The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-31 00:00:00

ETON COLLEGE.

The Provost of King's, attended by two Exa-
rniners of his own College, arrived at Eton on
Saturday last at two o'clock. The meeting be-
tween the Reverend Heads of both Colleges took
place in the Lower School, from which they pro-
ceeded to the grand entrance of the College,
where they were addressed in a complimentary
Latin Oration by the Captain of the School.
The two Provosts greeted each other with a holy
Kiss, and then went to dinner. At Eye o'clock
they attended speeches in the Upper School,
Which way well be considered as most promising
Oratory of future
specimens at the Pulpit, the
enate, and the Bar- The Sermon was preach-
td by the Provost of Eton, Dr. GOODALL, and
Ras admirably
suited to the occasion. Mon-
tiav commenced with the speeches again, attended
audience of rank, fashion, beauty,
t'V ;I numerous
tidents, arrrl learning. The Duke and
buchess of LEEDs, Lord BRAYBROOKE, Lord
per3ons of distinction, were
touroti, and other
present, an the cowPanY in general were highly
gratified. The speeches were altogether in the
highest degree crediOle be respective speakers.
Tuesday came 00 the tug of war, the
nation of the thirteen Selma KING'S ScuoLnits,
Who succeed, as vac,inc:cs occur, to King's Col-

Cambridge. Prom the well-kno4n and uni-
versally-esteemed learning,, talents, and essicirti-
ty the present Head Master, Dr. KEATE,
there can be no doubt that were these Exami-
nations made publicthey woulddisplay a degree of
genius and sound learning not surpassed by any
Other, on any other occasion of the. same natine.
The school is in a most flourishing condition. Tice
diScipline is admirable. It. is characterized by
firMness combined and tempered with suavity of
mannera. Eton can now boast of a WELLINGTON,
a GattNvit.t.a, a BATHURST, an Ancuats4op of
CANTP.RIIURY, a CANNING, and other distinguished
ornaments of the country. The number of Boys
at present is 478. And here we may properly ap-
ply the words of the Poet, though originally in-
tended to designate a seminary not to be compared
with the dignity of Eton College :

" Yet nurs'd with skill, what dazzling fruits appear!

E'en now sagacious Foresight points to show

A little Bench of heedless Btsnors here,

And there a CHANCELLOR 'in embrio,

Or Bard sublime, if Bard may e'er be so,

As MILTON, SHAKESPEARE, names that ne'er shall die

Though now he ci awl along the ground so tow,
Nor, weeting how the Muse should soar on high,

Visheth, poor starv'ling Elf! his paper-kite may fly."

THE THEATRE.

HAY-MARKET.—The new Comedy of three acts,
brought forward at this Theatre last night, under
the title of Tenzing Made Easy, was written, as %re
stated yesterday, by Mr. JAmtsog, a Gentleman of
the Bar, and Author of several popular Dramas.
His dramatic reputation will certainly be aug-
mented by his piece of last night, which is highly
whimsical and eutettaining. As our Country
Readers will mtatu•ally look for some account of
the fable, we sohjitio it.

DRAMATIS PERSON.E. •
Justinian Litigant
Somerville Glow-worm
6aniznon Mr. MATHEWS.
Peter Pastoral Mr TOMMY.
Miasma • Mr. WATIUNSON.
Dumby .
Mrs. Tearer
Mrs. Crumpton Mrs. Co'NOR.
Julia Crumptou Miss CAREW.
Molly Miasma Miss :14 ATTIIEWS.
Miss Manly
FAIILE.

