The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-01 00:00:00

POETRY.

A SONS, ADDRESSED TO THE ELECTORS OF

‘VESTMINSTER.

WRITTEN BY STEPHEN KEMBLE, ESQ.

TV NE —To Anacreon in !leaven, f.'c.
Ye. true Friends of Liberty ! where can be found • ,
One better entitled to hope for your choice
Than a Son of the P> rt CYS—a name long renown'd ;
What Briton would not give to PERCY his voice?
Then let us combine, with our Rights to entwine
The Scion that sprouts from so noble a Line;
The Man of the People long may he remain,
And the worth we lament live in PERCY again.
C OR Us—The Man of the People, &c.

Tho' the years are but few that have pass'd o'er his,heacl,
If youth be a crime, it will quickly away ;
Look for proof to that Heaven where VIRTUE is fled—
What Statesmen were younger.or wiser than they ?
Then let us combine, with our Rights to entwine
The Scion that sprouts from so noble a Line ;
The Man of the People long may he remain.
And the worth we lament live in Pss.cY again.

If the Morn of his Life future promise inspire,
Which youthful timidity now 'may conceal,
stet the Orator's force, and.the Patriot's fire,
1:10rE whispers, the splendour of Noon will reveal.'
Then let us combine, with our Rights to entwine
The Scion that sprouts from so noble a Line
The Man of the People long may he remain, -
And the worth we lament live in PE:toy again.

Of no FaElions a viaini, to nene let him bend,
tar less devote TRUTH for unmeaning Huzzas ;
But LOYALTY always with LIBERTY blend,

And live in his KING and his COUN Y'S praise:
Then let us combine, , with our Rights to. entwine
The Scion that sprouts from so noble a Line;
The Man of the People long may he remain,

And the worth we lament live in PERCY again.

Sir FRAiccts 13t1IDETT, whom the fa6tious Demo-
Rogues who are attempting to disturb the peace of
Westminster hoped to make their dupe and step-
ping-stone to notoriety, has declined all their invi-
tations to become a Candidate for that City, and has
promised all his support to Earl Pracv.
It is said that several members of the Westminster
committee declare, that the Orator who was most
Parlous against Lord PERCY, at the last meeting at
the Crown and Anchor, absolutely offered his rhe-
torkal services to that Nobleman, but was rejected.
If this declaration is well founded, they ought to
übmit it, With their signatures, to the public at
large; that the Electors may know the kind of ora-,
tots who are so busily attempting to mislead them,
and throw the City of Westminster into the, confu-
Sion and riot of a contested EleCtion.

At a Meeting in Common Hall of the Mayor and
Common Council of Nottingham, it was unani-
Mously resolved to depute Mr. MAYOR, with other
Members of the Corporation, to accompany the
tithed] obsequies of Mr. .Fox, in testimony of the
teneration in which they held his patriotic talents
and virtues:

His ROyal Highness the DUXE of SUSSEX has been
it-leased to appoint the Rev. WILLIAM DICK, A. M.
late of Baliol College,• Oxford,
.and a Minister of
West Cowes, to be one of His Royal 'Highness's
Domestic Chaplains.
When the new French Ambassador arrived at
Constantinople on the 10th of August last, reports
Were circulated that the result of his visit would
1, tinfaVourable to the interests of Great Britain ;
and nothing less than an immediate declaration of
*at against this country was expe&ed. The Pot=
tas, however, pursued a different line of condu&,
and assured the British Merchants that their fears of
a ruptUre were groundless.
We have great satisfaelion in being able to lay
before our Readers the following Copy of the Letter
leceived by the British Merchants at Constanti-
nople, in answer to their application 'to our Consul
there on the subje& :

CONSTANTINOPLk, AUG. 12, 1806.
B.lE+. :41S the French Ambassador is now arrived,
tind as many persons have been inclined to imagine
that his presence might produce some important
change in the sentiments of the Porte, I think it may
be satisfaaory to the Gentlemen of this Fa&ory, if I
make you acquainted with the opinion I have form-
ed the situation of affairs. • •
r I fear we must,expea to see a considerable de-
gree df intimacy between the French Embassy and
the Porte; for the reception of the Turkish Ambas-
sador at Paris has certainly been very,gratifying to
this Government; and it is reasonable to suppose,:
that not only those attentions will be re-paid, but.
that an earnest endeavour will exist to. conciliate
France by such obsequious behaviour as may appear
'injurious to our interest. At the sathe time I can-
not persuade myself that the Turks will attend so
little to their own interest as to risk. the loss of our
friendship. They are already sufficiently embarrass-
ed with serious rebellion, which has broken out in
the neighboUrhood of their. Capital : they must' be
aware that their two Squadrons which are now at
sea would necessarily fall into our hands; and as
we expe& nothing from them but fair neutrality,
they do not appear to have any motive for -acing
hostilely against us or our Ally, Ru'ssia.
You will perceive that I do not ground my ,
opinion on assurances of the Porte. It is true that
they are unceasing and unbounded, but as . . .

• • . . . . I have attended more to the
real state of things than tosthese professions which
their interest alone would ever cause them to ad 7
here to. I am sure if they Understood that it is
their interest, they would preserVe their friendship
for us; and, therefore, it is my duty to be on my
guard. lam inclined to hope that, for the present
at least, there is no serious reason for alarm.

" In communicatinglithe contents of this letter to
the Gentlemen of the Rietory, I must beg you to say,
that what I have written is to be considered. as *a
proof that they may rely on my attention to their
concerns..: in no other way is my letter important
but I have wished them 'to know, that whether
write, or whether Tam silent, I do not lbse sight ef
the interests they have at stake in this country. •
I am, Arc.
." CHARLES ARBUTATOT."
ISAAC Mcnt liSq• 4C, &c. CoriSthrithipplc4.l