The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-13 00:00:00

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CARMINA CANTABRIGIENSIA,
M!t. EDlTOtt—Olititithe writers of antiqutty
perhaps I 'Should.: mime :Harsco as- 3 the One to whOin that great
truth, the expediency of starting tile-4'oly, seems tObave been
most clearly revealed. Thatpoey 'has preserved tb us an air,
thentic, anecdote of a.solclierin :Luciallits's. Army; Ivho being
robbed in the night of all his savings; became so enraged, that
(FASTING) he attacked and captured a royal garrison. For
this he was handsoniely rewarded by his General.' s But when
this Officer called upon him to lend his assistance in the storm-
ing of a fortress, he peremptorily refused, and told his .- Com
mender to look-out for some man who had lost his purse. A
similar.anecdote-the curious mays find in Pope's works. Either
of these would prove sufficiently that nothing can be more con-
ducive not only to the wealth of the nation, but to the valour
of the Army, than military starvation. This doctrine has,
however,- been particularly :and beautifully inculcated in the
2nd Ode of. the 3rd book, a translation of which I send you',
-Made .(as I am, given to understand) by a modern supporter of
the dpctrine no less eminent than the ancient pact. It was
Composed* aam infonned-y yesterday morning; which I men-
tion, because there appear- to me to be allusions in it relating to
thatparticitlar day, which I cannot find in the origin4l. Per-
haps the great interpreter Meant to Shadow forth some mystery.
If so, as.l am:little skilful in these matters,- I-Must leave the
discovery to your readers.—l am,. Sir, Your's,
Cambridge, March 8, 1822. • JOANNENSIS.

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' • HORACE, PoOK 111. Onu
Translated by-.1--,s-rn n-E, Esq. M.P.
(a) My-friends, in these times of alarming distress,
The soldier should learn to be poor;
:What? breakfast! and dinner! ! and supper ! ! ! no less ?
An. awful expendituresure ! - • • - •
A-mess-room ! and barracks ! ! 0 profligate thmight !
(b) Sure soldiers might slumber sub dio;
And-for twopence a-day might a dinner be bought,
Enough for a son of Enyo. • -
(c) 0, then some belligerent potentate's wife
Might cry (from the battlement gazing,
Where some British youth might be guiding the strife,
And his foes with his prowess amazing)
" One'er may my young inexperienc'd knight
" Attack that esurient lion,
" Whom hunger.transports through the thick of the fight,—
" And leave me in sadness-to sigh on !"
d) 'Titi7glorious'and sweet for one's country to die,
Whether Death come by fighting or fasting ;
e) " Fenitlishei of ;tag" will not tempt hfin to .fly,
.Ic,r(itthe bribe •'of an olive" be lasting. •
;1) Alai -I that the Ministry's virtue should still
Encounter rio, "sordid disgraces !
That bluster, and-bully; and puff as we will, •
They never will give up their places !
Al-as ! that they ope to the OR-NV-LLES their heaven;
(A joy that forbidden our reach is) !
Alas. ! ,that they spurn .us-poor vulgars, (g) and even
• My own (economical speeches !
Ah me ! after all, perhapi, (h) silence is best,
At least -it is safe, I opine;
For P-Las-STON let out (0, scurrilous jest !) '
That to-day with Is 'Soldier I dine.
Then spare your retrefieliments tor one single day,
Not with twopenny dupeni alarm me-; • :
Fin a Visitor now--my reviaiks, let me say,
Are only applied to the army. .

. tve _
(a) Angusta„ amrcr„pauperrem pati
Robustua.acri militia, puer
- Condiscst: ,
• -(b) Vitimqu,e sub dip, et;trepidis agar
In rebus. S ,
(e) ex paienibus hosticis
Alatrona bgllantis tyrinna•
Proipicrenif., et adu4a virg6,
Stisi3iret : Bbeu ! udis agroinum,
Sponsus l ccaeitt regi us asperum
Tactu guem cruenta
: • Per Medias ritpit-ka
(a-) Duke et decorum est proyatria niori
. (e):Alors et fugacem periegnitfir virurn,
-:(f)„ Virtus; repuls.t nescia sordidw,
Intaminatis fulget honbribus,
; - Alec sumit, nut ponit Stevitt EAsL
Arbitrio popularis aura:
-Virtusi _reclutiona imineritts'mori
tkeluro, -negritt-- tentat ter vig •
cxtusque vulgares, -(g) et tLani
• . Spernit II u fligiente
•
,Etg et.fidelhuta ailentio
Nlercea.

. •
:•,*-4-1-/liut.Vorrespondent, we doti t not, will etcuse ourluna.
%roidlbte ,*pos ement of hi ;favour. We shali be always:
proud of
..,H.LINTANO:INTELLIGENCE, •
• - X.EiTINGS 011... Tilt PM:SENT AMEX.*
jotire;Elq.'i FOX-hounds, on Thursday, at Platt's Gr6en;
The SuiTey Fox-hounds, .on Thursday, at Prat's BottoM ;
and:do S.ifurday,-at:WeSterilapl, . •
The Harriers, eiery
vhe-tititribledori afillaay, at OtisielitiiY *Dawn,
Mir j Shard's 'Hounds; vii'Priday,•atlifeyhill.

• Kfii-os '-T,lfE,Vrftr...--There vkas,a very splendid
•
shew of fashion. and bethty last night to the re-
presentation- of ItTftico zn itatiu. The diVertise-
tnent follOWlng the,first act was Villageois, and
the last ballet was -iVinn. The whole was in good
tune and tune:- -
ViuinAx.i..-GAitn.F.Ns.--This popular scene of
public amusement was yesterday 'sold at the
Auction Mart for 28,000 t. Mr. 11..oniNs, of Co-
vent-garden, was the Orator on this occasion ;
and it:must be' acknowledged that he ''managed 'anaged
the cause• with great *ability, anti' thathis elo-
quence had no slight influence on the general
result: "

„
At' the West-end of the,"T ,own a report pre-
vails that a secret marriage Liar 'taken place be-
tween' two :titled.,erOnages, will excite
some 'surprise when: the. particulars are commu-
nicated.--;.(1116rning:1144.).
It is fypoited that a:v:iolet-coloured :diamond
has latuly;_beed,purcbased by his MAJESTY for
20,0001. anti that Mr; E.l£l.ocrx of Hatton-garden
setting it.4(Mfriziniii;hi-onicle.)
We understand Lid F. CONYNG#AIII is up-
pointetl-Private-gecreiaiy the KING,- in the
place of Sir B. BLOOMFIELD.—(Mid)