The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-19 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

REMARKABLE DA T.-This day is remarkable
as the anniversary of Lima, in Peru, being shat-
tered by an earthquake, 1687; of Saint George's
Hospital being instituted, 1733; of the roof of
the church at Fearn, in Scotland, falling and
killing sixty persons; of it being determined by
the Court of King's Bench, that the City of Lon-
don had not an exclusive right to grant licences
in Southwark, but only a concurrent jurisdiction,
1703; and of Holland being erected into a king-
dom under Louis Buonaparte, 1805.

JAMES I. used to say, that as long as lie had
the making of judges and bishops, that should be both law and
gospel which best pleased him.
A BEAUTIFUL .%VOMAIT said to a General Of-
ficer, " How is it that having obtained so much glory, you
should still seek for more ?"—" Ah ! Madam," he replied,
" how is it that you, who have so much beauty, should still
put on rouge?"
CIIAItLEMAGNE.—The winter of 776 proved
universally severe in Friuli, the then residence of Charlemagne.
To keep out the cold, the Emperor wore a thick cloak of sheep-
skin ; his Courtiers, on the contrary, wore splendid dresses made
of rich stuffs and ornamented with valuable furs. Charle-
magne wishing to convince them that these dresses were ridicu-
lous in such a season, informed them on a certain festival, just
after they came from church, that he was going out hunting;
they were all Compelled to attend him, but inwardly regretted
not having received earlier notice of his intention ; they were
decked out in all their finery, and the weather appeared threat-
ening ; the sport proved good, and the Courtiers were compell-
ed to follow Charles, who purposely led them into the thickest
parts of the wood. To complete their misery, a heavy and
cold rain came on; the thick garment of the Monarch was proof
against such weather, whilst the fine cloths of his Courtiers
suffered as much damage from the rain as from the brambles.
When they returned to the palace, Charles made them draw
near a large fire, the heat of which completed the destruction
of their finery. When the relentless Monarch dismissed them,
he ordered them to attend, him the next day clad in the same
dresses. The ridiculous figure they cut may be readily ima-
gined. Charlemagne at first rallied them upon the effects of
the late hunt, then seriously represented to them how unwise It
was on their part to spend a large sum of money in the pur-
chase of garments unfit to bear the least bad weather, whilst
his own, which was still good and wearable, had not cost him
so much as a crown.

SELF-DEVOTION' AND TREACHERY.---The follow-
ing anecdote is related by Captain Kroft; who served in Spain,
in a regiment of infantry of the guard of Jerome, the ex-King
of Westphalia. Fatigued and exhausted by forced marches,
the regiment to which Captain Kroff belonged arrived before the
monastery of Figueras, in Spain. The Colonel of the regiment,
a Frenchman, sent in an officer to demand of the Prior the neces-
sary refreshments for the men, as well as for the staff, consisting
of about twenty officers. The Prior, with some of the Monks,
came out to meet the General, assuring him that the inhabi-
tants of Figueras would provide for the soldiers, bnt that he
himself would prepare a frugal meal for the staff. The Prior's
offer was accepted ; Captain Kroff received some commissions
for the regiment, and about an hour afterwards it was announced
to the Prior that the dinner was served up in the refectory of
the Monastery. The General, who was aware that the French
in Spain had reason to he on their guard in eating and drinking
what was offered by the natives, invited the Prior to dine with
them ; he and two other Monks accepted the invitation in such
a manner as to leave no doubt that he .felt himself much flat-
tered by it. After the officers had taken their seats, the Prior
said grace, carved, ate of every dish first, and with his two
brethren, who poured out the wine, drank plentifully with his
guests. It was not till towards the end of the repast that Cap-
min Kroff returned, having been detained by the commission of
the General longer than he expected. During that interval he
had found an opportunity to take some refreshment, and only
participated in the conversation of the company, hosts as well as
guests, at the Monastery. The General, in particular, expressed
his satisfaction to the Prior, whose kind reception had surpassed
all expectation. Suddenly, however, the cheerfulness of the
Prior was changed into profound seriousness; he rose from his
seat, thanked the company for the honour they had clone him,
and concluded with asking if any of them had any affairs to
settle in this world ? adding with emphasis, " This, gentlemen,
is the last meal you and I shall take on earth ; in an hour we
shall all be before the judgment seat of God !" Cold trembling
horror seized the amazed guests; for the Prior and his two
Monks had poisoned the wine in which they had pledged the
French officers ; all the antidotes given by the French phy-
sicians were in vain ; in less than an hour every man of them
had ceased to live. There are few examples of self-devotion
more striking than the above ; but although to die for our
country is noble, we cannot help turning with horror from that
mistaken notion which disgraces patriotism and is unworthy
true courage, which, as in the present case, sacrifices the laws of
hospitality to treachery, and returns murder for confidence.—
( Comp.)

