The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-04 00:00:00

rFarr AT PRVBURGII ABBEY.

The following is n more particular, account of
the festiviticl which tf:A place at -Dryburgh, ou
the evening oft e Ilth, and early on .the ininning
of, the 12th instant • •

The masonic lodge of Newstead having 9,,,,-soolL
bled at Dryburgh Ality; about seven in the evell-
ing of Tuesday, and having been d.aly constituted,
Iked in procession, with musk playing and colours ;
flying, to the monument which the Earl
had erected to the memory of Thonison, and to
which he has given the name of the Temple of the
Muses. This building is erected on a small rising
gronnd called the Bass-hill, on the North ban'l
of the. Tweed, a little above the Abbey. It con-
sists of nine open coluins of 'the lonic order, -of
the freestone of Dryburgh, which, from its som-
bre hue; admirably calculated for purposes of
this natin.e .These pillars arc covered and con--
fleeted by a canopy of Solid stone, :and ,on the
capital of each colu►► n respectively is inscribed,
in large metallic characters, done in relief, the
name of one of the nine Muses , The internal de-
corations of this, rural templeare not yet complet-
ed, and therefore we shall say nothing - ofthein at
resent. On the, outside, over the centre, a beau-
tiful
imitation, in stone, Of the lyre of Terpsichore,'
found in the ruins of lierculane3n, is surmounted
by a bust of. Thomson, also cut in stone. The
whole structure, -including tie sculpture, is the
work of Mi.. John Sniith, of Darnoch, zvtio for-
tunately happened to he master of the lodge of
Ne tvstead. When the proeession reached the place,
-the lodge assembled in-the temple, when his Lord-',
ship, who was ad'orned with the Masonic insignia,
as Ancient Past Graod Master of Scotland, ad-
dressed the-lod&e as follows : •
" llight ivo,rshiplul Master, worshipful War-.
dens, and worthy
.Brethren, free and. accepted
Masons of the ancient and respectable' Lodge of
Newstead. of '_Melrose, having, by the blesSing of
the Ahuighty Architect of the universe, been en-
\able: to promote the erection of a monument to
the e.i-,nory of thepious afid virtnouslanies Thom.=,
son, of Edn,am, authOr of the beautiful poem of
the Sz...asons,. and of other works, full of piety
wards God, and good will towards men, I request
:Of yoti to join in dedicating in my presence, on
1 the Bass-hill of Dryburgh, this monument, to
which yoti.havontribtited by your skill and the
workmanship.ot, your hands. Thomson , was a
worthy brother of our craft, and all his writings
have,a tendency to consolidate- the cement of. the
royal arch. -For this reason, and for those I have
already mentioned, . I caused a tablet of brass to
be placed in Richmond church, immediately, above
the place of his'interment, and thereon 'en-
graved that beautiful prayer to Almighty God,
I inserted in his Seasons, 'with which I conclude
.this addi,ess

i‘ Father 'of light and life, thou good sit preme,
0 teach me what is gabd, teach me thyself,
Save rue front folly„ vanity, and vice,
Fcom every low pursuit;, feed thou 4ny soul
With lnowiedge, conscious peace,aud virtue pure,
Sacred, substkiutiali never fading Miss."-
The Master"of the lodge then turning towards
Ednarn. as the birth-place of the poet, expressed
his high satisfaCtion, and that qt the brethren, in
"being convened on so interesting an occasion, and
concluded by dedicating the hvilding to the ho-
noured memory of the " Poet of the Seasons..
This was foll Owed by.loud. acclumatiOns, which
were echoed by the spectators assembled tin both
sideS of the river to witness the scene. The pro=
cession then marched towards the Abbey, in the
order in which it had come. In passing -through
the village of Dryburgh, it was met by a groupe
.representing the four seasons of the year. Spring,
by a young rnaiden of fourteen years of age, hav-
ing a garland an her head, composed of rose-buds
and: viole:s—Sumpier, • by one in the bloom of
youth, to whom clung,a beau tiful•little chid, with
a small sheaf of ripe barley--Autumn, by a grey-,
headed healthy man, approved by long services=
and Winter, by an aged mother, wrapped up in.
the plaid of the country.
To these, Lord Buchan recited the beautiful ad-.
dress by Burns; the-Ayrshire bard, for the Core,.
nation of the bust of Thompson; on EdnamAlill,
on the 22d of September, 1790, as follows :=

»

