The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-06-09 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

We extract the following stanzas from the beautiful
tale of The Arabi, by H. A. DitIVLI:-

The sun Is up ; and music's joyous strain
Salutes him, as, enrobed in gold, again
He comes front his pavilion of the but.
Silence—the sentinel of Sleep-had ceast
His vigil ere the dawn ; the murmuring druid,
The eyrtibal's silvery clash, the busy hum
Of s'irring troopers, and the neigh of steed,
Tell that the mimic war of the Jerreed
Is destined for the Perlis's sport to-day ;
The court-yard glitters with the proud array,
Whilst gathering groups, in silken panoply,
And crappie.' beti and robes of every dye,
Militia - Or Asian chivalry.
Otis epees kr the martial fray
In Swam guise—well skint.' to wield the spear
From early youtla—appears the noblest there.
Br his fair clustering locks of auburn, bright
With the sun's hue, midst beards as black as night,
By the warm rose which blooms but on the cheek
• Of climes wherein the dower is wan and week,
By the mild eye cerulean, and the grace
Anti livelier beauty of his form and face,
One casual glance might single from the rest
The Stranger Knight--the Warrior of the West,
ntin oft he Paths greets ; and, side by side,
They sally forth, like chiefs by war ;
And, prancing to the silver clarion's bray,
Wind slowly down the Valley's devious way.
The field of spun was near the vale's extreme;
And, d'er it, with its gilded turrets reared
Alidsitrroves of tamarinds, burnished by the gletturi
Of Day's young smile, hiond's kiosk appeared.
Within die calm of those voluptuous bowers
The tyrant will consume the sultry boon
In Pleasure's silken lap ; and, rising when
The day *hall fade, *di cross the tale again.
Zobeida, for whose eyes such scenes passrst
But slight attraction since her chikliah days,
Looked on them pew with ;hat quick interest
Which shows the mind is restless as the
• Ask ye the cause ?—what is it makes the heart
Droop when we see whom most we lave depart ?
'Midst our best hopes our Nero will still repeat
One thrilling doubt, " We never more may met:"
She knew no cause to dread impending ill;
Enough—they parted ; could her hear. be still?
Long did her eyes pursue the martial throng;
As key appeared. at intervals, among
The ileopening foliage, whence, in glimpses briight,
Thole batidshed anns flashed back the morning light I
But *ha amidst its umbrage son no ir-.ore,
(luahed firth tie Unconscious tear ;—the charm was o'er.

Her sleep bad been perturbed, amidst her dreams
A thousand shapeless, shadowy things had past,
Too wild and vague for methory ; brit the gleams
Of oat fair scene still lingered—'twas the last.
She thought that u she wandered on the strand
Of some wide, dusky sea, a distant land
Appeared in view whose shorn were girt with Sam;
But from whose depths soft sounds and incense came,
More sweet than aught by glowing Fancy glue,
to gayut visions of the Prophet's heaven.
There was a something urged her, like • spell,
To cross Oil uncertain deep ; and yet the swell
Of interposing billows, and the shade
Which veiled her round, her eager steps forbade.
As thus she stood, and turned her tearful eyes,
Imploringly, towards the rayless skies,
A bright stir crossed the gluon, and seemed to rest
• Above her head—then sank upon her bteast:
And there 'teas held by an ethereal
Whose links were all of pure, celestial rays ;
And, When she looked upon the star again,
'Twos rooked to a gear; but did not blase
Like Imo eir hearth, uor yet one line impart
Tedium the eye—hut it Moused her heart.
=its power, she saw the shadows glide
off the oeesn, and its waves subside ;
The distant Ised grew more distinct and ?air;
Her feet seemed plumed upon the buoyant air;
And, with a spirit's power, el* glided o'er
The far expanse, until she neared the shore ;
When on bee view such dauling glory broke,
Thee siseelod by the vision, she awoke.
Thew is, perhaps, in all our dreams some clue,
Sams thread, untraceable by mortal view,
WA* in the mystic web of Fancy wrought,
SeUll Will connexion with our waking thought :
*season's wanderings oft confirm the will ;
And shadows aid us to fulfil
good, and tie the wavering heart.
rzWensierbelief, Zobeida wore that gem,
An we shot fell from Faith's bright &Wan,
SWUM' her bosom—never to depart.