AFFECTION OF DOGS.—PoFE, in a letter to
Ificwity CROMWELL, in the year 1709, relates many instances
of the affection of his favourite dog, and adds—" I will only
say, for the honour of dogs, that the two most ancient and
estimable books (sacred and profane) extant, viz. the Scripture
and Homer, have a particular regard to these animals. That
of Tobit is the more remarkable, because there was no manner
of reason to take notice of the dog, besides the great humanity
of the author ; and Homer's account of Ulysses's dog Argus
is the most pathetic imaginable. Plutarch describes the howl-
ing of the dogs who wen: left behind when the Athenians, in
the time of Themistocles' were obliged to abandon Athens,
and mentions one that followed his master across the sea to
Salamis, where he died, and was honoured with a tomb. Sir
William Trumbull has told me a story which he had from one
that was present, when our King Charles 1., being with some
of his Court during his troubles, and a discourse arising what
sort of dogs deserved pre-eminence, and it being on all hands
agreed to belong either to a spaniel or a greyhound, the King
gave his opinion for the greyhound, because (said he) it has all
the good nature of the other, without the fawning. A fine
piece of satire upon his courtiers."

THE WESTMINSTER SESSIONS commenced this
morning before FRANCIS CONST, Esq. the Chair-
man, and a full Bench of Magistrates. The
Court was crowded to excess, as the case of
Muirhead was expected to be alluded to, but this
expectation was groundless, as the first day of
the Sessions is always occupied with nuisance
presentments, Court Leets, &c. The subject
most likely will be mentioned in the Learned
Chairman's charge te-morrow.

Never were there more
i fires, says the Bri-
tish Oracle of the 11th inst. in our provinces
than there have been of late. On the 7th inst.
there was an alarming conflagration at Obbich,
in the province of Limburg, which totally de-
stroyed the Church, the l'resbitery, and thirty-
four dwelling-houses. Only eight buildings
escaped the ravages of the devouring element.—
Thank God, no lives were lost on the melan-
choly occasion.

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THE KING, &c.

WINDSOR, OCT. IF.--Yesterday, in consequence of the un-
favourable state of the weather, his iIIAJEs• I' did not take his
usual exercise, but confined himself nearly the whole of the
day with public business. In the afternoon his Majesty gave
audience to Prince Esterhazy and Count Lieven ; at half-past
seven o'clock a sumptuous dinner was served up in the principal
dining-room, when his Majesty honoured the company with
his presence. Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta, and
Lady Mary Taylor, joined the Royal party to dinner, as did
also Lord and Lady 11laryborough• This forenoon his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cumberland left the Royal Lodge for town,
as did also Prince Esterhazy, Duke of -Dorset, and Count and
Countess Lieven. It is expected that his Majesty will go to
town on Friday, in order to hold a Council, and receive the Re.
corder's report. During the late warm weather, his Majesty's
drives were chiefly directed to the rural and shady avenues of
Virginia Water, where, no doubt, his Majesty would have en-
joyed his favourite aquatic excursions, had not the royal mar-
quees been struck, and sent back. to the Tower, and the boats
all housed, so that his Majesty has not been on the water for
the last three weeks.—His Majesty not only directs his atten-
tion to the adornment and improvement of the Castle, but also
to the embellishment of the waste and low swampy parts of
the Great Park. On the former, by his orders, are erecting se-
veral inclosed plantations of great extent, and on the latter
numerous drains arched over, all in their different districts
leading to one grand sewer, which will in future prevent any
lodgment of water on the surface of these districts, and will be
of great utility to the Park, as well as the preservation of the
numerous herds of deer.—His Royal Highness the Duke of !
Cumberland will return to the Royal Lodge on Saturday.

DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c.
From Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square--Prince
Swartzenburgh ; Colonel Pocklington, Mrs. Pocklington, R.
Pocklington, Eng. T. Pocklington, Esq. and the Misses Pock-
lington ; Mrs. General Scott anti Miss Scott, for Staines. From
Coulson's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Martin, for Windsor ; the Misses Zouch. From the Library,
Broadstairs—Mrs. and the Misses Davis, for the Continent-

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.
At Marshal Thompson's Hotel—Sir Sandford Graham, Bart.
M.P. and Lady Graham ; Sir William Burdett, Bart. ; Wm.
Willink, Esq. and Mrs. Willink, from Liverpool; C. G. Hut-
chinson, Esq. ; Edmund Clowes, Esq.; Charles Pattenson,
Esq. ; E. Morrice, Esq.

ARRIVALS AT CIIELrENHA M.—Lord and Lady Clifton,
Viscount St. Vincent, Lady Augusta Cotton, Admiral and Mrs.
Roily, Sir Loftus Otway, Colonel Monro, Mr. Hart Davis,
M.P., Capt. Sisson, Mr. Justice Littledale, &c.

The Duke of Cumberland arrived at his apartments in the
King's Palace, St. James's, about half-past six o'clock yester-
day evening, in his travelling carriage and four, from the Royal
Lodge, Windsor Park, where his Royal Highness has been
staying for some days on a visit to the King.
The Jockey Club Dinner, at Newmarket, on Monday, was
attended by—The Duke of Portland, Earl Stradbrooke, Earl
Verulam, Lord Kensington, Lord John Fitzroy, Sir John Shel-
ley, Sir John Byng, Colonel Synge, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Payne,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Keating, Mr. Duncombe, and several other
distinguished Members of the Club.
MARRIAGE IN HIGII LlFE.—Married, on the 17th of' Oct.
at Shiplake, by the Rey. Arthur Howman, the Honourable and
Reverend Frederick Bertie (brother to the Earl of Abingdon),
to Georgina Anne Emily Kerr, second daughter to Rear-Admi-
ral Lord Mark Kerr. The brides'-maids were her two sisters
the Miss Kerrs, Lady Charlotte Beetle, and Miss Adlerley.—
After the ceremony the bride and bridegroom set off for Albury,
the rest of the company partook of a dinner given at Ilolmwood
by Rear-Admiral Lord and Lady Mark Kerr.
LORD COCIIRANE.—A few days ago, this distinguished
Nobleman, accompanied by his Lady, arrived at the Crown
Hotel, Irvine, in a travelling carriage and four. They only
stayed to change horses, during which time a crowd collected
round the carriage, all anxious to get a sight of his Lordship.
When he set off, the crowd gave him a hearty cheer, which his
Lordship acknowledged by repeatedly bowing. The party
proceeded to Dundonald, where his Lordship visited the old
castle, once the princely, residence of his ancestors, and from
which his father takes his title. Ho seemed to feel great inte-
rest in examining. the ruins of the castle, and expressed hiS in-
tention, at an early period, of taking up his abode amongst us.
When the party returned from the Castle-hill, the whole inha-
bitants of the village had assembled, and cheered them as they
departed. They then proceeded on their way to Hamilton-
palace, where they were to remain that night.—( Ayr Courier.)

WILLIAM MA CGILLIVRAY, ESQ.—Died, On
Sunday last, the 16th inst.., at St. John's Wood,
near London, after a long and tedious illness, in
the sixty-first year of his age, Wur.i.ut MAc-
GILLIVRAY, Esq., of }seine-au-Ghael, in the Isle
of Mull, and lately of the City of Montreal, in
Lower Canada. Mr. MAcGir.ravitAy was for
S eve ra 1 years a Member of his Majesty's Execu-
tive Council for that Province, and, from his ac-
curate and extensive knowledge of the whole of
the Northern American Colonies, and of the In-
dian tribes, he was eminently qualified for that
distinguished situation. He had previously been
a Member of the House of Assembly and the Le-
gislative Council, and, as the head and resident
partner at Montreal of the North-West Company,
he was universally known for the hospitality of
his house, which was open to travellers and
strangers of all nations, whose respect and esteem
he never failed to conciliate by his unassuming
manners and amiabie disposition, which endeared
him to a numerous circle of acquaintance, by
whom his loss will be long and deeply felt.

