Star.
London, England, 1826-01-27 00:00:00

SVIPPOUD TO it Wart= IT WILD Mlle&

How many number'd are, how few agreed,
In age or clime, or character or creed!
Here wandering Genius leaves a deathless now,
And Folly writes—for others do the same.
Italian treachery, and English pride. •
Dutch craft, and German dulness, side by ride !
The hardy Russian hails congenial snow;
The Spaniard shivers as these breezes blow.
Knew men the objects of this varied crew,
To stare bow many; and to feel how few !
Here Nature's Child, ecstatic from her school;
• And travellini Problems, that admire by rule.
The timorous Poet woos his modest Muse,
And thanks his stars he's safe from all Reviews.
• The pedant drags from out his motley store •
A line some hundred hills have heard before.
Here Critics too (for where's the happy spot,
So blest by Nature, as to have them not 9)
Spit their vile slander o'er some simple phrase
Of foolish wonder, or of honest praise ;
Some pompous hint, some comment on mine host,
Some direful failure, or some empty boast.
Here envy, hatred, and the fool of fame,
Joined in one act of wonder, when they came.
Here Beauty's worshipper in flesh or rock,
Tie incarnate fancy, or the breathing block,
Sees the white Giant, in his robe of light,
Stretch his huge form to look u'er Jura's height:
• And stops, while hastening to the blest remain.,
And calmer beauties of the classic plains.
And here, whom Hope beguiling bids to seek
Elie for his breast, and colour for his cheek,
Still steals a moment from Ausonia's sky,
And views and wonders on his way to die.
But be, the Aloha of their idle lines, '
. What passim leads bins, and what tie amines;
For him what friend is true, what mistress blooms,
What joy elates him, and what grief consumes,
Impassioned. senseless, vigorous or old,
What matters?—bootless were his story told.
Some praise at least owe act of sense may claim;
He wrote these verses, but he hid his name!

REFUGE FUR THE DESTITUTE.

The half-yearly General Meeting of this Srciety, was
held yesterday in the chapel of the male establish-
ment at Roston, but very thinly attended. E. T. Fon-
Tea, Est. Tteasurer, having been placed in the Chair,
sead the Report of the Institution for the last six months,
which stated that in that period 69 fem Iles had been
admitted, and in the whole year 139 ; and of males 49,
and in the whole year 89. Total, since the establish-
ment .•t the Institution 723.

THoltas MIIIIIILIOTT, E.sq. complained of the great expenses
which had bten incurred, and stated that the number of Sub-
scribers bad fallen off one fourth.

W. LONG, Rsq contended that the stock of the Company was
,E9OO over that of last year. He admitted, however, the neces-
sity of reducing the expenditure.
The Report was then agreed to, aid several unimportant reso•
lutlpn. having been passed, the Meeting broke up.

PARISH MEETING.

Yesterday evening a Meeting of the Parishioners of
Bethnal Green took place at the Workhouse, for the
ptirpo e of considering the propriety of opening a Ge-
neral Subscription, to meet the extraordinary demands
lately ma.ie upon them, it being admitted that no as-
se,smist could be sufficient to meet the demands. Mr.,
Wont), Senior C►.urchw.rdea, in the Chair.

Mr. Homawoon said he had accompanied the Depu-
tation of the Weavers to the Board of Trade the day
befvre' where they had an in•erview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, but no satisfactory answer could be
obtained. He then entered into a frightful view of the
distresses of tie parish, and concluded by suggesting
the propriety of inviting the adjoining pariskes to aid
them, in prop 'sing that an application should be made
to the Lord Msyor, to assi.t them in the undertaking;

Mr. 13ftuTron, ihe Vestry Clerk, delivered his senti-
ments at considerable length, as did also several others,
when it was agreed that an adjournment should take
place, for the purpose of inviting the surrounding pa-
rishes to join them in going befgce the Lord Mayor. and
to request of him to C4ll a General Meeting at the Man-
si• n-house.—Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and
the Meeting separated.

Auston CnAPIII..---It will be fresh in the recollection
of most of our readers, that some time since the conduct
of the Rev. ALEXANDER FLETCHER excited much public
attention • and that after proceedings in Chancery, he
abandoned his right to Albion Chapel, and gave pos-
session to the Synod of Scotland. Since the above pe-
riod, the pulpit has been supplied by various Ministers
from Scotland, among whom was the Rev. JAM EsGRAY.
His labours wore approved ; and finally the members
and congregation gave him an unanimous call to be
their pastor. The ordination took place on Tuesday, at
Albion Chapel, according to the Scottish Presbyterian
form, and attracted a very considerable number of per-
sons, consisting of members, seat-holders, and a great
many Ministers of the different denominations of Dissen-
ters; among the latter sere the Rev. Dr. Monalson,
from China ; Rev. Dr. Cox, Rev. Mr. Youctlkx,
Rrv. Mt. jiicestts, Rev. Mr. CAMPIaLL, &c. &c. also
the Rev. Di. WAuoti, Itev. Dr..l Ace., Rev. Air. littoAD-
YooF. and the Rev. Mr. Wounicow. The Rev. DAVID
STtWA nr, of Dub in, began the set vice with.ps ayer, and
the Rev. Dr. JACK prs•uchtd the nomination service ;
alter %%Nob the Rev. Mr. BRO4DVOOT ordiiined the
young Minister (Rev.-Jateas GRAY) and the Rev. Dr.
Wssuon.concluded the service with a charge to the Mi-
nister, and address to • the congregation. The chapel
wos well filled. About 130 of the friends of the Minis-
ter afterwards dined at the London Tavern.

In the early part of this month, twelve or fourteen
Inen, whose faces were disguised, went at a late hour to
a farm-house near Douvaines, 14 miles from Geneva,
and knocking it the door, they begged to be admitted,
stating that they were travellers, and had mistaken their
road. I'hs farmer awoke his servants, and, suspecting
that these people were robbers, he told them to depart,
as their intentions would be frustrated; he informed
them that he possessed no money, and was determined
to resist any forcible entrance that might be attempted.
he banditti walked ;nun t the farm, eipecring to find
sonic weak part which they might attack with safety.
Two of these miscreants climbed over a strong fence
that protected the court=yard. The farmer perceiving
them, fired his gun, 'and brought one of them to the
ground. The wounded map vvas,carried as ay by his
comrades, who. after, deliberating a few minutes' de-
parted. They afterwards went is another farm, halt a
mile distant, and here they were successful in their
attack: .having obtained admittance into the hobse,
they car rigid of every article of valet., and meeting with
some resistance, they murdered the' farmer and one of
his servants. The -blows which deprived those unfor-
tunate persons of their lives were infllctcd.with,a sharp
estelPably a bcgtl c.