Gummon,a barrister's clerk, attending his master
on the circuit, outruns him by some miles. and
puts Hp at a public-hawse called " The Rising
: Sim," belonging to a dry chip of a landlord, a hose
name is Ahrens. It so happen,. that
daughter, Molly, ;s the Dutcin'•a of Gammon', ado-
ration. He had seen tier at a bn.irdi• g-school in
• London, where she was educated, and having
supposed that she was an heiress. he addressed
her under the *wowed name his master, So-
merville Glow-worm—a name which requited very
little addition of sentimental verse or figurative
prose to catch the heart of the romantic Molly:
Glow-worm is less of a lawyer than a sportsman
and lover•. -lie shoots his way round the Circuit, and
is just amusing himself, when he is attacked by
Squire Litigant, upon wa•hose grounds he was found
poaching: This quarrel, however, (Avis in amity,
for Litigant is up to his chin in law, " a pre-
cious hot bath," as Gammon calls it, a•td learn-
ing that Glow• worm is a Barrister, retains hint in
a cause about to be tried at the approaching as-
sizes, in which he was the plaintiff, and Mrs.
Teaser, a neighbouring Lady, ►citlr whom he was
in constant broils, was the defendant. Litigant,
in endeavouria,g to make the Barrister master of
his case, developes his story, which is in itself of
very common materials. The vicissitudes of the
world drOve hint from England to America, where
he remained for some time, 1(41-getting a wife and
lovely daughter, whom he had left behind him in
distress. The death of a relative haying, how-
ever, entitled him to an estate in this country,
he returned, got into possession, and also it►to
Chancery, still forgetting his wife and child, who
went under the names of Mrs. and Miss Crampton.
The latter, Julia, is the objerl of Glow-worm's affec-
tions, and being the niece of Mrs. Teaser, both she
and her mother are invited, as poor relations, to
spend some time at his lady's mansion. On their
way thither, Glom worm meets them by accident,
•but his advances are repelled by the mother.—
The ladies pursue their way, and-by an easy mistake
go to the house of Litigant instead of Mrs. Teazer's,
where a discovery takes place; but Mrs. Crampton
, avoids her husbaud, and goes on with Julia to Mrs.
Teaser's. Molly, who had been sent there to ap-
prise Mrs. Teaser of the arrival of the Crumptons,
is taken for Miss Crompton, which pleases her
highly. Mrs. Tearer is scolding every body, and
Miss Manly, a kind of a female factotum in her esta-
blishment, through the blundering of Gammon, re-
ceives an amorous letter, which his master intended
foi Julia. This letter site supposes to come from a
little fat man whom she had met in thefieldsill) At-
torney's clerk, who is caracatored as a Poet and a
lover of rural scenery, by name Peter Parsley,
and who bad been sent down to serve a subnceua
on herself to attend the approaching trial. Hence
the name of Glow-worm serves for three different
persons, and the denouement of this scene abounds.
in mirth. After this, every thing hurries to an
cod, and the Barrister and his Clerk are. blessed
With the objects of their choice, although much •
at Gammo►a's joy is abated by learning that the
" heiress" is only a pahlican's daughter !.!
We hardly need enter into any critical analysis
of this Comedy. It is sufficient to say, that
" the argument is not offensive." The piece is
full of bustle, there is intricacy without confusion,
some novelty of character, and altogether abund•
once of amusing materials. It was well-supported
by the Performers throughout, and very well re-
ceived by a numerous audience.

The PRESIDENT of the United States has 'issued
a Proclamation, directing tae sale of no less than
800,000 acres of laud, recently acquired by the
Nutiunal Government from the Creek Ihodi

ORIGINAL POETRY.

DON JUAN.

Don Juan was a Libertine,
And lived in the city of Cadiz;
Who► he went out to dine, he drest very fine,
And when he had stow'd away plenty of wine,
A courting he went to the Ladies.

:Ma Juan, w•han nothing could tame,
Its amours they were so many,
So Out of pure shame, be at length chang'd his name,
Bni his s•ices 'continued precisely the same,
Though.coMmitted by Don Giovanni.

One night,. when ',was dark as pitch,
He beard a soft sigh from a window,
If from poor or rick, he did nut care which,
For the moment he heard it he felt the same itch,
Beginning to burn like tinder.
" Is it my loved Honore 7"
Said Isabel, sighing above,
Qnoth he, " l'es"—sigh no more, but open the door,
"I've been waiting below for these two hours and more,
" Su pray let me now come in, Love."

She screamed, and, ti combat her foes,
Papa came in the foremost;
Don Jnan arose, but 'ere out he goes,
He dealt her pour father a couple of blows
Which laid hint as dead as a door-post.

Don Juan felt no remorse
At the u►urder'd Don Ilenediet's doom,
While a mighty concourse, on foot and on horse,
Assembled to follow the Princely corse,
Aud a Statue was plac'd o'er his To►nb.

Here often fair Isabel came,
Sure so,er.ow could never be triter,
Till a sight of the dame once more raised
And Don Giovanni astonished the Dame,
By boldly attempting to woo her.

