The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-22 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

lelii.;l:q'ul task !—To rear the tender thought,
To teach the young idea how to shoot,
To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind,
To breathe th' enlivening spirit, and to fix
The gen'rous purpose in the glowing breast.
Thomson's Seasons.
Harmless amusements were always allow'd,
Though sometimes condemn'd by the formal and proud,
Ilut follies too odious for reason to bear
The Sun as a witness to, daily appear :
And must with regret in his circle review
Old vices and follies rekindling anew.

MR. EDITOR—I cannot but lament that in
thedistress,
present enlightened age, and period of general
we have not an ADDISON to rouse those
f
eelings to acts of,philanthrophy which are too
ten expanded in baubles that disgrace the ele-
vation of the Christian character. What strange
qnpressions would the history of any civilized
dilatien leave upon our minds if it informed us that
such an inordinate propensity for a futile indul-
gence prevailed, as to supersede the finest Chris-
tian virtae : and yet, Sir, this strange propensity
i``dally to be met with in this great metropolis.
hen we see on one side of us those poor mise-
:nle objects which daily infest the streets with
eir innocent babes half naked in their arms;
49d on the other a cur looking from a carriage
I'illd°w, dressed in human finery, it is na-
t°rai to ask why such a preference is given
v the brute creation ? I should not have put
re question so direct, had I not heard and
clad the opportunity of seeing these indulgences
Ta,'"rw to a most unreasonable excess.---"
is darling species, who would be happier
sit the kennel, are, to the honour of the fair
the
made companions of the drawing-room,
and have the same attendance as their Christian
enlpanions ; because, sweet creatures, they are
ati engaging, they must be washed and dressed,
have their airing every day, and their bed,
'eir feather bed, with clothes over them at night ;
tl°lw there is some expence attending this where
II ere are grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts,
eri,cles, brothers and sisters of them, as they are
.t,a,iled, kept ; but what is still more reprehensible,
,;le3l. are fed with the same good food which
o.llld gladden the heart of thousands of human
‘l7lngs who are pining in want. I would appeal
to their own hearts, (for every rational being
41;ttt confess it) whether it is not truly disgusting,
ob. whether there are not thousands of pitiable
vvirets, and engaging innocents, to be met with,
tion°.would ever be grateful for the same atten-
g t' and whether a rational amusement in reliev-
atror.,he. wants of our fellow creatures would not
the
wrelnfinitely greater satisfaction ? It is to them
tioh ,c bed look for support ; and by the declara-
th,g.f our Divine Law-giver, it is a duty to relieve
1,410 ;, as an excitement to which he bath said--- ,-
413, i.ralrnuch as ye have done unto the least of these
wool e ones, ye have done it unto me."—l
4ps: recommend to my fair Readers, whose good
Ith4tevlvill excuse this gentle hint, to lay aside
with erindulgences can reasonably be dispensed
tr. ' r°r the immediate relief of the present, dis-
01040', and be themselves the restoratives of the
It'esB
age of English hospitality," not to allow dis-
"lle there are means to prevent it."

F. 11.
•ffiIIimmaismiNESNES.MCIMINIII 1:11ttAt) ---------
i 110 k 4714 AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
ttiibiletheeier'tel4t,stloirrnAy B.—On 'the 6th of this month,. at one o'clock
t.'l4/al '4Y, in the most beautiful warm spring weather, a
, accompanied ,by dreadfu. l hail, passed over
h: it. of Bonn, and in a few minutes destroyed all
ha: 7th, - of the field in seven Communes. Yesterda.y.,
4.4, en,„t three o'clock, another 5im......i1n tempest, with
ce the :`11,116 from the West, passed through the middle
zi„l of il.e'e, over the finest part of it, and exactly over the
thlt,)l some The hailstones were of the size of large wal-
4tra Ce al large as hens' eggs ; frequently six or seven of
\I, thn °,zeo together in the air. In the space of 5 minutes,
sere ,Ivoidows look' g towards the West, in the whole city,
~(4e'uort4llY dal:nage:in, wand all ,the roof.s, without exception,
(0011, `els demolished. The University, the Tow,n-hall, the
ii.l4l4,terki most of the Churches, have sustained very great
Gateds eeyhere is not in. the city the hundredth
.part of the
41,34 at7BarY to repair the damage done. The injury is ..sti-
-20,009 dollars. In the fields and gar,dens the inju.ry
ke e4tlgtteater ; Corn grass, vegetables, fruit-trees, yin.es, &c.
Ott 9Y Cut to pieces by the hail, and the whole district pre-
kttleekture of desolation. The injury done to the Botanic
and tile Castle of Poppelsdorf is incalculable.
P
—.......--
Le 4•Cte
tol.oteve,,ClTtoN.---This morning an immense num-
col,'.4.t4e,;3' description of persons assembled in the Old Bailey,
.k viete, tile-last moments of the following wretched culprits,
Viet ",, at the last Sessions :—George Adams, Henry J.
til d'ot) burglary in the house of Mr. Condell at Greentord,
tirth4C/ose and William Bartholomew, for a similar crime
114'41 °I thutt'S of London. Since their conviction, and the ar-
tlieellhted ti warrant Of execution the wretched men have ma-
teteqstly4etotlnost contrition, and have very anxiously devotneil
ll le in F.O prayer. The Rev. Mr. COTTON has been u -
1t 43' ten 3 attendance on them. The unfortunate men yes-
tt4r,lvas most last farewell of their relatives, and the final part-
-I)te"Nits a . &stressing. This morning the Sheriffs and at-
,44(illh-raeaftlivvehd at the prison, and, instantly proceeded to the
,'eli• NI qtr,
ere the prisoners were immediately brought in,
tlteilne :ir irons struck off. They manifested the utmost
eh"',,
ace 44 contrition, and were most unceasing in their ex.,
'll,4tal, 3 for mercy to hat Al . ht GOD whom they had of
eY
ftea" from
wh mil d right to expect it.
tt. W. quentj.. e am thpy oyla a .t.
on otuae„ ~Y, xpressed, in loud terms, their gratitude to
ttltiovolent k!, • 02. e new keeper, for his humane attention and
the 11 bein kindness shortly before The preparations for exe-
tilt }4PalsaZ e4roPleted, the eulyrits were conducted through
ttibie 141)1:y41,54J° the scaffold. The Rev. Ordinar repeated
44 ther their `l'oe, and the wretched men appeared deeply sen-
:lNthil
4,drop unhappy Fituation. They were severally placed
‘oe i; ajterided by Mr. COTTON, the Re-;. Mr. BAKER,
Nea hi eras' Ch a • er having Por-
t -,e I• A OA, - Plain; and the execution
tet---4, ,0 e,. the platform fell, arid the criminals were no
tlifaeir.
el, ling woman attended to undergo the disgusting
tlikr.:°etelltl, itgishbaevinin: a toe?? rubbed by the hands of one of_the
tied B°l', an con,ceived an effectual eurc—Davis, Des-
at res • avc and, who were to have been executed,
pue of
night for five days.
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