The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-24 00:00:00

ST. 3IARGARErS Clll,llWil, WEST3IINSTER.

This Church, which has been always consi-
dered, independent of its parochial character, as appertaining
to die House of Commons, has lately undergone extensive and
ornamental repairs, was on Sunday last re-opened
n for. the per-
inhabitants of Wes:minster, their old favourite and highly
Divine Worship. To the great gratificaon of the
gifted preacher, Dr. SrEvENs, now Dean of Rocit.Es-
formance of
mn, preached a • most appropriate and highly beneficial
sermon in aid of the Fund now forming for the rebuilding the
Westtninster Hospital. The worthy Dean, at the solicitation
of the Trustees, and at a very short notice, 101 Rochester for
the charitable purpose; and it must be hi eitly grad fying to bins
that the result of his eloquent appeal, in aid of the Charity, was
I,roductive of donations amounting to nearly 700/. It has been
long contemplated, in consequence of the very inadequate size of
this Hospital, to receive the applicants for admission, not only
to rebuild, but also considerably to enlarge the Institution.—
Provided with funds more than sufficient to maintain the
patients which the present old building is capable of con-
taining, and on which considerable sums are every year ex-
pended for repairs, the Governors have with praiseworthy zeal
determined again to make an appeal to the Public, in aid of a
fund commenced a few years ago for the above purposes, but
which latterly has been suffered tolenguish. From the proximity
to many great public works, and the river Thames an immense
number of most serious accidents arc constantly tilling its beds,
independent of diseases which are now considerably augmented,
from the great increase of population in its immediate neigh-
bourlmod. The general Hospitals in thin metropolis, which
administer incalculable benefits to every variety of invalid per-
sons, and which are well known to be under the direction of
men of the highest professional talents, will never be suffered by
a humane public to droop, if their wants are made known.—
The very forcible and eloquent appeal delivered at St. Mar-
aret's Church by its late worthy Lecturer, we are sure, if pub-
limbedd and disninuted, would continue materially to aid the
humane purpose for which it was intended.

We are authorized by some of the Directors
of the Canada Company to state, that several
points, which they conceive to be of the utmost
importance to the success of that undertaking,
are yet unsettled in their negociation with the
Colonial Of►ce ; and that it is probable, unless
these points are satisfactorily arranged by Go.
vern►nent, the undertaking may he entirely nban.
dotted. We think this intimation may be useful
to speculators iu the shares of this Company.—
( Times.)

His Excellency Lord Gra vsvtt.t.r, the Ambas-
sador and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Bei-
TANNIC MAJESTY to the Court of France, has
been admitted to a private audience of his MOST
CHRISTIAN MAJESTY, not, however, in his Lord-
ship's character of British Ambassador, nor for
the purpose of presenting his credentials; the
etiquette of the French Court preventing the per-
yet expired for his late
romance of that ceremony during a first Court
Yesterday the Greek youths who have lately
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arrived in this country fur education, were intro-
duced to the Gallery and study of Mr. HENRY SASS,
the Professor of the Fine Arts. They displayed
considerable intelligence, and appeared delighted
with the various fine specimens of Greek scull).
tore with which the Studio abounds. They were
dressed in the rich costume of the Gri k. Some
foreigners, as well as Englishmen, distinguished
in Art and Science, met:them, and contemplated
their interesting and picturesque appearance with
considerable pleasure. After partaking of some
refreshment, they retired highly gratified by their
visit.

The Manager of the Margate Theatre has
great success. The house is filled every night
opened a temporary 'theatre at aamsgate with
with the most respectable inhabitants and visitors
of the town, whose taste and liberality augur the
erection of a regular Theatre,

POETRY.

The King's favour is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs (y' Solomon.

