The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

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Dt OF WELLINGTON.
are ec,ibltd to aluounce that the Duke of Wel-
-Ist -11 bas left a wilt, though the contents of it as
181841°11M undisclosed. Ic i 3 dated as far back as
epett,,.s
13 was found late on Saturday night, at
W 6 belie".:;link. Toe existence of this dceunKnt woe
teetedve, unknown even to those most nearly con-
hei with the Duke, who, though of late years he
cmit'rdered several wills to be prepared, yet never
tpilea 4 take up his mind to execute them. The Duke
40, to have always avoided the subject of his own
Tti;) and the arrangements connected with it.
late ewha knew him best hardly ever remember to
tratioaeard him talk of such matters, and, in illus-
fet of this feature in his character, a curious
Nei'" be mentioned. Every one knows that he
rife t.n.e‘it in the course of his long and distinguished
lII.raY presents of immense value, and that Aps-
Istkr°43e is filled with a great variety of objects, the
test attached to which can hardly be overrated.
i~POgas personal property, was, of course,
1,41E4 to the risk of dispersion after the Duke's
raii,, an'il with a view to its preservation, an Act of
k!pa;111('"t was obtained, enabling his Grace, within
i'ttti:.°,! two years, to make heirlooms of such ob-
title he wished to see inelienably attached to his
thei'd estates. Singularly enough, it was not till
tile (jolt! d'Y of the time thus granted that he signed
Ti;tlisteents requisite to make the Act available.
41(14,4- there
stilt remains at Weimer Castle, and,
Its rE„,' 'ere seems no good reason for hastening
7,ll°ral to Apsleyshouse, as, probably, a month,
tcre'Ps a still longer period, may elapse be
'OIOOB ,Public funeral takes place. Although, of
rbonh it is desirable that a ceremonial of the kind
qe ue concluded with es little delay as possible,
ititsheceun,t of preparation which it involves, the
Led Li' People to be consulted in regulating
Z's 4381 and the magnitude of the scale on which
i'seae affair is to be conducted, all render time
-,Pk°aßlit3;,* Though Nelsen fell in October, and was
.1'401,/t*-°rne to England without delay, it was the
lsth,"l/4arY before his funeral took place, and even
Pecti,arrangements were in many points extremely
etts:', Nor is it surprising that such should be
,"',44..,'„9r public ceremonials of this description are
;hots b 791 rare occurrence, and the authorities to
etes,Crn,agement they are intrusted have in conse-
alb personal experience to guide them. It
stttri`o be borne in mind that a State funeral is. a
people~luiati which many . interfere, and the chief
for
such
which devolves upon officers little que-
ll° n a duty. The Lord Cuamberlain holds
eNtrillia:l"" by a temporary tenure, and the Earl
110rf 81
°Mee is hereditary in the family of the Duke
„7tp Z. Both may be quite capable of drawing
ymi I(lette
proses
according to the. strictest rules of
ti but neither have much idea of the.exaet
L'4l4Bt,f° Precedence and heraldic proprieties in the
great public manifestation. The people.
0411*, be considered as well as the due ordering
,Ntth.-Otetunities and in this respect it is to be hoped
pop tlicneral of Wellington will be an improvement
of Nelson. In the mean time, beyond the
'Psili,•" Duke's obsequies will be performed at
ezPense, and in such a manner as to give
lade aole.enation an opportunity of evincing its gra-
a„
services and its reverence for his me-
his,-"c4aing is decided. Every arrangement is in
,tkei Until the return of the Earl of Derby from.
°,°41;11,..and even after his arrival some days will
IS
fa; be Occupied before the course of procedure
foi settled that the extensive preparationsneces-
Os Pe funeral pomp may be proceeded with..
P the first questions that must be decided is
proper
the
there Place for the interment, and upon this
t„,"ltral th already exists much speculation..
