The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-15 00:00:00

P 0 E T 11 Y.

COUNTRY AND TOWN.
BY HORATIO smmt, Esq.
llorrid, in country shades to dwell !
One, positively, might as well
Be busied in the quarries ;
No earthly Object to he seen,
But cows and geese upon a green,
As sung by Captain Morris.—
One's moped to death with cawing crown,
Or silent fields ;—and as for beaux,

One's optiCs it surprises
To see a decent animal,
Unless at some half-yearly ball,
That graces the assizes.
0 ! the unutterable bliss
Of changing such a wilderness,
For London's endless frolic !
Where concerts, operas, dances, plays,
Chase, from the cheerful nights and days,

All vapours melancholic t
There, every hour its tribute brings;
The future comes on golden wings,
Some new delight to tender ;
And life,--deprived of all alloy, •
in one unceasing round of joy,
Festivity and splendour.
So cries the rural nymph !,—while they,
The wearied, disappointed prey
_ _

Of London's heartless
Sick of the hollow joys it yields'
Gladly, withdraw to groves and fields,
In search of peace and quiet!
0, happiness !—in vain we chase
Thy shadow, and attempt to trace
Its ever-changing dances;
Like the horizon's line, thou art
Seen on all sides,—but sure to start
From every one's advances !

ASSIZE INTELLIG ENT: E.

WINTER CIRCUIT—SirILRET, liISIGSTON', DEC. 13.
Thomas Hill and John May were indicted for assaulting
-Thomas Luck, on the 7th of December, on the King's high-
way at Newington, and robbing him, of four N. Bank of Eng-
hind, two 51. Tonbridge Bank notes, and three sovereigns, his
property.
Both prisoners solemnly denied the robbery. The prisoner
May called a great number of witnesses, who gave him an ex-
cellent character.
'The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction, found the
prisoners Guilty ; and sentence of " Death" was recorded.
'James Foy and John Simmons were indicted fur stealing
three pockets of hops, the property of Messrs Price and Tho-
mas, at St. Saviour's, Southwark.
Neither of the prisoners called any witnesses.
The ,fury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found Foy
Not Guilty, but convicted Simmons, and he was sentenced to
seven years' transportation.
John Jacobs, a person of gentlemanly times and appearance,
was indicted fbr feloniously intermarrying with Catherine Fitz-
gerald, spinster, on the 23d January, 1816, at Walcot, in So.
mersetshire, his first wife, Dorothy Donovan, to whom he had
been married at Cove, Cork, in the kingdom of Ireland, on the
6th of April, 1813, being still alive.
Mr. LAW moved to postpone the trial until the next Assizes,
on an affidavit, stating that the prisoner (a debtor in the King's
Bench prison), had been committed for trial only yesterday,
and that he had no time to procure, from Ireland and elsewhere,
several witnesses material and necessary to his defence.
iItIODERICK fa the prosecution, was instructed to re-
sist the application—Amt.
The Learned Juno, under 'ttle circumstances sworn,
thought the postponement of the trial was reasonable.
The case was therefore ordered to stand over until the next
Assizes.
Robert Sidney was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with
Esther Filp, widow, at Newington, his first wife being alive.
The prisoner, who appeared to be in inferior health, had
been married to his first wife since 1818, and had parted from
her on account of misconduct. In 1823 he married again to
his second wife, a widow advanced in years. Since his sepa-
ration from his first wife, he had repeatedly sent her relief.—
Both marriages were clearly proved, and the prisoner was found
guilty.
Under all the circumstances, and considering his infirm
health, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the
county gaol.

