The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-13 00:00:00

WINCIIES'rEtt) DEC. 12.

Captain PARRY, who has been paying a visit
to his sister, Mrs T. o.titutEn, at Bishop's Stoke, (of which
Mr. T. Gamier is Rectory, paid a visit to our Cathedral yester-
day, to view the alteiations and improvements, ,which,he very
much commended ; and on expressing a wish to be preSent at
the Evening Service, the worthy Dean ordered full Service,
the Same' as if it had been on a Sunday ; Dr. Chard led. the
choir. Captain Perry expressed his acknowledgments to the
Dean, thanking him for his attention, and professing his un.
qualified approbation of the manner in which the Service bad
been performed, and his admiration of the high'state of perfec.
tion which the choir had arrived at ; we are not surprised at
this, as we hear that Captain Parry is very musical.. The free.
dm of the city of Winchester has also been voted to him,
which, we understand, he will have resented to him whenever
he can spare time to take it up. -Public curiosity is so much
awakened !by his presence, that as soon as he is recognized a
large crowd of persons attend on. him, and as soon as it was
known that he was to be, at the Cathedral, it drew a Very large
congregation.; he is a good looking man, apparently nearly
forty, about 6 feet high, with dark hair, and a round, smiling,
yet thoughtful countenance.
It has been noticed by us, that Dr. Gabell having signified
his intention of resigning the situation of Head Master of Win.
chester School, the same has now taken place, and the Rev. D.
Williams is to be his successor; mid the Rev. C. H. Ridding;
Fellow of New College, has been elected as Under Master:
elections which give universal satisfaction. lint, as it had
been some time known that the Doctor would resign, the boys
had agreed to subscribe a sum of money to purchase-a piece of
plate, to present to him as a public token of their respect for
bin,, and tbe sense they entertained of the benefits they bad de.
rived from his care of them, and his superintendence over their
studies . • they accordingly wrote to Rundell, Bridges, and Run.
dell, of Ludgate-hill,
who happened to have a very chaste and
well-executed Candelabrum with four lights, elegantly cm.
bossed, and two superb oval Soup Tureens; and as the Gentle.'
men now at school wished to have the pleasure of presenting
the plate to their Master themselves, they agreed to. Messrs.
Rundell and Bridges' proposal, and the Candelabrum and Tu.
Ivens after having had appropriate devices, inscriptions, &c.
placed on them, were presented yesterday to Dr. °alien by a
deputation of four of the seniors, viz. the two senior College
buys and two senior commoners; the presentation took place
yesterday in the Doctor's study, it was quite private, but no
doubt it gave great satisfaction" to all parties. We under-
stand that the Candelabrum weighed about 200 ounces, and the
Tureens something more. The inscription on the Candelabrum
was in large Roman capitals, as follows:

VIRGO REVERENDO
HENRICO DYSON CIABELI4 S.T.P.
INFORAIATORI OPTIIIIO

POST ANNOI XI! IN GRAYISIII3IO 31UNERI: OBEUNDO
ITA EXACTOS
UT UTILISSIMUM !NOENII ET DOCTRINIE
EXEMPLAR OMNIBUS PROPO.NERET
ET
PARTUM NOMINI WICCAMICO DECUS
SUSTINERET
DEBITUM CONCILIARET
JAM TANDEM IN UTICA! RECEDENTI
HOC QIJALECUNQUE
DESIDERII SU! MONUMENTULI
QUOD ET
GRATAM TANTORUM IN SE OFFICIORUIVI
RECORDA.TIONEM TESTETUR
I). D.
COLLEGII BEAT.,E MAIUIE WINTONIENSIS
SCHOLARES ET COMMENSAI4ES
A.D.MDCCCXXIII.

And on the Tureen it was shorter, as the space for it was more
confined, viz.:---
" lIENRICO DYSON OABELL, S.T.P.
D.D.

COLLECT! BEAT/E WINTONIENSIS
SCHOLA RES 'ET COM MI NSA LES."

The Arms, both of the College and of the Doctorstand emi.
nently conspicuous. The Candelabrum stands nearly J feet
high, with shaft and tripod base, and is certainly as elegant a
piece of workmanship as the makers have put out of hand some.
time; and we think the whole transaction does great honour to
all parties.

