The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-06 00:00:00

POETRY.

MONODY ON LORD BYRON.
BY A LADY.
In Death's dark, lonely, and unbroken night,
In that drear land of shadows, and of fear,
Quench'd lies the orb of intellectual light,
Which late shed glory on this mortal sphere,
The brightest, loftiest, we had witnessl here !
Sublime, portentous, awful ! differing far
From all that had on earth before it shone—
Resembling some vast, solitary Star
Rising amid the radiant Heav'ns—alone—
Who, save th' Omnipotent, that soul of light hath known ?
Too high, too mystic to be solved by man—
Baffling the knowledge of both friends and foes—
His mind, too great for common minds to scan,
O'er praise and stricture ever proudly rose,
And still sublimer grew from latent woes,
Pursuing thro' realms of thought unbounded, new,
Its own career—terrifically grand—
Sketching from Nature's page, in each touch true,
Man and the Universe with master hand
For Nature's pencil was at his command.
Nor yet bath Love by hint remained unsung,
To Love, divinely, he awoke the strain—
From coldestl breast sweet sympathy was wrung
When he pourtray'd a Lover's guilt or pain—
Oh ! 'twas enough to madden heart and brain !
For inward then his glance and pen were turned,
And all the feelings which glow there unseen,
Upon his pages brightly, warmly burned,
As if all outward shown the soul had been,
Devoid of ev'ry guise that could its movements screen.
His was each varying theme—the great, the small
Foiled not the magic of his painting's pow'r ;
With microscopic eye he viewed them all,
From Alpine mountain to the simplest flow'r
That humbly blooms in Nature's lowliest bow'r—
From sunshine's blaze to midnight thunder storm--
With ev'ry monument of taste and art—
Shedding round ALT. that supernatural charm,
Which WELL his genius could to all impart,
That fix'd their mern'ry hallow'd in the heart.

But while fresh laurels, wreath'd in garlands fair,
That glorious brow—where genius stamp 'd its crest ;
Nis icy fingers DEATH, imprinted there!
Yet though so early came the dire arrest,
To posterity immortal thy bequest—
Those thunderbolts of thought—those words of fire,
Which leave their burning image nn the mind—
The deep toned thrill of song from that sweet lyre,
Which could, with more than human art relin'd,
Or minstrel skill, the fancy in Elysium bind !

And is that organ of thy soul now hush'd,
Where lute the lofty spirit poured along
Its deep imaginings—where thy griefs rush d,
Mingling with inspirations new' and strong,
Borne on the tide of sublimated song ?
Silent alas !—its melody is fled—
The world laments, in bitterness of woe,
Illustrious BYttox numbered with the dead,
The first of Bards—of living Bards below—
Felled by Fate's last, irrevocable blow !
Though dead, still deathless—still in Clio's Page
Thy Name, synonimous with thought and soul,
shall still survive through each succeeding age
That may be yet ordained below to roll—
In ev'ry earthly clime, from Pole to Pole !
Admiring eyes shall read the Book of Fame—
That volume richly fraught with BY RON'S praise—
England, with triumph, shall her Poet claim,
While the young Bards of those far distant days
Shall inspiration quaff from his immortal Lays.
And thou, Oh Greece ! his loved adopted clime—
Land of his muse, and dream of other years—
Long through the changes of revolving time
Shalt thou embalm his mem'ry with thy tears.
Impelled by all heroic worth endears—
For in thy cause he would have bravely fought,
And died—exulting to have made thee free !
Aiming at this great end his soul's vast thought,
With fearless, self-devote fidelity—
Still the unshaken Champion of thy Liberty.
One, who contenm'd the ignoble subtle plan—
Whether from Prince or Minister it came.
Formed to enslave—to rob his fellow Man
Of that inherent franchise each may claim
Whate'er his Sect, his Country, Rank, or Name ;
On these loved themes his genius would display
His giant force, from minor subjects turning,
In the full splendour of meridian day
For freedom and for glory nobly burning,
The flattery of Courts, and selfish interest spurning.
Thus, Greece! he would have roused thy dormant fires—
Lit in ay Sons,
_along thy fur famed Shore,
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And made the Land, he loved to trsven,e. wee,
The Classic Scene, it rens in days of yore—
Bade from the tomb thy Attic Genius rise,
Of Sculpture, Song, and Eloquence divine—
Made thee again, the birth place of the wise—
The home of Freedom, Letters, and the Nine—
Till Man had seen anew thy pristine splendour shine.
But now, that dream of future glory o'er,
Which charm'd expectance by its Wizard sway—
Thy Sun has set—to rise, alas ! no more—
The spirit of thy Bard has passed away !
Cold now his form, as the long buried clay
Of those unlettered, vapid %MS of earth,
In whom, no beam of genius ever shone—
Whose life, and death, initiated as their birth,
Passed off—unwept—unenvied—and unknown—
Yet now, alike, as they—the Great One's gone!
Yes, long their Byron shall thy children mourn--
Grief's bitter Chalice flowing to the brim,
LONG weep in anguish, round the marble urn,
Where thou bast laid the sacred heart of him
Whose high aspiring,' Death so soon inntle
perchance a spark of that heart's hallowed flame
May sometimes hover round its last abode,
Still to impel thee on to deeds of fame,
To lighten life's oppressive, cumbrous load,
And soothe thy thought of him reposing with his GOD.

