The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-03 00:00:00

LiTERA7'URE.

VIZ SABBATH MUSE: A POEM,

The plan of this work is not more praiseworthy then its
execution is successful. The object of the author is to
clothe relittioucinsiruetion in the attractive garb of popular
poetry. The prevent is the first of a series of numbers
which he intends to lay before the public. The followir
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is a fair specimen of the mode in which he unites
of argument with metrical beauty :
Aid can there be who doubt there la a Ood,
And life retnal I—When the river flows,
Deny the fountain head who will, the wave,
That curling murmurs farthest from its source,
That source attests. Show me some well.wronght work
Of matter or of mind ; though yn•l produce
No Labor, I conclude that such there was, •
Or this had never been, and give him praise.
And why should sense demur? AVhch thi poor slats,
Lloorred by some tyrant's hard decree to sums,
IVokes in his dungeon, on his rocky bed,
- From sleep, then wildly casts his eyes around,
As if in search of death, let him espy
In oiler frame sweet herbage of the geld
To greet his famished lip, and from the spring,
In earthen jar, the lucid draught to cheer
Ills parching tongue; .will he nut straight exclaim '
That some kind hand hath ope'd his prison door
And brought this bounty ? will he not invoke
A blessing on the donor as he tastes,
And feels the temperate Lie of health return
To cool the heated 'mein of his heart,
And pacify the fever in his brain
Tell him 'twas chance :—but no ;—you we'd not the
Abase his ear, nor wound his swelling anal
In presence of the angel Gratitude.

And is creation not a work of skill
In its grand outline, in Its parts minute,
That we should mark Its movements, trace its laws,
OSserve its fine concerning harmonies,
Yet feel no prompt of reason to Infer
The being of a great intelligence?

'Tis 'Lin to trick out chance in idle pomp
Of glory, to advance it to a throne,
To choose it ministers along the winds,
To put the solemn thunders in its grasp,
And bid it shake creation 'till the stars
Rock In their altitudes : if you not add
Wisdom and love of order, and the mind.
Together with the might to make that loss
Of order shine through all created rhings,
This idol of your thought is but a dark
And savage Impulse working ends re'verse ;
A terror doing deeds of charity.
Add wisdom, love of order, bounty, tru.h,
And take me with you to the temple whets
You lay your offerings, and I will join
My hands with thine ; for chance, ennobled so,
Is Oon misnamed, but Goo still infinite.

FASIIION.IELE INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester arrived yesterday
in their house in Park-place, front their seat near Staines.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived in town yester-
day from Hatheld.
Viscount Sidmouth has arrived in town from Richmond Park.
The •Hon. Ag'tr and Lady Georgina Ellis have strived at the
' Earl of Jersey's seat, :Unutton Park, Oxfordshire, frum Es:l
Spencer's, Althorpe, Northamptonshire.
Checks Brosnlow, Esq. M.P. has arrived In Batb, from
Ireland.
Colonel Gore Langton, Mrs. Langton, and family, have left
town for Brighton.
Arrivals at Fenton's new Hotel, St. Jamett's-street r—lord and
Lady Duberly, from Scotlinal ; Itichani Howley, DI. from
Ireland. Departures:—J. Hawes, Esq. fur Brighton; and Wm.
Campbell. Esq. for Melton Mowbray:
Departures from the British Hotel. Jerrnyn-street:bord
Er kine on a tour ; Captain Pik:, for Chatham ; and Wm.
Sutherland, Esq. for Bath.
The Countess of Antrim arrived yesterday at Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square, front Ireland.
Uveriale Price, Esq. left the Waterloo Hotel, iermyn-street,
yesterday, for Portstnoath.
Dol..rtures from Bead's Hotel, ',liver Grosvenor-street:—Car.
Christie, for Bath ; and Ju.eph Scott, Esq. for his ant in Lin-
coln.hire.
J. t.V.Beautnont, E.q• M.P. has arrived it the Clarendon Hotel,
Rond-sere:t, from Brighton. S. Crawley, Esq. has left ditto fur
Arrivals at Mivert's Hotel. Lower Brook-street :—The Rev.
Lill de Burgh, from Drayton; and Mr. and Mrs. rarrand, front
uses.

