The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-31 00:00:00

NEWPORT, ISLE OF IVIGIIT.

Among'the numerous Fetes in celebration of the
late splendid 'Victories achieved by the heroic
IVErtmnroN, one of the most prominent in pro-
vincial fame was celebrated by the loyal inhabit-
ants of Newport, Isle of Wight, on the Igith inst.
:it the Grapes Inn, in that tuwu. The Bowling-
green, together with a magnificent temple io its
centre, were brilliantly illuminated with a profu-
sion of variegated lamps. Several excellent songs,
glees, tic. were sung, and at ten o'clock upwards
Of 100 couple joined in dance upon the velvet
fawn. The fineness of the night, the music,
(lancing, and above all, the glorious occasion; were
t.no attractive to sailer the company,consisting
of all the'military, and principal inhabitants, to
separate until six the next morning.

POETRY.

IMPROMPTU

ON THE PEWTER CONTROVERSY.

What says the patriotic Brew'r,
Fur reformation hot ?

Sure he'll the publicans secure,
Should Britain go to pat.
liArrztew Mva.

flog-.stealer at MATT EIVIALIA justly they scoff,
But Puppies themselves ate allowed to Veal of.

SNAP.
ON THE BALLOON, EXHIBITED IN HONOUR OF
—wAvor,isotea- effrru-nrr; '
Apt .ctohlem of I.',urper's payer,
It rises with wn toil and-trouble;
Then soaring, s,velling, its short hour,
•
It sinks a breathless, worthless, bubble!

His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, with
his illustrious brother the Duke of CLARENCE, Ge,
nerals Itivros, BLOOMFIELD, THORNTON., &c. &C.

dined and slept rit the White Hart Inn, Chipping
Norton, on Sunday night; and, after breakfast
on Monday morning, proceeded on their tour
through Worcester and Warwickshire, in three
carriagts and four, and three outriders,
The Prince of WALEs'sßirth-day vas celebrat-
ed in great style on the frontiers of France. The
different British Generals, and other Of , gave

',dinners land balls tu.the Spanish and Portugue.se;
?Ad the iii was much gaiety as well as festivity. At

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head.gnartersi the Marshal gave.a most magnifi-
cciA fete to the principal Spanish Generals and
Grandees; and the two bands of the Fuzileers and

Ride COTS 'attended.
RAYNOLDS, it seems, has a new Opera
reialy for the opening of Covent-garden Theatre.
Mr. MORTON, also, we 'understand, had laid the
foundation of a new Comedy for that Theatre he-
lore the conclusion of the last reason.
. The state of thibgs on the Continent, and the
present abundant harvest, lead us to hope that the
year 1813 will he distingnished by the two falls al-
most of equal moment—the fall of BooNAPairrs
and The fall of bread.
While King Joe is himself in France, his Crown
is in Spain, and his Sword is in England—it sulk,"
ing picture of a disjointed Monarch !
.A Punster remarked, that the French Lady who
lived so long upon water, must have drank !'Eau
de Vie.

A worthycockuey, who had mounted his horse
a la Gilpin, to see the late tight near Margate,
having unluckily dropped the bridle, seized fast
hold of the mane: That now," said a spectator,
,‘,is a prudent fellow, for you see' he minds the
main-chance."

A foreigner having lately asked one of thefaqcy
what sect ►eras most prevalent in Engl%o7—Metho-
dism or Quakeris*?, the other answered, " Nei-
ther, Pugilism."

I)9IiTER WANTED—(copied from the wrapper of
one of' the Mogazines)--Wattteti a stout active tn;iii,
who letytt the Lord and can curry two htintircd
weight."

THE ARTS.—We, soon after the glorions sue-
cesses of the RUssians, noticed that our ingenions
countryman. Bitow'sr had comm:nrioratcd those
cvents.ui Igrug4io eograved on a large and beau:-
titiircornelian, on one. side of which was an cm-
blernatietilAittire.Of Russia treading under foot the
French eagle, and on the other a portrait of the
EltOperot l'..Lt;x:ANlnit.. This medallion i Baowtt
sent as a present to the Empress of RAJ sSIA we
Ulidelltand) accepted it in the most gracious man-
ner, and, itr return, ordered a letter to be addressed
to the artist, expressive of her peculiar satisfac-
tion in having received this monament of events
*lO glorious to Russia, and propitious to the desti-
nies of Europe." This condescending aittVflat-
erring letter was Recompartied by: a very elegant
and valuable diamond_ ring, with the initials of