14 JUNE 1919, Page 15

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S CHARACTER. [To ma Erwroa or am

"Sezenroa."3 Sm,—When a child I had the good fortune to occupy a seat in one of the wooden stands on the route of the Duke's funeral procession. Even those with tickets had to be in their seats long before the time when the certain; was due, and occupied it in talking to their neighbours. But no sooner was the proces- sion sighted in the distance than there fell on the multitudes a sudden, touching silence, and when the riderless charger ' Copenhagen,' with spurred boots reversed in the stirrups, was led by, the silence could be felt, and few eyes remained dry. The Duke was a stern disciplinarian, but was beloved and reverenced by the Army and the nation.—I am, Sir, do., Shute Leigh, Wellington, Somerset. 0. Fox,