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 MT E M of government. lIe again resigned in April, li3So He was army evacuating Holland, Wellesley returned to England, lord high constable of England at the coronation of Queen and was appointed colonel 2 Slay, 1706. India woe now Ytcooxta, in 1838 and he held for years the office of cornmaudor-in-ehief. his destination, where his able brother, the Earl of Norningten, He had, latterly in particolar, so won the reverence and affection of the whole country, sovereign, governor-general. On the rnptnre with Tippoo Saib, aristocracy, and people, that, aa a Fronds writer remarked, Colonel Wellealey ltad tbe conantatid of the british forces ibo Englisls regarded the Duke as one of the institutions of ordered to join Beer _kllunt, otid adyatteed to Seringapataso. tho empiro. The natso of “the groat Duke of Wolhngton” there to nicel the army tinder the cionlinnuol of General became his gonenol and lasting al-pollation, His grace h,,re a hoot of titles. He was knighted bofore ho wont to Spain ho Was created Baron Doers, of Wclloslep, cs. odnaneed works, and bravely seeo,udsd the eflorto cl lois Soon roof. an’l Visrsnst Witlisglss, of To’,f,u’ero teasl ll’ellisg— 5th of Boy, iToe, be wne appointed to the permanent coolninnil len, iso the same county, 4 Sept. 1809 ; Earl of Irellinples, of Serittgopotona. From this period may be said 28 Feb. 1932; DJas-tjseos of lF’illiegfsit, 3 Oct. 1012 ; and to have fairly begitti the splmidid sot-ias of military ex1,lmta Marquees of Doors and Dunn no WattiNos-ON, 11 May, 1814. with which this great soldier astounded the world, and ills grace was ala,) Date of Ci,’,lool Rodrige, and a Grandes which added so ninch to the powot an’l glory of the liritisli of tbc first class in Spain; Dote of ClItoris., Merqeceo of o inpire. Ia detail cf those, 000r limtts will not admit of ye roe Vedrss, and Csosl era, in Portugal, and Prince of more hiatt to stole tite principal cvcttto in the following lltGerlos. The Dnke avas a flekl-inarshal in the artny, colonel Cnaoooooi,ootcat. St’atatxttv -—1000, Sept. 10, Welleoloy defeats of the grenaolier-gnards, eolonsl-in-ehiefnf the rifle brigade, a ttheon,iin Waoogb at Conagltnll. 1801, April, 2S, knight of the garter, a knight-grand-cross of the Bath, and i’entnico commatid at Seringapa’.stn. 1003, July 17, becomes of all the most distingaished foreign orders, lord-warden major-generA; Sept. 1. takes Jnlntpoor; Sept. 22, of the Cinque Ports, constable of the Tower, eoinmisaionor naTTtr ‘FBoo sot Nov. 20, battle ofArganon. 1964,21 Feb., of the Royal Military College and Military Asylum, lordlient. presented with a vase of gold, volts 2,000 guineas, by the of the eo. Hanta, chancellor of the university of Oxford, chief-ranger and keeper of tiyde Park and St. James’s Park, &e. lie to. 10 April, 1006, Catherine, 3rd dan. of 1,000 gniuean, by Us inhabitatils of Calcutta; Sept. 1, Edward-Michael, 2nd Lard Longford, and by her (who S. tnade a knight of the Bath. 130-i, Sept, arrives in England. 25 April, 1851) had issue, Co’oolosoe—Visestnat, &e., 4 Sept. 1000. Earl, 28 geb, 1812. Margoess, 2 Oct. 1012. Poke, Be., 11 May, 1814. annum; Sepf. 27, ens-Toe or Do-sot-os. 1811, Slay 9, City of A ‘,oe—Qearlerlyt 1st anti 4th, got., a rrnss, org., hetweon hoe plates, in saltier, in racla qsa”lci-, for lVrtrmrco 2nd and 5 March, battle if Barosna; battles of Fnentee d’Onoro, 2 May, nud of Albuero May 16. 1812, Jan. 19, takee 3rd, er, a lice, reinpant, ga., far COLLcY; and as an honour- s’iunso Rsts-tnino; 0 April, siege and cnptnro of Bodajez; able attgmrnlalion, ia chief an esculrltean, chat-god ssilh Otto ct-moe) sf01. Gr’o’gr, St. Andrew, and Sr. Patrick, conjoined, twine the onion badge of the United Kingdom of Great Rcitnin Sept. I, oooernblen Ins arniy at otrevalo ; Oct. 2, appointed atool Ireland Ct-,d—Ont of a decal coronet, or, a denti-lien, rampant, gu., holding a 0)rked pennan, of ttto last, flooring to the sinister, one— rames the siege of Btirgos,’ Get. 20, crosses the Pin;scrga; Doe. 2, receives the thanks of Parltaooent ; Deo. 7, parlionient lit nt per pale from the olafl org., charged with she cross of St. vote hieo, now a Slarguoos, £bOo,00;; to ho vested in G rcrao. Ooojoport’t’a—Twe lbtnt, gu., cacti gorged n-ills an Eaotei-n crswto, and rhainrd. or. Canton Ileuoe ; June 21, nevorn OF lirvoes.t; July 2, appointed ,llolls—Virlotio forlone