The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-11 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

Oxvonn, JAN. 10.—The Rev. W. Barrow, LL.D. to the
valuable living of Winfield, Derbyshire.—The Rev. 'l'. Stacey
to the Vicarage of Booth, in the county of Glamorgan ; patron,
the Dowager Marchioness ot, Bute.—The Rev. George Tre-
velyan, jun. M.A. to the Vicarage of Milverton Prima, with
the Chapel of Langford Budville annexed ; patron, the Arch.
deacon of Taunton.7-The ltev. Dr. Skhiner has resigned his
office of one of the Vicant Choral of Salisbury Cathedral.

BRITISH TROOPS.--A modern General has
said, that the best troops would, be as follows
An Irishman half-drunk ; a Scutcltman half-
starved ; and an Englishman with his belly full.
DIFFICUI.TY OF TRANSLATION.—An unfortu-
nate mistake occurred some time ago in trans-
lating the Scriptures into one of the Eastern
languages. To judge was understood in the sense
of doing ors rendering justice, and the sentence
judge not least ye be judged was translated do not
justice least justice be done to you.

CURIOUS COINCIDENCE:-it is announced in
a recent Gazette that France and Britain have
dissolved partnership.
PSALMODY EXTRAORDINARY.-011 Sunday last
a very handsome silver cup was sung for at Warminster, when
the Prime patty, Messrs. STOKES, SHEPHERD, and I I OWE Li.,
bore away the prize in triumph, no party attempting to tong
against them.
, A Frenchman, M. D—s, was tried on the
return of the Bourbons for the offence of wearing
the corade tricolore, and sentenced to three years'
imprisonment. A young lady of large fortune
fell in Jove with M. D—s, without seeing him,
merely by perusing his defence. They were
married on the very day that he went to prison.
A Ntw NAyt. ton THE NEW MARRIAGE
ACT.—A Gentleman residing in a town in this
county (Norfolk), observing his man..servant come
home from Chttych unusually early, and asking
him the reason, received for an answer..---" Why,
Sir, MN P. began to read the Riot Act, so
I thought it was better to come away with the
rest of the folks."—Query—Would not the New
Marriage Act serve as a substitute for the Riot
Act, in case of illegal assemblages ?-0/07'jblk
, Telegraph.)

POETRY.

ON. THE POEMS,
Ajapta t Anrient Wptlh Maodiet,

aY MRS. 111;MANS.

BY' JOHN TAYLOR, E 34.
had lIEMAjCS liv'd its days'of Yore,
When soft I,I.I:WELL-FS' laurels wore,
And HoEL's Harp was strung,
Cass BRIA, had fOndly rais'd her name
Amid her Bards of highest faMe,
And GRAY* her praise had sing.

The Melodies of ancient days,
Adorn'd by her heroic lays,
With added force inspire ;
CAnwaLLo seems to breathe again,
And MODRED to resume his strain,
Rous'd by h'er fervid lyre.

Well may. it rouse each Cambrian Swain,
And urge him to the martial plain,
Ills Country's rights to guard ;
Well may it kindle patriot lire,
And swell with rapt'rous notes the lyre
Of many a future Bard.

And many a Bard will hence be found
The name of HEatA)l3 to resound,
O'er Cambria's wide domain,
Historic rolls shall stamp her praise,
The hoary Sage recite her lays,
And Children lisp the strain.

'Tis said, fair Dame, that, doubly kind,
Nature, who so enrich'd thy mind,

Gave thee a beauteous face,
'Where an expressive softness itheivs
Thy heart with gen'rotis fe...lings glows,
And ev'ry moral grace.
As Nature thus to thee assign'd
A face that speaks a noble mind,
Ah ! general Were the plan ;
Should VICE in hideous form alarm,
VIRTUE, like thee, in person charm,
llow happier then were Man !

This simple strain from one unknown,
Who greets thee for thy Mtwn alone,
Deign kindly to peruse ;
And let him hope, sonic welcome day,
That homage to thyself to pay
Which now salutes thy Must.
• Vide the Poem of Tit E. BARD.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

