The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-10 00:00:00

THE ARISTOCRACY.

The following lines are extracted from " A Satirical
Poem," addressed to the Aristocrdcy by one of the
Democracy. The little work displays good sense and
some skill in rhyme, but contains very little of that
quality which could entitle it to the epithet " satirical."
The circumstances of the author, however, plead in
his behalf, and the best advice we can give him is to
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ploy, first of all, his leisure time in removing one of
he disadvantages under which he labours—the want of
!ducation. " I trust," he says, "the critic (if there be
one who may deem my humble production worthy his
notice) will reflect that I appear before him for the first
time, under ninny disadvantages ; that I am a young,
poor, and uneducated man, and that my only leisure is
the short intervals I have from labour." The lines are
addressed to one of that class who imagine that all
below them were made only for their luxury and
ease :

" Proud pm:tweed man, but turn thy scornful eye
Upwards, and view heaven's dazzling canopy ;

Thick- what's beyond the farthest roiling star,

That glitters in the boundless realms afar
Think round that spark, which thou eanst scarce discern,
Peopled like ours, stupendous worlds may turn !

Think to the universe how small a part
Is this fair earth, then ponder what thou art :
A futile thing—a poor frail worm of clay,'

Spite of thy pride, proud man ! will Reason say ;
So will thy conscience, if thou have one, speak,
Raise the deep blush of shame upon thy cheek ;
And thou wilt wear a less imperious brow ;

For as an atom '4ainst the world art thou!

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Iier Majesty and Prince
Albert have not taken their usual drive to clay.

The Countess of Charlemont and the lien. Miss
Cavendish took a carriage airing in the Park this

morning.

Lord W. Russell is expected at the Castle to-day.
Sir James Clark arrived this morning and will leave
he Costic this evening. .

Mr: H. T. Ryaal was permitted yesterday the honour
of submitting to her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert,and her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, his elaborate outline from Mr. Hayter's great
picture of the Coronation of her Majesty, previously to
its being transferred to the steel for the engraving. Its
unusual dimensions and exquisite finish were highly
complimented by her Majesty and the Royal party.
The Royal Dinner Party at the Castle this evening
is exnected to include the Duchess of Kent, the
Princess of Hohenlohe, the Princess Therese, Countess
of Charlemont, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Baroness
Spaeth, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Hon. Miss Cocks, Baro-
ness Lehzen, Madame de Hugel, Lord Lilford, Earl of
Surrey, Viscount Melbourne, Hon. Sir W. Lumley,
Colonel Wemyss, Major-General Sir E. Bowater, and
Mr. Francis Seymour.
The Queen will hold a Privy Council ta-morrow
afternoon at Windsor Castle.

The Duke of Sussex came to town yesterday after-
noon, to pay a visit to the Princess Augusta. His
Royal Highness remained at Clarence House, St.
James's, half an hour, and left shortly before six o'clock,
on his return to Wimbledon•park, the residence of the
Duke and Duchess of Somerset. Her Majesty the
Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the
Duke of Cambridge, also visited the Princess Augusta
in the course of the day.
The following account of the health of her Royal
Highness was issued yesterday :
The Princess Augusta has passed another restless
and disturbed night.
There is no material change in her Royal High-
ness's symptoms.
" Clarence House, Sept. 9."
The inquiries at Clarence House, St. James's, yes-
terday were very numerous. Some of the Nobility came
from their country seats to learn, personally, the state
of her Royal Highness. Among those entered on her
Royal Highness's list, yesterday, were the Swedish
Minister, the Netherlands Minister, and Madame De-
del, the Sardinian, Portuguese, and Hanoverian Minis-
ters, the Danish Charge d'Affaires, and Countess Bilk
Brahe, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset. Duchess
of Inverness, Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester,
Count Reuss, Countess of Mount Morris, Viscount. and
Viscountess Gage, Viscount Lake, Lord Charles Fitzroy,
Mary Lady Petrc, the President of the Royal Aca-
demy, Lady Shelley, Lady VV oolmore, Miss Flanrey,
Sir Charles and Lady Bagot, Sir George Shee, Rev.
Dr. Kuper, Lady B. Pechell, Mrs. Dawkins Pennant,
and Mr. and Mrs. Granville Bet keley.
Her Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of Saxe
Weimar, accompanied by the Princes Ormond and Gus-
tavus, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, and attended
by her suite, left Marlborough House, at six o'clock
yesterday morning for the Tower, and embarked from
the Queen's Stairs in the Ocean steam-packet for Rot-
terdam.

