The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-18 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH DOCK SCHOOL.

The Scholars of this' Establishment passed
their first general Examination on the 9th and
10th instants, in a manner highly creditable to
themselves. On the 11th and Mh they per-
formed TERENCE'S Eunuchus, before a east as-
semblage of the neighbouring Gentry. We have
only room at present to insert the Prologue and
Epilogue spoken on the occasion. The former
Was delivered by BuLLocKE Secondus ; the latter
by DAwxs, Primus, and l‘fAit:

PROLOGUS IN EUNLTCHUM.

MDCCCXXII.
Jam, vi subacta fulminis Britannici,
Animam Tyrannis.impiam effiavit fera :
Orbem per omnem bellicus cessat furor;
Laurels olivi cinximus Mavortias.
Ut literato perfruamur otio,
Pacemque pads excolamus artibus,
Vos prmbuistis ; vo; velimus arbitros
Adesse, et ante, quo modo simus datis
Usi (quod mquum est) certids cognoscere.
Ergo poetm fabulam Terentii
Sales Latinis Atticos facetiis
Mire remiscentem hoc die acturi sumus.
Queis si faventes plauseritis, omine
Lmti secundo, habebimus fiduciatn,
Vos, scena qudm nos postul&rit amplior,
Nostril futuros candidos conatibus.

EPILOGUS IN EUNUCHUM.
PH/EDRIA, PARMENO.

.O festum saerumque diem ! quo, lmtus uterque,
Conjuge frater amans, ipse sorore fruor !
Communis neque parte tuff fraudatus abibis,
Callide ltetitim Parn-ieno : liber eris.
Ne tamen hoc pigeat domino disisse priori :
Quo tandem pacto tempora libel. ages ?
•O here, Numinibus curs est urbs nostra duobus,

Arridere quibus non sine jure putor :
11= ego deveneror ; nam doctor assecla Minervm
Virque quidem semper Mercurialis,eram:
Nunc, quoniam optata das libertate potiri,
Fert meus his animus jungere me comitem ;

Quoque magis meliusque colam studiosus utrumque,.
Archididascalicis artibus utar ego.
Pit.—Archididascalicis ! os durum ! sanus es? artes

Velle docere, quibus, furcifer, ipse cares !

Quem tibi venturum tenses ? PA.—Here, longibs erras ;

JEvo prognati nos meliote sumus.
Non opus est studiis oleum insumsisse magistrum,
Non opus archalcis inspnuisse libris.
Neve reformides, mod 6 nanciscare secundum
Mereurium, Pallas ne tibi lava siet.

Dic to docturum PARVI ; dic CUNCTA docenda :
Cunctaque continuo, non morn, doctus eris.
Artibus Orbilius caruit modo : perlege chartam :
Invenies arti cuilibet ease parem.
[Pha'dria legit tabulam.]
PANTODIDASCALICUS PUERORUi% LUDUS, ATIMNIS.

DOCTRUSUE PRETIUM MERCE PRIORE
Admonet Orbilius proprios reverenter amicos
Et populum, ludum se statuisse domi.—
Des obulum :—saltemve duos :—puer (ecce !) beatus
Artibus omnigenis erudiendus
Hujus erunt Hebrwa sacrorum carmina vatum

Serviet ct puero Pcenus uterque meo.
Pandet opes tatium Latin locupletior ipso
Ipsa suas puero Graacia pandet opes.
Prmtere&, linguae addent Scytha, Persa, Britannus,
Tuscus, Gallus, Iber, Ser, Syru!s, Indus, Arabs.
Accedent elementa Euclidis et Algebra: Newton,
Usus Spbterarum; Chymia, Electricitas,
Nec puer Astrologus, Medicus, Pictor, Citharcedus,
Non erit : ignotis nec Palinurus aquis.
Molliter ad citharam discet sun membra movere,
Sive Gavotta levis, sive Quadrilla vOcet,
Valsave, Fandangove citus, Miniiettave tarda,
Reelve Caledonii4 dicta chorea viris."
-0 fortunati pueri ! smclumque beatum,
Quod venale obolo scibile quidquid habet !
Confluet hiuc nostras ad Athenas lmtakiventus :
Plorabunt viduis Camus et Isis aquis.
Sed mihi dic, pueris quid proderit ista doceri,
Discere gum, Hullo prmcipiente, vales ?
Quid pueris prosit ? satis est prodesse magistro.
Grammatici pueros instruo : verba dabo.
-Atqui ita credideram. Qui sesquipedalia verba
Sordida turba datis, nil, nisi verba, datis.
Ilinc rape te, nebula :-111ustt comitante Latin&
Excolat ingenium Graia Camcena meum ;
Sic, übi proluero sitientia fluorine labra
Quisque recens scatebras elicit unde suas;
Addita quin veterum fuerit sapientia illusis ;
Additus ingenum Religionis amor—
His ego prmsidiis quasvis instructus ad artes,
Qucelibet ad vitae munera lsetus earn !
Et, (si temporibus iicet indulgere futuris)
0 quorum data sunt haec ope tanta mihi !
Quarn verbis refero, referetur gratia rebus:
Qui puero est plausus nunc, exit ille viro.

SIR THOS. LAWRENCE'S EXHIBITION OF THE
PORTRAITS OF CELEBRATED PERSONS.

It will be remembered that during the sitting of the,Congress
at Aix.la-Chapelle, in 1818, the King commanded Sir Thomas
Lawrence (who was not at that time President .of the Royal
Academy, Sir Benjamin West being still in life), to repair
thither for the purpose of painting the portraits of the Sovereigns, ,
their Ministers, the Ambassadors, and the Generals most pro-
minent in the various battles towards the close of the conti-
nental war, for Majesty's private collection; and to'enable
this great artist to execute this commission with more facility,
a temporary and portable apartment was built in London, and
shipped to Antwerp, which was afterwards conveyed to Aix-
hi-Chapelle.
.However, after all, this tent was not brought into
use, for the upper apartment of the Hotel de Ville, at Aix-la-
Chapelle, being lofty and light, was assigned to the artist.—
After the Congress had separated, Sir ThomaS visited Vienna
and Rome, and various other parts of Germany and Italy, in
order to complee this very interesting series of portraits.—
When these paining; arrived in England, they were deposited
at Buckingham-house, and were inspected by his Majesty,
and the favoured few ho were fortunate enough to obtain the'
Royal permission to see them. The Sovereign was pleased to
express his pleasure that these pictures should be publicly ex-
' hibited. There was however a difficulty as to a room calculated
'to spew them to advantage. Buckingham House, a Royal
residence, could riot be converted into a place where money
waslto be received ; and the Old Exhibition Room in Pall-
mall was at that time in such a ruinous condition, that a
previous repair became indispensably necessary. . Thus the
Exhibition was necessarily postponed. Last year the mat-
ter was again revived, but his Majesty's engagements were
so various, that he could not be spoken to on the subject.
The affair is again revived ; and as the Old Exhibition Room
has been substantially repaired, there seems no further cause
for delaying this splendid assemblage any longer. We have
not heard that any portraits unconnected with Royalty are to
be included. We particularly call upon the President not to
omit entreating his Majesty to be permitted to include the
Portrait of young Napoleon, which was taken by Sir Thomas
at Vienna, and which is not only en exquisite picture, but a
most correct and spirited likeness of an extraordinary boy, who
must necessarily, engage an extraordinary share-of the attention
of Europe.