He smotheed her cries with kisses,
Albeit the Damsel forbade him,
Quoth he, my dear Mistress, what happiness this is,
To meet once again, what a delicAte Hiss is—
When the Statue began to upbraid him.

" Don Jima," it said, '' he civil,
" Thou art a sad prollipite sinner,
" Your soul is so evil, you'll go to the Devil"—
Says he, " my old Buck, I'll give you a revel,
" If you'll but accept of a dinner."

" I accept your ofTLr"—the Spectre said,
" (And Satan shall be my proxy.)"
Juan called up Ned, ere he went to bed,
And bespoke a dinner, a guinea a-head,
And then went away to his duxy.

To the dinner room Don Juan goes,
And with him led his priest in
There the Spanish Beaux, all as hungry as crows,
Were assembled together in Sunday clothes,
Impatient for the feasting.

Don' Juan waited for one guest more,
And while they stood debating
The clock struck four, when rushed open the door—
" Ah ha!" says Dun Juan, " you shall pay your score,
" Fur you've kept us prettily waiting."

" Peace," said the Spectre,—an odious smell
Pervaded the room in a minute,
The guests all fell, hat no one could tell,
What wai the cause of the shocking' smell,
But '►was terribly bad to stay ►n ►t.

"Thou Don Giovanni,—Don Juan,
"On the brink of a precipice sporting— [ruin,
" Of fathers you slew one—brought their daughters to
" And every evening have found out a new one,
" But now there's an end of your courting."

Don Juan he touched with his dart,
His eyes goggled out of their sockets,
His nerves sorely smart, and asunder they part,
And the skim and the bones and the skeleton's heart
Went to hell in a bundle of rockets.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Juor 30.

THE NABOB OF THE CARNATIC.

RAITHEY AND OTHERS V. BALFOUR.

In this case, which was an application for the
payment of 2,500 pagodas, with 12 per cent. in-
terest, from 1797, into the Bank of England, in
the name of the Accountant-General, his Lord-
ship also gave, udgment. The Nabob, in 1784,
gate a bond to a Mr. Davidson for the payment
of 5,000 star pagodas, with interest at 12 per cent.
who transferred it to a Mr. Cassall, from whom
it passed to a Mr. Massey, who are a bond to a
Mr. Lenney for 2.500 pagodas. Mr. Lenney be-
ing about to leave Madras. the defendant request-
ed the bond to be given up to him, and be would
remit the money to Great Britain. The defen-
dant, it should be observed, agreed to pay the
rate of interest to a Mr. Reynolds ; and the simple
question was, Whether or not the defendant was
bound to stand by his agreement ? The defendant
waa willing to pay 3 per cent. interest, which, it
was contended, was all that he was in equity lia-
ble to pay. About 1815 a ncgociation took place
between the Bet India Company and the Nabob
and his creditors, which ended in the Nabob agree-
ing to cede Isis territories for the payment of his
debts, and certain Commissioners being appointed,
who accordingly decided as to the manner in Which
the debts were to he liquidated, keeping in view
the dates at which they had been contracted.

The Loan CPIANCELLOR, after taking a clear
and able view of the case, observed, that the
facts Were- too stubborn in their nature, and
too hardy, to be shaken by the trifling breeze of
allegations. No allegation, however strong it
might be, could alter, in the slightest degree, the
facts of a written agreement. Mr. Balfour, who
accepted the bond at the full rate of interest at
which it was originally given, was bound to pay
it, notwithstanding any agreement that might
have taken place between intermediate parties.—
His Lordship therefore decreed, 'that the sum of.
2500 pagodas be paid into the Court, with the 12
per cent interest, as prayed for, and the bond in
the mean time to be assigned.
Mr. WINGFIELD trusted his Lordship would he
pleased to order the plaintiff's costs to be paid
to him.

The LORD CHANCELLOR considered the giving
of costs as unjust, as the plaintiffs htsd got enough
►y the decision going in their favour.

This ended the third Seal, after which his Lord-
ship resumed the hearing of Bankrupt Petitions,
none of which were of the slightest interest.

At the rising of the Court, Mr. COURTENAY,
having received his patent on Tuesday evening,
attended his Lordship in his private room, and
was sworn in as a Master in Chancery, in the
room Q f :11r. Steely, lately deceased.