The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1819.
SATtratmv, ArRIL 17.
Mr. Crocl:ford's e. Snltart, by Senn), dam by bitto, Bst. 41b.
beat D. ,if GP-alton's Miracle, Bst. 71b. Ab.M. 200g5.-2 to
on Sultan.
Mr. Flouldswortli's Magistrate, Bst. (Ib. rec. ft. from Mr.
Prince's Manfred, Bst. Ab.M. 5000, h. ft.

BRITISH INSTITUTION.—A private view -of a I
large and very fine Collection of Pictures of the
Italian, Spanish, Flemish, and Schools,
took place on Saturday last, and was attended with
a numerous concour,se of Visitors. The Pictures
thus liberally submitted ro the Public for the im-
provement of Caste and the encouragement of
genius, belong to his MAJESTY, the PRINCR
RIZGENT, and some of the most dioingnished
Noblemen and Gentlemen throughout the United
Empire. They are all in high preservation and
form an exquisite feast, as well as nursery for
talents. It would be both superfluous and
presumptuous in us to enter into ia criticism
on works of such known and transcendant
merit. It was a delicious repast to us, and
we doubt not will be esteemed so by the public
at large. We cannot too often offer our tribute
of praise to those by whom this Institution was
founded, as it is not only Ca !cut at ed to improve
the talents and refine the taste of our country,
but to excite a spirit of emulation that may tend
to give us a proud pre-eminence in the Fine Arts
over every other State.

A Charity Sermon was preached yesterday at
St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. It was at•
tended by the SPEAKER of the I-louse of Com-
mons, Sir SAMUEL SIiErFIERD, £lr. COLCLOUGH,
arid several other Members.
Lotd and Lady CAsTLFREAGH, accompanied by
Lord and Lady STEOI ART, left North Cray on
Saturday for the Pavilion, at Brighton, where
Lady .'"'PEWART was to be introduced to the
UFGENT.
DoYEa, APRIL 17.—The Duke and Dncliefs
of KENT may be hourly expected the Royal
Soseteign yacht has gone over to Calais to at-
tend their Royal Highnesses. Captain Coclimy,
the, Duke's Equerry, has just arrived at Payue's
Hotel.
CLER CLUII.—OrI Saturday the principal Glee
Club of England Itch' their last meeting for the
season, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, which
was very nomerously attended.
Nestly two hundred persons, men, women,
and children, sailed from 'Portsmouth on Thurs-
day for Havre, whence they will embark for the
United Stat'es.
Mr. WILLIAMS, the Organist of Westminster
Abbey, died on Saturday morning, between two
and three o'clock; Mr. JOLLY, in consequence,
presided in the cirgan It the funeral of Colonel
HEURIM

i11:61.46th TO THE. COMEDY ENTlti.Eii " HONOUR."

SPOkEN BY MR. D.-FISILER.

There are win) deem that this degenerate age
Knows not the emOre of a genuine STAGE:
A STAGE, *here Virtue holds her rightful swab
Where Folly views her image of the day;
And Comedy in language pure and terse,
whines false sentiment, nor stoops to Farce.

But who shall •ssy if this he trite ?—nut see,
Judge you the Muse of modern Comedy;
And say if he who, labouring for wa;
Still sacrifices sense, to make a kit--
Caricature his only steady aim, -
And the bald laugh its salvo fur all blame-=
If he's the Poet whom Thalia chose
Ti unbend, with decent mirth, Care's rigid brows?
To point the Satirist's sinvenoined dart,
Amuse the mind, hut meliorate the heart
h is Manuel jests, with pointless repartee
And pantomimic feats, tee, Critics! see;
And teach the Bard—L-make such a Comcdy4
The Bard to-night essays an honest course,
Striving to please, by what should please perfOree.
If Nature, as he thinks, pervales his play—
Tim' not One '• clap-trap" he has deigned to lay,
With you it rests to frame that sentence just,
Which lifts to fame, or sinks into the dust :
Condem.necl, he'll crave no pity forrhis fate;
Vontinced that on his Muse no laurels wait;

Approved. with rapture hail Isis portrajts true,
And Nature strive again to paint—for 'mt.

EPILOGUE.

SPoKRN BY MRS. WEST ANb MRS. ()EGER.

Enter Mrs. kVEsr.

