The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-14 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

REMARIKABLg DAY.—This day is remarkable
as the anniversary of the greatest earthquake ever
known in England, 1318 ; of the marriage of
Arthur, eldest son of Henry the Seventh, to
Princess Catherine of Spain, 1501 ; of the loss of
the York Indiaman off Limerick, 1758: and of
Dr. Seabury being the first Bishop consecrated in
America, 1734.

ST. BRlTlus.—Yesterday was the anniversary
of St. Britius. He was a monk of the fourth century, and a
native of Tours, in France. He was educated under St. Martin,
but was idle and proud, and despised the instructions and ad-
monitions of his tutor. A reformation in his manners having
taken place, lie succeeded Martin in his Bishopric, which he
enjoyed for thirty-three years. Some slanderous reports being
propagated against him, he appealed to a miracle, and to the
fiery ordeal ; but these had no effect upon the people, and he
was expelled the city. After an absence of seven years he was
recalled through the influence of the Pope, and restored to all
his dignities, and he died in the year 444.
MONSIEUR SNOOKE.-ThOSO who 'visited Paris
during the Consular Government must remember the cele-
brated Tamboor Major de la Garde, Monsieur Sncoke, of
whom tlae following. anecdote may not be much known. March-
ing through a provincial town at the head of the column, he
of course, (or if not himself, his fine laced coat) attracted the
notice of all female, as well as male Badauts of the place._
The corps being billeted off, and Monsieur Snooke having de-
livered his emblem of office, the cane, to an attendant drummer,
he was soon surrounded by Messieurs les Badauts. They in-
vited him to accompany them to an adjacent We': pour Loire,
ich he declined, never drinking, as he assured them, any
spirituous liquors, (so contrary to the habits and customs
of his brother Majors of Britain); but, to soften the refusal, he
crnsented to accept zinc denri tasse de Cafe ! Whilst sipping
the oriental restorative, he favoured the company with the fol-
lowing brief biography of himself modestly, something after the
manner of Othello—which was elicited by the observation made
by one of the company, that Monsieur le Major, being but'
Drum-Major, had not been treated with that justice which a
man of his standing deserved. (Monsieur Snooke was six feet four
inches high) Helas Messieurs que voidez sous!—tout le monde
ne gagne pas le gros lot. Yet must I not complain, for I held
in the early part of the revolution a Captain's Commission in
a regiment of the line. Mais me: camarodes etoient des gene
absolument Sims education. I must have withdrawn from them;
bat fortunately Buonaparte arrive it me fit proposi, la cone de
la garde, et je l'acceptois ! ! !
Sunem.crry OF FARSIERS•—One of those idlers
who live by their wits upon the simplicity of the Farmers who
frequent Smithfield, went to an inn, where he saw a farmer with
a tankard of mulled wine. He entered into conversation with
him, boasted of the many extraordinary things he could do, and
among others. declared he could drink exactly a wine glass full
out of any tankard. The Farmer expressed some doubts; when
to prove it, the fellow said, " I do not like to bet much, but I
will lay you a penny Ido it." The wager was accepted. The
fellow swallowed the whole contents of the tankard, then coolly
said to his dupe, " I own, Sir, I have lost the waget, here is
my penny."
Mr. CunttAN, cross-examining a horse-jock-
ey's servant, asked his master's age. " I never put my hand
in his mouth to try," answered the fellow. The laugh was
against Curran, till he wittily retorted. " You did perfectly
right, friend, for yo'ir master is said to be a great bite."