#frederick ponsonby

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Frederick Ponsonby spoke on the YMCA youth services 

On Tuesday in the House of Lords there was a discussion entitled Knife Crime: Violence Reduction Units which is available here and it began from Shaun Bailey with the comment “To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assess the efficacy of violence reduction units in addressing knife crime.” he is a member of the Conservative and he and indeed all of the other members of the…

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The party was to consist of Lady Spencer, the Duncannons [Harriet and her husband] and their youngest child, Caroline, Georgiana, Bess and her daughter, Caroline St. Jules ... None of the party had any money. The Duncannons were massively in debt as usual and Georgiana had only the contents of her baggage. The private incomes of Bess and Lady Spencer were hardly enough to support themselves abroad, let alone seven people. Lady Melbourne gave them what money she could quickly gather without attracting notice, and George paid for Harriet's doctor to travel with them. He had little cash to spare, although he compensated for this by sending his agent, Townsend, to accompany the party and conduct all their business transactions for them. In many ways Townsend was better than a line of credit because he was practical and level-headed. However, it was impossible to imagine how they would survive if the Duke remained angry for any length of time.

Amanda Foreman, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire p256

The Duke would remain angry for two years.

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Having seen his outposts well arranged, and left no point uncared for, he withdrew to a fire near the roadside and sat down. A regiment of cavalry, the 12th, happened to come up soon after he had taken his seat. It was commanded by one of the bravest soldiers, through of the gentlest nature, that ever wore a British uniform, Lieut.-Col. The Hon. Frederick Ponsonby, who, passing over to salute his friend and commander, found him busily engaged in the perusal of some English newspapers. A packet had just reached him, and the Duke began upon them forthwith, reading aloud, and indulging in many a good joke at the expense of the fears of the home Government, as they were there described. To speak of such a man as at any moment liable to be "surprised," is to exhibit a marvellously slight acquaintance with human nature. He who is surprised must lose self-possession; and if he be attacked in some manner upon which he had never calculated, his means of repelling the attack will be to seek. But the loss of self-possession can hardly be predicated of one who, among the hurry of active operations, and in the very middle, so to speak, of a battle, is able to amuse himself, and all who come near him, as the Duke amused that night his staff, and the gallant soldier who joined himself to their company.

Quoted from Wellingtoniana: Anecdotes, Maxims, and Characteristics, of the Duke of Wellington. Selected by John Timbs; London: Ingram, Cooke and Co., 1852; p. 47 et seq.

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If Lord Wellington would have let them they would have knelt and prayed to him! A ballet of delectable young ladies were present with offerings of grapes, sticky sweet, laurel leaves and divine worship. Old Duero was high-nosed, aloof and silent with wild brunettes covering his hands, sword, boots and horse with kisses.

Frederick Ponsonby, Madrid, August 1811