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London, England, 1819-06-17 00:00:00

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SPOKEN By MR. LISTON. RIDING ON A VELOCIPEDE,
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AT COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Fresh from the Arcade, from Bond-street, or the Lobby,
Behold me here, a Dandy, with my Hobby ;
Horseman and Horse equipp'd, a taking sight—
Two for a pair, both ultra-exquisite !
[As my friend Backbitesings in the Play]-
1, Who ever saw so elegant a Pony ?
I. Other Horses are mere Clowns, but this is a Maegenai.''•
The gentlest creature—pray, Sir, venture near him t'
No Lady, and no Dandy need to fear him ;
He never kicks :—and then his pedigree
Is (poke heraidlc—branching from a tree;—
Goes without spurring, gallops without whips;
And though not quite a Highityer, or Eclipse,
Could he descend to low-bred Epsom jokes,
Born in a wool, he sure had won the (Mks.
The living Steed is what your Jockeys prize;
But, then, they are such violent exercise—
They shake the nerves, enough to make one drop—
Airl do so gall the part that's not one's top 1;
The motion is eEcessive, past enduring—
The grief is past Diachulum in curing.
Old Parast's town (a tett years' siege withstood)
Veil'd her proud turrets to a Horse of wood :
Our Hobby had not been so long to seek—
Oece seen, he'd take all Paris in a week.
Ir.stead of Russian mountains, we should meet
A spruce amid de Bois in every street.
What frisking!! capering! prancing! 'fetching breath!
A Frenchman always rides his Hobby-horse to death.
Just such a Horse as this, a wooden Nag,
Bore en her moonlight pranks the midnight hag ! ,
'l'hen might you see-0 sight to make one stare !
As folk. do now, when Madame &tenet's there—
Whole troops of Dandy Witches in the air!
Known by their jutting hips and janty stays:
We Dandies still retain thew 'witching ways.
Methinks I see Newmarket's glories-fade—
Egham and Ascot sink into the shade.
Nu mote the mettled Courser's swift career
Shall fire the soul of Commoner or Peer t
Britannia's Horsemen, for a bit of wood,
Have barter'd their old boast--their bits VRaol I
*School for Ssawist.

