The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-15 00:00:00

p oETay.

LINES
Written on observing the shattered state of Net-soled hi mai.
ItIEN T at Glasgow, which was struck bylightning 50011 after
it was erected.
What monument may hope to stand,
Or where may glory place her trust,
When, struck by the Althighty's band,
This Trophy tumbles to the dust ?
Alas the works of human power
Vainly perpetuate a name,
When Fate prescribes so short an hour
To this rare pyramid of fame !
But Nature shall the work perform,
While Art and Science, blushing; weep
Trafalgar mocks the thunder storm,
And braves the subjugated deep.

The mountain at whose hase he fell,

Records the flero's parting sigh
And Nile shall Nelson's glory tell,
Till titne and earthly glory die !

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES.—SEPT. 13. _
The champagne Stakes of 50gs each (18 subscribers), h. ft.
Colts„ Bst. 31b.; fillies, list. Red House in. The winner to
give six dozen of Champagne to the Club.
.
Colonel Cradock's b. c. Swiss . - - - 1
14 Scarborough's br. to Coronation - - - .. 2
Marg. of Sligo's colt - r - - . 3
General GrosVenor's Virgilitts, Lord Fitzwilliams's Comus,
and General Grosvenor's Fifteens started, but were not placed.
A good race, but little betting.
111 Al' C Ir.—Lord Kelburne's May Dar received forfeit front.
Lord Queensberry's l'ilgarlick-300 guineas.

FONTHILL ABBEY.

SATCP.DAY, SEPT. 13.

The sale has continued to go on, and as the
costly works approach to the hammer, the
attendance improves. The principal London
Booksellers have their representatives here, and
the contest between these Gentlemen and Mr.
LAwronn the bookseller, of Seville place, is
frequently very animated, and in no slight
degree interesting to the Proprietor and Auc-
tioneer. Many Ladies have graced the sale
room with their presencein the course of the last
two days, and among other distinguished charac-
ters we have remarked Lord Arundel, Lord F.
Gower, Mr. Wrottesley, M. P., Mr. Bennett,
M. P.,Sir James Mackintosh,nnd Mr.lleber, M.P.
The numbers who come merely to view the
Abbey are not so great as formerly ; the falling
off is not occasioned by the removal of any of
the prime objects of attraction which formerly
caused crowds to hasten to Fonthill from all parts
of the country. We have already stated that it
was understood the view would close on the 9th
instant. 13111 s, &c. worded us to seem to confirm
this idea have been posted in every direction,
and some may be seen at this moment which
state the Abbey to he on view " till the sale
which begins on the 9th, and continues," &c.—
Not a few, however, continue to arrive. At-
tention is particularly directed to those parts
of the building which we formerly noticed as be-
ing now for the first time thrown open to the
public, and more than all to " the gallery cabi-
net," formerly Mr. Beckfortl's chamber, which,
with its furniture, is thus described in Mr. Rait-
ter's forthcoming work on the stibject of diet
Abbey ;
" Here in this cell (for Its petty dimensions, small windows,
and absence of all means of wartriMi and ventilation, forbid any
other appellation) slept upon a narrow couch, without hank:
ings, the founder of this sumptuous abbey—the possesor of
its accumulated treasures.

" The extremely simple style of every thing in this chamber
was a striking contrast (and the only one) to the splendour of
every other room in this extritonlinary place ; but, is now de-
corated in a corresponding style of splendour.
" It is now furnished with a circular table of Florentine
mosaic, two India japan cabinets, a cabinet of ebony, decorated
with bull' and Florentine mosaic ; a coffer of Amboyna wood
a Chinese incense burner; a Japanese incenseWeiler ; two
Oriental porcelain beakers; vase of rosso antic° ; a pair of
candlesticks, modelled after Bellini ; vase in or undo; several
vases of Sevres porcelain ; and adorned with the following
pictures. • Landscape—Ruysdail. The Dropsical Woman
Don. Ruins--Tanderkeyden. Mon selling Fish-rMieris. Per-
trait of King Charles I.—Jansen. Sunset-..80th."
The organ continues to play during the greater
part of the day, and frequently in the evening a
select party are gratified with its powerful her-
monies, when its strains are most happily in
unison with the solemn gloom which prevails
through the vast halls of the magnificent edifice.

MOST ATROCIOUS Meauta or A GENTLEMAN'S
FAmit.i..—At about eight o'clock on Tuesday
evening, a party of Whiteboys attacked the
house of Mr. Thomas Franks, of Lisnagoorneen,
near Rockmills, within five miles of Fermoy, and
aiurdered that Gentleman, his wife, and his son,
Mr. Henry Maunsell Franks. Our correspondent
states that the miscreants " murdered the old
man by discharging a blunderbuss through his
side—and his wife and son, by beating nut their
brains with a bar of iron."' We understand that
a man and maid-servant or the deceased are in
custody on s u spicion.----(Cork4dvertiscr,

TNTWEPTDITY IN A FEMALE.—Between twelve
and one o'clock on Saturday morning, the house
of William Rooke, Esq. flu, Upper Seymour..
street, Portman.,,quare, was entered by thieves,
who were fortunately detected in their enter-
prise, and were disappointed in their intended
booty. The family of Mr. Rooke are in the
country, and the domestics, after securing the
house, retired to bed about eleven o'clock cm
Friday night. About the time above stated, the
lady's maid was awoke by a strange noise on
the stairs, anti distinctly heard men's voices.--
She instantly crept out of bed, and cautiously
opened her chamber door, when, on looking aver
the bannisters, she saw two fellows in the
passage, endeavouring to force off the lock of
the street door. She was somewhat terrified,
but crept back again to the drawing room, and
raising the window, caused an alarm by spring-
ing the rattle. Assistance was immediately at
hand, but unluckily the villains made their escape
at the back of the house. On 'inspecting the
rooms afterwards, it was ascertained that
the robbers entered by means of a ladder
at the first floor back window, and had packed
up property of all descriptions to a large amount
ready to be carried off, but fortunately were
frustrated in the manner above described.