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I dread every change; and hope the accounts are exaggerated from thence; at this moment in particular, think it not only but I know enough of the temper of both sides unnecessary, but, considering the state of Scot-to believe in the most horrid carnage." land and Ireland, I think such a measure mad- "It seems (he observes, in 1790—and really, stances were never so favourable, the utmost might be very innocently read as penned in ness and absurdity. If, however, the circum- if we did not give the dates, these extracts 1831. Nichols and Son. length I can go to is the one additional county 1831)-it seems as if the world was always to THE immense stores of literary correspondence, member; but that I consider as an experiment, go round in its circle, lest it should happen at anecdote, biography, and antiquarian research, and as a compounding to prevent further mis- any time to fix in a medium of common sense which Mr. Nichols during his long and useful chief. This I shall certainly say in the House and common happiness. Ignorance and superlife collected, have now furnished forth a sixth of Lords, if ever it gets thither, and shall think stition produced the miseries of ages within volume of very miscellaneous and curious mat- (what I shall not say) that he is an enemy to our recollection; the opposite extremes to ter, in addition to the valuable works for which parliament who goes further. If, from your which all Europe is tending, point to evils full the public are indebted to his ever-diligent pen. general wish to support the minister, or from as great on the other hand, which I fear must The title-page describes its contents, and we your attachment to Lord Camden, or from a afterwards throw us back again into barbarism have only to turn over the leaves for such conscientious opinion upon the subject, you and its concomitant, ignorant superstition. We illustrations as will serve to intimate the agree- cannot think as I do, at least absent yourself may reason and refine for our amusement, if able character of the whole. upon this occasion, and do not distress me so we please, in our closet, till we can distinguish By the memoirs, correspondence, memo- far as to make me appear to hold two lan- no longer between right and wrong, and at randa, anecdotes, &c. &c., we are made to guages, at the same time that you oppose one last doubt of our own existence; but when meet, as it were, in familiarity, with W. Gif- of the most decided political tenets I can ever once a people undertake to think for themford, Lord Camelford, the Bishop of Dromore, form, and oppose it with the weapon I have selves, and to admit no principle they cannot the Earl of Buchan, Mr. Gough, Dr. Phineas put into your hands. As to the democratical prove logically and mathematically, sense bePett, the Rev. S. Denne, and many other per- principle, how far that is likely to be grati- comes nonsense, and all practical ideas of social sons of literary tastes and habits, whose in-fied by enabling three or four great families connexion are at an end altogether. Our requiries were all directed to objects of anti- in every county (generally peers) to add to ligious and our political opinions (prejudices, quarian curiosity, or subjects of virtù and the their influence in the House of Commons, or if you please to call them so) must be taken up belles lettres. From a volume so full of pleasing by rendering such additional influence still and maintained upon trust by at least 999 in gossip, it is almost immaterial where we make more powerful in extinguishing the balance of 1000, or the Lord have mercy upon us. Well our selections. We will, however, pitch im- the open boroughs, I leave to your reflection. said the old French philosopher, that if he had primis on some letters of Lord Camelford, the I profess to wish that power and property may all truths in his hand, he would die a thousand then proprietor for the borough of Old Sarum, go together, and am therefore not very anxious deaths before he would open it. The modern to his nominee Mr. Hardinge, as illustrating for the plebeian system. All I shall add is, philosophers let out all, truth and falsehood some of the mysteries of close boroughs, at that, if I were to consider only my own emolu- together, to set mankind by the ears from one present engrossing so much of popular opinion. ment and that of my son (for I look no further), end of the globe to the other. I would tell I should be happy that any scheme took place them, that it requires but little genius to that would enable me to convert my privilege triumph over prejudices; but the proof of into an increase of income, which is a far more real understanding is shewn in respecting them, solid advantage than what is called importance and directing them at the same time to the and consideration. Weigh all this calmly in happiness of our fellow-creatures.' your own mind, and assure yourself that no difference of opinion will ever make an alteration in the affectionate regard with which I am faithfully yours, CAMELFORD.' 99 "Oxford Street, Jan. 28th, 1785. But we will not make it appear, from our illustrations, as if this were a political volume; on the contrary, it is anecdotical and literary, and we proceed to shew it in its truer light by quoting a few specimens. Lord Camelford writes:- some wretched puns some months ago, but did not sign my name. I will tell you one that I thought perfect. The Bishop of Alais visiting a rector who was very rich and very avaricious, gave him some gentle hint of the character he had heard of him; My dear Hardinge,-A few words upon the last sentence in your note as to your democratical principles of reform, of which you say you gave me early notice. The question now grows more serious, and therefore let us understand one another. I never wished you to vote against your opinion upon any subject, nor do I wish it now. Your principles, however, cannot be more decided upon the business In a letter two years later, he writes, faceof reform than mine; nor are they half so tiously-" As you say nothing of your restrongly pledged to the public. Old Sarum election, I conclude you are tired of St. has two representatives; upon one of them I Stephen's