. The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860. swered, I feel re-lieved when I see the blood ooze out. Mr Lumsden Avas remarkable for his courtlymanners ; but his absence of mind was astonishing,for he would frequently ask his neighbour wherehe was. Crowds of men and women would con-gregate behind his chair, to look at the mad Eng-lishman, as he was called ; and his eccentricitiesused to amuse even the croupiers. After losing alarge fortune at this den of iniquity, Mr Lumsdenencountered every evil of poverty, and died
. The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860. swered, I feel re-lieved when I see the blood ooze out. Mr Lumsden Avas remarkable for his courtlymanners ; but his absence of mind was astonishing,for he would frequently ask his neighbour wherehe was. Crowds of men and women would con-gregate behind his chair, to look at the mad Eng-lishman, as he was called ; and his eccentricitiesused to amuse even the croupiers. After losing alarge fortune at this den of iniquity, Mr Lumsdenencountered every evil of poverty, and died in awretched lodo-insj in the Rue St Marc. Colonel Sebright of the Guards.—This gen-tleman was well known in London, fium the com-mencement of the present century down to 1820,as one of the most eccentric men of the age. Hestuck to the old style of corduroy knee-breechesand top-boots to the day of his death. He never—that is to say, for many years before his death—lefttown ; and his daily occupation was to walk fromhis house in Chapel Street, South Audley Street,to Hyde Park, accompanied by his wiry-haired ter-. < Q 2 < COLONEL SEBRIGHT OF THE GUARDS. 289 rier. Then he would stroll to the Guards Club,finding fault with everything and everybody con-nected with the changes taking place in thedress, &c, of the army, and that of the Englishgentleman. From the windows of the Club heused to gaze at Whites, which was opposite, andabuse the dandies, especially Brummel and Alvan-ley, who were his especial aversions, ejaculating, Damn those fellows; they are upstarts, and fitonly for the society of tailors ! I recollect on one occasion his dining, when onguard, with Colonel Archibald Macdonald, (whowas killed afterwards at Bergen-op-Zoom,) whenBrummel, Alvanley, and Pierrepoint were also of theparty. These dandies were aware of the dislike heentertained for them, but nevertheless made a pointof askino; him to take wine. But to each invitationhe replied gruffly, Thank you ; I
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