PERPETUAL CURACY OF LANE END.-011 Sun-
dry the Rev. T. Brooke preached an exceedingly affecting fare-
well sermon to a large congregation at Lane End Church.
—The Reverend Gentleman has obtained the living of \Vistas-
ton, in the county of Chester, and carriea with him the best,
affections of the flock which heis leaving. Thursday was
the day appointed for the election of his successor, and a
considerable degree of interest was excited on the occasion.
The candidates were the Reverend B. Vale of Stoke; the
Reverend Thomas 'larding, son of S. Harding, Esq. of Wil-
loughbridge; and the Reverend J. Cawood, of Bewdley.—
The appointment for the perpetual curacy is vested in fifteen
trustees . but it appears that there were several doubtful
votes tendered and objected to, and after much confusion,
two nominations were signed by two sets of trustees, (each con-
tending for having a majority of good votes)—the one for Mr.
Cawood, the other for Mr. Harding. The consequence is, that
neither of them can be licensed by the Bishop until a legal deci-
sion has been obtained upon the validity of the disputed votes,
in order that it may be seen in which nomination the majority
will ultimately be found.—(Stafford Advertiser.)

Saturday morning, as ______: Aldridge, a rigger,
n the employ of Mr. State, of Poplar, was at work on board
a ship at Blackwall, he fell overboard. The grapplings were
instantly procured, and at the first throw caught him by the
legs, anti pu;led him into a boat; when all the means pre-
scribed by the Humane Society were resorted to, but the vital
spark had fled. A Waterman belonging to Blackwall was
passing the moment he fell, and was called to assist in endea-
vouring to save him, when he answered, "Be d---d if he
Would stop for them ! who would pay him for his loss of time ?"
and then rowed off. An Inquest sat upon the body, and re-
turned a verdict—" Accidental Death.'

P 0 E 'l' li. Y.

THE PLEASURES OF TRAVELLING.
♦ DIISTIASIVE TO INVALIDS.
Ye stay-at-home Ladies, whose laughing eyes glisten
At a Traveller's tales, to a Traveller listen ;
I will tell you the pleasures that may be expected,
To gladden your hearts in the tour you projected.
You'll be tax'd well at Dover,
And sick half seas over ;
And bother'd at Calais,
For tho' in a palace

Of an inn at , you will get little ease,
Disgusted with dirt, and tormented with fleas.
Postillions will vex you,
And the language perplex you,
And you'll cry out--" flow far is
From London this Paris ?"

And then of the streets and the smells you'll complain,
An the water, and wish yourselves safe back again :
But on you must go,
'Tis the fashion you know :
Though but half alive,
You forward must drive
To Switzerland's mountains, and if you have breath,
You must climb up their crags till you're tir'd to death.
And then on to Italy,
• Where you'll be cheated prettily,
And with beggars be pestcr'd,
And have your skin fester'd
With moschitos ; and what too is not to be wonder'd
At,—near Terracina you'll be stopt and plunder'd ;
There'll be screamings and faintings,
You'll be ennuied with paintings ;
You'll be flea-bitten, bug-bitten, sick of mal aria,
In short you will envy the life of a Paria.
So pray stay at home,
And let others roam,
Who come home the thinner
For many a bad dinner.
Do you, with the blessings of home well contented,
Laugh at others' adventures or true or invented.

CURIOUS CASE.

NEW BAILEY, MANCHESTER, Ocr. 18.

