The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-18 00:00:00

A L E T H E I A; I say it to the lovers of thrift and of economy)—remem-
Or, the Doom of Mythology. 1 y ber the various titles b which the vanished hero
With other Poems.
By WILLIAM CHARLES KENT. laid claim to the popular respect, and by which
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Longman, Brown% Green, and Longmans. he commanded the national veneration—and you will
acknowledge that, with all these titles, and honours, and
GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION.— dignities and emoluments, we have not been lavish—we
The attention of gentlemen on the several establishments of have only been just to the Duke of WELLINGTON. Re-
the public servioe, Is respectfully directed to the peculiar advantages
offered to them by a system entitled Self-Protecting Policies, intro- collect, in proof of this, that he was at the head of
duced by the CITY of LOIVON LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
*whereby are secured in one policy— us all—facile princeps—by all the classic and admitted
1. The payment of a principal sum at a specified age, rights of chieftainship. He was foremost in all the cate-
2. An annuity to commence at that age.
3. The payment of a principal sum in the event of death, whenever gories, set apart by the Roman publicist, as those of the
that may happen.
most eminent citizens—the citizens upon whom it was
Int 4;ayThtiemfaullbabenecofiat )ifnreds.ums paid, although the premiums should
the duty of the State to confer the loftiest marks of ci-
5. Rend from the payment ofpremiums after a specified age.
I 6. smar periodical payments of premiums so as to suit the co vic distinction. He, among the deliverers—liberatores
verience of the assured.n- —according to the general impression as to the thirty
Every description of business in connexion with life assurance
A Bonus of 20 per cent. was declared on the 16th June last. . years' pacification of Christendom. lid was among
For particulars and prospectuses, apply to the extenders of the Stato propagatores—because of that
LEEKS,F. Sec.
2, Royal Exchange-buildings. E.famous victory of Assaye, by which he not only routed the
terrible forces of the Mahrattas, but in reality secured
R A VESEND ST A R the consolidation, and the consequent, extension of our
PACKETS, possessions in Hindostan. He was among the defenders
NToho_th_e_r Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfieet PIT. of the empire--propugnatores invperii—for in him the
The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather Permitting''
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. people of these islands instinctively feel that they have
Deis..__ - lost one of the most redoubtable guardians of the blended
SUNDAYS. fortunes of the populace and of the sovereign. He was
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• .1 I t.d among the fathers of their country—patres patrice—
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tit d 41 l' Time. o 1 BEO venerable alike by his simplicity, his virtues, his age,
g a : pi A 8 AI 6 g ... " and his experience. He was among the participators in
a
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734 _ _ _ were sought by a succession of very different Governments.
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—1% fortunate circumstances—whether by a like caprice of
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6 On Saturdays only. 5 -_ Fate to that which rendered SCIPIO the conqueror of
, HANNlBAL—matters not for present purposes) successful
Direct Trains from the Boats marked .1. over the victor of all the armies, and races, and powers,
Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London. and principalities of the European Continent. Finally,
very quarter of an hour.
he proved himself to be among the number of those who
IRUNSWICE WHARF, InAcxwALL, on the arrival of the
following Trains from the Fenchurch•street Station. may be declared equal to the duties of office—negotiis
par es—as was testified, indeed, up to the hour of his
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decease, by his conduct as Commander-in-Chief of the
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. military affairs of the three kingdoms. Those were the
0 :11 1 rp, ~ 01 ,11:4 IH 5,,e•• i glorious evidences of his right to the national rewards
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force be accepted by the laest enthusiastic or the most
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—9% —I parsimonious, we may find in the very splendour of all his
11 11 ——— , orders of knighthood, and of all his titles of nobility, the
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34 —1 —3% of the Duke of WELLINGTON. For, was it not the
assertion of one of the greatest of philosophers,
was it not the explicit declaration of Lord BACON,
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that " the winning of honour is but the revealing of a
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bor from Gravesend and London .• •••• .. • • 10d. .. Is. I'd. man's virtue and worth without disadvantage." Judged by
~ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. Did. that rule, ARTHUR WELLESLEY must be ranked highly
etween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd.
110 AT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5‘.03. • Six Months, 31: On.; in truth in the World's Walhalla—for never, we may
area Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on boat d. the
?ehets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. safely aver, did any subject in ancient or modern times,
November, 1852. in any country, or in either hemisphere, win honours
for himself so profuse or so magnificent—insomuch that
THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. the ensign of an infantry regiment in 1787, died in 1852
arewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Mena; ger.
THIS EVENING. " the most high, mighty, and most noble Prince,"—with
The grand historical Comedy of RICHELIEU IN LOVE. by all the glories of the Peerage within the gift of his
iessrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, and Stuart; Mrs. L. S. RN telt- SOVEREIGN, with the batons or insigni of eight mar-
ighaa and Mrs. Stirling.
Aftff which, the popular Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. shals in his possession, and in addition to all his other
:eeley and Miss Rosa Bennett.
The Farce of YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. manifold dignities, with the coffin laden with the jewels
To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. of all the most illustrious orders of knighthood bestowed
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. by the monarchs of entire Christendom.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Another thought, kindred to those to which we have
THIS EVENING, Nov. 18, already given utterance, should be kept this day in
Will be performed TAKING BY STORM. consideration. It should be considered how well and
After which (2d time) a new Farce, in two acts, entitled THOS]:
EIR BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker, how grandly, because how simply and how manfully,
tter, Butler, and Miss Wyndham.
To be followed by USED UP. all these dazzling honours were received and borne by
To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Charac tars the Great Duke of WELLINGTON. If, as TACITUS says,
Paul Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby. " VESPASIAN was the only Emperor who was improved
Sole Agent tor the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Aileron, 15, I•Tew
md-street. by his advancement—uolus imperantium, Vespasianus
THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. mutatus in melius"—it may in all veracity be said, that
Open for the Season. distinction served in no manner to corrupt, but rather
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.. to elevate and ennoble the character of the departed
THIS EVENING warrior. His probity showed itself to be incorrnptible.
(B yg eneral demand.
The celebrated Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madame As the oracle of the conclave of the patricians, his was
[este, Miss Woolgar, and Miss E. Chaplin ; Messrs. Paul .Bed- the same calm, cool, simple, sensible intellect, it had
d, Honey, 0. Smith, Emery, &c.
Otter which (at second price), the Popular Drama of II \on always been before in the camp and in the Cabinet, at
IEPPARD. Jack, by Mrs. Keeley; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford. the desk of the administrator, and in the saddle of the
ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. generalissimo. Simple and grand he is to us who re-
Under
the Management of Mr C.Rean. m ember him as his contemporaries. Simpler and 1
THIS EVENING grander, if that be possible, he will yet appear to the i
Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West-
al Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal charapeters gaze of posterity—remembered to the most remote ages
Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, airs.
ay, and Mrs. C. Kean. as conspicuous among the group of British Worthies. 1