, 1881-04-23
Fitzgerald's Life Of George the
Fourth-A Volume Of Cost
sip and Scandal.
The Encyclopaedia Britaunioa-Bas-
CONS Science Of Mind-Tho b.
bic and Reason Against
Atheism.
customs.Dntiss - Dictionary Of English
Phrases -3Iagazincs puhlica'
tiolls-Dooks Received Lit.
erary and Art Rs}es.
LITERATURE.

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FtrzGEnA1;D.s GEORGE ~.
It wUi.tl be difficult to ind IN my bio
graphical work a record of moro thor
olgl,,y worthless life than tllatof George Nv.
An extravaEnnt dubauche, falso friend, n
fnithleas ri,lur, md ttl personal character
contemplate almost beyond c0ilceptsoi.-.
such Is tic history cp!tun,lzel 0t the asic-
cessor Ut George the Third, TO whose life aud |
reign Mr.. rurcy Fitzgerald ftas sceii iitto 'lc-
vote bulky volume. It might utmost ba !
called all anccd0tIcal history, 81 abundant
arc tile stories ntld Incidents selected from
tl,o nnny earlier, writer's ol, this perlotl OF
English list0ry. Those who hro fnnlttnr
witt, tho works OF A1ack'ntoai, Wallaco,
Croly, or GreviIlo's "'Ntein0lrs" are lt pos-
session Of about nll the facls embodied lit
| this tho latest authority OIL tito SUBJ
tcct- 1t is true, Mr.. Fitzgerald clnims
| TO hnye introduced SOME original let
tiers never batore published, but they asa OF
! comparatively little Importance The authors
industry and extensive research OH tho uics-
tons llo llas chosen to write nbont ca'lnot DO
denied. llc Inns been mn unwoatled lnvestl"
gator, aild Inns undoubtedly reat( everything
hitherto written. lie gives us. therefore.
more information as to the lifa.and reEEn OF
George w., a,ld tho nlen. manners aIld pol
lilies OK his tlme, tlIan will DO found In any
other similar work. Whether people arc not
rather tired Of llearin. Ahoi't tic vices OF tho
Prince Of Wnles, tho prolilgucy ind oxcesscs
ness of llle King, IL another question. II It
,vns Nir, FttyorrriIl,s nnr,oso tn yhltowas'l
tha a9 rovoi r,,a Gsarra ho ns sirnaiv fniIcd. IF
llo intended to show Ills character Ill all Its
htdeousness, to portray agnin tho heartless,
besotted, and ungrnteful spendthrift lie
might I,nve rspareI Tho tt,no and labor for
..,s @ ,,, s'.s.o ~, ,as,,,, ,,o;r,oI
Meph'stopheles "'ss 1lesHl w uN,s9 ,. paisse4
us l,asbeon the fourth Goorgeb by piogfaplicrs.
1t Is difficult for It's to understand WHY
Ha,i.r = naonnrn,, y. = anh;nct far his 'sro,na1.'
ucu'at nloInes,i as suuis'. ~ ...o es'.pS,, ,
unless, possloly, ile deslfea 70 souhu % hole
uu1ity. T However that may be, wo lave n
voIu,n,uous record. I'm which tho writer evil
''oaa ~, ...' .ta",,st 49, ,.,.,. ~, sn,,,a.t
aehees .s OWL a4sRus' W.. nin ,,,a. oav1a' ~,
1ll{lgmput already passed. trrcv0gably upon
! that dIssolute ruler OF tho British, people.
,,,,,. ,,ns i,orr Il, 1@c, and ,Iiad IN 1gao
WI :rhe M portions @ % Of this book~apart from its
history Of rolttlcat~lnovement and crises
OF most Interest to American rcalors, Will
, , probably be found III the guneral pictures
given OF Coart lte. anu oh tte meh "ho pNt.
ticipated IN 1t. George IL. was Stern
:. pnrcnt, and kept his chIldren under strict
was ano''t as follows: IL they h"a ,aat neeomo M
little i'dlsuoseu. Tile lN.ns was "looa ~ u
iheir II i!o.ise, Would uap % ut their doors
:. md inquire now they had rested. At The
Prnce of Wales, Fringe FredGriGk, ttle iflll'
cess Royal, nnd the t'rlisces Wllllafn quo EN-
x.tnrts 1,rft1rktk frfn their EGFGrH{ AUlrt
lncnts on the Grsnn nt kuw to the t2ugen's
house to breaItaSt M WITH te,r pafeIs mS ,v,ia!
iittle oiles Viii, their arses i'asssa tI!e morn
Ing III Richmond Gardo!ls. Tho King at.t1
Queen frequently amused ttcn'selyes VIII
stdem nd oi,se Nv Week, accopse BY tic %ol,
group IN pairs, they n,n{e a tour round these
extensive pla1!tai,oils 4! tho evening y WI,
shs esT fass respoets ' 1t t. tic is Qasons oss boof
c they retired to rest; aud Tho same order VIZ
ID observed through each sccSenlt.S uay. Win li
r out any deviation, while ~ tliat pnee " rcsl
IL family Of proper age WIS required to ateei,!
q public Worship; aiid In the evening .ls Mai
.s s esty Himself Nude 1t rule to readM aiscors
!. yinesh
=: TI,u Prince of Wales was favored with
stinns Of recspo'ts Ws4 eu
OF Of oi thsni, Bisiop iiurd, ,propiutlcally .ro
lnarked to n relative that 1ie could not t. ~ \
|. l,ost polished gantle1,,a,l Or tlu llost ,ccou
nlixIleI blackguarsl in lstlrope, possibly Il
- silnixture uf both" At u the prlnce wv
allowed Its freedom md n sepurAtu estpt
jjsl,neilt, although still eumpelles! to Ivy Il
i}ucklncIlatu Palace. Oh New Years Dn,
ISL tiio FRINGE appeared ut Court, enfrAi
r,t,sc,i. in Ills new cltitclty, ,sttul,tltl by i'll
~ y.,im,,;. iio received I'M congr,tlIluti0t,s
N Mi ti,e mobility and f0regn ministers. Vrol
ttha pictures of liim Ut Ills tlmeby coswa
van Wnnti, % ~ !, Girhlf turId tone, i,l0tlu t,sI
Ssous,lcuous IL tl,o po,y,ler liz wore and h
Iiri, nackHrch{uf, IflH cont wis OF pnk gtll