AMERICA AND Hilt RF.SOLIRCES.—We ate glad to
observe that the public attention has lately been di-•
rected by an eminent Reviewer towards this Work of
Mr. Balsams, which cannot but prove highly inter-
esting to the English reader from the account it
gives of the State of Society, Manners, Politics, In-
ternal Regulation, &c. of the United States, men •
tying, as it does,- many misconceptions and erroneous
nations respecting that Republican Empire. Specu-
lators and others who may wish to obtain correct in-
formation, would do well to peruse this well digested
and apparently most Smpastial account.
Lostoevire.—The King's Birth-day was celebinted
this year at Bexhill, on the Sussex coast, in an ap-
propriate and pleasing manner; considering the ye-
nerahle age of our beloved Sovereign, twenty-five,
old men, inhabitants of that parish, whose united
ages amounted to '20q.3, averaging 81 each, the age
of the Kuno, dined together at the Bell Inn; and
passed the day very cheerfully and happy. The dinner
was set on ;able hy fifteen other old men, also of the
abOve, parish, whose united ages amounted to 71
e Ich, and six others, whose ages amounted to 61
each, rang-the bells on the occasion.—The Old men
dined at one o'clock ; and• at half-past two :e public
dinner was served up to the greeter part of the re-
spectable inhabitants, to the number of eighty-one,
who were also tare subscribers to the old men's dinner.
The Assembl7 Room was decorated With several
propriate devices ; and some of. the old men, . with
the greater part of this loyal company, enjoyed
themselves to a late hour.—The.tuale populatsen of
Bexhill does not exceed 800, 4nd it is supposed not
to be equalled England Eor its number of old men.
Tun MADHOUSE AT APERSA,, IN TUE KINGDOM
OF NAPLES.—This Establishment will in a very short
time be classed among the principal Institutions of
useful arts and manufactures. M. Linguiti, 1;0;m:-
tor of this Hospital, which is the only one of its kini
is Europe, makes continued experiments to cure these
unhappy people, from which he always obtains the
result, that moderate work, combined with agreeable
amusement, is the best means. For thisxeason there
i; at present in this house a printing-oilice, where se-
veral ssorks have already been printed, and at which
many of these unhappy people arc employed. Others,
who after the paroxysm is over recover for a short
time the use of their reason, are engaged in making
translations ft orn the English and French into the
Itali in language. Besides this, many arc occupied
with music, others with husbandry, and various
other works, but particularly so in a manufactory of
woollen cloth. By these means, this miserable class
Of people, once an incumbrance to their families and
the state, become useful to society, and put many
idlers to the blush. This kind of treatment is intro-
duced not only in the Hospital for male patients, but
also in that of the women. M. Linguiti manages the
whole Establishment with wise economy. The table
is always served with silver, and the whole house is
handsomely fitted up, so that wherever the inhabi-
tants turn their eyes they find something to relieve
their mind. Formerly the Windows, were secured
with iron bars, but instead of this. there are now
flowers curiously made of iron, and painsed.from na-
ture, as if growing, which removels•-eifery • idea of
lofted Confinement. A handsome domain adjoining
the Hospital serves for the recreation of the patients.
EXTRACT PROM THE MISSIONARY REPORT MAY,
1819.-1 a British India, swarming with immense po-
pulatinn, many promising stations are occupied' by
Mixsionaries. At Calcutta, a Congregation; in ad-
dition to those which before existed, hasheencollee-
ted by Messrs. TOWNLEY and KArrn, fnr Whom a
large Chapel is erecting. Schools, on an extended
scale, in the city, and on the banks of the Hoogler,
are superintended, and about three thousand chit=
dren of the natives are under tuition. At Madras,
similar efforts are made with like success. At Denary,
Vizagapatam, Surat, and in South Travancore, they
are labouring very usefully ; they have translated
the Scriptures, or part of them, into the Tillinka, Ca-
nary, and Guzarettee languages ; and the New Tes-
tament, in the former language, is now printing at
Madras. In South Travancore a Seminary has been
lately established for the education of native youth
in 'the knowledge of Christianity, who may hereafter
be employed in the instruction of their own people.
The successive exertions of Dr. MORRISON and Mr.
Mituein the translation of the Bible into the Chinese
language, are well known ; large . editions, with
Catechisms and Tracts, are in circulation in various
parts of the vast Empire of China, and in neighbour-
ing countries, and islands where that language is
known : a Mission, also, is extended to Siberia.

THE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR'S ROUT.
His Excellency opened his residence in Charles-
street, Berkeley-square, on Tuesday evening. The
interior was brilliantly illuminated, particularly in
those parts where the whole length portraits., of the
Royal Family of Persia appeared. The Sovettzrol,
in his robes of Office, occupies the principal situation
in the leading Drawing room, encircled by a canopy
of rich cashmere shawls. In the Banqueting-room
was a similar picture of the Heir-Apparent, who ap-
pears to be a young man of fine figure, and possess-
mg an eye of remarkable intelligence. The apart-
:tents displayed all the costly luxury of Eastern
splendour. The kind of Throne before alluded to
was enriched with the most precious gems, in dia-
monds and pearls. Three Drawing-rooms were also
thrown open, and two rooms below. The 44 Fair
Circassian' retired to rest before the arrival of the
company, namely, at ten o'clock !—His Excellency
received his guests with the most polished demeanour;
the company were accommodated with sherbet and
liqueurs, peculiar to the Persian Court. The refresh-
ment tables were amply provided with every deli-
cacy. About 500 first-rate Fashionables were present,
among whom were—
The Dukes of York, Sussex, Gloucester, and Wellingtor. ;
Duchene. of Richmond, blarlbrougb, and Rutland ; Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Huntley; and the Foreign 4ntbasadors.
It was a very early party, and the whole quitted the I
house before two o'clock, to attend Sir HENRY
n and
Mist Russ's Ball art,l Supper, in Wimpole-street.

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