The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-03 00:00:00

CO UR T MA GAZINE.

The embellishments to this Number are of
superior interest and excellence. The best is
the portrait of Mrs. Musters, whose counte-
nance is strongly marked with the traces of sor-
row and premature old age. The other engraving
is a sketch of that magnificent seat Blenheim
—one of the finest, we believe, in the kingdom.
The literary contents are pleasingly varied. We
quote an anecdote from the illustrative Memoir
of Mrs. Musters :

" Lord Byron and his rival in Mary Chaworth's affee-
ions, Mr. Musters, were, notwithstanding their rivalry,

hil
elt
if'ru;veenndilteoccomotpt,a,incikonfis.an:ltliee
familylatter rtie.esqidueennatelYort,ne gtio,
ters, not many milesert from Newstead Abbliotert,
one of these occasi ord Byron and young , room
had been bathing in the river Trent, which inreePror oclr
the pleasure grounds of Colwick very invitinglY ' onto
a purpose. Whilst they were dressing thernrele,lbool
hank, Mr. Musters observed a ring among the cloths
his friend, and recognised it as having very recerol.#
longed to Miss Chaworth. Accordingly
sion of it, significantly remarking to Lord 13Y,r°Phir
know the owner of this ring, and shall keep ''' verthr
was remonstrance on the part of Lord Byron; "eb
less he did remonstrate, saying it was given bin, lOr
withheld.
.iej,
Chaworth; the ring, however, was
much fruitless altercation, which may be easily 05_1 tV,
mutual silence succeeded during the remainder °'
time they were dressing. ,
be tool' ril
e'
" On their way home Lord Byron, as if more `9
to convince himself of Mr. Musters' determine torp
speeting the ring, observed, ' You will of course r.e ,i:
to me,' the answer to which was, a decided negatl 0'
last they arrived at the house, the ring not returae ' ,
the companions still at strife. to
~Mr. Musters now, unknown to his parents or cr
party, flew to Annesley, and entering its antilotleol
tory,' was very soon in the presence of her who
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innocent cause of this juvenile quarrel. The °,lc:etlit''
his abrupt visit was quickly stated, the ring Pr°""cisiv
a lover's inquiries • • Mary Cho?
made concerning it.
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blustery)
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tswi
neTo,rnihett.he)wh obtained,
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explanation
ehers
confessed that she knew it to be in Lord Byro°'' 'ero
fseicrpann,ethat it became so with her permission, or rautleto,
e ; and that he had taken it from one of t" „ir
declaring, in a playful manner, his intention to Wee(
escence in the loss of that which love had made I° i
Byron. on oftr
but Mr. Musters had something more at hears "opaf
had determined to divulge. He had felt it ivs',,,'3o€oi
proper that the fair object of his affections sboulefore`
again parted from her, he intimated his wish t:„-ch,,J,i
ene:skimuntsaootdweehr
known
her
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sec.tsoltievederlteecitfhboesrir,oei;d:::::),; 11
complied with, and Lord Byron soon
cown"ceranivnegrytchererlein"gBSo:9l:::
parents' hostility, he knew himself to be), 'tn-Liert,"'
given tO tni ;ode'
accepted lover (which, in IPitileoooliAt'
that he was the discarded one, though by What
communication I am ignorant."

NEW ANTI-JACOBIN no
There i 3 much promise in this livel, Y
zine. The articles are well selected, lit tit
gested, and, above all, and before all, is
fitting length. The portrait of Cobbett plc
capital one, and the satirical translati°P
Horace attached to it, by way of
full of point. On some more leisure '1%15 ei
may be tempted to quote the beautiful lines
Shelley, written in " the Cascine at Pisa.

