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contemporaries by the name of " Old Tatt "- — leased 

 from the then Earl Grosvenor the ])iece of ground 

 on which he established our business, long and 

 familiarly known as The Corner, and by his honesty, 

 uprightness and integrit}^ he secured the respect and 

 confidence of all who knew him. The then Prince 

 of Wales, afterwards George IV., was a constant 

 attendant at the establishment in the time of my 

 grandfather, and it was by his own desire that tlie 

 bust of his Majesty, which stood in the old yard, was 

 placed there, where it remained until we were "turned 

 out," and it is now "up" in our new yard at Albert 

 Gate. I remember heaving many strange stories con- 

 cerning the Prince and his companions at the old 

 Corner. Among them, one of a post-chaise and four 

 galloping into Newmarket at night, His Royal 

 Highness ridinc; the leaders and Charles James Fox 

 the wheelers. My great-grandfather was succeeded 

 about the end of last century by his son, my grand- 

 father, who had likewise the reputation of being a 

 man of strict integrity and honour, and who was also 

 a good deal connected with the Prince of Wales, as he 

 was for many years associated with the Prince as 

 joint proprietor of the Mornivg Post newspaper. In 

 1810 my father and uncle succeeded to the business, 

 which they carried on, I might say, with credit and 

 success, for nearly half a century. No men, perhaps, 

 were ever more popular with all classes, and no men, 

 I believe, ever made more sincere friends ; and among 

 others I may mention the name of an English 

 nobleman who was a model in every relntion of life — 

 the late I>uke of Richmond. Time and the Marquis 



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