Mrs. TT'. The Epilotzue called upon to say—

Later Mrs. URGER.
Bless me! I thought you died, Ma'am, in the Play!
Mrs. 0. No, indeed, Ma'am ! I think, believe me, too,
I have as good a right to speak as you.
Mrs. fr. 0! as you please—e'en have it it'4.'you will— •
Mrs. 0. Yes, certainly—for " I am FThra alit!;"
And still assert my right your plans to mar,
And plead my cause at this most :huble bar,
Ladies anti Gents !—a hem come before you,
To say—what was't to sa) ? 0, to implore you,
Not for my fate to he o'erwhelmed with sorrow,
For, if you please, I'll die again to•morrow...
fr. Yea, gentle Sirs! and I, fur such a treasure
As my good Coz, would.--wed again with p.easure:.
Mrs. 0. So ! Mrs. Pert ! yon'd wed again, you say !
Nay, after that, pray, speak you fur the Play.
Mrs. 7P. And yet—what emit I say now for our Poet ?.
If you are pleased—you must already know it :
Thus much, alone, I'll say—it must have force—
This
Play's—alas! poor Man—his Ilubby“gorse
Hobbies, he hears, are now the mode accounted,
So for nine nights, at least, he hopes, he's mounted :
This night he rode most timidly and slow,
But should you make his Hobby-horse " the Go:'
cleave the air—and 0 ! how then he'll prize hint !
Now drin't you be so cruel to capsize hint I
But think, ye Beaux! how great would he the hardship,
Should one of you—perhaps his dandy-Lordship—
Be riding post, elatedly, some th.y,
And a whole swarm of Critics bar the way;
Fall font upon the Ilobby, and his Master,
And, midst the hubbub of such sad disaster,
Some say he rode too fast, some swear he should
ride faster !
While horse and rider, in nn gentle sort,
Are prostrated; and flounder in the dirt
Then give the Poet—to yourselves be true—
But,
if you can, give hint his Hoblky too.

THE MARKETS.

CORN-EXCHANGE, APRIL 19.

Although the supply of English Wheat was very
small this morning, yet sales were exceedingly
heavy, an►f only prime. samples obtained last Mon-
day's prices ; all other descriptions may be consi-
dered 25.-per quarter lower. What little English
Barley appeared to day sold ls. higher than last
week, but the demand continues very trifling, and
the inferior qualities unsaleable ; Oats were heavy
sales and rather cheaper, the arrivals both of
English and foreign far exceeding the demand ; in
Beans and Peas scarce any thing doing, and prices
notninal,

IMPOKTATIOpS LMT WEEK.
• English. Foreign.
Wheat 2,234 75.
Barley
Oats .. - 8,009. 10,840

SMI'T'HFIELD, Arnim 19.
There was a good supply of pion, Ilcasts this morning,
which met ready sale at last week's prices. The show of
Sheep was small, and prices rather cheaper. Pork and Veal
remain the same as last week. and but little business doing.
Latub maintained last week's prices, and was brisk in sale.—
The business in the Elay Market was brisk, that article
having experienced a considerable decline since last w,ek.—
Clover was dull in sate, but prices remained steady. Straw
bore the prices as last week.—The annexed is a correct state-
ment of the Numbers and Prices at market
(To sink the Offal ; per Stone of 81bs.)
Beef .... 6d. to ss. 6d. Veal ss. 6d. to 7s. Od.
Mutton ..ss. Od. to 63. Bd. I Pork ss. 64. to 7s. Od.
Lamb Cs to Bs.
CATTLE AT MARE. LT.
Beasts OllO I Sheep and Lambs 1,269
Calves

HAY' AND STRAW PER LOAD.
Hay.... 45 0 oto ‘6 10 0 I Clover.. 4:6 0 oto E 8 0 0
Straw kg 10 oto 43 6 t

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On Tuesday the Peasant, 18, Captain KELLY,
sailed from Portsmouth for the coast of Africa.
Mr. GREGORY, Commissary Judge in Slave Trade
causes, is gone pass,enger to sierra Leone.
Last night, between seven and eight o'clock,
an alarming fire broke out in the-bonse of Mr.
NOSGROVE, butcher, Crown-street, Newington
Butts, which in a short time entirely consumed
the same, besides damaging the houses on each
side. By the speedy arrival of tie engines, and
a plentiful supply of water, the flames were sub-
(ied without any further damage. It originated
by a boy going into the cellar for coals, where a
quantity of shavings were kept.
On ‘iretinesday afternoon, George Warden, con-
victed of abstracting money front letters, while
Clerk in the Post Office of Aberdeen, widerwens
the awful sentence of the law, on a temporal y
gibbet erected at the head of Libberton's ‘Vvil,
Edinburgh., An immense multitude was collect-
ed to witness the execution,
REPruEvE.--.Yount: Lavender, who was left fdr
execution at the last Kingston Assizes, tin a high-
%city robbery, has been reprieved, in consequence
of some ciremnstances having transpired leading
to prove his innocence_ of thaw clime of which he
bad been convicted.