The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-15 00:00:00

POETRY.

KING GEORGE THE FOURTH'S COMING
TUNE— The Campbells are coming.
We'll cock our blue bonnets, aha, aha,
Oar Scottish blue bonnets, aim, aha;
We'll busk on our tartans—the gatherin'
King George the Fourth's comin', huzza, huzza!
We'll cock, &c.

His Majesty's comin' huzza, huzza !
Wellington's comin' an' a' ;
'Midst the leal and the noble to visit us a',
King George the Fourth's comin', huzza, huzza!
We'll cock; &c.

Roll smooth river Forth thro' each channel an' bay,
'Nor dare to lift billow or jaw :

The conq'ror of navies will ride on your stream,
King George the Fourth's comin', huzza, huzza !
We'll cock, &c.

Auld Scotia smile o'er your mountains sae green,
Edina look crously an' braw,
High lift up your portals far fam'd Holyrood,
That our ain King may enter, huzza, huzza!
We'll cock, &c.

Be joyful, ye halls where our Scottish courts shone,
In the blaze of the brave an' the braw ;
Ye'll be grac'd once again, for most graceful is he,
Royal George that is eomin', huzza, huzza!
We'll cock, &c.

Castle towers look ye proudly o'er country an' town,
Bristle forth now your cannons an' a' ;
The lion again shall wave high on your keep,
King George the Fourth's comin', huzza, huzza !

We'll cock, &c.
Let the heart of Scot in his bosom beat high,
We're a' true to the King an' the law;
We've often fought for him, an' will do sae again,
For our aM King that's comin', huzza, huzza !

We'll cock; &c.

The whiskey shall flow in a stream to his health,
We'll bumper it roun' till we fa'; •
Our bonnets with shouts we'll toss high in the air,
For our ain George that's comin', huzza, huzza!

Chores.
We'll cock our blue bonnets, aha, aha,
Our Scottish blue bonnets, aha, ha ;
'We'll bush on our tartans, the gatherin' blaw,
King George the Fourth's comin', huzza, huzza.

r, and COUNTESS of PORTSMOUTH

(FRO3I THE EDINBURGH COURANT.)
SlR—Seeing a paragraph in your Paper of Saturday last,
,respecting the Earl of Po IiTSMOUTII, affecting to impress the
public with a belief that his Lordship's sudden departure from
his family originated in some cruelty and indignity practised
upon this Noble Peer, for which there is not the smallest foun-
dation, the public are requested to suspend their opinion on
this ex-parte paragraph, which has been traced to have origi-
nated with the solicitors of the Hon. Newton Fellowes, his
Lordship's brother and presumptive heir, who has been the
secret instrument of taking his Lordship away, for purposes
easily to be guessed at.
Soon after the Earl of Portsmouth's marriage with his pre-
sent Countess, Mr. Fellowes attempted to procure a commis-
sion of lunacy against his noble brother, with a view, ulti-
mately, of setting aside the marriage, he being next in succes-
sion to the Earl's honours and estates, and dreading the conic-
quenee of his brother's union with so young a Lady; but in
this lie was, to his great mortification, unsuccessful ; and the
Earl has ever since that time (now between 8 and 9 years) re-
sided with his Lady, but during that period every obstacle has
been thrown in the way of their comfort, and which involved
much litigation in the English Court of Chancery. It tas,
however, a few months ago, in order to put an end to all further
disputes, agreed to leave all matters in difference to the arbi.
tration f a Gentleman of the Chancery bar, of the name of
Skirrow, and this reference has been proceeding up to the very
moment or Lord Portsmouth's sudden departure from Edin-
burgh, on Tuesday, the 2d instant. Lord and Lady Ports-
mouth have for many months been residing in this city. Her
Ladyship being in delicate health, and in a state of pregnancy,
had put herself under the entire management of Dr. James
Hamilton, jun., whose' skill as a physician and accoucheur is
as well known as his character for honour and integrity is pro-
verbial, but who had been assailed with scurrilous anonymous
letters that Lady PortsmoUth had come to Edinburgh to
smuggle a child. His Lordship had never left his Lady, my
sister, Lady Portsmouth, during the many months they re-
sided in Edinburgh, and uniformly evinced the most conjugal
attention and affectionate solicitude for her, and seldom quitted
her room except to take a walk and an airing, and pay a
morning visit at Mrs. Norton's, at Abbeyhill, a relation of his
first Lady.

