The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-15 00:00:00

IMPROMPTLT.

Greht MAnisox, of true heroic mould,
Form'd on the model of the Chiefs of old,
Dial' boast in him two of the noblest meet;
Fur ere fani'd Washington's prowl City fell,
Boldly he stood his gromnd and Hector'd
But afleir was Acnit tAs swift of fret;

On a Lady n'ith i.ery thick Leg-v.
Polly with zeal pursues love's, wars,
And Lnvers' hearts she rifles,
She scorns all dabbers, laughs at sea-s,
..lnd never stands on trues.

Yesterday the SPAN7sH .:I%,.l,3AssAnoit gave a
most somptuous
_dinner at his house in Grattan
street, in honour of his Sovereign, FERDINAND
the Seventh, it beilig his birth-day.
The States-General of the United Netherlands
ave been summoned to meet at the Hague on the
31st of October.
The Iris- frigate, Captain CHRISTIAN, arrived
yesterday at Portsmouth, from the Rio Janeiro
station, after a passage of three - months ; she
brought a convoy, which arrived safe, except
three vessels illat parted company. Admiral
DIXON was at

The Deputation appointed by the 'Court of Al-
dermen, viz. the Lord 'Mayor Elect, Sir Jon N
PE,RRI NG, Bart. Alderman Woon, Alderman GoOD-
BEHERE, the Town Clerk, and Mr. DANCE, the
Architect, left London this morning, to view the
prisons in the North of England. /
WINDSOR, OCT. 14.—This morning the QUEEN,
Princesses ELIZABET/1491(1 MARY, went to Frog-
more to spend the day, Princess AUGUSTA,‘ at-
tended by the Marquis CORNWAILIS, General
WINYIIiD, Mr. DESBROWE, and Lady MARY
TAILOR, took an airing on horseback in the
Little Park. The sport ()f coursing being at the
same time pursued on the spot, hex Royal High-
ness stopped to view the sport', and appeared
highly delighted with the fleetness of the grey •
hounds, they having a number of fine runs in her
presence ; the hares are ,extremely numerous in
The Little Park. Princess SoPHIA took an airing
about the same time in her carriage in the'Little
Park.

A private letter from .Paris of the with instant,
says :—" Yesterday, at four o'clock, the Louvre
-closed ; it will remain shut until the rst of No-
vember. Front the appearance of the gallery yes-
terday, the Louvre had lost none of its aurae-,
tionS, at least for the English : those who had
been constant in their attendance for some weeks
before were there, to take a last look, and appear-
ed no less anxious to profit by the final minute
than those of more recent arrival. The concourse
of English in the Louvre had never been so great.
Amongst those most distinguished by birth and
fashion were, the • Earl of Darnley and tunny,
General Phipps, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Fitzherbert.
Mrs. Siddons and Miss Curran were there till the
last m;-unent. The English Artists-,present were,
Messrs. Owen, Calcott, Da we,Chantryi and IVatts.
Mr. Turnerelli has left Paris. During- his stay
here he made a bust of the Icing : his Majesty sat
several times, and, when the work was coin-
pleted, testified his approbation, by conferring on
the artist the Order of the Fleur de Lys." . "

" -
THE THEATEE.-MiSS O'NEILL, for the second
time,- performed the part of Belvidere, at Covent-
Garden Theatre, .and again excited the -sympathy
and obtained the warm applause of an audience
that entirely filled the Theatre. She displayed
more self-possession, but not less simplicity, truth,
and feeling. The Proprietors have
_drawn• a ca-
pital prize in this interesting young- actress, and
the. Public at large have no small share "in their
success.-

The Connoisseur, who lately -Concealed some
stolen pictures in a cock-loft, vindicates himself
under sanction of the well-known snaxim—ars est
celare arte*.

Fox CHASE EXTRAORDINARY. - Qil Tuesday'
last a man going up Holborn, carrying a live fox
in a bag, to give the animal air admitted part of
his head Out of the bag, when, by some sudden,
effort, he made his escape, find was hunted up
Holborn by a number ot"mefiadddogs., At length
he took shelter in a broker's, at the corner of
New Turnstile and Whetstone_par•k, where he
was secured.

A necessary caution at this Seaton of the Year.—
A young woman-of the name of Harvey, aged 18,
who resided in Avon-street, whilst eating nuts,
swallowed one unmasticated, which, according to
the common term, went the-wrong way, and
caused her considerable pain. Every effort to re(move it was tried in vain by eminent 'professional
men ; the parts inflamed, and she died in a few
days.—(Bath Herald.). • .