The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-09 00:00:00

POETRY.

THE DEVIL.
"If the Devil have him not in fee-simple, with 6ne and
recovery SHAXSPERE.

Printers at their press employ
Sonic poor little errand boy,
Whom, in terms not over civil,
They've a4reed to name F. DEVIL.
'Tis a nick-name of Old Nick's,
Taken from the scurvy tricks
Which the knaviA urchins play;
And so they got this .4-,ail.rigttel:
Or, as learned erti,ts think,
Prom the spots and stains of ink,
Which they catch On handS and fac'ei
Running still from place to pl tee.
There yi:u see each little urchin,
At the author's elbow perching,
With a store 'if fresh suppneS,
Sheets of proof or of revise;
for cOpy pins his hand its,
With Good Sir, the press is standing.''
1 have often had them near nie
(So i shall again, I fear ine;)
And have though 't was not
That the Detit had the Devil. •

Such t:it Devils are, I guess,
Of melt common printing-presi;
Mt the little su,ty fellows
Would not blow the Stygian bellow!,
Nor their fairer hands defile
With the pages of CAttt.tLE.
WWII he taints the heart of man
With his foul " Rep/Wirt/II,"
Who would ;hen the Devil be
To his pres of lilasphtmy ?
Nothing will his service suit
Butt the real (Ivrea foot,
the at hei,t convict shewS
In his reams of ribald prose.

False And friendless Infidel!
When, with thy unha:lowed
Tho❑ dust call the htirird PAIN
From his toinli to life again;
And the sleeping sinner force,
Reckless of his last remorse,
Reckless of his dying fears,
Of his hot repentant tears,
Round our Uhristian land to fling
Scoffs at Heaven's Eternal King ;
Wretch ! ou that unhappy tomb,
Thou thyself bast seard thy doom ;
While the crimes, that pour'd their stairs
Oa the spotted heart of PA I NE,
Now in scalding tide shall roll
DouNy on thy desperate soul.

Wretch ! pursue the impious theme;
Slander still, and still blaspheme;
From thy dungeon deep and drear,
Closed—l trust—for many a year,
Still thy serpent venoni throw,
Cion,thy scourge, and Mau thy foe I
But, for each infernal page,
That from thy pees:; pours forth its rage,
Waiting thy last deed of evil,
OLD NICK SHALL B E THE PRINTER% DEVIL.
JONATHAN.

SPQR 1 !NG INTELLIGI6NrE.

BETTING-ROOM, NoVEAIDER 8.
ODDS ON THE DRIiI3Y.
14i to 1 agst Brother to Blu- I 16 to 1 agst Pindaree
cher 18 to 1 agst brother to Whit-
-141 to I agst Mr. Pierse's c. ker
It; to 1 agst Sailor 18 to I agst The Duke
17 to 1 agst Brother to Cotnus 20 to 1 agst liriseis.
OAKS.-10 to I nest. Bridemaid.
Betting was brisk.

HUNTIKG.—Prince Regent's Stag Hounds meet Friday, at
Knap-hill, between Chohham and Guildford, at ten.—Sir
George Leeds' Hounds meet Friday, at Knapwell (irove, at
half-past ten.—Joho Maturely, Esq 's Fox Hound's meet
Thursday, at Botley Hill ; Saturday, at Shirley.—H,Jollilie,
Esq.'s meet Thursday, at Caliel ; Saturday. at Chaulwood
Village.—The Harriers every day,—Lord Derity's Horses and
H.) tints will arrive at the Oaks, near Carshaltun, this day,
from Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. The Pytchk y Hourp:s
sleet Wednesday, at Ouston ; Thursday, at Crausley;
uay, at Sibertoft, at ball-past ten.—The Quorn Hounds
meet Wednesday, at Widmorepool; Thuisday, at Seagraves;
Saturday, at Prestwolds.
GREAT MATCll.—Captain HortsT, of Heston, undertook his
great match, Yesterday morning, on the Aylesbury-road, for
a stake of 100 guineas, and more than iloulde that anniumt
was pending upon it. The engagement was to drive four
horses IGO miles in eight hours, and two of them to be, bona
fide, his property, at the marking of the match, our the I2th
ult. and to perform within a month. The Captain is a light
weight, and he accomplished the task-as follows, with a siwy
built fur the purpose. He did rather More than 1:3 milrs itt
the first hoar, with a fine blood mare, and the ifith mile was
thine in one minute over the two hours. 1-le drove the next
horse, which runs in a mail, 25 miles in two hours ; and the
third broke down, after doing 20 miles in winning time. The
last horse in reserve belonged to the Captain, and there were
29 miles to do in 2 hours and 32 'Mutat s. The match was
won easily, with 3 toinutcs to spare. Twenty-four niiles
were done m 2 hours, and the extra 5 miles in 28 minutes.
The third horse broke down from a strain of no consequence.
It was altogether a first-rate performance of horses and man.
Time was backed at 5 to'4, before starting.

THE KING OF THE NKIIIERLANDS,

Versus LOUIS BCONAPARTE.

Au interesting case, in substanc,' as follows, is
shortly to come on before the Preliminary Court
at Amsterdam :

" Louts BUONAPARTE, While be was King of
Holland, had purchased the magnificent Seat of
Mr. HoPa, the banker at Haarlem. Being
obliged to quit his Throne, he could not enjoy
this private property. The present Ring of the
Netherlands, at his entrance into the kingdom,
took possession of the palace of Mr. Hope, as
bring a demesne of the Crown. On the first re-
monstrance of Louis Buonaparte, the Sovereign
showed a desire to make an amicable arrange-
ment, and offered to the ancient possessor, first,
200,000 florins, and afterwards 300,000. Thought
this latter sum was pretty nearly the value of
the estate, Louis refused, as insufficient. The
Ex-King then caused a consultation to be held by
some distinguished lawyers—the majority of
whom decided in favour of their Sovereign; the
minority, consisting of thtee members, decided in
favour of the Ex-King. This affair is going to
be brought before the Tribunal of the First In-
stance, at Amsterdam. Louis 13oonaparte has
chosen for his Counsel. Doctor Mayer, one of the
first lawyers in the Netherlands, and the author of
some excellent %yolks. The gnestion to he proved
before the Tribunal will be, whether Louis Boo-
naparte paid or this palace out of his own private
fortune—and whether, in 1813, at the time of th,
installation of his Majesty, he was still in posses.
sion of this estate, or whether the Imperial Admi-
nistration which had succeeded him had nut ap-
propiiated i awl united it with the demesnes of
the Crown ? In the first place, the palace would
be the private property of Louis Boon Ana rt e ; in
the second, the King would owe- nothing to the
former possessor."

Mr. W. MURRAY, of the -'Theatre-Royal, re-
turned from London yesterday !Horning, and,.
we are very happy to learn, lel( his lather consi-
derably recovered from his late ,evere apoplectic
attack.—(Edinburgh Courant, Nov. ti )