The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-12 00:00:00

Pr.DESTRIANIsM.

D. CRISP, the greatest pedestrian of the age,: accomplished
his extraordinaiy and unparalleled undertaking of walking
to and front Oxford anti London, for 17'. successive days,
being-tit miles each day. Saturday being the last. day,. he
started in gi.od spin its at four o'clock in the mornin,, from
the Queen's Head, Knightsbridge, on his yet tun to 07.foid ;
in going through Wiadsory the town was Si) full of soldiers
and -other persons assembled to see hint, that it was with.
didiculty'sonie Centime!) made way for hiin to pass. Ile
Avas accompanied from limn to town, and village to village,-
by numbers of persons both on font and on horseback. •The
roads were mearly lined with speetatOrs. .0o entering Ben-
son he was met by upwards of -StiO pertuns. -On his euterin!!
Dure;bestee the-church bells were set a ringing, mid he was
conducted by several Gentlemen, 'and a hand 'Of nansic play-
ing "See' t:'-e conquering Iftro conies," to the Crown
where he tested a short time, and; took some refreshinent.—
The town on this occasion was veil• full of company. lie.
wasescorted out of town by 1 t gentleinen on horseback, anti
30,chosen men nit foot, etch with a loik.z.statf, to make way
lur him through the trowd. Ile was accompanied by the
horsemen and many on foot from thence to Oxford, a distance
of -eight miles; and at eight minutes past .eleven o'clock he
arrived quite fresh at the Boot, in flolyvkll, Oxford, being
52 minutes within the given timY, inuring completed the
greatest pedestrian feat on record.

Miss &Net appetrs that the. New-York
Managers are discussing wiletlicr it would be bc—
pedient to induce this Lady to join their dramatic
.emrps . The consideration which it is supposed
that she would require is 10,001. tor a year's
petformance. The majority seem to tliiati•itott
-she is entitled to this suiu.=--(Dublia Freeman's
Journal)
T. MILLER, a snip, confined in Bury gaol for
Bigeony, a few -days ago. raised . the tiles of the
rout of the 'prison with his shears, and by that
melillS COUISI wed to sheer off.

Several shoals I,t inactiarel were taken last week
its Geiran's Bay, of about 10,000 in a slwal ;. a
circuaistAnce scarcely known befure.

P 0 E T

.r.xrn EPISTLE tir the EDINBUROII REVIEWERS.

