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VUNURAL OV TltM DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Kaim...
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THE NEW APPOINTMENTS. Lieut.-Genkbai, Lo...
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LORD JOHN RUSSELL AT STIRLING. Loed John...
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Th E Suspicion Hinted Ly The Times, That...
Rhone occasioned a report , which is now happily contradicted , that Mr . Albert Smith and his brother had been drowned . Mr . Smith only lost a pocket-book , which he Julys jMro |>" ably recovered . The Duchess of Orleans toSs less fortunate ; her carriage was overturned * ; in a ditch disguised by the flood , and the collar-tone of the Duchess was broken . One regrets to near that . a woman has been suffering | but the toss of Albert Smith , now personally known to such numbers , would have been more poignantly regretted .
The land is prosperous : this is the cry in the mouths of all . Cotton factories are rising abundantly ; hands are in demand ; wages are rising ; and emigration , even , receives a slight check from the flourishing condition of the working man . So high has the tide of prosperity risen , that even Nottingham is beginning to share its blessings . Perhaps the most striking fact , is the increase in the size and tonnage of ships ; one is now on the
stocks at Liverpool , of ten thousand tons burthen . Woollen , linen , and cotton are in the ascendant ; but agriculture ? Yes , even agricultural labourers are better paid , and better off in every respect . In short , while capital is well employed , labour is not quite so cheap . Gold , we observe , floods in more rapidly than ever , rising from ninety to one hundred thousand pounds worth per week ! and even this is only a portion of what would reach us , were there crews to bring it over .
Things are looking less pleasant on the continent of Europe . The elements of storms are brewing . Louis Bonaparte advances step by step , crabwise , but with stealthy fixity of purpose to the fatal goal . He is ready , but not anxious , to exchange the modest title of President for that of Emperor at the will of the people , whose morbid vanity he flatters , and whose passions he stimulates with the science of a master in chicane . The raise en seine of popular enthusiasm is so well got up as to deceive even the least credulous ; indeed it is hard to believe but that large masses of the population
do crouch with weary satisfaction to the gilded yoke . The peasantry are largely Bonapartist ; the cities , perhaps , languid and stupefied , willing to give anything or anybody a turn . No doubt the despatches are cooked" in Paris ; no doubt the ovations arc mostly official , and the processions , herded and headed by the Prefects and the Mayors , represent mainly the prostration of public spirit } and the obsequiousness of venal functionaries . ' But of two things one : either France is hostile , a . ni \ subservient : or contented , and subservient : in either case a degraded and despairing spectacle . Probably , indifference is the real sentiment—the ennui and the
nausea that succeed riot and disorder . With the corning Empire conn : rumours of war . In Germany , in Italy , in Russia , eventualities are looked for , which already set armies in array . Unctuous Dr . Veron preaches an Empire of Peace : poor Louis Philippe , once known as the " Napoleon of Peace , " was ever on the verge of war : what shall it be with the man whose name is a constant souvenir of glories and disasters—who , with peace upon his
iips , fights over again the battles of his uncle in ilranmtic show whose ; Minister of Marine talks glibly of sea lights , and whose intimates and adherents discuss the invasion of England over their cups . One thing is certain : the sooner the Empire , the speedier the exit of the Emperor ; but in France , disorganized and corrupt , anarchy avenges despotism , and despotism atones for anarchy in sad succession !
While Lord Mahnesbury is harassing refugees in Jersey , Belgium is bullied , and Turkey menaced : quiet English travellers arc despoiled in Dresden , and the English ambassador is repulsed at Route . The advantage of having a Foreign Minister equal to events !
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Vunural Ov Tltm Duke Of Wellington. Kaim...
