Star.
London, England, 1822-06-21 00:00:00

FRENCH

FROM TR' MUSRUM ; OR, MICORD OR L‘TiRATITIRA

I left .Touralne, wham leafy bowers
Are shelter'd by the demerits grape,
And on the dusty r 0.4 for hours
Can neither breakfast, dime, nor slap !
Is slumber o'er my seems stealing,
The jolting coach that slumber stops ;
Or, if the seam of hunger feeling,
Can I eat their nasty chops !
Filthy romws7.abomination,
Dirty knives, and small sour wine;
Vain, alas! expostalatios ;
You may starve—or you may dine!
• Unshaved Frenchmen, spitting, snuffing—,
Paris dames with painted face ;
All alike their country puffing,

.

Taking pride hi their disgrace !
ranee may boast her proud dominion;

But at once I plainly find,
That in all that's worth opining',
She's a hundred years behind!

SPARE MINUTES: •

PROM THE SAM&
There is no sight on earth so mournfully beauti-
ful as a young and lovely woman sinking gradually
but resignedly into the grave. In the fortitude with
which a man meets his fate, there js something
.'which supports and strengthens the spirit of the,
spectator—a display of the " firm will, and the deep
'sense," which find a consolation in the very conscious-
ness of suffering ; but in the heart of woman there is
aothing of this prouder feeling. Patienixid meek,
she submits with gentle humility to the blow, sus-
tained only by the strength of her hopes and the
purity of her religious principles. I never saw a more
remarkable instance of the truth of this remark, than
in the story of Mary --. She was engaged to a
distant relative, whom the ru aiignsta domi had com-
pelled to pursue his fortunes in ledia, %thither he
went as an Officer in the Company's service. In an
engagement with the Nepaulese, he was so severely
Wounded, that the Commanding Officer of the detach-
ment reported in his dispatches; that the most anxious
fears were entertained forhis recovery. When this news
arrived in England, Miss.-- was by no means strong,
but she bore it apparently with pensive calmness.—
'Perhaps she might have survived the blow itself; but
the state of painful doubt and anxiety in which she
was subsequently kept, completed the beautiful wreck.
I saw her about six weeks before. her death ; and
though she had lost the playfulness and the lively wit
which before distinguished her, their place was sup-
plied by a graceful resignation, which rendered her
still more interesting. They who were around her to
the last informed me, that though her sufferings were
much increased before her death, she still retained all
her tranquillity; and that it was only on. the arrival
of favoui able accounts from India, about a week be•
fore she breathed her last, that she strewed any violent
emotion. The sight of the few lines which her cousin
had scrawled to her an his sick bed, though it filled
her with delight, deprived her entirely of her com-
posure for a while ; and giving way to a passionate
flood of tears, she sunk on her sister's bosom. The
small remnant of het existence was gladdened by the
hope of her lover's recovery. The following lines
were written by her sister:
And day by day she faded—from her eye
fled the strong brilliancy, but tenderness
Still triumpled there in mild serenity—
In overt unchanging looks of loveliness;
And never did her speaking eyes confess
The sufferings that she knew; still mildly bearing
AU that G,u sent, those orbs but beam'd to bless,
'Tot she was prodigal of goodness, sharing
Iler joys with all, and still delighting tho despairing.
And others mark'd the road upon het cheek,
And hail'd the happy omen—but I knew
The flush was death, fot weaker and more weak
In its decaying strength her frail form grew :
And yet it seem'd that death around her threw
But swu:ter loveliness, more gentle grace—
Vain, wain!—a few short momenta ficetly fine,
. A shade came o'er the brightness of her lace—
She meekly bow'd her head, and died in my embrace !

'MIS A U.'S, JUNE 20.
ST. LIGE'.
I S to t apt Pilgarlick
12 to 1 apt MarseUus
20 to 1 apt Sykes or any other

'BETTING AT TATTi
Doxeaaus

S to 1 apt Swap
8 to I agst Ajax
11 to 1 agst MAndane
12 to 1 apt Newbyth
1111/4ALL IT Si. Litoza--3 to 4 on MOWS.
JULY STA K 88.
5 to 1 sgst Pantina 13 to 1 agst Coquette.
Sporus continues the favourite at odds for the Oxford Cup.
BIBUItY RACES, WitiIIADAY, Joss 19.

14'elter Strikes of 20v-i. each, h. ft. 13st. each. Geodes:nen rldenk

Two miles.

Mr. West's Fitz-Orville, aged
blr.spetice's In(trior, aged
5 to 2 on Fitz.Orville.—Won by a neck.
Plate of .£50.-1-leats, rather more than a mile.
-Mr. James's Valentine, 4 yrs oW,. Sst. 21b. . 3 1 1
Mr. West's b.-g. Alpha, 6 yrs old, 9st. 31b. • 1 4 2
14r. itlolony's Lavater, 6 yrs old, 7st. Nib. - 4 5 5
Car. Berkeley's Swindon, 6 yrs old, 9st. - 5 2dr
/It.;(l4xldard's b. f. by 3larmion, 3 yrs old, Est. 71b. • 2 dr
Three very fine heats. Alpha the favourite. •
"":411AMPTON-COURT RACES, (Lam. Dav)—Juss 20.
Gold Cup •of 100 gs. value, by subscription of .Igs. each,
Nth SOgs. added. Heats.
irde:lfoward's NetEerfield
Sir.'Northey's Atom
Wouverrnans
114Colinan's Cardenio
7t04 on the winner. A good-race.
"The racing tplisked with a match between two Gentlemen, in.
teresting only to themselves. Col, Bianzt.errode the loser; and
411111131ebrich won it.
IfyREAT: TROTTING MATCH.
The race between Capt. Haxsu.'s grey horse Marksman, and
.111/oissanorrott's brown mare, took place yesterday morning
"atulhey, on'Windsor 'Forest, round a circle•of two miles.
'ie match was to trot for one, hour, for 500 guineas, and heavy
sums were alw.pending. They started at different points of the
.ffreund, and each carried eleven stone. -Betting was 6 to 4on
the Mare, and tbefollairlng ladle time inwhich each two miles
livu done : .11U1 MAUL Tea
Min. see. min. see.
lint two •miles - 50 - - 6 42
'Secood-ditto - 6 '43 - - 6 44
TWA ditto . II 46 • • S 46
. ••• • 46 - --6 52
Iliftlidino . ' 7 '4 -r6
Allittirditto - • '1 - -'7 4
Seventh,ditto - •7 19 - •*7 IS
' Isk ditto. . i 7 31 • -
16 -410 .57 24
motetrokitwka into a 'fa the 15th mile, frost
biabitimaltif Ate was pteltd-up ;*the bona
was she tirnab Vet woe the roc% doing loot than ogrontoooroftfre
in tho Wier.

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