()hest, non quad silliest.
• • - •
this just exp.asure t resainie,'
And trace thy conduct in those days of gloom.
Then too, with fanied ills to scare the 11:1!iun,
You titled ,the doctrine of depretiai
,Froto their excess,'you said, And from tlih dearth,
Of Bola, bank notes hail sunk One ststh ill WOrth ;
And its the sante pi °portion as they.
,dropt,
Were subjects cheated when cash stopt.
Could you to truth have made your i•eaders blind,
Arid fx'd this &indium' Ott the lin'~iic loins,
What trust have been the,dradfal consequence.?
Ituin-protinc'd by- winit -u1• ititlence. •
Of ills, where trade prevads,;:At ()Inuits spring
Broach's! -by the hti:tions rs if KING,,'
They in the midst of Picini' ecruhl behold,
No worth but in the sole thing wanting-gtitd..
Fort hat these ini.tn like hreedisig WOW
-'They long'd that- drld lOnth'd all else beside.
0111 T,NTALUS, amid the daintiest meat,
Ititt itut, poor strut ! hecanSe tic. cotrldnot eat;
But bullion worthies spur t.'d an actual guild, t •
They would not cat, st range whim ! e'en When they 'could;
And rather would have starv'd than swallow'd notes,
Had wiser men nut fore'd them down their throats;
Who had they stopt with empty words to grapple, ,
Arid bent to gather up the golden Apple;
The foe would then hare pass'd with unieltett'd,pace.,
And they like ATALANTA lost tile race;
• Which now they have so glotionsly won, •
. To the deep grief of Britain's traitor son.
A Traitor!-yes-you spread the vain delusion
hat we must fall by Continent exclusion; , •
And this consoling doctrine chose to teach
Just when all Europe wasbeyonil our reach.
Writers who argued we had innate force
Without. such aidance to maintain our course,
To skill in Politics had no pretence
You said-in short were void of Common sense. -
E'en the sweet sound of peace you Anode to jar-
Peace praising, when there was no choice but war.
Scotto; saw this troth, ere he departed hence,
. sbnforcing .vzir with all his eloquence,
Tot frenzied France, who Seeial checks disdatu'd, .
'Should be again within due bounds restraned.
If to such doctrines then he lent hi; aid,
What would he since have clone ? when she was sway'd
In all her force by one strong arm and mind,
That seetu'd devoted to enslave mankind ?
He would have dint', but. with a stronger i'en,
What llowt.ks and 11UNTER did-yet at these men
You --scord-because they •censur'd peace,
Which far from lessening danger, would encrease.
What peace with one who had our ruin sworn !
Who ancient governments had peace-moat turn !
Would'iit a peace with hini have been submistion?
A voluutary_secking of Perditiou
The tyrant naiard commerce and a fleet;
Which to olitaia he might have deigtt'it to treat;
And then when colonies had been testor'd,
Again renew'd the war,with sharpened sword-
. Bowt.,s saw all this, and, warned with patriot fire -
Vow'd in his country's service to expire.
This generous ardour you umnov'el could hear,
And cry, a modern Channs, with a sneer;
Yourself- inure like Faliseian pedagogue,
Who not content to &Miniver and flog,
(Call him too - fur without a name
LIVY relates the story of his shame), - •
• Bet lay'd his country.; but Casalta.t.rs' s-tript,
And sent hint' hack, •Ity his own pupils whipt. •
Then, ititir less truth than old POdtma's oak,
, .
You pout'd your prophecies with gloomy croak;
For Northeruspropftecy by speck' right ;
Theirs is the native land cif second-sight; •
" There C\orming things their shadows-Cast befare 3" •
And some ant.re shadtrws saw--but nothing inure.
You saw in $11a11,4 subjugated Spain,
Struggling, but vanliyt to shake of her chain
' Beneath the Conqueror's arm saw ussialall,
Her Eagles prostrate laid by those of Gaul 3
Saw BuoNarant., after Leipzig's field,
Again the destinies of nations wield;
Escap'd front litho, saw all Europe's force
In vans call'd forth to cluck him in his course;
'These shadows once 3.011 Saw prophet light,
Big ov'er beheld in real becomi sight.
That second sight a different view•diSplay"d a '
Spain treed, and by her, native Princes sway'd-
. Russia's wild wastes beSirewn with triritin dead;
Herseit inspiting, stud. not fealing dread; • . • .
- The (ionic hosts disctrinfited in fight ;
Their trent Ming-leaders foremost in the flight ;
, The lilies rais'd tramtpltint from the shock, ,
And BUoIAf..I RTE on his prison !lock.
”Xnell weir the glad events,that did take place,
As if to bring-the Prophet to disgrace;
' Such best thus follow'd your predicted worst,
• And thus your dark prognostic.s were revers'd.
What I all your reasonings false I What! youaleceiv'd
Yes-sn you were-and that yoti were so, gi-it-e'd;
And by your grief-you made your'motiveselear, •
What then should be your fate,,great Pseudo-Seer?
Your Smuts SayS-(atlithe is oat at, all hitter),
" Index annul:it ur; cum tweet's absolvitur"-
If he deserve severest blame wholeads .
The otb by factious Words to factious deeds; •
If cm trite-persuasion be a crime ; if laws
At once should plinish both effect and cause;
You only can escape severest sentence
By swift amendment, proving true repentance.
Snell are your sins political-brit here
Less fatal is the consequence, I-fear ;
Because you make your principles your pride, •
' And do not strive your factious -views to hide ;•.
• With Messieurs HuNT and Lonnvt r close cothbited
In gtand triumvirate to curse mankind.
The mob, misled by your deluding ants,
By ties punr'd to from books anti rostrum carts-
.. Believe they have from Magna Charta claim
Ti, all the rights their leaders choose to name. •
Each'year, IIuNT bellowS front his brazen throat,
Shoold have a Parliament-each man a vote ;
So Magna Charts says, which all-revere,
- And Magna (,harts can't he wrong-'tis clear.
The Mob-long life to Magna Cholla, ery-:- •
Huzza, petition-then rebellion Ivy-'
Fur you have told them-such the'proper course.--
To ash-but if denied, talie.by force;
And thus hilst- Orators inflame, harangue, . •
Their wretched victims riot, plot, and Inufig,
NI inder'd by melt alto keep within the law
'lsheinselves; though others on to death they draw.
0,131.1wrr has fled-good riddance of the wretch-
will regret him-or if one-JACK
OM soon like him may you and H tr'r tau fly
• Transatlantic realms•your schemes to try.
There,. where the rudeness of new States is found,.
Mix'd with all vices which in old abound;
You, miscremas, well can spare, way find
Sonic dark associates of congenial mind.
Go then-with such unite, plot; rare, and dare,
Fill, if yun can. the Presidental Chair ; •
Yet England's blessings, soon will ou,regret,
Now you despise thent•-•but cite ricer forget ;
• No-ere you long have trod that foreign strand,
You will bare leaned to ptize the happy land
You now would urge, with self--indicted blow,
To lay her power-her laws-her honour low-
Dear Fang-land ! what rude struggles bast thou borne I
.• Without by war-within by faction torn I
Till that dread shock, which, with the whirlwind's force,
O'erthrew states, kingdoms, empires, in its course :
Thyself scarce stood against it-when God' Ward-
Then was the tempest hosted-its fury
On Waterloo's dryad field thy arms were hiless'd,
And to thyself and all the world gave rest.
By efforts vast-by battles lost and won- ' •
Bs. what thou host made others du-troil done-. ,
Winn art -thou now-but peace will :non revive
Thy fointer self; Will make thy ports alive
With t rowding ships, that to .nd from cite: stale,
, With hapny intert.lntogv, rich freight ;
Counitetce will spread the smi,dic debt grown less, •
Will 'vigour give--not burden by excess-
Hot if thaty'anitoins of•the times denote •
These glad results uncertoitv and remotes-
Oh ! may no blood- stt-i'd frenz,ied revolution
Shake from its base thy hallow'd Constitution
But may thy rufers sari-thee from the storm, •
~By wisdom, firmness, and a just refot-n►l.
And, 0 my Country! to thyself he true-
England, and Scenland, and greets Irelantl too-.
Thus join'd hivincible; in triple force,
In union firm pin sue thy glorious course;
Long mayst thou rest secure from civil brujl
Lung justice role t bee-treedont walk thy soli'.
Tilt tlam, by God's utter/ ing wisdom led,
'he, • Chriaian triith o'er every land wurgst sFrcad! C