The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-19 00:00:00

HAPPINESS.-A FRAGMENT.

The scenes of my life have been sad,' said a poor French.
man, who had scrambled up one of the most precipitous moun-
tains in North Wales, and was now pensively leaning on his
stick, and casting a mournful look towards the wide expanse of
waters, which bounded his prospect. The scenes or my life
have been sad,' repeated he, and a tear silently stole down his
cheek, as the painful recollection of the past again struck upon
his soul. I have pursued the bubble happiness all over the
world, and have lived but to find it but a phantom of the brain—
I have suffereed the torture of the inquisition of Spain._l have
been chained to the games in Italy ; I have starved on the
mountains of Switzerland ; I have groaned as a slave in Turkey —I have languished beneath the republican tyranny in France
—and, lastly, I have been whipped as a vagabond in England
and 1 am grown grey in miseey, and old age has overtakeri,me
if
wretchedness.' The tears streamed plentifully down the cheek
of the unfortunate old man, as this painful retrospect presente
itself to his mind. The sun was just casting his last rays orr
the waters, and the west was tinged with bright streaks of vermi.
lion and gold—not a breath of wind ruffled the surface .f
the deep—not a sound invaded the air—all was stillness aril
serenity, except when the last notes of the ascending sky-lar: '
sunk on the atmosphere, while the feathered songster himseF
was lost in the distance. He in sensibly.felt his spirits tranquillized
by the universal harmony which reigned around. The balm of
peace descended upon his soul; he looked upon thewanderings
of his past days with a calm but melancholy regret--it is toe
late to begin life anew, and a little rest is necessary. Whes.
the sun had sunk beneath the horizon, he laid himself on de
turf, and soon dropped into a sweet and uninterrupted slumber.
In the morning lie rose refreshed. Beneath the wide spread:nig
branches of a venerable tree, he constructed a simple hut; his
meat was supplied by the roots and herbs of the valley • ard
the chrystal spring, which bubbled by his dwelling, affo' ritd
him a wholesome beverage..—Every evening beheld Alin
sinking peacefully to repose on his bed of leaves, and every
day saw him rise refreshed and cheerful. In a shat time
he discovered that he was happy ; the discovery asto-
rie'ed him. Be was insttlated and outcast, depending
upon the spontaneous products of the earth foe sustenance,
and only 'sheltered from the inclemency. 'of -the weather by a
cabin, over which the den of the wild beasts possessed many
advantages. Under such circunstances, that he could be happy
was to him incomprehensible. 'After musing for some time on
the strangeness of the fact, he found out that all the miseries of
his past life were to be imputed to himself; that they arose
from his own restlessness and ambition ; and that the true phi..
losoper's stone, which converts every thing it touches into gold,
the real source of happiness, is " contentment."

-SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Monday last as a
gardener's van Was on its road to Fulham, after
attending Covent Garden Market, the horse sud-
denly took fright opposite St. George's Hospital
and became totally unmanageable; he reared and
kicked about in such a way that most serious
consequences were apprehended. The driver
endeavoured to stop him but without effect, and
the animal pursuing his course, for6d the vehicle
on the foot-path and destroyed every thing that
impeded his progress. In a few minutes a num-
ber •of persons were knocked down and seriously
injured, five of whom were carried to St. George's
Hospital for medical advice. One of them
was a poor old blind man, who unfortunately, got
knocked down by the horse, and the wheel
going over him broke his thigh in• two places.
Another man had his fruit stall broken to
pieces, himself thrown down, and sustained
several contusions about the body and head. •A
person named Vickers in passing along had his
leg and thigh very much lacerated, and two fe-
males, one a little girl and the other a servant-
maid, got injured ; the former had her head and
arm dreadfully cut, and the latter a sprained
ankle, occasioned by the vehicle. The animal
was soon afterwards stopped, and all further
mischief prevented. The cart sustained consi-
derable damage, but the horse and driver re-
ceived no material injury.

TITHES.—We never witnessed so many Tithe
Causes brought forward and disposed of in one
day, in our Consistorial Court, as on Thursday
last. Two Trials occupied the Court from twelve
o'clock to half•past four. To the four first
causes no defence was taken. The petitions in
these cases presented nothing remarkable, save
that they afforded another proof, we are happy to
say, of the efficacy of public opinion in restraining
the exactions of Tithe Proctors. The rates will be
found moderate, • compared with those hitherto
claimed, namely, for wheat and potatoes Os. per
acre each ; for barley 7s. 6d.; for oats and mea-
dowing 6s. each. Mr. IV ALSII, proctor for the
Promovent, declared he had never before wit-
nessed such moderate valuations in that Court ;
and the Vicar-General said the charges were so
reasonable, that he thought no opposition would
be made to them. Decrees against the impug-
nants with full costs.—(Leinster Journal.)

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, JUNE 19.

Scarcely any thing was doing this morning in the Wheat
trade, and although a few picked samples of superfine quality
supported last Monday's prices, all other descriptions were un-
saleable, and might have been purchased on lower terms had
there been any buyers ; Barley and Peas sold at Monday's
quotations, but Beans were heavy sale. The arrivals of Oats
continue very large, and the trade very dull; and Monday's
prices hardly maintained even for the finest qualities.