contributing to the fund required to defray the expenses
into which Dr. Newman had been forced in the Ashilli
trial, expenses which he would state, en good authority,
amounted already to more than £10,000, and which
they had every reason to believe would be still further
increased in the forthcoming term. Dr. Newman had
already received notice that he would be called upon
to appear and receive judgment; audit had been
intimated in tolerably plain terms that he ought to hold
himself in readiness to pass some time in one of the
Queen's prisons. The fund had already received some
princely donations, such as £1000 from Cardinal Wiseman,
several of £500, and a long list of hundreds; but
notwithstanding these donations, he could not forget
that the pence of the working-classes had often
accomplished more than the pounds of the rich, and he
hoped that such would be the case on this particular
occasion. Resolutions in conformity with the object
of the meeting were then passed. A similar meeting
has been held at Limerick, and the bishop and clergy
present subscribed among themselves nearly £40.—The
Archbishop of Cambrai, at the close of his diocesan
synod, announced to the clergy that he had received a
letter from Cardinal Wiseman, stating that the Catholics
of England were unable to raise the funds necessary to
pay the expenses incurred by Dr. Newman in the affair
of Dr. Ashilli, and accordingly soliciting relief from
their brethren of the Continent. In consequence, the
Archbishop intimated that he would be happy to receive
offerings from the clergy and the faithful, and he himself
gave £200. The subscription opened for the same
purpose by the 'Univers ' amounts to between £700
and £800.

The King of the Belgians has conferred the order of
Leopold with the civil decoration upon Sir H. de la
Beche, of the Geological Survey Office of London, as a
public testimony of his Majesty's esteem and satisfaction
for the eminent services rendered by him to geology
by his numerous and valuable publications.

The historian Ranke is now in Brussels, consulting
the archives of the State for facts relative to French
history in the seventeenth century.

A monument to Titian was inaugurated at Venice
on the 17th August by the authorities. The great
painter is represented surrounded by the Fine Arts;
below him are images of the fifteenth and nineteenth
centuries; while the basement is adorned with bas-
reliefs of five of the artist's most famous pictures.

Mr. G. P. B. James, the novelist, has been appointed
Consul at Norfolk in the United States.

Mr. John Stuart, Q.C., has been appointed to the
Vice-Chancellorship, vacant by the death of Sir James
Parker.

Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, at Modena, presented his
credentials on the 18th August, as Envoy Extraordinary
from Great Britain. He likewise presented a private
letter from Queen Victoria to her Royal Highness the
Duchess.

