Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-15
Price Four Gents.

dowed with an exquisite ear for music pos sessing, too, fine sense of the ludicrous, and an accomplished mimic" The old lord chancellor, however, takes care to assure us
 shat he was "a man of very uncultivated
 mind, ignorant of all but the passages of his
 tory which most princes read knowing little
 of the dead languages, and nothing whatever
 of the rudlments of any science, natural or moral, with crude notions of government picked up from newspapers"
 'When George ". came to Edinburg," says Dr. Guthrie, 1T did not move step to see one of the worst men that ever disgraced
 throne base fellow who had all the bad
 without any of the redeeming qualities of Charles H." Even worse is the verdict in 1929 of his once intimate associate, GrevilIe, clerk of the council, F'the opinion I have long had, that more contemptible, coward
 ly, unfeeling dog does not exist than the kng"; whilst Dr. Doran shows him up in another aspect: ''Never did swain make love so absurdly as the Prince of Wales For the first gentleman in Europe he was the greatest simpleton under the influence of passion that ever existed. When he was not silly he was mean, and he sometimes was both, and heartless to boot"
 From these stubborn facts it is amusing to turn to the realm of fancy and find ''the first gentleman in Europe' represented in an ale gorical transparency at Vauxhall Gardens, which he patronized, as Cleaning against a horse Che never could ride) which was held by Britannia Minerva held his helmet whilst Providence was engaged in forcing on his spurs; Fame above, blowing trumpet and browning him with laurels.'' Gazing upon such warlke representation no wonder George thought himself hero and when Maddison's punch began to circulate he would declare how he led the 10th hussars at the battle Of Salamanca; and rode "Fleur-de- lls for the cup at Ascot races challenging the Duke of Wellington to confirm his state ] ment. The iron duke dry1y replied, q have often heard your royal highness say so" In 1929 the king is failing rapidly. He seldom gets up till in the afternoon. The first gentleman in Europe will not hear about death His chaplains have to handle the sub ject much as the court preacher did before Louis XIV: NAll men are mortal save your majesty" When King Georges case was hopeless he conceived the idea of perplexine
 his ministers by sudden trip to Paris, and much persuasion was needed to prevent him
 rom making the effort. As he lies on his
 sick couch, fretful and impulsive, with per fumed atmosphere reminding his attendants tha corruption had seized upon his once
 elegant form before the grave was open to receive him" "a sad illustration
 of Johnson's saying that ''the bowl of pleasure is poisoned by the reflection on
 the cost"-we cannot call to mind, after
 studying his character for 20 years, a re-
 leeming trait. some little rift in the dark
 cloud of selfish dissipation. He is helped to
 bed by his faithful valet Bachelor on the
 night of the 25th of June, 1880, feeling much
 usual. At o'clock in the morning the
 king awakes in great agitation. He calls for
 help Sir Wathan Waller, who is in attend
 ance, comes to the bedside. He raises him
 up. In moment the reality of the situation
 strikes the enfeebled king His look is that
 Of horror and emazement but he is nearly
 ;hoked. He only exelaim ''Watty,
 death D