The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-21 00:00:00

POETRY.

TO A YOUNG LADY ON HER MARRIAGE.
The world's esteem be you content to gain,
Its admiration leave the gay and vain ;
To flattery now no longer lend your ear,
But speak with caution, and with caution hear ;
Regard not fops, though they in raptures swear
You are born for conquest, and divinely fair,
0 ! let the coxcombs see you can despise,
And find a fool, though hid in gay disguise !
Each prating puppy then shall hold his tongue,
Nor even scandal do your honour wrong.
Your husband's love your first attention claims,
If he approves, no matter then who blames.
And take this truth, though in no flow'ry strain,
That love once lost, is ne'er renew'd again.
An oath, my dear ! you to high Heaven have made,
Each power stood witness while the words were said!
Though unpolite, I must the truth convey,
Be not surpris'd—you promis'd to obey !
Obedience pure, and unrefin'd by art,
That takes its rise from virtue in the heart ;
That springs from love, to sordid minds unknown,
And reigns in tempers, generous as your own.
0 ! may the man, who from the altar led
Your blooming beauties to the bridal bed ;
Sooth'd by your friendship, ne'er repent the hour
He gave his soul a victim to love's power :
0 ! be it thine, by each endearing art,
To gain the soft dominion o'er the heart ; •
Then, when the beauties of thy form shall fade,
By sickness wasted, or by age decay'd ;
Thy mind shall then the transient charms supply,
And give those beauties that can never die !

A. Country Paper contains the following grave
bull:—

" This, this our great concern, our wisdom this—
T' improve the day, ere Death's approaching night
Shall bid us slumber in eternal peace ;
And wake our raptur'd souls to extasy of bliss."
Whent

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—The following
" Rule of Court," which is of considerable im-
portance, has bee►► issued :
" To prevent unnecessary expence to Plaintiffs suing in this
Court, in case of notices given by Prisoners of their intentions
to apply for their discharge, under any Act made for the relief
of Insolvent Debtors—
" It is ordered, that after such notice given to any Plaintiff,
no Prisoner shall be superseded or discharged out of custody,
at the suit of such Plaintiff, by reason of such Plaintiff forbear-
ing to proceeed against him, according to the rules and prac-
tices of such Court, from the time of such notice given, until
some rule or order shall be made in the cause in their behalf by
this Court, or one of the Judges thereof ; and it is further or.
dered that a copy of this Rule shall be hung up in the usua:
places.

" R. DALLAS, J. BURROU GH,
J. A. PARK, J. RicHARDsoK

Yesterday was a remarkable day in the:history
of the country. On the 20th of November, 870,
EDMUND, King of the East Angles, having been
attacked by the Danes, and unable to resist
them, heroically offered to surrender himself a
prisoner, provided they would spare his subjects.
The Danes, however, having seized him, used
their utmost endeavours to induce EDMUND to
renounce his religion, but refusing to comply,
they first beat him with clubs, then scourged him
with whips, and afterwards binding him to a
stake, killed him with their arrows.
During the last week the rain in this part of the
country (Maidstone) has been almost unceasing, and very heavy;
the Medway has overflowed its banks in the neighbourhood of
Maidstone to a considerable extent, and the lowlands have been
so much inundated as to render some of the roads impassable.
At East Peckham, on Sunday night, forty-six marsh sheep, of a
flock of 59, were drowned on the lands of Mr. Hatch. Much
inconvenience was occasioned on Sunday at Maidstone, in con-
sequence of the new roof of the Church not being quite finish-
ed. The rains were so very heavy, that they penetrated into
the interior of the building, in spite of every precaution taken
to prevent them. This rendered the Church so damp, that the
Churchwardens very properly circulated a printed notice of the
circumstance, and very few persons attended Divine Service.—
Large fires will be kept up,rand by next Sunday it is hoped the
building will be thoroughly dry, and fit for the reception of the
congregation as usual.—(Maidstone Gazette.)
An attenipt at suicide was m ade on Tuesday
night, at Westminster-bridge, by an elderly fe-
male, attired in a shabby black dress. She was
observed walking in a dejected manner, and ex-
cited the suspicions of some passengers ; at length
she proceeded to walk down the steps, and was
about to plunge into the water, when her rash
attempt was frustrated by two men, who convey-
ed her to a place of safety.