The b6dy of Mr. JOHN LODGE, late Master of
the Mholion, convict sbip at iVoolwich, who was unfor-
tunately drowned in the iiver Thames, on the night of the
sth of November last, was found on Tinirsday the 4th in-
stant, about seven miles below Woolwich, and. conveyed to
that town. Mr. Lodge was in the prime of life, and mach
respected by the officers of the ship. He has left a wife
and child to lament his melancholy death. From having
been a considerable time an Officer in the Penitentiary,
at Milbank, it is presumed that a provision will be made
for his afflicted family. It is, however, a circumstance
worthy of record, that the prisoners on board the Ethalion,
and those also in the Penitentiary, on hearing of the me-
lancholy event, subscribed from their earnings more than
1351. towards finding the body of the deceased, erecting a mo.
nument to his memory, and the remaining sum to be applied
for the use of his widow and child. Although this sum could
not be accepted, from some peculiar circumstances, yet the
convicts were assured that the generous feeling they mani.
fested on the melancholy occasion was highly creditable to
them, and most satisfactory to their officers. The remains of
Mr. Lodge were interred in Woolwich church-yard on Mon.
day afternoon, the fith inst. The burial service, was read by
the Rev. Dr. Bennett, and the funeral was attended by the
wife and relatives of the deceased, by the Clergymen of 'Wool-
wich, by one of the members of the Committee, and several
Officers of the Penitentiary, and also of the Y,thallon ship. The
solemn scene made a deep impression on the minds of all pre-
lent.—(Chelnitibrd Chronielel)

POETRY.

PROLOGUE TO THE VESPERS OF pALErato.

WitXTTEW UY JOIIN TAYLOR, ESQ.

SPOKVI4I BY MIL AllitOTT.
Sad is the story we to-night relate,
Among the dire vicissitudes of fate;

A truth recorded in th' historic page,
To shew the perils of tyrannic rage ;

To aim, in Freedom's cause, the patriot stroke,
And at her call to spurn a foreign'yoke; • •
In such a cause each British heart must feel,
'And hail the scene with sympathising zeal ;
A cause, like air, expanding unconfin'd,
To breathe its vital Spirit o'er mankind.
If, with the public ills that mark the tale,
The softer cares of hapless love prevail,
KnoW 'tis a female Bard supplies the theme,
,And Love o'er female bosoms reigns supreme.
A female Bard, who, not unknown to Fame,
To patriot laurels boasts a rightful claim.

Warm%'by the fire that blaz'd in ancient days,
Oft has her harp been tun'd to Cumbria's lays ;
That Bards had sung► their freedom to maintain,
While ev'ry mountain eclio'd with the strain. ,

LADIES, for your support we need not sue,
Assur'd you all will render honours due ;
With fond indulgence you our play will scan,
Proud that your sex can rival haughty Man.
BEAUX, if 'mid modern manners, Beaux remain,
The gallantry of former days sustain;
Beaux then by female favour held their breath,
A smile was paradise, a frown was death !

CIIITIcs, to-night 15611111 e a gentle brow,
With'fosering smiles receive a female now;
To honest Danntes just remark adhere :--
" It is not to be wise to be severe."
•

EPILOGUE.
SPOKEN fly MR$. CRATTERI.EY.,
High over head, lit by yon blaze of gas,
Our Latin motto dubs the stage a glass ;
Which meat* if right I scan the Roman page,
The world is but reflected from the stage.
No secrets; Ladies,-4rying as Queen Nab—
We know your thoughts, and what we know we blab !

For instance :—lnour mirror, I can see
That you've been sitting out a tragedy.:
And when I ask, how told the Vesper Bell ?
That general brisk hand-movement seems to tell,
With-Falstaff--" Bed-time, Hal, and all is well."

From this night's mimic world, whose bard uncoils
Sicilian " treason, stratagems, and spoils,"
Fain would 1 bring my Mirror's focus down,
To represent the world of worlds—the Town ;
Which pr rises to prove an easy planet,
Thanks to Mac Adam, and his pounded granite.

