The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-03 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Friday,

LISBON,'SEPT. 20.
SITTING OF THE CORTES, SEPT. 14.
The Order of the Day was, the last reading of the Consti-
tution.
Senor Fernandez Pinheiro read a paper, in which, after stat-
ing various reasons, he concluded by saying that to comply
with the wishes of his constituents, he must openly declare that
he cannot positively sign the Constitution.
This being read a second time, and supported by the author
and by Senor Castro e Silva, it was discussed and referred to
the Committee of the Constitution.
M. Braanicamp said he could not conceive how it was pos-
sible that some of the deputies from Brazil should have, be-
sides their powers as deputies, separate instructions ; and if
they had any, he did not understand that they could have any
validity, or serve as a pretext for any doubts. That these very
deputies had assisted in drawing up the Constitution, voted
in its articles, after they had been discussed, and now that the
work was finished, refused to sir it—this is not possible ; nor
is it possible that such a condition should exist in their powers
(or credentials). 1 therefore propose to refer them to the Com-
mittee of the Constitution, to be examined as far as they relate
to this subject. The President put this proposal to the vote,
which was approved.
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SEPTEMBER 16.—1 t appearing that there is a deficiency of
corn in the kingdom, the Agricultural Committee propose to
admit foreign corn to be deposited in the port of Lisbon.
I. Any merchant shall be at liberty to import foreign corn
(trip, wheat) into the port of Lisbon for the next three months,
subject to certain regulations.
11. When the average price of Portuguese, corn is 800 ries,
forei,gn corn shall be admitted as follows :
1. When the average price is between 800 and 900 ries, fo-
reign corn may be stated in equal proportion with Portuguese.
that is, half of each.
2. When the average price is between 200 and 960 ries, two-
thirds of foreign corn may be sold.
3. When the average exceeds 960 ries, the whole quantity
may be foreign.
SEPT. 17.—The Committee of the Constitution presented its
opinion on the steps, yet to be taken in swearing to and pub-
lishing it.
They propose that his Majesty shall repair to the Palace of
the Cortes on the Ist of October, to take the oath in form ' • and
that the President having presented to his Majesty the Holy
Evangelists, he shall lay his right,hand on the book and say,
" I accept, and swear to observe and cause to be observed, the
political constitution of the Portuguese Monarchy, which the
Constitutional Cortes of the same nation have just decreed."
SEPT. 19.—The opinion of the Committee proposing a De-
cree in seven articles relative to Brazil (which has already been
printed), declaring the acts of the Government of Rio null, re-
calling the Prince Royal, &c., was discussed, and gave rise to
a very long and animated debate, the continuance of which
was adjourned to the next Sitting.
The Cortes having approved of the opinion of the Committee
of the Constitution on the application of some Deputies of
Brazil, who desired that their functions should be considered
as terminated, because the province that sent them did not
agree, which opinion was founded on the circumstance that this
disagreement (dissidensia ) was not certain, and therefore they
should retain their functions till these provinces should name
other Deputies to the Cortes, convoked at Rio, the Deputies
proposed to defer signing the Constitution for the present.—
(Lisbon Papers, Sept. 20.)

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LONDON, 10.
TAURSDAY, OCTOBER 3_l/.

