The daily union., 1852-11-05
Anecdotes Of welling gtsn.

dotes OF the late Duke OF Wellington, from cores
pondenti
Asa boy he went 10 Elton with his brothers. but re-
NAMED there only short time, His moiher-Lauy
Morning lon--then took him abroad; but hhulhs hlm
troublesome IN the carriage, dropped him al Douay' sie
luckily, there was an artillery school anu aIsehai' a
The is fortified and protected by lori on ie
and was also taken BY Marlborough these circumstance
may IN some measure aceonS ol LIE ho, say g., ,sn YEAR
after this separation, aud when he returned 70 Ensiana
recognised him al the Haymarke theatre saying 40
believe there is my ugly boy Arhuf. ,yu
Whes still at Eion, have been told that Lord Welles-
lev Lord Mary borough and the Duke, were invited 10
pass their holy days with Lady Dung ~ on,oSns, @
should tell when they arrived. One OF them proposed
that they should say Ia pure inventory hai Their sister
Anne had of with the ootman thinking II was ike
Iyto produce sensation. This they accordingly did,
and shock ed Lady Dungannon most dteahuily they en-
treated, however that she would not meniion lhe CIR
cumslance 10 any hoping, they said. that Their
sister might back again. Lady Dungannon now
excused herself having promised 10 pay VISIT 10 he
told II to her On her return she nearly Killed
them by saying Ah, my dear boys, i'll news travels
apace. viii you believe IN Mrs. Myilon knew all about
poor Anne This story is worthy of Sheridan and he
had heard II. he would certainly have introduced IL ho
Of his plays. ~
The Dukes manner IN society not as brilliant as
Lord Welleseys, and he seldom spoke except TO those
who Immediately abou! him. can remember,
however, his descr bing apparently with great interest,
the Io mSsn ad he msda
officer happened TO die board the ship, which there
was great sickness. had taken upon himself the duties
instructng himself and acting TO the best OF his ablli
ties The Duke remarked that he certainly deserved
his promotion admitting. however, that it was very dlf-
fcult to advance an officer out of his turn. but he
hoped that still might under Lord Hills notice.
Speaking of the tree under which he was said 10 have
taken up his position at Waterloo some one mentioned
that had nearly been all cut away and that people would
soon doubt if il had ever existed The Duke at once
said that he remembered the tree perfectly and that
Scotch sergeant had come TO tell him that he had OBJ.
served II was mark for the enemys cannon, beg.
gng him TO move IRON It. A lady SAID, . hope you
did, sir" He replied. 9 really forget, but know
thought il very good advice"
On another occasion his deafness was alluded to by
Lady A., who asked if she sitting on his right
side and il he had been benefited by the operations
painful to him. lie said. in reply, that the gentleman
had been bold enough 10 ask him for certificate, but
that be had really been OF service him. and that he
could only answer him by saying, tell you what
won't say word aboutil."
He sometimes read aloud. commenting upon such
works as were interesting 10 him. and was never seen to
lounge about or to be entirely idle have heard that
Lord Duro day found him reading his own early de-
spa,ches, and that he said, when in India thought
was very little man, but now find that was a very
considerable man." What greatness there is even IN
this simplicity.
His letters after the battle of Waterloo to Lord Aber
deem the death of Sir Alexander Gordon and the
Duke of Beaufort Lord Fitzroy Somerset losing his
arm, show how much he attached 10 those about
him. Lord FlZroy landed with him in Mondego bay,
and with him all his great actions II durisg
the long fight at Talavera that the Duke, turning him.
said: Well, Flizroy, how do you feel p To which
The one-armed were among the Dukes greatest favor
ties Sir FELTON, Hervey, who headed charge OF the
l4th light dragoons when The French officer was mag
unanimous enough not TO cut hun down, and Lord Hard
ing, are instances that viii be easily remembered.
General AaVa as an old friend, and one who had
been with him constantly during the war, had always,
when he chose II, room al Apsey House
The Duke took Colonel Anson, as his aid de-camp,
from the Duke OF York. and reapponled him second
time TO his staff again succeeding Lord Hill com
nander- -chef, saying that difference in poucs
ought 10 separate them and that, If he thought SO too, he
TO TO him.
do not think that the Dukes opinion in favor OF
medals and decorations, he said we had always done
duty without them and that the feeling throughout
the army that they would be given (perhaps with
few exceplons) 10 the ads-decamp and relations OF
such general officers serving He had also de-
scnbed the difficulty he himself experienced IN dsribu-
ting the orders conferred by the allied sovereigns
He asked Tor the Waterloo medal 10 commemorate
great period, bat we'll aware that issuing them TO
all they could not confer honor upon every individual
who Obtained them These medals however. they
became rare IN the ranks, give certain apri, TO the old
soldier and dare FAY may Influence his conduct for his
own good towards the end OF his service.
The Duke 10 he last often visited Lord Wellesley, who
would as frequently keep him waiting; but his only
mark was, g" believe my brober thinks he is still gov
ernor general OF India, and that am only Coenel We'll
lesley"
On asking Sir Charles Napier 10 take the command in
India, have been told the Duke handed him short
paper oil Instructions and on hs returning them 10 HIM
ne SAID, Well, then, II you understand them, 60 out
and execute Them
All who knew Apsley House must have seen The eel
ebraied statue OF Napoleon bearing fortune upon a
globe in the right hand tribute often paid success.
fu commanders. Lord Bristol, when he first the
statue IN Canovas studio, admired it excessively; his
only criticism that the globe appeared small for
the hgure. Canoya who a great admirer OF Napo-
leon, addressing an English nobleman, answered this
very happily "Vous penseZ ben mi lord que la Gfande
Bretagne ny est pas comprise"
On the day that intelligence reached Vienna OF Napo.
Icons escape from Elba, happened that great pIo-
matte dinner was given, believe by Prince Mellemch)
and as The guests arrived all ANXIOUS detect By
the Dukes manner be had heard the news His counte
nance, however, gave no signs but waiting patiently TIL
all the company had assembled, he said Gentlemen
have you heard OF the Emperofs escape 7" then ap-
preaching Prince Taeyrand. and placing his hand upon
his shoulder, he added, "Quant a moi, Mons Taey.
rand le sus soda du Ro de France" thus promptly de
carng his resolution and leading the minds OF all TO that
alliance which proved successful in its results
AS an old Etonian, went dewn 10 be present at Lord
Welesley's funeral in Henry Wis chapel at Eton and
was IN The orgaa.loit when the four brothers
standing at his grave-the Duke with a calm serene but
senous look, short black military cloak over his shout
ders and not the sign OF riband or be seen.
len years have elapsed and he the last Of his family
now numbered with the dead. c. r..
Begrava. 23l September, 1852.
AsrcDoTEs.-Itis is well known that bIacready is one
of he m pafticular nm and hat