,eire prevails an almost complete unanimity of
"the Duke " should be buried either at
elsdtpatt:',4' Westminster Abbey, but the:feeling
he:- "3 Which edifice should be selected. iaThe-
Ostil"esviiit_l(l, its thousand historic associations, appears
ItO?,hi°44 it.chtenost fitting sting place after a life so
majority, however, give
.the.preference
their rest Metropolitan Cathedral, assigning reasons
iti choice which appear convincing.
se into the
the
tineral procession from Apsley-
;ltSt'Of Landon affords facilities for abpauulal
Stel(lLl which
„ could never be secured along tshr
th:Illa Westminster; that the great area of .
th,, :` accommodate four or
.five times more people
Abby; that on all occasions of a national cha-
ilNititthastakn the precedence ;.and, finally,that there
etin affecting propriety in
.Wellington
rsficelltde of Nelson under. that gigantic dome, so
14S1'1' Wanted to enshrine two such heroes.
ltlheee!rtai-nly has an undeniable advantage over the
'11,i54.1 la respect of space. In the latter, on coro-
qi‘ days, there is only room for 5,000 people,
tiafOrmer would hold from 15,000 to 250(,)0d0i0..
lAtekt ease. The tomb of Nelson stands
itotpm'a the centre of the cathedral, that anything
htit el, from the ball at the top of the dome. would
b
'l4 'eetlupon it. The coffin is walled in with
and
surmounted by a sarcophagus of black
,;_signed by Cardinal Wolsey for himself, but
eatneel unused for centuries, until placed in
prey pained
•'• pth position. On the south side,
the space
Ill:l'ste:nah is occupied by the graves of some of
litltjelatives and that of Lord Collingwood, but
" side is still vacant, and there the Great
Ple4fl might be laid with anC amount of funeral
tph
4teou r adequate to express the veneration of his
4%tie. 11°11 eIS of Wellington has arrived at Walmer

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'',.'% e" rumen iletl!rcliYoAn.llMoßnidilayrdi:
4.111E4 -tee) vrneflaig:—The regular
when Madame
tilif'cg OW Ir• Webster appeared in the Green Bushes and
N34141tr0 °ars, and durinc, the week they have been plying
IN
°ter neveand.delighteE audiences. . Madame Celeste and
Nitteaktte,r fail to delight an audience and those who
i.t.ttr": 4 ra-,.: ging to the theatre during the week have
'‘)'111 °PPortun't of evening
1, iti„ are
i y .an .
L'tty 'eogaluence of their popularity, we are happy to
g's enjoyment. How-
\ brew gement has been effected, and they will appear
Lk4161 ralnarg,,durieg next week. The crowded house. last
felt4,‘e Dell"- 'ethonstrate to the proprietor that new pieces
Veeclh4crmancee cannot fail to be remunerative when
Itthlil'ilki,l4,- ter° a Birmingham audience. Mind your own
d
:171tti1;1,iatt,ea.,ningolatt,hhilnythe hands of Madame Celeste an
attracted a large and respectable
V Ole and'r a sensation quite gratifying to behold,
ti,lilett,l"tl a threadbarepieces they formerly played as
4 'Niel the seesors returned seemed to wear away the
ti, it„, ge of . , .
t.theers a,,,lmeir audiences, who were ready to pronounce
70,..4te tti.",,ki pieces completely " used up." We con-
Wtbitit'atiee', uealficiare of last evening on the change of
r dea the the manager in the
;elandexclent houses that have
4Aii,,,tlN b! present engagement
6,A .....Blinve.at length been considered and their wishes
t .ktva,r "911anz Mercury
A74l4t°llrNir 81"."--A citizen of Dijon, in France,
oh; , -,- a very sim le way f sting an
Ntl Ybe tallY when h P bit between his teeth. lie
liki `ift Cities the • e gets the
.unruly
ti 4t till to ,_ right rein to the left ring of the bit, and
kotPl:er fro the right ring. It has been put to the proof,
say
thl td of success. This invention almost equals in
vka.%ar li4e manager of the Theatre Porte-Saint-Martin,
liolllheerel, who when informed that the rope of the
Kiiis, te broken,,, and therewasnot money enough in the
Il?f„cirorisi'_aochase a new one, remarked to the stage;
li/irey ' xclanned in despair, " What shall we dot
14katirt-ob dear sir, make a knot"
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~t 4 Otio, PAL AT w
qtlik, •3, f AC- Tv EsTmosTER.--The perma
1 IN • ° solid
a,,tah_ria 7, carved oak, are all completed and fixed at
'714•-,71.4. ,rh:tver, the Royal Gallery, and the Prince's
• , ift tii.diy decorating of the ceiling of the Royal Gal-
ktSlit cf tit Progressing and it is to he finished before the
Itliiitt4r,o,uaeaollfew, Parham' ent. The statues are to be fixed
Al lea:, the
.4. Lords. There are already completed the
ax 'e ez relabishop of Dublin and Fitzwalter, and the
tL ItltelrnrPee:ted to he-finished by the 11th of November.
