The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-29 00:00:00

POETRY.

LINES,
Addressed by the celebrated Earl of PETP.;II:9ROUGH to Mrs.
Ilowan rr, afterwards Countess of SUFFOLK.
[From the SUFFOLK LETTERS.]
I said to my heart, between sleeping and waking,
44 Thou wild thing, that always art leaping or aching,
What black, brown, or fair, in what clime, in what nation,
By turns has not taught thee a pit-a-patation ?" •

Thus accus'd, the wild thing gave this sober reply :
" See, the heart without motion, though Celia pass by
Not the beauty she has, not the wit that she borrows,
Give the eye any joys, or the heart any sorrows.
When our Sappho appears—she, whose wit so refin'd
I am fore'd to applaud with the rest of mankind—
Whatever she says is with spirit and fire ; •
Every word I attend, but I only admire.

Prudentia as vainly would put in her claim,
Ever gazing on Heaven, though man is her aim :
'Tis love, not devotion, that turns up her eyes
Those stars of this world are too good for the skies.

But Chloe so lively, $0 eas so fair,
Her wit so genteel, without art,e
motion, the without care
in ;
The leapings, the achings, return all again."
When she comes m), way—the pain,

O wonderful creature ! a woman of reason !
Never grave out of pride, never gay out of season ;
When so easy to guess who this angel should be,
Would one think Mrs. Houard ne'er dreamt it was she !

Music.—Miss kEt.r.Y, who has long been the
ornament of the London Stage, and who unites
pathetic and humorous powers in such a manner
as to defy competition, last night gave a musical
treat to a numerous train of private friends, at
her apartments in llenrietta-street, Covent-Gar-
den. After several beautiful Airs and Glees had
been given by some Professiflial Gentlemen and
Amateurs present, the company sat to an ele-
gant cold collation, and werethen gratified with
Songs of a humorous descri?tion. Mr. MA-
I TREWS, perfectly AT HOME, exerted his talents
with great zeal and most diverting effect. Mr.
W. LINDLEY also displayed his musical ta-
lents very successfully, an Mr. AttNoLD,I
Proprietor of the English Opea House, ably
ro itributed his vocal exertion:, which mani-1
featly evinced that he possesses no small por- 1
tton of hereditary taste and geniis. Lady Bin-
NIE, Mrs. and Miss ARNOLD, 1111. MATHEWS,
POVEY, Mr. and Mrs. Tsaay, several lite-
rary gentlemen, and many elegant females, were
present, and the company did not separate till a
late hour, highly gratified with the entertain.
ment which they had received, and with the as-
siduous attentions of their amiable and accom-
plished hostess.

In
consequence of the Drawiug-room, which
was appointed to be held this. day, at his Ma-
jesty's Palace of Saint James's, being postponed,
orders have been given at the General Post
Office to stay the procession of the mail coaches
till the 13th of May. The first stone of the new
Post Office, which was to have been laid to-
morrow by his Royal Highness the Duke of
YORE, is, for the same reason, deferred till the
same day.--(Morning Paper.)
His Majesty's ship Cambridge, with the Con-
suls for Buenos Ayres, Chile, and Peru on board,
arrived at Rio de Janeiro on the 22d of February
last. The Cambridge, having to undergo some
repairs, was expected to be detained some weeks
before she could proceed round Cape Horn.
The Pope has made an additional grant of
24,000 dollars to the Congregation de propagan-
da fide, for the special
Purpose of encouraging
the progress of the Catholic religion in the United
States of Amenca.---(German paper.)
• During the temporary absence of Lord FRAN.-.
cIS CONYNOIIAM from the Foreign Office, Lord
HOWARD DE WALDEN acts as one of the Under
Secretaries of State for that department.
A respectable Gentleman of the name of
FLF.TCHER, aged about 72 years, left his home
on Tuesday morning, and was found drowned in
the Canal near Sydenham. A letter was found
in Lis hat giving instructions for his funeral.
ACCIDENT TO THE TALBOT STEAM•PACKET.—
A rather unpleasant accident occurred to the passengers in
this packet, which plies between London and Ostend, but
which fortunately has not been attended by any serious re-
sults. She left her usual station off the Custom-house quay, at
eight o'clock on Saturday, the 17th inst.,
with the intention of
proceeding to Ostend, to which place she had generally made the
passage in from 15 to 18 hours. Upon arriving off Sheerness,
however, about 15 o'clock in the evening, it blew so hard that
the Captain deemed it advisable to come to an anchor, and
he accordingly remained there until one o'clock the following
morning, when he proceeded towards his destination. Upon
arriving within a short distance of Ostend, at eight o'clock on
Sunday evening, owing, in all probability, to the darkness
which prevented him from seeing that the flag which indi-
cates whether the bar is passable had been hauled down, be
attempted to cross the bar, when the vessel struck with much
violence against the ground. Several boats, whose owners had
been looking out for the packet, immediately put off, and the
passengers, to the amount of between 30 and 40, amongst whom
were several ladies, were with difSculty landed at Ostend, as
accompanied by a heavy surf.
art was strong
ra
tehbebr t
fortunate
running,for
a iep ac ket
that the wind, which had
been previously very boisterous, died away immediately after
she had got aground, otherwise she must have gone to pieces
during the night. She was brought into Ostend at three o'clock
the following morning without having received any apparent
damage. We understand theßritish Consul ut Ostend has in con-
;quenee of this accident made application to the proper quarter
to have buoys laid down with a view to afford a surer protec-
tion to vessels entering this dangerous harbour.
A SINGULAR CHARACTER.—Yesterday, about
2 o'clock, an Inquest was held before THOMAS
SHELTON, at White Cross-street prison, upon the
body of David Thomas, a man about 40 years of
age, who came by his death by bursting a blood-
vessel on Monday last. It appeared the deceas-
ed was a most excentric character, having been
for upwards of three years and a-half confined in
that " Mansion of Misery," for the sum of 171.,
although it had been clearly ascertained he
had changed several 201. notes during that period,
such was this extraordinary man's propensity for
avarice, that he not only deprived himself of the
common necessaries of life, but cautiously avoid-
ed giving any clue by which his family might be
known. He could have obtained his discharge
repeatedly; but such was the fascinating powers
of his residence, that he preferred the sick ward
of that prison to open air. It further appeared,
that under the compulsory clause in the Insolvent
Act, he would have been discharged (even con-
trary to his inclination) next term. After the ex-
amination of Dr. Wood, who had previously at-
tended him, as well as other witnesses, the Jury
returned a verdict- m Died by the Visitation of
God,"