The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-30 00:00:00

.-ctiarte fore!, to relish our graver studies. This is a.p"rcturc
'of the last three months, and may serve as one fee many
more to come ; and yet any spirits are unimpaired, and any
vivacity almost what it was half-a-dozen years ago,"
The following extracts frotry.the letters of this
accomplished brother, written a few months be-
fore his death, are replete with elegance and stn.
and do equal b-unour to both corre-
spondents:—

" Sepleinber 16, 1791.
" ' Joy he to Shiraz, and its charming bowers! C) Heaven
preserve thee from decay.'—Thus tang the immortal Hafiz
on first quitting the place of his nativity; 'and .thus sang Its
I quitted t he mansion of soft tranquiltity and domestic peace,
to engag, mice more in the turumits of. a world fer which 1
begin to fear lam but indifferently qualified. Alas ! what
are those wild, delusive passions, winch an eternally lead
mankind out of the road of rational felicity, and, urging them
to grasp at the shadows of avarice, vanity, or ambition,
cause them to forget or overlook the humbler but more sub-
stantial blessings which they may command. But soft—is
not happiness equally the portion of evet y state of life ? and
may not that very tranquillity which, on a transient view, we
sow ueli admire and sigh after, carry in its train the dminons
of soul-rusting torpor awl Stagnant apathy ? Bow, then, uty
soul, with humble resignation to the decree of Providence,
in whatever sphere it is thy lot to move. Such, my dearest
Bess, was the hairs of reflections which occupied ate on
the day of my departure from your sweet mansion,"

" Hampstead, Dec. ld, 1791.
" That* you, my dear Bess, for your favour of the tit h ;
to which I should have Oren an-eat tier reply, but knew you
would readily matte some allowance, on account of the int er-
Velltioll of the intpurtaut business of the 14th. I have funnel
it impossible to avoid stirri-g a little about town, and using
some personal exertions, which have proved rather unfavour-
able to my be.ilt fr,' hut which,-I hope, will repay toe in their
consequences. Tire Nth was, indeed, one of the proudest
day's of toy life; and that owing to the unsolicited and un-
expected exertions of friendship. As the question to be de-
termined On by the general court regarded myself, I could
• nut itt ddiCilCst big present. The attendance was, however,
Luncornmonly full; I understood-some hundreds. On the mat-
' ter being proprised to the Court, it was seconded by -,
who, in a very eloquent ;rod impressive speech of above forty
ininutes,urged my services to the Company and to my Coun-
try, and insisted on the tsecessity, for their own sakes, of my
meeting with a suitable, distinguishing, 'and honourable re-.
-ward. In the conclusion of -his speech, he tool occasion to
make an affecting apostrophe to the andience on the present
state of my health, and extribited, iu lively colours, .a consti-
tution exhaust, d, and the most precious years of life ex-
pended,.ll4-0e prosecution and completion of a great public
work, which hart heretofore yielded me nothing but that
fame and applause it was not in their power to withhold.
"'Finally, Mr. H--- is not like the ordinaryexpectants
of your favour. With the manly pride and unobtrusive dig-
nity of real merit, he has refrained from those solicitations
to which a common spirit might have stooped. - But though
he be above querulous vomplaint, let not us forget what is
due to him arid to justice; let us show our readiness to dis-
tinguish worth, by the exiu•tion of our power in rewarding
if.".-:-This I transcribe froni a faithful Reporter. The speech
was attended with its full effect.
" The honourable and general testimonies of respect and
regard which this occasion 'has :tffui•ded me, is enough to re-
novate the springs of life, and to stop She progress of decay.
Trifling and insignificant as toy existence is, this is sufficient
to reconcile u►e to its continuance; at least I may reasonably
rejoice that I have lived so long."

It wouldbe easy io select from this ‘Vork many
passages equally touching and attractive ; but we
forbear to encroach by anticipation .on the plea-
sure which, we presume; tuost 'of our.Resders
will derive from ii;e perusal 'of these highly inte-
resting Volumes.

TO CORR ESPONDENTS,
The FOURTH POETICAL ErI4TLE to the EDINBURGH RE-
VIEWERS To- morrow, certain.

*,,,4 For PARLIAMENTARY PI:PC/MD/NW) see the Last Page.

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THEArRICA,L hEi9TSTE R.
Performed Last ;Vie:.
THEATRE, noYA t;. DRUIiT-LANE.—The Ladycif the Matmr :
Sir John Mandy,' Mr. T. Cooke ; Lady' Lucy, Miss litrtiel•
After which (Gth time), .fittwroso. ;-ra tv7ich was added,
Thetileeping Draught.
EATKE ROYAL, emins:T-GARDEN.—(4th time), Bellantira:
‘lontalto, ;fir. Young; Beni:tint, Miss O'Neil,. Atter
which tnue), La Chasse. To whielt wasadded, Whu's
My Father ?