The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-30 00:00:00

POETRY.

SONNET
To an Absent Wife,
On the Anniversary of the Wedding-day.

Think not, dear Partner of my anxious days,
That I in absence shall thy worth forget,
Not so shall I discharge affection's debt—
Oft on thy portrait 1 with pleasure gaze,
That seems to greet me with enliv'ning rays,
And say, "though adverse clouds surround us, yei
"No deed dishonorable brings regret."
" And Hope a bright'ning prospect still displays."
Then bear with fortitude, beloved wife,
The transient ills assign'd us here by fate;
Soon may pass off the load of worldly strife,
And resignation can sustain the weight:
A gracious Pow'r still guards this mortal life,
And faith in Him assures a happier state,

The OPERA HOUSE, under the management of
BENZLLI, will be opened with an eclat which
will firebttfily vie with the most successful epochs
in of that splendid establishment. In
addition 'to the well-known talents of M. de
Begnis, of Vestris, of Garcia, of Curioni, we
have the names of Madame Pasta, and Madame
Rossini, probably of Catalani, for a limited num-
. bes of nights; whilst the ballet will combine the
grace and elegance of Ronzi, Vestris, Autner,
Noblet, Leroux, Albert, Charles Vestris, and
Boisgerard, with Mesdemoiselles Legros, Grener,
Bougleux, and Moulin and Ferdinand, none of
whom have yet been seen in this country. But
the great attraction of the season will be Rossini,
the Director of Music. Kelly resumes' his poit
of Stage Manager. The Committee are—the
Marquis of Hertford, Lord Glengal, Mr. de
Roos, and Col. Cooke.

The New Church of Saint Mary's, Bryanstone.
square, in the Windham-place district of Mary-
lebonne parish, will be consecrated on the 7th
inst. The Bishop of LONDON perfOrths the con-
secration ceremony ; and the Rev. Mr. DIBDIN,
the appointed Minister, preaches the sermon.---
The Church is said to be capable of holding2ooo
persons.—Mr. SMIRKE is the Architect.
Sir PHILIP ROCHE was one of the first ac-
credited agents of the British Government to Spain during the
late war, for which he was peculiarly qualified,from his thorough
knowledge of the language, his address, temper, and character.
He became very popular in Spain, was promoted to the rank of
Lieut.-General, and commanded that division of the Spanish
army which besieged Murviedro, the ancient Sagantum.—
There, at the head of his division, h e,had to receive FE um maim,
on his return from French captivity, who reviewed the troops,
and highly complimented him on their appearance anti
line. Upon every occasion afterwardS, the KING chewed him
a marked attention, and he was appointed to command a divi. li
sion, forming the advanced guard of the Spanish army, des-
tined to enter France during the 100 days. His very name has
been popular in Spain since the time of the gallant and romantic
ROCIIE, Viscount Fermoy, who expended the produce of all
his military appointments in that country, in supporting his
wandering King, CHARLES 11. A singular felicity has at-
tached itself to the mission of Sir P. RocuE ; for at the same
time that his ardent zeal in the service of his King and m
' in-
try is known throughout Europe, so established is his character
in the Peninsula, and so general the opinion of the inflexible
integrity of his principles, that there is scarcely to be found an
individual, of any party, who would not be ready, on any emer-
gency, to look up to him as the friend of Spaniards and of
Spain.—(Dublin Patriot.)
The Meeting to promote a Subscription in_ aid
of the Fund establishing for the unfortunate Spa-
msh Refugees in this country was held in this
town on Wednesday, T. PAGET, gig., in the
Chair, when several resolutions, approving of the
object in view, were carried unanimously, and a
sum of 401. was subscribed by the highly re.
spectable individuals assembled together on the
occasion.--(Leicester Chronicle.)
GEORGE KENNING, the bankrupt, who some
time since absconded with a large amount of pro-
perty of his creditors, and for whom a reward of
500 guineas has been offered, has been appre-
hended in America with the property.
TIME ES4DIMAIJI DOGR.—There is now at the
house of Mr. PAGET, the celebrated razor-maker,
of No. 163, Piccadilly, one of those celebrated

animals which were brought home by Captain
PARRY on his late return to this country, which
on Friday night ►helped, and has now four
thorough bred promising poppies, three females
and one male. A number of Gentlemen viewed
them on Saturday, Mr. PAaaT having readily ac-
ceded to their wishes.

RTIFICIAL ANATOMY.—It is well known that
imitations of the human subject, for anatomical study, have been
made in wax hitherto, in consequence of its flexibility. These
imitations, however striking and correct, could only present the
surface of objects; they could not give the internal details,
which are still more necessary to the study ; they were fitter
for the purposes of a museum than a theatre of anatomy. M.
Auroux, a young and clever French physician, has made an
astonishing improvement in those imitations. With a conipo.
sition resembling pasteboard, he has been enabled to construct
complete bodies, in which all the organs, the minutest de.
tails of external and internal conformation, are accurately repre-
sented. The exterior parts are unshipped easily, and according
to the rules generally observed in dissection. They give place
to the interior parts, which in their turn can be removed with
similar theility. Thus the human body can be decomposed into
a thousand different pieces, which, as 'they are regularly
numbered, can be again re-united to each other. Two advantages
are thus obtained over the ordinary me thod.,--the d isgust insepar-
able Mont the dissection of dead botliesis avoided ; and the pupil,
by recomposing the body. may give a more perfect know.
ledge of its individual points. The only objections to M.
Auroux's invention is, that the shades of colour arc more
perfectly represented by the wax than by his composition 3 but
this ()Wade may, be surmounted ;' and, for the rest, his imita-
tion is perfect. The smallest organs,- the nerves, the muscles,
the veins, and all the vessels, are represented with rigid accu-
racy. This ingenious invention admits of being applied to
many useful and interesting purposes of anatomical pathology.
—(Museum.)

`EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FILIATION.—Ao
extraordinary, case has recently occurred in the parish of
Owennap. A. young girl who worked at one of the -mines
was discovered to be pregnant, and being brought by the over-
seers before a Magistrate, in order to filiate her expected off-
spring, to the astonishment of all present, she swore that another
young girl, with whom she was known to be in habits of close
intimacy, was the father. As she persisted in this statement,
the accused nondescript was brought before his Worship, when,
on investigation,, the following facts were elicited :—The
mother of the offender, for reasons which we have not learnt,
contrived to pass a male infant of which she was delivered,
upon her acquaintance as a female. At an early age the and
was sent to work as a ball-girl at one of the mines ; here the
disguised youth formed an intimacy with the daughter of
another miner ; they worked together, and occasionally, as
friends, slept together, at the house of the latter; the conse-
quence has been already stated. The lad has put on garments
suited to his sex, and under all the circumstances of .the case,
the overseers have not thought proper to act with severity to:.
wards him._( West Briton.)
We understand that the receipts of Customs
for the port of Leith, for the last twelve months,
exceed the amount of the same branch of revenue
by 24,0001.—(Ediriburgh
for the year preceding,
Star.)