SELECT POETRY. TO LORD ELDON. Di tibi (si qua pios respectant numina, si quid [recti Usquam justitia est) et men sibi conscia Præmia digna ferant. THY life to legal labour bred Thee, ELDON, step by step hath led Truths, traitors to confound. The might that scath'd the Gaul. Court they Rebellion's breath? Full soon Britannia's race shall rise, And trampling down her enemies, Shall doom them to the death. "Be just, and fear not." History's page Records thy words. Hail! patriot sage! Hail! Abdiel of thy day! Hail! faithful found. The base, the brave, Nor fortitude nor flight can save From Death's impending sway :What then? Thy good name shall not fade: But shine the brighter through the shade; Nor heeds the frowns of Fate: To serve the KING and STATE. THE CHOICE. MUSEUS. Written at Gothurst, Bucks, Oct. 1, 1820. Tell how, in quarrel of his crown, There, as one eve I took my stand, Fierce war the Gallic trumpet blew, And bade his native land adieu. While thus I ponder'd o'er his doom, Came Fancy rob'd in vernal bloom, Fresh as the Sprites (as Minstrels sing), Who dance round Hanslope's fairy-ring. "Choose," said the Sylph, "the gift thine heart Prompts thee to make an equal part! I view, preserv'd from Time's rude storm, And that must change! must all things pass, And beauty droop as Summer's grass? Fancy! 'tis thine-and thou must find The gift best suited to my mind : Give what may glad the Poet's heart, Free from despair or passion's smart; Teach me to follow deathless praise; Lead me through sweet Religion's ways; * Newport Pagnel, where a garrison was established during the civil wars. And And when the glow of youth is gone, Oh! let mine age pass smoothly on.' " I ceas'd-she spoke, I grant to thee The boon thou seek'st-felicity; Hadst thou express'd an only wish, Thy lot had been some partial bliss; Lo! Emma's smile shall bid thy soul Spurn ev'ry passion's dark controul; Fair Laundon's spot be hallow'd stil! ; For thee shall Gothurst pour her rill; And Scogan, while no sorrows lour, Please with his jest the mirthful hour. Well hast thou fixt-the choice was mine, And life-long happiness be thine. TO "HER I LOVE." M. WHEN Sol's first beams the hills adorn, To range the flow'ry grove; The smile of " Her I love." When (the gay hamlet's noise among) The shadowy wood to rove; The voice of "Her I love." In other spheres to move; Of the sweet" girl I love." Did all that sails the boundless sea, Were it my lot to prove ; When the shrill trumpet's loud alarms As I to battle move; If with the warrior's blood-stain'd crest, SONNET, On leaving Winchester, Hants. WINTON, ere thee I leave in valley'd pride, [tow'rs, Thy hallow'd temples, and thine aged Lifting their heads amid the rural bow'rs That grace fair Itchen's ever rippling tide. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. FOREIGN OCCURRENCES. FRANCE. A French paper, under the date of Bordeaux, Nov. 3, contains the following interesting account: "Mr. Lalande, the Naturalist, is just arrived from Corsica, and has brought with him, among other objects of curiosities, the skeletons and skins of an enormous hippopotamus, a rhinoceros, and three whales, one of which is 75 feet in length. The hippopotamus and rhinoceros were both killed by Mr. Lalande, who prepared the skins and skeletons himself. It was not until after a month passed in the midst of dangers that Mr. Lalande met with this monster, whose approach was announced with an incredible noise. When he received his deathwound, he rushed rapidly into the river, which he discoloured with his blood. A second shot deprived him of life. It required ten pair of oxen to draw him out of the river, and Mr. Lalande was compelled to construct a rampart of bamboo cane round the dead animal, to protect the carcass from being devoured by wild beasts. The whole collection brought home by Mr. Lalande for the Museum at Paris, comprises 15,000 articles. This enterprising Naturalist speaks with rapture of the kind and hospitable conduct of the British settlers, who afforded him every facility, and took off in his favour the severe interdiction which is laid against hunting the hippopotamus." SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. The Spanish Cortes closed its Session on the 9th ult. The King being, as is stated, unwell with a cold and hoarseness, the President read his Majesty's Speech. When the President had declared the sittings closed, great applause followed from the spectators; the Deputies, on entering the streets, were received with every token of regard and esteem: and in the evening the city was brilliantly illuminated. At Valencia, a considerable tumult took place on the 10th, directed chiefly against the Archbishop, who had published a pastoral Letter, condemning the conduct of the Cortes. The Archbishop has since been arrested, and placed in a convent. Another prelate, the Bishop of Cadiz, had got into disgrace with the people, in consequence of his publishing a pastoral Letter containing doctrines at variance with the principles of the Con stitution. A tumult commenced in the streets, which called forth the garrison under arms, followed by the militia. Tranquillity was, however, restored, through the persuasion of the public authorities; but the Bishop took flight. The King of Spain returned to Madrid on the 21st ult.; thereby fulfilling the pledge he had given, and diffusing the most cordial satisfaction among the great body of his subjects. The garrison and militia were drawn up to receive the Royal Family. The people hailed him with tumultuous acclamations; and at night the city was illuminated. Advices from Lisbon to the 18th ult. contain accounts of the Spanish Constitution having been adopted in that city, by the heads of the Civil