The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-29 00:00:00

Your most obedient humble servant, •
Landon; Dec. S. A FRIEND TO SCIENCE.

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This City has not been so thin of company at this
season of the year as at present. fur a great length
of time. Outr places of asnusement, of course, arc
slenderly attended. .The Concerts at the Upper
Rooms, under the direction of Mr. Ante, the suc-
cessor of tire celebrated 1-txuzziNt, have however
prospered well, and the audiences have even been
more 'numerous than usual so early , .the season.
On Christmas Eve Mr. Asne gave The Messiah, for
his bend), which was opened by Mr. Jlaattisort,:
with that chaste simplicity and correct expression'
for which he has been so long celebrated, and with
more _than usual energy and power. The other.
vocal performers from town were, Messrs. BELLA.
MY, Goss, and Miss Litman ; and the residents,
Mrs. NVirrnson and Mr. LACY, who were much
applauded by an elegant audience thet completely
occupied the Great Ro4m.—Between the acts Mr.-,
XANIEWICZ played a Concerto ‘oi the vv folio, lit
which he displayed great fancy and brilliant WIC.'
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LUCIEN BeNAVARTE pined through Worcester
on Thursday, on
.his way •to • Muirtgumeryihire.
While changing hoarse', an.iruniense crowd assem-
bled to see him. tie seemed pleastd with the people
fur the notice they took of him.
Yesterday a .Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when th, nudes mentionedthficers
were sworn into the tontinand of their respective
ships, vit. Captain J. Loco, ~f the Charles Grant,
for China direct. Captains, J. Alamo tr, of the
Devonshire; Cu tss. qi the Lord sielvi'le ; and
CAlLNielet of the iiarliag) tut Madra, and Ben-
gal. 4. ,a ;
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FOR THE STADESMiI.V.
kiEFLEbTIOiis AT TRB CLOSBOF TikE REAR 140.
Time—hoary sire of ages t strides
O'er that wide (teens which divides
The shores of heaven and -earth;
His voice aloud, in accents dire,
Bids the Old• Year in wrath expire;
Another calls to birth.
Down to the wrecks of ages past,
Peird by the midnight's bowling blast,
Sinks the laps'd year away;
Still threat'iting, still the dark storms fly,
Such as surcharg'd the frowning sky
On that year's int-burn day.
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Sane then what ghosts forlorn have fled
From crowded beristombs.of dead,
By unavailing right
On Lusitania's mountains slain,
Or in the blood-dreaded heart of Spain,
Daring tyrannic might?
What countless hordes, by Russ, and Turk,
Slangliter'd lamed ambition's work,
Have pased life's Opal hour ?
Faint ItS they bled on fields of death.
All.asonnor'd with. expiring breath,
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7-- • • " Cured be the lust of Power !"
Loped year of blank! ! —no more thy sun
Will blush, at deeds by tyrants done,
Who till the world with crime 1
Yet lust of power its rage maintain's,
And crimes, impriionmetit, and chains,
Attend the march of tiote. • •

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Still havoc lifts his iron hand,
And vengeance strides o'er sea and land,
With terror's dog unfurl'd ; • •
Destruction rides his scythed car,
Aid drives the crimson storn of war,
And desolates the world

But slia:l, my GOD ! the orphan's cry,
Unheard tumid the war-storm die?
Thou art the sire-'reft's sire;

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And thou wilt heed that widaw's man,
1V ho sitieth sorrowing all alone,
Scatted by the tnurd'rer's ire.
Thou wilt for sutrering man appear,
And his joy-refted bosom cheer,
With undescrib'd delight ;
Hopeless will then th' oppressor try
To shun the lightning of thine eye
Thy su ift avenging might.
Then shsll fate's black storm pan away ; •
Theo bright will shine that halcyon day,
• When Ile —arrat ['mimes or Paacz !
To bless the world, whoa He ivill come,
And hush the strife-enkindling druns,
And bid war's uproar cease.
Child, long neglected—now thine eyes

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View the bright sun of Knowledge tine
To smile on all mankind;
Thy cause the friend of Youth has pled; • ' • •

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He, from that night by ign'rance Shed, .
Shall free thy fetter'd mind.
Though dootati'd to daily. drudgery thost*;
Care sat on thy .dejecteli brow
Thou wert a Child forlorn;
Instruction takes thee by the hand, .
And hope endears to thee that land
Where LA N casrea was born.
• Vet, passing year! what giant woes,
That pressing on thy gloaniy close,
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Besiege the Stiv'azictm's breast I . •
For sad he mouro'd Am SLt A'S down;
* Cald as the marble of her tomb,
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Whose lifeless relics •rest
Bath, Dec. SI, 1810. S. W.
* Set Bell on Editcation (90th page, Sd edition). ,

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BRIGHTON, DEC. 2d.
Yesterday was the most inclement Christmas Day •
which the inhabit tits of this part of the world calf
remember to have passed: This day provinifine, al-
most es ery equipage in this town and neighbourhood
have. given bustle to the rides. Mr, ANNESLEY
his barouche.horsel a warming to-day ;we have sit -
Join seen bloods, after a struggle ford plate or sweep'.
stakes, in a less enviable condition. ThisGeutlemin
gave an elegant entertainment, consisting of a supper,
"&e. at his house in Marlborough-place, on Monday
evening, of which tbe greater port of our fashionablcs
here partook. In the course of the envening, Mr.
CoAres diverted the °company by reciting " Bucks,
have at ye 110 Mr. ()OATES gave an Asiatic en.
tertaininsnt this evening, at his residence in Marl.
borougli.:row; to which the elegantes, as-they re.
turn from the Ball, at the Castle, are, as we un-
derstand, generally invited, .The display of °den.,
tal delicacies, sweetmeats, preserves, &c. at thfs
novel treat, is expected to be liberally profuse.--
The nett Pic Nic recreation we' have, will be at
Mrs. G. F. Salines, on Pavilion Parade. Lady
AMcoTrs will liave'is fashionable select dinner.party
to-morrow. Tlie.liev. Mr. and Mrs: Paoli' have
cards of invitation issued for a rout on Friday. •
Counx-M•aTtAc.---The Court, pursuant to ad.
journment, re-assembled this day, at the Old Ship,
on the trial of Lieut. Thomas Harwood, of •the
Flintshire Militia, when the Prisoner entered open
his defence; and which, at three o'clock, P. 111..wds
again adjourned until to-morrow, at half past 10 in
othe morning. .Mrs. fITZIIERBERT, Laity
COTTS, and many °they Females and'Gentlemen of
the first distinction, attended the Court this morning.

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There arc a dumber of persons exceedingly
appointed, who expected to. be remembered in thW
Doke of QUEENSDURT'S Will. From the number
6f codicils and erasures, the Duke seems to have
been rather capricious in many of his bequests, et,
septing, however., those relating to charitable loaf.
lotions. •
The late Doke of QuEENsttoRT. wag third cousin
of the former Duke, woo married Lady CATHARIN£
HYDE, daughter of HENRY HYDE, Earl of ltm.
CHESTER, SUR of LAWRENCE HYDE, Earl of Ro.
CHESTER, and grandson of- EDWARD HYDE, the
great Earl of CLARENDON, Lord High Chancellor
of England. It is remarkable, that thert.li no
liperl male sleaesottlant either of the fisist Diake of
IatiEERSBORY or the first Earl of Mews, both of
which titles consequently become extinct.
Last night. Mr. MlLLs,one of his Majesty's Mel..
sett;e is, in liaising along St. Janies's.street, slipped
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down, and unfortunately broke his leg.
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