Star.
London, England, 1821-09-13 00:00:00

TO MY PONY,

ON DEA RIND THAT THE FELLOW TO WHOM I HAD lEMTAV.,TED HIM HAD
SOLD HIM TO A OTCSET, MHO IXIIIIMATILLY •FTSAITAIDT ITAIOLa
1111 H TO A GANTLIIALLN.

Pony has the ruffian sold thee
For this vile and paltry we?
SWI never more behold thee
-Wain% at my kitchen door?
There, front out the stable speeding,
Would'st thou take thy wonted stand ;
Pleas'd, when on some dainty feeding
From thy master's ready hand!
Often, by the well•knoven neighing,
Bast thou gain'd my mother's ear;
All thy little arts displaying,
Corn to gain, or juicy pear.
When I saw thee, as we parted,
Rear thy little neck so high (
Need thy master blush to own it;
That his bosom heav'd a sigh?
to a ruffian's care I gave thee,
Charg'd hint, ere he left my door,
Not to let a stranger have thee,
Though for twice thy worth, or more.
Faithless wretch! he scarce had told me
My desires he would obey,
When he to a gypsey sold thee,
Doom'd thee with his camp to stray!
Hard had been thy fate, my Pony!
'Neath the sway of Egypt's son!
His brow is bronze,t his heart is stony,
Foulest deeds by him are done!
With the steeds which call bins master,
View him, as they trembling go,
Urge them faster still, and faster, •
Till the bubbling blood doth tow !
View them, when their task is ended,
Where the stinted hedge weeds grow;
With their tasteless morsel blended,
Many a curse and anany a blow.
See the Copt,l through Pone brake dashing,
Lift his knotted scourge on high;
Passion's baneful lightnings flashing
From the monsters phrenzied eye!
Happy be the man who caught thee
From this swarthy villain's sway;
To his own warm stable brought thee,
Fed thee with his corn and bay.
)lay he, Pony, ever treat thee
With the most attentive care;
)lay he never kick or beat thee,
Or refuse thee wholesome fare !
Tell him then wert never faithless,
And wilt ever do his will;
Gaily amble with him scathless,
O'er the moor and o'er the kill
Never from his friendly manger
blay'st thou e'er be forc'd away ;
But content (no more a ranger),
With thy new-found master stay!
Now farewell! my task is ended,
Finished is my simple lay ;
Thoughts of thee with song I've blended,
And have tun'd them as I may.
Should the wretch, whose feelings, frozen,
Never felt kind Nature's glow,
From whose cold and stagnant bosom
Streams of soul can never flow !
Laugh to scorn my humble ditty,
Peno'd to praise thy sterling worth;
Give the gloating fool thy pity,
Spare the spumy son of earth !
Tell him these are mental pleasures,
Which the nobler soul doth fill;
Richer far than India's treasures—
thc gibing fool be still!
Pazingdoo, August 4.8, 1821. BOWLES.
• The gypsies call themselves the descendants of the ancient
Egyptians.
t Alluding to the swarthy complexions of these wandering
Pillagers.
The native Egyptians are the Copts, so called from Coptos,
once a famous city in the Thebais.

Fires Corrar.—This place was well filled with amateurs yes-
terday, it being opened fur the benefit of David Hudson. The
sets-to were good, but the attraction of the day was Randall,.
whom the bills announced would sheep upon this occasion. Upon
the entrance of this celebrated wilier into the Court, the crowd
gathered round him almost to suffocation ; and when he ascended
the stage to set-to with Heir, be was received with shouts of ap-
plause. Those amateurs who had not an opportunity of witness-
ing his condition in the ring, appeared astonished beyond de-
scription at the fine change which had been effected in his person
since his last display at the Court. Holt exerted himself to give
the amateurs a treat, and the skill upon the one side, and the
science opposed to it upon the other, produced great satisfaction
and thunders of approbation. Martin did not shew ; but he
arrived in town yesterday morning, and there was some chaffing
about the Masser of the Rolls being again backed for £3OO or
.esoo a-side against Randall, at the express wish of Martin,who
attributes his sudden defeat to accident : but a knowing Israelite,
who overheard these remarks,cricd out "Cliise!"—Lushbrooke and
Parish appeared with their changed nobs, and were congratulated
on the courage they bad displayed in their combat.—(liver and
Skelton, Hawkins and Cords, the Young Gas and a game Paddy,
were loudly cheered for their efiOrts to please the Fancy.—
Turner and Maid Hudson wound up the sports of the day with
a little head-work upon both sides--The latter thanked the audi-
ence for their liberality towards him, and retired from the stage
to count the pestitc.r, which filled a box of no small dimensions,
observing to the Champion, Cribb, who guarded the blunt, that it
was a sovereign remedy for the cure of bruises.

Bodmin Races, notwithstanding the unfavourable
state of the weather, attracted a numerous and fa-
shionable company. No impediment whatever to the
running. of the horses was experienced in consequence
of the rain, theground on the new Race Course being in
the most perfect order. The Members plate of £5O
was won by Mr. KING'S Haklon ; The Sweepstakes of
£5 ss. each, by Mr. TRELAWNY'S Barbara ; the
Ladies plate of .C. 50, by Mr. GARDINER'S Imogene;
the gold cup (second day), by Sir A. 0. MoLics-
WORTH'S brother to Red Rose • the handicap plateof
£5O, by Mr. FRLLOWES'S Colossus ; the Welter Stakes
of 20 guineas each, by Mr. HERRING'S Sancho. The
Farmer's plate was won by a horse belonging to Mr.
SILVEST ER, of Helstone.

A tremendous storm took place at Reading, between
one and three o'clock on Friday morning, the thunder
and lightning were dreadful. The electric fluid struck
a barn at Mr. 1). Vines, Battle Farm, and consumed
the same in a short time. One bay of the barn was full
of wheat, aad the other nearly so, all of which was'
destroyed, together with a waggon loaded in the barn.
Engines were sent for from Reading, and by the
exertions of the men, &c. the dwelling-house and
other buildings were saved.
Saturday se'nnigbt a most distressing accident
took place at Stirling. JAMES RANDALL, son of
the late Mr. RANDALL, bookseller and printer, was
unfortunately drowned, whilst amusing himself on
the bosom of the river with an elder brother. When
the accident happened, both were on a raft of tim-
ber, and the ycunger boy was about to step into a
small boat, when it moved off before he had got
proper hold of it, and he fell into the river and in-
stantly disappeared. As he was sinking, his brother
made a desperate effort to save bim, but, alas, the
grasp which he made only laid hold of his bonnet,
which but too readily gave way, and the unfortunate
youth sunk without a struggle.