The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-21 00:00:00

E V 1-tINING EDITION.

" WHO STOLE THE RUGS ?"

" A manufacturing firm in Market Harborough has
!lately submitted to seizure for the Church-rates. The sale
stook • )lace amidst tremendous uproar, the Churchwarden
'who hadt seized, and a brother of the constable, being the
purchasers of the two hearth-rugs that had been taken.
" Who stole the rugs ?' was the popular cry, and it is not
lik( ly soon to be forgotten. The parson may preach at
tket Harborough, and the clerk mat, sing ; but who
stol e the rugs?' will nullify all the good of psalm or ser-
111°,01. Nothing more can be said, after the question is
ped.-1 Who stole the rugs ?'"—Morning Chronicle.

" Who stole the rugs ?" No need to search,
The culprit's known—'twas Mother Church
'Twas she that stole them, such the fact is,
Just tq keep her hand in practice.
C'Afty Dame, she's growing quite
She soul of avarice, rage, and spite,
Filching here, and bullying there,
And mischief.making everywhere.
Backed by persecuting laws,
And sharp .Appropriation-claws,
Nought cares she how, day by day,
People curse her grinding s':.ay,
But, fixed her reckless cr,urse to run,
Looks alone to Num'r,er One !
If a man withhold. '„i, pence,
She steals his ri%g for recompense;
If he strive to keep what's his'n,*
She claps t'ne stubborn dog in prison;
If he dev:ot her virtue, quick
She cc nsigns him to Old Nick,
Thor, cries with meek, uplifted eye,
Vii.iat a specimen am I,
Of stcrling Christianity !"

Pursue, old Dame, thy mad career,
But an hour is drawing near,
When, thy reign of mischief past,
Right shall conquer Might at last;
Methinks I hear the people roar,
" Mother Church, thy day is o'er !"
'Then rudely pounce upon thee, and
Despite thy look of high command,
And cry of" Murder," " Rape," and " Thieves 1"
Strip off thy mitre and lawn-sleeves,
And leave thee—picture of distress !
Shivering in utter nakedness.
Just so, o'cr meadows, woods, and rocks,
Hounds chase a cunning old bag-fox,
And each, with resolution grim,
Helps to tear him limb from limb I

" The thyme obliges me to this, sometimes
Kir.ga are not more imi:,erative than rhymes,"

DOS JUAN.

COURT_' CIRCULAR.

1, WINDSOR, TIIuP.sDAY.-:-- Her Majesty, Prince Al-
and Queen the King and Queen of the Belgians, and the
I-Nei:less of Kent, lunched at Adelaide Cottage this
morning.
The Prince and Princess of Hohonlohe and the
Princess Therese went to Bushy Park this morning, to
pay
a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. Their
Serene Brxhnesses returned to the Castle this evening.
At hal,f-past one o'clock the Turkish Ambassador,
"I
•o Effendi, took leave. Monsieur Guizot, the
Preneh Ambassador, also left the Castle.
it The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of the Chapel
°Yal, St, George's, and his lady, the Rev. Lord W.
Russell,
and Colonel Hall, of the Ist Life Guards, will
ine with the Royal party this evening.
Sir James Clarke and Sir Edward Disbrowe are ex-
pected this evening.
Tbe Duchess of Bedford, Baroness Spaeth, Madame
Floogvorst, Count Arschot, and the Hon. Major
/t-ePpel, visited, Mrs. Fox, at her residence, St. Anne's
Her Majesty and the Queen of the Belgians rode
nut 'this evening in a phaeton into the Great Park ;
I'dzyrly all the visitors and suite accompanied their Ma-
'.ierties, the ladies occupying phaetons or open carriages,
Whilst Prince Albert and most of the gentlemen were
'on horseback. Soon after the departure of the
Royal party, his Majesty the King of the Belgians and
Viscount Melbourne left the Castle an horseback, and
followed the direction of the rest of the visitors.

The Royal Dinner party at the Castle this evening,
is expected to include the King and Queen of the
Belgians, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince and Prin-
cess of Hohealohe, Princess Therese, Baron Bulow,
the Prussian Minister, M. Van d.e Weyer, the Belgian
Minister, Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Melbourne, Vis-
count and Viscountess Palmerston, Lady F. Cowper,
Sir E. Disbrowc, Right Hon. George S. Byng, Mr.
Sir
E. Anson, Hon. W. Cowper, Duchess of
17(1410rd, Madame de Hoogvorst, Lady C. Dundas,
l.°. Miss Pitt. Hon, Miss Spring Rice, Count
Lebschot, M. Van Praet, Baroness Spaeth, Baroness
drab en, Mairquis of Headfort, Hon. Colonel Caven-
P 141; Yr.. Major Keppel, Colonel Bouverie, Mr.
els Seymour and Dr. Prcetorious.

111
A e Duke of Sussex paid a visit to the Princess
.5.-?gusta yesterday afternoon at Clarence House, St.
Ulnes's• Sir Mathew Tierney attended her Royal
_ighness yesterday. In the forenoon the following
a
'count of her Royal Highness's health was issued :
The Princess Augusta has had some refreshing
to"I),
.and her Royal Highness is more comfortable
today
"Clarence House, August 20."
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess
Augusta yesterday morning.
t, he Marquis of Normanby left town yesterday for
Isle of Wight.