csnom. So,tl—Slrot060ldsoyr House, llompdiirc.. This seat won purchased by parliatncttt. and prcoeiitetl to the Dulce of Wellington and his Iteirs, who hold it of tloe crown, on condition that the possessor lorescnt a flag bearing the royal as-mn to March 24, receimes the thanks of parliament; 10 April, the sovereigit, on the anniversary of tbo battle of Waterloo. louts lie oas—Apdcy house, 140, Ptceoiblly } 1_A afterwoi’de Slorqitone Wolleolry, bad become I larris. Colonel Welleslev contntnu,led the rm,,rvc in the eonapnniona in at-nsa at that trenoo’r,dle siege. On the officers of his army ; May 2’, receives the thanks of both lr’ttoen of porlioniotot, nod in presented with a on’ord, valise 1000, Jan. 1, appointed col’’nel of the 23rd regt takes his oeat in the House of Contnaons l’or St. Michaelo. , Anrnra-lliruann, present sinks. 10t17, April, appointed chief secretary for trelnnd, under the ii. Cliai’lm, smjor-general 10 the arniy, H.P. for W’indsort 6. Books of Ihichniond : April 8, swerit in a member of the If Jon. bOO; .5. 0 Jolt’, 144d, Angasta-Ssphia-Anne, osly orivy oosineil - Aug. 18, lands befoi-e Copenhagen ; Aug. 29, club of slits lots lbgUor lIon. Ionic SI ativers-Piem-repont, 3rd defeats the Daises at Rosebud; sept. 0, appointed one of non of Charles, lot I’,atl Monrers, ontO 5. 5 Oct. 1838, having the commisolenern to arrange the copitulntison of Cepeta- I Atlhor, 6. 3 May, 1043; 5. 7 BUy, 1046. bogota. hoeS, feb. 1, receives the tbanko of the House of 2 lIesay, capt. givnodier-guards. hi. 2 April, 1818. Comometin; July 20, lands with his army at Cornotta ; 2 Arthur-Clinrles, t. 10 Moult, 1045. Aug. 57, hattIe of blob; Aug. 21, naTrLt or 0iutciso ; I Tietot.io_,tlexondi.ina. 2 Mary-Angela. I Georgian. Sept., returns to England. 1830, Jon. 21, receives the The Duke of Wellington d. somewhat suddenly at Walmer thnnkn of the house of Censmone ; April 22, lands at kin- Castle, ld Sept. 1022, and was honoured with a public hon ; Slay 11, defeats Marshal Seult, nod takes Oporto; July funeral of surpassing magnificence, on the 18th November 27, osTrs.c OF Tas,vvrna; Oct., nosy Viscount Wellington, following, wben his remains were deposited in St. Paul’s and to appolntod captain-general of the Portuguese forces. Cothedrnh. 2010, parliament votes hina nu annuisy of £2,000 per London voto him a eovord of the value of 200 guineas; July 22, DOs-TOOS OF Sotoaiaa’r’a ; Aug. 12, enters B sirid eontmandcr-in-ebicf of all the Spaninh forces; Oct. 20, I suds. 1012, Slorcla d, made a kaiglit of the garter at field-marshal in the British army; Oct. 7, crosses tbn Badossea; Oct. 11, enters Doyoune; Nov. 13, defeats Soult near St. Pe. 1814, Fob. 21, struck by a spent eannota in the thigh at Pace ; 23 Fob., battle of Orthon battle of Toulouse; 4 May, eaters Paris; June 22, hands at Ibever; June 20, his patents nfVi000nnl, Earl, Marquess, and Duke, rend on the sonic day in the Olotmne of Condo; congratobated by the ljonso of Commons en his return aU the monabers none, and enlhtisinntieahly cheered him as lie enlsred. 1315, March 1, Napoleon returns to France, stud becomes Etoiperer again ; 4 Api-il, Weflingtotn arrives at firmanoclo, and rsotin500 the cotietnoind of Iho Bvittoh forces,’ June 10, battle of Qnotre Bras; Jtine 13, eavrc sor Waasoiam,, ti ; :; July, Paris cahtitaibaten to Wellingtooa, and lie is, 22 Oct., appointed C’omniandcr_lnchicf of the albed arenee of oeenpolion in France. Afler the 000cc, Wellington tune for some iliac in military occupation m grae, and he anointed at the Congress of Vienna, in bId, and at the Congreso of Aix-ho-Chiopelle in lob ; bnt be did not, until years hoof h0000ed, assume his latter iniportont political position in chic calatoet and the Iegiolat’ire. On the 22 Jan., 1820, he becauae lirot lord of the tiwoeury ; and on the b.’lApnil, 1023, lie carried catholic enuancipntinn. Being olip000d to the reform moovemuent that cnaned, lao rcnigneih tbe prennerohip iii Nov. 10:10. In Jan. 1014, he n-no mode chancellor of the University of Gxft,rd. lie returned to power in Nov. 152-1, w’ben, exceedisog what the Duke of Shrowebury did at the death Feeblen, and Baron Douglas of Neidpath5 all in the of Queen ANnE, ho held at one time neary all the offices peel-age of Scotland; and Baron Wcmynn of Wennyan, I 16hi W E M V S S. WIratTos, EARL 01’ (Francis Wenayso - CharterisDouglas), and Boron Elclao; Earl of Itlanch, Viscount