The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON,

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
, the guard of
honour, consisting of a captain's guard of the dep(it
Ist battalion Itifla Brigade, appointed to watch over
the remains of his Grace the late Duke of Wellington
took up their station at the Castle.
The state coffin arrived here last night, and the
body was placed in it. The corpse had previously
lain in the leaden coffin, inside of which is the shell.
This is, therefore, the third and last coffin in which
the remains of the illustrious deceased will be de-
posited. The corpse being now finally encased, a
black pall has been hung over the coffin. The floor
of the chamber is completely covered with black, and
the whole room is appropriately hung with mournful
emblems.
The utmost privacy is maintained with regard to
the chamber containing the Duke's remains—no one
being permitted to enter or even to take a glance at
the interior. Now that the Castle is under military
guardianship, Captain Watts, the captain of
Walmer Castle, has taken up his quarters there.
The directions issm d to the sentries by the com-
manding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Beckwitb, of the
Rifle Brigade, are of the most stringent nature,
and require that no persons, except the domestics,
shall be admitted within the Castle gates, exept
on production of an order signed by the captain
of the guard. Instructions are also given, that if
any persons are observed loitering about near the en-
trance, or other parts of the building, immediate
intimation of the fact must be given to the same
officer.

The appearance which the Castle now presents,
with the slow-pacing guards mounted, and the union
jack half-mast high, is solemn and imposing. Two
men are stationed at the entrance gate, while the
number constantly on sentry is seven. By the spe-
cial desire of Lord Charles Wellesley, a sentry has
been posted at the Castle moat, and the ramparts are
also guarded.
A dark-coated rifleman, pacing the southern ram-
part, marks the place where the remains of the illus-
trious warrior now lie—namely, immediately in front
of the chamber which his Gaace occupied. The troops
appear fully sensible of the honourable charge com-
mitted to them.
Many have been the applicants at the Castle to-day,
eager to be admitted even to a view of the exterior of
the Duke's apartment, but the orders to refuse them
were strictly enforced.
At 10 A.M., the present Duke of Wellington, ac-
companied by his brother, Lord Charles Wellesley,
took their departure from Walmer Castle. It was
originally their intention to leave on the previous
day, but they postponed their journey until this
morning, in order to be present at the last sad offices
previous to the final interment of their reverred father.
Their Lordships travelled by road to Dover, which
place they left, by the first train after their arrival, for
town—having taken this route in order to avoid any
display of public feeling on the part of the inhabitants
of the locality. Their suite left at the same time by
way of Deal.
The late Duke's horses and equipage were also
removed to-day, for London or Strathfieldsaye. Al-
most the whole of his attendants have likewise quitted
Walmer. _ _ _

A correspondent of the Dublin Evening Mail
says :
" Having enjoyed the rare privilege of being admitted
into the domestic circle of the late Duke, it may not be
uninteresting to mention a few brief reminiscences of
that illustrious personage, which display points of
character not generally known, and that seldom come
under public observation. Instead of meeting an Iron
Dake, such as he was commonly represented, nothing
could be more attractive than the unaffected simplicity
of his manner and the dignified ease of his deportment.
In conversation he never evinced the slightest particle of
assumption, and it was quite obvious that extreme
modesty was his natural disposition. Sincere in his re-
ligious convictions, he was punctual to the minute at the
stated hours of Divine service; and it was edifying to
witness his unostentatious devotion amidst the rural con-
gregation of his own parish church. Remarkably fond
of children, he delighted in visiting the admirable in-
fant school which he established at Strathfieldsaye, and
was often affected almost to tears by the innocent hilarity
of the little group by whom he was surrounded.
" His household arrangements were conducted on a
scale of suitable elegance; while, owing to his quiet and
temperate habits, he never gave the servants the least
unnecessary trouble, which made him beloved as a mas-
ter. In the management of his extensive estates, the
same sound sense, correct judgment, and practical wis-
dom appear as have marked his grand career. The vast
sums he expended on building labourers' cottages show
the attention he bestowed on the wants and comforts of
the working classes under his control. In fact, his
whole property presented the aspect of a kind of model
farm, and no defect escaped his vigilant eye. Nearly
the whole proceeds of the rental were appropriated in
improved cultivation, and in ameliorating the condition
of the tenantry. His Grace's portion or the union did
not supply a pauper to the district workhouse. A single
instance will suffice to prove his humanity. One
of his keepers was killed in an affray with poachers,
who were arrested and convicted. Ho immediately
ordered his well-stocked preserves to be thrown open,
saying that he would not allow his men to be murdered,
and other people transported, for the sake of a parcel of
birds and some paltry game. Tho sufferings of the Irish
poor during the famine period engaged his deepest
sympathies, and ho expressed himself with the utmost
warmth and feeling on the subject of the savings-bank
failures, considering these deposits of hardly-acquired
earnings as a sacred trust, to be repaid, without refe-
rence to legal technicalities, on the implied faith of an
imperial obligation. He seldom took the pains of con-
tradicting any calumny with regard to himself, or to re-
fate any aspersions on his fair fame, however destitute of
truth. Among these may be reckoned the false report
that he denied the place of his nativity, and repudiated
the land of his birth. No statement can be more utterly
unfounded or untenable. On the contrary, he was proud
of Ireland, bestowed the deserved praise on those noble
qualities with which her sons are distinguished, but was
grieved and wounded to see that warm-hearted people
misled and misdirected by senseless tirades against
everything English—fostering national animosities and
engendering sectarian strife. He certainly was impressed
with the idea that he was disliked by his own country-
men, but could not account for the unmerited prejudice
that prevailed. It is to be hoped that this misconception
will now cease, and that we shall render a just tribute to
the statesman, soldier, and citizen, who earned an itn-
pens • hable and unsullied reputation, and left a brilliant
example, which cannot fail in exercising a salutary in-
fluence both on the present age and on generations yet to
come.
" He often remarked that the secret of success lay in
embracing every opportunity of being useful; and that
he never forgot the golden rule which he early learned
in the Church Catechism—' Of doing your duty in
the*, state of life to which it shall please God to call
you.' "

