The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-17 00:00:00

THEATRICAL ADDRI&S.

Our Readers may naturally be desirous of read-
ing the ADDRESSES rejected by the. Committee;
which occasioned such extraordinary,eonunotiotls
on Wednesday and Thursdaynight at Drury-lane
Theatre, and therefore, we insert the following
copies of dim, as written by Dr. BUSBY and his
Son.l

UNALOGUE,

INTENDED FOR THE ,ormcnsi-G or DiatitY-LANE

THEATRE.

EY GEORGE FREDERIC RUSH ESQ.
. Ye social NNER.G: ES, that link mankimi
In golden bands—as potent as re.fin'd
That bid the-precious tear of Pity start, ,
Rxalt the genius,. purify the heart,
' Thrill with fine touch the chords of CAMPBELL'S lyre,
• Nerve Valour's arm, and Wisdom's self inspire;,
Guide Albino's force beyond the southern main,
And plead so mightily for injured SCAI N ;
Point each diviner impulseof the soul,
And,work in indi4itinal for the whole—
,Vou, he your, power eerted—Here coldest—
Move in, a BRITISH CAUSE the British breast„'-
And hail your grandest triumph and your best! J
They come! they come! above, belOW, around,
~Soft voiceslareathe, and sweet responses' sOund .
.Consenting murmurs melodize the air,
".Thrill through my-ravished breast and echo there!
Suer .-s, your candid audience we besect
Listto a Briton's ofbut honest speech:
plain,
, • No-Actor 110;1, laboriously essays '
To rouse yoUr.passions, and extort your praise..
• No mimic anguish hid, your eyes cerflow,
No-niirnie raptures teachyour breasts to glow:
Such .arts we scorn,, superior ends demand
' means, and these we now command ;
Keep Ten rim; keep NATunE, full within our view—
At once do justice, to ourselves, and—You.
Ton long bath NATIVE GENI Us been obscured,
Freuetifruth and German rant too long endured:
Too long, a .VitiOUß appetite to pamper, • "
Pritain';TuALta snftered Farce
.to cramp her: .
Divine AlEulomrNE a transient ray
Beamed—in Ar.FoNso beamed—and past away.
Then giddy if aricquin and senseless C/i'moi
' 'lmbed forth, and bore all opposition down—
Rushed grinning Pliall/oon and motley Fool,
Drove SENSE away, Lid srias,:d with mad misrule: '
And wild monstrocity was all the rage!
Against these rude invaders-now we nrake
• A firm, deei.s.ive &Aid 'for Britain's sake— • •
For Ilt&r.uN's"-,alic-•-for shalt,the, land that gave
A SHAKF:srEARE hirtn, becomelhe Dnam.l's CRANE?
No ! by his.sacred thanes •110 V We -
(And gall 0.4 You the patriot WI; to share,) ,
. 't'o root these milli abuses from our scene,
And chew the world what England's "stage hath been ?
To bid contempoi-ary getrius,shine, '
Cast off his shroud, and, reign brrighttlivinc;
Dare in fits cause- and voun's stand forth alone, .71_
Mingle his sacred IN FEREST.9 Own.
HERE -fight'his battle, and fulftElix his throne!
Thus, if with our'l !Iwir breasts shall sympathize,
Shall otherSiimitspEAaEs, °MAYS 'GONG HEVES rise;
Nature and Truth resume theis ravished sway,
And WIT,' exulting, hail the neW-borti day.
35, Queen Ann-street West,'
Caveridish,square. .

OCCASIONAL ADDRESS,
TViitten -by DT. Be sLY.
•
'When energizing objects men pursue,
What are the prodigies they Cannot do? • '
A magic edifice yon here surrey,
ShOt iroM the ruins pf the other. day!
As Harlequin had Stnote the slumberous heap,
Arid bade the rubbi§h to-a fabrit, leap.
Yet at the. speed you'd never amazed,
Knew youthe zeal with which the pile was raised;
Nor ever here your imiles would be represt,
.r.new you the liaace that fires our breast;
Elame!. fire and dame ! sad, heart-apPallitig sounds,
Dread 'metaphols, that ope our healing wounds—
A sleeping pang awake—andut away
With all reelections that would cloud the day,
That this triumphant, brilliant prospect brings;
Where.. Hope, reviving, re-expands he-: wiogfi;
Where geuetuusjoy exults—where duteous ardour springs.

. Oft "on these boards we've proved—No—not these boards—
. The exalting sanction your applause affords;
Wtu•.n with. the fond remembrance, every nerve
We'll strain, the fotilre honour to deserve ;
Give .the great work our earnest, strenuous hand,
And (since new tenemehtsnew brooms demand)
Rich novelty explore; all merit prize,
And court tne living talents as they rise:
Th' illustrious dead revere—yet hope to show,
That modern bard S-with ancient genius glow.'
Sense We'll consult, e'en in our farce and fun,
• And without steeds our patent stage shall run;
Self-actuated whirl—nor von deny,
While you'.: transported, that you gaily fly,
Like 111iLzoN's Chariot, that it lives—it feels—
And races from the spii it in the wheels.

