The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-16 00:00:00

oms. ti ‘VAII:LANT'S of Elt '6l, I.IZS aOSEtIII-1
AND 'INEDITED MANUkitIPTI3 TO THE tRITIiii
i AlustuA.
I- • .
Mons. Le VAILLANT, s)l) wellknoss';•ti. Ify. his
travels in Africa, and his Magnificent works oh
, ' Ornithology, resides at P;iris in Rue du Petit Van-
, girard) and not(vithstanding'the advanced age of
nearly 80, is in exeellent health,
(
fossession of his tacilltiis. and the fall •
M; Le ,VAILLANT is below the Ordinary height,
and.very thinl the hair on the forehead ha's long
since taken its leave, and 'the fensainiler is com-
pletely-blanched wiih agel his eyes, however,
still sparkle with the vivacity of geniiis; the
mouth, sunk in Iron] 'the loss of all the front
teeth, characterises still . More forcibly, heneio-
lenee and amiability of disposition.
During his travels, M. Le Vatt.t.'iNt Collected a
most extensive Museum rif Natural History, prin-
cipally Ornithology, including 'ii.ll the Birds of
Africa, and to this Collection lie his matte con-
siderable additions since his 'reihrnto,Europe;
the whole is in the highest possible preservation,
This Museum.), with nearly a Thousand beautiful
Original Drawings, exactly coloured, 'enid the
full ' size of the subjects represented, .M. LB
'VAILLANT wished to dispose at, abel in addition
to these, various manuscripts on Natural History,
litherto enedited.
The Emperor Alexander, 'on the first entry of
the Allies into Paris, often called on M. Le Vail-
lam, and was,for a considerable time in treaty
With_bins for the purchase,' as the King of Naples
'tad previously been. Why the purchase was not
4.oinpleted with the Emperor is not stated, but
his Neapolitan Majesty offered below a third what
AL Le Valliant expected. since that period, M.
Le Vanua has offered his collection to the British
Museum, and proposed as a prelude to nego-
chtthig, that he should be !permitted to convey
the various dessins origivaux, Museum, &c. to
London, free of duty for the inspection of the
TrllttteS 0f the Museum, in which case he would
accompany them himself.
M. Morier, the Consul General, and 11.Dritm•
"..'and, oue m
of the resident Commissioners, thought
t_hicrequest inadmissuble, bat recommended M.
1,,,..e Valliant to tend his collection to tae King's
tyarebouses, where a proper person deputed' (rota
the Museum, might view and report upon them.
snr_while, however, M. Le Valliant was deliberating
uP01) this, a letter arrived trout the British Mo.
*emu., dated May 13,.1815, declining the oder.

NATIONAL MEDALS.

That true glory which reSides in -elevated Minds,
find charariterizes noble actions;snivives the ruins
of mightiest empires ; "for History transmits to
I)°sterily the gloryiof 'those of whom valour and
Virtue are proud, and Whii have assisted to raise
the colossal Governments tbat have experiented
the inevitable decay and dissolution of all thiN's
Thus the characters of Nor4A, the le-
FABIUS, the saviour, and liamstßAL, the.
,4„,re'ad of Rome, with Scum, the conqueror at
11kniqtaAL, are cherished in the mite!?. and in
11.,,,i5ny respects in the heart, beinr c6i,secrated by'
nistory to the imitation and •:• of succeed-
••
Mg generations. in like r: will the virtues
am talents of modern ,pies be perpetuated,
Ind none so much as tl of Britain, Our WEle
i!.'Noi•nN attd his hrit,(: :11.64 will be thtis cat:-
prated, not only by Literary but Metlailib
.I(,)tY, which has this advantage over the fortifier,,
That it embodies narrative and sentiment la the
corporeal and tasteful eye. Such is the Beautiful
'Property of the forthcoMing Set of WaLLll443Tott
EDALS, Which we, have before slightlyanoounc-
td. and 'four of which are already submitted to
111e'Pithlic, and are to he continued is fast as the
:ngravers can execute such elaborate Art.. From
these, four admirable SpOCllllellti it maybe confi-
”utly asserted; that England, in the present day,
Pus not produced such a Medallic Work, and that
it Will fully rank -with .the faitinns Series Of Na-
iVeo, Medals, as many of them will come from
the hands, of the .celebrittell Medallists whizpi.o-
4.l,"ced that Series* a's well as froM 6or best native
11.neravers. •will indeed be a Work ivorth'y
114 subject, and of the British nation.

have seen a leterfroth
, ,
nton, Niaetti Car Mina, daten,„,, 'tilt., itating, that
the BritiSh Ship Waierloo,.frontJatititica to Yuri;-..land, had arrived there, 'in "ctinse(pteltee of the
:re w baying mutinied, heitiled by the 'hate, ‘vlio
:11.tl attempted to cut the Captaio's throat ; and
,2114(1 sir ter soccettled WI to St riroff his cravat whets
fallen in with by the Diligence leventte-eiitter.
was, whellb,,,o•dod, standing directly, for the
Lind, with pin t-,„it set; and it is tapposed 'the
mutineers intended to inn her do shore.
We were sorry to iiiiders'taiide that the old esta-
tlisited Union Bank of by rim 'wade tip -
'on them from a very errithttras report which had
'gone abroad, have liven obliged to suspend their
Vityineats ; but its Itie cciiir,e of rt veryiew days,
they have reason to hope they will resume them.
qh (:ourant. )

Her Grate the Duchess of ROXBURGH E tea; this
fOrenoon safely delivered of a sine and heir to the
71uketlom of Roxburgh. The union flag was hlie
tittil4teiV cii Oil tilt top of our venerable Ab-
“lnt the brlls are ringing u merry peel on this
-Joyful event.----(Kelso Weekly Journal.)
The new announced for representation
at the ilaymarket Theatre, is by the Author of
4ovelma Goia, tk.c. A whimsical Farce; by the
'aktul*or of The Steep Welker, is also in firepara‘
tiow.

The preventive boat system is aboxit to tinclergo
44 entire revision to render tt efficient, in hopes
putting stop to the severe loss the revenue
I.lt frees nt suffers frOni the great illicit trade which
1)0\v carried 'on : it is .only by it vigorous anti
've4everlit4 system that these depredations cart be
tits, k is to.be entrusrellato a Naval Officer
riutit and some merit, whit' Las actively served
tig camas), duri„gJ-the laic wars, and it is to- be
Dl)eti the country will benefit by his, C er t iang '
t Uri Thursday, JAMES I,,Atti.c,i, a :mason, fell
lien„11111 tiedtfrol(i Quarryliolts, Scotland, and
1
41'1'111)g with his heed ou the fout scraper at the
4"ur) al
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