The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-15 00:00:00

TIIE FUTUrtF:-TIIE PRESENT-
AND T H :OA Sll.

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rr ihtltte-c4t,desipere--,—in verlio."

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The nein cw. %vim) which expresses being, or to
mitt which is appliekto.the them Being, is
natle of three short syliAlcs, expressing the fu-
,
'lire, the present, anti the past. The initn(li of
hoe sillables; setiarately, are 'Still used with 'us
n a similar:relation cif meaning, in time nr Hier

Om). -Tire' livbftw 4114tIcet has nirmy expressions
of tijeatiing find natural niono3yll4hie
sound's. The.re uie foir of th Who hnve not hottni

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the wheedling or coaxing sylklite of female Tier-
suation or intreaty, the " nit, na—now,"-:-.of his
sister, mistress, or wife. :khis syllable " na" has
:in IlehreW the expression'of" I pray you."
Mcn, when ignorant -or simple, without the
advantages 91 letters and the 'sure
.traditions or
written lessons of history, of necessity direct the
contemplations of their active minds forwards;
towards futurity. In early times Ave hear much
in all regions, and among all people, of prophets
and foietellerS of 110110 ?o 'cane: it was for iheni
the pitly poslsible eXerelise of faculty and reflection.
Itte:orits and history, letters, and reading, give
another direciion to the himian intidlett ; ive cast
our.eyes backwards on the portraiture of sreoes
tlnil actions that have paswrl, and viewing then),
at best, thrsvittka inisty_intrror ot much talseand
mod* undeCyplieralile_reFirpsentation; have long
beep apt to exaggerate thilr certainty, and to
over-estimate their teachinp or guiding example
for tts. This excess of confidence; And the de-
gree of error, bait been mutual, air's 'perhaps,
equal : one forefathers depended ton much Oti their,
insight of the fittnie; their descendacits have re-
ferred too,moch to the, record of the past. The
present time is an evanescent existence, on Which
we einnot contemplate : wisdom, prudence and
philanthropy all alike conspire to claim our regardi
mud cares tor the future. This points us to
" Education," and the training anti well instruct-
ing of the young, who are soon to delight or
to soothe our decline,, and to inherit and improve
all our possessions and,ncquirements,,

IVINI)InP,, OCT. 14.--This morning her MA-
JESTY and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to
Frogmore, where they amused themselves for some
time in. the pleasure grounds. The Priniess Au-
gusta rode on horseback in the Great Park ; the
Princess Sophia rode in the -Little Park. The
Royal Hunt commenced thin morning, when 4 fine
deer was turned out for the day's diversion on
Ascot-heath, which showed great sport at start-
ing, taking through the enclosures for \Vkntlsur
Great Pak, where he -leaped over the paling be-
tween Holly Grove and Cranbourn
running with great speed across Queen Anne's
walk, where he got among a herd rif red deer,
and was 'congealed among: them for some time ;
after he Wet got out, the chime was renewed, anti
he come out near the *able gates, crossed the
Long Walk, and through har 'majesty's enclo-
sures dilibgmore, taklogio the right.

Prince F4TEILSiAjY, the Austrian Ambassador,
will give a grand 'entvitainntent this day, at his
seat, Camden Among
other distingniShed personages invited, are the
Duke and Duchess of CUMOURLANO, Ituhbian
Anibassador and hit Lady, thet4panish and. Dutch
Ambassadors, Earl and Countess BATHURST, &e.
In the tleuing a French Piece will be pPrfOrmed*
by a party 01 fashionable amateurs. The prin.
cipal dining parlour is fitted up with great taste
an the occasion, with, grand scenery and deco.
rations.

it is a mistwke that only one of the new City
candidates for thetoridul tame was a gin-shop-
keeper. A Correspondent informs us, that besides
orator THOMPSON, there are also orator SI-psi:Ns
and orator ,CoaTas (not Ronieo), all in• the same
spirituous line. tie adds, we know not how•ac--
aurately, that they did not acquire their talents
merely The bur hut that they praetiee at a
Sunday morning Debating Club, where; under the
mask or denomination of a " Church of•Qod,":
religious doctrines are as freely canvassed, as po-
litical•prin`ciples are at the Common Hall,
To the credit of a local Bench of Magistrates
in
.Surrey, meeting,ehoht 15 miles distant from
the Metropolis, ott a complaint made to them
lately by a publican, of the badness of the beer
furnished him by his brewer, who holds a lease
of several years to come of the house, they di-
rected the publican to go wherever he pleased for
hid beer, and he, wisely following the advice, now
procures' it Of anothei brewer.---(County Popei.)
A stage-tcoach, with tour horst.6,anti an Eng-
lish coachman, emburketi at Brighton on Friday,
for Dieppe, intended to run frrtm Dieppe to
Bourn ; the basket has an awning :with
curtains. A Company is reported to have obtain-
ed a patent,. to .establish 200 stage-coaches in
r ranee upon this plan. .

The ,follooving scednetions and retrenchments
a; spoken of as ab'ont to take place :---'Tie Se-
nior Department np tlieltilitary. College to 110
done away ; the 5001. t per 21111 Ora tuhle-money
made to the Governor to. be discontinued ;. all Se-
cOnd Majors of Battalions to he reduced, except-
in; those serving -iti India nod at the Cape of
Good Elope ; nil Stair appointments to he made
front the Ilall•pay; GenerAOllicers, who tvre Go-
vernors of Isbirvis or1201;onles, not to draw ttny
Stall allowances; the allowance of 2/. per day hi•
therm in mh. to the. Officer at the head of tin.
Quarter.qtlaiter•Geoevat's Department in theiVest
:in name of Wastage in Fuel, in be discon-
tinued.

The firit troop of the Scots Greys linve tunreited
(rim) Canterbury tin titeir ronteln York ; but it
if stipofetl their ttitlillaie desti.Wion iy Set)tian4
Oii SiVi:frilay last "the 9311 Regiment underwent
their half-yearly inspection, in the stlitarefof the
New neks. oint • General 'BA tzttv expressed
himself highly pleabed with the neatness and inte-
rior economy of the battalion, anti entninunicoted
lij3ottlers on the occation, in mnsz flattering terms,
itt ,ColunelCKFAtin. `1 he second Hatternit of the
.27th I(egiment were on Tttesday kst inspected at
tip.Paer