ROYAL ENTRANCE.—The extensive alterations
in front of the House of Lords, and the building of a new Royal
Entrance, have been frequently noticed ; but they have not
been so minutely described as there is now the opportunity of
doin:4, in consequence of the nearer completion of the works, and
the removal of the scaffolding, fencing, &c. which took place
yesterday.. The piazza that runs along the sitk of the
House of Lords, round by the Peer's entrance, -and the door
set apart for the Bishops, is well known, as passengers pro.
ceeding through New Palace-yard to Abingdon-street, might
heretofore pass under it. Beyond those two entrances is the
King's door; and the line from the Peers' entrance to the
King's door, forms the segment of the circle. Along that line
the piazza is continued, without being increased in height Or
width; and it may be remembered that the piazza is about seven
feet in height, and five or six feet wide. The former piazza
was partially inclosed, the openings forming wide door-ways,
with Gothic arches. The continuation of the piazza, how.
ever, from the Peers' to the King's door, is Inclosed, the
arched-ways being closed to the height of window-sills, with
stone-work., and above the glazed frame-work or windows.
In the centre of the new line of piazza is a projecting porch,
under which the Royal carriage is to pass, but at which
station the King is to descend, stepping from the carriage
into the inclosed Piazza. The front of this porch also
has a window-way, but it is without glass, and in the line of
piazza, on each side of the Royal porch, there are three Gothic
windows not larger than small shop fronts. So that except to per-
sons who might chance to get close to those windows, even if it
were not the custom to station soldiery and police along such
points, his Majesty, while descending from the carriage, and af-
ter he has left it, proceeding along the piazza to the King's dour,
and to ascend the staircase leading to- the }louse of Lords, will
be invisible, except to the individuals immediately around
his Majesty. When the King descends from the royal car-
riage, it has ever been the custom there to form the proces-
sion which conducts his Majesty thence through the old 'louse
of Lords, the painted chamber, &c., to the royal robing room,
and to have stationed on each side of the course along which
such procession has to proceed a line of dismounted guards, with
their carbines, &c. Certain Offieers of State have to precede
the King, and on each side of his Majesty there walks a
Peer of the Realm, who must also be an Officer of State.—
Thus, in this narrow and confined closed piazza, besides the
soldiery on each side of it, the King, with a Peer on his
right as well as on his left hand, will have to proceed. There
will thus be five persons within the width of the piazza,
except the ancient mode of' procession be departed from,
till the liing approaches the Royal staircase anti the old
House of Lords, here there is considerably more room. lied
the small porch.ways, which are now inclosed with win-
dows, been left open, in conformity with those •in the previ-
ously existing piazza, there would have been room• for the
soldiery to be stationed in those several interstices, and the
people assembled in PalaceXard might have seen his Majesty
and the attendant Lords and Officers of Suite proceed in pro.
cession into the House of Lords. There art charcoal fires with-
in the inclosed piazza, which is of so confined a description, that
it will remind Many persons who have attended -the Royal
Drawing.:rooms at Buckingham-palace of the. straitened en-
trance for the company at that place.—( Morning Paper.)

REPEAL of .TIIE SALT TAx.—Sult, in conse-
quence of the abrogation of the tax, is now retailing at a penny
a pound, and it will soon be considerably lower. The tall in
the price of this necessary article has given no small satisfaction
to the housekeepers, and will make it available for a variety of
riew purposes. Its use in curing fish, in boiling potatoes, '44...e.
will now be general ; and its importance as a condiment for live
stock will no doubt lead to a great additional consumption. Sir
(1. S. APKEwzre has fallen into a prodigious mistake in think.
log the repeal of this tax unibmortant.—((lmArow Chrouielc.)
The reduction of the Salt duty having taken place, the de-
mand for salt at Droitwich on Monday, was unprecedented •
waggons, carts, and cars were pouring into that Dorougli
all day on Sunday and Sunday night, in number about 300 ;
the stables, barns, and sheds in and near Droitwich, were all
filled with horses, anti a peat many were obliged to stand in
the streets uncovered all night. The quantity of salt delivered
and sent from Droitwich on Monday and Tuesday was about
21,000 bushels ; and, much to the credit of the Supervisor and
Officers, they were at • the scales weighing all day, instead of
taking the usual time for breakfast and dinner. Price, 3s. a
bashel (56 lbs.) Ten bushels-and upwards at 2s. 70-4 OW-
eerier Journal.)

RETENTIVEMEmoity OF A HORSE.—A remark-
able instance of this nature lately occurred.—
A horse belonging to a gentleman of Taunton,
strayed ItOdi a field in that neighbourhood and
a reward for his recovery was advertised on the
13th of Nov. last. After a long and trouble-
some pursuit, he was, a few days since,
covered on a farm at Barnscombe, in Devon,
a distance of twenty-three being the place
where he was foaled, although it is certain that
the animal bad not been there for ten years, hay
Lag during the whole of that time been in pos.
session of his present owner: