The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-17 00:00:00

FASHION A BLE PARTIES.

Prince Leopold gives s gland entertainment on Thursday
next, at Marlborough House, to the Prince Regent and
large party of distinguished personages; in the evening his
Royal Highness has a grand assembly, to which most of th•
Nobility ale invited.
Tile i;owAger Duchess of Rutland entertained a large.part
of 'distinguished personages yesterday, at her house ►n Six!.
vilie-street.

The Dike and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess
of ‘Vellington, the Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Len-
nox, the Aiarquess and Marchioness of Tavistock, and a large
party of fashiotmh;es, took an squat ic•excursion to/twin-mold
to dinner yester(iay, preceded by Ulu baud of toe in regi-
ment of Guards.

13 0 E t H Y.

THE IPHIGENIA OF TIMANTIIEt,

A P1i17,6 POEM,
Recited in thee 'fieutre, June 23, 1310.

‘Viiile the rapt world with ceaseless wonder views
The rescued works of Sculpture's Attie Muse,
Those forms by fabling bards on Ida seen,
The heav'enly Archer, and the Paphian Queen
Why breathe no more the glowing tints, that erst
)3y e% y-grace o❑ Nature's bosom nurst,
To the charou'd eye with soft enchantment threw
Empassion'd life o'er all Timanthes drew,
And I,ado in colour's magic radiance rise,
Aulis, thy scene of virgin sacrifice?
There, it; one group, distinguish'd, yet combined
Grief, pity, terror—all that shakes the mind„
The mighty toaster pour'd : and o'er the piece,
In weeping silence, hung euraptur'd Greece.

Yet oft will fancy every touch renew, •
)3iright as the rainbow, and as fleeting too:
For mark at Dian's fans, where powerless, pale,
Not glittering now in Hymen's roseate veil,
Not with light step, that spews the careless breast,
Nor youth's gay cheek in smiles unclouded di-est,
But—all her fates worst, darkest hnesreveal'd,
Without one hope to cheer, one friend to shield,
In speechless gaze, Iphigenia stands,•
And clasps'at death's dead shrine her pleading hands:
Yet on that cheek, bedew'd with beauty's tear,
Still heroine firmness strives with female fear,
And her last glance of life a ray shall throw
Of pitying pardon on a father's woe.

See all around„the sad contagiow,spread—
Survey the pensive form, the drooping
Now e'en Ulysses feels, with. mingling force,
Compassion barb the stings of vain remorst—
Though check'd by patriot pride and bigot zeal,
Unbidden drops o'er softening Calchas steal;
In Ajax, sterner sorrow heaves the breast,
And swells the hp, with anger ill represt.
But most that sunken cheek and tear diunn'd eye,
Sad Menelaus, speak thy kindred
Speak the fond wish without the power to save,
Unless a parent spare the life be gave.
'Tis vain—no aid offended heaven allows,
The fillet binds the human victim's titows-*
Edg:d is the murderous steel, and crawled the shrine,
Death only waits the monarch's fateful sign

Cythnian enough thy art has rack'd the breast,
I) ain'd every grief, each passion's rage exprest—
In meicy stay thy harrowing touch: nor trace
Weak nature's strife in Agamemnon's face—
Yon close drawn robes convulsive folds declare....
....Away! a father's heart is bursting there.
It. J. URQUHART, New College•

IMP:aITANT DECISION.--A ueetsioo important
tantWe.,, vas made on Thlit-41av last, in the
Court Ot Cooscieuce, in Ful wood's cut 9.—A
Geoll, :net) Roved won a domestic servant for
a m:w!h.s %% at nisg, or a mouth's wages, hitt WitS
•1)11:,(t, cue ser gtosspeNs of behaviour,
dist.a.i•s • jai with only lyric days notice, ot
Io pay him to the day of his dismissal.
ser,aut obtained by the extiaortfinaty judg -
Ment cie Court, wages for a month bey' trod
the day of gik ing warning. Tue Fenster very
properly plea,:ed that the sery ,nt's
.agreetnent
to coini•lyte a month's service or forfeit a mow's':
wags, necessarily ini;,lied a moderation and de-
cency of behavioor, and in ceasing to be respect-
ful, he ceased to fulfil one important duty con-
stitnting servitude, and consevently violated
!Os contract. It was further urged, that any other
construction of such agreements would render such
covertauts de natura absurd, and would destroy all
eciprocity obligation ; for if the servant wished
to be relieved from his covenant, he has only to
behave ill to that degree which renders it impos-
sible to retain him in the family, and he would
thus not only obtain his release, but would re-
ceive a month's wages as a bounty or reward for
such ill behaviour. Such an absurd construction
of these agreements, enables servants to ob-
tain by misconduct one month's wages for a
hew dart service, and being a direct encourage-
ment to bad morals, is, therefore, not only con-
trary to law and equity, but an agreement itself
which is, de nalura, contra bonds mores is held to
he illegal and void. It was lastly pleaded, that
the case had been decided by the Chief Jus-
tice in the cause Saunders versus Gaulty, in the
sittings after the present Term. The Court found
for the plaintiff. The Act 23 Geo. 11. cap. 33
declares the decisions of these Courts to be final ;
but a body of freeholders have resolved to avail
themselves of a section of that act, which enables
them to apply to the Chancellor for the remedy
of such proceedings.

SHOCKING Moapan.---Between nine and ten
o'clock on Monday night, as a young woman was
going along one of the principal streets in Brad-
ford, whh a cane of water on her head, she was
met by a man named John Hodgson, a stone-
mason, who, being intoxicated, began to take
indecent liberties with her person; she therefore
threw off the Carl!) of water, in otter to defend
herself from his violence, and tied into the house
of-Mrs. Wainwright for protection ; at the saute
instant, Mrs. Wainwright herself coming to the
door to know the cause of the disturbance, the
villain rushed at her, and inflicted two severe
blows on the pit of her stomach, which laid her
senseless on tie ground; and, notwi,hstanding
the best medical aid, she expii ed at 5 o'clock next
morning. The murderer was taken into custody
immediately, and assails the decision of the Coro-
ner's inquest. Mrs. Wainwright was nearly 70
years of age, and much re .oected.

Two troons of the 4th Dragoon Guards march-
Ptl trout the hartacks new, Nottingham, on Mon-
!ay week, on their route for York ; awl on Tuesday
".:aptain King's tioop 01 the same regimen'
trivcci at Nottingham from Leicester. anit
.•411,d on the following day for Slte,field. We
udetstand bt:att quarters of the ite'ciment
ill remain at the 1)1 tacks near N ittitigbam
until the 16th inst. wi.en they will 'te replaced
by the 7th dragoon gu.uds,a detaclimeat at witch
it is already aftived.