The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

ANECDOTES,.&c.

THE LATE RUSSIAN FIELD-MARSHAL 'BARCLAY DE
Tow—Soon after the memorable campaign of 1812, when
the Russian troops were pursuing the flying enemy, the Field-
Marshal, standing one fine morning earlier than usual at the
window, enjoying a delicious prospect in the city of
overheard the following short dialogue between the sentinel at
the door beneath and a poor discharged invalid soldier :
Invalid—Good morrow, comrade. Is his Excellency stirring
yet, think you ?
Sentinel—l hardly think he is; but what's your business
with him ?
Invalid—l would make bold to hand him this petition.
Sentinel—Don't you know that we've strict orders not to let
any one in with petitions ?
Invalid—l am sure his Excellency would assist me, being
personally known to him, since the battle on the 13 Do
let me in ; see how the French rascals maimed me, I'm a
cripple for life.
Sentinel—Welf, go in ; I shall pretend I didn't see you.
Thus saying, the sentinel, wiping a tear out of the corner of
his eye, walked up and down on hi, post, and the invalid
hobbled in at the open gate as fast as he could. But how to
get an interview with the Field-Marshal. This puzzled the
poor fellow not a little ; he had Passed the foreports it is true,
but was still very far from head-quarters. In this dilemma he
was half alarmed and half rejoiced to hear the Marshal, in a
thundering voice, call out to his ordinary to bring up that in-
valid and the sentinel at his gate. In an instant both stood
before the warrior—the one confident of relief, the other no less
sure of, punishment. " What does this mean," cried the Mar-
shal, addressing the invalid, " don't you know you have no
right to intrude in this manner ?" The invalid only answered
by casting a pitiful look at his disfigured body, which look
seemed to say, " I think I have right enough." " And you,"
said his Excellency, thundering at the sentinel, " how dare
you act in disobedience of orders ?" Erect as a poplar stood
the Grenadier, without answering a word. The Field-Marshal
now rung, and his Secretary appeared. " Here," cried his
Excellency, " give each of these fellows 25 in my presence."
The Secretary stared, and at last ventured to stammer out the
words, " Shall. I call the corporal ?" " No," resumed the
Marshal, "do it yourself." Disobedience being a word almost
unknown in the military language of Russia, the astonished
Secretary began to look round for some weapon or instrument
wherewith to inflict the punishment; but seeing nothing, he
ventured to ask, " With what ?" " With what ? Why with
your hands," replied the Marshal ; " I thought you knew
BARCLAY better. Give each of them 25 roubles—the sett.
tinel for his humanity—the invalid for his bravery and suf.
ferings."

AUCTION' or LADIES.—An auction of unmarried ladies
used to take place annually in Babylon. "In every district,"
says the historian, " they assemble on a certain day of every
year all the virgins of marriageable age." The most beautiful

is first put up, and the man who bid the largest sum of money
gained possession of her. The second in personal appearance
followed, and the bidders gratified' themselves with handsome
wives acc aalink to the depth of their purses. But, alas ! it
seems there were in Babylon some ladies for which no money
was likely to be offered, yet these also were disposed of, so pro-
vident were the Babylonians. " When all the beautiful vir-
gins," says the historian, " were sold, the crier ordered the most
deformed to stand up ; and after he had openly demanded who
would marry her with a small sum, she was at length adjudged
to the man who would be satisfied with the least ; and in this
manner the money arising from the sale of the handsome served
as a portion to those who were either of disagreeable looks, or
that had any other imperfection." This custom prevailed about
500 years before Christ.
The following curious anecdote of JAcoB BonartT, keeper
of the physic.garden at Oxford, occurs in one of GREY'S notes
to Iludibras :—" lie made a dead rat resemble the common
picture of dragons, by altering its head and tail, and thrusting
in taper sharp sticks, which distended the skin on each side till
it resembled wings. He let it dry as hard as possible. The
learned immediately pronounced it a dragon, and one of them
sent an accurate description of it to Dr. MAGLIABECCHI,
librarian to the Grand Duke of TUSCANY ; several tine copies
of verses were writterron so rare a subject; but at last Mr.
Bonatur owned the cheat. However, it was looked upon as a
masterpiece of art; and as such deposited in the Museum."
In Egypt," says Doctor RICHARDSON, " the crocodile
is generally accompanied by a small bird that takes alarm on
the slightest noise, and flying past the crocodile, awakes him
from his slumbers, in time to retreat from a person advancing
to examine, or to fire at him."
Captain COCHRANE, in his amusing work on South Ame-
rica, says, •"That the merchandize and materials, the mer-
chants and soldiers, the manners and customs of England, are
most approved in Colombia." The journals of England, he
adds, " establish and guide public opinion, and her vessels
protect and increase the trade almost exclusively. In fact, to
be an Englishman is a passe par tout throughout the Re-
public."
HONESTY.—A beggar asking Dr. Sator.r.E'r for aims, he
gave
him, through mistake, a guinea. The
i poor fellow, on
perceiving it, hobbled after him to return t ; upon which
Smollet returned it to him, with another guinea, as a reward for
his hdnesty, exclaiming at t,he same time, " What a lodging
Honesty has taken up with !'
•
JOE MILLER is said to have been the proprietor of the prin-
cipal booths at May Fair and Bartholomew Fair, and, act-
ing the droll, became a universal favourite with the public,
from which circumstance Colonel MOTLEY
.prefixed his name
as the ostensible editor of the collection of jests gathered by
himself, and which are to this day the classical standard with
all punsters.

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THE KING, &c.

WINDSOR, AUG. 17.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past
two o'clock, his MAJESTY, accompanied by the Duke of
Dorset,
.with his usual household attendants, left the Royal
Lodge in the pony phaetons, and were followed by the re-
gular retinue of grooms with saddle horses, as his Majesty takes
the exercise latterly of riding on horseback, as well as the ex-
ercise of the phaeton. His Majesty and attendants. after
passing the day in the usual manner, returned to the Roya
Lodge in the evening.at - nine o'clock.—On Monday last the
Earl and Countess of Warwick took leave of his Majesty, and
left the Royal Lodge, for their seat 'Warwick Castle.

DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c.

• The Earl and Countess Cowper, for their seat, Passenger;
Herts ; Lord Melbourne, for ditto ; the Earl and Countess of
Jersey, for their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire ; the Dow-
ager Marchioness of Exeter, for her seat at Roehampton ; Mr.
and Mrs. Dawson, for St. Leonard's Hill, near Windsor ; Mr.
Malcolm, from his villa in lient,-Thr Dantroon Castle, Argyle-
shire ; Mr. Du Pre, Miss Du Pre, and Miss Maxwell, for Mil-
ton Park, near Beaconsfield ; Mr. anti Lady Charlotte Dun-
combo, for Duncombe Park, Yorkshire; Mr. and Mrs. Little-
dale, for Ramsgate; Colonel and Mrs. Johnstone, for Nelson-
crescent,'Ramsgate ; the Earl and Countess of Sheffield, and
Lady Ann Holroyd, on a tour; Mr. William Mitchell, for
Richmond ; Mrs. and Mies Harnage, for Ramsgate; Thomas
Somers Cocks, Esq. M.P. for the Priory, Reigate, Surrey ;
Colonel and Mrs. Buller, for Ramsgate ; Sir George and Lady
Pocock, from York-street, Portman-square, for Huntingdon-
shire ; Mrs. Savage Major and Mrs. Brown, for France ; Cap-
tain O'Reilly, for Ireland ;Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, for
Chel ; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, for the Continent; J.
Mills, Esq. for Bognor Rocks.

ARRIVALS IN TQWN.
The Hon. William Petre and the Misses Petre, from a tour ;
Dr. and Mrs: Stead and,family, from Scotland ; the Hon. John
Coventry and the Misses Coventry, from Burgate, Hants ;
Mr. and Mrs. Kemmis and family, from Ireland ; the Hon.
Mr. and Mrs. Philips, from a tour ; Captain Hyde Parker,
from Berkshire ; John Powell, Esq. from Norfolk ; Mr. and
Mrs. Derwin, from Derbyshire; the Earl and Countess of
Kenmore, from Cheltenham ; .1. Westcombe, Esq. from Staf-
fordshire ; Mr. and Mrg. Carlton, from the Continent; Sir
Tyrwhitt Jones, Lady Smith, and family, from Brighton ;
Mr. and Mrs. Steed Girdlestone and family,from the Continent.

VattsataLL.—The entertainments and decorations at these
gardens last night partook of a military character, in honour of
his Royal Highness the Commandcr-in-Chief. Notwithstand-
ing the very unfavourable state of the weather, a considerable
number of visiters attended, and were of a more select class
than those on finer nights, owing, perhaps, co the necessity of
the use of carriages. IVhen arrived in Lie gardens, the walks
being canopied, it is perfectly immaterial whether the weather
be wet'or dry ; consequently, rain does not operate as a pre-
ventive to any extent to those who come in carriages. There
was nothing particularly new last night, except the motto—
" The Duke of York and the Army," (which was brilliantly
constructed at the bottom of the Quadrangle), and several mi-
litary devices in commemoration of British feats of arms. The
general appearance of the4arderis was extremely splendid, as
it usually is on gala nights.
MR. CANNING.--Extract of a letter from Lancaster, Aug.
15.—" Yesterday, on passing the beautiful Lake of Winder-
mere, we met Mr. Canning, who has just arrived here on a
visit .o Colonel Bolton, of Liyerpool. We .hope the fine air
and beautiful scenery of this part of the country may enable the
Right Hon. Gentleman to resume. his -official duties, with all
lint advantage and honour to
_llk country which they haVe con-
ferred upon it since his last dignified and becoming elevation to
office. The Right Hon. Gentleman looked pale, but by no
means in any thing like a declining state ofhealth. He is ac-
companied by Mrs. Canning, Mr. Ellis, and his Secretary,
Mr. Harvey. Such Gentlemen of the Bar as were at the Lake
on Sunday were invited to the elegant and hospitable mansion
of Col. Bolton, to meet 11r. Canning.
CHELTENHAM, AUG. IG.—The Duke and Duchess of
Buckingham arrived here last night, at Bayshill Lodge, the re-
sidence of his late Majesty King George the Third, which was
announced by the joyful ringing of bells. His Grace has had
a slight attack of the gout, and is come here for the benefit of
' his health. This morning his Grace repaired to the Royal Old
Wells, where he was received by Mr. Chambers, the Manager,
who handed him a glass of water on a silver salver. The band
struck up " God Save the King." This being the anniversary
of the birth--day of the Duke of York, the flags of various na-
tions were displayed at the Royal Old Well, which Mr. Cham-
bers is in possession of from having been an attendant on Sir
Isaac Heard, late Garter King at Arms. The band attached
to the Wells played the Duke of York's Marc!,. The town has
been rather flat lately, but we expect -a very full autumn,' as a
number of families of distinction are expected:
EDINBURGH, AUG. 16.—Arrived at Oman's Hotel, Char-
lotte-square:—The Right Hon. Lord Decies, Baron and Ba,.
roness d'Anden, the Hon. Mrs. Bowen, Miss Pretty, and
Miss Webster, Count val Pozzo. Set off from the same
place :—Sir Alexander Cockburn, Graham, Esq. and
Miss Graham, Rumfiff, Esq. John F. Elphinstone, Esq.
John Douglas, Esq. M.P. -- Little, Esq. Sirs. Little and fa-
mily, William Plunkett, Esq. and Wm. Plunkett, Esq. jun.
ROYAL LANDING, CLUB DlNNER.—Yesterday the Royal
Landing Club, Leith, 'celebrated the third anniversary of his
Majesty's arrival in Scotland, by a dinner in the Assembly
Rooms, Leith ; Bailie Auld, Senior Magistrate, in the Chair.
On his right were the Right Hon. the Lord Provost of Edin-
burgh, Earl of Fife, Sir Patrick Walker, Sir Henry Jardine,
William Allan, Esq., Admiral of Leith, the Rev. Mr. Grant,
Captain D. Boswell, R.N. &c On the Chairman's left sat the
Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Melville, Lord John Hay,
Admiral Sir Philip Durham, Mr. '!'ratter, of Ballendean, Dr.
Duncan, senior, Captain Hunn, R.N. Bailies Burn, Dud-
geon, anti Old Bailie Macfie, acted as croupiers. Dailies Reoch
and Mackay, the former Presidents of the Club, sat at the end
of the Chairman's table. The meeting was characterised by
harmony and mirth ; and did not break up till a late hour.
About 200 persons were present. The dinner was splendid,
and reflected the highest credit on Mrs. Simpson.—(Edinburgh
Observer, Aug. 16.)
HERNE BAY.—This delightful little watering-place has this
season to boast of more fashionable company than has at this
early period been known. The various buildings and imppove-
menu which have taken pla-ce- during the winter, now strike
the visitor with astonishment and admiration—and though the
term little may at the present be applicable, we doubt if we
shall be justified in using it in the course of a few years—.
For the invalid, or those who retire from crowded cities for the
benefit of sea-bathing, we must yield the preference to the Bay.
The salubrity of the air, and the uncommon fine bathing_
houses, long rendered this a desirable situation, and in many
instances we have have known it to be recommended by The
Faculty. That buildings to a greater extent had never been
erected, had often excited our surprise ; and it is with pleasure
we now see them, and particularly so from their style and
grandeur. •

Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of Kent. Her
Royal Highness had a select party to dinner yesterday, at her
apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington. In the evening
her Royal Highness's tradespeople illuminated their houses.
Yesterday morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cobourg, Prince Leopold,
and the Princess reodote' went on board the Admiralty Barge
at Whitehall Stairs, and took an excursion down the River.—
Their Royal Highnesses returned to Whitehall Stairs about
three o'clock.

_ .
The Duke of Richmond is entertaining the Duke of York
and a party of Noblemen on a grouse shooting excursion, at his
seat in Derbyshire.
An elopement took place from the vicinity of Devonshire
House, Chiswick, on Monday. The parties were a Miss
o____, lovely and accomplished at 18, and a Mr.
partner in a firm in Broad-street, who had been on a visit a
fortnight at a friend's of the young lady's father in the neigh-
bourhood, and whom he occasionally visited. The paramour
is verging on forty years of age. The lady was traced to
Hatchett's, from whence she proceeded in a post-chaise to
paramour, and was overtaken near Dunstable,
aßnadr Barnet
brought
her
back by her father.

P 0 E 'P a Y.

.THE SONG OF HARVEST.
Spring and Summer both are fair,
Both may boast their flowerets' dye,
Both may boast their balmy'air,
And their cloudless azure sky ;

Spring may. boast her blossom'd boughs
Waving in the vernal gale,
•
And her songster's warbled vows
Echoing down each peaceful vale.

Sumner may her rose expand,
And her early fruit display,
And call forth the jocund band,
To spread around the fragrant hay :

But, though fair the blossoms blow, ,
The brow of blooming May to deck,
And the moisten'd fruit may grow, •
Summer's fervid thirst to check,

Vie they with the bounteous store
That my teaming fields supply,
When—the golden Harvest o'er—
Arise the shouts of grateful joy ?

Mine's the treasure of the bee,
For me the luscious dew she blends ;
Mine the produce of each tree
That with its weight o'erloaded bends !

Vine's the calm, still, tranquil day,
Suited to-the Poet's dream,
Whilst the fading woods display
A deep, rich, mellow changing gleam.

Mine's that bright majestic Moon,
That spreads around her lengthen'd light,
As though she fear'd to close too soon
The pleasures of the harvest night !

Then come,- ye sportive Elves ! who love
Beneath her silver beams to glide ;
Come, come, ripe Autumn's bounty prove
The treasures of her festive tide !