The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-21 00:00:00

P- 0 E T It Y.

lIA DN.
" When.l was' employed upon, the " PREATION,I! I fell
" myself so penetrated with religious feeling, that before I sal
"down to the piano forte, I prayed to GOD with earnestness.
" that he Would enable me to praise him worthily."
BoatatT's Life of Haydn.

SONNET.

His hand was on them, trembling yet to ope
Their hidden treasure—those mysterious strings,
'Wherein were veiled the silent secret springs
Of harmony—lie bended there, in hope
To win from heaven glorious imaginings.
Then felt his spirit, in that pure dedication,

31usic—beyond the sense of mortal ear—
Pregnant of high and holy inspiration.
'Then, the enthusiast muse of contemplation
Heard, in the changes of each regular sphere,
Song, lute, and harp, of angel adoration ;
Hymning the All Wise and Illighty as he sate

In the still sabbath of his inward gate.
So fram'd that Master's hand the story Ot" CREATtON
URANIUS.

TII E Il 012 It (LASS.

( From the Loan of AM% mi.)
The dust that here, with motion true,
In silence' ells the waning hour,
Once glowed with vital heat, and knew
The pride of honour, wealth, and power—
Was one, who lost in pleasure's maze,
Relentless beauty's charms admied ;
lie saw, but wither'd in the gaze,
And in a fatal flame expir d.
Still in this glass his ashes move,
Proclaiming to each pining breast,
That he, who knows the pangs of Love,
May never, never, hope for rest !

SONNET TO NOTHING.
Mysterious Nothing ! how shall I define
Thy shapeless, baseless, placeless emptiness,
Nor form, nor colour, sound nor size are thine,
Nor words nor figures can thy void express ;
But though we cannot thee to ought compare,
To thee a thousand things may liken'd be;
And though thou att with nobewly, no-.lthere.
Yet halt mankind devote their lives to thee.
How many books thy history contain,
How many heads thy. mighty plans pursue,
Whilt labouring hands thy portion only gain,
11 hat busy men thy doings only do ;
To thee the great, the proud, the giddy bend,
And, like my Sonnet, ill in nothing end.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Correct State of the Betting at
at the One Tun Tavern,
CLA

'ATTEIMALL'S yeStetCiay, and
rermyn.street, last night.
L ET.

3 to 1 age Moses
7 to 2 agst Postlmola
4 to 1 agst Swap

B to 1 agst Morisco
T to 1 agst Ajax
7 to 1 agst Wanton.
DER B Y.
13 to I agst Talisman.
15 to 1 agst Pantina
13 to 1 agst Charcoal.

t; to 1 ag►st Ernilitts
7 to 1 agst Fanatic
9 to 1 agst Web

0.% Ks.
7 to 1 agst Saida 1 10 to 1 apt Sister to Sultan
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
10 to I agst Sherwood 17 to 1 apt Pales Royal
16 to 1 apt Tinker 23 to 1 apt Br, to Violet
15 to 1 apt Fanny 11 to 1 apt Mr. Powlett's

[From Ow Dublin Morning pos4. 111.1
Mr. ASHEN LAST SUIIsCRIPTION CoNcEitT took
place on Friday evening, and was honoured with, the presence
of the Commander of the Forces and. Lady
Combermere, Lady
Manners, Lady Roasmore, Lord and Lady U. Tottenham,
Lady S. Howard, the Hon. Mrs. Goulburn, the lion. Mrs.
Lindsey, the Hon. Mrs. Sewell, Sir Colin Campbell, &c. ite..
The Lord Lieutenant, under whose auspices these Concerts
were brought forward, had commanded a very liberal sum to
be enclosed to Mr. Ashe, on the morning; of this his last Con.
cert, and condescendingly desired that his Excellency's regret
might be expressed at being prevented attending that even.
ing's Concert, which was certainly a great disappointment to a
numerous assemblage of Nobility and Gentry, who were
in expectation of the honour of meeting his Excellency
there. The selection was for the most part new to us, anti gave
very general satisfaction throughout. Mrs. Ashe, in a grand
Italian duet, a new cavatina, anti a Spanish air, with Moore's
words, displayed her rich and melodious voice to the greatest
advantage, and in each she received the most %tufting marks of
approbation. Miss Ache evinced great vocal excellence. She
sung a new tong, by Bishop, in a moat fascinating manner ;
and in the florid variations on Mozart's O'boke Coact/an, she
executed the various divisions, in conjunction with Mr. Ashe's
flute, with the most perfect ease and precision, Moschelles' Fall of
Paris; which he composed for his debut in London, and where"
his performance of this extraordinary piece of mugo excited
the admiration of the greatest Masters in that Capital, has
hitherto been considered far above the power of a female hand ;
but Miss Ashe, who performed it on the Piano-Forte, gave
-proof to the contrary, by her flying fingers appearing to be as
intimate with all its intricacies as if she had composed it. The
termination-of each Variation was greeted with loud applause.
Mr. Bedford and Mr. Stansbury acquitted themselves in their
allotted pieces with great credit; and the Band, which was full,
and well appointed, was led by Mr. Barton, with his usual
attention and precision. We regret that thesedelightful amuse.
ments,are over, as under such an experienced Musical Manager
as Mr. Ashe, the lovers of harmony might be sure of tieing.
highly gratified.

FLonsNce,JAN. 20.—0 n Thursday last n most
sumptuous and splendid entertainment and ball was given at
the Hotel of his Excellency Lord Bultantensst, the Envoy.
E7‘traonlinary of the King of Great Britain to this Court,
so well known for his good taste, and the munificence of his
hospitality. The apartments in which were casts of the
finest specimens of Italian sculpture. particularly that of the
admirable Group of Niobe an her Children, were all most
rithly ornamented and fitted up for the occasion, -and brit.
Bandy illuminated. The distinguished personages who
formed the company were served with the choicest refresh•
nlents in thee-greatest profusion. The entertainment was ho.
noured by the presence of our august Sovereign, along with
their Imperial Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Prin-
cess, the Archduchess .Maria Louisa, and the Archduchess
Marta Theresa, with her Consort his Serene Highness the Prince
of Carignan. The court remained till late in the night. The
remainder of the company had not dispersed before five ,in the
morning.
,Lord and Lady Londonderry were among the.guests.