Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-13

Special Correspondence of the Daily Ne,rs.

DOVER, cnGSSday evening.
In accordance with common expectation The de-
cease OF the iusttuus Duke, WHO IS now iostto
the country, arrived uIannounced by any prrlnon-
itory syuptoms whic could have leSSene the shock
of his actual devise. Perhaps however, meme had
looked for such SuddennesS as, III fact, has charac-
teIizeG his departure. The reports OF illness and
death were circulated together, and were alike IN
accompanied by any OF these particulars which, in
n case OF such national concern, must be eagerly
sought after. From the mosi trustworthy sources
We. have eneavOTcu TO collect the principal par
tIcuiarS connected with !c last uayS anu hoiIS oil
the grea. departed.
Ii is known to many that for several years the
Duke of " ellington had been in the habit of spend
ing q considerable portion OF every parliamentary
recess at Walner Castle, his official residence as
Warden of The Cirque Forts. liere, then, 1t vas
that the old warrior spent most Of the close o! his
lifc-in spot which, from its SccuSioli, It's quiet,
and the absence of any sources otcXciteinen oTnl-
cd remarkable contrast 10 the ACTIVITY anu The
briiliancy Of his early career. 1t wall be three
weeks to morrow since his grace came down from
Aspley house, as usual, to Walmer. The interval
which elapsed up 10 his death, appears TO nave becn
spent us it had ;lwayS leen during his stay at the
CASTLE the regularity and love Of exercise be-
ing bumformy exhibited.
On Friday week the Duchess of Mecklenbnrs
Strelitz arrived u. Waa CT from the Southeastern
Railway. On the following day his grace was seen
driving the Duchess 10 Dover, and experimenting
her departure Saturday last was the day W iIiclI
l.
last time and 1t is stated by those generally who
saw him on that tay-and the statements borne
out by his personal attendants-that on that occa-
sion he seemed as well as usual.
His exercise, whether walking or riding, was nm
diminished in amount, and apparently enjoyed with
customary zest /; and the Dukes immediate attend
ants, Mr.. Kendall i'll particular, his Graccs valet
had perceived no departure from the established
routine. On the very day before his death, his
Grace ate his dinner heartily as usual, and re-
tired to rest apparently i'll good health
At about 81 o clock on Tuesday morning, Mr..
Hulke, n surgeon at Deal received from Mr.. Ken
dial brief note, TO the effect that his grace wished
10 see him. Mr.. Hulke set out without delay and
arrived at Walmcr Castle within aguartcr of an
hour after being summoned. On entering the
apartment he found the Duke in bed. His grace
complained of slight uneaSlneSS III his chest and
stomach, attended with nausea and hisstatc de-
Scribed by Yr. flulke rs similar to that which he
found him some years ago, under an attack Which
created great anxiety at the time. Mr.. Hulke told
Lord Charles Wellesley, that though the Duke was
i'll, he hoped from the strength OF his constitution
that he would soon rally. AT the same time he
quested his grace to take some tea and little dry
toast and having promised to send to the Castle a
little medicine, returned home without the least
apprehension OF n fatal result.
. Soon after reaching home, at about half past 9,
quarter of 10, Mr.. Hulke received u second
communication, stating that his grace was much
worse. He obeyed the summons instantly, and on
arriving at thu castle, was informed Gy Nh Kendall
that in his absence the Duke had had Two or three
severe fits; and he found, eXaminat ton, that
they were similar in character to some with which,
he was attacked many years ago, especially on one
occasion when Sir Ashley Cooper was called in
In fact, alarming symptoms were now evinced.-
The Duke was totally unconscious, and in that
state remained for several hours, sitting in an
easy chair, his legs resting on another chair, his
hands on pillow in front, the head thrown back.
Between 10 and IL O. clock, Mr.. Hulke obtained
the assistance of Dr.. M'Arthur, physician resi-
ding at Deal, who had attended The Duke under
hat similar circumstances. About 2 years
previously, mustard emetic prescribed by that
gentleman afforded speedy relief. Both the medi-
cal gentlemen observed at once difficulty ofbreath
ing, which to use the expression of DR.. NJ Arthur,
was almost sterterous In short, the only observa-
BILE thing from l0a osclock up to the moment of
death was the difficulty of breathing arising from
mucous accumulation in the chest. $40,
His grace continued during all that time in a
state Of perfect insensbity, uttering no sound in
dcative of pain, and manifestng no sign of intel
lgence, either to his own position as TO what
was passing around HIM, he died calmly, and for
the moment imperceptibly, at 25 minutes past 8.
The illustrious patriot was attended throughout
by Lord and Lady c. Wellesley, who were on a
visit and who were most unremtting and incessant
in Il cir attentions to their dying relative In ad
dtion to DR.. MArthuT and Mr.. Hulke, the sad event
was also witnessed by the ofthe latter gentle
man, Mr.. John Whitaker Hulke, who assisted his
father.