On 'Tuesday morning, the 2d. instant, his Lordship break-
fasted with his Countess, and left her about one o'clock in per-
fect good humour, to take his walk, telling his Lady he should
soon return to her, and take an early dinner at three o'clock:
He was soon after seen going along Prince's-street; and on
passing the Royal Hotel, Mr. Fletcher Norton, a son of Mrs.
Norton, rushed out of the Hotel, and joined his Lordship,
and after a short conversation, prevailed upon Lord P. to
get into Mrs. Norton's coach, which was waiting for the pur-
pose near the Register Office, and droVe off on the road to
Haddington. They were soon after followed by Mr. Norton's
chariot, with post horses, and a person in it of the name of
Combe, who had assumed the name of Colonel Cooke, and
concurred in the plot, and which overtook Mrs. Norton's coach
a few miles beyond Haddington, when they all got into Mr.
Norton's chariot, and drove off with the utmost speed, tra-
velling day and night towards London,' and proceeded to and
arrived at Lord Grantley's house in Surrey, on the Thursday
following, in the afternoon, thus travelling near 440 miles
in fifty-one hours. His Lordship had not a change of apparel
of any description, nor had made the smallest prepara-
tion for such a journey. They were pursued to that place,
where Mr. Shirrow had joined the party, but all access to Lord
P. was refused by that gentleman ; what passed afterwards is
unnecessary to repeat. The public will draw their own con-,
elusions on the probability of this extraordinary flight being
the spontaneous act of Lord P., and on the motives which ac-
tuated the promoters of it. I feel it, hoWever, incumbent upon
me, to assure the public that I am in possession of evidence,
to prove that 111 r. N. Fellowes was privy and accessary to the
whole plot, which was conceived and formed shortly after
Lady P.'s pregnancy was made known to him.
I request you will insert this in your paper.
Your obedient humble servant, NEWTON HANSON.
Edinburgh, 32, Great King-street, July 30, 1822.

The Leeds and Halton Florist Society held
their Annual Carnation Meeting, at Mr. J.
llARDwicK's, the Cock Inn, Halton, on Wed-
nesday, the 31st July, when the prizes were ad-
judged as follow :

SCARLET BIZZARDS.
1. 31r. James Sponce—Yeomanson's Triumphant.
2. Mr. Benjamin Ely—Lee's Lord Nelson.
3. Mr. John Pickersgill—Pearson's Lord Bagot.
4. Ditto---Blucher.

• Plls`K LIZZARDS.
1. Mr. John Pickersgill—Cartwright's Rainbow.
2. Mr.. Tames Spence—Gregory's: King Alfred.
3. Mr. Benjamin Ely—Lee's Duke of Kent.
4.. Mr. John Piekersgill—Wood's Collingwood.
SCARLET PLAICES.
1. Mr. John Pickersgill—Wood's Cornet.
2. Mr. Wm.. Pickersgill—Madame Mara
3. Mr. James Spence—Seedling.
4. Mr. Benjamin Ely—Cartwright's Commander.

PURPLE FLAKES.
1. Mr. Benjamin. Ely—Seedling.
2. Ditto Ditto.

3. Ditto

Ditto.

4. Ditto—Wood's Commander.

PINK FLAKES.
1. Mr. Benjamin Ely—Fletcher's Duchess of Devonshire.
2. Mr. John Rolinson—Kivers's Incomparable.
3. Mr. Benjamin Ely—Foundling Dove.
4. Ditto—Seedling.

EXECUTION AT DURHAM.---011 Friday last, at
25 minutes past 12 o'clock, Robert Peat underwent the sentence
of the Law on the drop in front of the County Courts at Dur-
ham, in the presence of a considerable number of spectators.
The unhappy man appeared deeply affected, and shed tears.
His crime was the murder of a distant relative, in order to
possess his money.

DEA.TII QF SIR SAMUEL ACIIMUTY,
BY ACCIDENT.

It is with great regret we have to announce
the death of this gallant Officer, who was killed
by a fall from his horse in the Phoenix Park,
Dublin, on Sunday last. The melancholy event
is communicated in the following articles :--
Letter from Dublin, dated August 12.—" It is
with sincere sorrow I announce to you the sud-
den death of Sir SAM. ACHMUTY, by a fall from
his horse, while riding yesterday in the Phoenix
Park with Col. THORNTON. It is suspected that
he was subject to fas, and that having been
seized with one, he fell from his horse. He was
carried to the Royal Hospital, but without any
signs of life : he was dead. Sir SAM. ACIIMUTY
succeeded General BAIRD as Head of the Staff
in Ireland, the office of Commander-in-Chief,
held by Sir DAVID, having been abolished. He
was previously in good health, and attended' the
Theatre on the preceding night during the per-
formance of the tragedy of Othello. His death
has cast a deep gloom over all this city. Prepa-
rations had been made for the celebration of the
anniversary of the Ktrices Birth-day, his landing
here, &c., with a review in the Park, &c. this.
day; but I suppose they will be all suspended
by this melancholy event.—Thit lamented hero
was one of the most gallant and distinguished
Officers in the service. Ile was equally esteemed
and beloved in professional and private life. lie
was Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, and
Colonel of the 78th Regiment of Foot. The
East Indies and South America were the prin-
cipal scenes of his military exploits."
It is with extreme regret we state that Sir
SAMUEL ACHMUTY met his death yesterday, in
the Phoenix Park, by being thrown from his
horse. The Review, which was appointed for'
this day, has been postponed, in consequence of
this melancholy event.—ln consequence of the
melancholy event of the death of Sir SAMUEL
ACHMUTY, the LORD LIEUTENANT has postponed
the celebration appointed for this day, until
further orders.—(Dublin Morning Post, Aug. 12.)