Paris Papers of IN-------Indav,
Journalstdri:gee
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We continue anxiously
Greek fleet, and for an 15th `1
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insure
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iSitle"
season, the Greeks anticipate the nal rerosC
great advantages to their cause, doing tile ,chiji
of
which Greecethei
ni
of the ensuing whiter, from the faciliti''ratiolls
military resourcesan
administrationd Authorities,f oor f establishing
the temporary cessation of military oPiiieirr
will afford them for the 'd Con uf ' heir
consolt a l th t
stitutions, for husbanding and drawing; forth hoe'
f 0511, a
dination and harmony between the various civ',th the'
the i nf
•nte, .It
crisis of their country's fate. The 0
sellutivrac'ltei ntsraslafri uerasl.l:ntcrieiod'trirtrueentivripsietitterta_i_colal
viov faift 1:01
0,,i 1
leisure from
courting ear"
probably, also, be 'employed in more t reit:'
the perils and business 0f °l.estj''
and attentively
Power s, or at least of asserting and fag°
treyt,
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to die il the
claim, in the Courts of Europe, t t too he
of an independent State, and their rig° cab
ovally! the
advantages of a strict bona Plc pc- • g ,I
Po' loe
the aid ofie:tiyi
part of Christian Governments'
ei/V /
arduous contest in which 60' iir-,,,,j011' ,
with the common enemies of Chris''' 53°
t the 4
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It is probable that they will exert re (
't PLI 0
degree of activity for these inilortan ti°° losec° 'ci
which they have exhibited in the Pr obi
1, ractor the
the war ; and if the energy of ell 'ost
:'(1 PI for
they have so eminently disPlille ring
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enemy in the field,be exerted in SP'
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the renewal of the conflict in the ens be I ,
111 ffeo
it may be fairly presumed that they 5„,%0 an obi
condition to recommence hostilities, on dectoOt
sive scale of sufficient magnitude to ratich etia
of the struggle. in the mean time/ to
Ineeptif
depend on the issue of the we fel° 1
between the hostile fleets, w Bic!' sea. oeta.
hope will be in favour of the oPPres op° mitl3
The enemies of Greece in this coon 400
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dislinguiSh the cause of the Greeks from the
;use of the South Americans, the Spaniards, the
eaPolitans, 07' the Piedmontese.—The Greeks,
_ay they, are fighting for their liberty : but so
:re the South Americans and the Spaniards, and
were the Italians ; and if there is any good
easen for assisting the Greeks, there was an
quallY good reason for assisting every other
Peopleeople who have attempted the reformation of
their institutions !—Without inquiring into the
P°IICY
°r impolicy, the justice or the injustice of
4frord•
log or refusing assistance to the revolted co-
lot,ie
5 °I Christian Sovereigns, or to the subjects of
Christian states endeavouring to set limits to the
:we'. of their Monarchs, or entirely to revolu-
ali:nize their Governments, surely there is an
"dunce of circumstances in the condition of the
. reeks, which strikingly and incontrovertibly dis-
tinguish their case from that of every other
people who in our times have been embarked in
contest with their Rulers. Their Tyrants
&31" i
them, not by laws, but by the sword ;
linntib:re in every sense foreigners to the
to mrilY Population which has been subjected
.elr ruthless power. They are of different
„ar
gln,--sof different religions—of different man-
titiirs) character, and habits. In their very dress,
atere is the distinction of the master and the
uave. The Turks even doom to death the
frr °eek who shall presume to defend his property
41.41 the rapacity, or his family from the bru-
tYl of the monsters who exercise the right of
Ini
.(Pr°Priating the one, and of violating with
PtlitY the persons of the other! Look
the fate of Scio alone ; and then say
of ether there is nothing peculiar in the case
the
Greeks, that appeals to the sympathies,
and
re "'fluids the active interference, of Europe to
biselle them from the fangs of the merciless
k::lll°unds who are a disgrace to human nature,
the continuance of whose power is incom
pat
'hie with the progress of civilization.
FR.ENCH F
Opened at
rive per Cents.
Highest
I Closed at 93 f. sc.
flank Stock 1646 f. 25 c.
.; apolitan Five per Cents 77i f-
'xehange on London—One Month 25 f. 50 c.
Three Months 25 f. 35 c.