NEGRO WIT.—A short time since, a Gentle-
man driving on the road between Little River and this town,
was overtaken by a negro boy on a mule, who attempted for a
long time, without success, to make the animal pass his car-
riage. At length the boy exclaimed to his beast, " I'll bet
you one ftppenny I make you pass this time," and, after a short
use, again said, 66 You bet ?—very well." The boy repeated
his blows with renewed vigour, anti at last succeeded in making
him pass; when the Gentleman who had overheard the con-
versation between Quaco and his steed, said to hint, " Well,
my boy, now you have won, how are you going to make the
mule pay you P" 64 Oh, Sir," earl Quaco, "me make him
pay me very well ; Massa give me one tenpenny for to buy him
grass, and me will only buy him a fippenny worthl —(Jamaica
Paper.)
V A G RANCT.-Yesterday one of the Officers of
"
the Mendicity Society waited on the Magistrates of Union Fall
Office (L. B. ALLEN and M. swept Y, Esqrs.), to prefer a
charge of vagrancy, which, he said, involved a point of consi-
derable importance. A man who was well known to the Society
as an incorrigible vagrant, was on Wednesday evening appre-
hended in the parish of Camberwell, near the %Workhouse, ex-
posing himself on the pavement, and begging for alms, by hav-
ing inscribed before him in large letters of chalk, on the stones,
" A native of America; I am very ill, and starving for want of
food !" This man was the same person who, exhort time since,
was taken to Marlborough-street Police-office, for collecting
alms by exhibiting a picture, representing the descent of the late
Mr. Harris's balloon ; and the Justice, conceiving that the exhi-
bition of that picture was a mere pretence for disguising his real
calling of begging, sentenced him to an imprisonment, from
which he has not been long liberated. It was shewn, front va-
rious facts, that the man was a most determined and incorrigible
vagrant, and had been again and again punished to no purpose.
Mr. ALLEN said that he was quite satisfied that he was a
vagrant within the meaning of the Act, and as such lie should
commit him to the House of Correction for one month, at the
expiration of which time he would undertake to put him In a
way of procuringen honest living if he did not choose to avail
himself of the offer the Society had made him.—The prisoner
was then removed front the bar.

Amongst the passengers on board the Sion/nor
packet, which is arrived from Lisbon, are the
Right lion. Lord Beresford, Marcus. Beresford,
Esq. and Lieutenant Thomas E. Bine :„Senors
Francisco Diaz, and Alonzo Maria Barraates,
also came as passengers.
CHANGE OF Fs itTshim wife-or a .neY
sweeper, named MACEY, at Barostapie ha just
become possessed of propertr,‘ amounting to
1,5001. per annum--.(Eseter alfrada

COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tuis DA r.)

LANGAN V. SIMPSON.--JUDGMENT.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, on taking his seat
this morning, called the attention of the Bar ti)
this case, which came before his Lordship on a►l
appeal from the decree of his Honour the Vice-
Chancellor, who had decided in favour of the
plaintiff. His Lordship said he was very clearly
of opinion that Mr. Simpson could not possibly
follow the effects, the subject of the suit, and to
stay which proceedings the Court had been ap-
plied to, but which his Lordship felt l►e ought
not to do. This motion, he considered, would
dispose of the appeal altogether, and therefore
l►e should confirm the judgment of the Vice-
Chancellor.

Mr. HART said, as the case was now disposed
of, he hoped his Lordship would order the de-
posit to he paid out of Court.
The Loan CH ANC I:ll.l.oll,—Certainly.
His Lordship then said he should he obliged
to leave the Court this day at two o'clock, hut
was willing to sit till six to-morrow.—After
short conversation, his Lordship, to suit the con-
venience of the Bar, consented to rise at four.

NSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—(Tnis DAT.)

Geo. Spence ENles, an attorney, came up to
claim his discharge, which no creditor appeared
to oppose. On examining the Insolvent's sche-
dule, the debts were 3'211., from which 100/. was
deducted for non-consideration, leaving the ori-
ginal debt 29.11. On the credit side of the sche-
dule, there appeared due to the insolvent 1,3001.
and upwards, also that he considered 460/. out of
it as good debts, to be collected for the benefit of
the creditors generally, and that the surplus
would come into his lands.

The COURT said there was sufficient to pay
double the amount of insolvent's debts, and de.
dared him entitled to his discharge.
John Bartlett, jun. also appeared to claim his
discharge, which was not opposed.
The insolvent formerly was a bookseller and
stationer at Arundel, in Sussex; his debts
were 800/., collected in four years. Great conii+
Bence appeared to be entertained of the insol-
vent's embarrassment, and several of the princi-
pal creditors had entered their signatures that
the insolvent's father be appointed assignee to tht.,
estate of his son. Among the signatures was that
of Mr. 11 hittaker, the present Sheriff of the City
of London.

The COURT declared him entitled to the benefit
of the Act.

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.

A most melancholy accident (says the fr/hlie.
haven Gazette) happened here on Wednesday morning last.
James Cardew, son of J. Cardew, Esq. Collector of Excise.,
and Mr. W. Muncaater, grocer, were bathing behind the North
Wall, about 7 o'clock in the morning and having got beyond
their depth. Mr. C. was unfortunately drowned. ill r. M. and the
unfort IMMO sufferer went out together from the rocks below the
William Pitt, just at the time of low water, and the tide was un.
usually far out ; and it appeared they had proceeded some dis-
tance northwards along a sand hank that runs in that direction ;
they had been out about a quarter of an hour, when they at.
tempted to return, but instead of retracing their steps, they took
a direct course for the shore, and had not gone t'ar before they
came into deep water. The deceased, who was first, cried he
was getting beyond his depth. Mr. Muncastax immediately
made towards hint, to render him assistance. They had hold
of each other for some. time, and both were in danger of meet.
ing a watery grave : but in the struggle, Mr. Cardew, pro-
bably through weakness, lost bold of his friend, and the wate's
closed above him for ever. Mr. M. with great difficulty reach.
ed the shore, much exhausted, and the alarm was soon spread.
Untberunately there was no
tni,%itre,yci,tt,iiil.lll the beach who could render
any assistance ; the revenue boat,
, soon
place, but being unppruvided
e Wren
cessful in their seutrli and
fore other boats could be sent out
drugs,
theirS°Sjot:liidni out—same
delay
sailors,
otwiorweil:eatahrele)l;:aatelutcolill.er' etlb:ceo,ey:f
worldly wisdom than
no means characteristic of this class of persons, and confined,
we hope, to the two or three unfeeling fellows to whom we al-
lude) refusing either to lend their assistance, or allow the boats
they had charge of to go out, until assured of being paid.
Three or four boats were at length put off, and with the assist-
ance of the revenue boat, under the direction of Mr. Paisley
and some other officers of Excise, every exertion was made,
by casting nets, &c. to recover the body, but we arc sorry
to say without effect: nor, up to this day (Monday), have any
tidings been heard of it. The unfOrtunate deceased was in
the 19th year of his age, anti was very generally beloved
amongst Its acquaintance, as was fully evinced by the interest
and anxiety shown by a number of young twat for the recovery
of the body. one peculiar feature in this melancholy affair we
cannot omit mentioning there were two of Mr. Cardew's sis-
ters, with two other young Ladies, about to bathe not far from
the place where their unfortunate brother met his untimely
end ; and the agony of their feelings on learning his fate may
be better conceived than described : one of them would have
rushed into the water to attempt his rescue, land she not been
restrained by her companions. Mr. Cardew's father was frosts
home at the time, ant when it is considered that the deceased
was the only son of a family of eight children, we can scarily
conceive a inure distressing case than the loss of this interesting
and )promising youth. NV e trust this afflicting case will be a
caution to persons bathing, especially those who cannot swim,
not to venture out at low water, as the ground is then perfectly
unknown to them. The boatmen who were searching for the
body state, that there is from 3 to 4 feet greater depth of water
between the bank where these young men hail bathed, and the
shore. The only safe method for those who are learning to
swim is to wade right out as far as they find it convenient, and
then swim direct in shore. The advancing tide always repdsis
it dangerous to remain lung at a distance front shore.