The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-14 00:00:00

P 0 E T It Y.

TO A YOUNG COUPLE ON THEIR MARRIAGE.
'Tis done, and your Con bath recorded above
The vows ycu have made at his altar ;
May they always be kept in affection and love,
And your hearts from their truth never falter.
May the sun of prosperity cheer with its rays
Every step of the path you are treading,
Attending you through to the end of your days,
Around. you/ its radiances shedding.
May the angel of peace, like the ark-shelter'd dove,
On your humble abode ever rest;
And the sunshine of hope, and the spirit of love,
Make the years of your pilgrimage blest.
When Time's rapid changes, the world with its cares,
And foes with their malice assail you,
When the friends youhave cherish'd-souround you with snares.
And those you relied upon fail you,.
In heart and in council united remain,
Though misfortunes around you are frowning ;
Then the smile of affection shall soothe every pain,
And peace e'en affliction be crowning.
Should years, as they vanish, erase from my mind
Every feeling 1 fain would remember;
This wish and this prayer would be still behind,
Like the rose that puts forth in December.
But we one and all must soon cross the drear wave,
The Jordan of Death darkly rolling;
Must sleep with our fathers, lie down in the grave,
Friendly hearts our last knell gently tolling.
Then,.oh ! may we meet when visions are past,
Where no heart-breaking partings can sever
. With pinions, well tried in the world's adverse blast,
Stretch beyond it for ever and ever !

THE THEATR E.—There is nothing to report
respecting Covent Garden Theatre,on Saturday,
more than that the Comedy of The Rivals was

altogether very well represented. . FARREN was
Sir Anthony Absolute; - ONES, Captain Absolute;
MSS FOOTE, Lydia Languish ; Mrs. FA-UCIT,
Julia; and ABBOTT, Faulkland. Acre's was as-
signed to BLANCIIARD vice LISTON,- and was
sufficiently prominent in the piece. It is some-
what curious that this comedy, which is altogether
one of our best acting plays, was unsuccessful at
first, though supported by the powerful' talents
of. WoonwAnn, SIIUTEIt, and, all the comic
strength of the Theatre. Such is public caprice.
Mrs. CHATTERLEY, in addition to the profits
of her very successful benefit, last week, at the
Haymarket Theatre, had a hundred pound note
sent to her for a box ticket.

Miss CLARA FISHER, as we before stated, is
to be introduced to Drury-Lane Theatre in a
dramatic sketch, purposely written fur her by
Mr. COLMiN.

It is positively stated that Mr. LISTON is en
gaged at Drury-Lane Theatre on the conclusiot

(;f his Dublin ent'rprize.

•
The Comedy from the veteran REYNOLDS IS
to be one of the earliest novelties at Drury-Lane
Theatre.

Miss KELLY iS engaged to perform at Dublin,
and then, it is said, she is to make her first ap-
pearance at Covent-Garden Theatre.
THEATRICAL FAUX 1- AS.-The accident which
befel Mr. WRENCH On Monday evening at the Adelphi Theatre
has been incorrectly stated in some of the Pap,zs. 'We under-
stand what occurred was as follows :—" During the perform-
ance of " Tom and Jerry,". between the Gaming house scene
and that in which the London Beggars appear, Mr. WRENCH,
having to change his dress to assume the disguise of a mendi-
cant, and being compelled to use all possible expedition to pre-
pare for his visit to the Holy Land, he was rapidly descending
a staircase for that purpose, when he placed his foot on a
loose board, which immediately giving way, introduced his
boot to a hole beneath, and he sunk down with his limb
almost double. A sprained ancle, accompanied with a tre-
mendous swelling and discolouration of the leg, were the in-
stant consequences, but anxious that the performances should
not be interrupted, he went through the piece, though suf-
fering the most excruciating torture. When the curtain fell
he was so far exhausted, that he could not attempt to appear
before the audience in the after-piece. A substitute was pro-
vided on the spur of the moment, and WRENCH was conveyed
to his home in a coach, where he has been kept a close prisoner
ever since. We, however, have the pleasure to learn that
the accident, though serious for the time being, is not
likely to be attended with any permanently unpleasant
consequences, and, however the comedian may at pre-
sent regret the consequences of this faux pas, it is not likely
to strengthen the Poet's hypothesis—
That one false step can never be retrieved."
FUNERAL OF THE LATE DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE.—
On Tuesday last, the funeral of her Grace the Duchess of
NEWCASTLE took plcae in the family vault at Bottonisall,
about four miles from Clumber. The procession moved from
Clumber about twelve o'clock in the following order :__
Clumber troop of cavalry, in their private dress ; mourning
coach, in which was Dr. Falkner and the Rev. -J. Mason;
undertakers on horseback ; hearse, containing the body ; a
person on foot. bearing the plumes ; Mr. Hudson, house
steward, on a black horse, bearing the coronet on a crimson
velvet cushion ; mourning coach, in which was Gen. Mundy,
Captain Mundy, Reverend M. Mundy, and C. G. Mundy,
Esq. brothers of her Grace ; school children, all dressed in
neat black ' • three mourning coaches, containing the servants,
each coach having six horses ; his Graces carriage ' • Duchess
Dowager of Newcastle's carriage, Lord Surrey's, Lord Gal-
way's, and the Duke of Portland's ; there were about sixty
pages walking on each, side the different coaches and car-
riages in the procession. Theq uantity of people assembled to
witness the melancholy scenee was reat, and the sympathy
and affection manifested was truly affecting, particularly from
the children of the school, who, in subs and tears, bewailed the
loss of their generous benefactress.
The 'l'opaze, recently arrived at Portsmouth
from India) has brought a male and a female
antelope, a present from Sir HENRY BLACKWOOD
to Sir JAMES WRITSIIED.