Government, and of the Portuguese army, on the 11th. The cause of this measure appears to have been, a fear that their liberty would be endangered by further delay. On the 13th, four members of the Government requested their discharge; but on the 17th, in consequence of a resolution of the General Officers, Commanders of Divisions, &c. that it was necessary for the public interest that they should continue in office, they resumed their functions. In the same military assembly, it was resolved, that the modifications which may be necessary in the Spanish Constitution shall be left to the Cortes, who are to be convoked as soon as possible. There are to be 100 Deputies. ITALY. Advices from Naples to the 27th Oct. state, that in the Neapolitan Parliament, on the 23d, the Deputy Pepe alluded to the dangers that threatened the country, and censured the Parliament for not taking measures sufficiently decisive to repel invasion. He then exhorted them to firmness, tranquillity, and courage, as the best security for their independence. At the close of his speech, all the Depu ties rose spontaneously, and declared that such were the sentiments of all. The Carbonari are said, in a letter from Naples, in the Hamburgh Correspondent, to bear a strong resemblance to the Scotch Presbyterians. They preach up austerity of morals, virtue, continence, &c. Hence the clause in their oath, not to stain the conjugal honour of a Carbonari, and their zeal against games of hazard. This sect, if it should keep its ground, would effect a reformation reformation in the Catholic Church. They profess to wish to bring it back to the practice of the first centuries. Already an opposition to Rome displays itself. Their principles are neither limited to Naples nor even to Italy; and the Carbonari have succeeded in sending out branches to Switzerland and Tyrol; from which they keep up a communication, by travellers, with the North of Germany. GERMANY. The accounts from Troppau to the 50th ult. inclusive, state, that it appeared to be decided upon, that the Allied Sovereigns, as well as the Ministers, should proceed to Vienna, where they were to remain till the 20th inst. and then to continue their negociations in a more Southern town, supposed to be Laybach; but their meeting at all at the latter place probably depends upon the answer received from the Neapolitan Government. The reports respecting Austria and Naples continue to be pacific. Troppau, the seat of the present Congress of Sovereigns, is a city of Silesia, and capital of the principality of the same name. It is situated on the river Oppa, being walled, and containing an ancient Palace of the Princes, with three parochial churches, a college, three convents of monks, a nunnery, and a commandary of the Order of St. John. It is also the seat of the Regency for the Bohemian part of Silesia. In 1753 the greatest part of this town was destroyed by fire. It belongs to Austria, and is 80 miles S. S. E. of Breslau. ASIA. The ceremony of proclaiming the accession of his present Majesty took place at Bombay on the 7th of June. A considerable degree of alarm was created on the occasion by the explosion of a powderchest on one of the batteries; by which accident six European artillerymen and two Lascars were killed, and one Matross desperately wounded. His Majesty's ship Carron, Captain Furneaux, was totally lost on the 6th of July, on the coast of Juggernaut; Lieutenant Sconce of the Royal Artillery, the Master, and nineteen of the crew were drowned; the rest ouly preserved their lives. Uniform tranquil lity appears to reign throughout the interior of Hindostan. The Bombay Governmeut have resolved to make the island of Kenn, or Kneese, in the Persian Gulf, a military and commer. cial station. This island is spoken of as early as the voyage of Nearchus, and has been a place of note as a Mahomedan depot of commerce. AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES. We have received the Message to Con. gress of the President of the United States. It is too long for insertion in our pages; but the following is the substance of the most material passages:-The President commences with observing, that, taking all circumstances into consideration, the country has much cause to rejoice in the felicity of her situation; but unvaried prosperity is not implied thereby. A pressure has been felt in certain classes of the community, which, from the partial sufferings they have experienced, form excep. tions to the great body of the nation. Respecting Spain, he says, nothing explicit can be communicated; but he expresses a hope that the differences between Spain and the United States, on the subject of the Floridas, will be amicably adjusted. The negociation with France, for placing the American commerce with that country on a footing of reciprocity and equality, is, with the consent of the French Government, to be transferred to Washington. The finances of the union are declared to be in a flourishing state. Since September 1815, about the close of the war with England, the national debt amounted to upwards of 158,000,000 dollars; on the 30th of September last, it did not exceed 92,000,000; two-fifths of the whole debt having been paid off in five years! On the 30th of September, there remained in the Exchequer of Washington, after defraying the expenses of the year, a sum estimated at 1,950,000 dollars. The remainder of the Message relates to the fortifications erecting in various parts of the American territory; and the measures taken to obtain an efficient controul over, and to introduce the blessing of civilization among the Indian tribes. Letters from Rio Janeiro mention the arrival there of the Conway, 28, Captain Basil Hall, from England, on her way to