Itlitt,:l ernhs'elcent has taken place in the lighting of thef
hi,lllol,TtleCcris during the vacation. Toe residences or
lt,N 11, (i''Ts Of both [louses are in a state of great for-
liltlerlr• IL),,„are expected to be completed early. 1.. n the
A, 411.14 .teko-,,-e, the artist, is daily engaged in finishing
41,4 44,,, iteo.t. her
Ittt)lte,eat• complete this chamber by the opening of
kk<lVititT n
`itid.'tcl4ence of information
A DEPOT FOR STOLEN GOOlO.it—n.
1 k,i, ,),-,.ui. tin,einbforplation received by the podlsicoef of D 1
an-
'
tiolik
attio i't•latTlially
silk and
lait loutatnontiti,easrhosf, goods
frequently
k,,liat4 lima m Dale-street, occup)ied by two men named
rive ktitcbty ?,..three of the detectives proceeded thither
'44,krjoialeizoreata and, besides apprehending seven men,
Yitc, a ititid:' a large quantity of manufactured goods
ti;illeitkeopt Which had been stolen. The police tbund
OittEiparpteareill:aa of the cellar when they arrived, and dur-
kkhriitttweave_which lasted about two hours, five men,
ttkttl),lt trepl_raea wi,r,S, employed at various mills, came in at
' artti44 their `u goods in their possession which they bad
thitttekk on mu employers. They were all taken into cus-
Nth, talitottled for Obey were brought up at the borough court,
Vt
thsreltooe further examination. Mr..Beswic'=, the
IA '4Ployer 11" of Police, stated that this system of
NH 511 a teas carried on in the town to a very large
4tit'ut Tool(
ktit3'' to.%*---, f THE PENNY THOUG 11.—The English
Illit„reti'ot°,-„,,Pompous notoriety, and parsimonious cele •
, I'Vrl,tleotrea personally the produce of his dairy, and
titilhpaaands.Y sold the milk to the village children with
);Itl thY anti h °n`, morning a pretty little girl presented
ztbeN.,, kpe, Er pitcher to his Lora.hip for milk. Pleased
V Gil, her -ranee of the hid l patted her on the head
lil t' a kiss wer c„' ~ ie P
tti 11,4 -i, as • Now, said he, "my pretty lass, you
4lilkh i ~, as you live, that you have been kissed by
441 t 4 `ln I" replied the child, "you took the penny
iN tew%a p.
i lito 14444 "E IN WATLING•STREET.—Last night,
ore es before nine
11,!4t4t1i0 "sea of- o'clock, a
,fire was discovered
Vitl 11E-Oltreet Messrs. 3. and F. Gould, lace-dealep,
vet,:ooo- ie, the,
vtirhSt. Paul's Churchyard. The fire
0(1 41ba4cd the e ouse on. the ground floor,. but. Mr.
firemen were instrumental in getting the
tpr'tltt?,E iltioetd,rabut. not until a serious amount of damage
1. 4,4,4 t. ak., merely on the premises where the fire cons-
Ot. 4,14 k,". eY water on those of Messrs. De:.,borough
vs,a4„, "day-street
sli.c44if9-,lrteci! 1 Talfourd, Lady Talfourd, ard the
tik olgnionT town on Saturday last, by the General
A VOlllpany'a steam-ship Royal William, for