The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-22 00:00:00

POETRY.

THE " HEART'S.BASE." •
By which of thy names shall I name thee, sweet flower !
The fairest, the softest that blooms in the bower?
The loveliest handmaid that Waits on the spring,
Whose tints vie with the bloom of the butterfly's wing.
no' beauteous the hawthorn blows deep in the dale,
Tho' sweetly its fragrance flows wild on the gale;
Yet more fresh to the sight are thy dark clips of blue,
And thy bright liquid gnliLdrop, more brilliant its hue.
Tho' beauteous the rose buds 'mid dews of the morn,
Yet it glares on the sightand the rose bears a thorn I .•
But thy gentle flow'rets are modest and law ;
Like the daisy, thy sister, they tranquilly blow ;
And thou bearest no thorn to disturb the kind' breast
Thai (beauteous as thou art) would there bid thee rest.
Then by which of thy names shall I name thee, sweet flower !
Now call thee—thou pride of the garden and bower !
The Pansy? .—the " thought 4"—gentle, pure, and refin'd—
Such thoughts as arise in the innocent mind ;
So gay and so lovely, so bright and so clear,
The Ireshneas of truth and of Nature are here.
Wis the thought of that bosom which thinks of no guile,
here virtue's frank feelings arc decked with a smile.
'Tis the elegant thought of a sensitive heart,
Which can please without study and charm without art.
Then by which of thy names shall I name thee, sweet flower!
How call thee—thou pride of the garden and bower?
Should I see thee, the garland in ringlets adorning,
When lightly the rural danceowns the May morning,
Should I there ask thy name, some soft maiden will tell
That she gathered thee cover'd with dew in the dell.
That young Code was near her confessing his flame,
And appealed to that flower, and whlsper'd its name—
`Twas blooming as she was in morning of May,
And " Jump up and kiss me,"—like her—seemed to say.
Yet by which of thy names shall I name thee, sweet flower I
How call thee, thou pride of the garden and'bower ?
How describe ail the sweets I would fain have thee prove ?
How hail thee, when placed on the bosom w love ?
Oh I then there's a name which for ever be thine!
And ever thy blossoms there may'st thou enthine.
Mid all the !ply flowrets that fall to her lot,
May thou, gentle " geort's Russ" be never forgot."
.I. D.

• The pansy, or la pens*.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING.
MENTINGV or MOUNDS IX TM:: PItEgr.NT

Ilia Majesty's Buck Hounds, on Friday, at the CIOOkCht Bil-
/et, Iver Heath.

The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hny's
Common.

Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on 'Wednesday, at Kettleby
Ilouse ; Friday, at %'alesby House ; and on Saturday, at Rye

B. Graham's, on Wednesday, at Ran Dans ; and on
Friday, at Coton.
Sir Thomas Stanley's Hounds, on Tuesday, at frendarton ;
and on Saturday, at Bebington.
The Cheshire Hounds, on Tuesday, nt Rowton ; Wednes-
day, at Vicker's Cross ; and on Friday, at Churton.
The East Essex Fox Hounds, on Wedr :Inlay, at Bower
Hall. _ _ _ _

,The East Sussex Fox-hounds, on Wednsday, at Dickl:ng
Common ; and on Saturday, at Finis Hill.
The Watnell Fox !founds, on Wednesday, at Edwallin; and
on Friday, at Woodborough.
The Warwickshire Fox Bounds, on Tuesday, at Wiehiteld
Wood ; Friday, at Itchington death ; and on Saturday, at
Ilmington
Mr. Hay's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at the Boar's Head,
Walgerton.
Mr. Muster's Hound*, on Tnesday, at Great Harrowden ;
Wednesday, at Nobettle ; and on Friday, at Abington Hall.
The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on NVednesday, at Castle
Thorp ' and on Friday, at Bradden.
The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at
Rollin Head Wood; Friday, at York Gate; stud on Satur-
day, at Colbron Wood.
The Lambton Fox Hounds. on Wednesday, at P wens -
worth ; Friday, at Murton-le-Whine ; and on Satu: d ,y, ,t
Frackland.

The Northumberland Fok Hounds, on Tuesday, at Kirk-
ley ; and on Friday, at Longhirmt.

For several weeks past, a young man, of ra-
ther prepossessing exterior, had been observed pscing to and
fro, in front of a gentlinan's lemse in Enstor-Intirr. He
would frequently atop directly opposite the windows, when
full of ladies, and continue his fixed gaze, until the fe-
males were compelled to retire. A male servant was at
length ordered to inform the gazer, that if he did not discon-
tinue this impertinent action, proper steps should be taken to
have him removed ; but this message was fur from having the
desired effect. He was at his post last Saturday, by an hour
before the usual tithe for promepade, and though he abated the
gazing practice, still he made adiple amends by gaily kissing his
glove whenever a female figure approached the windows. An 1
officer was sent for, and the enamoured youth was given in
custody. Before his removal, however, the incoherency of his
language and manner excited other feelings than resentment.
His sir and language bespoke him a man of education, and
not unacquainted with good society ; the owner of the hOuste,
therefore, explained to him that the charge would be aban-
doned on his pledging his honour to discontinne parading in
front of the door, to which he readily acquiesced, though
at the same time he averred that he meditated no insult in
having done so at first. He then presth+ed his card, which
described bins as a Lieutenant in the royal navy and a junior
branch of a noble family, at the west end of tin town. An
inquiry was subsequently made, and the rosult justified his title
in every particular. It appears that he was brought up en a
similar charge at 3larlborough-street Police Office some mot thi
since, but was ;released without examination, on the appei.r-
, ance of his friends, who then undertook to guard against a re-
petition of the misdemeanour. . it,
M El, A NCISOLY CATAITROPIIII. —. On unday
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afternoon, about ftrir o'clock, a party 0 '. oung
men, in number three, hired a wherry, an pro-
ceeded up the River to Putney, rowing 'iliy
hard and apparently with little judgment. n
their return, about eight o'clock, they erected*,
kind of sail, and proceeded down the River a
short distance from the Reach. Two of the party,
BENJAMIN HOI.FELL and G. SMITH, being very
much intoxicated, stood up in the boat, which
instantly upset, and the unfortunate young men
were immersed. Smith and Holfell sunk in-
%Nutty, and never rose again. The other young
man clung to the sail or the wherry, and loudly
called fur help, and he was picked up.
by another boat, in which were • a party
of young men,• who had started very noon
after them, and thought some accident would
occur from their bad management of the boat
Every exertion was made to save the two who
had sunk, but of no avail—they were never seen:
again. Smith was a married man, with one child.
The bodies were not found yesterday, but it was
supposed that on the return of the tide they
would come up.
I'la. NV EAR E. —On the Thursday prior to the
.day when the trial was expected to take place
an olive•coloured • outside coat, belonging to the
murdered man, was, through the vigilant activity
of the Magistracy, discovered near the scene of
slaughter, concealed beneath the underwood of
a large tree, the seams sipped in every direction,
doubtless in the hope of discovering notes ; this
coat the unfortunate gentleman was seen by his
laundress to wear on the day he set off for they.
fatal journey, and is tio‘v hi the Magistrates' pos.:
session. A singular circumstance, also not ge-
nerally known, is, that on the Tuesday previous
he wits seen to count in his chambers several
Bank notes, not an unusual practice, and among
them several for 100/. each ; and that on the ex-.
amination of his chambers by his brothers, sub-
sequent to his death, the utmost amount- of
monies and securities found did not amount to
more them 30d. and that in a drawer unlocked.—
These facts we can vouch for..---(illorning Paper.)