The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-27 00:00:00

her parting breath ; I would catch and cherish the
last vital spark of her expiring patriotism ; yes—
Date, Vulnera lye:phis
• i Abluatn et ex:remas si quis super halitus errat
Ore legam.
• " Nor let this be deemed a mere office of pious cha-
rity ; nor an exaggerated representation of my feel-
ings, nor an overcharged picture of the circumstances
that call them forth. In the cause of Spain, the
cause of • honour and of interest is equally involved
and inseparably allied. It is a cause in favour of
which the finest feelings of the heart unite with the
soundest dictates of understanding."
In the debates on the Roman Catholic el;tims,
which occupied the attention of the House in April,
1812, he, in' the course of a brilliant speech, broke
out into this impassioned burst—"-What, in the name
of God; is there in the nature of their. tenets dan-
gerous to the liberty of the people, or the security of
the State ? - What do you fear from the power of the
Pope ? Has Bonaparte, who is, in fact, the present
proprietor of his Holiness, been able to wield his in-
fluence to any purpose? In Spain, has he, by his
means, been able to establish a new dynasty under a
person of his own family on the throne of Spain, or
to shake the foundation of that monarchy ? Has
Bonaparte, with the aid of the Pdpe, been able to
shake any of those principles of liberty burning in
the bosoms of the Spanish people ?" The Marquis
proceed•ed to run on in a lofty tone of sarcasm upon
this assumed bugbear, and laughed in the end to scorn
the shadow of the power in the Pope. In concluding
this memorable speech, he said, " it will be Well when
the whole of this great.guestion is before you, to ex-'
amine this great and fundamental doctrine whether
the Protestant Establishment is best supported by civil
restraints, penalties, and exclusions, or by a system of-.
peace and of charity, consistent with the mildnesS of
our religion, with the true spirit and principle of the
Reformation, with the character of our liberty, and
the parental spirit of this great State."
After some years of retirement, the Marquis of
Wellesley accepted the appointment of Lord Lieu-
tenancy of Ireland. • In consequence of this appoint-
ment,. he proceeded, in 1822, to Dublin, where his
known friendly' disposition to the cause of the Catho-
lics prepared him for a highly popular reception.
One of his first endeavours, on taking possession of
of the Vice-regal Government, was to stop the custo-
mary, but fearfully irritating, processions, with which
the Orangemen testified their admiration of King
William's triumph over the Catholic James. Another
was, his attempt to introduce a thorough reform into
the Irish Magistracy. By his efforts, the practical
jurisprudence of the country is by some thought to
have been much improved, and faction to have lost
much of its evil tendency and its power.
Such was the favourable opinion of one party : but
by another on the opposite hand his Government was
considered so entirely unfortunate at this period, and
so ill did his Administration uphold the former trust
reposed in his discretion and sagacity, that contrast-
ing his splendid career at his outset in life in In-
dia, with his trial and failure of the " soothing sys-
tem" in the " Green Isle," it was jocularly, and with
much felicity observed on the occasion, that "he had
followed the course of sun ; in that he rose in the east
and set in the west."

The Marquis of Wellesley was twice married. His
former lady, whom he married, November 29, 1794,
was llyacinthe Gabrielle, only daughter of Pierre
Roland, who died in November, 1816. He next
married Marianne, eldest daughter and co-heiress of
Richard Caton, Esq., of Maryland, in North America,
and widow of Mr. atterson.

Several speeches and pamphlets have been pub •
lished by his Lordship at different times, on circum-
stances or questions connected with his administra-
tion, or with the great public events of the period.
Among these are " Substance of a Speech in the
House of Commons, on the Address," which appeared
in the year 1794. " Notes relative to the peace
concluded with the Mahrattas," printed in quarto,
in 1804, and containing an abridged view of Indian
affairs. " Letters to the Government of Fort St.
George, relative to the new form of Government esta-
blished there," published in 1812 ; and " Letters to
the Directors 'of the Ea3t India Company, on the
India trade," which also appeared the same year.
The dispatches, minutes, and correspondence of his
Indian administration were, in 1836, ably edited by
Montgomery Martin, as also his Dispatches arid Cor-
respondence connected with:his mission to Spain.
Most of our readers will recollect the debate which
took place at the East India House last year, in
March, on the resolution of the Court of Directors to
erect a statue to the Marquis in their Court-room : to
so recent a circumstance we need not more than recur.
The surname of this illustrious family of the Wel-
lesleys, rendered still more illustrious by its present
descendants, was originally Cowley or Colloy, and
appears to have been first rendered eminent by Walter
Cowley, who sustained the office of Solicitor-General
in Ireland in 1537, and that of Surveyor:-General of
the Kingdom in 1548. The Colley and Wellesley
families intermarried at the time of the .Restoration,
and the former member from thenceforward bore the
arms and name of Wellesley. His grandson in 1728
was raised to the Irish Peerage, and after having
borne the office of Second Chamberlain of the Court
of Exchequer, and represented the borough of Trim,
became in 1746 Baron Mornington. His son Garret,
who, in 1760, succeeded him, was, as we have before
stated, the father of the departed subject of this notice.