The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-09 00:00:00

LITERATUBB.

'Aarnrte►istics of Me Dais of Wellington, apart frost his
Talessis. By Use Earl Die OMIT, K.O.
U nwnrilk.

Toe Despatches of the Duke form a work far too
bulky ever to lie brought within the reach of the
multitude. And yet—u the Earl be Grey justly be-
lieves--they are, after all, the best sources of infor-
mation on the subject of his character and genius.
Aocordingly, he has done a berviceable !king; he has
drawn from all theme crowns of glory—which truly
the records of the Duke are—the very honey of the
towers; and here we have, in an unpretending form,
the aroma of the Welling oeian genius. We do not
say that the work which the Earl De Grey has done
might not have been done by many. men : but here
it IS, at all events, achieved with judgment, with
taste, in a bow( worthy of the subject, and which we
doubt not will be popular.
Our author sums up the characteristic "feelings"
and "principles" of the Duke under six heads—
which are as follows :

1. His confidence in himself, and buoyancy under per-
weal responsibility.
2. His forbearance and forgiveness of injustice.
3. Hu aromas under home and foreign annoyances.
4. His natural feelings of secrecy and caution.
o. His disinterestedness as to money or rank, and his
genersl candour and simplicity of character.
6. Ilia placatnli'y as to tho faulta and failing..i of others,
',laced by his feelings co-utected with subordination and
courts-martial.
Each section very satisfactorily illustrates the pos-
session of these qualities by Wellington, and their
constant employment for the good of the public
service.

The good which this book will mainly do will be
to show people that the Duke of Wellington was a
much more genial man than is generally supposed.
He was no iron machine of a man—like the men
made at Nuremberg in the days of Scriblerns—not
he; the fact seems clearer every day, that he had •
deep fund—not of feeling only and manly sensibility,
but of a shrewd humour, and gaiety and kindness of
disposition which underlaid all the " iron " qualities,
and the rest of it, about which we have heard so
much. Take one particular point. It does happen,
ih all armies, that a man shows the "white feather"
now and then. On no point would we expect an
"iron " soldier to be more implacably severe, and y. t
the duke was even markedly lenient. As we shall
see in an extract from Earl de Grey's book :
Au officer of the Brunswick troops had been accused of
cowardice in the prevent's, of the enemy. Be bad after-
words aitplitel for leave of absence, or to resign, which was
refined.
I have delayed to reply to your Highness's letter till I had
?Cosier,' information regarding Lieuteeant—.
I recollect to have refused him leave of absence after the
siege of Badajos, or to accept his resignation, bee me I was
lot aware of the cirown•toiters ; it I had been made aware
of what had occurred, I should Lave thought it desirable
that he should quit the service.
- The trounces of want of spirit amongst the officers are
very rare, and the examp e of punisimaroi for this crime is
not reqeired ; and this being the case, I should wish to
avoid gt but the soldier* a notion that an officer can behave
otherwise than well in the presence of the enemy ; cud if
there should be an unfortunate pen to who fails in this
respect, I would prefer to allow him to retire to a private
elation, rather than expose hie weakness. . . .—(9,233),
p. 199 - 11.
Surely this was kindly as well as wise. There
are various instances brought forward in this section
to the same purpose; and what made his conduct in
all the difficult cases of punishment rind reward so
valuable was, that no passion or caprice io the least
&tree prompted it. He lived and moved in the
idea of the public service, and did everything for its
sake. No man, perhaps, was ever so entirely rea-
eenable—lived so entirely in the light and bright-
ness of moral impulse and reflection. Thus it is that
his proceedings are full of moral instruction, for you
see in them the work of a man who makes himself
sabordivate to ideas, who keeps everything about
him in subjection to certain impulses (of " duty " )
which rule him, and for whose sake he lives.
Whatever else his lite was—few lives have perhaps
been more philosophical—in the true sense of that
nu fort unate wot d.