explore certain parts in the South Seas. The American frigate Constellation had also left Rio for the South Seas; as had the French ships Colossus, 80, and Galatea frigate. Christophe, the Black Monarch of Hayti, is related to have perished by his own hands. By advices to Lloyd's, dated Cape Henry, Oct. 15, it appears, that his troops revolted, declaring they would no longer have a King; the inhabitants joined them, and subsequently his own guard: upon hearing the latter event, Christophe exclaimed, "then all is finished with me." He soon after retired, and shot himself through the heart. It is said, a greater tyrant never existed. Not a drop of blood has been shed, nor has the sacredness of property been violated. It is said, that 40,000,000 of dollars were found in the treasury of Christophe. Intelligence has since been received from St. Domingo, that the whole island is now under under one Republican Government, at the head of which is President Boyer. His movements on the death of Christophe appear to have been rapid and decisive. On the 20th of October he took possession of Gonnaives, without opposition, his army consisting of ten thousand men. On the 22d October he marched for the capital, where, it seems, every thing had been arranged for his reception; for, on the 21st, a meeting of the principal inhabitants, magistrates, and military-officers was held, and the immediate entry of Boyer was announced, as well as that in future all Hayti would be under one government. He accordingly entered the capital on the 22d, at the head of 20,000 men, and he was proclaimed President on the 26th, on which day he issued a proclamation to the Haytians. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. INTELLIGENCE FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. Nov. 22. As two men were looking into a chalk-well near Doddington, in Kent, they were alarmed by a human voice issuing from it; they immediately procured a ladder and descended; when, to their great surprise, they found a young woman in a state of excessive exhaustion, she having been in this deplorable situation sixteen days, without any other support than a small quantity of water which occasionally dripped into the well. She stated, that proceeding homeward on Monday, the 6th inst. she fell into this well, which had been left uncovered; that during her agonising confinemen', she had repeatedly heard the voices and whistling of ploughmen and of persons passing that way, but could not make her own voice reach them, being at a depth of nearly forty feet below the surface of the earth. She had endeavoured to form steps by raising pieces of chalk, but they had constantly given way, thus increasing her despair at every disappointment. She received very little injury from her fall, and has recovered the effects of fear and fasting. A man in the neighbourhood of Carnarvon some time ago had his nose bitten off in an affray. His opponent was brought to justice for this brutal offence, and sentenced to twelve months' improvement; but, what is very curious, the complainant appeared in court with a handsome new nose, made out of the integuments of the forehead; this operation was performed by a surgeon at Carnarvon *. For the first time in the memory of man, a shoal of herrings has, for several days past, made their appearance as high up the river Thames as Gravesend. A Sussex Paper says: "Such is the depressed state of the agricultural interest, that many graziers in this county are now selling stock, in a fatted state, for less money than they gave for the same, when lean, twelve months ago! Several farers are turned mealmen, and are selling m *We well remember an instance of a similar operation performed by Mr. Carpue, of Dean street, Soho. flour to their neighbours at 14d. per gal lon less than the bakers. Im some instances, Rectors have lowered their tithes, and Landlords allowed time for the payment of their rents." The Sea is making such rapid encroachments at the Eastern extremity of Brighton, that it has been deemed necessary to call a Special Session of the Commissioners of the Town, to devise some mode to prevent the future destructive washings of the water. A liberal subscription has been entered into at Harwich, under the patronage of the Mayor of that port, for the philan thropic purpose of building a life-boat, for the preservation of seamen, in case of accident off that coast. Sir Walter Scott, bart. has been unanimously elected President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, on the resignation of Sir James Hall. The regular packets between Liverpool and the United States now perform their passage with the rapidity, and almost with the regularity, of a mail-coach. A gentleman of the former place, lately returned from America, was only fifty-five days absent from his departure to his return, including a stay of fourteen days at New York. Dec. 7. This morning, about one o'clock, the house of Mrs. Roper, the Rose and Crown Inn, Kirkby-Lonsdale, was discovered to be on fire. The hostler, who was the first person awakened by the flames, immediately gave the alarm to all the family whom the violence of the fire would allow him to approach. Mrs. Roper, two of her daughters, a female servant, five servant-men, a traveller, and a professional gentleman, who was a lodger in the house, effected their escape, most of them by leaping out of the windows. Five of the female servants became the victims of the devouring element, and were literally burnt to ashes. The House is entirely destroyed, and scarcely any part of the furniture was saved. Dec. 12. Lord Brownlow was sworn into the Office of Recorder of Boston, in Lincolnshire, in the room of the late venerable Sir Joseph Banks, bart. Dec. |