Turn westward, glass—'6l done !—Behold, Sir Will;
Grumbling at 13rookes's, supping on a grill.—
" Waiter !"—" Sir."—" Ilang my cloak upon a peg !
" What can I have ?"—"Pull'd turkey.".._" Grill the leg.
" Hand me that play-bi11."7" Yes, Sir."—" Something new
"Theatre Royal, Covent-garden,—phoo!—
" New Tragedy-7the salt !—'Twon't bring a groat ;
" Sad stufrthe mustard !--:-Where's the merry-thought
•
" Trout Trance—the oil !—Some worn-out tale they Ictch-up,
" And call ite—:soy l—an English Drama—ketchup !"
( Waiter) " Prosody—mcari to go, Sir 2"
(Sir Will) " No, you fool !
" Prosody I—Quito enough of that at school."

Now, glass, turn eastward, and in llishopsgate,
Shew !Janke, the broker, with his child and mate.
(child) " Lu Ma! let's see the play—Papa so MOS
" You know you promis'd I should see the horses."
(Mother) " Aly dear, to-night they act a Tragedy."
(Child) "weal let us go, the same to me."
(Hanka) " A Tragedy ?—not I—All blows and strife;
" Enough of that at home, child--hav'n't we, wife P"—(atuie.

Such our Stage Mirror:--May its surface` light
Reflect your plaudits of our play to-night.
Tho' gay its gilded frame, if you look glum,
Alas ! poor Velma in Speen:lnn I
Money must circulate, or wit won't pass, ,
We want your quicksilver to back our glass.
Then bear it buoyant on your giant shoulders,
And be, to-night, our liberal Upholder:.

THE BEAUTIES OF. SOMERSET.
Tnne, Alley Croker.
I'm a Zummerzetshire man,
Zhew me better if you can,
la the North, Zouth,.E4st, or West ;
I was born in Taunton Dean,
Of all places ever seen,
The richest and the best.

OLD BALLAD.

That Britain's like a precious gem
Set in the silver ocean,
Our Shakspeure sung, and none condemn
Whilst most approve the notion,.
But various parts, we now declare,
Shine forth in various splendour,
And those bright beams that shine moat fair
The western portions render;-- ,
0 the counties, the matchless western counties,
But far the best,
'Of all the west,
Is Somerset for ever.
For come with me, and we'll survey
Our hills and %%Mee over,
Our vales, where clear brooks bubbling stray,
Through meads of blooming clover;
Our hills, that rise in giant pride,
With hollow dells between them.
Whose sable forests, spreading wide,
Enrapture all who've seen them;
O the counties, &c.
How could I here forgetful be
Of all our scenes romantic,
Our rugged rocks, our swelling sea,
Where foams the wild Atlantic !
There's not an Eden known to men
That claims such admiration,
As lovely Culbone's peacefutglen,
The Tempe of the nation ;
O the counties, &e.
To name each beauty in my rhyme,
Would prove a vain endeavour,
I'll therefore sing that cloudless clime
Where Stimintr :dr for ever ;
Where ever dwells the Age of Gold
In fertile vales and sunny,
Which like the proinis'd land of old,
O'crilow with milk and honey ;
0 the counties, &c.

But 0 ! to crown my county's worth;
What all the rest surpasses,
There's not a spot in all the earth,
Can boast such lovely lasses;
There's not a spot beneath the sun,
Where hearts las opened wider,
Then let Ili toast them every one,
In bows at' native cyder.
0 the counties, &c.

Lord GRENVILLE is considerably recovered
'rem the severe attack of gout under which he
las for some time suffered.

OLD BAUM—(Tnis DAY.)

John Groves, aged 18, was put to the bar on
an indictment charging him with stealing ,four
watches, four pair of ear-rings, and other jewel.
lery to a considerable amount, the property of
Daniel Burgess; and john iisbury was also put to
We bar, charged with receiving the sarw., well
knowing the property to have been stolen. In
consequence of information, Way lis, Vallard, and.
`Schofield, the Officers, went to a !loose in
Buckridge-street, where they found Groves
and the brother of Asbury in company
of some females. They searched the place
and found a small portion of the property.----
Asbury was met some days after and gecured.----
Groves admitted that he had committed' the rob-
bery, but denied that Asbury knew any thing of
the affair. The aecorder wag about to sum
up the evidence, but the Jury expressed them-
selves satisfied and found both prisoners Guilty.
The Recorder immediately sentenced them to be
transported for seven years: