The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-24


monopoly in the Geld Of pictur~sque, anscdosscsa
e sslp, among tho revisvs. has very p'eassus'
stately article on the personalities OF toe Dse'
a propos to q survey Of the recently openeo Aps
ley use, in which End sometnin9 20 %
CLEANED, even alter the great ootPoo'ios " "e'
hng,ouiana at the close Of last year,
The article in the Qusrt~y - 81 thu "RI"
publication by Ford. the autnor o. 'os aano
Book Of Soain % who has contributed the latter
press to series of photographic plates OF toe interior
Of Apsiey House, paonsTs o. ~ sniosistc and
%, CO nS;nt transcends all human intelligence TO
bripr Deity on the stage az special participant
in t6e funeral honors to the nero 0, nunofed
human battle fields Lord Nelson is slso included
=, ths rscjpient of similar divine honors in the
same passage:
ssIt has not perha % been generally observed that
on fine afternoons the casts the shadow OF this
EQUESTRIAN figure full upon Apsley House. and the
s,nb-e ims &c may be seen gliding spirit-hke over
the front. We may add, also, that we consader the
gorl weather Of the 18th ne'dAsr oee,denia1 nor
trtIhout nifccacs The vaunted soInI a. Axstrv'
hLr never gilded occasion 30 worthy For weeks
and weeks previously, the buckets OF heaven mad
been einptied, and murky was the pail that mad
long shroud.d the earth; on that day the curtain
was drawn Up, and the heavens smiled approval a.
the lost man was held in rememb' ance. w hen
the last rites concluded, and his honored re
mains laid in consecrsted earth, the curtain fell
again, and, TO mark the exceptional iavor, DARK
and heavy clouds continued TO weep for weeks, and
the winds TO howl and lament. Neither can we
forget that on the 9th Of January, 1906, waen NED
mQrsalILeu the tc0y 10 81 FousS, q ssWuoI Pfo-
ps6sntlal manifestations tc0s UoUcAsdfsd.
H0rqiio,
Than are dreamt of in your Philosophy"
When another great commander, the Duke of
Alva, once INTERCEPTED at the Court OF
France as to the miracle Of the sun having atop
ped its for ore of Charles . German VIC
tories, in which be bad been participant, he re-
piled very happily that ne was so busy that day
about what passed on earth, that ne took no notice
OF what was done In heaven.
Taking of Charles ", we are reminded OF the
tastes of that royal recluse, by Wellingtons fond
ness for watches, OF which, il seems, he was an
amateur.
THE DUKES WATCHES.
''tn fondness for watches he riyalled Charles V /,
who amused MS cloiser life by trying Theological
experiments with his mechanician, Juanelo; and
such the famous Breguet was to Wellington, who
delighted not only in his works but in bis CONVEX
sation. Well knew the veteran porter that NJ
Breguet was to be let in at any hour. The Duke
seldom had lsss than half-a-doxen watches goin e
at once; and, when he travelled, slowed away
many more in portmanteau made to ht his carri-
age He was curious about the exact time, which,
like Mr.. Strings hero, be could never get any
two watches to keep, possibly because be wound
or forgot 10 wind them up himself. 10 London be
relied old clock in his hall, which, like that
at the Horse Guards, was always right. With all
his partiality for Breguet, his favorite watch was
one Of old fashioned English make; il once belong
ed 10 I1ppoo Sab, and mad been the companion of
all his compaigns from Seringapatart On
wards; we almost fancy be would have risked Civ.
ing battle rather than lose il. Colonel Gurwood
used to relate how, when bard pressed during some
retrograde movement, the Duke, having occasion
90 alght left II the ground, and did not miss IL
until he had ridden three miles, when he went
back amid the wondering detilers, and fortunately
found ir. A second watch had odd history This
ordered of Breg uet by Ne poleon. who designed
it Tor the fob of his brother Joseph, and deli
cate attention directed a miniature map of Spain
TO be wrought in niello on side, with the i'm
Just as IL was hnished the Duke drove Jose ph out
of his X ydom; and the Emperor, finding he times
cot of joint, refused either 20 take it or pay for it,
At the peace ID was bought from Breguet By f.
