The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-08 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY IVARRATIVE.

In the year 1526, James Lynch Fitzstephen, mer-
chant, being elected Mayor of Galway, sent his
only son commander of one of bis ships to Bilboa,
in Spain, for a. cargo of wine. Former dealings at
this place were the means of recominending the fa-
ther's credit, which young Lynch took advantage of
to secrete the maey for his Own. use, which his fa-
her entrust ed.him with for the purchase of the cargo.

The Spaniard who supplied ..him on this occasion,
sent his nephew with him to Ireland, to receive the
debt, and establish a further.correspondeuce. The
young men, Who -were much of an age, sailed toge-
ther with that seeming satislaaion which congenial
situations create.among mankind. Open and gene-
rouS, the Spaniard .anticipated the pleasure which he
should enjoy with such a friend. The ship proceed-
ed on her voyage, and as every day Must_ bring them
nearer the place of destination, and . discover the
fraud intended by Lynch, he conceived the diabolical
resolution of throwing his friend overboard.. Alter
sounding the sentiments of the hands on board, he
brought the major part of them over to his purpose,
by promise of reward, and the rest. fur fear. - Oa the
night of the fifth day, the unfortunate Spaniard was
violently seized in his bed, and thrown over.-board.
A few days more
_brought them to port ; his lather
and friends received hint with joy, and in a short
time bestowed on him a sufficient capital to set him)
up in' business. Security had lulled every sortie of
danger, and he proposed for a beautiful girl, the
daughter of a neighbour, in marriage. Ills terms
were accepted, and the day appointed, which was to
crown, his
,yet -successful- villainy, when one of the
sailors who had been with him on the voyage to
Spain was taken ill, and finding himself at the point
of death, he sent to. the father, and communicated a
full relation of the horrid deed his son had committed
on the seas. The father, though struck speechless
with astonishment and grief, as length shook off all
the feelings which incline the parent to natural par-
tiality. ." Justice shall take its course," said the in-
dignant magistrate ; and he; within a few minutes,
had his son seized, together with the rest of the
crew, and threw them into prison. They all con-
fessed the crOe ; a criminal process was made out
mgainst .them, and in a few days a small town in the
West of Ireland, beheld a sight paralleled by few in-
stances in history ; a father.sitting in_ judgment, like
another Lucius Junius Brutus, on his son ! and like
hint too, condemning hint to die as a -sacrifice to
public justice ! " Were any other but your wretched
father your judge (said the inflexible magistrate), I
might drop a tear over my child's misfortunes, and
solicit for his lite, though stained with murder.-..but
you must die L.---These are the last drops which shall
quench the sparks of nature—and if you dare hope,
, implore that Heaven may not shut the gates of tner-
cy on the destroyer of his fellow-creature."
He was led_ back to prison, and a short time ap-
pointed for his execution. Amazetneot sat on the
face of every one of this little community, which at
most did not consist of more • than thiee thousand
people. The relations of the unhappy culprit sur-
rounded the father; they conjured him, by .all' the
solicitude of nature-and compassion, to spare his son.
His wretched mother, whose name was Blake; flew
in distra&ion to the heads of her own family, and at
length prevailed on them for the honour of their
house, to rescue hear from the ignominy his death
must bring on their name.---They armed to-deliver
him•from prison ; when his father being informed
of their intention, had him conveyed to his own
house, which he surrounded with the officers of jus-
tice.—He then made the executioner fasten a rope
to his neck: "You have little/ time to live, my son,"
said fie:--•" let the care of your soul employ the few
moments=--take the last embraces of your unhappy
father." •He ordered the rope to he well fastened to
a windoW, and compelled the constables to throw
the body out—a few minutes put an end to his life.
Under the window, in Lombard-street, Galway, to
this day, a skull and bones, carved in black Marble,-
.is to be seen, which the father put up as a me-
mento.

A very an6ent medal has been. found on the ruins
of Old Catlisle, near Wigton. , It is of copper, of
the size of a penny-piece, and .appears from the
coinage to be that of the Roman Emperor Cotnmo-
dos, ho reigned in the year 191 ; consequently is
about 1618 years old. On one side' is a bold Roman
head, and on the reverse is a chariot and four horses :
which precisely agrees with the print and description
which Addison gives of it in his Dialogues on the use-
iuitiess of Ancient Medals. The. female and cornu
.copice, and wreath representing the earth, are nearly
defaced with rust; but the. chariot and horses, as
also the head of Commodus, are in tolerable preser-
vation.

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