ew York Papers arrived this morning to the
a;th August. The Paper of the 22d August con-
.1118
an account of the Fire at New York, which
is
far from being of that magnitude reported
esterday.
.tkirG.'" 14e New York Gazette of the 22. d August.]
Out --out -eight o'clock last evening a fire broke
the at
the great Depot of Naval Stores, opposite
''.iiont:ffsee:llouse Slip, on Long Island. In a few
esseveral stores, and sheds filled with naval
tion Bce• were in a vivid blaze ; the illumina-
sid 'vas sublimely grand, and on the city
• e
of s attracted an assemblage of thousands
Pectators, who filled our wharfs and stores
°-
the river side, and hundreds were seen
:a:II:hills in the rear of the flames. The wind,
Islight from the S.S.W., and the flames
seived Very
f-
but little aid that was not derived
1:7, the combustibility of several thousand
-A4l- res of naval stores, which, like the lava of
•of fir Vesuvius, spread a most interesting sheet
4:lsver an extensive wharf to the river, and
t
• oft. eshe-ted a most splendid blaze to the surface
• hyxe water' The stores were principally owned
Tr•llENay WARNERG, and were rented by
tl4llt4in WAITE, and many who had in storage
s Property of numerous individuals.
Per he above was in type we learn the pro
krtY destroyed includes THOMAS ARMSTRONG'S
Dortter house and store yard, Messrs. VANDEVER'dS
the house, TUTTLE'S dwelling h store, house, an
; of WARNERG. It is supposed that the
sodikinngs contained about 1,400 bales of cotton,
stores 2'o°p barrels of naval stores ; the naval
4: Bpd ,11,..r°4Y be estimated at about 24,000 dollars,
le cotton at about 56,000 dollars, making a
doisi) including the buildings, of about 100,000
• and K
The brick store of Messrs. WARNERG
"aucnLY, full of cotton, is the only build
hr, that was not laid waste. It is not known
.th: the fire originated, but it is presumed to be
Work of
Ai an incendiary.
214s,Plitt AL) AUG. 17:—Through the polite-
qiytaiat a Genleman, who has just arrived in this city from hgente Dail in the North-west territory, we have received inte -f
the 44tliat the expedition which was fitted out by direction
• l'ieurelitalt*Ys in the summer of 1819, under the orders of
-nt PRANxiax, was on its retitrn to Hudson's. Bay.
1040mheex:edition advancedas near to the Copper Mine River in
tilea the
spri
the approaching winter would permit, and
in etlV)? had °f the last Year, having embarked the canoes which
er
—4 it Over land with them, they descended that
et, oe
° tea
discharged itself into the Hyperborean or Fro-
ti s litte,;°. Tile expedition then proceeded in the execution
e;t fro' 4.l—°: °bieet, namely, to explore the coast of the Polar
ti
kW% $m he rnouth of the Copper Mine River round to Hud-
c% we
13;• This, however, it would appear, from the informa-
hY tutee aye been able to collect, it could no further effect than
ast),,,,,ing a few hundred miles of the coast to the northward
:attl--the With winter having set in towards the end of
1,
/10t
41)Pear -en severity that it obliged the party to return. It
, from the arrangement that was made, that

land-marks should be placed by either Captain Parry or Lieut.
Franklin, as they should first arrive at certain points as they
proceeded, that the former had reached so far as the party of
the latter.

Several deaths had occurred; among them Mr. WOOD, nine
Canadians, and one Esquimaux. It is stated, that from the
observations made in this expedition, the mouth of the Copper
Mine River differs by several degrees of latitude from that
laid down by HEAux.

FROM RIO JANEIRO.-The brig Homer,
JAMES PHILLIPS, arrived here yesterday in 42
days from Rio Janeiro, which place she left en
the 10th July. Captain PHILLIPS informs us
that an Expedition, consisting of two frigates,

three sloops of war, and two gun brigs, had been
fitted out at Rio, and were on the point of sail-
ing against Bahia, where General MADERIA had
3000 Portuguese troops.

As M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT has long been a pro-
minent character i►l France, we have thought it
necessary to insert this day his letter to the PRO-
CUREUR-GENI.RAL of the Court of Poitiers.—
This Mr. CONSTANT is a foreigner in France, and
has been a restless and troublesome character,
but as he is notorious, if not famous, and has
been suspected of improper conduct towards its
Government, it is right that his defence should be
heard.

The Corporation Dinner at Lynn, Norfolk,
given by the New Mayor, Colonel EVERARD, on
Monday last, was attended by many respectable
characters of the County, among whom were the
Members for the Town, T. W. COKE, Esq. and
EDMOND WODEHOUSE, Esq. The Marquis of
TITCHFIELD was also present, and on his health
being proposed, he took occasion to say, that the
circumstance of having a near relation (Mr. CAN-
NING) who had been recently placed in a high
station, would have no effect upon his political
conduct. We should have conceived that such
a declaration from the Noble Marquis was un-
called for, as it never could be supposed that his
political conduct could be influenced by any other
principle than a due regard for the national wel-

We understand that his MAJESTY wrote a
most gracious invitation to the Marquis CONYNG-
HAM, requesting his presence at Carlton House :
the Noble Marquis, in consequence, immediately
sailed for England to attend his MAJESTY.—
(Dublin Morning Post.)

