The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-28 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

-MR. EDITOR,—The attention of the Public
hasibeen so entirely devoted to the late proceedings in Par-
liiment, as to prevent at;y other subject from being thought
of. Nothing but Meetings and Addresses of Congratulation
are now the order of the day, and are cart led 4o such ail ex.
cess, as to render them, if possible, more than. disgusting.
So touch have these meetings absorbed all other consntera•

tions, that the late Discoveries of the intrepid Capt. PARRY,
and hiS hardy companions, have passed unnoticed, and a
colthays almost equal to the regionS be has explored, has
been. the consequence; and yet this indifferente is rather
surprising, considering that he has been witnels to such 'au
immense quantity of " unsunned snow," catainly more
pure than the idol now worshipped, tinder that appellation.
You anti I, Mr. Editor, have seen the day, when meetings
could be called of the Merchants and Ship Owners to consi-
der the propriety of rewarding our Naval Heroes for their
exploits. These meetings were not called in rain ; they were
promptly attended; and rewasds of various deScriptions were
given, which served as a st-iruttlus to others,• and to such gra-
tifying marks may, in a g'reat degree, be attributed the suc-
cess this,cmmtry has obtained. Why is mot a meeting now
called of the Merchants and Ship Owners at Lloyd's, to:con-
sider of stone mark of public approbation to Captain PARRY
and his follOwers, the whole of whom probably do not consist
of 150 indiiidUals ? Is this apadty,this seeming neglect, to be
ascribed to any particular cause ? Petimps it may "be said,
that Captain Pannv has not conquered an enemy ; perhaps

it may be added that his f)iscoi•eiies are of no consequenct
or interest for commercial purposes F but althOugh he bas
not conquered an enemy, has be not conquered the greatest
ditliciilties and dangers it were poisible for any one to be ex-
posed to ? And, notwithstanding his discoveries will, pos-
sibly, be .of no advantage for voyages to the 14eific Ocean,
yet has he nut extended the pursuits of thuse engaged in the

Wfa;le fishery ?
•It is a niatter of notoriety, that that fishery .was consi-
dered as on the• dtcline, and it was remarked that every
year more and more shiPs returned unsuccessful. The scar-
city di the Vililes'may now in some degree be accounted tor,
as they. 'IA retired to more secure places far from the haunts
of their common enemy, man. Another advanlage,'in my
opiuion,will he derived from these discoveries, as more ships,
and consequently a greater number of bands will be em-
ployed, giving thereby a maintenance to many of our•fellow
creatures, and at the same time ultimately proving of advan-
tage to our. Navy as a nursery for seamen.
• I trust it will not be long ere a Meeting will be- called for
the purpose of conferring some mark of respect on the Voy-
agers of Polar Seas by the Merchants of London, and I
have no dauht•burthose of Hull, Whitby, and other places,
will speedily follow their example.
snow-Hill, Nov. efc 180.

FOR THE SUN.

ILLUMINATIONS.

J. FROST.

• M. EDITOR---On the receipt of the news of
the termination of the proceedings against the QuesN, there
was not the least joy manifested by the Inhabitants of thiS
Town. But- .at length a radical Hand Bill was ptacarded,
aPpointiug_a general illumination for the Queen's victory to
take place uu Mouday the 20th inst. 'Althorigh there was no
author it v attached to this Advertisement, nor even a Printer's
riame,' the patriotic zeal of a few oliscu4 individuals was re-
kindled, whose political talents wete become alMOst extinct
since the destruction of. ltadicalisiu in this County.
Every inducement was' held forth to those 'who have not.
the privilege of_their own way of thinking, and who were
totally unacquainted with the subject, -and the patriotism of
other towns was held out fur their example. •
No preparations were made until lace in the -afternoon of
the Monday. 'However, about six o'clock, houSes in several
streets, which sonic time ago composed the very nursery of
Sedition, liegan to be lighted -up, and the rabble from the
Country in parading the streets, caused Other parts of the
' town to be .illuminated. A few most miserable Transpar-
encies and Devices were exhibited, too ridiculous forinser-
lion. But lam glad to say, that the efforts of the insidious
to.excile an ill directed sympathy, were -so far fruitless, that
one-for-rah of the town was nut illuminated, arid by far the.
greater part of those who did light up; did not cordially par-
-ticipate in the occasion. Indeed, all the respectable houses,
(four or five excepted), exhibited no other lights than usual,
so that it may be reasonably said, that the attempt to force an
Illumination, proved totally abortive. Although the town
was. more than usually •crowded, every disposition ~of good
'humour was evinced, and the Illuminati were so affected
by their non-success, that instead- of mirth and rejoicing,
the appearance of grief and sorrow pervaded the.whole town.
But for the sake of conforming- to the prevalent fashion, in
conclusion, " a grern bag pill qf hay" was committed to the
flames, and befirre eleven o'clock, the streets resumed,their
Wonted appearance. .
Notwithstanding the poison disseminated by Seditious

Pamphlets, and the Faction of Detna,gogues, I have the honor
to aliirut, that the People of Blackburn still prondly maintain
the. character of honest John Bull, zealous friends to the

salutary Laws under which they live, and truly attached to
their King and Country.

