The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-03 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Earl, Countess, and the Lathes Grey, at their new re-
sidence in Hanover-square, from Tunbridge 'Wells ; Lord and
Lady Holland, at Holland House, from Brighton ; the Hon.
Richard Neville, at the Marquis of Cornwallis's, in Hill-
street; Lady Hare and Mrs. Boyle, at Blake's Hotel, Jer-
myn-street, from Stowe, Norfolk ; Viscount Molesworth, at
ditto, from Brighton ; R. Ward, Esq. at ditto, from Bucks.
CHANGES.—The Marchioness Dowager of Salisbury, from
Bryn-Kinnalt, Salop, the seat of Viscount Dungannon, on an
extended tour; Lord Montford, from Rome, for Dover; Mr.
and Mrs. Hutchinson, il-om Brighton, for Bognor Rocks;
Mrs. John Nicholls, for Brighton, from town ; Lord Ashley,
on a tour; Mrs. and Miss Cheshire, from Hastings, for Bux-
ton Wells, in Derbyshire ; Lady Drutnmond Smith, on a tour;
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Taylor; on a tour; Lady Eleanor Low-
ther, from Colonel Monckton's seat, Somerford Hall, Stafford-
shire, for the Earl of Lonsdale's seat in Westmorland ; Wm.
E. Bulwer, Esq. fbr Mrs. B. Lytton's, in Herts.

Vi'mosoa, SEPT.I.—On Tuesday last his Majesty mi.
nutely hispeeted the apartments iu \% indsor Castle which are
preparing for his reception. The alters dons throughout the
Palace have not been very considerable, and the repairs have
been confined to those which are strictly necessary. The apart.
ments which will be occupied by his Majesty, his officers of
state, and the royal household, are the southern and eastern

sides of this spacious fabric. The room' on the ground.
floor are prepared fur the various officers of the establishment,
and these have all been painted and papered, and fitted up with
suitable furniture, which was remaining in the Castle, or has
been collected from the Queen's Lodge, Cumberland Lotlge,
&c. The apartments on the second floor will be occupied by
the King and his visitors. The suit of rooms more especially
devoted to his Majesty are those formerly occupied by the
Queen and the Princess Elizabeth. These are lofty and spa.
cious, and have been very handsomely fitted up and furnished,
under the direction of Mr. Brent, of the Lord Steward's office.
They command the most beautiful views over the Great

Park, Cooper's Hill, and the surrounding country.
mu-
sic-room and the dining-room are also preparing for public
entertainments. On State occasions, his Alajesty will hold his
Court in the splendid apartments which are now shown to the
public. On the northern side, the kitchen, silver scullery, pantry,
and other offices, have been, repaired; and by the removal of
several partitions, a very handsome room, with a fine ancient
groined ceiling►, has been prepared as a servants'-hall. The
Upper or Queen's Lodge is immediately to be mild, by order
of the Surveyor-General of his Majesty's Board of Works. By
its removal the fine views of the, forest will be opened to the
Castle-hill, and the magnificent avenue of the Long Walk will
attain that object for which it must have bean planted, viz. as a
road to the Castle.

CANTERBITTIV, SEPT. Royal Highness Prince
Leopold of Saxe C..!obourg changed horses at the Fountain
Hotel, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, on his way to Clare-
mont.

GRA xi) NAVAL SPECTACLE,—The Great flagon and Docks
at Sheerness, the chef d'cruvre of the late Mr. Rennie, are to
be opened on Fridaymorning next, by moving the Howe, of
130 ►guns, and the Hercules, of 74, into the Bason, and after,
wards into the Docks. The Lords of the Admiralty and the
Navy and Victualling Boards are to be officially present on the
occasion. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence has ex-
pressed his intention also to be present, and to partake of a
dejezind a la fintreloelte with the Lords of the Admiralty on
board the Howe at noon.—lt is understood that the water-gates
will be opened at half-past eleven precisely. Several parties
arc made, to proceed in steam-boats from town and from Ro-
chester, to witness so interesting an event, which, if the wea-
ther be propitious, will be one of the most striking ceremonies
ever seen.

The Duke of Devonshire does not visit Rome to join the circle
of his Mother-in-Law. His Grace goes on a speculation, to
purchase certain antique pieces of sculpture, if they are to be
had for money.
There were nearly 400 visitants at Fonthill on Monday last.
There is no truth 'in the report of the Duke of Hamilton
being in treaty for the purchase of Fonthill Abbey. It is Mr,
Farquhar's intention to pull down all that part of the pile which
is not in unison with the rest of the building, and erect a cor.
responding wing.
Mr. and the lion. Mrs. Hope will not visit the Continent this
year as was reported. They are preparing for the reception of
company At Deepdene late in the autumn.