" While virgin Spring, by Bdca's flood,. t
UtsfOlds her tender mantle greir, .
Or pranks the sod in frolic mood,
Or tunes, ttolian strakis bet Ween ;
" While Summer, with a matron grace,
Retreats to Dryburgh's cooling shade,
Yet oft delighted stops to trace -
The progress of the spiky blade;'
" While Anturon, benefactor kind,
By Tweed erects her aged head,
And sees, with self-aparoving mind,
Each creature 9n her bounty fed.;
" While maniac Winter rages o'er
The hills whence classic Yarrow flows,
Rousing the turbid torrent's roar, •
Or sweeping wild a waste of snows,
" Sr long, sweet Poet of the year,
Shall bloom that wreath thou well bast won,
While Scotia; exulting tear,
Proclaims that Thoui§on was her son."'
The procession then returned: to th a abbey,
where they were met by a number of bloeniing
young maids from the neighbourhood, to Whom
the noble heist gave a ball ar►d The con-
viviality was kept uptill about one intbe:morning
of the lath, when the I'7Tewste:vl lodge- again
marched in masonic procession, by the light. of
flambeani,,to the poetic teniple.
On their way, the company were much delight-
ei by an illuthinated transparency of 'Britannia,
with her characteristic emblems, which had bepn
executed for the occasion by an etnidetit artist,
Frederick W. De Waldack. VAS transparency
was was placed on the summit:of the ' south bank of
..the river Tweed, immediately opposite the monu-
ment, and, as the darkness of the night concealed
the hill on which it was plaCed, the different
.as-,
pects of the figure, seen above t hrough the-open-
ingi of the trees, as the procession moved along,
together with its reflection in the river, produced
a striking,aud romantic effect.
On their again reaching the temple; Lord
Buchan addressed' the 'corm: any nearly
lows :

‘.47 Right Worshipfdl A:Taster, &c. , • •
. .
"The anniversary of his Royal Highness George
.Augustus :Frederick has how commenced, and I

am happy again to tie& pin in this place, fOr the
purpese of ushering it in N4'ith those marks of re-
spect and affection which are justly-elite to. this il-
lustrious. Prince; It giye.s me ple.asure to avail
myself of this opportunity.of .sheraing my respect
for the Prince Regent, because of his piety to-
ward; his pa:rents„ affection towards his brethren
and sistf and all his f:ttl.rer's house., but above
all; for the moderation he has exhibited in the use
6f his power, ai;d•in I..egard.for the constitu4
tional of'Priiament.—Farewell."
The following toast .was then given by the Earl
of Buehan George Augustus Frederick, Prince
of Wales, Prince-Regent of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Irehind, Gtand Master Ma-
son of Scotland and England," which was enthu-
siastically drank with three times three, and all
the honours of masonry., After.whic:4 xiperesthig,
in full chorus, God save the King," Thomson's
rand national song "Rule Britannia," &c.—
"The health of the noble Foundress of the Illont.t.
went, the Countess of .Buchan," was given by the
ina§tee of the lodge, and drunk with•great
plause. While, the company in the temple were,
thus eMployed,. there ;vas a brilliant display of.
fire-works horn the opposite. bank, where the
transparency,Was placed, representing the rising
'and setting of the,sun.
The company then separated, much gratified by
the amusements of the evening, the recollection
which Will not soon be effaced from their re-.
membranee.
The monument is not on a Large scale, but the
situation is- remarkably- modest and appropriate.;
and the Elthin hills to the .westwvd form a flue
back-ground. NV shoUld be glad to hear that the
intended monumht,..at Ednam,- the natiye village
of Thomson, were in aS great a state of forward-
ness ; -and we consider the'preseutWork, in so far
as it has proceeded, creditable to the taste and
public spirit of Lord Buchan, and hope it will sti-
mulate the exertions of the Club who annuH:li
meet at Ednam to celebrate the birth of this
ide-
lightful poet.

