The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-25 00:00:00

THE PLAGUE COMES, AND THE

PLAGUE GOES.
(From the Mustrated London News.)
Not often was crime so unmask'd as now—
Oh! not often was earth less blameless;
Great crowds seem to Moloch their lives to vow,
Red murder floats plumed'afrom the Praslin brow—
To the god of love few worshippers bow,
And all shameful things have grown shameless.
Unbelief and base sensual greed ingrain
The wan texture of modern feelings;
And the pitying angels with grief complain
That their whisper'd advice is almost vain—
That the foulest of passions grimly reign
In the midst of the foulest dealings.
And loud wars, and rumours of war prevail,
And red blood is pour'd forth like water;
And the world is till'd with a far-spread wail,
And such horrors are done as cannot fail
To make men wax furious and women grow pale,
With the rage, or the dread, of slaughter!
But no more need the murd'rer raise his hand,
I❑ his vengeance or mad contention!
A shake has been giv'n to the mortal sand
11. hid) metes the days of a numterless band—
They are mark'd and call'd to a ditrrent land—
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Oil, brief is their time of dissension!
Nor marder, nor war, has perform'd the deeds
Which u judgment will soon exhibit ;
The murd'rer recoils as his victim bleeds,
And the conquerer spares certain lands and creeds—
The latter has lines which he ne'er exceeds,
And the former still fears the gibbet.
Bat that which is coming cares nought for kind,
And respects not auy condition ;
Its path is mark'd out, though its eyes be blind,
And its breath is an arrowy silent wind,
And each step it takes is a doom dcsign'd,
With a sure and a dread precizion.
The vengeance arrives ; but how changed the view !
While the earth lay stricken and pining,
Fair Charity hasten'd, all kind and true,
And o'er many a horror its mantle threw.
And from r:ch to poor, like an angel flew,
And e'en from above quick relenting drew—
For some gold 'mid the dross was shining.
Yes, the furnace blaz'd, and the furnace burn'd,
But the ill was not past redeeming _
The All Gracious Judge something kind discern d,
And his wrath was sooth'd, and his vengeance turn d,
And his heart towards mercy and pardobneyaemairnnidl—
Oh some gold 'mid tho drosis
LEwsa LiEztALDgKEON.

EXIIIDITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS....
Meetings for the formation of local committees are about
o be held in Yorkshire, with the view of forwirding
the exhibition projected by his Royal Ilighness Prince
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form a deputation to explain the matter to the meetings
to be held next week in Yorkshire. The Mayor of
Leeds has also received an official letter in reference to
the subj,Tt. The first met tins will be held at Leeds on
Monday next, and the others as follows:—At York on
Tuesday, at Bradford on Wednesday, at Iludderbfield on
Thursday, and at Halifax on Friday.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND PUBLIC STATUES.—A.
correspondent of the Buildersays—"l visited Westminster
Abbey yesterday morning, and was much struck with
the imposing statue of the late Sir W. Follett, by
Behnes; at the same time I could but feel that it ap-
peared sadly out of its place, and in too crowded a situa-
tion. W hat a fine occasion this would have been for the
commencement of a series of statues of eminent and
great men (particularly with so distinguished a lawyer
as the late Sir Was. Follett), by placing it in West-
minster Hail instead of the Abbey. It is colossal, and
is placed by the side of another statue, which it throws
into utter insignificance. Again, how much grander the
statue cf Lord Mansfield would appear if removed to
such a situation as above suggested. Further, they mar
the Abbey. When will this country think properly as
to works of art P"