The Sun. — 1854-11-30 (London, England)

DUDLEY STUART. It was, indeed, a calamity which wronged and insulted Poland night well bewail. Her most faithful altdilevated,friend had perished while engaged in her cause—ln striving to excite others to the enthusiasm by which he had himself so long been animated, and of which he had afforded such consistent and unequivocal testimony. He was, indeed, as felicitously remarked by a contemporary, a hero, who, although he did not fall in battle, nom fight with the deadly weapons of war, devoted hl'a whole public life to a peaceful struggle against 4681)°. tista and oppression. He was the unfailing friend of theinjured, wherever they could be found. Ilia purse, his very heart, was open as the day tc; melting charity." Never was " the quality of mercy e more largely developed in any human individual. Never was man more blessed in the efforts which he made to bestow blessings on others. In many tespects his mind resembled philanthropistllowAa/D. that of the But his philanthropy was even more " catholic;' embraced , all mankind within its unbounded space ; although, as we have stated, none that possessed a reason able claim were excluded—although gc raisfori tirne and " persecution" wore the sole passports substantial testified tequired to insure his sym pathje---no merely by empty expressions, but: by übse acts, his heart might be said to have seen especially devoted to Poland. He felt in his "heart of hearty" her unmerited sufferings—he saw the Purity of her patriots chastened and dignified by Ininfortuse. He appreciated the unbending firmwises of those who, born to rank and fortune, wilencountered any privations rather than  bow the head before an usurping power, or rather usurping powers. He endorsed their protest in favour of " Liberty." And. although,' as an Englishman o£ rank and wealth, he was not personally interested, ho felt as a man, in the broadest and noblest sense of the denomination, that nothing relating to his fellow-men was foreign or indifferent to him. With him, to think was to act. Faithfully and boldly he flung himself into the gap. Health: fortune, life itself, were all devoted to the inspiriting cause. Nothing daunted him ; labour surpassing that of " the hardest-working sons of toil" was encountered. Sparing and economical in his personal expenditure he was profuse towards others—towards all whose exigencies required assistance, and whose characters and con duct deserved it. In his self-imposed and voluntary labours he shunned no dangers. As felicitously remarked by the Chairman of the meeting of Exiles, celebrating the 24th anniversary of their glorious attempt at independence—" He lived for Poland ; for her he died. Ho lived a great man fur a great cause, and died gloriously and nobly. Undaunted by pestilence, he went boldly, even bolder than any ancient hero, to serve the cause he so nobly espoused. Amidst the dead and the dying he fearlessly carried succour to Poland ; and though he met at every step a corpse or a group of mourners, and though with every breath he drew in the murderous air of typhus and cholera, and although he felt that his strength of body, worn out in our service, failed him, still he did  not desist from his voluntary and noble task, but fell, as he had lived, the very personification of devotion and heroism, unknown even in ancient heroic epocis. Many have braved death, many have died to serve their own individual interests, aggrandisements, or their own country, but the self-sacrifice of Lord DUDLEY STUART had no selfish object, and hence as long as truth and justice reign in this world— as long as Turkey, Sweden, and Poland exist— as long as aen honour great minds, great virtues, and groat deeds—so long he will stand chief hero amongst the noblest of martyrs, and he will live for ever in the heart of every true Pole, in the memory of every noble-minded man, and in the sacred pages of impartial history." Peace be to his soul, and glory to his name. And they will come ! He died too soon for Poland, for Hungary, for England, for every oppressed and suffering nationality, as well as for the country which we believe to be the abiding place of liberty. But not too soon for his own reputation. No ;he has achieved "a monument more durable than brass," more permanent than marble. His name will never be forgotten, but will, for enduring ages, occupy a prominent position in the archives of ►hat we hope and believe will speedily become reorganised and renovated Poland—Poland, which, Phoenix-like, will spring from her ashes to imperishable youth, with all its most brilliant attributes.