(Before J. F. FOSTER, R. FIE LDEN, and J. II IBBE7tT, Esqrs.)
GAME IXFORMATION.—A very decent looking man, named
Thorpe, was summoned to spew cause why he should not be
convicted of a felony, under the following very serious and
aggravated circumstances !!
On the 3d October the defendant saw a hare struggling in a
pool of water to gain a landing, when, under an impulse of
humanity, he saved poor puss from a watery grave, and, " re-
joicing in his prize," ran to glad the heart of his neighbour, by
making him the novel present of a live hare. The circumstance
getting to the ears of Mr. Jonathan Andrew, who is an exten-
sive landowner in that part of the country, that gentleman, as
it would appear from the evidence of the witness on this occa-
sion, was very angry at the idea of his tenants shewing their
lively hares, and directed the present proceeding.

Mr. MILNE asked the witness what he did with the hare ?
" IVhy," said he, " I turned it out again."—Mr. FIELDEX.
But you received it ? Yes," replied the witness.—Did 'he
tell you where he got it ? No.
M. MILNE.—Why really this is a very curious business ; I
think you ought to pay the man's expences.—Mr. FIELDEX.-
§0 far from the man's destroying the game, it appears that he
preserved it.—(Much laughter.)—We need scarcely say, that
the case was dismissed.—(Manchester Journal. )

TuRrE R 20,000 drawn Yesterday, Ara, sold
by 131stt!!!—Bisn's good fortune still prevails.
His success in the Drawing of yesterday is unpa-
ralleled, having shared and sold the following
Capitals:-
1,062 - In 9 Shares - I:20,031
2,271 - In 9 Shares 20,030
11,519 - Whole Ticket - '20,040
9,750 - Whole Ticket - 1,305
12.541 - Whole Ticket - 543
6,985 - In 5 Shares 217
316 - Whole Ticket - 217
4,1197 - In 9 Shares 217
The fortunate holders of any of the above may,
as usual, receive the value of their respective
Shares on demand, at either of Bisn's Offices,
4, Coruhill, or 9, Charing-cross.

An importation into the United States from
Africa has recently taken place, of a number of the broad-
tailed breed of sheep, procured from the interior of Africa, at
considerable expence and trouble, by Captain Creighton, of the
United States ship Cyane. This species is said to be extremely
valuable, not only for the wool, but the flesh ; and the tail in
particular, which is eight or ten inches in breadth, is esteemed
a great delicacy. This is the first attempt to introduce .the
breed into North America.

The Roman Catholic religion still maintains
its ground in that land of religious toleration, the United
States. The Boston papers inform us, that a bull from the
Pope had arrived for the appointment of the " very reverend"
Benedict Fenwick, of Maryland, to be Roman Catholic Bishop
of Boston, in the room of Dr. Taylor. His consecration was
to take place at Baltimore on the Ist of November, after which
he was to proceed to Boston, to take upon him the duties of his
office.

It appears by the Washington papers, that the
eccentric visionary, Captain SYmmEs, who stated some years
ago the theory, and offered to prove it practically, that the in-
terior of the globe is inhabited, had set out on a visit to the
Eastern States, with the view of propagating his opinions, and
also of beating up for recruits for an exploring party to the
northern cavity. He was accompanied by an " assistant" lec-
turer.

A recent letter from Vienna states, there is a
very general opinion at present in that capital,
that towards the latter part of the current month
(October) an unanimous decision will be come
to by Russia, France and England, in concur-
rence with the Austrian Court, as regards the
affairs of Greece.
Orders were last week received at Stockton
to ship a cargo of coals for Holland. This is
the commencement of an export trade in coals
from the River Tees.
Accounts from Stockholm state, that the Swe-
dish Government had resolved to send a Suedo-
Norwegian Agent or Consul to St. Domingo, and
had requested the College of Commerce to se-
proper person
lect a
...to fill that office.

In the town of Madbury, New Hampshire,
resides a man, named ISRAEL TIBBETS, whose
hulk far exceeds that of the famed DANIEL
LAMBERT. His weight was 435 pounds. Ile is
about six feet, and was not at. all corpulent when
young.
Miss FooTE closed her engagement at Edin-
butgh on Saturday night, to a very full house.
During the twelve nights of her performance at
Edinburgh, the Theatre was well attended, and
she was much applauded.