Yesterday afternoon, about two o'olock, his Majesty ar-
rived at his Palace in Pall-mall from the Royal Lodge,
Windsor, in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of
the 7th Hussars. In a short time after, the King signified
his commands to receive the Duchess of Cambridge and his
Royal nephew and niece—the Prince George nod the Prin-
cess. Augusta Amelia of Cambridge. At three o'clock the
royal party waited upon his Majesty, accompanied by the
' Duke of Cambridge.
The Duke of York and the Duchess of Gloucester paid
visits to the King yesterday.
On Tuesday evening the Puke and Duchess of Cara-
bridge honoured the Italian Opera House with their pre-
sence.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
Prince George and Princess Augusta Amelia of Cambridge,
the Duchess of Gloucester, and Princess Sophia, visited the
I Princess Augusta yesterday.
Yesterday the Duke of Cambridge dined with the Arch-
bishop of York, previous to attending the performance of
the sacred Oratorio of the Messiah, at the Hanover Square
Rooms.
Yesterday, about two o'clock, the Princess Augusta and
the Duke of Cambridge walked round St. James's Park.
• The towns of Plymouth and Devonport are expected to
be boaourod in July, by the presence of his Royal High-
ness thz.. Duke of York and the Duke of Wellington, when
it is expected they will dine with the Royal Naval Club.
Prance Maximilian of Saxony, his daughter Amelia,
and the Prince Frederic, arrived at Leipsic on the eta ult.
from Spain and France.
The certificate of the return of Viscount Strathallan as
a Peer for Scotland, in the room of the Earl of Relearns,'
deceased, was delivered to the House of Lords on Monday;
and Viscount Strathallan afterwards took the oaths and his
seat.
Mr. and Lady Louisa Tighe (daughter of the Duchess
of Richmond) have arrived at their seat, Woodstock,
county Kilkenny.
The Hon. henry Corry. second eon of the Karl of
Delmore, has declared himself a Candidate for the county
of Tyrone, in the room of the late Sir John Stuart.
Tate Cm cacm.—By the death of Dr. Gerrard Andrews,
the Deanery of Canterbury and the Rectory of St. James's,
Westminster, become vacant. The Honourable and
Venerable Archdeacon Percy succeeds, it is said, to the
former, and the Rev. Mr. Oakley, Domestic Chaplain to
the Bishop of London and Vicar of Ealing, to the latter.
A valuable stall will become vacant in Canterbury Ca-
thedral by the advancement of Archdeacon Percy to the
Deanery.
The Bishop of Down and Connor (Dr. Marsh), who
preached so eloquently at St. Paul's, on Thursday last, was
so overcome by the exertion, that he has since remained in
a state of great indisposition.
It is not generally known, we believe, that the price for
adttrission into Westminster Abbey at Poets' Owner, has
been within the last fortnight reduced to threepence, for
which sum the person admitted is allowed also to go into
the nave west of the organ loft.
Sir Robert Moorsotu, K.C.R.Vice-Arhniral of the White,
and Commander-in-Chief at Chatham, hoisted Red at the
Nore on Monday last, under a salute of nine guns from the
Prince Regent, in consequence of the promotion that has
taken place.
Captain E. D. King has been appointed to the Windsor
Castle ; and • Captain Walter Bathurst to the Genoa, at
Plymouth.
We understand that a dinner is to be given to Captain
George Welatead, commander of the Honourable Com.
psny's Ship, General Harris, Commodore of the season, by
the naval of of the lion. East India Company's ser-
vice now at home, at the London Tavern, on Tuesday the
28th June, 11326, when a piece of plate is to be presented
to him.

Mr. Richard Martin, it will be seen, hu given notice of '
a motion, for this evening, for the appointment of a Select
Committee, to " inquire whether the practice of Bear-
baiting, and other cruel sports, has a mischievous effect on
the morals of the people." This is very much like inquir-
ing whether, if a man were to fall from the top of St. Paul's,
he would hurt himself.