The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-02 00:00:00

LOVE-SICK WILLY.

(From the Lancashire (Liverpool) Literary Museum.)
The following, which is quite equal to some of the best
of Hood's Whims and Oddities, is from a late Connecticut
Herald.

One Willy Wright, who kept a store,
But nothing kept therein,
Save earthen jugs and some few kegs,
Of whiskey, ale, and gin.
Grew sick, and often would exclaim—
Oh, how my heart does burn !
And every week the poor man liv'd
He -had a weakly turn.
Now, When they saw him thus decline,
Some said that Death must come;
Some wondered what his ail could be--
Some said his ale Was rum.

At last the very cause was known
Of every pang he felt
Remote, at one end of the town,
Miss Martha Towns-end dwelt.
A portly, love-resisting dame,
Contemptuous, proud, and haughty ;
But yet, though " fat and forty," too,
She was not two-and-forty.
And Willy long had sought and sighed,
To gain this pretty maid ;
I have no trade, said he, so sure
My love can't be betray'd.
To Martha, then, he trembling went,
And said, my dear, 'tis
Though I have nothing in my store,
I've love in store for you.
And if thou wilt, thou may'st become--
But here his tongue was ty'd !
And though she willed, yet, she said,
She ne'er would be his bride.
Then, turning Willy out of doors,
She said, go) go along;
I hate the man who's always Wright,
Yet always doing wrong.
I leave you then, said he, farewell !
Of peace I'm now bereft ;
If I am always Wright and wrong)
You must be right and left:
So than he dosed his little store,
Shut up each doer and blind ;
And settled his accounts, and died,
And left no Will behind.

HEM

It is reported that the 12th Lancers will oc-
cupy our barracks on their return from Portugal..—Exeter
Alfred.
The business in Foreign Exchanges was un-
usually scanty yesterday, but the quotations of the last post
day are fully supported. Bar gold retnaint at 17s. 6d. the
ounce, notwithstanding the reported large exportations to
the continent.
It was stated on 'Change late yesterday after,
noon, that notice has been given to the owners Of transports
engaged, as was supposed, to bring home the troops from
Portugal, that their services will not be immediately re-
quired, and that an order has been sent to Portsmouth to
delay their sailing. This gave rise to a good deal of con-
jectural remark about the cause of this postponement; but
we understand the only explanation given is, that a disorder
prevails among the horses, which renders them in an unfit
state for embarkation. Some persons believe, however,
that Government is waiting fpr intelligence Prom Constan-
tinople, in order to determine whether the troops in Por-
tugal shall be brought home, or their destination changed
for the lonian Islands.-- Pierer.
A handsome public Monument, we under-
stand, is about to be erected to the memory of the Rev.
JOHN SParil, A.M., late Vicar of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
It will be placed is the church of Saint Nicholas, where the
worthy Minister diligently officiated for above 20 years.
The Corporation of Newcastle have, with their wonted
liberality, intimated their intention of subscribing a hand-
some sum to the fund requisite to carry into effect the
wishes of the inhabitants of the town, to honour the me-
mory Of one who was indeed a truly benevolent and kind-
hearted man.

On Sunday night week, the inhabitants of
Lancaster were surprised by hearing the church bells ring
a merry peal ; and 'on inquiry being made, it was found
that they were ringing to celebrate the release of a person
from the Hulks, who had been sentenced to be transported
for seven years ! The churchwardens have in consequence
dismissed the ringers.—Carlisle Patriot.
GOTHA, DEC. 24.—The reigning Duke has
set apart a very considerable Sum for the erection of a new
theatre, in the immediate vicinity of the town.
DURHAM, DEC. 31.—The expected vacancy
in the representation of the county of Durham, by the an-
ticipated elevation of Mr. LASIBTON to the Peerage, has
given rise to a good deal of speculation as who will be
his successor. ADM.' those named, are Sir HEDWORTH
WILLIAMSON, Bart. ;bLord Howica, EDW. BLACSETT
BEAUMONT, Esq. (brother of the Member for Stafford);
WILLIAM HENRY LAMETON, Esq.; the Hon. KEPPELL
CRAVEN BARRINGTON, and W/LLIASI RUSSELL, EN. of
Brancepeth Castle.