The LATE DUKE of WELLINGTON

MOURNING FOR THE ARMY.-GENERAL
ORDERS.

Horse Guards, Sept. 22, 1852.
The Adjutant-General has received her Majesty's
most gracious commands to issue the following gene-
ral orders to the army :-
1. The Queen feels assured that the army will par-
ticipate in the deep grief with which her Majesty has
received the intelligence of the irreparable loss
sustained by herself and by the country, in the
sudden death of Field Marshal the Duke of Wel-
lington.
In him her Majesty has to deplore a firm supporter
of her throne, a faithful, wise, and devoted councillor,
and a valued and honoured friend.

In him the army will lament the loss of a com-
mander- in-chief unequalled for the brilliancy, the
magnitude, and the success of his military achieve.
ments ; but hardly less distinguished for the indefa-
tigable and earnest zeal with which, in time of peace,
he laboured to maintain the efficiency and promote
the interests of that army which he had often led to
victory.
The discipline which he exacted from others, as the
main foundation of the military character, he sternly
imposed upon himself, and the Queen desires to im-
press upon the army, that the greatest commander
whom England ever saw has left an example for the
imitation of every soldier, in taking as his guiding
principle in every relation of life an energetic and
unhesitating obedience to the call of duty.
It is her Majesty's command that this general
order shall be inserted in the order books, and read
at the head of every regiment in her Majesty's
service.
2. The Queen does not require that the officers of
the army should wear any other mourning with their
uniforms, on the present melancholy occasion, than
black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or
hat—the sword-knot—and on the left arm—with the
following exceptions, viz. :
Officers on duty are to wear black gloves, black
crape over the ornamental part of the cap or bat, the
sword-knot, and on the left arm, the sash covered with
black crape, and a black crape scarf over the right
shoulder.
The drums of regiments are to be covered with black,
and black crape is to be bung from the pike of the
colour-staff of infantry, and from the standard-staff
and trumpets of cavalry.
3. The Queen has been most graciously pleased,
under the present afflicting circumstances, to direct
that Lieutenant-General Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8.,
shall be placed on the staff of her Majesty's army, and
that all matters respecting her Majesty's military ser-
vice, which have heretofore been transacted by his
Grace the late Commander-in-Chief, shall henceforth
be performed by Lieutenant-General Viscount liar.
dinge, G.C.B.
By her Majesty's command,
G. Baowri, Adjutant-General.

FREEBOOTERS DEFEATED.—ibe men of the pre-
ventive station at Mudeford were occupied on Saturday
morning last in the agreeable task of saving upwards of 140
tubs of brandy which had during the night drifted from
their moorings, and were eventually brought safely to anchor
under the care of her Majesty's revenue officers, undoubtedly
much to the disappointment of those who had made such a
dangerous deposit near our shores.--Poole Herald.