The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-23 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

Mn. EDITOR—Is it prejudice, folly, or pa-
triotism, that gives me a strong partiality in favour
of every thing truly English ? I leave you to
settle this. I know what I think of it myself. But
such is the fact. I
cannot therefore express to you
the anger and contempt which boil in my boson:
when I see our noble cavalry regiments converted
into the semblance of Germans, Hungarians, or
what you please ; by being whiskered, and disfi-
gured, till they lose all appearance of Englishmen.
I am not one of those who delight to cavil at any
thing commanded by due authority ; on the con.
trary, I feel a strong reluctance to do so ; but a
reluctance overpowered by the offence and dis-
gust occasioned by this sight. Is there a body
of soldiers, horse or foot, which has not suffered
defeat when opposed to our gallant countrymen ?
Why then should we imitate any of them ? To
strike dismay into your foes the readiest way, is
to took like yourselves, like true Englishmen.—
They, it is well known, will never yield. But
when an enemy sees a body of whiskered fel-.
lows, he will naturally flatter himself that they
may be beaten ; and in that hope will take a
courage, which he would not feel, if he knew
the truth.

Then again the cuirasses. They may look
very gay and glittering in a review ; but to our
men they are only an incumbrance in action...—.
Did they not, without such lumber, overthrow all
the cuirassiers of the Gallo-Corsic&►n Despot ?
Did they not leave them sprawling on the ground,
like turtles turned upon their backs ? lie -who
has a heart of steel has no occasion for a steel
waistcoat. Why then must we copy these mi.,
litary shell-fish ? If we look like them, we shali
probably act like them, which would he most un-
like ourselves.

But there is no end of innovation's in these
days ! Our grandfathers (I mean the grandfathers
of those who now stand in the same rank) had a
violent alarm and agitation, about a bill for na-
turalizing the Jews. But what is now the case'
We seem to be turning Jews ourselves.--Every
third young man you meet. has his face half-
covered with the barbarous appendage of a beard.
I call it barbarous, because all people in the
progress of civilization, have got rid of it. " Bar.
bato consule," in the polished age of Rome,
meant a consul of old times, such as was no longer
to be seen. But the chins of the rising genera-
tion are daily more and more overshadowed.
The Greeks indeed wore their beards, glnd at
one time fancied them a mark of wisdoat , So-
crates and Plato had worn them, which was ex-
cuse enough for such a notion. Put now, it
would be no bad criterion to take the opposite
method ; and judge of a man's folly by. the
quantity of hair on his face. This man has it
an inch below his ears, another within harf an
inch of his chin, at which point the two fringes
meet in very absurd fellows. In short, they are,
over head and ears in hair. Ere long we shall
probably see beards nourished, to the formidable
length of hair displayed by a Turkish Mufti.
All this is perfectly unenglish, and therefore to
me odious. So pray, Mr. SUN, give vent in your
Paper, to the rage of

ANGLICUS.

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An old goat rivals Plato the divine.

A dreadful fire took place on Thursday last
at Cranbrooke, in the county of Fermanagh, the
residence of JAMES TAYLOR, Esq. by tntlich
the dwelling house was entirely consumed. The
furniture, papers, &c. were fortunately pre'
served.

A crocodile measuring 18 feet from head to,
tail was killed at Barrycore, in the East Indies,
a short time since. It had committed arent
havock on the banks of the river, and in Ow
stomach was found part of a woman, a dog, a
cat, and part of a sheep, besides several rings and
other ornaments worn by the native women.
PROBERT'S FUNERAL.—The corpse of this
wretched man was on Monday night conveyed in a shell to an
undertaker's in Long-acre, from whence it was yesterday taker
for burial to St. Martin's-church-yard, about three o'clocK by
mistake some ground had been opened which belonged to
another family, which being discovered, the grave was filled
up, and another dug. During the delay occasioned by this
operation, it became known that Probert was to be buried, and
an immense crowd was collected ; and so great was the noise
that the clergyman was scarcely audible, and the Rer. Gentle-
man appeared considerably agitated by the painful service
which he had to perform. The corpse was followed by some
persons belonging to the undertaker, and the turnkey at New-
gate who has the custody of the prisoners under sentence of
death. None of the relations attended as mourners ; but the
aged and afflicted mother of the deceased was observed in ale
church-yard, witnessing the mournful spectacle. .

COAL MARKET JUNE 22.
Ships at Market. Ships sold
29 Newcastle -
10 Sunderland

Price,
284 9d to 36s 6t
33s 6d to 37s 94

BIRTHS.
On June 20, at half-past twelve o'clock in the morning, was
delivered of a fine boy, Lady Jodrell, the wife of Sir B,icharcr
.Jodrell, of Bentinck-street Manchester-square.
Yesterday. Mrs. Elgood, of. Wimpolc-street, Cavendish-
square, of a daughter.
On the 21st inst., the lady of Samuel Girdlestone, jun., Esq."
of a daughter.
On the 21st inst., Mrs. Hinxman, of Great Russell-str!erf
Bloomsbury, of a daughter.
On the 21st inst., in Upper Montague-street, Russell-square-,
the lady of John Jones, Esq., of a son and heir.

MARRIED.
On Tuesday, the 21st inst., at St. Botolph, Altlersgate; Mr'
Gibbons, of Richmond, &mu, to Miss Reynolds, of the WO
place.
On Wednesday, the Bth inst., at Greenwich Church. Mr.
Lingham, to Mary, third daughter of John Lawford, Es q.,
the Paragon, Blackheath.

DIED.
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On Sunday, the 12th inst., at Caine, Wilts, Harriet, wl.e,
31r. John Wilson, jun., in ler 32d year; and on 31onday,
20th inst., at Hambly-house, Streatham, Elizabeth, wife °
Mr. John Wilson, sen., in her 57th year.
On Monday, the 20th inst., Mrs. Tooke, wife of Mr. 101'n
Tooke, Hatton-garden. of
On Monday, the 20th inst., Thomas Joseph Aloore, Esq./
Stafford-house, Turnhani-green. • '
At Yeovil, Somerset, Captain Henry Wills, of 6, Queen'l'
buildings, Brompton, London. • -
On briday, the 17th inst., at Hanwell-paddock, the Bev. 1:R.
Bond, one of the Magistrates for the county of Middlesex.

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