The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-13 00:00:00

P 0 E It Y.

On the late MARQUESS of LONDONDERRY.
BY JOHN TAYLOR, ESQ.
What ! though a rabble rais'd a hideous stave
When noble ST uAnT sunk into the grave,
The wise, the just, his memory revere,
And in due homage drop the patriot tear ;
These deeply mourn the Statesman, firmly true,
Who kept his Country's honor full in view ;
Who, when sage Ministers, abroad, combin'd,
Prone to delude his shrewd reflecting mind,
Pierc'd through the mist their policy had spread,
And o'er them rais'd BRITANN TA's awful head.
His glad return suspended Party-zeal,
The SENATE rising, with a cordial pc:di
Gave welcome to the Statesman who had gain'd
For Britain glory, anti her weal maintain'd.
Like to a Victor from the martial field,
liesolv'd to conquer or with life to yield ;
With manly grace and dignity he came,
Yet modestly receiv'd the just acclaim :
When public duty call'd he spurn'd at fear,
And Honour led him through his bright career.
Nature was proud, when she his form design'd,
To frame it fit to hold his noble mind ;
And LAWRENCE " sheave, with all his vivid grace,
The lofty figure and expressive face.
Such, such, was he, the mark of vulgar rage,
Whose worth will shine in History's faithful Page.
" Vide the Portrait, by Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A.

T2iELWALL.---11
hIS gentleman last night
delivered his second Lecture at the Haymarket
Theatre. I t was rather more miscellaneous than
before. After animadverting on the Roman Plays
of Sn ticspEA,al:, as they may be stiled, he di•
rected his attention to ADDISON'S Cato, which
with rigour, if not severity, he analyzed, and
proved the superiority of SMAKSPEkItE in deli-
neating the Roman character. Having touched
upon the Dramatic Unities, we are surprised that
he did not advert to the masterly, though severe,
strictures of DeNNts on this Play, which Dr.Jons-
sox has not very liberally introduced in his Life of
A ontsom, to whom the moral taste of this coun-
try is so much indebted. En the course of his
observations on Cato he took occasion to pay a
high and well-merited tribute to the talents of
the late Mr. Kuratme, particularly on his Petri-
cian aaiumption of Coriolanus. Ile also spoke
with truth and animation on the powerful genius
of Mrs. Stnnoxs. The energy and enthusiasm
of his manner corresponded with the judgment
which his Lecture altogether manifested, and were
indeed surprising at his time of life. Ile slightly yet
critically noticed some of the actors of the pre-
sent day, hut as they are living it is probable
that he was the more favourable in his estimate
of their talent. He signified that he had once
the happiness of witnessing GARRICK iil the part
of Richard the Third, and we should, therefore,
be anxious indeed to hear his opinion of that
unrivalled actor, if it were not likely that he was
then too young to be able to judge of his merits.
We cannot, however, omit the opportunity of
stating, that we have often heard Mrs. SxonoNs
speak of.G.ituttoc, and it is impossible for any
body to pay a more enthusiastic homage to his
genius and his performances. If Mr. THEE.-
WALL'S Lectures are extemporaneons effusions, '
even admitting that he has long meditated on his
subjects, his promptitude affords a singular proof
of undecayed talents and self-possession. He was
much applauded.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Duke
,
and Duchess of CLUIENCE yesterday.
Yesterday morning, between twelve and one
o'clock
Prince LEOPOLD, attended by the Baron
STOCKMAR, left town for Claremont.