The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

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GREEK EPIGRAM.
A HiSER's PANTRY.
A moose Once in the Pantry spied,
" What dost thou there ?" the Master cried,
" I'll make thee helter skelter"--
" Nay," said the Mouse, "now be not rude,
" I came not here thou know'st, for food,
" I only came for shelter :

" Why all this fuss with me, poor Mouser
" When if I did come in thy house,
" No appetite inclm'd me;
" And 'twas not love, but very fe:er,
." Conceiving, worthy Sir, that hare
" No cat would think to find me !"
VINDEX.

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.—The number of
Students now in this College amounts to 1850.
BRIGHTON,,DEC. .23.—Divine Service, in the
presence of the KING and Family, was performed
to-day, at the Palace, by the Dean of Hereford
and the Rev. Dr. Hugh Pearson. . His Majesty's
health continues remarkably good. The Lord
Chamberlain, the Duke of Montrose, arrived at
the Palace on Friday evening. Count Munster
took leave for London on Friday ; Sir B. Bloom-
field returned on Thursday evening. The con-
secration of his Majesty's new Chapel, forming a
component part of the Palace, intended for 'rues-
day, Christmas'-day, is postponed until Tuesday,
the Ist of January. A selection of sacred music
will be combined with the consecration ceremony.
,This chapel, when filled, will be found to con- •
tail] perhaps about 500 persons; upwards of 70001
applications, it is said, have already been made
for admission tickets on the above occasion. One''
Lady, we hear, very modestly applied to, a Re-
verend Divine, yesterday, for no less a number
than 15, for herself and friends !—ln the prepa-!
rations for the fast approaching Festival, upon
the eve 'of whichwe shall be to-morrow, the poor
appear to have had the first consideration with
our gracious Sovereign, who has been pleased to •
direct that a certain number of blankets, in ad-
dition
to his. other charities, shall be ready for
distribution' on New Year's' Da v.—Mr. Kean
MakeS his appearance here on Wednesday.
The WEST Barrow says--- That the effects of the dis-
franchisement of the Borough of Grampound, upon the cir-
cumstances of the ci-,lcvurst electors, have become very appa-
rent. .Mr. D. Varcoe, a tailor, who is at present 111ayor of
that place, is now confined for debt, and his petition, as an
Insolvent, Debtor, is to be heard in London, on the 4th of
January next. If some other Of the borout;hs of Cornwall,
which 'are not a whit behind Grampound in venality, were
treated in a similar manner, a material alteration in the situa-
tion of those
,persons called Frcemen, or Electors, would soon
be manifest. vcrsons
.

DEATH OF the COUNTESS OF LISBCRNE.—This
amiable and • highly-respected Lady died on the
17th instant at the Chateau of 14. pine, near
Paris. The Countess had been unwell for some
time, but not -alartningly so ; her death was sud-
den and unexpected. She had left this country
about two months since, hoping to benefit by
change of air. Her Ladyship was a daughter of
the late Viscount COURTNAY. The body left
Paris on Friday last for England, and will be on
its arrival interred.ity.the family vault at Enfield.
The Earl will accompany the remains home.—
The Countess has left one daughter, Lady MARY
VAUGIIAN,• and. -three sons, Viscount VAUGHAN,
and the Hon. Gao. and J. VAUGHAN, to lament
her lois.

We understand that -many Noblemen and
Gentlemen of large Landed. Property, in conse-
quence of the- great reductions they are under
the necessity of making in their Rentals, are
come to the determination of .lo.wering- their do-
mestic servants'-wages„ and further' not to al-
loW wines and other luxuries at the second
tables, scarce a remove from their owo.
A CHRISTMAS, AsEcnoTE.—The following anec-
dote had used to be related by Mr. It— a
wholesale• mercer of Milk-street, London I
was apprenticed to a silk-manufacturer in Spital-
fields, and during my apprenticeship my friend's ,
allowed me 3s. 6d. a week for. pocket-money ; I
got a tin-'box made with a slit at the top, into
which I every Saturday night dropped my extra
Sixpence : on Christmas eve I broke open my
box, and the following morning sallied forth in
search of objects on whom to bestow my bounty,
which in that district were tolerably numerous,
giving to each family in proportion to their num-
,
• ber, and what I Considered their deserts, not
exceeding half-a-crown to any; or. less than a
shilling ; and I -assure you, that when I sat down
to my dinner; the reflection That I had given one
to many others was a high relish to my own."—
An example worthy imitation by young persons
in general.
A former Sage of the Law, whose celebrity
did not arise from his tempering judgment with
mercy, on leaving the town where he had left
eleven.olit of twelve prisoners for execution, was
delayed by a young coach-horse, which he was
about to' purchase, dropping down dead in the
harness.• " Strange accident, indeed !" exclaimed
the Judge, pettishly. 66 Not at all, my Lord,"
replied the coachman, sulkily ; " I thought how
it would-be with the poor beast, when I was told
as how your Lordship had taken him upon trial."
A simple countryman lately went into a shop
-in Mansfield, and asked to look at some Alma-
nacks, which were handed to him, and upon
being told the price, he exclaimed, " Aye !
they'r vary dear !"—" Yes," was,the reply, "and
they'll be dearer too next year." This staggered
poor Johnny wonderfully : " Oh ! then," says he,
" I'll have three before they do rise !" and, sans
•teremonie, that number he actually purchased
and paid for !—The Doncaster. Gazette vouches
the truth of this story.
On Sunday night, soon after twelve o'clock,
the whole of the gas lamps in St. James's Park
and Constitution-hill, amounting to upwards of
500, said to be 525, were lighted for the first
time, to try the effect of the works being .com-
pleted. The operation was performed by 30
lamplighters, who accomplished the lighting in
less than five minutes. They continued burning
for about half an hour. The works being found
to be complete, they were lighted last evening
for a continuance. Yesterday morning the old
oil lamps were removed, and in the course of the
day the posts were dug uP, and by the evening
'scarcely a vestige remained.