Her Majesty the Quecn Dowager left Marlborough
House at half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon in
an open barouche and four, with outriders, for her resi-
dence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. Her Majesty
visited the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester
House in the afternoon previous to her departure.
Sir W. Colebrooke, Mr. Holmes, M.P., and Mr.
Alexander Barclay, had interviews with Lord John
Rus,cll yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday
at the Foreign-office.

ESTIMATING DIMENSIONS.—ChiIdren ofte
read, and arc often told, of certain things being so many
feet high, or broad, or long—nay, they can often speak of
such dimensions, in answer to questions ; yet, in point of
fact, some of them know little of actual admcasurcrnent.
A Loblernan one day asked a child at school if ho knew
how large a lion was ? The child answered. " Sometimes
four feet high." " Very good," said his Lordship, " now,
if such a lion were to come here, how large would be
look ?" " Ob,why, Sir, he would be as big—as big as this
room !" This knowledge of words and ignorance of facts
confirms what I have often stated, that it is very advisable,
in every place where there are children, to have a standard
line painted up the wall, and also aloug the wall, divided
into yards, feet, and inches, to enable them to judge of
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measurement. And a similar line would be useful out-
side the building, where its indications would have a different
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wonder, for one stirrup is considerably longer thpiapaennadrtsthnhtioose
other. He dismounts, but finds it impossible to remedy
the defect. Again assuming his scat, conscious that many
tytßeoesgvi,,;a:Aoa.iaotkynrhu.g larger objects around.—The
eyes behold his equestrian performances, and that he is
" the observed of all observers," he summons up new
courage, and actually gets his Rosinante into a brisk trot
—when—all at once—the creature =tumbles in a deep rut,
and pitches his rider over his head. Two or three seconds
utfice to restore the little man to his legs. Mere fright-
ened than hurt, he looks round fJr his better-half, who has
been anxiously watching his movements, and who
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hastens towards him. A shout of laughter and derision
assails him on all sides. Never mind, be
consolation from his affectionate partner in life. \
fool you are, Jenkins !" exclaims the latter, onl approachings,ou make
will at !,Istilat a
him ; the older you get, the more ridiehu.ouen).„
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yourself : I told you some accident would PP el.
hends him in the following terms:—`
owner of the horse, also, with a broad g‘ray,oguendoiny,treopfrteen-
the stick, jest to keep him alive.
ours out?" and similar
ride, Sir—should are kept his cd"
ride ?" •` Does your mother know WuphO alanrdneitdiymouvittho
his cars in all direetions.—.4
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PASTORAL-AID
months
ofug i T Y .
wick.
C H [RC II
Committees for
the
grants for eight additional clergymen and one lay as-
sistant. A Su°sCt an
d September
v'-otteadnthe Society now aids 275 incumbents, having
undernier their charge an aggregate population of 2,025,456;
or each, on an average, the charge of 7,365 souls, while the
average amount of their incomes is only 162/. ; and 135 of
thee incumbents are without parsonage-houses. Previous
to the aid of the Society, only 309 clergymen were en-
caged in the pastoral care of the above-stated population.
The existing grants are to provide stipends for 290 clergy-
men and 45 lay assistants, at a charge to the Society, when,
all the appointments shall be made by the incumbents,' 1
26.1061. per annum. 221 clergymen and 40 lay assistants
are now supported in their important labours by the 63'
ciety, IA a cilarge of 20,341/. per annum.