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE are ex:
pected to arrive on Saturday or Sunday next, a
Bushy Park, from the Continent.
An application has been made, we understand,
by several members of the Stock Exchange, to
the Committee of that body, to be allowed to
transact business in foreign securities, in the
same manner as in the English funds. An answer,
it is said, will be returned on Saturday to this
application.
It has been suggested by some of the principal
Brokers on 'Change, to have one of the pillars
blackened, and, in case of any defaulter in the
Foreign 'Market, to have his name posted up,
similar to the custom at the Stock Exchange ;
as, of late, a great number of fraudulent trans-
actions have taken place in that Market, to the
great detriment of the respectable Brokers.
Letters were yesterday received from Bahia
direct, dated July 26. They mention that the
place was in a formidable. state of defence, and
one letter says, that if attacked, it will cost the
assailants a few thousand men. General MA-
DEIRA had sent out six vessels to cruise against
the Rio Janeiro expedition, which they expected
would soon make its appearance. The Lisbon
expedition had not arrived, nor did they look for
it sooner than twenty days, not being aware that
it left Lisbon so early.
The importation of hemp this season, to the Ist
of October, amounts to 9,037 tons from St. Petersburgh, and
1,363 tons from Riga. In 1821, the importation for the same
period amounted to 1,859 tons from St. Petersbmgh, and 142
tons from Riga. During the whole of 1821 the importation of
hemp from Si. Petersburgh amounted to 6;762, and from Riga
to 1,177 tons.
Of bristles, this season, the quantity imported
to the Ist of October is 902 casks. During the same period, in
1821, there were only 561 casks ; and the total quantity for the
season 1821 was 1,034.
The accidentslthat occur in dark or foggy weather by steam-
boats may be prevented, it is suggested, by their carrying on
the bow a bell to be rung by a small crank.
On Monday last, the Annual Election of Offi-
cers took place at the Royal College of Physicians, at which
meeting Sir Henry Halford, Bart., was elected President ; Dr.
Geo. Gilbert Currey, Treasurer ; Dr. Clement Hues, Regis-
trar ; Dr. Edw. Ash, Dr. John Bright, Dr. William Frederic
Chambers, and Dr. William Montgomery Boyton, Censors.—
The Commissioners appointed under the Act for Regulating
Mad-houses, are Sir Henry Halford, Bart., Dr. Edw. Roberts,
Dr. 'William Lambe, and Dr. Henry J. Cholmeley.—Dr.
Richard Powell, Secretary.
DUBLIN GUILD OF MERCIIANTS.—We under-
stand the following Resolution will be passed at
the next Meeting of the Guild, on Monday, the
14th of October, at the New Hall, on Welling-
ton-quay :—" Resolved, That as Roman Catho-
lics are by the law of the land eligible to be
Members of this Guild, and as there is no rule
or by-law on our books to exclude them, we,
therefore, in order to demonstrate our loyalty to
the KING, our respect for the laws, and our
esteem and friendship for our fellow-citizens, do
hereby declare our intention to support, with our
votes and interest, the admission of such re-
spectable Merchants of this city as may offer
themselves,without religious distinction."—(Dub-
lin Freeman's Journal.)
PUBLIC WHlPPlNG.—Yesterday morning the
following persons were publicly whipped in the Sessions-house-
yard, Old Bailey, viz. :—J. Mansfield and W. Smith, for pig-
stealing ; John May, for stealing a valuable trunk ; D. Bryan,
for stealing eight sovereigns; IN m. 'button, Wm. Berry, and
Christopher Read, for stealing fowls ; John Clark, for stealing
a bed, &c. ; I. Maslin, for stealing knives and forks from a
Public-house; I. Nelson, 1. Warren, J. Cozens, John Murphy,
and W. Sidebottom, for stealing wearing apparel; I. Banks,
and Stephen Ryan, for stealing goods from a shop ; and
Thomas Shepherd, for receiving a piece of pipe belonging to
the London Gas Company, knowing it to be stolen. Several
of them received a very severe flogging, being old offenders.
There were four whipped privately immediately afterwards.

The Duke of Manchester, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-
street, from Kimbolton-castle, Huntingdonshire ; Sir Davidge
and Lady Gould, at their seat in Herts, from a tour ; Lord
C. Fitzroy, from SufFolk ; Earl of Darlington, at Raby-castle,
Durham, from a tour ; Lord Carrington, at Wycombe-abbey,
Bucks, from a tour in Oxfordshire; the Dowager Countess of
Dartmouth, at Sandwell-hall, Staffordshire, from a tour.
DEPARTURE s.—Earl and Countess Bective, from Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square ; the Dowager Marchioness of Lon-
donderry, sen., from Wilts, for Polder-wood Lodge, Hants ;
Lady Brooke Faulkner, from Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on
a tour ; T. Leigh, Esq. M.P., from ditto, for Cheshire ; A.
Campbell, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Viscount Downe, from
Cowick Hall, for Danby Hall ; • Major and Mrs. Douglas, from
the Claremont Hotel, Bond-street, for the Continent; James
Earle, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton ; the Hon. Mr. Rice, for
South Wales ; Sir Thomas H. Farquhar, Bart., for Roehamp-
ton : the Earl of Besborough, from Brocket Hall, on a tour ;
the Earl and Countess of Airly, from the Lincoln Hotel, Man-
chester-street, for Aitly Castle, North Britain.

The Duchess of Kent, and the Princess her daughter, were
present last week at the Isle of Thanet Races, and seemed much
amused. On her Royal Highness arriving on the course, she
was waited upon by the Stewards, Sir E. Knatchbull and Mr.
Warre, and her carriage placed near the winning post.

THE THEATRE.—The Comedy of Speed the
Plough last night introduced Mr. L' YAKS in the
part of Farmer Ashjield, at Covent-Garden
Theatre. This Actor conies from the Bath
Theatre, where he had acquired such reputation
as tempted the new Management to invite him to
London. It was, of course, a hazardous enter-
prize to follow so popular an actor as EMERY, but
the new Performer seems to have a just concep-
tion of the rustic character, and also to play, vith
feeling. His best scene was that in which there
is a struggle between conscience and curiosity to
know the contents of the letter to his Daughter,
and he was not without humour in that where he
" argnfies the topic" as to the dismission of Henry,
by desire of Sir Philip Blantlford. .11e is a pro-
mising young Actor, and deserved the encou-
ragement which tie received.—Some of the diurnal
critics have been rather harsh in their comments
on this Comedy ; but though it may not advance
high pretensions to wit and humour, it is well
suited to the taste of a mixed audience, which is
not quite qualified to relish the refinement of
pure legitimate comedy. The Play contains an
agreeable variety and contrast of characters, and
the fable is interesting altogether, though we wish
that the author had not borrowed from the Ger-
man Muse the horrific bloody knife and dark
chamber.—The characters in general were last
night well performed. JONES had all this active
levity in Bob Ilandg ; FARREN followed the
4
steps of NI UNDEN !
Sir
Abel, out not with a ser-
vile adherence. ABBOTT gave prominence to
Henry. EGERTON ably supported the anxieties
of Sir Philip. Miss FOOTE. and Mrs. VINING,
in Susan and Miss Blangford, deserve commen-
datory notice, and Mrs. DAVENPORT was ad-
mirable in Dame Ashlield, .There was no want
of a just conception of Lady Handy's character
in Miss GREEN'S performance, but her person is
not large enough for such a terrific Virago. The
Play was well received, and so was the musical
entertainment of /?osina.

