The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06

he came down TO do homage, she said: May ]
not get up and meet hint and then rose from
the throne and advanced down one or two of tho
steps to prevent his coming up-an act OF CRU
ciousness and kindness which made a great
sensation. 1t is, in fact, the remarkable unsJ9(
of ~naivete, kindness, nature, good nature, with
p~ropriety and dignity which makes her so ad-
mlraole and so endearing to those about her. as
she certainly is. / have been repeatedly told
that they are all warmly attached to her, but
that all feel the impossibility of for a moment
losing sight Of the respect which they owe her.
She never ceases to be a queen, but is always
the most charming, cheerful, oblging, unaffected
queen In the world"
Mr.. Grevine's account of the eagerness of vain
anu silly men TO to be painted in Wilkes pet
ure OF the Queens first privy council has also
deeply offended the Queen. 1t is worth repro
ouclng as an illustration of the untrustwortAi
ness OF a so-called historic picture.
went yesterday to sit to Wilkie for the rict-
ure OF the Queens first council. The likenessca
are generally pretty good. but it is a very Un-
faithful representation of what actually tcek
pace IL was, OF course, impossible to preserve
all the details without sacrificing the effect, bot
the picture has some glaring improprieties which
diminish its interest and deprive It of all value
as an historical piece. There were ninety
seven privy councillors present on the occasion.
and among them most of the conspicuous
men of the time. He has introduced as many
figures as he we'll could, but has made
a strange selection, admitting very ordinary
men. such as Lord Burghersh and Lord Sails
bury, while Brougham and Stanley do not find
places. He told me that great anxiety prevailed
to be put into this picture, and many pressing
applications had been made; and, as only vain
and silly men would make them, and importuni-
ty generally prevails to a great extent, it ends in
the sacrifice of the picture by substituting these
undisting uished intruders in place of the cele-
brated persons who are so much better entitled
to be there. Then, he has painted the Lord
Mayor of London and the Attorney general,
who, not being privy councillors, could not be
present when the Queen was sitting in council;
but they both entreated to be put in the picture,
and each asserted that he was actually present
Yesterday | demonstrated with Wilkie, who HAD
20 good rerson to give; indeed, none, except that
they both said they were present, and that tho
attorne y had described to him what passed"
Lord Melbourne had a conversation with Gre
vile which was rather remarkable for its frank
ness as to the methods Of succeeding at court
The conversation had reference to Lord Mel
bourne'S successor in office.
'1n the evening l dined at Stafford House and
met Melbourne. After dinner he took me aside
and said: Have you any means of speaking to
these chapsP I said; Yes, l can say anything
or two things Peel ought to be told, and 1 wish
you would tell him. Don't let him suffer any ap-
pointment ne is going to make to be
talked about. and don't let her hear
it through anybody but himself,
and whenever he does anything or has
anything to propose let him explain to her clear.
ly his reason. The Queen is lot conceited; she
is aware there are many things she cannot I'M
d~erstand, and she likes to have them explained
to her elementarily, not at length and in detail,
but shortly and clearly; neither does she like
long audiences. and 1 never staid with her a long
time. These things he should attend to. and
they will make matters go on more smoothly"
The memoirs abound in variations of events.
sho wing that the Queen has faults like other
people. 1t is a pity her Majesty has displayed
so much annoyance at such trifes. The late
Charles G. F. G~reville, author of the memoirs.
was clerk of the queens council from 1887 to 1862