VUNURAL OV TltM DUKE OF WELLINGTON . Kaim . y in the \ v « ' < : l ( it was not . officially known where the Dulcn would 1 m buried , or whether Iuh funeral would l » o public or not ; but everybody UHHUinod , that what luw bcuu resolved on . would take place . In . tho wjcouU
edition of the rnorninff papers , ojii Wednesday , the following letter appealed , which cdntains all the information on the subject : — "To TstE . JiJQ-SijiJEoiT . SpENCBpJifC . Waxpolk , SBCBSTA 6 T Ofc 5 DHE HOM ^ . PEPAftTJVtENT . - v . ... ' i , ^ BAjtJkoB 4 . ii , Sept 20 , 1858 . cc jSje , —Her IVTajestsj * -Received wi $ » the deepest grief on Thursday last £ he affliejipg intelligence of the sudden death of & is Grace jthe latej ^ jajke of Wellington . ,, , • i , " Although the . Cjueen couldno < hfor a ^ mqment doubt inat the voice of i | je country would be ^ unanimous uposo the subject of the honours to be paid to the memory of the greatest man of the age , Her Majesty considered it due to
the feelings of his Grace ' s surviving relations that no step should be taken , eyen . . his honour , without their previous concurrence , and accordingly , on the same evening , in obedience to Her Majesty ' s commands , I wrote to Lord Charles Wellesley ( the present Puke having not then returned to England ) , to ascertain whether the late Duke had left any directions ; or whether his family desired to express any wish upon the subject ; and suggesting the course which appeared to Her Majesty best calculated to give expression to those feelings , in which the nation , as one man , will sympathize with Her Majesty . " Having this day received letters from the present
Duke and his brother , to the effect that the late Duke haa left no directions on the subject , and placing themselves wholly in Her Majesty ^ hands , I hasten . to relieve the public anxiety by signifying to you , for general information , the commands which I have received from Her Majesty . " The great space which the name of the Duke of Wellington has filled in the history of the last 50 years—his brilliant achievements in the field—his high mental qualities—his long and faithful services to the Crownhis untiring devotion to the interests of his countryconstitute claims upon the gratitude of the nation which a public funeral , though it cannot satisfy , at least mayserve to recognise . tt in the of Lord
" Her Majesty is well aware ha , as case Nelson , she might of her own authority have giyen immediate orders for this public mark of veneration for the memory of the illustrious Duke , and has no doubt but that Parliament and the country would cordially have approved the step . But Her Majesty , anxious that this tribute of gratitude and of sorrow should be deprived of nothing which could invest it with a thoroughly national character—anxious that the greatest possible number of her subjects should have an opportunity of joining in it , is anxious above all that such honours shoula not appear to emanate from the Crown alone , and that the two Houses of Parliament should have an opportunity by their previous sanction of stamping the proposed ceremony with increased
solemnity , and of associating themselves with Her Majesty in paying honour to the memory of one whom no Englishman can name without pride and sorrow . " The body of the Duke of Wellington will therefore remain , with the concurrence of the family , under proper guardianship , until the Queen shall have received the formal approval of Parliament of the course which it will be the duty of Her Majesty ' s servants to submit to both Houses upon their re-assembling . As soon as possible after that approval shall have been obtained , it is Her Majesty ' s wish , should no unforeseen impediment arise , that
tho mortal remains of the late illustrious and venerated Commander-in-Chief should , at the public expense , and with all the solemnity due to the greatness of tho occasion , be deposited in the Cathedral Church of St . Paul ' s , there to rest by the sido of Nelson—the greatest military by the sido of the greatest naval chief who ever reflected lustre upon the annals of England . " I have tho honour to be , Sir , " Your most obedient humble servant , "Deubt . " A guard of honour from the Rifles has accordingly been stationed at Walmer . Tho new Duke and
Duchess of Wellington , and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley , have quitted Walmer Castle . Mr . Hulkc has furnished tho following detailed account of the last hours of the Duke of Wellington ; and though we have before published some of them , yet the whole will be read with interest , as an authentic
document : — " Tuesday , September 14 . —About half-past eight this morning , ray futhor received a noto from Walrnor Castle , Hinting Unit I ho Duko of Wellington wiriied to seo Jrim . Jlo immediately wont to tho Castle . 31 is Grace complained of uneasiness about tho ehost nn < l Htomaeh ; was then perfectly conscious , and answered qucHtionH put to him with correctuoHH . Homo inodjcino wan ordered , and cluring it . H preparation Hjh Grace took some tea and toast .
Shortly alter leaving tho Oimtlo , my father received another communication , Htuting that His Grace was much worse ; ho had had lito Himilar to thoHo ho was nubjoct to . My futher and 1 went directly , and found IFio Grace in hod , unooiiHcjouH ; eyo « turned a little upwordn , fixed ; pupils of medium wize ; skin . warm and moist ; respiration very laborious , from accumulation of mucutt in air tubes . Bnforo our arrival his valoL had applied a rnuotard poultico to hiH cheat , oh on u former occasion this had givon rulicf .
" Dr . M'Arthur omn arrived , and Drfl . Tlumo and ForguHoon woro telegraphed for . " Dr . M'Arthur advinetl a muntanl emetic to bo givon , having preHeribod ono with advantage for tho Duko Hovoral ycurH ago under Himilar rircuniHlancoH . Thin and othor motmuroH woro now of no avail . Jlia Grace became very rcMtloHH , tried to turn on his left nido ; occasionally thero woro Hlight . LwitchingH of tho loft arm . When rained in hod , Iuh breathing vvuh much more into , and thin induced uh to plauo liim m an easy chair , whou . bin respiration booamo much Iohh ombarrasHod ; his pulno Hank , and Jliu draco wan now placed more- horizontally ; tho puW rallied for ix littlo time , and thon gradually declined ; tho
brouthing became jnoqe fea | le » and , at twenty . five minutes i , » * three o'cloc ^ jn .,, pa lace breathed his last | " past and gentle Was ^ lgmsition , that for the moment it ^ doubted A mjrro ^ afiiMd before His Graced moZ ™ its brightness was tmdimnrod , and he was no more ' i u " John Whitakeb Htti ' ke " . ; At a meeting of the Common Council on Thursday ^ fc was . resolved , x > # the motion of Mr . John w 3 seconded by ^ ir Peter Laurie , -- " That it be referrS to a committee , now to be appointed , to consider JZ mark of respect should be paid by the Corporation of London to the memory , of his Grace the Duke of Wellington , and i-eport their opinion thereon to + v Court" lhm
The New Appointments. Lieut.-Genkbai, Lo...