A BLANK awkward, glootny word is con-'
troyerted, by the ingenuity of the present Scheme,
to the -voltnium ' bonunt of earthly desires, as
/250,001rmay be the reward. T4esc Prize ,Blanks
though they. confuse the meaning or words, pre-
vent the confusion of affairs, so CARTE't wishes
for once; that No .8, Charinw-erosS, may this: /
Lottery be as, celebrated for its Blanks as it has
been for its_ Prizes.
Pr. JOll/?:SON observes, "'there are but two
descriptions of persons, in the vvorld ,the one are
desirous
.to get what they, inogine they, want ; anfl
the
.other really want what • they are_ desirous to-
get." To meet the wishes of both parties, the
'Wheel of Fortune seems: now peculit:trly formed,
for any one who realty want 40 or £50,000 may
now get it-; and every one who imagine they want
it. has an eqnal chance-to obtain' it, an TuesdaY
Morning -7;ext, when a-Tilank may gain-50,000,
as al, the Lottery will be Drawn on that d,ay.
BARTiIOE., EW FAIR . --Yesterday, at twel!C
the Saturnarya of: modern London were
prochiqied, amid the usual uproaious din of " guik,
trumpet, blunderbuss, and thunder ;.7 while wag-
gOn-loads of hall-starVed
and Ilya:11as, tuned their exotic throats to add L.O
the geto:ral discord.
The Loan I‘lAYCin proceeded on borselY_Ot
from the Mansion-House, followed and precedeli
by the usual officers of the civic state to ties"'
gate, where, according to,custom,Mr.-NEAT,-30,
.the keeper, proffered the usual tankard. Fro9l
,Newo" gate, to Cloth Fair, Smithfield, the proc
Sion then moved, and the Town Crier having pub`
_fished the banns, „the sons and duughters of 0/-
mus commenced thejovial tournaments. -
The booths.of Ttiebardson,• Saunders, Gynge.l-1
and Scowton, are, as usual, erected in conspiettoo
situations, and Vie with each other in the attraction
of :their performers. Miles and Polito have als°
a most formid,Arle. assemblage of savage animal*,
which " roar like nightingales," in the field.
Yesterday nfternoon one of the swings at Dar-
t.lioloonew Foil- broke down, by which an elderif
Woman and, three other persons were thrown opt
e
and lacerated in a dreadful manner, the former 01
whom had her skull fractured. They were
m,ediately conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hos- ,
pitat.
Y,esterday afternoon an interesting young vsq}"....:
Jnan, veryrespectaby dressed, who, it appear. 4
,74. s on,herjourney.tu Whitchureh, in Hampshire,
fell down in a fit, in the field near the Southaptoll
;ATMs public-house, Cambden Town. Mr. Loma%,
a respectable surgeOn, was immediately sent for,
who gave her medical.assistance. She was aft
wards conveyed in a lifeless state to the worl'.
h misc. . .

. BIRTHS.
• On the 15th of Jatitutry last, at Nassau, New Provident',
the Lady of the Hon. Alexander Murray, of a Daughter.
t_,-
On the 2lst ult.. at Ballindalloch, the Lady of Gt,org,e .o.•
pherson Grant,rsq. of Ballindalloca and invershie, M.
of a Sou.
On Sunday morning, the Right Hon. the Countess of
Ral•
ney,Daught . , .
On.o Nionday, theer, Lady of the Rev. J. W. Burford, of Solt'
ford Groi,e, Essex, of a Son. Lab
•Oh.Tuesdav, in Charlotte-street, Bedford-square, the -i
Of Dr. Turuer of a Daug!lter.
On Wednesday morning, Mrs. James Atkinson, of Russell'
square, of a. Daughter. .•
On theist iust. at FUlham, the Lady of Colonel Tors e,",
of the 3d Guards, of a Son.
___________,

• . MARRIED.
On l',londay last, Captain Ric 6
Richard Spencer, Royal ICav'arto,
Aini, :attest daughter of Mrs, Liddon, of the 'Manor,
Ytt
u..:)ut.!l, Dorset. •
te rday, at St. Jolito,• Hackney; Francis Cooper,
of Clapton, to Miss Austin,daugt..,.er of Edward Austin, ",
el the same place. -
Lately. Captain Frederick Temple, 25th.- Light Drag"D''
to Mrs:, Byng.

1)1E D.
On the 14th of June last, at Jamaica, Capt. Edward 11.'"fri
.worth; of hii....7.lajesty's ship 13arbadoes, in the Val YCarc:,
his agC, eldest' ion :of :'4dward Rushworth and .the Hot,.
the rine Rushy. oral. • 11 fsi
On Friday.last, at the house of Mr. Benson, Chigs ve
sexon 4ichardion, Esq. of hitby, Major the 'A ;31
gime,Jnth of N. Y. L. Militia, very much regrettd, agv."

years..
On 'Monday la4t, at Hampton, Audrey., Nixon, E'A•
The sarrie day, at Clifton, in his 73d year, it. F. ela°"
stic, ot
Esq. brother to Sir jnfues Mansfield, Lord CLIO. J 4,
the Court,of Common Picas

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