The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-25 00:00:00

ELEGIAC 'STANZAS.

To the memury'of Lent. FITZPATRICK', of the
40th, Grenadiers' Chnipthwy, wliu wa; glo-
rionily fighting in the service -of his COuntly,. and
whose remains were discovered by au °LI triehdiand
mthool-tellow under the walls of Monte Video, after
the so‘xessful ;411A..k.: on that, Pori rAt: by the British
Troops. It said that.. the last words uttered hy
thisgallitnt Officer were-;--

et tlixerutti est pro Patria

.rz I. Titi ex l my .F;lend ! ano'no answer returning,
•l'he dark veil of night then has eover'd him o'er—
kip Auks to tepose, and.his pale form &scenting,
I weep'o'er du:lament Inin that's do more 1

Ah 001! it; that heart, at co ardent lyl44lirlih
And Lod is ttiatliond I've so.oft press'd in 'Mille 4:
And mute is thAt tongue, •once the cuuncifs repeating,
which w atci n I could dictate and lonuur refimc:

Farewell, then, the Friend of my life's sweetest hours,
Faithful inem'ry shall tdi that thy virtues. were dear—
That thy kindness and worth strcw'd my passage with

Itow"rs-v.

That they're now in the. Tomb, and their record's a tear.

But' he sleeps with the tlerees—a Hero he perished--
F,_,r his dear. Native Land the lrst.blessing he gave.;
" 'lts glorious todie ter the Country we've cberisli'd,
". And sweet in lier causc, is the tall of the brave."

YeS, sweet was his death, fOr. In viaory smiling,
As expiring he Jay on the hlOod.crimson'd plain ;
He recall'd the da,ys.past, and-his anguish beguiling, •
His soul told the tale —he had liv'd not
To the Poor, and to hint who had none to befriend him,
remetnbertitheboon he had liv'd to impart.;
E'en then did the proyteof the Widow attend him,
And the smile: of the Fatherless gladden his heart.

•
, .
For in battle terrific, and panting for glory, '
fle'hatilong'd for thedaya when the war'a sprig might cease;
And the tear he oft gave sensibility's story;''''
Prov'd he eu Rued in War the mild virtues of Peace.

Ah, virtues too transient—not honour's best feeling—
Not Friendship's pure beans—not e'en Pity, could save;
Nor Love's sweetest power, each sorrow still healing,
Could arrest the sterntnandate which led to the grave.

To the grave then we'll bear him, there no costly token—
fleeting ernnlem of honours—:of wealth* supplied;
By the Soldier's warns sigh be his Eulogy spoken—
/low respeded he liv'tl:—.ltow lamented he died.

Then peace to his ashes, .with Cypress I'll strew them,
Since in death fades the Laurel which 5 hact-oN'd him o'er ;
And still shall A ltedion's sad tribute bedew them,
Till Affedion can call forth j feeling no more!
CAROLAN.

The Officers. of rh. 114a1 Glamorgan Militia,
stationed at Taunton, gate., no St. Dityid's day, as
usual, an elegant ente.rtamment to their friends, in
commemoration of their Tutelar Saint. The mess.
room not being sufficiently large, the dinner_ was
provided at the
,Castle Jon ; Colonel Aver:EY-pre-
sided. A most excellent 'Welsh song, composed by
Sir LLOI.INE JENKII4S, describing the a&ions of St.
DAVID, was sung by Captain BRUCE ; and several
others: appropriate to the occasion., by Captains Ro-
nttisow. and LEIGH, and Messrs. Ittetuans, Itutcs,
and t.ktgwirt.t.. r Among the company present were
Generals,WiersoN and WILKIE; Colonels TYKTE,
lITOLAKE, . and FITZSIORRIS ; . Majors .DRIIAZY,
CoLAIE, and CHITTY ; and all the Officen: recruiting
in that part of Somersetsbire. The whole went off
with the greatest spirit and harm0ny.;..:,,..:

Some letters. have been received from Spam and
Holland. They inform us that every description of
colonial produce has becothe very scarce and extra.
vagantly dear, particularly the 'articles of sugar and
cotton ; tbn dillies on the-latter :had, in consequence,
been greatly diminished, and bounti6s, had been pro.,
posed to those who shOuld find the means of pro.
curing 'theirimportation into the country.
What a lesson does the progress of the'Freneb
Revolution afford to the world! It' began with the
demolition of all titles, and the deittneliOn of the
mild rule of the House of 13ourhan. It has ended
with doubling the number of tnendiCant 'Nobles, and
establishing the iron sway of Howie** Buot4A-
PA RTB.

OvaastEns.,Stagg v. Brompton.—Tlik ,cause,
which ie of considerable importance to the interests
of the most helpless and least proteeled part of so.
-ciety, was tried at last York Assizes. The Plaintiff
lad paid the sum of forty guineas. to the Defendants,
itt consideration Of their undertaking to maintain an
illegitimate child, of . which be was the putative
father, and td indemnify him therefrom. The
child only lived a few months, and the expense to
the parish was trilling : this aCtion, was therefore
brought to recover from theflefendants the amount
of the (inference between the money paid by them
on account of the child, and the fitrty guineas re-
ceivtid from the Plaintiff; • Mr. Justice LAWURNCE
decided, without hesitation; that the money claimed
was recoverable ; observing, that if contracts of
this kind were permitted, it would be always the
interest, and often the in,lination; of overseers,
that children should not survive thym a week ; and
..clire6ted the Jury to find a verdiCt• for the Plaintiff
to the full 'man of his dernantL •.':A decision
which Wilt, happily, in future, prevent this sort of.
traffic, and leave the Initids of parish oilieere
stimulated by interest to neglat the impornmt.
duty of properly providing for, Ate maintenance of
infants eontrnitttid to their care; and these unfortu- •
nate children cannot now be purchauq upon specu-
liaion; hut-must, pra6ticable: cases, be sup-
pot wd' by the'parkh Wider a sufficient indemnity,
On last a respectable -young Matt, at
Kenni non; swallowed quantity of:4todiMUM
is StlppOSed 'With an intent to put 4" krind to hi,
existence ; Wit fortunately his friends quickly dk-
coverinq his situation, and calling in to ttical assist-
ance, proper measures were taken, which 3.00 n
reco-
vired hint.