The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-08 00:00:00

POETRY.

TO A FRIEND IN DISTRESS.
Oh say not that thy joys are fled,
To bloom on earth no more !
What tho' thy kindred all are dead :
They from this world of grief were led,
To greet a smiling shore.
And short the hour that steals from thee
Their converse, and their smile ;
Time, like a rough but narrow sea,
Bears onward to Eternity : •
Then wait, and hope awhile.
And think not that for thee above,
Hope smiles but to deceive :
What tho' that fairest form has flown ;
And round the universe, not one
Thy sorrows can relieve :
Hope oft returns to gild the scene
Usurp'd by dark Despair :
And many a bright, transparent beam,
May gild thy future path, serene,
With joys divinely fair.
For thee what new delights may rise :
What bliss unknown descend !
Thy woes are blessings in disguise ;
Sent to allure thee to the skies,
Where all our sorrows end.
Oh say not then that Hope in vain,
Iliumes Life's darksome way !
What is thy loss, may be thy gain :
And pleasures free from every pain,
Shall crown a brighter day.
Truro. J. E.

PRUSSIAN LOAN OF 1822.—Yesterday his Ex-
cellency Baron WERTHER, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the
King of PRUSSIA, to his BRITANNIC MAJESTY,
jointly with Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD, and accom-
panied by Mr. CHARLES GREEN, notary public,
deposited in the Bank of England the General
Bond of his Majesty the King of PRUSSIA,
guaranteeing the Loan of 1822, together with
the whole of the Prussian State Bonds, granted
as additional security.
Letters from Pernambuco, of the 28th Aug.
state, that advices had been received there of the
sailing of the squadron from Rio, consisting of
one frigate, two corvettes, and two brigs, on the
14th of July, with 260 soldiers, 6 pieces of ar-
tillery, 5,000 muskets, &c. On the 6th Aug.
the Prince is said to have issued a manifesto,
declaring that all troops from Portugal should be
considered enemies. His Majesty's ship Creole
was at Rio, and the Blossom sailed the -day after
the expedition for Bahia. On the 28th of July
a vessel arrived at Rio de Janeiro, from Monte-
video, with a declaration of adherence to the
Cortes of Portugal on the part of the military
council and troops of that place.
How to distinguish OXALIC ACID (which is a
Poison) from EPSOM SALTS.—There is a very
simple way of satisfying one's self that the dose
about to be taken is not Oxalic Acid. Taste one
drop of it, or else a particle of the suspected
crystals, and if it be Oxalic Acid, it would be
found extremely sour, like most other acids. The
taste of Epsom Salt is quite different.
PRESENCE OF MIND.—In the reign of GEORGE
the First, Mr. THYNNE, then aspiring to the
hand of the wealthy heiress of Northumberland,
was assassinated by his elegant but mercenary
rival, Count Konismark, who, if Lord Walpole
speaks truth, was in turn disposed of, as Konis-
mark's skeleton was subsequently discovered.—
When Col. Neates was executed as Konismark's
accomplice, he said that he did not Mind the
disgrace of being hanged, for he was con-
vinced that in the next world God would
treat him as a Gentleman ! This reminds us
that when Lord Battitourt was surrounded by
a mob, about to burn him in effigy, and disposed,
to treat him with equal violence, he threw a
handful of gold to the crowd, saying, " If I am
to be burnt, you must buy more wood ;-I won't
have such a pitiful fire; I'm determined to be
burned like a Gentleman !”

SIIEERN ESS, OCT. 6.—Hartley, the convict who
stabbed Capt. OWEN, of the Bellerophon, was removed on
Friday last to Maidstone jail, to stand his trial next December.
Since the commission of his crime, the Rev. E. Enwartns
and the Rev. J. PRICE have been constant in their efforts to
excite in his mind a proper sense of his awful condition, but,
we regret to say, without effect. This offender is only 22 years
of age, but deeply versed in the desolating ideas of the mis-
creant Carble. He avers that he had no other reason for at-
tempting the life of this most humane man, than that he had
been told he was a tyrant, and that he knew all tyrants ought
to die. He has never expressed the smallest contrition for
the deed, nor once hoped that his victim would recover from his
wounds. When he saw him, on Friday, for the first time
after the attempt, he looked at him with perfect indiffer-
ence, regardless alike of the havoc he had made in his
constitution, and the torture to which he had subjected
him. Actuated by the same withering want of sound principle;
he attempted a few days ago to commit suicide, by hanging
himself with slips cut from his blanket; but he was prevented
by the vigilance of the guard on duty.—( Morning Paper.)

SCHOOL OF ARTS.-On .Tuesday night the
second session of this School for the instruction of the me-
chanics of Edinburgh in the arts and sciences, commenced
in the Freemasons' Hall, with an introductory lecture on
Chemistry by Doctor FYFE. After mentioning the be-
nefit which is to be derived by almost all trades from
a knowledge of this science, and impressing upon the
minds of the students the necessity of a constant attendance
upon the lectures, and of paying the utmost attention to
them, he proceeded to explain the elementary principles
of chemical philosophy, and illustrate them in a simple
and comprehensive manner. The hall was extremely crowd-
ed, and the audience most attentive, the best proof of their sa-
tisfaction. Busts of our countrymen Watt and Rennie, and of
Franklin, now adorn the Lecture-room, placed there, no doubt,
with the laudable intention that the remembrance of the celebrity
to which they attained in the arts, from a humble origin, may
stimulate the students in a like manner to pursue the arduous
but honourable path of science.—( Edinburgh Courant, Oct. 3.)
On Sunday evening the remains of the late
JOHN FORBES, Esq. of New, who /died some time ago in
London, were brought to this city on the way to the burial-
place of this much-respected family, at Strathdon. They were
accompanied by his nephews, CHARLES Forums, Esq. M.P.,
and Mr. MICHIE FORBES, of Crimond ; and, at the desire
of the Provost and Magistrates, were deposited in the Town-
hall, where the body has since lain in state as a tribute
justly due to those inestimable qualities, both of the head and
heart, which adorned his long and useful, and virtuous life.
Indeed, the high estimation in which the character of Mr.
Forbes has ever been held in this his native county, enhanced
by his truly liberal bequests to the Lunatic Asylum and In-
firmary of this place, spontaneously dictated the wish that every
'mark of respect should be paid to his remains. Actuated by
these sentiments, and desirous to afford an opportunity for the
expression of what is the universal feeling. of all ranks on this in-
teresting occasion, the Provost and Magistrates have desired us
publicly to notify, that the body will be removed this day at
12 o'clock, when those who wish to testify their respect for the
memory of this worthy man, and their sense of gratitude for his
munificent benefactions to the charitable institutions of the town
of Aberdeen, are respectfully invited to accompany his remains
from the Town-hall to Union-place.—(Aberdeen Journal,
Wednesday. )
On Tuesday morning the body of an itinerant
musician, of the name of Paul Wakeman, who earned his sub-
sistence by playing to the shows, was taken out of the Clyde
near Rutliergkn-bridge. It is said that having become uncom-
fortable by his imprudence, he went to the place mentioned,
where he met two girls, of whom he inquired for the deepest
part of the river. He went coolly to the spot pointed out by
the unsuspecting females, and took off his hat, and taking a
night-cap out of it, which he had purchased for the purpose the
night before, drew it over his face, sprung into the water, and
was drowned.--(Glasgow Chronicle.)