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NE WMONT LILY G 40-j it 011
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A very dull, insipid number, with ° sitl?
redeeming article—" A Letter from OOO
Ten-pound Householder," which contAins
hot?
instructive matter, which my Lord A.' so
not be the worse for reading. The 5,1°; roso
lacks its usual fire and spirit. It is “s: (r°
and lachrymose. " Shelley's Expuls',°",reoilii
Oxford" is entertaining, but the mode
tog
the subject is too prolix.. The writer 1509.
a silk-worm or a penny-a-line-man• cossi
a Poem," is an impracticable subject' '-504",'.
In a very inferior style by the auth(iirte
" Corn Law Rhymes." t, The i'-aotstv
O'Keefe" contains some pleasant anec
The subjoined is new to us :--
" A DESPERATE HUMOUR'S!. bat
"Tom Ecclin was a gentleman not over riel 1,001"‘;
in Dublin for out of the way conduct an'' fle
and most extravagant oddity of behaviour";
called ' the facetious Tom Ecclin.' One
14v13°
ing over Essex Bridge, he went up to a fatty i
quite a stranger to him, and told her he had berrh,
adorer many years, at the same time implorl°'ibel°;
and her favourable regard to his addresse • e'reill'i?"
astonished and hurt at his audacity, scarcely tsolecl-COP-V
and walked on in her way from Essex street t,d° that p
street. He got before, and again facing her, s'''othirs,,,,
was the most beautiful of angels, that life ve„,°lps rt
him if attended with her indifference, S‘c. eib
walked on, and he kept close to Ler side. oee
said he, cruel fair one ! you are resolved to 10.01
perish—and you shall—and I With Wed, of 1,4
he took a spring, jumped upon the balustr' the
bridge, and leaped into the Liffey ! Of coursecopoteOr
screamed, and a crowd gathered, and all Iv' 00 0
tion. It was some time before the intelligenceto the
tained that he had safely swum in his clothe°
of the Bachelor's Walk. f doe ,t
" The above circumstance was the subject Of
derment for a few days. Some time after, t",;dlPor
grand city dinner at a tavern called the 11°°e„500!_tcpite
in Dame-street. The mayor, sheriffs, aldertne"'„vivt"',,
councilmen, and eo forth, met in confederate c°'"orlici,j'ir,
One of the company was Alderman SankeY' derwtbi
served most of the city offices with rectitude r'
but was of a grave and rigorous cast of
table was also an opulent citizen, not over ":002°,,":0'
ideas, who generally took the wrong end of °Ler,' tie ;ill
that might be afloat. Having heard of the °,'" g
ture of the facetious Tom Ecclin and the teb°,o,
into his wise head that it was Alderman Sin'clotlV
' performed this ridiculous exploit. After th'„aoVipti
when all was sober hilarity, and Ple,,e•bcs
rum, as expedient at a civic dinner, this be'
guest turned to the alderman, and said, 0
o
" Alderman Sankey, what made you tbe
Bridge and swim to the Bachelor's Walk? '4" ep'
True, what made you do so ?' „ OOP
Sir, said the alderman, gravely, hey
Evex Bridge.' tin
" Oh ! didn't you ? I heard you did.' „aloo'
" And still, at the second, third,and Jourtn gai°'
of the bottle, the worthy cit would turn to bilj3 13-
say, in a loud voice, „esg
tot
But, Alderman, what the d—l couhill°,;'o3
jump off Essex Bridge in your clothes, and 6-1
Bachelor's Walk?' ,eatlY o;
" This question, repeated every five minote°' aloe?
noyed the alderman; nor could the other bec°l3ret
his error, until one of the company luckily Ke et
upon For rester's print over the mantel- ece.
P' d nod
down, and showed it to the citizen, who
,
' The facetious Tom Ecclin.' 1,, br°-0/1
"'AI, true ! it was Tom that jumped oil
recollect, now, Alderman Sankey, it WO „n°-
swam in your clothes to Bachelor's Walk I:

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ruin by taking m(y)reP
countrymen. The great care he would '.o,c t'
merchants,orb Dutch merchants caa olio
could sell, manifests a feeling of kindnenotli,
good-will on his part, for which they o°
ea l'
rceieadtyingin.
too thankful. The argreotviocedlistitnhtga°ttliC)'ealruslinPalge:thisss,
most is No. IV. of a series of articles o°_,eilio!
,te,dv:ovetnilttilroeti,
and marclhnindgia.s;etclhesis, aitsiddwei'l°l
aifo e
say, afford our readers a very amusing 11 4.0
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of the DAo_anab,a,rtilcvliell:ebnetitleddevo"u:recie bsycribeo,
lovers of the murderous. The Thugs are dejer 111
as a set of robbers who invariably slur oce °
whole of their victims. The disapPearao lio'll
numerous persons, and finding of nearly sill"
Bred bodies in one year ill the wdl
ells ° of tbit
district, first gave the authorities an le3