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS . Lieut .-Genkbai , Lobd Habdinge has been appointed the new Commander-in-Chief . The next Gazette will officially announce the noble Lord ' s promotion as " General , " after which his lordship will succeed to the command of the army . —Standard . The other appointments , according to the Daily News , are distributed as follows : — Master-General of Ordnance ) Lord Fitzroy ( with a peerage ) . . . . \ Somerset . Military Secretary .... Colonel Wood . Lord Warden of the Cinque ) ,, 7 _ Ports ...... . \ E ™ -t Derby . Constable of the Tower . . Lord Combermere . Colonelcy of the Grenadier ) - „_ . Guards ...... . ! Prmce Albe rt-Colonelcy of the Fusilier ' The Duke Guards . . .. . . . . ) of Cambridge . The Duke of Northumberland and the Marquis of Londonderry to be Knights of the Garter .
Lord John Russell At Stirling. Loed John...
LORD JOHN RUSSELL AT STIRLING . Loed John Russell was presented with the freedom of the city of Stirling on Tuesday . In his speech in reply , he touched on civil and religions liberty , quoting William the Third ' s famous say , " Conscience is God ' s province ; " and parliamentary reform , which he hinted at , but did not promise . Then he turned to Wellington" JNow , gentlemen , having appeared here to-day in this assembly , I own I feel , although it is not an occasion immediately for introducing it—but as it is an occasion in which I have to speak in public , I cannot refrain from
noticing that event which occupies all men ' s minds , and to which the attention of all is now directed—I mean the loss which the country has sustained by the death of the Duko of Wellington . I must say that , while I am one of those who most admired that great man , I am not one of those who think that we ough t to be so dazzled by the fame of his exploits that we should not endeavour to gather objects of imitation even from the conduct of a man * so great and so illustrious . ( Cheers . ) While many of the actions of his life—while many of the qualities which he preserved are unattainable by others , thero are lessons which wo
may read in the life and actions of that illustrious man . It may never be given to another subject of tho British crown to perform services so brilliant as he has performed ¦—it may never be given to another man to hold tho sword which secured the independence of Europe—for England having saved herself by her constancy saved Europe by hor example—it may never bo given to another nian , alter having obtained such eminence by an unexampled series of victories , to bIiow equal moderation in peace as ho has shown greatness in war , and to devote tho remainder oi his life to tho cause of internal and external peace lor tnas UlU MAR W VV UUV V / Uf % MAJ \ S V / Jl ^ AJl W & A-M ^*^^ •**»* - » *> rffc w ^ - ~ .
. ^ ^ ^ country which he has so served ; it may never bo given w another man to have equal authority with tho sovereigns whom ho has served , and to tho senate of which lwwas w the end a venerated member—it may never bo given another man , aftor such a career , to preserve oven to end tho full possession of those great faculties witii w » t ho was endowed , and to carry on tho service oi « of tho most important departments of tho state t > y u '" ^ amplcd vigilance and success to the latest day oi w Those axe tho circumstances , those aro tho qualities , w y may never again be performed in the hintory ol tho w ^ l » n * il > nv < % flf « / - » f . lw » y rtlKilitinu imrlil / lVl VtmTQ displaVCU H
life of tho Duko of Wellington which wo may attain ^ humble imitation—that sincere and unceasing dovowu ^ hi « country—that honest and proud determination ^ for tho benefit of his country on all occaHions—w ' ^ voted loyalty which , while it made him even- » nx «^ )] o Hervo the crown , never imlucod him to conceal ( | ) at Hovereign that which lie believed to bo tho tr "" ul 0 vigilance in tho constant performance oi 1 »» l j c ; v 0 appearance of life which enabled him ut all t « n «» ^ Iuh mind and hm faculties to the Horvicen which i h called upon to perform—that unoHtentatiouHpioty W ' ^ ^ lie wan distinguished at till times of hw i » ° ftr 0 qualitiou which are attainable by othoru , ana '' ))( ,. qualitioH which Bhould not bo lost to uh nS nu '' iuo Lot us hope , therefore , that while wo ™ ™ , ' / ,, ) uit honour to tho memory of the Duko of WollmgW , ^ while anything which can be done by tho ««» v - ,,, „ rabl <» the country to fihow how thoy ostimato their » j t ,, oHO loBB—lot us not think that while wo have pen «» ^ l ]| 0 I 1 : „ ..,. i M »* wi , » ., t , ' i iiwuu . iLAriMnrM flnit ourin * v i :
over . Let us all reflect that he w a man oi iliti (( H country was greatly pond , and < l" ^ umolV , wor of all * h « proBorved theso which it in witbm the yu aiUl \ n . imitate , and which wo may all onckavoi r « ]; ^ j ( OhoorH . ) I hav « ventured upon thiB Buirjo «! i j , ' ^ o not xotnia from doi » K it , wid I trust you wiU e *^
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 25, 1852, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25091852/page/2/
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