A letter from Lisbon, received by the las!
packet, says—" A vessel arriving here a shor
time ago from Oporto, with a very unusual num.

her of passengers on board, some of the Liberals
mischievously spread the report of a counter-re-
volution in that place, and that the vessel just ur.
rived was freighted with refugees in consequence
of that event. This experiment on the appre-
hensions of ,the party now in pawer was com-
pletely successful, and spread the utmost alarm
through all the public offices. Many of the mem-
bers of those establishm.ents began to puck up
their valuables, while others actually decamped,
without waiti►►g, in their confusion, for that sere.
mony. They felt by how frail a tenure they
hold their pri-,ent emoluments."
In The Gazette of last night there is not a single
Bankruptcy,—a circumstance unexampled, lie
believe, for many years.
A correspondent informs us, that the Spanish
Chieftain, called the Trappist, is not a priest,
nor is he in any orders, but is an old soldier
who spent a very short time in the convent of
Trappists.—( Times.)
It is rumoured that the present Attorney.
General will be promoted to a seat on the Bench
before the opening of the next Session of Par.
Hament.

On Tuesday,as Lady GRES LEY and party were
descending the hill above Hartford-bridge, on
their way to Fonthill, the carriage was over.
turned it'd considerably injured. Fortunately,
no other material injury was sustained.
Mr. Secretary PEEL has made a formal commu-
nication to the Agent of Sir GEotioi: J ERNI No=
114 M, slating that no opposition will" be made on
the part of the Crown to Sir GEORQE'S claim to
the Barony of Stafford. In consequence of this
notification, as soon as the necessary preliminaries
of the claim can be carried through the forms of
the House of Lords, this ancient title will make
its reappearance in the Peerage.
We regret to learn that Miss PATON has been
obliged to go into the country for a while, in con-
sequence of the delicate state of her health.
We understand that the house occupied by
the Board of Trade, adjoining the Treasury Passage, White-
hall, is to be immediately pulled down, and a new and more
convenient building erected on its scite. As the new ofllces
are not expected tp be finished in less than two or three years,
the Lords Commissioners will, in the mean time, Met at the
new premises in Great fleorge.street.
The improvements adjoining Westminster Hall
will include a passage from the intended new Courts opening
into the main avenue of both Houses of Parliament. The
Members' Servants' Boom, and the Committee Room over'k,
have been cleared away to make the opening.
The workmen removing the stone and flint
walls of the old House of Lords have found that ancient work
so firmly cemented, to to require wedges and sledge ham.
macs to move it.
The square stone is discoloured like the old
materials of Henry With, s Chapel, and the internal part
pulverised. The flint and cement on the contrary is still a
hard and firm substance, bidding defiance, as It were, to the
power of time,

POETRY.

TIIE DAISY IN INDIA.

Supposed to be addressed by the Rev. Dr. CAREY, the learned
and illustrious Baptist Missionary, at Serampore,'to the first
plant of this kind, which sprang up unexpectedly in his
Garden, out of some English earth, in which other seeds
had been conveyed to him from this country. The subject
was suggested by reading a letter from Dr. CARXY to a W..
tanical friend, in England.
Thrice welcome, little English Flower !
My. mother-country's white and red, .
In rose or lily, till this hour,
Never to me such beauty spread :
Transplanted from thine island bed,
A treasure in a grain of earth,
Strange as a spirit from the dead,
Thine embryo sprang to birth.

Thrice welcome, little English Flower !
Whose tribes beneath our .natal skies
Shut close their leaves while vapours lower
But when the sun's gay beams arise,
With enabasli'd but modest eyes
Follow his motion to the west,
Nor cease to gaze till daylight dies,
Then fold themselves to rest.

Thrice welcome, little English Flower .!
To this resplendent hemisphere,
Where Flora s giant ofrwring tower
In gorgeous liveries all the year: •
Thou, only Thou, art little here,
Like worth unfriended or unknown,
Yet to my British heart more dear
Than all the torrid zone.

Thrice welcome, 'little En g11;111 Flower t
Of early scenes beloved by me,
While happy in my father's bower,
Thou shalt the blithe memorial be :
The fairy-sports of infancy,
Youth's golden age, and manhood's prime,
Home, country, kindred, friends,--with thee
Are mine in this far clinic.

Thrice welcome, little English Flower 1
I'll rear thee with a trembling baud ;
0 for the April sun and shower,
The sweet May-dews of.that thir land,
Where Daisies, thick as starlight, stand
In every walk ! that here might shoot
Thy scions, and thy buds expand,
hundred from one root

Thrice welcome, little Englisli Flower!
To me the pledge of Ilope unseen
'When sorrow would my soul o'epower
For joys that were, or m;ght have been,
I'll c3ll to mind, how—ftesh and green,
I saw thee waking from the dust,
Then turn to heaven with brow serene,
•
And place in God my trust.
J. MONTGOMERY

SPORTING INTELLIGENCt,.

SWAFFNAM RACES, THURSDAY, Auousr 28.
(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
The County Members's Plate of 501. for all ages. Pour...tulle
heats.
Major Wilson's bl. f. by Juniper, 3 yrs, fist. 11b., 21 1
Lord Vernlam's b. c. Vaurien, 3 yrs, Est. 41b. 1 2 2
Hkndicap Sweepstakes of lOgs each, with 24 added. A mile
and a distance.
Mr. Warne's Lounger, 0 yrs 1
Mr. Smith's Torn Thumb, 3 yrs • - . 2
Mr. Gibbs's Huntress - - • •

MATCH FROM HYDE PARK TO READING.
Capt. Fairburn started at twelve o'clock on Sunday night to
go to on foot to the thirty-eight mile stone near Reading,berks,
and return (seventy-six miles) in nineteen hours. The match
was made a month ago at the 'run, for 200 sovereigns, and
heavy bets were pending at about 5t04 on time. The pedes.
trian reached Longford (sixteen miles) at three o'clock, and
refreshed . with a glass of wine. lie reached Maidenhead

(twenty-six miles) at five o'clock, and halted half an hour and
ate a fowl. He went out of his road at' flare-hatch, and laid
down at a friend's house. at Wargrave for rut hour. He reached
half the distance at half-put eight o'clock, and returned back
to Wargrave, seven miles, at ten o'clock, where he break-
fasted,
and started to do the thirty-three miles back to London
at a quarter before eleven, allow ng himself eight hours and a
quarter to perform it in. He reached Longford, eighteen miles,
at ten minutes before three o'clock, and When at Hounalow he
had nearly three hours left. Ile arrived at the Park Gate in
ten minutes within his time, and won the match cleverly.' The
pedestrian's Mend, a 31r, sash,
chit*, with provisions. acooinpanied the umpire in a

Tut Moons.—On this subject we had the curiosity
.to em-
pannel a whole jury of sportsmen, and the following is their
verdict s—On low and level grounds the birds scarce, and but
indifferently grown. In such situations the wetness of the
spring and suminn Months chilled the eggs, and thus de-
stroyed their vital principle. Hence the smallness of the coveys,
and the number of old pairs that are met with, unattended -by
a single feathered nursling. On the higher and drier moors,
the birds are well grown, and not much scarcer than last year.
Blackcocks numerous. A friend of ours raised seven in one
forenoon, and, as he confessed, was strongly tempted to infringe
that law among sportsmen, which condemns the grouse to death
on the 12th of September, and respites his neighbour the black-
cock till the 25th. Lord Blantyre arrived in Newton-Stewart
on Friday last, with the view of shooting on had Galloway's
moors, where the sport is generally excellent.--(Dumfries
Courier.)

B %AT/10140MM FAIR. This morning th

LORD MAYOR, accompanied by the Sheriffs,
City Marshals, and a posse of Peace Officers
and Constables, proceeded from . the Mansiop
House in his state carriage, along Cheapside and
Newgate.street, to Smithfield, for the purpose of
proclaiming the above Pair. The procession, in
its route, did not make a halt, a customary, at
the keeper Newgate's house in the Old
'Bailey, for a few minutes, but proceeded along
Giltspur-street round Smithfield, ‘vtliiseehist.ord
ship proclaimed the Fair in the uo manner,
amid loud cheer's from the populace. The procession
had scarcely passed by, before the most clamor-
ous noise commenced, which was kept up with-
out intermission r Thus the uproar and canto.
sion began. The show-booths are very numerous
--the most conspicuous are those of Mr. Richard-
son, who occupies an extensive station, and
with a company of great talent, and Clark's
grand riding school, with others of minor import.
The assemblage of wild-beasts is very great,....
Wombweira collection exceetclsaly,is thing of the
kind ever seen at a fair, having Upwards
pesi
reit
of
12 caravans, loaded with various animals.
There wen, Several
At.
kips also makes a grand display, and Ballard,
another exhibitor of the brute
retitiion
with his flock.
prodigies, with giants, dwarfs, 8 wonderfulassembled
in the busy throng dangerous vehicles,
the swings, we are happy to • state, appear
abolished,

- -
(A.NoTtiEit Accouivr.)—The orentGnY of proclaiming
this Fair took place this day a little after twelve o'clock by the
Loan MAYOIt, who went through Newgate-atreet, as the cus-
tom of partaking of a cool tankard with the Governor of New.
gate is dispensed with. The Fair itself is very flat ; instead of
a double row of shows, which formerly adorned the western
side, one.single row of 'paltry booths are displayed, and on the
northern side not one is to be seen ; and upon the whole the
appearance is a cieep decline, and we may soon expect to hear
that Bartholomew Fair has died a natural death.

ranstotrrtt, SEPT. 1.. Friday lot being the day annually
appointed for electing the new Ma4'or, &c. for the ensuing year,
an assembly was held for that purpose, at the Guildhall, when
the following Gentlemen were elected n--F. 4. Reynolds, Esq.
Mayor; 1). Palmer Esq. and Mr. Robert Penn, Church.
wardens and Mr. John Bracey, Chamberlain.