New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10
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= DAT arstcsrssse body. Ihees u oG reeders Who
~. ~. in Ispdon cannot bat rsosmbef . Donu-
- . W.ss,,ee place, which exits Scr the ostensib,s
-sr.,s 81 doing honor 70 the late notorious Duke Of
v.rh fhis nops nsnt il V now prspossd TO remove,
I,s..s = IN the way and report IN favor OF the
u.,svsl, presented in the Commons by COMMITTEE OF
"A Howe vas the tsIt Of discussion uPca hs subject
snsss NE Lsrs. In This debate the leading .p"' w~
-, ..,.r., Abe same Marquis Of Clsnicarde, vhoss
--..-.-..,.n :, the erirnes In which the Hand |
80, "a involved, WA 90 freely exposed in the |
-. xs.r ago. Since that exposure Clan |
49,. -. os,eu vsntured 10 speak in the HOUSE
-, an this occasion he rcse to defend the
- s,,serial spirit We quote q sentence or
-. Aosu hn speech;
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IA VA The MARQUIS Of IADsdowne thought that "a
o n.usral erected TO the memory Of illustrous in
.. aiv,dusl whom they ell respected, should not be
.H~Aly dispossd Of or se away" The Earl Of Aber-
S..s declared the monument Gin certain manner
..,sti6sd." The Earl Of kalmesbury "entirely con-
esrrsd IN What had fallen from the noble Earl with
,sspsct 70 what might be called the sentimental
% vhv Of the case" Such being the public Judgment
vAish The House Of Lords. or Oh least theee emf
pest members Of il, express at the present day upon
Ne Duke Of York may lot be out Of place TO
- The history Of that ind vidul by way OF showing
vkst are the detds and the virtues which receive
spsh salogium-
The meet memorable event in the Duke OF York's
M. time-hb birth-bspPeped TO occur 10 1853.
Twenty sx years later be oontrved to draw anew the
attention Of the world upon bis person, by rsnouncing
"a yssts Of single blessedness and getting married.
a. AutiJscotin war scon afforded him opportun-
~ Of coming forward o. general II during bis ever
famous campaign Of Flsnder, and his no less famed
osupsiep 81 the Holder, the Eoglnh army was regu'
Isry th-ashed bad as regularly the satisfaction Of
b<hsdipg ito royal commander return in whole skin
I,is Known how cevery he ran away before Houchard
a Houdschooie, and how his siege of Dunkrk out
jssed the siege of Troy. Such was the distinguished
celebrity be gained in this campaign Of Fanders that
Pa, growing jealous of his repown, caused his
wa minister, Dundas, 10 send dispatches TO his
Royal Highness with the urgent Injunction
70 come home, to reserve the display Of
hs p<rsensi bravery to times Of greater hazard and
10 remember the old Fabian maxim, Ja~a etia~ joe.
tsrs fae,eada et pro pasrio. An officer Of the name
Of Cochrane tombstone, TO whom by and by we shall
rctsn vas the person selected to be the bearer of
thses delicate dispatches; and a. says author Of
SAsse times "Johnstone performed this service
with degree Of CELEBRITY and resolutor that entitled
him TO the admiration Of the army"
Greater still than the Dukes military exploits dur
ing this campaign were his financial ones, inclAiing
csuvsnient fire at every depot settling forever the
counts Of all his commisearies CONTRACTOR and s-sS-
pert. Notwithstanding these successes, we find his
Royal Highnees again in 1922 ct the head Of the
Heider expedition which, in the British papers
der Pitts svowed patronage, was represented a.
nsre holiday march, it being thought a rather
pgcposterous idea that army of $4,000 men,
WIKI the squadron commanding the Zuyder Zee
sl ~ back, with an off.hoot Of the royal house Of
Brsnswick at its head, should not by ts appear
asce scatter to the winds rabble Of about 20 900
Fapshnen commanded by printers boy of Limou-
- dn one Bruhe who had received his military and
political education in the Tonnis Cous of the French
asvolution." However. with that blunt rudeness
peculiar TO those Jacobn generak the printers boy of
L1mousin had the inpudencc TO beat his Royal Ugh
meas hollow, whenever he happened to approach him;
ald when his Royal Highness, considering it still
more mertorous TO live for country than to die
for Il stroye 10 get bsek 10 the ueder Bruno was
nncoufeous not to dismiss him before be had signei
the famous capitulaton Of Akmaar stpulatng for
the surrender Of 900 French aud Dutch sosmeH then
pflsonere Of war in England.
shape Of campaigns, and wisely conde-cended for a
while TO shroud his in the obscurity naturally
esyeloping the Commander in Chief at the Horse
Guards Yet in that postos he found himself placed
over Department costing the nation $1,000, 900 q
yssr and inrusting him, under the King sole control,
With the absolute power Of promoting casheriag any
number Of about 900 commissioned and staff officers.
Hs Royal Hghpees did not fail to engross very large
portion Of public gratitude by his enlightened general
orders regarding the csshering the qreSes Of all the
psivstes and noucommAsioHed officers; the addition
of sponge TO their appointments for the purpose oil
keeping their heads clean the dressing 10 right and
ln the quick and slow step; the locking up and the
Oeeoing of ranks; the wheeling and facing, and the
tesaise Of the fr. lock the hair cutting, the black
kggng and the polishing Of arms and scoouretsents
the screwing up John Bulls broad ches, in tight jack
CT; the browning his block hosd with AustFisRcap
and the covering his large back with faceles GOAT
aud al that sort OF mpoStan, affairs which mae vi
the drin sergeant's science. AZ the same Tune n
eahjbsepS the higher qualities Of strstegtst and
aacticias Ia his domestic campaign against caooe
C.cArxye Johnstonc, the officer who had been com
,.soped by Fit TO cut short his victoiou' camPseo
IN Flapders. tombstone wss in the yea 1901, Colone
M the Eighth West India Regimest. tblacks,) aud
Goverpor Of the ISland Of Dominica. Caled home IN
CONSEQUENCE Of G mutpy that had broke" out 10 the
regiment, be preferred charges against joan Gordon
the major Of his regiment, who wa IN immediate
c.tnpan nd Of il al the time Of the muIny THIS Major
Gordon. "a well o. Colonel Gordes, the DGkes SEQ
retsry belonged TO thst distinguished family which
In. stocked the world with great such as GIrdon'
III. Adrianople treaty. moDger, the Prcsont ihane