The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-03 00:00:00

POETRY.

The charming puppet inay pass by; or gently fall and rise,
T.t Will not hurt my peace, for I have ears as well as ties

RAIN.—For the following account of the quan-
tities of rain which have fallen in each month
in the years 1820 and 182 r, we are indebted to
the politeness of a gentleman residing in St.
Thomas, near Exeter, in which parish the account
was kept :

1820.

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Augutit
September
October
November
December

• - 3.88
- 1.38
- 1.84
- - 1.44
- 2.23
- .57
• - 1.(1
- 2.17

• 1821.
January - - 2.53
February - - .32
March - - 4.49
Ayril , - 3.43
May -.- 3.06
June - 1.26
July - - 2.98
August - - 2,33
September - - 3.10
October - - 3.36
November - - 5.44
December - - 8.581

- 2.42
169
- 1.62
- 2.49

26 inches 57-100ths.
(Western Luminary, Dec. 3

41 inches 58-100ths:

'The situation of Chichester, from the accumulation of the
water, is most deplorable. Even cellars in the centre and
'..igher ground of the city, are not free from its intrusion—
The suburbs, particularly the eastern and soutl-•m-n, have
been inundated for some days.. From some channels being
judiciously cut, and the prevalence of a northerly drying
wind for the last thirty hours, much good is looked to : in some
places it has sunk eighteen inches. Every thing that appears jan obstruCtion to the desired vent of this element, is either by
dark or day-light levelled : " and we fear," says our corre-
spondent, .'a repetition of a wArien-wArt which unharmoniz-
ed the good citizens, first by a PAPER-WAIL, and, ultimately by
an assize-trial, in 1811."

As the Rev. Dr. fliaarrT,of Trinity College,
Dublin, was walking one fine day in the
Provost's garden, two of the students, who
were looking out of a window, perceived him,
and having procured a looking-glass, on which,
catching obliquely the rays of the sun, they
directed them full in the face of his Reve-
rence, who being offended at the indignity,
proceeded directly to the apartments of the young
gentleman, and said, 44 Well, Mr. B. and Mr. IV.,
I fine you each 10d. for casting reflections on one
of the heads of Trinity College."
Monday night, the house of Captain SANDERS,
Kent-road, %las burglariously entered, and robbed
of money, plate, and linen to the amount of about
1501. The thieves gained admission •at the back
first floor window, by means of a ladder, and are
supposed to have been a considerable time on the
premises, as they made a very nice selection of the
property.

Ilortsu-STEALcus.—These gentry have lately,
made a sort of general sweep in the neighbour-
hood of Kidderminster, nearly a dozen horses,
most of them valuable ones, having very recently
been stolen in that district, and not one of them
et recovered.

" 0 ! COULD I SUCH AEMALE FIND."
A beauteous face, let others prlie, the features of the fair
I look for spirit in her eyes, and meaning in her air.
What ! though she Seem quite sweet and. mild, with colour
fresh aS morn,

An innocent and harmless child, as ever yet Was born,
This will not kindle my desire, or make me.'wish to wed
LeSt ignOrance should quench the fire, which 'Wisdom would
have fed.

I want to'know the inward state and temper of her mind;
If she will frown, or rage, or fret, be gentle or unkind;
If in discourse she's calm and staid, and jtidgment ride he
life;

Nonsense might charm us in a• maid, but never in a wife!
I love to see a fentale friend, who looks as if she thought :
Who on her household will attend, and do the thing she ough
A Quaker plainness in her dress, kitchen and servants clean ;
Provision neither in excess, nor scandalously mean !
Oh ! could I such a female find, such treasures in a wife,
I'd pass my days in peace resign'd, nor fear the ills of life.

On the 18th of September was caught a sea pigeon near to the Isle of France, in the Indian Ocean, with
the following inscription tied to its taili

" seen the Betsy far at sea;
And where you soon may find iti
Whatever name your ship may be,
Please write her name behind it !"
" Brig Betsy, Captain Robert Smith, at sea, lat. 34. 13. S.
long. 58:8. W. from Buenos Ayres, bound to London. This
is to ascertain the distance and courses this bird may fly from
this until it may be caught; and you will oblige me by insertin,,
it in the public papers.—GeOrge Lord." This bird was caught,,
in the American ship Flora, from Calcutta, bound to Philadel-
phia, and arrived last week at Liverpool from Philadelphia.

THE 'NUN DATIONS.---In the neighbourhood of
eiraterloo bridge, the inhabitants have lately b-en
much annoyed by the inundations, especially those
who have established themselves in the houses
built on what was called the Stone Field, while
the bridge was in course of erection. The accu-
mulating rains settling vainst a wall lately erected
in the row of these houses, levelled it with the
ground on Friday night or Saturday forenoon.
Near the Chapel in the Bridge-road, a row of
small houses extend across a field to Whitehorse_
lane. The situation is very pleasant in summer,
but on Saturday at high tide, the space before
them %vas converted into something very like
an ocean. The flood poured in at their
doors, turning their parlours into ponds, so
that a lover of angling might have amused
himself with his lines in his own house, but
perhaps not by his fire-side, for the rising
waters might extinguish his fire. This state of
things, however delightful to the fishermen, was
not very agreeable to those who wanted his
taste for refined enjoyment. To fly from it
however was impossible, for the tenements in
question, built close against another row, had
no back doors, and the females and children,
unable to repel the deluge, were compelled to re-
treat up stairs. Here at their chamber windows,
they were sseu in ludicrous distress for several
hours. The men whose business compelled them
to go out were seen to walk through the pond,
and leave those belonging to them to wait till the
retiring tide shuuld permit them to make their
escape also. Though many of the parties were
placed in truly laughable situations, the mischief
which has been produced, is matter of serious re-
gret; but the worst is past. The flood on the Staines
road, which had extended five miles, is now very
considerably reduced ; similar, but still more
favourable accounts will, we trust, speedily ar-
rive from other parts where the inhabitants have
suffered most severely from this calamity.-
(Morning Post.)