The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-24 00:00:00

ARRIVALS.

PICTURES.

No. VI.

Lord Prudhoe, at Northumberland House, from a tour in
the east of Europe ; Sir Charles Metcalf, G. C. 8., at the St.
George's Hotel, from Fern-hill, Windsor ; Mr. Skene Duffe,
in Clarges-street, from Paris ; Lord William Russell, from
INV.,urn Abbey, Bedfordshire; Count Rondeaux de Courcy,
'at the St. James's Hotel, from a tour ; Sir Felix and Miss
3300th, in Portland-place, from a tour ; the Rev. Lord
113a”iing, at Gould's Hotel, from his seat, Eye, Suffolk; the
Earl of B,ssborough, in Portland place, from his villa at Roe-
11„rampton ; Lady Edward Thynne, on Richmond-terrace ;
Lord Castlewagh. from Cowes, Isle of Wight ; the Marquis
of Downshire, Hanover-square, from the Continent ; the
Earl of Derby, in Grosvenor-square, from a visit to Mr. and
Lady Charlotte Peni-hyn, at their villa, at East Sheen ;
Baron Von Knesebeck, at Cambridge House, from Kew;
!Ir. Seymour Montagu, at Somerset-place, from Belairs,
.Surrey Lord Templetown, in Whitehall-place, from his
'.villa, Wanbam, Dorking, Surrey.

.Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby will entertain
cornrany at their magnificent baronial castle at Drummond,
in Pet•thshire, during the month of September. The family
arrived at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, on Saturday
evening, A'rom town.
The Di.'ke of Wellington arrived at Apsley House,
-last evening, ,".rom Woodford House.
The Duke And Duchess of Roxburghe, and the in-
4. 't Lady Susan furies Kerr, have arrived at Flours Castle,
11°1,30 from a visit to Sir Francis and Lady Goodricke, at
Stud: 0y Castle, Warwickshire.
Lord and Lady Warren Vernon, and their infant
rattily, will leave Cuthbert Ellison, Esq.'s mansion, in White-
1411..gars3tess, for their seat, Sudbury Hall, in Derbyshire, as
goon as her ladyship has recovered sufficiently to travel.
The Marques and Marchioness Barthelemy have left
1"'"n for the chateau near Paris.
Lord Morpeth, accompanied by his Private Secre-
tary Mr. Norman Macdonald, has left town for his offieial re-
=dance in the Phoenix-park, Dublin, where his Lordship will
!oTilaio, it is expected, three or four months. The Noble Lord
Is expected to arrive in Dublin to-day.
The Duke of Manchester has left Nice for Milan.
The family seat, Kimbolton Castle, in Huntingdonshire, is oc-
uPiet-1:13y his Grace's daughters, the Marchioness of Tweed-
dale amd Lady Elizabeth Steele.
Ttl,e Marquis of Hertford and Captain Meynell,
IST.P., ba ve left Aix-la-Chapelle for Milan. His Lordship
'Seat ino.nth will give an entertainment of peculiar splendour at
Lis hotel in tahe capital of Lombardy, to the high aristocracy
of Austria,_ Piedmont, and Sardinia. His Lordship will not
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return to vglanal until the spring of next year.
Lord Charles Wellesley embarked at Liverpool on
SC• anada
last on board the New York packet, on his way to
to assume the con:mand of the 15th regiment. Colo-
tel Norton, the late Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, is on
Is passage home.
The late Commander of the Forces at Ceylon, Lieu-
tenant-General Sir John Wilson, who was included in the late
rev, is daily expected to al rive from that island. The
h
-awl) '-appointed General Officer, Major-General Sir Robert
11,1•1itit hnot, K. C. B , attended by his Aide de-Camp, has em-
arAteC, ' for Ceylon in the Herald sloop of war, Capt. Nias.
'.Th e President of the Board of Controul has ap-
tint ed Major Jarvis to the highly lucrative post of Surveyor-
of India. The gallant officer is on the eve of ern-
"kin (; for Calcutta.
b, ‘II3IIIDGE WELLS.—Arrivals at the Mount
Phrain Hotel :—The Earl of Wicklow, Earl of Ash-
urab arn, Lord and Lady Poltimore and family, Right Hon.
8* Ho. ad, Captain Hood, Hon. Percy Ashburnham, Sir
scree at ad Lady Williams, Major Wallinger and family,
t, arias 1%, lacca.he, Esq., Munnings, Esq., Bathorne,
Apl., and' family, F. Lincoln, Esq., and Mrs. Lincoln,
Tolland
and iWiss Birch left for Berner's Hotel; Mr. and Miss
.lolland for. town.
RA.sTiarGs AND ST. LEONARD'S.—These neigh-
Zuring r'tsor is of rank and fashion are filling fast with corn-
V`V. The following are among the latest arrivals :—Lord
Lo sten and the' Hon. Misses Irby, Countess of Mexborough,
dY Sarah Saville, Countess Ashburnham, Lady Wraxhall,
4,(1Y Bromley, Hon. Plantagenet Corry, Lady Kingsland,
owager Lady Lubbock, Sir Latimer Widdrington, Lady
ntgomerie, Lady Honeywood, Lady Troysdon, Sir John
"and Lady Jane Walsh, Lady Elizabeth Tuftan, the Right
to.J. Planta, M.P., and Mrs. Planta, Sir Wm. Clayton,
to.
M. P., Lady Jane Hamilton, Sir Hugh and Lady
Palliser, eco.:
ASTLEY's—" THE LIONS."—A numerous and
eN)ectable company was yesterday, by special invitation, ad-
'4l 'wed to a private view of a recently-imported collection of
trained animals," which are to be exhibited on Monday next
4t this.. the most appropriate theatre for the purpose, in a piece
t 2,1 sress;v prepared to display their amazing docility and obe-
e ilea! to the commands of their keeper, Mr. Van Amburgh,
tall "I Lion Conqueror of Pompeii, the production of which
Alra Ducirow :is personally superintending. Hitherto the lion,
the tiger, and She leopards have been regarded by natare as
nom soon enemies; in the present instance, and by some peculiar
Vo de of treatment known only to Mr. Van Amburgh, they
.44 Ve been brought to HIT together as uncommon friends. The
0 allection consisting of twaelve noble and beautiful specimens
• r the brute creation, include two males and females of each
41 limal above named, which being equally divided occupy two
• %es strongly barred with wrought iron. These are entered
at will, and in the most familiar manner, by the keeper,
• hose look even apparently appals them. Yet are they spot.-
t" ve as well as obedient—playfully gambolling or abjectly
er ()tiding. at his command. The keeper thrust his arm, next
pis head, into the mouth of the lion, and also introduced a pet
i_arafa to their common acquaintance, without in the slightest
4.lParont degree exciting a feeling beyond that of perfect in-
. unrerence. -Though the above feats were exhibited, we are
'cured that they bear but slight resemblance, save as regards
4 extreme dociity of the animals, to those which will be
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night forward in their evenings' performances.
ENGLISH OF ERA HOUSE.—Matters are aSSII-
-1.;
-i. a most favourabl.e aspect at this theatre. Macfarren's
'en s Opera nightly attiacts crowds to witness its perform-
• Wieland's Devil is perfection ; the music is becoming
igly popular. The trio, executed by Miss Rainforth,
O x 9. seoin, and Miss Poole, must be beard ta have the
Arming nNlody properly appreciated.
LORD -y DSAY S LETTERS ON EGYPT, EDONI,
• THE 110" f„.:r.,,r.:.—The publication of this work will give,
• n.'e sure, no watt:. a-ratification to the religious public—the
rum es being full of hiaeresting illustrations of the Sacred
• ritin3s, as afforded by the ;aresent state of the Holy Land,
e.,1 the manners and cnstoms a'f its inhabitants. " Lord
Lindsay,: (says the Alliereeunt) os lost no opportunity of
Pointing out the lii.eral fulfilment of proi.,'lkecy as displayed in
iLie actual condition of Egypt, Edom, and Syria, and his
;orbisteiorvs,ations on this subject deserve the attention of biblical
especiallye as his Lordship has avoided hypothetical and
n?reet; interpretations. The :aloe of the volumes is enhanced
''Y the addition of a letter from Mr. Farrell, late Consui-Ge-
4'ral of S.aria, which affords important information on the
cal condiaaon of the Levant, and particularly on the ques.
4'os at issue bet,,:,en the Rulers of Turkey and Egypt."
lsSuE OF NEW NOTES.—The Bank of Ireland
thoseebout to issue notes ot.'
° now in circulation, and a very different appearance from
se in point of style and exc.
cation, arc aadvanced state a the
111ty
th great credit to the preseni..
.crease the Clic nof eimseitkatiinognloms, and will considerab .ly o
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ILLUSTRATIONS OF NATIONAL