Chapel, or disdain to represent the have not the smallest claim, because I never muttons, as Lord Mount Eliot calls the electors, pretended any kindness to him in the seat I with a bell-weather for the returning officer." gave him. It is, to be sure, even in his in- And again, two years later (1789)-" None stance, however, a whimsical thing, that from of your Whig nonsense to me about the French his connexion with Pitt he feels himself under revolution; madness and knavery, fanaticism a necessity of subverting, as far as his vote and cruelty, are the principles of them all, ges, the seat he is intrusted with by his con- from the leaders in their senate to their stituents, or, if you choose to call it so, by his butchers in the streets. Let them not talk of nstituent. But were he to vote against what liberty till they have learned the elements of "When the Spanish dauphine passed through Pitt, to whom he owes it, professes to have at justice, or of magnanimity till they are sensible France to Paris, Bourdeaux received her and heart, I am well aware it might be interpreted to the dictates of humanity. They will go on her suite with extraordinary magnificence. by the enemies of his friend as inconsistency from violence to violence, and from absurdity to The Duchesse de Caumont had a cabinet fitted and double dealing. What is your case? the absurdity, till common sense comes into fashion up for her at the house of a president, at God argument cuts exactly the other way. Who again at last, and things are brought back again knows what expense; but she tossed up her will believe, if they see you take a part in into their old channel. If you will be a Whig, nose at it, and was seen by Montesquieu in direct opposition to what I have so often de- let it be in Brabant, where they have something † Our readers are aware that "bon Chrétien" is the dared to be my deliberate opinion, that there to say for themselves. My heart bleeds for name of an excellent pear. Mais, monsieur,' says the man, il faut garder une poire pour la soif.' 'Vous avez bien raison,' replies the bishop; prenez garde seulement qu'elle soit du bon Chrétien.'+ la duchesse ?' 6 Anecdote of George III., from the same authority: the ante-room of the dauphine as he was going | places, a nest of thieves were detected, and all favour of their subject: this accusation at least to pay his court. Que faite-vous, la madame brought to condign punishment. Should his cannot be brought against the present writer. Je m'échauffe, vous sentez royal highness become sovereign, as by the In his anxiety to take an opposite course to bien que je n'ai rien où je suis logé; mais grace of God he may soon be, what a strange that of Dr. Nott, whose life of Surrey leans to vous, président, comment pouvez-vous aban- story it will be to tell, that a King of Great the romantic and most favourable view, the donner Paris pour une Société de Campagne? Britain did apply to a poor country justice to author now before us shews quite a dislike to que fait on ici de grace? dites moi un peu, et grant him a search-warrant for stolen goods! his hero; and Surrey leaves his hands as much vos présidentes, elles font ici les duchesses je But this would be a real fact." despoiled of all interest as is well possible. m'imagine.' 'Oh, non, madame! pardonnez We must say, that some of the conclusions moi, elles ne sont pas assez impertinentes." " are too invidiously drawn: there seems to us "Our correspondence resembles, at this dis- "His majesty's journey being made known, no sufficient grounds for calling him an unkind tance, the two gentlemen who made the obser- many persons went out of curiosity to see the son—an inference founded on a complaint of vation upon the weather at Hyde Park Corner, cavalcade pass by; and, among others, my two" ungrateful children," in one of his mother's and hatched the answer upon the same spot at nieces and I were standing near the place where letters. The Duchess of Norfolk, in every their return. You will have forgotten the exa- the road turned, when his majesty's carriage chronicle of the times, is recorded as an in mination of the physicians; and will perhaps suddenly stopped, and a horseman rode up to temperate and ill-disposed person, who seems to be congratulating upon the recovery by the us, whom I immediately knew to be Lord Wal- have scrupled little at any falsehood in the intime this comes to tell you, that this measure singham, and he knew me; for, some time dulgence of an ungovernable temper. And when seems to me to verify an old adage of Fox the before, I had a bill pending in the House of even his present severe biographer allows, that father, that nothing disconcerted an opposi- Lords, and his lordship was at that time chair- to his father he was a kind son, that he was also tion so much as yielding to their proposition.' man of the committee; and in the process of a good husband and father, it seems harsh and "I do not wonder you cast a longing wish the business (in which I did not succeed) I had partial judgment to impeach his filial piety on towards these scenes of neutrality and sun- the honour of having several conferences with no better authority than a violent woman's shine. I have been longer a near witness to his lordship, which I gratefully acknowledge. violent expression. There is not a grain of the revolutions of politics than you have, and His lordship, addressing me with a smile on his imagination throughout the memoir; but there have vu le fond du sac, as the cardinal said, countenance, said, ' His majesty wants to speak is the most careful industry. Now, if the when he rejected the sacrament upon his death-to you; he wants to see whether your picture reader be so disposed, he can himself supply bed; it is a sad picture of the meanness and at Lord Dorchester's is a good likeness.' I was the want of fancy; but it would be a more wickedness of the human heart; and I forgive much confused at this notice; and was hasten- difficult task to supply the facts and ingenions princes whose feelings are hardened by it." ing towards his majesty's carriage, when I ob- deductions of the most pains-taking investiga. Some anecdotes of Dr. Johnson are hardly served a favourite little dog of my niece's run- tion. The passage about