The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-21 00:00:00

POETRY.

TRANSLATION OS' THE 12TII ODE of ASACRICOX.
THE SWALLOW.
Noisy Swallow, what shall I
Levy as thy penalty ?
I will clip thy nimble wing,
To prevent thy flutering ;
Or to drown thy twitering song,
Rob thee of thine active tongue ;
As the ancient Poets tell •
Tereus silenc'd Philomel ;
For this morn at break of day,
Your discordant, chattering lay,
FM my ears with wild affright,
'Midst a dream of soft delight;
And my loved Dathyllus' charms,
Rudely ravished from my arms.
Margate. VENATOR.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, OCT.

1.--STATE OF THE ODDS
0 KTU.
I 13 to 2 *gat Quadrille.

6 to 2 apt Reformer
I 1 to 2 apt Don Carlos

13 to 2 agst Swiss
7 to I agst Itcformar
12 to 1 agst Cydnus
13 to 1 art Cressida
14 to 1 agst I'antina

20 to 1 apt Bess c.
20 to 1 apt Don Carlos
25 to 1 sgst Agnes e.
126 to I apt Wilson's, c.
High odds agst auy other.
KS.
I 7to 1 agst Barossa f.
I 10 to I eget any other.
ST. LEGER.
lltto I agst The Miller of
Dlsnsfield

D E II

11 to 2 agst Prudence
6 to I agst Briseis f.
DONCASTER
10 to 1 axst Altisiclors filly
12 to 1 ^apt Swiss

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
The Brighton Subscription Pack of Harriers, in their three
days of action last .week, were desirably succusful in pro-
ducing good diversion. About 70 horsemen were with them
on Monday, 190 on Wednesday, and 00 on Friday. On the
two former days, a leash of hares was the spoil.of each, and a
brace on the latter.. One hare, on the first day,. held. them in
a run of ten miles, without check, ere she fell a victim to her
well-traided pursuers.
On the Ist of November, ColonelWridham will again ap-
, pear in the neighbourhood of Brighton, and continue in it for
about a month or six weeks, with lila ['winch pack of Fox
Dogs, the fleetest and best conditioned for hunting over the
Downs, we doubt not, in the kingdom. Our resident sports-
men are in high spirits, and anticipate some brilliant exploits.

By letters received yesterday from Maranham,'
dated the %Oth of August, it appears Lord
COCIIRANE arrived at that port on the 26th of
July, from his pursuit of the Portuguese squadron,
and that on the '2Bth the Imperial flag was
hoisted, and a complete change iu the Govern-
ment effected. Lord COCURANI: seized in the
harbour of Maranham 16 Portuguese vessels, and
also detained several English vessels which were
suspected "of having Portuguese property on
hoard. Some arrangement was likely to be en-
tered into with the owners of the property. After
the subversion of the Portuguese authorities in
Maranham, a vessel was dispatched to Para, where
a convocation took place of the authorities, and on
the 11th the Emperor was proclaimed with the
usual solemnities. Para and Maranham were the
last provinces that adhered to Portugal, and the
whole of Brazil therefore has now renounced the
mother country.
EARTHQUAEIL-7—(ANCONA, SEPT. 21.)—We
have received news ,from Ragusa of various un-
fortunate occurrences. In August the heat was
31 deg. Reaumur, which produced contagious
diseases, that carried off a great number of peo.
pie. The drought was very distressing. On
the l'Oth the air became suddenly dark ; a fiery
meteor passed over the city, fell into the sea, and
was succeeded by
,an earthquake, which over-
threw many houses, and several. persons were
killed. The sea retired nearly a mile from the
coast. The first shock was felt in Turkish Bos7
nia ; it caused an immense piece of rock to fall,
which rolling into the sea, struck a vessel laden
With flour, anti buried it with its whole' crew is
the waves. It is reported that a volcano has
broken out in the province. At Ragusa, a fort
built by the French, and a great number of houses
are thrown down.
A Dean Of CANTERBURY, remarkable for hold-
ing a great number of church preferments, travelling slowly in
hit chariot to that city, was overtaken by a poor -parso, who
had somehow procured the loan of a good horse. The
parson, en passant, bowed most respectfully to the Dean,
who desired him to ,stop, begged he would call at the Mer-
maid, at Rochester, and order him a dinner, to be ready
at a certain hour. The parson accordingly called on the
host, told him he would be honoured with a visit at such a time,
and must provide a good dinner. " Fur how many, an please
your honour ?" says Boniface. " Why," replies the parson,
" 1 can't well say how many persons the whole company will
consist of, for I only paw the Dean of Canterbury, the Canon
of Winchester, the Provost of Litchheld, the Rector of Orping-
ton, the Vicar of Romney, and one of the King's Chaplains."
The parson then proceeded to his own home, wldch was within
a few miles ; and the landlord began to make ample provi-
hion fur the numerous guests he expected to entertain. Ac-
cordingly, when the Dean arrived, a large table was set
out, and the cloth laid ; " flow's this,' cried his Reve-
rence, " you have shown me the wrong room ; this surely
is intended for a large company."—" An please your honour,'
replied the landlord, " Parson Singlechurch called about an
hour and a half ago, and told me 1 must provide for your
Honour, and the Canon of Winchester, and the Rector of ()vv.
ington, and one.of the King's Chaplains too, and I don't know
how many more; and so I thought, an please your honour,
I'd get enough."--" Oh, very well," coolly answered the
Dean, who now recollected himself, " I ought to have asked
Singlechurch to have stayed and dined with. uie."---( The
Bubbler. )
FEMALE VENGEANEE.—This morning about
ten o'clock a Lady arrived in the Temple in her
own carriage. She went iinmediately to the
Chambers Oa Gentleman named Gausses,tirew
a pistol from her pocket and instantly discharged
the contents at him. He had just time to raise
his hand,and saved his head, at which the pistol
was directed, and fortunately received only a
slight wound in the former. The lady was pro-
vided with another pistol, which she was pre-
paring to use in the same manner, but the report
of the first drew persons to the silt, who suc-
ceeded in wrenching the weapon from her hand.
She was then taken to the Porter's Lodge, anti
the gentleman being asked what was to be
done with her, declined all resort to the Law,
and then left the chambers upon his ordinary
business. Many reports were itnmediutely in
circulation ou this extraordinary attempt at
assassination, but the most prevalent is that
she is a married woman, that she had
been some time under the protection of Mr.
G. who had allowed her a very expensive
establishment, but appearing to be inclined to
withdraw his attention, and the usual resources,
she took this desperate method of gratifying her
revenge.
It appears that whenever a bill of parcels is
milled an invoice, in a letter accompanying it, it I* thible to
double postage; but that when it is called bill of parcels, it
is only liable to single postage.
Mrs. GLossor, so well known formerly as the
English CATALANI, is at present at Naples, with
much professional popularity.