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London, England, 1824-10-18 00:00:00

LORD CHARLES MURRAY:

It is the proud but melancholy boast of Caledonia, that she nurn•
bets among her sons the most gifted and most ennobled martyrs in
the holy cause of Greek Independence. Byron, though descended
paternally from a Lowland stock, was maternally, as well 35 in hid
spirit and education, a son of the mountains. It was amid the wild
scenes and sweeping storms of the Grampians, that he wooed and
woo the most sublime muse of the age and it was from their cors•
mending heights, and their invigoratiag air, that ht first caught
up that daring independence, that unquenchable love of freedom,
and hatred of every thing mean, tyrannical, and oppressive, whirls
parted only with his parting breath. Nurtured as he was in youth.
situated as he had been through life, and bold and peculiar as was
the whole of his character, it was to be expected that Bymn, a vo.
luntary exile from his native land, would have joined the Inhabit.
tans of mountains, once free as those among whom he had spent
his infancy, and whom he had visited and admired hi the ardour of
youth, in their Aims to tear of the fetters of their barbarian lords.
But Greece and Scotland are left to weep for another noblemen,
whose love of liberty should perhaps lie more prized, as it was
filmed under circumstances by no means so auspicious. Lord
Charles %stray, son to the Duke of Athol--a man who, though
deserving of every praise in his private character, has neser dis-
played or been suspected of any public leaning toward the cause of
liberty—expired on the 11th of August, at liaatouni, whither he
had gone a willing and devoted volunteer, to aid by his councils
and his arm, in freeing Christian and classical Greece from the
bondage of infidels and barbarians—to aid in rekindling in the
east that holy light which, while it had begun to beam upon the
summits of the western mountains, had been shrouded insight osse
every land which the classic page holds dear.
The spirit which called Lord Charles to this noble work, trust
have been both resistless and pure. The family which he left had
stricken its roots deep in the land of his fathers; it stood well with
those in power, and thus commanded its share, and even more than
its share, of the honours and ensolunrints which the Government
at home could bestow. It had its situation, not only in a fair and
fertile portion of Scotland, but in its very classic ground. The cx-
quiaite beauties of Dun keld, the w ide-spresd ing granotur of Blair.
the endless sources of sport " by flood and field, " the far ramiliel
combinations of relationship, and the dwelling among a people by
whom the family were generally and deservedly adored, would hare
formed &chain too endearing to be slipt, and too strong to be broken
by most men. But the sped of Lord 'Charles Murray overcame
them all. In spite of the beauties of the land of his birth, in spite
of the admiration of a people among whom he had been educated.
in spite of the attachments of numerous and fond relatives, and in
spite of that Tory association, whose current stagnated—if it doe,
not run the other way, Lord Charles Murray went forth a devoted
volunteer in the cause of the Greeks; and, as was the case with his
more illustrious but not more :_voted countryman, Byron, he ha*
fallen, ere the land which lie went to aid in delivering, could profit
by his devotetinent--as was the case with Byron, Greece must plant
the cypress where she hoped to place the laurel, and walk mourn.
fully and in tears tee him to whom she hoped to award her loli.,si
song of triumph.—News of Literature and Fashion.

INCLEDON'S F.4REWELL.

[From the Hemp:' ee Tekgre]Ll

On Friday last, the Southampton Theatre was crow de.l,
in consequence of an announcement, that the above Or et.-
celebrated singer was to sing four of his most popular s: rys,
and to take leave of the stage for ever, in a short address.
It is.not generally known, that lncletlon here trade his
debut, exactly forty years ago. The late Mr. De Veulle
hearing him sing a song at a public-house, was so much
struck with his extraordinary powers, that he introduced
him to his Theatre, lie immediately received the wannest
tribute of admiration, and rapidly rose into fame. Now,
after having many years survived those wonderful powers,
! which once so distinguished him, as to induce his late .Me-
jesty to name him " The British National Singer,"
comes, a weather-beaten but still sturdy veteran, to renler
his last acknowledgments to those who, in W.s evn exp:t
sive words, " were his passport to fame." With aft
that does him credit, he confers on the town the thields
honour of his last, as it has already enjoyed that of his firm
appearance in public. The songs he selected on this ccea •
sion were —" Black-eyed Susan," " Death of Admiral
DenbOw," " Scots wha hae," the celebrated duet of " all •r
Well," wi:h Mr. Balton, and " Then farewell my tries
built Wherry." To criticise the singing of a man upwar.ls
of sixty, who has undergone the hardships he bas,
be ridiculous ; that was not the thing looked for—sufficz it
to say, his ~inging even to night strewed what he once could
do. There was, however, something very affecting, and
perhaps pl. asing, in the contrast (in the duet) between his
voice quiverilg, and all in want of breath to fill it, vet
still manly ~'td powerful; and Mr. Bolton's, youthful and
full of cadence and execution. It is unr.er ssary to ray,
that he was most rapturously applauded, and the duet was
encored. After the last sung he addressed the audience
near iv ae fo:'.ows:—

Litmus ASO GINTLEMEN.-1: is with the sincerest lettings of
gratottule that I am capable of, that I stand before you this evening
to return ou sty must heartfelt thanks for tlw diatirguishcd pa.
tronage yen have ever conferred on me. In this town, and on these
boards, I brat appeared as a singer; mkt the eteouragetnent I then
received from you has proved, I may say, my passport to fame.
Ladies aed Gentlemen, since that period I have petard througtt
many vicissitudes—l have served his Majesty in many engage.
inents--ti,cre is nut a ship in the navy, nos are there many town,
in the country, that I have rut sung in; but still your ear:y libe-
rality has never het n effaced from my memory. It is now six year,
ago sine: I left the stage, hut it by always been my wish to appear
once more befitre you. Ladies and o...sidemen. age, sickness, and
istiresitiot have altered me much from what I once was: but I
have always done my best to please my kindest patrons, arid I re.
peat it, Ladies and Gentlemen, while I live I shall neves forget
she support and encouragement I have received from th! b.ha-
bites) ts of Southampton.

A tremendous burst of applause followed, and the ve-
teran retired from the stage for ever.

It is the intention of the Catholic Association to have
their general petition ready to be pruiented by Sir Francis
Burdett. on the opening day of Parliament, awl to pou:
iu three or four pe:itions every week during the Session.

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