If mighty things with small we,may cunpare,
This spirit drives Britannia's coutn:ring car
Burns in her ranks--and kindles every tar
NELSON ths.dayeti its-power upon the main,
•
And WELLINGIVN eNnibits it in Spain;
Another NlAnn.soaouc. a points to BLENit LIM'S story,
And with its lustre blends sirs kindred glory.

• In Arms and Science long our Isle ha th shonti;
And SilAKSPEAßE—wouderous SilAKsPLAßE—re.tred a throne
For British Poesy-whose powers inspire
The Pritish pencil and the British lyre.
Her we irivoltel—her Sister Arts implore; _
Their smiles beseech whose.charms yourselves adore.
These,if we win, the Graces too we
Their dear, beloved, inseparable tram;
Tnicou who their witching airs from Cupid stole,
And Timm: acknicwiedged sovereigns of the soul,
Harmonious throng! with nature °lending art!
Divine SESTETTO! warbling to the heart :
• For Poesy shall here sustain the upper part.

Thin lifted, gloriously ive"l sweep along,
Shine in our music, scenery, and swig;
• Shine in our'larce; masque, opera, anti play,
And proee Ott,Dtaktr has out had frer uay. " -
Tay more—to Atretch the teiug, the world small cry
OLD DaultY never, never soared so high.
"But hold," you'd say,. " tlfis s,lf-eoullacent boas 4
Easy to reckon thus without y:e:r •
Tine, trac;—thae loivcri at on. :e oat. :haunting pride ;
'Tis your, ,lotie our 'unfit 10 decide;
'Tn inns to look to y<u —' .x hold the prize
TIL:t. bids our •greie, ou IJ c.St tlnhJlltoli rise.
((Die b 1 bl ei,iag your r!!., aNk nupart,
Eacti good prima,, anti cievwe the; heart.
Oinitwotohl !..ealars ca us its twoioid
t itiur noway, comptrt----rapt are y onr tiNsianse ;
Whin in vh:.ii los':.cring beam vii hid us nee,
13,ti1givirt the means oh- fife, and gild ;•Itc:lneafis you give.

The venerable 7.Nir.Wai ITS FLED KEENS, Who has
long been the father 'of, the house of Cominons, is,
We find, again returned for Montgomery, to the
new, whith will be the twelfth Parliament of his.
sitting,

An attempt Was on Wednesday v'ening made
~in Fleet-street of a daring tieseriPzion, to
rob a lady of her. ridicule. The two fellows who
• made the attack rushed,against her with violence,
and so contrived. their movements, as to get the
ridicule .between them. Although they pulled
with considerable force, however, the lady held
fast. One Of the villains then struck her knuckles
with a key, or some hard, substance he held in his
- hand ; hoWeVer, the female maintained her
. hold, and, crying out for assistance, the ruiians
escaped! Shoe4ane,.

EAST T;MsI.I3QN 7_4 I,IptiTARY BIBLE

hOCIETY+

.A General Meeting: for the .purpose of. esta-
bliAing- a SOCiety in the Eastern District, of . this
metropolis,' to 'cooperate, With,the British and
Foreign I.3ible Soclety,„was,held "yesterday in,the
-mould-loft belonging to tliP yard of Messrs:Wells,
\%lgram, and Green (late Perry's), at ,Blackwall.
The apartment in which ,the Meeting was assem-
bled is extremely spacious, and was fancifully de-
corated, for the occasion, wi„th a_xariety of flags,
so disposed as to conceal the rafters Of. the build-
hy, The effect, was extremely pleasing. The
company' was. numerous, and highly-respectable,
Pornprisipg 'Messrs. igalisll and Byng, the-Repre-
--7,,-n•tlvps for Middlest;c; several Clergymen, curia
nected Soe.iety,-and a large body
of. the mercantile and shipping interest, from.the
circumjacent neighbourhood. Twelve rows :of
formS were exclusively appropriated to the Ladies
graced the Meeting with• their presence, and
who, in beauty and elegariee, equalled thin la-
s!osde* sisters froidthe Nest end of the metro-
p

