. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . e had no part or lot in thecompact. She stood out against all blandish-ments. No inducements could be offered, nomotive suggested, to seduce her from her im-memorial policy of non-interference in the af-fairs of foreign States. George Canning, atthat time British Minister of Foreign Affiiirs,sought with all his might and influence tocounteract the effe
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . e had no part or lot in thecompact. She stood out against all blandish-ments. No inducements could be offered, nomotive suggested, to seduce her from her im-memorial policy of non-interference in the af-fairs of foreign States. George Canning, atthat time British Minister of Foreign Affiiirs,sought with all his might and influence tocounteract the effects of the hypocritical com-pact by which it was sought to combine the mental theories which he inherited and assidu-ously cultivated to the close of his to his recurring paroxysms of insanity,that reign may be said tohave ended with theestablishment of the Regency in 1811. GeorgeAugustus Frederick, Prince of Wales, becameRegent in consequence of his fathers malady,and by the act of Parliament. It is a notice-able fact in the history of England that theHeir-Apparent to the throne nearly always,during his minority, and up to the time of hiaaccession, adopts ^the political principles andespouses the cause of the Opposition. Xbs. WINDSDK powers of Europe in a universal family des-potism. No adequate idea can be acquired of thepolitical and civil hii^tory of Great Britain inthe period immediately succeeding the Na-poleonic wars without taking into considerationthe character of the reigning dvnasty. Thefirst two princes of the line of Hanover-Bruns-wick had been foreigners—Germans, speaJcingthe German tongue, understanding but littleof the genius and tendency of English institu-tions. With the accession of. George III.,however, a new era opened up, a new policyon the part of the young and popular sov-ereign. It is not the place in which to reviewthe reign of George III., to note the govern- leaders of the party, so-called, have alwaysadopted the policy of seduc
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