The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-26 00:00:00

ON TIIE ritornETEss, LATELY COMMITTED TO

JAIL IOR THFFT.
Thic Teller of Fortunes, now clearly 'tis shoWn,
ould prophecy (tory one's fate but—her own;
For like other trimuet,y, that pr,,i,,i(ta motif, be,
She coUhl'ulwa'ys bat could never fore-see.

TO A Torpt IN LOVE.
'Tweet) Wurnen and Wine, Sir,

. Man's lot is to mart ;
Fur irlidr tualLts head ache,
And iroinon his heort !-

\Ye understitud that WALTER .SCOTT is to be
the new Poet tattreat. •

An alteration in the projected plan for the new
streets from Carhow-honse to Portlandplace, has,
it is:said, been recommended by the Comptroller
of the-Board of Works, which will include the
whole in one straight line (without any angles, as
Was at . first intended). It is thought that the
house of Lord SomEtts, in Caventlish,squas4,' will
be sacrificed to this improvement.
The following notice has appeared in a country
Paper :-,--."fake notice, Sytire Smith's manor is
poisoned for the preservation of the game.-7-23d
August, ISI3„"
advertisement lately appeared in a 'West
'lndia paper, offering a high premium fora 8:1W/f-
-lute to be hanged iu tae room of a gentleman ordered
for execution. _ _

A female dasher, of gambling notoriety, lately
asked a country Clergyman, whether he thought
Faro criminal ? the worthy Rector • answered—
.YeS,. Pharaoh and all his host.".
CONJUGA). DI9APPOINTNIENT.—We are sorry to
bear that the intended union between an amiable
young Actress,an4l a Noble Lord, which has long
been expected to take place, has been unfortu-
nately obstructed by such an alleged lamentable
infirmity on the part of the latter as, in their opi-
nion, to warrant theinterposition of his friends.
CONJVGAL Lova.—A person praising the af-
fection of the widows of "Malabar, Avlio burn- them-
selves on a. funeral pile in honour of their hus-
bands Memory : FooTr, who was present, observ-
ed,.." that. the women of England claimed a higher
honour; for they bitrited betote marriage,for their
first husband, and alterivaras for a second."
PEDESTR Nwm.7---Yestehlity morning, a man of
the name of Dralter,' forty years ofage, undertook,
for a wager of to go on foot from London
bridge to South End, and back again, in tWo hours
and ten minutes, the whole distance being 18
miles. I-1- started at :5 o'clock, stopped to bait
at NtwCut),l Turnpike, proceeded on his jour-
ney, and reached. South End, in exactly onu hour,
:and,:after,stoppiiig a few minutes to 'refreith, set
nft ou his return, and arrived at the starting-post
at'four minutes after 7, winning by six minutes.
Odds
,wete against hint at starting, four to three.
A good deal of,nioney was won and losi upon the
nceasion.

There arc now living at a little thatched but at
East Maron, near Skipton, where they have long
resided in the greatest harmony, the following six
persons, ►whose united ages amount to' 500 years,
viz. :

'Muses Gektarii
Mart p», his ~gilt;
Buie Pollard ad
YANKEE \VIT.—The
names, UII4 tlke fullowin
on one side

!Mark
Garnet .
lacy

atain Deek••••l4ii ; ii-pounklers.
I\o, 1. I,lrottier
O. True Mite
._3. 'Yankee Proteetiou
4. Pilttlattl
5: Itoging-Eagle
6, Viper
• ' 7. th.oeral Warren
8. ,Arithooy.
9. Aufgrica •
.10. NVaxhiligton
Liberty co. Ever
I.
I.i, hell ute
I.tuerty or Death. 1
Ti.ll! HAWS were engraved on small squarei of
copper plates'.