It is rumoured that serious differences are
likely to arise between the two whiter Theatres,
and the transfer of Performer from one to the
other, will probably lead to an appeal to the
respective PATENTS.
Mr. KEAN commenced an engagement for a
week at the Aberdeen theatre, on Monday last,
in the character of Richard M. He is to appear
in Montrose, for one night, this evening, as Sir
Giles Overreach, and during the remainder of,
the week at Pe rth.—(EdinburghCourant,Sept.3o.)
• To such a pitch of perfection has almost every
article of machinery obtained, that those only
can believe who witness its wonderful effects. A
machine for the dressing of cloth has recently
been erected in this place, which does as much
in forty-five minutes as two men could do in two
days.—(Leeds Paper.)
IRISII PAUPERS'.—One hundred and sixty-six
Irish paupers, of both sexes. have been removed within the last
four months from the parish of Poplar to Mr. Davis, the pass.
master for the County of Middlesex, for the purpose of being
passed home to Ireland. The expence thus incurred by the
parish is 741. 14s. being at the rate of 9s. fin each pauper.
When Calais was taken by the French, the
quantity of brawn which was in store puzzled the victors. They
judged it to be a dainty; but in vain did they roast it, bake it,
and boil it; but still they could not make it eatable. llarrison,
who tells this story, laughs at the Friars, who took it for
fish, and at the Jews, who could not believe that it was part
of a hog.
The passion of De Luc, the natural philoso-
pher, for music, was so predominant in his lattcr days, that a
piano was placed by his bed side, on which his daughter played
great part of the day.—The evening of his death, seeing her
father ready to sink into a slumber, she asked him, " Shall I
play any more ?" " Keep playing," said lie, " keep play,
mg." He slept; but awoke no more.
On Thursday last, the son of a respectable
merchant, named Nixon, made an attempt on his own life
in Moorfields. He was in a state of mental derangement at
the time, and had been confined at a private mad-house in
Bethnal-green' from which he made lea escape in a singular
manner. He had marked the hour at which the locking up
took place, and observed, that immediately before that time
the superintendants were more busily employed than at any
other. On the day of his escape he conducted himself with more
than ordinary discretion and calmness under the eye of the Go-
vernor, and retired, when all were most deeply engaged, to his
room, where he deliberately took the cord from his bedstead,
and, fastening it to a window-bar, let himself down and walked
to a coach-stand, where he hired a chariot, and ordered the
coachman to drive to the Monument. Upon arriving at the
Monument he alighted and purchased a brace of pistols and
powder and ball, and then resuming his seat in the chariot,
ordered the coachman to drive to Moorfields, to the house of
the Rev. Mr. Devereux, the Catholic clergyman. Having
reached that destination, he left a letter for Mr. Devereux,
begging that a spot in the burial ground in which the reverend
gentleman usually officiated should be given up for the recep-
tion of the body of the unfortunate writer. The chariot was out
of sight before the letter was read, and the poor maniac had dis,
charged one of the pistols at his own body. The ball entered
between the ribs. He was taken back to the mad-house, where
every possible attention has been paid to. him, but it is appre-
hended that he cannot rocover. He has been in the army and
navy, but some years ago he was attacked' with brain fever,
• which permanently affected his mind.

POETRY.

On the lamented DEATH of the MARQUESS of LONDON.

DE RRY.
Come, weep o'er the couch where the statesman is shrouded,
'Where all that is•noble lies dark and forlorn ;
Oh ! weep that our prospects of rapture are clouded—
That darkness has follow'd the brightness of morn.

The keen eye of fire, and tongue of persuasion,
That sway'd in the senate and chann'd in the grove;
The heart that was closed to proud faction's invasion,
But open to gentleness, mercy, and love.

'Where-where are they now ? Some demon has blasted
And fed on the spoils of the good' and the brave ;
Some dtcmon has envied the bliss that we tasted,
While hope buoy'd us up on a treacherous wave.

Oh, heroes of Albion !—circled with glory,
And proudly enroll'd in the records of fame,—
Rend—rend ye your laurels, and weep at the story,—
A story the muses would shudder to name.

Ye virgins,—the fairest and sweetest of flowers
Bring hither, and scatter them over his pall--
Let the sallies of gaiety cease in your bowers,
And the voice of the mourner be heard in your hall.
C. L.

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