The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-23 00:00:00

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‘,‘ They are not less devoid of that provident spirit, which
makes other mortals think of their future wants and well-being,
as much as of the present. Provided the Hindoo has just enough
to support the vanity and extravagance of the day, he never
reflects on the state of misery to which -he will be reduced on
the morrow./ by his ostentatious and empty parade. He sees
nothing but the present moment, and his thoughts never pene-
trate into an obscure futurity.

" From this want of foresight, chiefly pioceed the frequent
and sudden revolutions in the fortunes of the Ilindoos, and the
rapid transitions from a state of luxury and the highest opu-
lence to the most abject wretchedness.

" They support such overpowering shocics of fortune with
much resignation and patience : but it would be erroneous to
ascribe their tranquillity, under such circumstances, to loftiness
of spirit or magnanimity ; for it is the want of sensibility alone
' that prevents their minds from being affected by the blessings
or miseries of life.

" It was probably with an intention to make some impres.
sion on their unfeeling nature, and to stimulate their imagina.

tion that their histories, whether sacred or profane, theirwor.
ship and laws, are so replenished with extraordinary and ex.

travagant conceits.

" 'We must also ascribe to their phlegmatic temper more than
to any perverseness of disposition, the want of attachment and
gratitude with which the Hindoos are justly reproached. No
where is a benefit conferred so quickly forgotten as among
them. That sentiment which is roused in generous minds by
the remembrance of favours received, and which repays, in
some measure, the liberal heart for the the sacrifices which its
desire to oblige so often require it to make, is quite a stranger to
the natives of India."

On Sunday the 30th ult. the Lord Bishop of Hereford held
a private Ordination in the Chapel of Winchester College, at
which the Rev. Walter Farquhar Hook, R.A. Student of
Christchurch, Oxford, and eldest son of the Rev. Archdeacon
Hook, Prebendary of the Cathedral, was admitted to Deacon's
orders.

A new Catholic Chapel, will be opened at Falmouth, on the
24th instant.
The lion. and Right Rev. the Dean and Chapter of Dur-
ham, have presented 601. to the South Shields and Westoe
Dispensary.
On Sunday last, an appropriate and impressive sermon was
preached in the parish church at Stockton, by the Rev. Christo-
pher Anstey, A.. M. Vicar of Norton, for the benefit of the
Blue Coat Charity School at Stockton. The collection amounted
to 271. 17s. fkl, The number Of children educated in the school
at this time amounts to 280.

On Monday la.st,'Mr. Anthony Cook, of Wooley, near Hex-
ham, was appointed Master of the Trinity louse School, in
Newcastle.

Dr Clannie, of Sunderland, has presented to the Literary
and Philosophical Society of Nev.,eastle, a very fine collection
of insects, made at the Cape of Good Rope, by C. Colcieugh,
Esq. which is so much the more int:Testing to the entomolhgtst,
as it is understood to be complete. This forms a valuable ad-
dition to the beautiful collection from Demerara, presented to
the Society some time ago by Major 'Anderson, and which have
since been scientifically arranged by G. T. Fox, -Esq. of
Vrestoe.

The Corporation of Newcastle have increased the salary of
their Mayors,-from 2,5001. (the sum we believe formerly paid)
to 3,001. per annum ! exclusive of an allowancs, coals, &c.
Mr. JOLY, a printer of Dole, has inserted a
lettcr in the Journal de Dijon, stating, that 13uo-
NAPAR4E wrote in his youth, while he was an
.olfiCer in the army, a work, entitled, Histoire
Polz'figue, ei-e. de la Corse. 111. Jut,* adds, that
he has seen the• manuscript, and that it has, in all
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.prohability, -hem found. among the papers of
BUONAPARTE.