleague to have the packet in
which were believed to include the mar.
rage certificates, 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
. personal application for the packet At
this time, however, the Queen was keeping
her own account at Coutts' bank, and the
powerful a customer, and threw various
obstacles in the way of getting the papers.
The executor again appealed to yelling
on and Albemarle, but they, too, seemed
lfraid of royal influences, and would not
move in the matter. After while the
hree executors died, but the executors Of
he one who had SO long endeavored to get
possession Of the documents renewed these
ndeavors BY application to the executors
# the Duke OF Wellington and Lord Able
narle. The latter, however, were also in
xorable, and as last resource the first
AIMED set of executors published a de-
allied history of all the efforts to get the
acts contained in those documents before
he world. This history showed very plain
? that powerful and royal influences bad
cen active in suppressing the facts, and
he government at once came down in a
cry emphatic manner upon the publisher
nd upon the book.
The story is at all events curious and
'mantic one, and there are those who
rophesy that its most important chapter
'mains to be enacted when Queen Vic
ria passes away and the question Of the
accession comes to the front.-Ne,c York
r0phic.