The Earl of MornA took the Chair about one
o'clock. Ins ent-re--wls-nrarked by every demon-
stration of applause, ~;He immediately, apologised
for his late attendance,-which atose from his
norance, till that morning, of the hour of piece
of meeting; he. had also, eXper:eneedsome
dental stops in the -City---and,. more' than
his coaehruan, being ignorant of the place,
been cr'uithvg about` a COI silerable time before; he
found it.—(Laughirr and applause.)—His Lord-
ship then prckeeded -to state the business Jor
ACV Wet& assembled,
,which, lia4iitio •
hesitation-in saying, WA's of the highest import-
ance to civilised society. - They-Must know tlat
number of persons had joined; 'for the purpOtie
of
supporting the British and Foreign Bible Society,
and had received the most marked -assiztance
throughout the country, which was, the clearest •
proof of a general cOnyietion that reiiious know=
ledge was in the :highest degree beneficial_ A ne.
mbst• ardent. disposition had been anifesked eiery
where to further this...great object by ge'b.it;us
contributions ; and, as far as those endeavours
were •known, they had been crowned with, She-
cep. The avidity with, which the ilibles printed in
this county, „in the,continental,;auguages, had-
been sought •for,- was the most decisive oidence
that the exertions of these Societies had the most
bpneficial and extensive, results. Tbere,,ires
_not
.olie of them who had studied, that sacred boOk„,
who did not feel the benefit which his own mind
11!:(1 received from the principles'eontai»cd in it
and yet they bad been. brought up with ineulca-
.tions. which, in a very great degree, would, pre-
clude the necc,ssity, of a farther perusal. Their pa-
rents had given tliem, in their early years, those
instructions v.riich they C.,..mselves drew from, the
e.inuiritition of the sacred volume—Therefore, it
,
was not so necess:iry for their happiness as ror tue
•,velfa!re of these extensive regions where the Wor'd
of God Was not, yet knOnii.-'that it alight be
disseminated in every country was the great object
of that day's Meeting-'--they stood forward to, up-
hold that society Which first exerted itself to be-
stow on etery quarter, of the world, whether ci- ,
vilized or uncivilized, that admirable bOon which
teaches a resignation here, and leads to happiness
hereafter. Having thus stated the general object
for which they'ine'_, he would not take up more of
their time ; 'several Gentlemen, who were pre-
pared for the .purpose, would address them, and
they would be at once able-to d4-cide how far
Plan submitted to them was calculated to upllo.ld
b
reliolon and support the general interests of the
State—(Applause).
The Report of the Provisional Committee .was
then•read—from Which it appeared that, of 2,015
fanillies Which were visited in the district, u,13
had Bibles or' Testament, and the remaining
1,072 were destitute of either; .and, as the exa-
mination did not extend to more than one-eighth
of 'the population, it. was inferred, that not less
than 8,000 families were without the sacred
volume. •

The Rev, Mr. HUGHES, in a speech of consi-
derable length, fully explained the principles of
the Soc.ety, whose maxim was " Peace and go6d-
will towards men." s

The Rev. Air. SWADEIGH, in the absence-of
Dr. Steinbolt, addressed the Meeting to the same
effect. - •

Mr.:NEWMAN then proposed a series of Reso-
lutions for the Government of the Society, which
Were agreed to una roce.
Messrs. Reed, Clout, Richardson, Daltry, and
OweniloOk the occasion,' on thanks being moved
to t'rie Vice-Presidents, &c. to, deliver their opi-
nions, which have been already fully stated in
the reports-of the proceedings of other Bible So-
cieties.

Mr:BYNo tlien moved the thanks of the Meet-
:nj to their Noble-President, Earl Moira---" You
have ali," said the HOY.). Gentleman, "Jon;
known him as the'fricnd of Ireland—you now lac.-
hold him exerting himself as a friend of the hu-
man race."

MELLisn scenuded tEe motion, -which was
carried unanimously.

Earl -3.EID\IRA returned thanks in P. short speech.,
and at five U'ehick: the Meeting- adjourued'till the
first week in July next.

BIRTHS.
On -Ohc eth inst. the Lady of Dr Middleton, of Sdutliamp-.
ton, of a Son.

On the 13th inst. at the Deanery, Battle, Sussex, Mrs. •
Birch, /of-a. Sop.
Yel.terday iltorning, at her house in cavendish-square,
Lady, 8r0w414-mt, of Son and Heir.
.01 ~.1, a '

Oti
~!:.(.11"1.: • . • Dual.
A-264-.ii• of September, •at Guernsey, after a short ill-
ness, a.4Stt 121) years,
,Mary, the eldest daughter of Viee-Ad-
miral.SlVaames Saumarez? K.B. Bart.' ..
On "Wednesday the ith,inst. after a few days illness, Mr..
Holland, in lteii-liOn-street, ,Whitechapel, OiiMan. _
On the leth inst. at the house of her brother; Z. Foxali,
Esq. Ashford, Middies;:x, Mrs. Elizabeth Howe, aged S 3. '
Yesterday, at Tooting, Ztlr. M. Penlington, of Bridgif-
road, Lambeth. .. . .

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Ships -at MaT'iet. Price.
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