The crystal gem that sparkles in the flow'r
Which springeth in the shaded fragrant bow'r,
Or on till breeze-swept mountain's turfy breast,
Where purple heaths and yellow furzes rest,
Fading and dying through Apollo's beams,
Taste with delight the dew's delicious streams.
The verdant grass that springeth on the mead,
Assumes new verdure, lifts its vigorous head,
As heaven's balmy dew it fondly sips,
Shining like sun burst from a dark eclipse;
Just so, th' unhappy mortal in despair,
Whom hope bath fled, like visions in the air,
'.Vho in his waking hours and fever'd sleep,
I'erplex'd and agitated like the deep,
Rent by remorse and its dire train of woes,
Nought but a thousand galling miseries knows,
His sunken eye, his nerveless drooping frame,
The perturbation of his soul proclaim,
No medicine, save the favour of his King—
That Mercy, which like heav'n's dew cloth spring,
Can change the horror of his ghastly hue,
Or sooth the sorrows which his soul pursue.
Around his tortur'd soul, his nearest ties
Cling as the poignant darts where poison lies,
But Royal Mercy dropp'd upon his head,
'Would be as incense by the Angel's shed—
The keenest arrows from his spirit tear,
Calming the anguish of his 3lother's care;
She, who unconscious of his moral tall,
Till his guilt burnt him into prison wall,
In frantic grief bewails her wretched fate ;
Scarce Eve more woe-struck, grieved or desolate,
When Cain in furious mood, his hands embru'd
In righteous Abel's pure and holy blood !
None but the Sov'reign pow'r can sooth her mind,
Low at his footstool, could she entrance find,
Like weeping Priam, when dead Hector's curse,
He knelt to beg—so she her pray'rs would force
Upon the Royal ear his heart to move,
With heav'n's own Mercy and redeeming love.

Hail ! Mercy, hail! who mightiest dolt appear,
When Monarch's in their crown thy essence wear ;
Bright Faith, and smiling !lope, shall both expire,
When the globe sinks in one consuming fire,
Whilst Charity, or Mercy, both are one--
Shell live for ever, near th' Eternal throne,
The cherisled Angel of the King of Kings,
The harbinger from his benignant wings--
May the sweet Cherub now exert her sway,
And turn the instrument of blood away.

ARIEL.

THE LATE COUNTESS of DUNDONALD

In the vault beneath
Sleeps all that was mortal of
ANNA MARIA, Countess of Dundonald.
In the :ifith year of her age t
On the 18th of September, 1822,
She finished her course upon earth;
Illustriously distinguished by
Her filial piety, her conjugal fidelity her maternal tenderness,
The large charity of her heart,
Her entire self-devotion to duty, even when the most
Exacting and severe.
Descended, by her Father, from the Plowdens of Plowden,
in Shropshire,
And, by her Mother, from the Philippses of Cwmguilly,
in the County of Carmarthen,
She became the Consort of
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL COCHRANE,
Ninth Earl of Dundonald
And, with the emanation of her virtues, she gave lustre to
Her honourable lineage,
And brightened the gold of the coronet,
Which sate in dignity on her brow.
ANNA ! with thee the mortal toil is o'er:
Thy sigh shall heave, thy tear shall gush no more;
Grief, pain, and death, for ever past away,
Thou draw'st the spilit of empyreal day;
And, for the wounding paths thy feet have trod,
Tread'at the pure sapphire of the CounTS OF GOD.
But, ah ! (if so thou may'st) thy Weaving throw
On those thou loved'st on earth, and calm their woe.
Regard thy Mother's, Consort's, Orphan's doom,
And his, who, weeping, now inscribes thy tomb:
Breathe on their hearts thy breath, of power to heal ;
In their rich dreams THY Cnowar or LIFE reveal.
Inspire them with THYSELF ! till, all forgiven,
They quaff with thee the cup of bliss'in Heaven !
BEQUIF.SCAT IN PACE!

•V• We have heard a very unfavourable story respecting the
fees demanded for placing the stone over the grave of the
departed Lady, and, subsequently, more fees for permitting
the stone to be inscribed, which we shall be glad to have an
opportunity of contradicting, if ill-founded.