Surrey's arms is so worth repeating: the following is not very ning under the wheels of another carriage, and curious that we quote it we allude to his favourably characteristic of another Don-the in great danger, which with some difficulty I quartering the arms of Edward the Confessor Rev. Mr. Leman. released, and took it up in my arms, and in one of the capital charges brought against that situation presented myself at the side of him. his majesty's chaise. His majesty very gra- "The crime for which this young nobleman ciously begun a conversation with me, by ask- was arraigned has never been properly exaing me if that house, pointing to it, was not mined; and, satisfied with its manifest absurdmine. I answered his majesty that it was. ity, historians as well as the biographers of He observed, that it was pleasantly situate, Surrey have omitted to point out upon what and appeared a good old mansion. I informed grounds that inference is justified. The arms his majesty that it was built by my father. He of King Edward the Confessor are presumed to said that he thought it must have been much have been a blue field charged with a gold older; and then very quickly added, Walsing- cross flory at the ends, between five gold mar. ham tells me that you are about to leave this tets, a kind of swallow without legs; but as fine healthy country for the foggy one of Cam- heraldry was then unknown, it is extremely bridgeshire. I answered, Yes; and please doubtful if this or any other bearing was used your majesty, I do it for reasons, with which by that monarch. Arms appear to have been if your majesty was acquainted, I think you used by the kings of England in the reign of would not much blame me.' He instantly Richard the First, who bore a red shield, said, I know, I know all.' And then, look- charged with three gold lions, which have ever ing earnestly at me, he said to Lord Walsing- since been deemed to be the arms of England. ham, Beach has done justice; it is a good As early as the time of Edward the First, and likeness, a good picture.' Then looking at me probably about a century before, the arms of again, with a smile on his countenance, said, three saints were always borne on banners in In your picture you are drawn with a book in the English army, and on all state occasions, your hand, but now you have a dog, a plea- namely, those of St. George, the tutelar saint santer companion, I suppose; for Walsingham of this country, of St. Edmund, and of St. has informed me that you are a sportsman; all Edward the Confessor; but neither of those in character, I find.' And immediately the ensigns was deemed to be connected with the glass was drawn up, and the cavalcade passed sovereignty of England. Richard the Second, "About this time, a very remarkable cir- on." however, being actuated by extraordinary venecumstance took place. One morning his royal This is one of the many characteristic hits ration for St. Edward the Confessor, chose him highness called upon me alone, without any made by the king, whose quick manner was for his patron saint, and impaled his arms with attendant, not even one servant, and desired misconstrued or misrepresented as folly, while those of England and France; and at the same me to take his information for a robbery, and time, he granted the Confessor's arms to be to grant him a search-warrant. He insisted most good-humoured way. borne per pale with the paternal coats of two on my administering the oath to him, which or three of the most eminent noblemen of the I reluctantly did; and he informed me, that day, each of whom was descended from the the head groom of his stables had his trunk blood royal. One of the persons so distinbroken open in the night, and a watch and guished was Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Notmany valuable articles stolen and carried away; tingham and Duke of Norfolk, the right to and that it was suspected that they were con- The Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. whose arms and quarterings was indisputably cealed in such and such places, and that he inherited by the Earl of Surrey; but the right chose to come himself, lest an alarm might be to the coat of the Confessor depends upon given, and the goods removed. His royal high- As beautiful and elegant a volume as its pre- whether it was granted to Mowbray for life ness sat by my side while I filled up a search- decessors—and more cannot be said in its praise. only, or to him and his heirs, a point which warrant, which his royal highness hastened A life of Surrey, written in the most minute has not been ascertained. Conceiving himself, home with, and saw the execution of it him- spirit of antiquarian research, is prefixed. Bio- however, entitled to it, Surrey, in marshalling self; the goods were found in the suspected graphers are generally accused of a leaning in his arms, included it with his other numerous "It has been remarked, with some justice, that his manners, on a first acquaintance, would often too plainly insinuate, that he knew himself to be a rich as well as a talented man, and that he was disposed to admit to a freedom of association such only as were equally fortunate with himself. Thus every person of title, or distinction for affluence, whom he named, was his friend.' The untitled, or moderate in circumstances, whom he was obliged to mention, however great their worth or talent, were merely persons of whom he had heard, or of whom he might chance to know something at a distance. It was curious to observe how this fantastical humour spread itself amongst his servants-almost invariably the apes of their masters. I recollect calling once in the Crescent, and on inquiring if Mr. Leman were at home? was thus answered by his man: No, sir! Mr. Leman is out, and I do not exactly know where. But he is gone either to call on my Lord - or my Lord. -, or some other nobleman.'" Anecdote of George IV., who, when Prince of Wales, rented, as a sporting-seat, the mansion of Critchill, about three miles from Chettle: it is told by the Rev. Dr. Chafin : · he uttered such sound remarks as these in the From these extracts we trust our readers will be taught to like this book; for we must now leave it to their good will. Aldine Poets, Vol. X. London, 1831. |