The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21

that tho ESQ was TO b. advanced at ones 70 Kr.
Vaughan. and that he vas to b told that whom
that was gone he should have more. L et no limit
to the sum. nor did say or hear . word about
the mode in which IL was to Do applied. except
only that desired that II should not appear to
como from mo. I WAC induced to this reserve
By several reasons. I thought that Sherldan's
debts were. 40 the French say. Ia p,er boire.
and unless was prepared to drink the sea
had better not be known to Interfere, a. /
should only havo brought more pressing em-
barrassments upon him; but I will also con-
foss that l did not know how III he was. and
after the gross fraud no had so lately practised
upon me. I was not inclined to forgive and for
get so suddenly. and without any color OF apol-
ogy or explanation: for tho pretended expla-
| nation to DTaoMahon was more disrsspectiul
| and offensive to mo than tho original TRANSACT
| ton. for he had before told me uhy Whitbread
wished TO keep him out OF Parliament. namely.
lest he should serve mo In the object dearest
| my heart Ia separation from the Princess
Of Wales. Caroline Of Brunswick and yot no
had suffered Whitbread to bribo him out OF my
| service with his own money. and had then
swindled mo out Of mino. And finally. there is
not only bad taste. but Inconvenience. In lotting
1t DO known what pscuniary iavors II person in
my sltuation'confers; and I. therefore. on n con-
sidora,on OF all these reasons. forbade my
name being mentioned at present. but I ro-
peated my directions that no should want for
nothing that money could procure him.
The King proceeded to relate that " Mao
Mahon went down to Mr.. Vaughan's and told
him what Ind said. and that no had my dlrec.
| lions to place $500 In his hands. Mr.. Vaughan.
| with some expression OF surprise. declared that
| no such sum was wanted at present and II was
not without some pressing that he took E2O0.
l H. L.
would return for more. He did como back. but
not for moro; for ho told MacMahon that he
had spent only El30 Or Gld0 and he gave the
| most appalling account OF the misery
which he had relieved with 1t. lie
| said that he found him and Mrs. Sheridan
| both In their beds, both apparently dying and
both starving. 1t ia stated In Mr.. Moore's book
that Mrs. Sheridan attended her husband In
his last illness. 1t is not true she was too Ill
to leave her own bed. and was In tact. already
suffering from the disease lcancor Of tho womb
Of which she dicd In n couple Of yenrs after
| They had hardly IL servant left. Mrs. Shcrl-
dams maid she was about to send away. but
| they could not collect n guinea or two to pay
the woman hcr wages. When no entered tho
house. he found all the reception rooms bsrc
| and the whole house In a state OF Nth and
stcnch that was quito intolcrabe. Sheridan
| himself he found in a truckle bod in a garnet
with coarse red and blue coverld such as
| one secs used as horsecloths, over him: out oil
this bod he had not moved for a week. not even
for tho occasions OF nature, and In this state
| tho unhappy man had been allowed to wallow
nor could Vaughan discover that any ono had
taken any notice Of him except one old female
friend and Lady BossborouGb, who sont go
Some ice and curraut water were sent from
Holland House. an odd contribution: fol
| II 1t was known that he wanted those little
matters which might have boon had at the con
| fectioners. 1t might have been suspected thai
he was In want OF more essential things.
Dir. Vaughan Immediately procured him lit
| tie spiced wine and toast (which was the tlrs
thing except brandy that he had tasted fol
some days.. and lost no time In noxt buying
him a bed and bedclothes. half dozen shirts
some basins. towels. &c. He had Sheridan
taken up and washed. and put into the
new bed. He had the rooms cleaned ant
fumigated; discharged. l believe. some i'm
mediately pressing demands. and, in short
provided. as we'll as circumstances would ad
nit for the ease and comfort not only OF Sher
idan. but OF Mrs. Sheridan Also l sent The
next day lit was not till next day that Mac
Mahon repeated this melancholy history to me
to inquire after Sheridan. and the answer wa
that no was better and more comfortable. ant
had tho satisfaction to think that no wantot
nothing that money and the care and kindness
OF so judicious friend as Mr.. Vaughan coult
procure him."
But tho next day" the King concludes
that is. two days after Mr.. Vaughan ha,
done all this. and actually expended nea
ESQ. as 1 have stated. he came to Mac
Mahon with an dir OF modification. ant
said that he was come to return the 600. Tht
f200? said MacMahon with surprise. Why
you had spont three-fourths Off tho day before
yesterday True returned Vaughan. bu
somo Of those who left those poor people /,
misery have now insisted on thor returning
this money. which they suspect ha.
come from the Prince Where they got tn,
money know not but they have given m,
the amount, with n message that Mrs. Sheri
dams friends had taken care that Mr.. Sheri
dan wanted for nothing. L. added Mr.
Vaughan. can only say that this assistance
came rather late. for that three days ago l wa.
enabled. by his Royal HiGhness's bounty, t.
relieve him and her from the lowest state o
misery and debasement In which had evel
seen human beings."
We have quoted this remarkable statemen
at length. not only for the helpit offers to JUS
estimate Of Sheridan. but because 1t must b.
held to exculpate George ". twho had faults
enough. no doubt but some virtues also) from
one Of the most odious charges by which hi
enemies have sought to blacken him. From
the facts set down by Croker it is. we think
impossible to resist the inference thai
Sheridan's Wing friends who now
in 181s-detested tho Regent as cor
dlally as they had once professed to like Tho
Prince Of Walss) deliberately loft him to starvt
although informed Of his grievous situation
as Is proved by the derisory contribution Of ct
and currant water from their headquarters
with tho intention OF shifting the infamy o
lon khn Drtn And
when tho Regents handsome conduct follet
their original purpose and compelled them fo
shame's sake to do something for Sheridan
thay seam to hnYe meRnly taken ADVANTAGE o