The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-23 00:00:00

ALMACICS BALL on Wednesday evening was most bill.
Bandy attended ; dancing commenced at eleven o'clock, and
did not cease till nearly five yesterday morning. There were
upwards of 500 persons of the first rank, distinction, and fa•
shion present.

POETRY.

BIRTH-DAY.
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" 3ly Ilirth-day"—what a different sound
That word had In my youthful years ;
And how, each time the day comes round,
Less and less white its mark appears !
When first our scanty years are told,
It seems like pastime to grow old,
And, as Youth counts the shining links,
That Time around hint binds so fast.
Pleas'd with the task, he little thinks
flow hard that chain will press at last.
Vain was the man, and false as vain,
n° said, " were he ordain'd to run
His long career of life again,
He would do all that he had done."...
Ah ! 'tis not thus the voice, that dwells
In sober birthdays, speaks to me ;
Far otherwise—of time it tells,
Lavished unwisely, carelessly__
Of counsel mock'd—of talents, made
Haply for high and pure designs,
But oft, like Israel's incense, laid
Upon unholy, earthly shrines—
Of nursing many a wrong desire—
Of wandering after Love too far,
And taking every meteor fire,
• That cross'd my path-way, for hit star !
All this it tells, and, could I trace
Th' imperfect picture o'er again,
With pow'r to add, retouch, efface
The lights and shades, the joy and pain,
How little of the past would stay !
How quickly all should melt away—
All—but that Freedom of the Mind,
Which had been more than wealth to me ;
Those friendships, in my boyhood twin'd,
And kept till now unchangingly ;
And that dear hothe, that saving ark,
Where Love's true light at last I've found,
Cheering within, when all grows dark,
And comfortless, and stormy round !

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, MAr 22
D Eli

STATE OF THE ODDS.
stns.
18 to 1 apt Fanatic
25 to 1 agst Talisman
33 to 1 agst Cinder
33 to 1 agst Premium.

s to 4 agst I'.miliu
3 to 1 ugst Tancred
11 to 1 rigs. t Nicolo
15 to 1 agst Bertram.
18 to 1 apt Pantlna

2 to 1 on Emilius and.Tanered not the field.
OAKS.
l 6to 1 agat Tint
6 to 1 agar Spermacetti.

9 to 4 ngst Zinc
5 to 2 Agit Pinwirc

DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
Nothing done.

OnEAT PERFORMANCE.-111r. Hodgkinson's great match
to produce a liaise to trot six miles in twenty minutes for two
hundred sovereigns, took place yesterday morning over a mile
circle in Atihted-park, Hertfordshire, where there was n great
asemblage of sporting persons. The horse was rode by a boy
of six stone. The match was done as follows
Min. See.
3 20 Fourth mile in .
3 Si Fifth
3 10 Sixth

First mile in
Second -
Third

Min. Sec
3 21
• - 3 24
3 17

19 4 9
The boy rode the horse with a loose rein, and he never made a
break-6 to 4on the horse.

SPARRING AT THE FIVES' COURT.
This Court was full to an overflow yesterday, the bill of fare
having held out that Spring and Neatc would be there.—
Spring was present with his arm in a sling, from one of the
knuckles of the right hand having been hurt in the recent com-
bat, and he had . also. a discoloured eye, which a friend of his
gave him by accident on his return to London. Neste has not
arrived. in London. The sparring was for the benefit of Shel-
ton. The principal sets-to were as follow :
Shelton and Belcher's was a fine specimen of seience, with a
strong mixture of give and take. The exchanges and counter..
hitting called forth much applause. Towards the latter end,
Belcher was floored by a left-handed bit on the head ; but in
the next rounds he dealt out punishment, and became even
with his contemporary.
Randall and scroggins had a merry set-to, and if Scrogtrins
could not keep at equal quickness, his rnerry-andrew tricks
caused much merriment.
Little Brown and Stockman worked away in real fight. They
contended for a stake some time ago, and it was brought to a
wrangle. In this turn up there Was much equality, but Brown
got his cork drawn. It was altogether a specimen of -their
fight, and in reality it was one with the gloves.
Neale 7 and Burke made a good set-to, as also Spencer and
Whitehead, and others.
Spring appeared near the concluainn, and was most cordially
received. He apologized for not setting-to, as announced in the
bills, in consequence of the lame hand.
dr. Jackson paid the 4001. battle-money of the late fight to
Spring, to convey to his backer.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday a Coroner's
Inquest was held at the King's Arms, Barbican, upon the body
of a wretched woman named Mary Martin, who died the day
before, and respecting whose death certain reports were in cir-
culation in the parish of St. Luke, to the prejudice of a respect..
able pariah officer there. The accusation against the officer
amongst the lower orders was no less than that he had murdered
the deceased, by heating her on the head and body in so cruel a
manner that she lingered for five months, and then expired in
Nriony, of a deep fracture of the skull and a wound in the arm.
The evidence adduced afforded no confirmation of the rumour,
but went to chew that the deceased died from disease • and the
Jury,immetliately returned a verdict—Died natural :kat&

Prince Leopold had a nbttnerous party last night at Marlbo-
rough House.

The Bishop of Lincoln entertained a distinguished party at
dinner yesterday, at his house in Connaught-place.
Lord Saltoun entertained large party at dinner yesterday,
at his house in. Great Cumberland-street.

Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth had a dinner party yes.
terday, at their house in St. James's-square.
T. Walpole, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house
in Grosvenor-street.

Viscount Granville entertained the Duke of Devonshire and
a select party at dinner on Wednesday, at his house in Burton-
street, Berkeley-square.

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