The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-09 00:00:00

POETRY.

TO
Aye ! spare him ! he's humbled,
His fabric of fame
All wasted and crumbled
To ruin and shame ;
He bath met the world's frown,
And perish he must,
All unheeded; so down
With the victim to dust !
Yes I sink and degrade him !
Whose heart was still true,
This, the hand that betray'cd him
Is fittest to do.

But think in thy daring
There may be at last
A limit to bearing,
—That limit is passed.__
From the weak and forsaken
There rises aloud,
A voice that shall waken
Those dreamers, the proud :
From that voice, ere you hush it;
Too late shall you learn,
That " the worm ere you crush it"
('Tis written) "shall turn."
A murmur of wailing,
A cry of despair,
From hearts almost failing,
Once burthen'd the air ;
But constant and loyal,
One spirit stood firm
In that hour of trial ;
Now think cn the worm !
'Tis the same thou halt trampled !
Nor marvel that he,
With a sting unexampled,
Should turn upon thee.

Yes ! the lesson they've taught, he
Will shout in the ear
Of the proud and the haughty ;
He'll wring the hot tear
From those who could trample
On friendship so strong ;
Till a vengeance more ample
Ne'er sweeten'ed a wrong.
Till thy name, when 'tis spoken,
Mankind shall deride,
And unpitied be broken
The neck of thy pride.

That harp whose wild numbers
Once rung with thy name,
Now wakes from its slumbers
To blazon thy shame ;
In pain thou bast heard it ;
In triumph, in woe ;
But the spirit that stirred it
Is silent and low,
Deserted and lonely :
Thus blasted and torn,
Now its chords shall ring only
'With hatred and scorn.

R. E. B.

Th,re never yet was human power,
That would evade, if unforgiven,
The patient watch, and vigil long,
Of him who treasures up a wrong.
COLERIDGE.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-1100AI, JAN. 8:
RIDDLES

-STATE OF THE ODDS.
BM' 0 RTH.

1 to 4 Agat It^forrner
5 to 1 Agit Prudence
6 to 1 .git Quadrille

6 to 1 agst Don Carlos
8 to 1 apt Cressida.

to I ngst Swigs
7 2 agst Reformer
to 1 agst Agnes
4 to I agst Reticule
4 to I apt Banshee
b to 1 agst Don Carlos

16 to 1 agst Cressida
20 to 1 agst Bess
22 to 1 agst Jessy
25 to 1 agst Corinne
30 to 1 agst Hurly Burly
35 to 1 agst Sir Gray.
Kg.
8 to 1 agst Barosaa
11 to 1 agst Mies Jig.
ST. LEGER.
20 to 1 agst Ringlet
25 to 1 agst Osmond
30 to 1 agst Streatham
30 to 1 agst Lisette colt.

, to 2 agut Prudence
6 to 1 sgst 14yrnessa

DONCA STE]
[1 to 1 aggt Altisidortt filly
[3 to 1 agst gwiss
to 1 agst The Miller of
M an %field.
7 to I apt Rosanne

FIGHT BETWEEN SPRING AND LANGAN.

[-FURTH Nit PARTICULA ItS.7
In our report of this battle yesterday we detailed each round to
the 45th, with the result of the contest. The subsequent rounds
were nearly all in favour of Spring. The last three rounds, viz.
the 73d, 74th, and 75th, were very punishing. Spring had it all
his own way, arid in the 75th round, he struck a right-handed
blow on Langan's jugular, when he fell as if struck by a shot, and
was deaf to the call of " time." Josh. Hudson and Reynolds, his
seconds, on finding him insensible, proposed to carry him to a
surgeon's to get him bled. Time being again called, Spring's.
seconds asked if Langan was coming up to the. scratch ? Josh.
replied, 44 No, we give it up ; he shan't come again." Langan,
who, from an application of cold water, copiously thrown over
his face and head, recovered a little, was told he had lost, when
he said, " No; I can fight on, I will not give in ;" but he
could not raise himself on his legs, and upon the umpires being
referred to, they decided Spring was the conqueror.
The battle would have terminated much sooner, could Spring
have used his left hand effectively; but after theeighth round he
could use it only defensively, having hurt his knuckles by hitting
a'tremendous blow on Langan's head. Another ci rco instance that
retarded the final issue was the destruction of the inner ring ;
the combatants were so closely surrounded, that they had not
room for action,which was greatly to Spring'sdisadvantage. Lan-
gan has proved a perfect glutton, and that he is the hest man
that ever came from Ireland. After the fight he was exceed-
ingly ill. He was put to bed, and 30 leeches were applied to
different parts of his body. Ile and Spring will both " show"
on Tuesday next at the Five's Court, should Langan's health
permit.

We lament to state that not fewer than one hundred persons
were injured during the fight, by the falling of the temporary
hustings on the Race Course, and that two are dead, and 17 in
Worcester Infirmary, with broken limbs, &c. and others at
different Inns and public-houses.
The fight lasted two hours and thirty minutes, and ended at
a quarter past four. Another fight was to have taken place in
the same ring between Belasco and Neil for 501. aside ; but the
dusk of the evening had approached, and it was prevented._..
Owing to the serious accidents that occurred, the Magistrates,
we understand, refused permission for them to fight on Thure_
day, and it is believed that they will fight on Monday next,
either at Warwick, or near Birmingham, when Cabbage,
of Bristol, and a promising youth from Cheltenham, are ex-
pected to contend for a purse.
A great deal of money has been lost, notwithstanding the
victory of Spring, by the backers of this champion. There are
many bets that he would beat the Irishman in twenty, twenty-
five, and thirty minutes. The Springers were confident he
would beat the Irishman off-hand.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—An Inquisition was
taken yesterday, on the body of H. Dempsey,
about 45 years of age, a coal-heaver, who was
burnt to death in a house which took fire in Rat-
cliffe-highway. Verdictl« Accidental Death."