SOCIETY OF SCOTTISH ANTIQUARIEit.--41110I1g
the communications laid before the Society, yesterday evening,
was the challenge sent by the celebrated Rob Roy to the Duke
of Montrose. The original document was exhibited to the So-
ciety by Mr. Haig of the Advocates' Library. The other eom-
munications were, Ist, The result of a action, made by direc-
tion of J. A. Frazer, Esq. of Lovat, of the vitrified Fort of Dun
Fion, communicated by Sir G.. Mackenzie ; and, 2d, An ac-
count of some ancient carvings in wood discovered at Helms
Hall, Lancashire, with drawings of them ; presented to the
Society by Captain Jones, 29th regiment.—(Edinburgh O.
server, Dec.l2.)
SINGULAR DEATH.—On Friday an Inquisition
was taken before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq., Coroner, at the
sign of the Jubilee, in ,Gee street, touching the death of Mary
How, a married woman, residing at No. 71, Turnmill-street,
Somerstown, whose death was caused by the breaking of a blood
vessel in her leg. Mrs. Martha I'ayne, widow, being sworn,
deposed, that the deceased enjoyed good health, excepting that
one of her legs was bad, and had been so for many years. On
Wednesday. a little before four o'clock, the deceased complain-
ed of herleg being very sore, and it looked very black, as it
usually did ; at four o'clock on that afternoon a little girl, the
dauhter of the deceased, came running to witness, and, in
treat haste, begged'a candle, " as her mother's leg was bleed-
ing to death.' Witness immediately went to her, anti found two
gentlemen supporting the deceased on the ground. There
was agreat quantity of blood on the floor. Witness got some
water, and afterwards some brandy and vinegar was sent for,
and a person was also sent for Doctor. In about twenty
minutes, Mr. Medley's assistant came, and bound up the
deceased's leg, and afterwards sent her a draught, part of
which the deceased took,' and after she had swallowed it she
said, " I shall die." Another medical gentleman also came
to her assistance, and said deceased was in great danger. The
deceased at that time looked like a dead woman, and in a few
minutes after she expired. The deceased was in general good
health, and had been walking about two days previous to her
death. Witness understood, and believed it to he true, that the
deceased accidentally struck her sore leg against a clothes-horse
which stood in her way, and which had caused the great effu-
sion of blood from her leg.—The Coroner here intimated to the
Jury that he did not see any occasion for further evidence, it
being pretty plain that the deceased had, by accident, struck her
leg as described by the witness who had been examined, and
had by that means broken a blood-vessel, which was the imme-
diate cause of her death :in which opinion the-Jury fully con-
curred, and returned a verdict accordingly.
HORSE STEALING.--Curly yesterday morning
the stable of Mr. BLACFALL, of Bermondsey-square, was
forcibly entered, and two fine horses selected, with saddles and
bridles, from amongst four that were in the stalls. The thieves
decamped, leaving a candle burning.—A few days ago a poor
man, who had walked up from Hampshire, stated to Mr.
Ham., the Chief Constable at Union-Hall, that he had lost a
fine horse, of which he gave the description, but stated that he
had no money to pay'for publishing hills or advertising his loss,
anti it wits the sole support of his family. Mr. Hall,
with a liberality which does him honour, had bills
immediately printed at his own expense, and forwarded to all
parts of the country. The thief was stopped with the horse
in his possession, 60 miles from where he took it, and lodged in
a place of safety, to the no small satisfaction of the poor man,
who wrote up to Mr. Hall, saying he would pay the expences in
a few days, and thanking him in the most feeling manner for
saving his family from the workhouse.
DREADFUL A cct DENT.—About eleven o'clock
this forenoon, a distressing occident happened in
St. Andrew-street, Seven Dials. A fine child, of
two years of age was observed by the passengers
leaning from a first floor window, when suddenly
the infant lost its balance, and fell into the street.
The passengers raised the hapless child, and car-
ried it lifeless into the house. The skull was
dreadfully fractured. The mother of the infant
The following foolish note was circulated was uot, purchasing some necessaries.
through the city yesterday ALARMING FlRE.—About two o'clock this
" Men of England I—Are ye fools! Are ye madmen ? that morning an alarm of fire was given by the watch-
ye thus saunter about the banking-houses, making the difficul-
man of Brook-street, Bloomsbury, he having dir-
ties, if any exist, Still greater ? Silly people I go, and indus-
triously prosecute your affairs, and put your shoulder to the covered the lower part of the house of Mr.
wheel, if you wish to get the cart out of the mire; or you are JAaKsoN, cheeseinonger, to be in flames,
caused
unworthy of the SPIRIT which flows in -British BLOOD.
it is believed, by the explosion of a copper-flue.
Accounts were received in town yesterday, of
The alarm being heard, the family had time to
a rencontre having taken place on Saturday between the country
people of Rusk and the constabulary of Balgriggan and the I escape, and the parochial engines being soon On
preventive guards, who were protecting the ship Janietta, which I the spot, the flames were confined to the lower
had been cast on shore nearSkerries. One of the country people
has, we understand, been killed.—(Dublin Paper.) part of the house, and finally extinguished.

THE LATE DUCHESS DE GRAMONT.

The following letters, honourable to the feel-
ngs of the writers, have been addressed to the
LORD PROVOST Of EDINBURGH :--

PARIS, Nov. 21,1825.

Mw Lonn,—ln the name of all my 'family, I am anxious to
express to you all my gratitude for the cares, the attentions,
and the honours that you have paid my late wife.
You wished that this mournful ceremony should he conduct-
ed with the greatest pomp and magnificence. Your wishes
have been more than realized.'
I have learnt that you, my Lord, the Magistrates of Edin-
burgh, and other persons of distinction, accompanied the pro-
cession as far as Newhaven. This has sensibly affected me.
recognize in these attentions the 'Magistrates of that hospi-
table city which sheltered in her bosom our King and his fol-
loweis—l recognize in them the Scotch, in every age, friendly
towards our nation, whether in prosperity or in misfortune.
You have been anxious, in fine, to honour, by your atten-
tions, a family who, in the flay of adversity, had opportunities
of appreciating within your walls the most noble hospitality—
the deepest interest.
I have the honour of begging you, my Lord, to be my inter-
preter towards the Magistrates, and other public authorities of
Edinburgh, entreating the Lord, eceive,the thanks of a grateful
family. For yourself, my deign to receive the assurance
of the high sentiments with which
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your very humble and very obedient servant,
(Signed)' The Duke du GRAMONT.
The Bight Hon. the Lord Provost and
Magistrates of Edinburgh.

London, sth December, 1025.
50, Portland-place.
Mv. Lord—llaving received a letter for your Lordship from
the mike de t}ramont, I cannot forward it without adding a
few lines, which I trust your Lordship and the Magistrates of
the eity of Edinburgh will accept as the tribute of my gratitude,
for the very feeling and highly honourable manner in which the
Duke's wishes have been accomplished with respect to the re-
moval of the remains of my lamented sister, the Duchess de
Gramon, thus continuing, even when no more, these flattering
distinctions to the memory of a regretted member of it, with
which all our family were treated in Scotland, a country which,
together with its inhabitants must ever be esteemed by me.
May I request your Lords'hip will interpret my feelings on
this melancholy occasion to the Magistrates of the City of Edin-
burgh, and allow me to remain,
My Lord, very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Prince POLIGNAC.
The Right Hon. the Lord Provost and Magistrates
of the city of Edinburgh.