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Identifier: williamhonehisli00hackrich (find matches)
Title: William Hone; his life and times
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Hackwood, Frederick William, 1851-
Subjects: Hone, William, 1780-1842
Publisher: London (etc.) T. F. Unwin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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r 7th, thecase against the Queen closed, and an adjournmenttook place, to allow time for her counsel to prepareher defence. On October 3rd Mr. Brougham deliveredhis speech for her defence, at great length, and withastonishing eloquence and effect. The case, in theapprehension of what was perhaps the majority of thenation, was left in that state which Scotch lawyers call not proven. The Government then abandoned theirDivorce Bill, November 8th. Thus ended, in defeat and disgrace to the new King,an indecent and scandalous contest, which had filledright-minded men with unutterable disgust, and whichhad made every Englishman hold down his head andblush for his sovereign and his country. At the close of these unpopular proceedings Londonwas illuminated for three nights, and on the 29ththe Queen went to St. Pauls Cathedral to returnthanks. In honour of the Queens visit to the cathedral Honeexhibited from his upper windows in Ludgate Hill ablue silk flag, on which was inscribed in letters of
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n\1 2 5 ^ s^ —^ THE QUEEN CAROLINE AFFAIR 235 gold The People, and from an early hour in theevening he illuminated his house with a brilliant trans-parency, and a design in blue lamps of the royalmonogram, C.R., within a wreath of laurel, typical ofvictory. The streets were crowded to a late hour,and many of the tradesmen in Fleet Street and theStrand who had failed to follow Hones example inthe matter of illuminating had their shop windowssmashed in. The bells of several of the City churchesrang merrily throughout the day. Mr. and Mrs. Honegave a party that nighty at which one of the dancesand some of the items of music were specially arrangedfor the occasion—one being a new anthem entitled God Save the Queen/ the motif of which wasborrowed from the National Anthem, God Save GreatGeorge our King. In Hones advertisements of thatdate there appears A Form of Prayer, with Thanks-giving for her Majesty, which was also of his com-position. The Birmingham Mercury (December 11,1820), in

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