The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-10 00:00:00

Foil THE SUN'.

SHAntSPEAttE.

It It was a ►Ctute part td kill so capital a Calf.'
EDTTaR,t-Seeing A paragraph in_ yoiir
Journal of Wednesday last; respecting our Immor=
till Bard; who, as is well known; was the ton Of a.
Butcher, and, on the authority of the AUBREI
M. S., stating, that, " when a boy, he exercised
his father's trade, hut, when he killed a calfe, he
would do it in a high style and make a speech," I was
reminded of some old papers which have been time
out of mind in or family, and of a speech which
is said on authoiity, perhaps not less entitled.to creL
slit than that of Atiflakrit, who was notbrionsly bf
easy belief, to have been one of those which our
Poet delivered on such an occasion. Perhaps
some of your Correspondents may also pOsSeSt.
old papers, and may be able to find other speeches
made by him on similar• occasions. At ,least, by
giving insertion to this contribution, yin' may
afford some of your Antiquarian Re:tilers a motive
for looking over their stores, and perhaps of sap-
plying good materials for your colu►uns in the
present dearth of snore interesting matter.

GRATIANO,

Let not the hand Witte!' makes this creature bleed'
Be held condeinu'd as wanting due remorse ;
Nature desigu'd him for the use of man,—
Look through the products of her various toils..
They all appear ordain'd for human good.
The sea for man affords his scaly tribes,
Some for his food, some to supply that-oil
Which lights the sage, who trims the midnight lamp,
Intent on works to sound his Maker's praise,
And shew the mighty wonders of his hand,
That all may how with rev'rence and with fear.
The lofty oak that spreads his branches round,
And seems to hid defiance to old Time,
Grows for the Sta►le's convenience or defence,-
And the sharp axe subdues its tow'ring pride,
For inland habitation, or to ride
Majestic on the waves that, round the shores
Of our dear England, guard her gen'ral weal.
Nur can the roving travellers of air
Escape the subtle toils of skilful man,
Made as they were to serve his purpose here.
This Earth, :he restless main, and flexile air,
Administer utility to man :
Nor-is that element, of awful pow'r,
Which seems, when Heaven shall compass its great ends,
Form'd for consuming ruin to the rest, •
Less fitted to subserve our daily need:
Nan by his arts can guide its baleful course,
Taming its fury to the aid of life.—
Then let not. Pity torn with fear aside, •
And view with horror what I now shall slay—
Unlike e sr race that looks with -boding awe
Upon the, scenes the future may bring forth,
He sees no terror i❑ approaching death,
Nor feels the pangs that guilty conscience deals— .
Now then I strike—and hence ye all may share
The food which Nature in its bounty gives,

A TRIP TO PORTSMOUTH.
(Founded on Fact.)
A country Farmer who, by constant care,
Had realised some hundred pounds a year,
Tluyight that as JO U 5 his eldest sun,
Had just attained the age of twenty-one,
'Twas surely time the hopeful youth should see
Something of fashion and gentility :
Ile therefore prirchas'd him a bran-new coat;
Furnish'd his pockets wit!► a ten pound note;
And gave him leave to rove a month or two,
And visit Portsmouth and the Grand Review.!

The youth, who innocently thought till then
That all maakind were Zmterzesiire—inen,
Nor dreamt the world could possibly contain
One foot ground beyond his native plain.
Now sallied forth—and view'd with vast delight
The various scenes that met his aching sight;
Whilst every joy the former far surpass'd
And each new wonderment excell'd the last.

At length the period of return is come,
And JONATHAN :,repars to journey home;
Resolving, in his way, to pass an hour
Near Tirinon'.s vale, and famed St. Cross's tower:
Onward he rides, with slow and pensive pace,
Noting- the rural beauties of the place;

When lo! as near St Cath'rinc's bill he's-straying,
The college boys as usual there were playing;
Antl in their sable gowns, wish joyful faces,
Upon -the gray steep were running races;—
Awhile he paused—astonished at the fun,
Thmight btwas amazing odd—and then rode on.
•
On his return, with sage and knowing mien,
He thus relates the wonders he has seen :
" Father !—l've witness'd mighty deeds, 'tis true;
" I've seen the Ships, the Kings, and the Review;
"At sturdy BLUCHER, too, I've had a 'peep ;
" And in a boat have sail'd upon the deep;
" Bid oh ! -dear Father, what amazed me most,
Was, as one morn through /Pin/ayes vale I crost,.
" I saw (a sight I ne'er did see before)
" Matter.of fifty Parsons ! aye, nr 'more,—
" Black gowns and all !—(bethinks I see them still),—
"Full fifty Parsons, running down a hill !!!.
Bath, dugu.st 5, 1314.

ARTS.--BefOrE his departure, the Duke of
WELLINGTON finished his Sittings to TVENE-
RELLI for his Bust,.. which that eminent Artist has
executed of our Hero.
,It is a spirited and noble
performance, and an excellent likeness. his
Grace has :Alm) sat to Sir W. BEECHEY 'for his
Portrait, which we have not yet had an oppor-
tunity of seeing.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—The admirers of our
invincible Hero will be gratified to learn, that they
have now an opportunity of procuring a most
correct and animated Likeness .of him, executed
under the patronage of his brother, Marquis WEL-
LESLEY, by Mr. Mrtiasz, and honoured with the
truly flattering approbation of his Royal High-
ness the PRINCE REGENT, his Majesty the Ein-
, peror of Russia, Field-Marshal Prinde.BLuc HEE,
and other Illustrious Characters. By a process
peculiar to himself, the Artist gives to his proofs
taken off on silk, and on oil grounds (which, as,
this is the first instance of their application, lie'
has denominated the Wellington • Grounds), all •
the effect of the most highly finished drawings.
These proofs are considerably advanced in price,
.but those on India paper may be had, at Two
Gui-
neas each, of Mr. MINASI, 23, Foley place, Port-
land Chapel.
A melancholy accident happened on Saturday
morning at Yalu], about seven miles east of Ply-
mouth harbour. In a heavy squall of wind, three
men were upset in a small boat and drowned. It
having been witnessed from the shore, a boat
with five men put off to their assistance, which
also •npset, and two out of the nye were also
drowned.