The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-10 00:00:00

POETRY.

LIFE, DEATH, AND ETERNITY.
A shadow moving by one's side,
That would a substance seem—
That is, yet it not—though descried—
Like skies beneath the stream ;
A tree that's ever in the bloom,
Whose fruit is never ripe;
A wish for joys that never come—
Such are the hopes of LIFE !

A dark inevitable night,
A blank that will remain ;
A waiting for the morning light,
When waiting is in vain ;
A gulf where pathway never led
To shew the depth beneath :
A thing we know not, yet we dread—
That dreaded thing is DEATH !

The vaulted void of purple sky,
That everywhere extends,
That stretches from the dazzled eye,
In space that never ends ;
A marling whose uprisen sun
No setting e'er shall see;
A day that comes without a noon,—
Such iS ETERNITY

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ENFIELD RACES, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9.
The Gentlemen's Purse of 501. Heats, two miles and a half.
Mr. Barnard's b. f. by Muley • - - - 1 1
Hr. Coleman's b. f. Decide, by Gouty - - 2 3
Mr. Brown's v. f. Music - - - - 3 4

Mr. Dyson's Volunteer - - - - 4 0
Volunteer bolted in the first heat, and threw his jockey, who
remounted and saved his distance, as some said ; but it was
disputed. He was started again for the second heat, which he
won in a canter ; but the owners of the other horses judging
him disqualified, made no run against him.
A Poney Race followed, interesting only to the owners.
There was another Stake, which did not fill.

OTTER HUNT.
Monday se'nnight, Mr. Graham, of Riggfoot, in the parish
of Kirklinton, and Mr. Thomas Musgrave, of Fieldhead, in
the parish of Irthington, near Carlisle, being informed of the
haunt of a very large otter in the river Cambeck, near to Wal-
ton-rigg, repaired to the place, accompanied only by two dogs,
a hound and a greyhound, the property of the former Gentle-
man. They had scarcely reached the spot when the otter ap-
peared, and the chace commenced ; and such was the ardour
with which they engaged in the pursuit, that in the short space
of three quarters of an hour, the animal was destroyed. It
measured in length upwards of four feet; the circumference of
the body, tail, and fore legs, twenty-nine, and eight inches re-
spectively ; and the weight of his carcase was upwards of 3st.

BOXING.
The plains of Moulsey yesterday attracted the usual miscel-
laneous assemblage of pkMans hornet's, dummy-hunters, pat-
termen, fogle-men, and talent ofi every description, in its line.—
It was to see the fight between Higgins, the Romford baker,
and Nash, the Kingston man, both having acquired a fair
character in the prize ring. Oliver and Peter Saunders second-
ed Higgins, and Tons Jones and a good Kingston Commoner
picked up Nash. Betting was even, or the Kingston man for
choice.

Round 1. Some smart exchanges of blows without producing
any visible effect; Nash was thrown from the close by the su-
perior strength and length of his antagonist.
2. It was evident, in this early stage of the battle, that Nash
could not get in, to place his favourite right-handed body blow
as he wished. Romford had too much length for him, and he
hit him with the left hand on the head, and threw hlni.
3. Nash made all the play, but he could not get to do his
work to his mind. Romford met him with the left hand on the
head, and floored him.

The backers of Nash here began to get leery, finding he had
not length enough to do execution ; but some of his blows told
tales. In the fifth round Romford drew first blood, and threw
his adversary again. He continued to lead in the battle till the
20th round, when he was stopped short by a tie-up hit in the
kind. Oliver's good seconding saved the battle from being
lost at the time, by rousing the man, and stifling any mono-
syllable like " enough," &c. In two rounds more Romford
recovered himself, and won the fight in rather more than an
hour. It was closed by Kingston's receiving a heavy hit in the
act of falling.

FRAUD IN THE BUTTER TRADE.-On Satur-
dey the Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, together
with Counsellor CASTLES, as Seneschel of Saint Thomas's
Court and Donore, sat at the Mansion-House, to inquire
into a charge of Fraud, alleged to have been lately com-
mitted by some of the:shippers of butter, to the great injury of
the character of the port of Dublin. The investigation was
instituted by the Craners of Dublin, who state, that the fraud
of which they chiefly complain is, that the brand of the
Inspectors (whose duty it is to mark the qualities of lets,
2ds, 3ds,. and 4ths, &c.) has been forged. What led to the
present investigation was, that some brands were found in the
possession of a man named Dennis Mooney, a brand-cutter, and
who had the Inspector's brand bringing home to the person who
employed him. Mooney had been summoned before the Lord
Mayor on Friday, and attended on that day, accompanied by
Counsel: it appeared, however, that the summons then
granted was informal. A fresh summons was then issued, un-
der the 30th section of the Butter Act, requiring Mooney's at-
tendance as a witness, at four o'clock on Saturday, at the Man-
sion-house. Counsellor Green attended at the hour appointed, on
the part of the prosecution, but there was no appearance on the
part of Mooney. The service of the summons on Mooney was
then proved, and a record of his non-appearance taken by order
of the Lord Mayor and Counsellor Castilles, who evinced, on
this occasion, a most laudable determination to protect the
character of the export trade of this city. A criminal proceed-
ing will, we understand, be instituted against Mooney.—(Dub-
lin Morning Post.)
it has been recently stated, that a young lady
had made her escape from a Nunnery in the west
of England, and was forcibly returned to her
prison." The establishment alluded to is that at
Coxside,near Plymouth. One of the nuns (not ex-
actly a young lady, being on the verge of 70), who
has been afflicted with occasional mental de-
' rangement for the last twenty years, whilst out
airing in the garden, finding the gate open,
went out, and was walking up the road when
she was met by a respectable gentleman of Ply-
mouth, who, from the singularity of her dress and
wildness of manner, spoke to her, and inquired
where she was going. She replied, 44 to see her
brother the Duke." This answer convinced him
that she was suffering under mental derangement,
and he informed the gardener of the establish-
ment of the circumstance, with whom she re-
turned in the most peaceable manner.—(Bath
Gazette.)
ROBBERIES AT THE THEATRES.-At the close
of the performancies on Tuesday night at the
Adelphi Theatre, Mr. Richardson, of West-
minster-road, had his pocket picked of a valuable
silver watch and appendages, while standing a
few paces from the box entrance ; the robbery
' was affected with so much dexterity, that
Mr. Richardson did not at the instant miss
the property, and though a search was almost
immediately made, the offender could not be dis-
covered. A few evenings since a gentleman from
Bristol was robbed of two sovereigns on quitting
the Coburg Theatre, and although the money
was deposited in his small clothes pocket, yet he
did not ascertain his loss till he was informed by
a person that his pocket was hanging out: The
public should be on their guard against this sys-
tem of depredation, which is generally committed
by men and boys who are well and even elegantly
attired: