The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-10 00:00:00

SATAN IN LONDON.

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" Truth i 3 strang,c., stranger than fixtion,--Lout

Old Nick one day had a mind to roam, -
By way of a lark, from .‘ Home, sweet Home,"
So he put a few shirts in his carpet-bag,
Hid his horns and tail, and, instead of a nag,
Saddled the soul of his stoutest sinner,
And arrived at Long's Hotel to dinner,
Just as the waiter, a pert Sir Plume 4,
Was laying the cloth in the coffee-room.
His haughty air, and his despot glance
With his ccol and practised pon-ehalance,
Struck the Exquisites there with admit-Mg glee,
(But this of course) and so ably he
Played among them the Exquisite's part,
With such happy absence of head and heart,
That one sod all, without mere ado,
Voted him one of their own crack crew,
Introduced hint here, introduced him there,
To clubs—to routes—indeed everywhere,
Then took him to Court, where the knowing sprite
Became an immediate favourite.

Behold now Satan a man of ton,
A Brummell and Alvanley in one,
He ruled the roast at Crockford's and Co.
(For Satan's up to a roast, you know)
He wrought, by his matchless powers to please,
Such havoc among the Peeresses,
That, 'twas said, the heads—but this I doubt—
Of half the Peerage began to sprout;
Then turned, for fun's sake, Statesman, and
On Conservative principles made his stand ;
Put up for the borough of 11—; was sent
By the Carlton Club to Parliament,
And pleAsed so well the Tories, for he,
Is used below to such company,
That at length, when Peel came into place,
He, in deference to Nick's powers cf face,
Pitciforhed t him into the House of Lords,
There to spout and vote amid kindred hordes I

You'd think he was now in his element;
And so be was to some extent,
For he took, and the fact made no slight stir,
An uncommon fancy to Exeter,
Whose speeches he always called divine,
And just in his own peculiar line.
But soon—for pain treads hard on pleasure,
And Satan, like men, must have his measure—
Too soon he became ennuyed, poor scut !
With their Lordships' eternal rigmarole;
The deep-voiced growl of that horrid stick,
The Lord of Clumber, turned him sick ;
Vane's grievous waggery made him weep,
And Lyndhurst's logic made him sleep ;
Mansfield's twaddle with horror thrilled him,
And Winchilsca's bluster well nigh killed him;
But when he heard the stuff that fell
Hour after hour from Wetherell,
How he and Knight, his long-cared brother,
Kept braying in chorus, one to the other ;
When he heard and felt all this, egad
The very thotlght on't drove him mad I
So leaving his proxy in the hand
Of his friend, the Duke of Cumberland,
Away he flew with unleavened glee,
Back to the Styx, " for why," said he,
(And his shrewd remark deserves insertion,)
" Since I've all their Lordships in reversion,
And shall meet them below, too soon it may be,
For them, and, God knows, too soon for me,
Why should I let them, in reason or rhyme,
Bore me to death before my time?"
" Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain."—Rape of the

$ Vide Sir C. Wetherell's speech on the Reform Bill.

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.

The LORDS went to the House on Saturday at eleven o'clock,
and soon after that hour " the hearing of evidence" began.
Mr. MILLER came forward in the character of Deputy Re-
corder. The part of the Corporation of Shrewsbury was well
sustained throughout by this gentleman ; but that passage in
which the free school is panegyrized was the most effectively
given. Ilis complaint of the Commissioners was natural and
striking. Of the remaining parts of the " Evidence " the
knowledge of our readers supersedes the necessity of saying
more, than that the corporate characters were well supported
by Mr. JOIN JOHNSON, its Town-clerk of Hereford_; Mr.
Dux, Town-clerk of Alnwick ; and Mr. PosTER, Town-clerk
of Liverpool. Atter these gentlemen, with Mr. KNIGHT and
Sir C. WETtitatt.t., had withdrawn, the Earl of STRAFFORD
said he could not do less than express his highest admiration
of Liverpool. Several Noble Lords conversed on the course
that should be taken respecting " further evidence." One
Noble Lord (name unknown) openly avowed his wish to hear
any further evidence that might afterwards be got up. Earl
WICKLOW moved to the effect that enough of " evidence"
had already been heard, and that it was now full time to close,
intimating as a reason, that what had been said at the bar by
the witnesses must have wrought conviction on the minds of their
Lordships, demonstrative of the groundlessness of the charges
reported against them by the Municipal Commissioners. The
Duke of WELLISOTON suggested that the regular method of
proceeding was to order Counsel to withdraw, and then to
agree either to hear further evidence, or to proceed with the
Committee on the Bill, in the usual course. Earl WICKLOW
then withdrew his motion ; said that he made it for the sake of
saving .expense to Corporations; and that the proposition of
the Noble Duke Wat more Parliamentary than his own. Lord
MELBOURNE said that all the evidence might be printed, and
in their Lordships' hands, by Tueadav, and that on Wednesday
next he should move that the Bill fie committed, and on the
following day he would move that the House proceed in Com-
mittee with the Bill. It was understood that this course would
be adopted, and that no further evidence to establish Corpo-
rate immaculateness would be ofnred.

