The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-03 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, JAN. ; 1824.

If Captain
PARRY complains of the cold at the
North Pole, and of the frigidity of a certain part of the Brown
family, (not Miss Brown), he cannot complain of the coldness
of Hampshire,—for we certainly may say that we have made it
a torrid zone of civility and kindness to him. It having been
announced that a public dinner would be given to him on last
Wednesday, the stewards of which were the Dukes of Welling-
ton and Buckingham, the Mayor of Winchester, and the Mem-
bers for the county of Hants and the city of Winchester, a most
respectable and numerous party, sat down at St. John's House,
at half-past five o'clock : All seemed to vie in endeavours to
promote the harmony and conviviality of the meeting. The
Gentlemen did not sit late, as they had intended that the Ladies
should have a ball at the George in the evening,—that they
might shew their sense of Captain Parry's endeavours to serve
his country : It is said that " none but the brave deserve the
Fair ;" and when Englishmen shew their bravery, I think no
one can say that the British Fair do not reward them : So it
was on this evening, for the ball-room at the George was
crowded quite to an overflow,—all the rank, beauty, and
fashion, of the city and neighbourhood, were there. Captain
Parry danced several country-dances ; and the Ladies whom he I
selected for his partners are not a little proud of it. Dancing was
kept up with great spirit till a late hour. Among the company
at the dinner or ball, were the Duke of Buckingham, Marquis
of Chandos, the Earl of Northesk, Lord Rodney, Sir Thomas
Baring. Sir H. Rivers, &c. &c., and parts of their families.—
The dinner did great credit to Starling; and the accommoda-
tions at the George, to Mrs. Ashcomhe. Yesterday being the
first of the amateur concerts, it was wished that Captain Parry
might have attended, but we believe he was called away from
Stoke a.little hastily. Dr. Chard, and the amateurs also, lost
many auditors in consequence of a grand ball given by Mr.
Alexander Baring at the Grange ; but yet it was supposed that
nearly 400 persons were present, who were all highly delighted.
—Would you believe it, that the orchestra consisted of twenty-
seven performers, vocal and instrumental—the whole conducted
by Dr. Chard ? The music selected was from Cimarosa,
Haydn, Mozart, Ditters, Winter, and Danby. The inhabitants
of the city and nei,ghbourhood feel much obliged to Dr. Chard,
and the other Gentlernen, for their kindness in promoting the
harmony of this season of the year. After the concert, the
evening concluded with a ball; and although many had kept
it up on the " light fantastic toe" the evening betere, the com-
pany did not separate till a large encroachment had been made
on this morning.

The Duchess of ANGOU LEME is said to have ac-
quired much popularity, during her late journey in the south
of France, in consequence of the impartiality of her conduct
when she came in contact with the opposite parties of Ultras and
Constitutionalists. On the occasion of an entertainment
given to her by a considerable town, the Mayor thought to
please her Royal Highness by proposing to exclude from the
company Colonel Sebastiani, the brother of the Genera and De-
puty of the same name. A Paris paper (the Journal du Corn-
rneree)giyes the following as the answer of the Duchess :
" How could you suppose that I should be offended by having
beside me an officer to whom the King had intrusted a regiment.
I will not sit down to table until the Colonel arrives."

POETRY-.

On the FANCY GAZETTE.
Friends SHERWOOD, JONES, and Co.,
Of Paternoster-row,
I like your SPORTING PLAN
To sheer the pow'rs cf MAN,
And teach him how to guard
Himself from strokes too hard,
And eke the pow'rs to trace
Of each inferior race,
That may amusement yield,
In river or in field ;
Still SHERWOOD, JONES, and Co.,
Our various pleasure chew
So may your firm a forttfne get,
And the Nation d-eliglit in your Fancy Gazette.
AMEN CORNER.

A MOTHER'S LOVE.
Her, by her smile, how soon the stranger knows ;
How soon, by his, the glad discovery slims,
As to her lips she lifts the lovely boy!
What answering looks of sympathy and joy !
He walks, he speaks in many a broken word ;
His wants, his wishes; and his griefs are heard :
And ever, ever to her lap he flies,
When rosy sleep comes on with soft surprise.
Lock'd in her arms. his arms across her flung,
(That name most dear for ever on his tongue),
As with soft accents round her neck he clings,
And, cheek to cheek, her lulling song she sings.
How blest to feel the beatings of his heart,
Breathe his sweet breath, and kiss for kiss impart;
Watch o'er his slumbers like the brooding dove,
And, if she can, exhaust a Mother's love !
Sandwich, Jan. 2, 1824. E. S.