The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-13 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.

The Duke of Cumberland is sure to be known by every
stranger of ordinary observation before the latter has been
an hour in the House. No person ever entered the gal-
lery, when his Royal. Highness was in the House, without,
as soon as he had collected his senses, scattered by the no-
velty of the place and the circumstances by which he found
himself surrounded—putting the question to the individual
next him, " Who is that Nobleman with large whiskers and
mustachios ?" pointing at the same time to the Duke of
Cumberland. Not only are his Royal Highness's whiskers
and mustachios of unusually large dimensions, but their
milk-white appearance could not fail to make them, were
they much smaller, attract the eye of every stranger. Then
there is the ample harvest of hair " silvered o'er by age,"
which his head always exhibits. But independently of all
these peculiarities in the personal appearance of the Duke,
there is something so singular—l do not like to use another
word lest it might be deemed invidious--something so much
out of the usual class, if one may use such phraseology, of
human faces, that a stranger's eye must necessarily alight on
his out of two or three hundred others. It is one of that class
of countenances which makes so deep and permanent im-
pression on you, that you can, with the greatest ease, call it
up in all its individuality before your own mind's eye, but
which you find to be difficult, if not impossible, to place
vividly before the eye of another. His brow is ample
enough, and has something of an intellectual expression ;
but his eyebrows protrude, and are made more remarkable
by his large prominent eyelashes. His eyes are small but
quick, with a somewhat unpleasant expression about them.
When he knits his brow, and contracts the other features of
his face, which he sometimes does in a manner peculiar to
himself, his eyes are almost buried in his head. His fea-
tures, generally, are strongly marked, and have the reverse
of a prepossessing appearance. His complexion has some-
thing sallow about it. There are wrinkles in his face, which
is of a round form, but they are only few in number, and
not very deep or broad in one who has attained the sixty-
fifth year of his age. His height is above the usual size,
and his figure may be said to be handsome. His counte-
nance has nothing of the glow of health in it, but his body
seems strong and compact. He dresses with much simpli-
city—be is never foppish. A plain brown coat, light vest,
light small clothes, and a white hat, is the kind of attire to
which he seems most partial.
The Duke of Cumberland is no speaker. I use the
word in an emphatic sense ; for he has no voice, in the
ordinary acceptation of the term. He emits certain sounds,
it is true, but they are altogether unlike tl,e ordinary tones
of the human voice. The words which proceed from his
mouth have a sort of yelping or growling sound, and are
generally so imperfectly pronounced, or in so low a tone, as
to render it an altogether hopeless task for any one not im-
mediately beside him to perceive what he is saying, how-
ever great may be the attention paid to him. Whether or
not this singularly imperfect enunciation be the effect of any
physical cause, is a question on which I am unable to
express an opinion. He speaks seldom, and generally
not more than about half a dozen sentences at a time.
The longest speech I ever beard him deliver—if the
few sentences uttered in so short a period should be digni-
fied by the name of speech—did not occupy more than
five minutes in the delivery. When addressing. the House,
his manner is most mild and conciliatory. No one, who
did not know him, would ever suppose, from his manner,
that he could be sr, ultra in his Toryism, or so zealously at-
tached to his opinions. He stands quite motionless : there
is no emphasis in his voice, nor the slightest appearance of
warmth about him. He looks a perfect model of
political moderation. He never, or at least but seldom,
and even then only under very peculiar circumstances, ap-
plies a harsh or offensive epithet to his opponents. There
is no man in the House who causes him a fiftieth part of
the annoyance that Lord Brougham does, and yet he will
allud from time to time, with the greatest apparent good
nature, to certain observations of the Noble Lord. Ney,
in a day or two after Lord Brougham, in one of his furious
attar.ks on him, had called him " the Illustrious by cour-
tesy," I saw his Royal Highness lean across the table and
converse for some time with his Lordship with as much
apparent kindness and cordiality of feelings as if nothing
h:id happened. What are tile real feelings with which he
regards Lord Brougham are well known to his Royal
Highness's friends. He is an excellent politician, however,
in so far as external conduct is concerned ; it suits his pur-
pose to appear to feel as little as possible under the at-

tacks of his opponents ; and he sustains the assumed

(I:I-Terence remarkably well.—Random I?ccolleciions of the
Howe of Lords.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.)
LEuns.—We have nothing new to report of the state of
our cloth markets this week, the demand for goods at both
hall;' fully keeping pace with the supply, more particularly
in low and middle qualities ; a steady good demand also
continues in the warehouses.

lIITT,DERSFIELD, APRIL s.—This market passed off en.
eouragi ugly, the demand being greater than the supply, and
some of the fabrics were sold at advanced prices.
BRADFORD, APRIL 7.—The report of the piece market
which we gave last week was so full, and applies so exactly
to the state of trade to-day, that it would be a mere waste
y 1 words to attempt to vary it. Business is quite firm, and
goods are readily disposad of. The state of the yarn market
for several weeks past has been such that we have found it
difficult to obtain specific information on the subject. The
.demand has been so great, that in some instances the spin-
uers have been obliged to decline orders urged upon them ;
mnder such circumstances it is not surprising that prices
have progressively advanced with almost unexampled ra-
pidity. It appears the spinners are still unable to meet the
demand ; and we understand some of the manufficturers
state to-day that they cannot obtain yarn except at an
.advanced price, which will oblige them to ask a further
advance on six-quarter wide merinos. Compared with
the state of the wool trade a short time ago, but little busi-
ness has been done this week. An indisposition to purchase
prevails generally among spinners. No alteration has taken
place this last fortnight or three weeks. Super hogs con-
tinuci scarce.

WAKEFIELD, APRIL B.—Since our last week's report
sales have not been on so extensive a scale as for several
previ xis weeks. Prices remain unaltered. We noticed a
turn-out amongst the workmen in the blanket trade last
week, and most of the manufacturers having fallen in to the
dvarice, and taken their hands on again, we may expect
mare doing in wool adapted to that trade.

A. POOLE LIBERAL.—A certain Gentleman (a
Liberal--[This man is a Tory in disguise, who the better to
carry em his swindling projects assumes the name of a party
that xvpuld repudiate any connexion with a person capable of
conduct such as is described]—canvassing for the office of
Guardian in one of the suburban parishes of Poole, lately
called on a Mr. 8., a livery-stable keeper, when the following
dialogue, or words to the same effect, ensued—" Mr. 8., I've
called to solicit your vote—l am offering myself for the office
of Guardian— I hope you will—oh ! by the bye, Mr. 8., what
would you charge for a hearse to go down into Devonshire ?"
" When do you want it, Sir ?"—" Why, I don't—l don't ex-
actly know ; but my poor mother, poor old soul, can't live
long--she's going fast l"—" I suppose about a guinea a day,
Sir, if you can lend us your horse."—" Well, but Mr. B. you
will give me your vote ?" Suffice to say, that although as-
sailed by so able a diplomatist, Mr. B. was un-" liberal" enough
to refuse ; and the poor candidate afflicted with the prospect of
losing both his " poor old soul," and the election to boot,
walked off, frowning at fate, to plead his suit in another quarter.
It will scarcely be believed, that this very identical gentleman,
and most affectionate son, not less than a year and a-half ago,
made the very same pathetic appeal to a well-known inn-
keeper in Poole ; and then stated that his mother " pour old
soul," could not live long t It was intended then, however,
that the defunct lady should travel in a post-chaise I—Salis-
bury Guardian.
A few days ago an inquest was held at the Goat in
Boots, Little Chelsea, before Mr. Stirling, on view of the
body of a servant girl (in the employ of Mrs. Haverton, a
lady residing in that neighbourhood), who had committed sui-
cide by suspending herself to a bed-post. It appeared from
the evidence that she had broken a valuable china vase, the
property of her mistress, who was from home at the time ;
and it is conjectured that, dreading the consequences, and not
having the means of replacing it, she destroyed herself. She
was discovered hanging by a policeman, passing at the time,
who, it seems, possessing more timidity than wit, instead of
instantly giving the alarm, hastened to a surgeon for assist-
ance, but ere they had time to reach the room the young
woman was dead. The Jury returned a verdict of " Tempo-
rary in3anity."
NEW YORK.—THE BURNT DISTRICT.—Up-
wards of two hundred buildings are now rising from the ashes
of the great conflagration, and every fair day adds some ten or
.a dozen to the list. Many of them have their cellar walls up ;
some the first story walls and granite, fronts ; some the timber
of the second floor, &c. The district resembles for 'activity
the surface of an ant-hill on a summer's day, As soon as in-
ch istry can accomplish it, all the destroyed stca'es will be re-
ply and with edifices far more beautiful an d convenient
than the old ones. The streets will be much better, and
on the whole we have no doubt that business will be more
firmly fastened to this section of the city than it would have
been if the fire have never occurred. —New York Jon rnal of
Commerce.
We learn from the proceedings in the Town Con.ncil
cn Wednesday that Pownall-square- Alarlict is to be revived.
It. was reported that proceedings 4regard to
are go,ng on with
th e Endowment Job. Instructions
consideration
given to the Improve-
mc
.nt Committee to take into thir the subject of
adiAitting the public to witness the proceedings of the Conn-
cil.. Liverpool Chronicle.
At Arras,on-Lll4Bl inst., two children, brother at d
slater -were piagiulevir;the.Yatopsurts, when a sudden gust o f
wind u.isigg whilst they: lierktc:ning, it carried them over,
and th, 7 fell into the-fortlfiele at the depth of sixty feet,
below. The girl diedn.- few hol,Pkafter, but hopes are enter-
tained of • the recovery of the boy,.,although he is seriously
injured.

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