The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-12 00:00:00

POETRY.

FOR THE SUN.
Adapted to the Air "Delt prende an &lee amplesso."

I felt thy smile of beauty bless,
Nor fear'd its light to leave ;
Sunn'd in the noon of loveliness,
And thoughtless of the eve ;
11.1 y heart was yielded to thy reign,
While yet I thought it free,
And car'd not then to break a chain
Which hung.so lightsomely.

But I have left thee now, and find
I liv'd but in thy smile,
And feel the chains like iron bind
Which hung like flowers a while :
The twilight of that vision yet
Rests on my memory's eyes,
And tells how bright a sun has set,
How dark a night must rise !

Nine is no heart where Beauty's eye
Awakes a transient blaze,
That lingers while her smile is by,
.And, when she parts, decays.
The fires which thou bast kindled there
Shall leave this heart no more ;
They may consume their cell—but ne'er
Shall they have rest before !

Ott. TORIO.-Last night Drury-Lane Theatre
took its turn to present this entertainment to the
Public. WEBER seems at present to be the most
popular of living Composers. The first Act
chiefly consisted of his Kampf raid Sieg, in
honour of The Battle of Waterloo. We have had
many of these martial compositions, yet there is
novelty as well as science in that of last night.
One stanza of God Save the King was introduced
with striking effect. Selections from HANDEL
and other Composers formed the rest of the Con-
cert, in which BRAHMA and Miss STEPHENS parti-
cularly distinguished themselves. The former had
a loud and unanimous encore in a song of his own,
and in The Alexis of Dr. PEPUSCH. In the course
of the evening LINDLEY gave a Concerto on the
Violoncello, and we can hardly pay him a higher
tribute of praise than to say, that he at times re-
minded us of the exquisite tones of CROSDILL.
The house was full, and the whole was received
with great applause, though somewhat too much
prolonged.

NATuni.tr. SOCIETY.—On Thursday the Ge-
neral Committee of the National Society for the Education of
the Peor in the Principles of the Established Church, held their
Meeting at St. Martin's Vestry-room. Present—Archbishop
of York, Bishops of Salisbury, Ely, Bath and Wells, Lichfield
and Coventry, Gloucester, Exeter, and Chester ; Lord Kenyon,
Sir James Langham, Bart, George Gipps, Esq. M.P., Arch-
deacons Cambridge, Watson, Rev. Dr. Bell, and other Members
of the Committee. Eight fresh Schools were united to the So-
ciety, and several grants of money were made towards the erect-
ing, enlarging, and fitting up of School-rooms.
LAMBETH ORGANIST.—At Lambeth yesterday,
a Meeting was held at the Parish Vestry to put in nomi-
nation the Candidates for the situation of Organist. A pre-
vious trial had taken ,place before Professional Judges, when
Mr, Ling, jun. who greatly distinguished himself (at No. 5.)
by his performance of " Angels ever bright and fair.," and
seven other musicians, were returned by the Judges. as fit
Candidates. The Vestry, however, thought proper to put in
nomination three persons who had not been so distinguished.
A poll has been demanded, and. those who are to be sub-
mitted to the choice of the parish, are the following :—Mr,
Long, of the Poor-house; Mr. Ling. of East-place; Mr.
Adams, of Walcot-place ; Mr. White, of Lambeth-walk ; Mr.
Leffler, of Nelson-square ; Mr. Richards of Chancery-lane.—
The Gentlemennamed bam were returned by, the Umpires
and Committee—Mr. Turk, Mr. Sturges, Mr. Callcott, Mr.
Mery, Mr. Ling, Mr. Richards, Mr. Leffler, and Mr. Hill.
PRACTICAL Br.UNDER OF AN IRISH FOOTPAD
ROBB I: R.—During a journey of the Bishop of Salisbury (the
celebrated Gilbert Burnet) from his See to London, he had a
sudden occasion to stop the carriage, which he desired might
proceed at a slow pace, as he expected shortly to overtake
it. Very few minutes had elapsed before his Lordship
was attacked by a robber, who, in the Irish brogue demand-
ed his watch and money. Remonstrance under such circum-
stances being unavailing, he complied with the best grace in
his power, expecting no further molestation. The coat, how-
ever, of the Bishop, happening to take the fancy of the thief,
he insisted on its being exchanged for his own threadbare jer-
kin, in which the clerical dignitary was suffered to depart. Dur-
ing this transaction the Bishop's coach had proceeded a consi.
derable distance, and Mrs. Burnet becoming uneasy at her hus-
band's delay; put her head out of the window and saw him run-
ning towards her with all possible speed, in his new disguise,
with the meaning of which she was soon made acquainted._
The Bishop, a short time afterwards, on putting his hand int:
one of the pockets of the jerkin, had the unexpected good luck
to find his own watch, and in the other, not only hii own purse,
but also another, containing upwards of fifty golden JaCObilses.
THE DOG.—An affecting anecdote was a short
time since related in the French Papers :—A young man took a
dog into a boat, rowed to the centre of the Seine, and threw
the animal over, with intent to drown him. The poor dog often
tried to climb up the side of the boat, but his master as often
pushed him back, till over-balancing himself, he fell over-
board. As soon as the faithful dog saw his master in the stream,
he left the boat, and held him above water till help arrived
from the shore, and his life was saved.
biequ'e.—athAed accolenrsigdyernlablne priOlpi erYtY °tor ilhis-
daughter, on the subsequent conditions : First, that she do not
enter into the state of matrimony without the consent of his
shirAe, lCateUlyadi deceased, bequeathed
two executors,, or their representatives. Secondly,: that she
' lie dressed with greater decency than she had hitherto been
accustomed to do. The testator's words were : " BUtas my.
daughther, Ann —, bath not attended to my admonitions,
respecting the filthy and lewd custom of dressing with naked
elbows, my will is, that in case she persists in so gross a viola:
lion gifenlale decency, the whole of the property devised by me
as aforesaid, and intended as a provision for her 'future life,
shall go to the eldest son of my sister Caroline , and
her heirs lawfully begotten.
JUDICIAL JOKE.—It is said that the late Chief
Baron Thompson was a very.. facetious companion over the
bottle, which he very much enjoyed. At one of the. Judge's
dinners, during the Assizes, there was present among the party
a certain dignitary of the Church. When the cloth was removed,
" I always think, my Lord, that a certain quantity of wine does
a man no harm after a good dinner !"---4 Oh no,.Sir !—by no
means,"—replied the Chief Baron, " it is the uncertain quan-
tity that does the mischief!"
SORE TnuoAT.—This is at present very com-
mon in London. Observe to put a piece of flannel, sprinkled
with spirits of wine, round the throat, and take a warm drink of
whey with ten grains of nitre, on the night of the:first symptoms
of sore throat, and you wilisave. trouble and. expence.
..k•REMEDY FOIL LOW S:PIRITS.—TIIke Of gum-
ammoniac one drachm, asafoetida half a drachm, disolved and
mixed in six ounces of penny-royal water ; add to this mixture
half an ounce of syrup of saffron, and take two spoonsful
twice or thrice a day.
ROMAN ANTIQUTIES.— Thursday, as some
workmen 'were digging under the floor of a
kitchen, in a house, near Riding Gate,_ adjoining
the estate of Mr. R. Fitmicts, they met with an
impediment about 1C inches below the surface of
the earth. Upon clearing .away, it was found to
be a Roman Urn, between two and three feet.
high, and about two feet in diameter. It was
unfortunately.destroyed from . want of due care
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in ',digging round it ; it contained some bones
. . .
and Ashes but the urn was quite plain.-
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