Star.
London, England, 1820-01-04 00:00:00

TkIE RURAL PICTURE.
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Di ROBEAT AND 163074'

IL 41, my bop ; thy father's coming ;
Yon pile moon that rides above, .
Lights hlm enough the dartione
!Lome to Johnny and his love !
The wind blows cold, the tempest's .gathering,

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In with mother quick retire;
Play, svon:t lamb,.ia peace with pussy--
Snou ICll mike a blaring Aral
Veep r.ct, dear, nor thus distress me,
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Tears sail tive a ramber pain;
Dang,r waiis him in the .did wood—
Ali 1 how lie4vy falis the rain!
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To ray bosom, come; sweet blossom!
'fill we meet him, I will roam;
Trembling limbs, perform your duty—
Sind him, lltAv'sa, iu ia!ety home

Three short years he Wife has call'd me,
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But mver tarried thus before ;
Now t',:e first cock hails the morning—
/IL:lrk !—,there's Rover at the door!
Set, he fawns, and sports round Johnny ;
Soon his master's step we'll hear;
For the first time, how scold him ;
Ah no, no !—the truant's dear !

Now he crosses quick the meadow,
Through the lattice views the blaze;
Now he chinks of Wife and Johnny, •
Hoping for them happy days !
Rover flies, to•bark his welcome :
Ev'n his child seems to rejoice;
Paine of absence oft bring pleasure—
There, flank ! I hear his Voice.

ROYAL VISIT TO PORTSMOUTII.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, Ad-
miral of the British Fleet, accompanied by his son,
Captain Fitz Clarence,arriyed at-Admiral Sir George
Campbell's, at Portsmouth, on Sunday se'nnight, on
kn Official visit to the Port ; the special object of
which was, to examine, with two of the Lords of the
Admiralty, and try the effect of Sir WilliaM Ccin-
giewe's new sights to guns,-which had been fitted, for
the purpose of experiment, to the long guns and can-
sondes On board his Majesty's ship LEANDER.- The
weather being' extremely unfavoirable for a visit to'
Spithead, on Monday-and Tuesday, on the former
day his Royal .Highnest breakfasted with Cornnsis-
sioner the Honourable Sir George Grey, Baronet, at
his house; in' the Doklr-yard, mud afterwards in-
spected that. Royal Emporium, where al c several
models • and inventions, and he expressed,
tbroushout his research,.his renewed delight and
gratiticarion: Next day, his Royal Highness -wag
eldiely Confined ta the Admiralty-house, by the wea-
ther. • Sir George Cimpbell invited all the
principal 1
Officers muter his command, to the honour of dining
With his Royal Highness. On. Wednesday, the wea-
ther being still severely frosty; the Regiment of Ore..'
malice Guards were paraded on the• Mill-dam, Where,'
noon after eleven . o'clock; accompanied by Major
-
General Cook, K.C.8.. and Staff, his Royal Highness
ifispetted them.. Their fine, steady, soldier-lilie
Pearatice, and perfect appointments, conic!. -not fail
exciting Royal commendation. His Royal Highness
then proceeded to the Royal Marine Barracksiand
inspected that useful and efficient body of men, with
whom he was much pleased. On that day his Royal
Highness dined with Sir George Cooke, at the Lieu-
tenant-Governinept-liouse... On Thursday morning'
his Royal Highnes determined, notwithstanding the I
haziness of the weather,- to accomplish the imme-
diate object of his :Visit. About ten .o'clock, Rem--;
Admiral the Honourable sir Henry Blackwood
having hoisted his flag, he, accompanied by Sit
Graham Moine and the .Hon. Sir Hear;
.llntham,
two of the Lords of the Admiralty. and the Hon. lit
Charles Paget, preceded his Royal Highnese on.
board the LEANDER, commanded by Capt. C. Rich-
ardson, C.B. His Royal Highness shortly afterward
embarked at the Sally-port, attended by Admiral
Sir George Campbell and his suite, and the Captains
of the Squadron, under salutes from the batteries and
shipping. On arrival on board, his Royal liiglinese
took a most minute view of the LEAND.ER and her
crew ; and after all the Officers had been individually
introduced to him, he proceeded to examine the' ef-
fects of the new gun-sights, and which, by repeated
experimenv, evinced great correctness and efficacy :
the second shot, film a long twenty-four-pounder,
fired by Captain Richardson, cut in two a small flag-'
staff, placed on a cask at three cables' distance.
Royal Highness, after visiting his Majesty's ship
I.iseev, lion. Captain Duncan, returned on shore.
In the evening his Royal .Highness honoured the
Sabscriptien-ball, at the Green:row RoemS, with his
presence, accompanied by Admiral Sir George and
Lady 'Campbell, and the Lieutenant-Governor, Me=',
jor-General Sir George Cooke, and their respective{
suites. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness ands
the tv:o Lords of the Admiralty returned to London.
His Royal Highness expressed his intention to accom-
pany his Royal bre-her (the Prince Regent) in his next
cruising excursions off the Isle of Wight, in the royal
Tatilt. and which it is the Regent's present intention
to commence in Juue next.. Captain Usher, C.B.
R.N. one of his Royal Highness's 'household, was in
attendance on him during is present visit.
Friday evening, a poor.girl, named Sarah Greenyer,
the daughter of , a fisherman, in Little Rusiell-street,
Brighton, while iri the act of drawing- water and
pulling the filled: bucket towards her, slipped, and
341 bing fokrAriA, descended with the bucket to the
bottom et ihav4cll7 deltas quite dead when brought
t thetop..

Wedarsday irifinting, as I.lfr:)tobinsoo, of BeefOrd,:
shopkeeper, was ....gong out
.to collect poultry,: &c.
'with his
.cart, in which he generally kept .a loaded•
gun, to *end. against,rclkers,- while en-
gaged in r;plac.os some article! which hadfalli4
out of the cwt, the gun went. off, and its contents
gassed throng"); Al,r;Atobirison's. body, just 4elow the
heart. Ile
.Irogered about. three hours, and ca.pir
edz
INhutras.—At 'F,44,Stpneboullit on thir-boOT
J: Burnt,. found 'doad on board his MajestYs ,hip
Bacchtis. Verdict-41Pd front 'excessive driuking...v:
At .I.lgbortipsl),,Qa thc,
..."1:,;34y of J. Berry, (mindd
on the turnp44-road Veldigt;-/Pied excitssive
drinking, acul.'e4poante..to the incicmency .of the
weather. •