The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-26 00:00:00

THE QUEEN AND HER PROTECTOR.

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►ims, ENTITLED, "JAC% AND TIM 4LERN al , OR
TOE GIANT OF THE INLAND."

The bark was launched no Conio's ware,
The oars in silence sternest to lace,
And Cynthia threw a mellow ray,
To light her on her watery way ;
While, o'er the deep. the illustrious fair
Preferred to ilearen her ,tippliant pray t r.
Sailing wfiere 11.3 go's isles of green,
Along th' Indented shore are seen,
When. hark ? a voice came on the ear
From Lago's shade, melodious, clear,
And soft and wild. I wern, as when
Sweet Ariel's self attunes the strain.
Along rows:Vie Cnmo's shore
The listening boatmen ceased their oar.
While thus the floating Sylph divine
Cheer'd with his lay fair CAW/LINZ :
•l• Fear no danger. lady fair!
" Virtue's 17emen's peculiar care.
Though th' assassin aim the blow,
Innocence need fear no woe.
" Fear not thou the midnight plot.
Fiends conspire. yet dread them not ;
Snake. nor Leech, nor serpent fear,
Thongh the reptiles shelter sear.
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" Fete not. though the poisoned bowl
Fiends prepare, of darkest soul;
Fear on danger, dread no wound.
Reeves shall dash it to the ground.
" Yet a bold protecting hand
Shall dissolve th' as in band :
Thou shalt tread base falsehood down.
And Justice yield at last her Ursowit."
'Well might the hapless CAROLIME
RejOit'e to hear the Sylph Divine.
F..r those who watch hut to betray
dad worked the wanderer for their prey.
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The valiant spirit that was plated
In JAI:11 the Giant Killer's breast,
Roused by the sympathetic strain
Now showed its daring power again.
arotto's pleasing shade
In slumber's dream, brave JACK was laid,
When lo! a Sibyl's form appeared,
And thus his soul to glory cheered :
" Hear the Prophetess's ray.
Valiant stranger, haste away;
Waken, hero! from thy sleep,—
Wake, or Innocence will weep.
" Valiant stranger, haste away,
Fortune sheds a golden ray ;
Yonder Princess needs thy aid,
Leave the grotto's secret shade.
" Happy! thou shalt be the Page
Of the glory of the age—
/tumble stranger, though thou be
Royalty shall smile on thee."

We regret to state that the high wind of Saturday
v*,:!it and yesterday morning so considerably increased
e height of the title as to flood several portions of
I.te. grooml in the neighbourhood of Shireltampton,
r Uristol, and some sheep and other cattle hare been
in consequence.

On Thursday morning (Oct. 5), the Worcester and
London Ply Coach, on its journey downward, was up-
s.-t at Stongliton, four miles from the former city.
Or passing the bridge at the above-named place, ow-
irg to some hitherto unexplained can't., this ponde-
r :es vehicle was in a moment burled to the ground
with a most tremendous crash, when fourteen passen-
gers, (four inside and ten out) exclusive of the guard
•n.. 1 coachman, received such a vio'ent cournssion as
to occasion to nine of them the most distressing re-
sults. A lady had her arm hroken—a poor woman
h.q. arm broken and a contusion on the head—a gen-
tleman had his hip dislocated, and was otherwise
brui-eil--two children were slightly hurt--a man was
contused on the chest--a gentleman was slightly cut
on the forehead----a person named Poole was severely
injured, and the coachman (Might's) was seriously
braised in different parts of his body. The remain-
iog five providentially escaped unhurt, The anfortu-
nee sufferers were imnsetliati.ly removed to Worcester.
Monday sentlight, in the afternoon, about five
o'clock, a tire broke out in the houses at the back of
Horse and Jockey Inn, in the village of Heavitree,
iteion ; and the houses being thatched and very dry,
burnt with great fury. The engines from Exeter at-
geode.' with the greatest promptitude, but five or six
houses were totally destroyed ; among them 3lessrs.
'IOW'S, Atomise* end others. . The greater part of the
itnittire 11:!. I.egriared, Out with such haste as to be
:*-itidautaged. 'Otte fireman had hi, Irg brukre, and
ro others none muck bruised.