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London, England, 1814-07-01 00:00:00

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THE MARCH OF MIND:

Fair Nature smiled In all her bowers,
But Man, the master-work of Gov,
Unconscious of his latent powers,
The tangled forest trod:
Without a hope, withou? an aim,
Beyond the sloth's, the tiger's life,
His only pleasure sleep or strife,
And war his only fame.
Furious alike and causeless beartfd
His lasting bate, his transient love;
Ace e'en the mother's fondness seem d
The instinct of the dove.
'1 he mental world was wraist in night ;
Thollih some, the diamonds of the mint,
Burst tin ouBh the shrouding gloom, to Jane
With self•emitted light!

Oh, how the glorious dawn unfold
The brighter day that Itni.'d behind!
The march of armies may be told,
But nce:. the March of Mind.
Initruction I child of Heaven and Earth,
As heat expands the vernal Rower,
So Wisdom, Goodness, Freedom, Power,
From thee derive their birth.

From 'bee, all mortal bliss we draw;
From thee, Religion's blessed fruit;
From thee, the good of social law,
And man redeem'd from brute;
From thee, all ties to Virtue dear,
The father's, brother's, husband's name;
Prom thee, the sweet and holy (ante
That never cost, a tear.
Oh ! breathe thy soul along the gale,
That Britons still, in generous strife,
Knowledge and Freedom may inhale
'I ha mingled brew). of life
So they share what they possess,
And skew to distant worlds thy charms;
Wisdotwand Peace their only arms,
. Their only aim to bless I

BJITLE, JUNE 27.

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WRITTEN pnR rms ANNIVERSARY oF THE DRITISII AND
FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY, JUNE 24, 1814.
BY MISS MI IFORD.

Saturday our town was kept in constant bustle
from the expected arrival of the Allied Sovereigns,
on their way from Portsmouth to Dover. Lletach.
mcnts of the Waggon Traits, Artillery Drivers, and
Royal Horse Artillery, arrived the preceding day, in
reimiter about 400, chiefly draught horses. Relays
of horses were also or the road to Rye, and the tewn
was crowded with spectators till ten o'clock, when
the Illustrious Strangers were no longer looked for
that night; however, at twelve o'clock, the Duke of
Orleans, in a coach and six, arrived at the George
lone where he slipped, and then proceeded for Dover,
highly gratified with the attention he received at
Battle. On Sun:lay morning the main-street was I
filled with spectatois at a very early hour, and strong
detachments of the 100th and 6'2d Regiments, under
the command of Major Rynd, lined the streets. Near'
the Gorge Inn the crowd was immense, as breakfast
was ordered there for the King of Prussia, Empetor
of Russia; and their whole suites. The Inn was
filled with company of the first distinction. Flags of
the did, rent nations were suspended from the George
1.. n across the strzer, and decorated n ith laurel and
white and orange ribbons. About twelve o'clock
the Russian Ambassador and Count Metternich ar-
.ristd in alt open carriage, drawn by six horses. It
:stites,With some difficulty the military could keep back
the populace to make way for the carriages. At one
o'clock discharges of ordnance, placed about half a
mile Irtim the town, announced the approach of the I
King of Prussia, and his two sons, Prince Frederick
and Mince William. They arrived soon after, in an
open carriage, and were loudly greeted by every
description al people. They alighted at the George,
and were conducted to spacious apartments by Mr.
Euiary, where' reakfast was immediately served up.
"Carriageseinv followed in succession, and the patties
alighteaa to breakfast, among whom were the Duke
of Saxe Cob u.g, Dukeof Salt Weimar, &c. &c. His
Majesty and his two sons, shook hands, conversed fa-
miliarly with many persons, and left the town at ten
minutes past two, followed by the loud greetings of
Lae people. At half past tour the_cannon announced
the arrival of the Emperor of 'Russia and the Grand
Ductless of Oldenburg!), in an open carriage ; the
crowd was at this time sagreat, that these Illustrious
Visitors declined getting out of their carriage, but
took some erfieshment during the time the horses
were changing, the band playing " Gov save the
Katg," &c. amidst the reiterated cheers of the popu-
lace : among those who alighted and took refresh-
ments were the Duke of Otdenburgh, Lord Yar-
mouth, Lord C. Bentinek, and several foreign Ladies
of distinction, and their attendants. The promptitude
with which the several carriages were forwarded from
the Inn, excited admiration from every beholder, and
not the slightest accider.t happened.

Thursday se'nnight the foundation stone of a
Roman Catholic Chapel was laid in Clyde-street,
Glasgow.
Tuesday a man driving a cart near Olkinseldrum
was thrown down aud.killed by the cart passing over
him.
Last-week, at Grandholm mills, in the neighbour-
hood of Aberdeen, a g►rl at work was caught by the
machineiy, by means of the hair of her head, and be-
g thus drawn in, was shockingly mangled before
could be extricated. The right aria was so shat-
tered as to render immediate amputation necessary:
both l-gs were broken, one of them in two places, and
s.ie was otherwise exceedingly bruised and injured:
notwithstanding which deplorable situation, she pro-
mises to recover in the hospital, to which she was
conveyed soon after the accident.
Mc:l4l.y morning the house of Mr. Hanling, at
Acton, was lorctbly entered by three stout fellows,
disguised as seamen, who rushed into the bed-room,
where Mt. and Mrs. Harding were asleep, and broke
open a chest of drawers, from whence they took
bank notes to the amount of £7O, besides a quantity
of at iii, apparel and trinkets. The robbers were
alarnitd by the butler firing a brace of pistils, and
ran off, leaving behind them a bottle of phosphorus*
a cro a, and scveral pick-lock keys. •