The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-22 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

CIIA IMES IL, who was hlack-browed, and of
a swarthy complexion, passed a pleasant remark upon observ-
ing the grim looks of the murderers of Macbeth, when addres-
sing his attendants, he said, " Pray, what is the meaning that
we never see a rogue in a play, but godsfish they always clap
him on a black perriwig ? when it is well known that one
of the greatest rogues in England always wears a fair one."
The allusion to the fair wig was supposed to apply to Titus
Oates.

ANECDOTE OF MoisTTEsQuieu.—The late Earl
of CIIARLEMONT gives the following account of a visit which
he paid to the celebrated Montesquieu. Being travellirg near
Bordeaux with the first Lord Elliott, they felt the strongest
anxiety to see Montesquieu, who resided near that city, but were
at aloss how to gratify their desire, being without any introduc-
tion to the venerable President. At length they determined to
strike a bold stroke, and getting the better of all timidity, they ad-
dressed a joint letter to the president, expressing, as Eng' iish
subjects, a desire for an interview. An answer quickly arrived';
containing a modest acknowledgment for the honour done him,
a declaration of the high esteem in which he held England, and
a pressing invitation to his villa. They set out the next morn-
ing so early, that they arrived at his villa before he had risen.
The servant showed them into his library, where the first ob-
ject of curiosity that presented itself was a table, at which he
had been apparently reading the night before, and a book lay
open near a distinguished lamp. Eager to know the nocturnal
studies of this great philosopher, they flew to the book, which
was a volume of Ovid's works, and the page open was in
the Elegies. Before they could overcome their surprise,
the President entered, and, instead of beholding a grave,
austere philosopher, whose presence was calculated to
strike very young men, as they were with awe, they saw
a gay, polite, sprightly Frenchman, who, after a thou.
sand thanks for the honour he said they had done him, desired
to know whether they would not breakfast, but, on being in-
formed that they had already done so, "Come, then," said he;
" let us walk, the day is fine, and I will show you my grounds,
which I have endeavoured to cultivate according to the En-
glish taste and manner."—" Following him into the farm,"
says Lord Charlemont, " we soon arrived at the skirts of a beau-
tiful wood, cut into walks, and paled round, the entrance to
which was barricadoed with a movable bar about three feet
high, and fastened with a padlock. Come,' said he, searching
his pocket, it is not worth our while to wait for the key, you, I
am sure, cati leap as well as I can, and this bar shall not stop
me.' So saying, he ran at the bar, and fairly jumped over it,
while we followed hint with amazement, though not with.
out delight, to see the philosopher likely to become our
play-fellow." After describing Montesquieu's elegant and
instructive conversation, and expressions of gratitude for at--
tentions paid to him while in England—" However," conti-
nued the President, " though there is no country under
Heaven which has produced so many great and shining cha-
racters as England, yet it must be confessed, that it has also
produced many singular ones, which renders it the more
worthy of our curiosity, and, indeed, the more entertaining._
You are, -I suppose, too young, lie added, to have known the
eccentric Duke of Montagu—that was one of the most extra-
ordinary characters I ever met with—endowed with the most
excellent good sense, his singularity knew no bounds. Only
think, at my first acquaintance with him, having invited me to
his country-seat, before I had leisure to get into any sort of in-
timacy, he practised on me the whimsical trick which undoubt-
edly you have either experienced or heard of—under the idea
of playing the play of an introduction of Ambassadors, he
soused me over head and ears in a tub of cold water. I
thought it odd, to be sure, but a traveller, as you well know,
must take the world as it goes, and indeed his great kindness
to me, and his incomparable understanding, far overpaid me
for all the inconveniences of my ducking."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATE or TRX ODDS.—B

ETTING-ROO3l, Nov. 21.

6 to 1 agst Monarch
10 to I agst Bolivar
16 to 1 agst Tredille c.
18 to 1 agst Gramarie
18 to 1 agst Zuleika c.
13 to 1 agst Br. to Twatty
23 to 1 agst The General

DEI

7 to 1 agst Pawn
17 to 2
agst Sister to Castanea
17 to 2 agst f. out of Master
Henry's dam
DOSCASTEI'
7 to 1 or

BY.

25 to 1 agst Br. to Cedric
25 to 1 agst Pranks colt
25 to 1 agst Sophist
25 to 1 agst Advance c.
25 to 1 agst Canvas
35 to 1 apt Viscountess.
35 to 1 agst Pollio.
KS.

12 to 1 agst f. by Whalebone,
dam by Octavius
14 to 1 agst Ellzabal:.

ST. r.r.f...Eit.
the field.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK.
Sir John Copes Hounds, on Thursday, at Asbridge ; Sa-
turday, at Bradfield.
Mr. Warde's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Clinch Common ;
Friday, at Hampstead Mill ; Saturday, at Brinslade Gate.
Mr. Codrington's Hounds, on Friday, at Stockton Wood.
The East Sussex Hounds, on Thursday, at Plumpton ; Sa-
turday, at Bat and Ball Dicker.
the Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Wool.
sington ; Friday, at Belsay.
The Holderness Hounds, on Thursday, at Riplingham ;
Saturday, at Brandsburton Moor.
Sir 'l. Sykes's Hounds, on Wednesday. half-way between
Stamford Bridge and Gate Helmsley ; Friday, at Wiling.