KNOX PREACHING BEFORE THE LORDS OF
THE CONGREGATION,

IN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PAINTING BY SIR DAVID WILLIE,
R.A., TO WHOM THIS POEM IS INSCRIBED.
Like a flame pillar from some mountain free,
Uprisen as a God upon its height,
That flings its shining shadow o'er the sea,
Thro' the dense darkness of the enshrouded night ;
And from its burning fount of Majesty
Pours all around rich streams of living light—
With the deep glow of their prophetic fire,
To fill the soul and solemn awe inspire 1
Warning of some high advent !—even so,
From Scotland's mountain-bosom doth there rise
A spirit-flame, that now with fervid glare
Lifts up its holy lustre to the skies I
And while its glories fill all earth below,
Religion's new-born soul doth symbolize,
That in the grandeur of her viewless voice
Proclaims in Knox the champion of her choice.
But late a banish'd man—by Leman's lake
Dwelling with famous Calvin for his friend,
Anon, in Scotland's heart—his soul awake,
With high impassioned zeal that now doth blend
Its fires into his being—see him break
The spell of ages—as the storm would rend
Some rotten sail upon a shivering mast,
And shake its worthless tatters to the blast 1
So old St. Andrew's holy walls within,
Beneath the wide cathedral's fretted roof I
He rends the garments of the " Ancient Sin,"
Puts his mind's valour to the daring proof;
And there Religion's guerdon goes to win :
Hold, reader, now from earth thy soul aloof !
And pass awhile within those sacred doors,
Where Knox his heavenly inspiration pours.
It is a grand interior, and looks proud,
With all the solemn signs of its old creed,
The fair-wrought image whereto kneelers bow'd,
In superstitious reverence of the deed :
The still recess—where lonely sin avowed,
The dark remorse that made its spirit Weed 1
Opening the human soul as 'twere a book,
In the hush'd silence of that gloomy nook.
Art has pour'd treasures round the sacred walls,
And carved her rare devices in the wood,
And shadowy grandeur as a mantle falls
Over dim sculptures, that long years have stood
The symbol saints of those cathedral halls
Where marble forms repose in sleepful mood ;
And monumental glories to the dead
Ever along the ancient aisles arc spread 1
Mark in the misty distance, dimly view'd,
Yon crucifix—the old religion's sign—
That, with deep relic-sancity endued,
Poor devotees approach as to their shrine;
Their faith was not all fall'n, while it stood
There with a presence they had deemed divine :
And shone upon their hearts (tho' sad indeed)
Like the last sunbeam of their parting creed !
See even the pulpit with adornments fraught,
Symbolic of a worship not yet dead,
Angels and cherubs in the foliage wrought
Of its fair canopy, and over-head,
Beaton's escutcheon, that on heart and thought
Doth cast a deepened shadow drear and dread;
While memory pauseth, with a fear-held breath,
O'er the blood vision of his tragic death
But that old pulpit bath a living guest,
Whose voice is thunder to the startled soul;
All absent thoughts are in the heart represt,
And every bosom bow'd to his control ;
Upon his dauntless brow what quick eyes rest,
While his their fervid inspiration roll
Flashing and deep, as tho' light's fountain took
Its source of glory from his meteor look 1
His being is absorbed—his mind supplies
A strength, with scarcely mortal passion rife—
His words are very waves, that as they rise
Seem on their billowy wings to bear his life 1
His soul an ocean buffetting the skies,
And all rejoicing in its giant strife ;
While the wild storm that stirs his spirit's foam
Strikes its fierce lightnings thro' the Church of Rome.
Slumbers the Vatican?—Can it not pour
Extermination on his reckless head?
Passeth its pride like summer tempests o'er?
Droops its dark spirit—is its vengeance dead ?
Where, where are the far spreading wings that bore
Like thunder-clouds its judgments armed with dread?
Struck to the earth or scattered 'neath the sky,
Quelled by his grand and God-like majesty I
On what a congregation doth he shower
The mighty torrent of the new-born word,
With truth, and strength, and eloquence, and power,
That rise and leave no kindled soul unstirred;
In this devotion's warmest, holiest hour,
How strikes the shepherd's voice his startled herd,
Withers their wrath or wins their wondering love,
With magic fed and fountain'd from above I
Fear cannot come upon him ! He doth heed
Not the arch-prelate frowning fiercely there 1
And listening with his heart, even though it bleed,
And beat 'twixt admiration and despair
Priest Hamilton—the champion of his creed,
Roused like a lion hunted to his lair 1
Death in his word—the slayer at his side—
Enraged tho' awed, and silent tho' defied I
But still the enthusiast preacher, warm and loud,
Rolls the deep stream majestically on—
Grand cynosure of what a noble crowd 1
For their absorbed sight to dwell upon I
Eyes of the young, the beautiful, the proud,
Lit with a lustre pure as ever shone ;
Glow from the soul and gather up their rays,
To lance on him in one concentred gaze.
Half Scotland's nobles throng the sacred place,
And crowd in eager group round aisle and pew !
Morton, last chief of the old Douglas' race,
Leans on the sword that first Earl Angus drew ;
Murray thinks deep with meditative face,
While, to his native warmth with spirit true,
Glencairn can hear no word that does not dart
A thrilling tumult thro' his poet's heart !
The young Argyll with fond and fervent zeal,
Mingles his being in the solemn fray;
Nor less cloth Crichton—fame achiever I—feel,
His soul in that faith battle borne away I
His are the holy visions that reveal
To the rapt sense Religion's endless day ;
His the conviction strong. and his the creed,
That shake the Romish temple as a reed I
Others, the high and mighty in the land,
Are gathered to that fold in very flocks ;
And still the preacher's voice, with fervour grand,
Each human heart, as 'twere a cradle, rocks ;
Peer, soldier, scholar, monk, and peasant band,
Sit blended there to drink the word of Knox :
Breathless and still, as tho' salvation hung
On the charm'd accents of his wondrous tongue;
Nor hath the face of woman failed to shed
Angelic sunshine on the holy scene;
Look where (companioned) lifts her graceful bead
Lovely Argyll—sweet kin of Scotland's Queen 1
A fond young mother, too, bath hither sped, -
With cherub child, and waits with earnest mein,
Wondering if he who preaches faith above
Will deign baptize it into Christian love.
And all the time another sunshine smiles
Thro' the old sculptured windows from on high,
And rays, on golden wings, slant down the aisles,
Until their gleams 'mid deepened shadows die;
And colours like the tints of tropic isles,
Bathed in the sunset of their western sky,
Vanish like visions from the painted glass,
And tinge the air whcre'er their spirits pass 1
So ever when the sunbeam tracks and tells
Its path from Heaven to that sacred place,
Upon each listner's brow it falls and dwells
It glows in gold on every up-turned face
And as the voice of Knox, inspired, swells
All hearts and bcsoms—lo 1 how well we trace
The various tides in which their feelings run,
Their souls' emotions, shining in the sun I
F. W. N. BAYLEY.

