The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-24 00:00:00

POETRY,

THE MOTHER AND CHILD.
'Twas on a cliff whose rocky base
Baffled the briny wave ;
Whose cultur'd heights their verdant store
To many a tenant gave,

A mother, led by rustic cares,
Had wandered with her child ;
Unwean'd the babe—yet on the grass
He frolicked and he smil'd.

With what delight the mother glow'd
To mark the infant's jdy,
How oft would pause, amid her toil,
To contemplate her boy

Yet soon by other cares estrang'd,
Her thoughts the child forsook,
Careless he wanton'd on the ground,
Nor caught his mother's look.

Crop'd was each flower that caught his eye
Till scrambling o'er the green,
lie gain'd the clifF's unshelter'd edge,
And pleas'd survey'd the scene.

'Twas now the mother from her toil
Turn'd to behold her child ;
The urchin gone ! her cheeks were flush'd,
Her wandering eye %Vas wild ! -

She saw him on the cliff's rude brink—
Now careless peeping o'er—
He turn'd, then to his mother smil'd,
Then sported as before.

Sunk was her voice—'twas vain to fly—
'Twas vain the brink to brave—..
Oh Nature ! it was thine alone
To prompt the means to save.

She tore the kerchief from her breast,
And laid her bosom bare ;
He saw delighted—left the brink,
And ran to banquet there !

Dxvorr.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Duke de Grammont and Lady Ossulston have issued
cards of invitation for a grand fancy dress ball on Friday next,
at Almack's, which his Majesty has signified his intention of
honouring with his presence.

The Countess St. Antonio's Concert, on Sunday evening, in
Hanover-square, was attended by about 100 distinguished
fashionables, among whom were Prince and Princess Ester-
hazy, the Duke de -Prias, Chevalier D'Onis, Duke de Gram-
mont, and most of the.distinguished foreigners who arrived from
the- Continent to attend the Coronation ; the Duke of Welling-
ton, the Marchioness of Downshire and the Ladies Hill, the
Marchioness of Sallisbury, Lady Georgina Wellesley, the Coun-
tess of Harrowby and Lady Mary Ryder, the Duke of Devon-
shire, Lord and Lady Morpeth, the Earl of Westmorland and
Lady G. Fane, the Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies
Lennox, Earl and Countess Manvers, Mr. and Lady C.
Greville, &c.

ARRIVALS.—Dowager Lady Saltoun and the Misses Fraser,
at the Hyde Park Hotel, Oxford-street, from Paris ; Admiral
Sir William Hargood, at ditto, from Bath ; Colonel and
Mrs. Minto, at Batts' Hotel, Dover-street; Lieutenant-General
Browne, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Strachey, at ditto.
DEPARTURES. Earl and Countess Spencer, for the Isle of
Wight; Right Hon. Lord Dunalley, for Ireland; E. L.
Charlton, Esq. for Ludford Park ; C. Bouverie, Esq. for
Brighton ; Colonel J. Hunter Blair, M.P., for Scotland.

Yesterday the, music to be performed this day
at the Musical Festival in Westminster-abbey,
under the patronage of the KING, was rehearsed
in Westminster-abbey. The orchestra is over
the altar where his Majesty was crowned, in
cluding all the seats set apart for the peeresses
combined with the orchestra used at the corona-

tion. The performers amount to upwards of two
hundred ; at the head of the vocal department
were Madame Camporese and Mrs. Salmon. The
band was ably led by Mr. Cramer; Mr. Attwood
presided at the organ. The whole was conducted
by Mr. Greatorex. The music to be performed
is a selection from the most eminent authors. _

On Saturday, at one o'clock in the afternoon,
a Meeting of the Proctors took place in the Hall
of Doctors' Commons, when the Answer of Lord
STOWELL (late Sir W. SCOTT) to the congratu-
latory Address, which was voted to him last week
by this body, was read. His Lordship acknow-
ledged in handsome terms the honour conferred
upon him by the approbation and good wishes of
so many gentlemen who had been witnesses of his
professional conduct for a long series of years,
and expressed the high gratification he experi-
enced in the possession of their favourable opi-
nions. His Lordship adverted to his recent
elevation to the Peerage, and to the high sense
he entertained of the distinction which his Ma-
jesty had been graciously pleased
.to confer on
him. The Address and the Answer were both
ordered to be enrolled in the Registry of the
Admiralty.
ROYAL COURTESY.—When M. Denon was
once expatiating to Bonaparte on the merits of a,
picture, and happened to drop the word immortal
—" How long," interrupted Bonaparte, "may
a picture last ?" —" About six hundred years !"
" Bah !" cried he, " there's a fine immortality!"l.
-- Louis XVIII. once asked the Duke of
'Wellington his age. " Sire," answered the
Duke, " I was born in 1769." And so was
Bonaparte,' replied the King: ' Providence owed
us that recompence.'

Messrs. IfunsT, ROBINSON, and Co. are happy
to announce, that TOMKINS'S Picture Lottery
will be.drawn on Saturday next, the 28th inst.

It has received the approbation of Parliament,
and the highest Testimonials from the most emi-
nent Academicians. All the Prizes are truly va-
luable, and the purchaser of two Tickets is sure
of a Prize. Tickets are now on sale at their Of-
fice, No. 90, Cheapside, formerly BOYDELL'S,
where Specimens of the Prizes are to be seen.
Mr. TOMKINS begs to acquaint his numerous
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ends and the encouragers of the Fine Arts,
hat his Picture Lottery will be drawn on Sa-
urday next, the 28th instant, and recommends
an early purchase to those who are desirous of
encouraging the undertaking.—Tickets X 3. 3s.
each are on sale at Nos. 53 and 54, New Bond-
street ; No. 90, Cheapside, and at all the Lot-
tery Offices.