Passt, aud presented 10 the Duke de had another
which the same Artist made for Junot, the marshal
Sc trounced by him in Portugal; this 10 quite
theological cGriosity-of which two only we're ever
ons,ructed-u.arkngi he lunar and weekly move
msnts. Latterly the Duke usually wore INQUIRIES
Dc touche, of which be had many, contrived by
Breguei with certain studs or KNOBS, by which be
could feel what O'Clock IL was without the apparent
rudeness Of pulling out his watch; accordingly,
when be seemed to De merely fumbing in bis
pocket. he was really hoding out how ne killed the
snemg--time."
If be rssembled Charles v. in one trait be had
another In common with Napoleon, 'the uncom-
mon and enyiaole faculty OF comma ndinR instan-
taneous sleep; however critical the moment, be
could surrenoer himself 10 natures best restorer,
whether on a bench, under tree. anywhere,
to awake refreshed as giant, and ready again for
any work"
as that of some Of his contemporaries; but be has
credit for at least joke hich looks suspicious
ly ike Joe VI Her. in the following:
while the Louvre was being stripped of Dor.
rowed plumes w ellington fell into great disfavor,
and was coldly received By some French marshsls
on one occasion az be passed through their Sale
In the Tuileries, on visit to Louis the XVIII
when the King subs Quenty expressed his surprise
and vexation in hearing that they bad turned
their backs him, 1t Is of consequence sire'
was the reply, 'c'est leur latitude I"
III
The painter brings home his Reading the Water
loo Gazette"
"w hen the 'Canny David as be honsstlv~eII,
US, brought il in, with the bill charging Il a6O
pounds, 1. g. 200 guineas,' his Grace neither
less man of business nor less thrifty in phrase
ology than the Scottish Teniers paid instanter
counting out the cash himself in ba NIX no.es and
without adding one word expressive of satisfac-
ton or otherwise. Only when the recipient inter.
rupted him oy a suggestion that check might
save trouble, the paymaster gave him a smile and
said, DO you think like Coutts's cler ks always
TO know how foolishly spend my money!
piece of literary intelligence comes out in the
mention of the Gurwood Dispatches:
'Gurwood welded the sword better than the
pen; but, If be did not succeed IA an annotaor is
fully entitled 10 the credit of zrNous trustwor
thy compiler. The thanks of the world for the
Dukes DISPATCHES are mainly due to an elegant
and accomplished lady-Mrs. Arbuthnot, the wife
of his Grace's faithful Achates, abe frat Suggested
the printing and publishing of these documents, to
which the Duke objected for little-but be at last
took up the idea and pronounced Colonel Gurwood,
who happened TO be present, good as any une
else to supcrlntend the operation The real
editor, however, was The hor himself; be read
all in proof and corrected every paRe, text and
margent, with his own hand. The papers were
originally set into types exactly they had been
witt, but their illusi editor, always con-
siderate for others, struck out all the names and
every sentence which might give pain, and to such
an extent that matter sufficient for six additora
volumes was, IL is SAID, cancelled. The typo
graphical duty honorably conducted by
Messrs. Cloves that neither the head of that vast
establishment, nor Mr. Murray. who published the
book, ever possessed or saw the proof sheets
One copy alone exists of the entire work, aud 1t
consists Of the identical sheets marked by the
Dukes revising pen. This, indeed, 10 a typo
graphical rarity, which future Roxburghes and
Dlodlns may sigh 10 possess, and Humes and
Italians TO peruse; and when the present genera
ton 10 passed, when personal considerations cease
to operate, and history can faify claim its rights
these now sealed volumes will raise their author
10 even higher pinnacle, by a more complete
display OF MS genius. aud further revelation of
the inadequacy of the means by which ends 40
great were accomplished. Then az he remarked
himself, WHEN my papers are read, many statues
will have TO be taken down.
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