NVe have the satisfaction to state, that letters dated
Belvoir Castle on Sunday afternoon, have been received in
town, which communicate the gratifying intelligence that
his Royal Highness the Duke of York wassin the enjoy-
ment of perfect health.
Prince Leopold left town for Claremont on Sunday
evening.
The Prince of Size Coburg, Prince Polignac, and a
party of English noblemen and gentlemen, visited Hari
Verulam last week. On Ft Hay there was a grand haffa
among the pheasants in his Lordship's preserves at Gcr
diambury.
Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Chancel-
for attic Exchequer arrived in town from his residence at
Beckenham, in Kent, to transact Lusiness in his depart•
ment at the Treasury. Soon after three o'clock the Right
lion. Gentleman left town again, accompanied by Lad;
Sarah Robinson. •
Yesterday Mr. Rothschild transacted business at the
Treasury, and afterwards went into the city.
Yesterday the sea Tohling was removed from the front of
the new entrance to the Foreign ()Ace in Downing-street•
square, the brick and r.rihst'ditial work being complef ,1
The new entrance will also lead to Mr. S:cretary Can
nines intended residence.
Among the num, roes fashionah'es who yesterday visit,,
the pertormance of the musical infent sisters, we noticed It
Grace the Duke of Athol and party.
His Grace the Archbishop of Tuam is, we rejoice

'earn, nearly recovered fromi the effect of his late are

indisposition.
The Hon. and Rev. Dr: Stewart was on Sundae torso.
crated Lord Bishop or Quebec., in the Archiepiseopai Chat,
at Lambeth Palace, by his Grnee the Archbishop of Car
terbt:ry. The B shops e.. London, Llantlaff, &c. assisting
DEATII or LOUD A..ant;a PAGET.—I: is this wo.
our painful duty to record the premature death of Lot,
Arthur Paget, of the 7th Hussars, stationed at Beverl
which was occasioned Sty an accident whilst hunting
.hurt time ago. It appeals that his horse failed in an ai
ieniptrd leap, anti fell upon its noble rider. He wt
speedily removed and every attention paid to him, in
with little hopes of his recovery. A few days ago an ei
pro"' was sent off for his distressed parent, the Marquis
Anglesey, but before his arrival the youthful Lord had d
parted to ingather state of existence.—Fork
The delay in the opcning of the King's Theatre, will
was anncunced for Saturday, arose from the difficulties '
which the journey of Mademoiselle Bonini' the new prit
donna, was retarded. We understand that she was let,iin
more than a week in the passage of Mont CeniF.,hy the Vint
She did not arrive in London until Friday. The man*
is said to rely much on the strength of his carp, de hd':'
In order to introduce Mademoiselle Banini to the pelt:
.he manager of the Opera has given to that lady the p
tf Palmide, in the Croninto. Paccini's Opera of La Schit
in Bagdal is in preparation for the debut of Modal
Caradori.
The Select Committee of Gentlemen, to whom the car,
of Drury-lane Theatre is assigned by the great hotly
Proprietors, have been extternely active in their escrti
luring the indisposition of poor Elliston. The play-got
people are indebted to Mr. Calcraft and Mr. Georgellobil
for having engaged Liston, Miss Stephens, Macready,'
Sinclair, and we sincerely hope the property of
national concern, and the interests of the lessee, will
rewarded for rho liberal salaries given to these facout

performers.
Mira Foote is shortly expected at Bath, having finishi
her engwments in the north of England, where her 6
am has been extraordinary and triumphant. Mim
Ft
will perform a limited number of nights at the Bal
theatre, where all the dress-boxes aro already take,
emir idea's performance, notwithstanding the lady is
yet arrived in that city.