AMUSEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 646, 25 February 1914, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

EMPRESS PICTURES

"Battle of Waterloo," 5000 ft in five acta—lt was at the Duchess of Richmond's ball at Brussels, on June 15th, 1815, that Wellington received confirmatory news of Napoleon's planfl. It has been asserted that the Iron Duke, though perfectly aware of Napolooi's movements, determined to attend tha ball, to reassure the people about the safety of Brussels. Be this as it may, psk! historians differ about the one cardinal point thero is a general agreement, and this is that he instructed his general officers to leave the ballroom quietly, and that it was not until 2 o'clock on the morning of the 16th that the reserve was called to arms, and marched off. "At 4 o'clock in the morning," wrote Lady Hamilton Dalrvmpte in her diary, "I went to the window and saw the Highland Brigade marching out to the tune of 'Hieland Laddie,' and at 6 o'clock the Duke and hi 3 HtafF passed." Ligny and QuarterBras were fought that day, and it wan two daya afterwards that the fate of the "Little Corporal" was sealed by the rushing victory of the allies on the field of Waterloo,