MAGNIFICENT PRESENT FROM THE KING OF
OUDE TO nrs MAJESTY WILLIAM TUE Fourrn.—Friday the
Duke of Argyle, East Indianian, which arrived a few days since
in the West India Dock, completed the unlading of her car•
go, amone.st which were several articles of the most costly
and magnificent description, which had been intrusted to the
care of Captain Bristow, the commander of the vessel, by the
King of Oude, as presents to the king of England. They
consist principally of articles for domestic use, viz., a bedstead
of solid gold, and a table of the same metal. There are also
two chairs of solid silver, besides other articles, the whole
made in a manner which would do credit to the most enert
European mechanic, being richly chased and ornamented with
carved figures. These articles are now lodged in the ware-
houses of the Dock Company, and 'are to remain until.further
orders. In addition to the above, two elephants, two Arabian
horses, and two dwarf buffaloes have been landed. On
Thursday night the male elephant was removed to Cross's
establishment at the Surrey Zoological gardens, and last night
the female was'ato be aretneved to, the Zoological Gardens,,
Regent's-park, Hi obedierreel'to the commands o his Majesty. -
We underatandathat the tvto Arabian horses—two young
and beautiful animals, have been conveyed to Windsor.
The vi.hol6 'of the presents are estimated to be of the value of
80,0001.
REGISTR A TION.--1-We understand that the number
of new claims for Huddersfield amounts to 150. Rochdale
has more than doubled the number of claimants for the county.
In the township of Spotland alone, where there were 0n1y,163
county voters last year, there are now 410 additional claim-
ants. For the borough there will be an increase of nearly
200.—Halifax Express.
SUICIDE' BY A YOUNG LADY.—On Saturday
an inquest.was held at Clapton, on the body of Miss Margaret
Renshsw, aged eighteen, whose body was found in the river
Lea. It appeared that she had been governess to several
families of respectability at Clapton, &c., and on Tuesday
morning left Slarke's Cottage, near the World's-end, Clap.
ton, where she resided with two of her sisters, remarking, be-
fore she left home, that she should make a long day of it. It
was thought that she had gone to teach the children of Mr.
Lawrence, at Walthamstow, and in the evening her sisters
proceeded to meet her, but not findi»g her, and the night
passing without her having returned, they became alarmed,
and, from inquiries instituted, it was ascertained that the young
lady's body had been found in the river. The deceased had
been observed near the spot where the body was found, walk-
ing along the banks, in a very pensive mood, with a book in
her hand, and her parasol opened. In a few hours after, her
bonnet was seen floating on the water, and the next day her
body was found in the mud in a kneelir°a position. The pare •
sol, which was closed, was lying on the bank, and the book
placed across it. No cause could be assigned for the act, and
the Jury returned a verdict of " Found Drowned."
On Wednesday an inquest was held at Upton Bi-
shop, before T. Evans, Esq., Coroner for Herefordshire, on
the body of the Hon. Anna Maria Yorke, daughter of the
late Lord Somers, and sister to the present Earl, whose death
was caused by the lamentable accident stated in a former paper.
It appeared the excellent lady, who was universally beloved
for her excellent qualities and benevolence, was returning.
from Ross, with her daughter and another lady, Miss Dodd,
in an Irish car, when the horse started at a beggar, who ab-
ruptly went before the animal with his hat off, for the purpose
of soliciting alms, and dashed off to the side of the road
amongst some bushes ; the bridle bit catching in them it was
forced out of his mouth, when the coachman instantly re-
quested the ladies to get out behind, and the two youngest
did so, fortunately without injury. The horse immediately set
off at full speed, and instead of turning towards Rudhall, pro-
ceeded along the footpath leading to Ross, when the carriage
struck against some trees, and the unfortunate lady and the
coachman were thrown out by the concussion. Mrs. Yorke
was, immediately conveyed home, and medical assistance
promptly arrived, but the dreadful injuries precluded all hope,
and in a few hours she expired. The coachman is severely
hurt. The Jury returned a verdict--" Accidental Death."—
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