Star.
London, England, 1823-11-26 00:00:00

THE MEMORY OF DEPARTED WORTH.

' ELEG Y

:hen the tree falls whose branches long have stood
The wintry winds that swept the oak-crown'd wood,
ills by the scythe of Time, and sapless, bare,
se that around its trunk wild ivy there,
green luxuriant festoons, loess to cling,
loth to leave so perishing a 1 thing ;
le Traveller and Moralist pass by,
id pay, perchance, the tribute of a sigh !
.i, then. how sadt—sineere, yet sweet must be
The deep regret which Mem'ry gives to thee,
'Vito, in the winter evening of thy days,
iesign'd thy breath with ev'ry good man's praise!
'le best of fathers, and the truest friend,
•ver'd in life--lamented in thine end !
iere is a hope that springs beyond this sphere,
;hen those we lnv'd are lost for ever here ;
The Boyers that Virtue eultued and approv'd,
bloom in brighter gardens are remov'd!
blameless charity and Christian love,
nd upright action. reap reward above,
The righteous path on earth thy footsteps trod
Ilas led thee to the mansions of thy Gou!
The bell has toll'd for him, the good, the just,
And yonder sable train bear "dust to dust:"
Their's is no spew of grief, no mock parade,
')ete only Nature's feelings are display'd !
..sad are the wailing, but not deep nor loisd,
That burst spontaneous front the village crow.%
Ai they recount the bounties that be gave,
And view his coffin linvet'd in the grave;
lee nr'er turn'd the destitute and poor,
about au humble pittance from his door :
ir did the widow and the orphan plead,
rr crave in vain the charitable :need!
That grief is heard:it, and those sighs sincere,
For Meal Love bedews that sacred bier;
And o'er it, as in woe, the mourners bend,
They weep the Benefactor, Father, Friend!

_.... life was like the stream that loves to stray
Calm and unruffled o'er its pebbled way !
Where, though some dal k'ning shadows interpose,
Prevailing sunshine on its surface glows!
lere oft at dewy eve kt children briar,
earliest flow'rets of the blooming spring,
tati birds sing soft from many a coppice near,
Nature's thousand charms to thee were ever dear!
her whose simple lyre thou ofr hest prais'd,
And every cadence to perfection tided,
N'orgive the land that seeks the cypress tree,
weave a garland, honour'd shade, for the; !
Ai! it would raise a bolder, prouder swell,
The living virtues—dying worth to tell ;
\nd though nor bay, nor laurel crown the verse,
• dews it with a tear who bangs it on thy hearse! E.

TRADE TO SOUTH AMERICA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAr.
.If you can conveniently give a place in your
paper to the following, it canngt fail of being
,le to your numerous Readers at this particular
.hen the subject of the late Spanish Colonies is
the topic of conversation and interest :
,1[514-ITS VAST IMPORTANCE TO OUR TRADE AND
\crurtas.—The Provinces which compose this
country, while in possession of Spain, im-
inually from the latter to the amount of thir-
iburteen millions of dollars in various goods,
:seeded this sum by three to four millions more,
:ed by contraband trade, owing to the severe
itrary Spa-niA: taws.
:puma for these goods was regularly made in
,er, *dna, copper, coffee, cocoa, cotton, cochi-
.igo,lObacco, balsams, gums, drugs, dye-woods,
'Dods, timber, hides anti tallow, mules, black
ice, peas, beans, &c. &c. The whole of which
indigenous produce of the country skews at
sources of wealth.
the Independence or Colombia, its commerce
country has rapidly increased. One convoy,
imaica to Carthagena (one of its ports), in the
March last, took up not less than an amount
million of dollars of British goods, besides the
exports from London, Liverpool, eicc-. to the
other ports of that Republic.
increasing population of Colombia, spread over a
i+1,5,090 leagues. in a country abounding
i'valnable'productions, the encouragement and
held to emigrants and settlers by the
lindidthirable laws passed on that subject, and
late toleration and freedom for the exercise of
loos {hitherto an effectual bar to emigration),
the Certain prospect of increased population
• to Colombia, which give that country a value
/encl.:My calculation we can venture td make.
the Debt of Colombia and the Loan (which has
so much speculation for misrepresentation and
ig transactions; as dishonourable as false) it is a
ilie, compared to the resources of the country,
lught into action ; and now that not a single
enemy remains, and the whole country is re-
' tranquillity, it only requires the fostering
Great Britain to countenance and support
'pendence, for w hid: they have so nobly strug-
I thus reward the enterprise and industry of
!hams, and give the wealth and resources of
the certainty of an almost infinite increase.
;crest of its Debt will be as honoutably•paid,
rincipal gradually diminished, in the same
lonour and good policy which have governed
in all their other transactions, according to the
upon' which they have set so fine an example
world, in granting perfect freedom to all the
Hans and Slaves. In doing whit!,," says the
ei though it may occasion some lossei—yet
do what is right."
than 14 ships, with assorted cargoes, are on
'sailing from London and Liverpool for . the
iericantolonies. for the safety of whichGovern-
think'it *necessary to provide any convoy,
taan application from the ship-owners to that
completely, then, is.the question set at rest.
invasion by Fr..nce or any other Power, and
will prove the value of this trade, as the sin-
iont of the Exports to Buenos Ayres thews,
the year ending:sth January,lBl7, amounted to
while in the year ending sth January, 1823,
mined to 1,1647. 33!. besides the trade from
North Ameriessu United States, &c.
am, yours, &c, A; ICiIS.

evening while Thomas Sanders, one of the
at Shewalton Colliery, was ascending the pit,
gave way, when he was precipitated to the
depth of thirty fathoms, and so seriously in-
.he instantly expired on being brought co.the.
has left a wife and MIAMI'S family to la-
rale.

a well-known character at Perth, died on
sennight, after a few hours illness, supposed in
ienee of having used too much freedom with the
iskey.—A woman of Dunkeld died the same
nisequeLce of drinkil;g cheap'whi-)key to execs%