DARING BURGLARY AT STOURBRIDGE.--On Tema-
day night ths resides°. of Captain Hickman, of
OLt-
awinLrd, was entered by the hall window—the thirvta
being evidently aware of the ne,st ray entrance—and
hour sheave they got into the drawing-rue= by cutting
out a panel of the o.or; Hance ti ey made their way into
the partner, searching all the boxes and drawers is tail
room. Afterwards, they want upstairs to Captain Hike
Nuee room. and stied his toed-room door, which amoks
him, end he called out " Iloilo+, who's then r. The
d.h.T was then tried ag iin more forcibly, and he, thinking
something was the matter, eall.d out again. The
Site mf t to force th- door was repeated with still Mire
power, when jumping out of bed, and arming himself
witla a sword, he ovord the door, and hoard the thirvta
run flown stab/. He pursued them ino'antly, but trey
11.41 I. ft the way elerr Inc th, it escape, and reached the
laws, the dwlini as aiding their flight; and as ,he Captaia
was undressed, he could not luting them further. Tee
Coutes, larinit disturbed, took only a' silver taper stand,
tree rilvir spoons, a pair of anger tonr, soil some other
article• of plite, arid they overlooked a valuable
ali.ineind ring lett in the sitting-room by Mr. illiekmsn.
IVoleerAgasplon Carowiele.
8110CK1140 AcciDa/47.—Yeaterday forenoon, be-
tween eleven and Miler tithe k, an accident of a serins-
naturl aeeurred at the Gallery of Illustration, 14, lit sew-
street Foe ••mte lime past a number of workmilli less.
Nun ingaged in painting and repairing the place. The
building, which is upwar.'a of ;0 feet in height, lulls buck
into a ri emit, sad is one of the omit,. of the building
Wider we. raised. A young mar, named Harry Memoop,
sad arg..4 about IS years, was at work upon the. lu der at
the time above-mention, d, painrio• the comma work, when
be lost his equilibrium, and Gil from a height of nearly 60
het to the ground with a fearful crash. lie was immedi-
ately removed to St. Goorms's Howsital, when every atten-
tion was paid to him; bat be still is is • tory neenarios•
amadliss, sad but vary little lupus an entertained of his

RAW Enterligenct.

CUUHT OF BAmuturrey.—YESTERDAY.
amain Ma. tomatmioa a Pam

T/LADER DEnTOa SVMMONS —EITIIAOI/DINAILT CASH.
Mr. Bailey appeared fur the defendant in a trader debtor
summons, which had been taken oat for 20W. odd, stated to
be due on a bill of ',whinge, which had been endoned to the
creditor. Ile ant took the objection that the particulars of
demand, as delivered at the defendant's residence, differed
in asocnnt from the cam claimed in the summons.

Mr. Stuart, who appeared in support of the summons,
deposed that he served the particulars of demand on the
defendant's wife, at his house at Brighton. The document
produced was not the one served; he
morning. It was nothing like the one he delivered. The
document produced was signed by the creditor; bet the
amount was different, 1001. instead of 2001.; and it issued
from the office of another solicitor.

His Honour thought the evidence of Mr. Stuart suffi-
cient to prove the delivery of the correct particulars, of
which a duplicate was annexed to the summons.
Mr. Bagley then submitted that the creditor ought to
attend in person, there being no privity between hint and
the drawer of the bill.

His Honour did not think that necessary. After the cre•
ditor had once sworn to the debt, he was not called on again
to attend personally. If the debtor had a good defence
against the drawer of the bill, he had a good defence
against the holder ; but he had not shown that such wee
the case.
Mr. Bagley amid there was a further objection. The
debtor had already been made a bankrupt, and the mes-
senger was in poaseasion of his effects.
The Commissioner—That may be; but supposing the
bankruptcy to be superseded, what right have I to deprive
the creditor of the benefit of these proeeediags ?
Mr. Bagley—But the creditor himself has made him a
bankrupt.
The Commissioner—Well, that makes no difference. The
debtor may take what course he pleases as to admitting the
debt ; he may stand mute if be thinks proper.
After a consultation the defendant agreed to admit the
1 debt.