The Duke of Devonshire will leave Paris for Aix,
in Savoy, where Lord and Lady Granville are taking the
waters; but his Grace does not intend, as reported, to be at the
coronation at Milan.

DEATH OF JOHN DAVID LA TOUCHE, ESQ.
feelings of deep regret we announce the demise of this
highly respectable and most excellent and amiable gentleman,
'which took place (after a protracted illness) at his scat, Marley,
on Monday evening last. Mr. La Touche was the head of
the banking firm, which has for so m?.ny years been considered
as the leading establishment in this kingdom.—Dublin Even-
ing Mail.
FREEMASONS AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.—Being among the first to hail and advocate this
Company, it gives us great pleasure observe the eminent
success with which it has been attended. In fact, the prin-
ciples on which it is based only to require to be investigated
in order to be approved. It adds to the cardinal virtues of
Masonry " Faith, hope, and Char;ty," a fourth, perhaps,
of still greater importance in human life, viz., Prudence. The
plan of giving to the Provincial Grand Lodge of every district
a tenth of the profits realizad in that district for the benevo-
' lent purposes of Masonry, is-an admirable ft'ature, and is cal-
lated to rn..:ke each vie w1:11 the other in support of this Asso-
ciation. Masonry will thus have a standing fund always
available for its objects, and like the banana tree of the In-
dies, avery branch from the Grand I_,!_dge may become a great
trunk itself. The plan, too, of giving the option of a provi-
sion for old age, an increase of the policy, a diminution of the
premium, or a loan on the advances, though not original, is
very judiciously grafted on the previously advertised system,
while the two classes of the assured, one with all the profits of
ita own class, divided among themselves, and the other at an
extremely low premium, with all the profits to the shareholders
in addition to the guaranteod five p •r cmt., is a feature quite
r.pw, and ltkay to be very iof Oar with bo• dIS tl and
pa:464g fl; irinti to inistvc,

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1838.