The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-09 00:00:00

SHEEN.

in times when barbarous Superstition reign'dy
And Rome's resplendent rites the soul enchai&d,
At S tic EN, in all its bright insignia drest,
Where prostrate kings the hallow'd pavement prest,
And mitred priests, while rapt Devotion gn'cl,
On high the consecrated chalice rais'd :
How radiant blaz'd the altar's chetish'd fire !
How grand the music of the swelling quire !
Now o'er some valiant chief, in battle slain.
Symphonious flow'd the solemn dirge-like straitly
While o'er his dust, with funeral pomp inurn'd,
The glimmering lamp of midnight vigil burled 6
Now, in resounding chorus, roll'd along
The full o'erflowing tide of sacred song—.
A hundred burning censers breathe perfume,
A hun4red tapers light the bl,zing dome,
On wings of fire the fervid soul ascends.
And tow'rds its parent source enraptur'd bends l
The beaten cymbals, and deep• choided shell
Sound to the sacred trumpet's solemn swell g
Their powerful aid unnumber'd Voices joins
And loud Hosannas rend the vaulted shrine

Refulgent blaz'd the pidured roofs, array'd
In all the dastling pomp of light and shade,
While gold and azure charrn'd th' admiring eyes,
,and cherubs floated in cerulean skies!
A master's hand had sketch'd the bold design,
The fire of gtnius mark'd each glowing line,
Devotion's radient symbols flasn'd above,
Tice dazzling wonders of redeeming love—
the star that sparkling with untivall'd rays,
O'er humble fist laz,su • shed its hallovvid
The dove, refulgent with the silver wings,
What hovering paus'd o'er tordan's sacred springs,
Alt, 'Settling on the Saviour's lowly head,
Bright as ten thousand suns, its glories shed.
All.ll. that in faith transports, in virtue charms,
All that in guilt the shuddering soul alarms,
Heav'e's awful visions, bursting on the sight,
In rays that glow'd insurnrably bright,
prom the proud roofs and pidur'd windows stream't4

And thro' the dome in rainbow glory beam'du

*The Monastery of Sheen was denoMinated by the founder
(Henry V.) " The House of Jesus of Ilethicm, at Sheen ;"
(see Ditgdale t) these emblematic devices, therefore, though
the invention of the Poet. may wcil be presumed to have
formed a part of its decorations.

THE THEiITRE.

Covent Orden.

Last night a young Lady, whose name, we under-
It Nfld., is BoLrow, made her first appearance in public
at this Theatre, as Polly, in The Beggars' Opera, be-
fore a very numerous an-dience. Miss Bovroti seems
to be about seventeen years of age. Her face is very ,
pleasing, and her figure light and elegant. Her
voice is not very powerful, but is of extensive com-
pass,
and will doubtless be much strengthened by
praaice and increasing years. Her tones somewhat
resemble those of Mrs. DICKONS, late Miss POOLE,
and her figure and gesture reminded us of Mrs. H.
JOHNSTON. She sung with taste, and did not,
upon the whole, attempt too much—a• fault that
seems to be rapidly increasing among all our
vocal Performers. There was an evident appety-
mice of good sense and feeling in the whole
of her performance, and we venture to augur
that she will display theatrical, as well as vocal
powers, well worthy of cultivation, and such as will
render her a favourite with the Public. She was
encored in some of the Airs; and her reception alto-
gether was most flattering. Indeed, we may fairly
say, that we have not, for a long period, witnessed
so very promising a first appearance. . - -
MUNDEN resumed the charaeler of Peachum,
which he altogether perfOimed so well as to stand
in no need of. the " dantnies" by which he fre-
quently attempted to.enrich the dialogue, and which
are now so common on the Stage as to deserve some
strong mark of public discouragement.
,SIMMONS
took similar liberties in adding slang terms to the
dialogue, and, in his 'Filch, displayed too much, of
the manners which may be supposed to prevail
Dyot-street and its refined vicinity.
Mrs. C. KEMBLE has long been admired for her.
spirit in the part of Lucy, and that spirit was fully
maintained last night.
lUCLIDON gave the airs of Macheath with great
skill and expression, but was so forcible in " The
Ply that sips treacle," that it may fairly be asked, if
he does so mach with a Fly, what, would lie do with
an 'Elephant ?

Signora CATALINI, who has arr;ved in town, is
;about twenty-four years of age. She is handsome,
and possesses a fine tigure, rather inclining to the
embonpoint. Her talents as a Singer are of the
first order, and her voice of remarkable coal-
pass ; but she is not profound in her knowledge
of music.—Report says that she is to have no less
than 8000 i. for her performance next season at the
Opera House—but this may be deemed a most ab-
surd exaggeration.
Lord Ttruittow, we regret to hear, did not leave
the world in amity with one of 'his Lordship's
daughters. This Lady, Mrs. BROWN, it seems, did
not marry with his approbation. It is said she was
with him at his death, and that he left her only
001. a month, with the express condition that she
should not return to her husband. He left 70,0001.
td each of his other two daughters.
Mr. Illcamtmsog, who was unfortunately wound-
ed in his duel with the German Baron, has, we are
sorry to find, bad a relapse. He is attended by
Mr. tyro:, whose prefessignal abilities need no
eulogiurn.
Married on Monday last, at Exmouth, Devon,
by the Rev. WILLIAM MORETON, Retclor of Tit\-
sey, Surrey, CIIBSELDEN HENSON, Esq. son of
ROBERT HENSON, Esq. of Bainton-House, North-
• amptonshire,-to Miss MASTER, only daughter orthe
• Bev. LEOII HOSKINS MAsTere, ..of Derbyshire, late
. Rector of Lylnpsfield, S ur:4 y.