Obituary of Notable Persons

The Duke of Wellington died at Walmer Castle on the
afternoon of Tuesday, the 14th inst. The event was somewhat
sudden, as nothing had occurred in the usual state of his Grace's
health to cause serious uneasiness. Preserving to the last those
temperate habits and that activity for which he was so distinguished,
on Monday he took his customary walk in the grounds
attached to the Castle, inspected the stables, and gave directions
with reference to a journey to Dover on the following day, where
Lady Westmoreland was expected to arrive on a visit to Walmer.
In other respects, the Duke's appetite had been observed to be
keener than usual; and it was remarked that he looked pale
while attending divine service on Sunday; but otherwise nothing
had occurred to attract notice or to excite uneasiness, and after
dining heartily on venison, he retired to rest on Monday night,
apparently quite well. Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley were
the only visitors at the Castle. Early on Tuesday morning,
when his valet came to awake him, his Grace refused to get up,
and desired that the "apothecary" should be sent for immediately.
A note was accordingly despatched to Mr. W. Hulke,
surgeon at Deal, who has been attached to the family for many
years. Mr. Hulke hastened to the Castle, where he arrived at
about nine o'clock. He found the Duke, to all appearance,
suffering from indigestion, and complaining of pains in the chest
and stomach, he was in the full possession of his faculties,
and described his ailment very clearly. So slight were the
symptoms, that Mr. Hulke confined himself to prescribing some
dry toast and tea. Mr. Hulke on leaving called upon Dr.
M'Arthur, a physician residing in Deal, and told him what he
had done; which the latter approved of. Neither of the medical
gentlemen appear to have been present when the fatal attack
commenced—an attack to which the Duke's constitution has for
years been liable, and which, a year and a half ago, had been
conquered by their successful treatment. His Grace, when
seized, lost the power of speech and of consciousness. On the
arrival of the medical attendants, emetics were administered,
which, however, produced no effect. Every effort was used to
afford relief, but in vain. His Grace was removed from bed into
an arm-chair, where it was thought he would be more at ease;
and the attendants of his dying moments stood in a group around
him, watching the last efforts of expiring nature. On one side
were Lord Charles Wellesley and Dr. M'Arthur, on the other
Mr. Hulke and the valet. As the time passed on and no sign
of relief was visible, telegraphic messages were despatched, first
for Dr. Hume, and then for Dr. Ferguson; who, however, were
unfortunately both out of town. Finally, Dr. Williams was sent
for; but he did not arrive at the Castle till eleven o'clock at
night, when all earthly aid was useless. The Duke's state
gradually became more perilous; and he suffered a third attack,
still more severe than the preceding ones. When the members
of his family and his medical attendants spoke to him, he appeared
to be conscious that they were addressing him, and
attempted to articulate a reply. His answers, however, were
not distinct enough to be intelligible; and, indeed, not a syllable
that he uttered from the moment when he ordered his apothecary
to be sent for could be understood. About three o'clock he had
a fourth and final attack, of redoubled intensity, which rendered
him perfectly insensible; and Mr. Hulke could only ascertain
by the continued action of the pulse the existence of life. He
felt it from time to time till about a quarter-past three, when he
found that it had ceased to beat, and declared that all was over.
Dr. M'Arthur tried the other arm, and confirmed the fact; but
Lord Charles Wellesley expressed his belief that the Duke still
breathed, and a mirror was held to his mouth by the valet. The
polished surface, however, remained undimmed; the great commander
had departed without a straggle, or even a sigh to mark
the exact moment when the vital spark was extinguished. Immediately
after the mournful event, telegraphic despatches were
sent off to the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, who were
believed to be staying at Frankfort. A despatch was also forwarded
to the Queen in Scotland, and to the prime minister.
Expresses were likewise forwarded to Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
his Grace's military secretary, to whom the latest official letters
which he had written were addressed, and to Mr. Parkinson, his
solicitor. In the afternoon, not long after the Duke's death, his
niece, the Countess of Westmoreland, arrived with the Earl at
Walmer Castle. It is now a somewhat melancholy fact, that
the Duke had arranged to meet them on the platform of the
Dover terminus, in order that he might have an opportunity of
seeing them before they proceeded to Vienna. After staying
some time at Walmer the Earl and Countess departed the same
evening for Calais. The Marquis of Douro (now Duke of Wellington)
was at Baden Baden when the news of his father's death
reached him, and hastened to Walmer without an hour's delay.
The will of his Grace having been opened, it was found that he
had expressed a wish that his mortal remains might be disposed
of as the sovereign may direct. It is understood that the Duke's
funeral will be public, either in St. Paul's Cathedral or Westminster
Abbey, and on a scale of the utmost magnificence. The
tidings of his death have made a profound impression in every
part of the country, the whole nation having joined iu a deep
and heartfelt expression of sorrow for so great a national loss.

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, was the son of Garret,
Earl of Momington, and Anne, daughter of the first Viscount
Dungannon. The family name was then Wesley. It is remarkable
in the case of so great a man that there is some uncertainty
as to the date and place of his birth. It has been generally said
that the date, was the 1st of May, 1769, and the place Dangan
Castle, County of Meath; but it is more probable that he was
born in the mouth of April, and in Dublin. He was educated
first at Eton, next at a private school at Brighton, and lastly at
the military school at Angers. He then entered the army as
Ensign in the 73rd regiment of foot on the 7th of March, 1787.
He had risen in the service to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of
the 33rd, when, in May, 1794, he embarked for the Low Countries
to reinforce the army of the Duke of York. He commanded the
rear-guard in the Duke's disastrous retreat, and did good service
by driving back the pursuing enemy on several occasions. Very
soon after his return to England, he was sent with his regiment
to the East Indies, where he arrived in February, 1797. His
regiment formed a part of General Harris's army, engaged in
the war with Tippoo. After the fall of Seriugapatam he was
made Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Mysore. When the
Mahratta war broke out, Wellesley, now Major-General, was
placed at the head of the English forces. The memorable battle
of Assaye, fought on the 21stof September, 1797, broke the power
of the Mahrattas, and put an end to the war. This splendid
achievement was productive of honours and rewards. He was
created an extra Knight Companion of the Bath, many addresses
were presented to him by various public bodies in India, a.
splendid gold vase, valued at 2,000 guineas, was given to him
by the officers of his division of the Indian army, and a sword,
worth £1,000 was presented to him by the inhabitants of