VERITAti,

Blackburn, Nov. 25, 1820.

By Letters. from, Halifax of the Ist inst. we
learn, that his Excellency Sir JATuEs KEMPT and
suite returned in the brig Chebui„-too, Lieutenant
STEWART, from a voyage of inspection to Cape
Breton, and along the coast, on the recent annex-
ation of that .Province, as a county (of Cape
Breton) to the Province and Government of Nova
Scotia.. By. the Lord,Sidmouth packet, which
arrived on the 22d ult. we learn, that the 81st
regiment are 'under orders for Halifax, to relieve
the. 15th, regiment, stationed there and at Ber-
muda. .-On the arrival of the 81st, the, right wing
and lieail-quarters of the 2d battalion of the '6oth
regiment are to-proceed, under the command of_
Peut.Xolonel LIPPE, C.:8.,- to Bermuda, to
Believe. the right wing of tholpfkregiment now
in garrison there.
Three ships of *war, to carry 20 guns each, all
of the same scantling, have been for some time
building at Woolwich,. for the purpose of imme-
diate commission, and as trial of the relative
strength, durability, apd expense of building, of
common oak, • Riga . fir, and fir which grows in
great abundance on,the estate of the Duke of
Amin, in Perthshire.—The Niemen, built of
,Riga was launched on.. Monday last, • the
Atha was launched on:, Wednesday, and. the
North Star,: built of oak, Iv ill be ready shortly.
Loid and Lady Portsmouth and family have
been on a visit to Mrs. SPUkLING, her Ladyship's
sister.

The inhabitants of Annan met on Wednesday
seennight to' celebrate what they called the tri-
umph of public 'opinion, and spent the night in
the greatest conviviality. The inhabitants of
Langbolm, Closeburn, Kirkcudbright, Castle
Douglas, Gatehouse Of Fleet, Whit,h-orn, Lochma-
ben, Sanquhar, Lockerby, Torthotwald, Port-
patrick, Strauraer, G lenluce, Newton-Stewart,
Wigton,'Ci-eetOwn, Gatehouse, Dalbeattie, Ki I pa-
trick-Durham, KirkcoWan, and Newabbey, have
also displayed their satisfac.bou hi various ways,
but principally by illuminations.--(Edinburgh
Courant.)

POETRY.

CARMINA NVICCAMICA.--(No. IL)

• THE STORY sToRy of PH.T, roN.

BY P-N - H

ADVICE TO POETS.

Once on a time, so runs the Tale,
The driver of a country mail,
One Phoebus, had a' hair- brain'd Son,
Call'd from his uncle Phmton
This boy,-quite spoilt by overeare,
As many other Children are,
Ail day it seems would cry and spatter,
Fur Gingerbread, or Toast and Butter;
And sure no father conld.deriy
Such trifles to so sweo a boy. .
But that which rules all earthy things,
And Coachmen'warrns, as well as-Icings,

Ambition; sow; began-to reign
Sole Tyrant of the Youngster's brain ;
And, ss we find in every State, •
The Low will emulate the Great,
And oftimes servants drink and gari‘te.,

Because their Masters do the same, ,
The boy now hardly turned of ten,
Would fain be imitating men,
And swear with just as good a grace,'
As pay Coachman in the place;
Till what at last must Youngster do ?
But drive the Mail a day or twos
In vain, with all a Father's care,'
Old Phoebus tries to'so.ttlt his heir, •
in vain the ardnotts Task explains
To ply the lash and guide the reins ;
Tells him the roads are deep and miry,
Old Dobbin's blind, and Pyehall's fiery
At length be yields, tho' somewhat loath;
And yet he crowns his promise with an oath,
An oath re-echoing as he aware, • .
Like thunder shook his elbow chair,
Made ev'ry rafter tremble o'er 'em,
And spilt the Ale that stood before him.
All then prepared in order due,
The coach brought out, the buries too,
Glad Phaeton with youthful beat
Climbs up the box and takes his seat;
And scarce each passenger got in
Drives boldly off, thro'thick and thin,
But whether he got on Ai well,
The sequel of my tale will tell.
Scarce gone a mile, the horses find
Their wonted driver left behind, "
For horses, Poets all agree, -
Have common sense as wall as we; •
Kay, Homer tells us they can speak,
Not only common senie, but Greek ;
So these, kicking, tearing, prancing,
- Now stopping short, and now advancing,
As well as Modern steeds can speak,
Express'd their thoughts, though not in Greek,
In vain our Hero, half afraid, ,
Calls all his Learning to his aid;
And runs 'his heyn-hytu jargon through,
just as he heard old Phoebus do,
As, gently Pyeball, Bobbin stay,
Keep back there Bobtail, softly,
-The more he rav'd, and baivrd, arid swore,
They pranc'd, and kick'd, and ran the more,
"fill driver or themselves to cools
They lodg'd all safely in a pool.
Hence then, ye high-flown bards beware,
Nor spur your Pegasus too far, • •
From Phtpton's mischance-be humble,
Go gently; or the jade will stumble,