The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-05 00:00:00

LORD BYRON.

(FROM A NEW YORK PAPER.)
Extract of a letter from an American Gentleman residing
Italy, to his friend in Philadelphia :

LEGHORN, JUNE 30.
Thai great luminary in the literary world, Lord Byron, is
now in this city. I have been introduced to him by Major
Stith, of Virginia, our Consul at Tunis, for whom the
Noble Poet appears to entertain a very high esteem. It is
pleasing to see the deference and respect with which he treats us
Americans. Indeed we are fortunate in having our country-
men and women, so happily represented in a place where that
most discerning Englishman resides. He has formed in.
consequence, and very justly too, a high idea of the Ame-
rican character and attainments. Do not think I mean
to insinuate that it is • from your humble servant
he draws this flattering conclusion. No ; it is from Consul
Stith that he may form an estimate of our men; from his ac-
complished wife, whom, 1 believe, is a native of your city
or Baltimore, a proud illustration of what materials Ameriban
ladies are formed. _ _ _

His Lordship has invariably avoided English society for the
pleasure of American ; and there is not one of us residing in this
port to whom lie has not presented some token of esteem : to
one a picture, to another a poem, to a third a sword, &c. &c.
To Mrs. Stith he has presented a splendid volume of plates,
with which she purposes, I am told, enriching your City Li-
.brary. In short, he seizes every opportunity to testify his re-
spectfor the United States of America.

The new Church of St. Paul's, Portsmouth,
was opened for Divine Worship, on Sunday se'nnight, when
the Rev. Robert Grant, B.A. Fellow of New College, preached,
to crowded auditories, sermons, introductory of his office of
the Christian Ministry of the Church, from, in the morning,
Romans, 10th chap. 17th verse—" So then Faith conaeth by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God ;" and in the after-
noon, from Ephesians, 6th chap. 11th verse—" Put on the
whole Armour of God."

On Sunday -se'nnight the cause of gratuitous
instruction of Poor Children, in the Portsmouth National
Schools, was ably advocated at 'St. Thomas's Church, by the
Rev. W. W. Rolland, Vicar, Of Burpham, Sussex, in a ser-
mon, which combined the most judicious arrangement of ori-
giriality of thought, with Christian principles, benevolent
feelings, and a classic purity of 'style. In the evening an ap-
propriate discourse was delivered by the Rev. Charles Brune
Renville, M.A. Vicar of Portsmouth. The collections for the
benevolent object amounted to 571. Gs. 4d.
The Arundel and Portsmouth Canal will be
completed and opened by Christmas, connecting Arundel and
Chichester by internal navigation, and passing through Arun-
del and Guildford to the Thames at Weybridge.
A few days age', vast flocks of these elegant
little birds, Motacilla liTgalus, or Golden Crowned Wren,
alighted in their migration, on the Island of Selsea, and re-
mained there about two days, during which time several were
caught by the hand, and many are now caged. Some solitary
instances have been known of this bird in this part of the king-
dom, but the immense number of the flight in question was
really astonishing. Their departure was as sudden as their
arrival.