The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-06 00:00:00

ANBCDOT ES, &c.

LORD CHATHAM.—When Lord CIIATIIAM was
Minister, he at onetime wanted a great number
of transports to he ready intmediate/N,• which
Lord ANSON, the first Lord 'of the Admiralty,
told him was impossible. " I must have them
directly," said the Minister—" impossible," was
the answer. " Come, come," said CUATHAM,
" show the possibility directly-7-a fleet of
colliers has just arrived; throw the coals directly
into the Th.:tiles, and put the soldiers on board
immediately,—the services of Government must
not stand still for a paltry expellee." The
Admiralty, however, struck by the firmness of
the Minister, soon discovered another species of
possibility, and the business was done without
resorting to the proposed expedient.

OmvEn. CrtomwEr,r, being afraid of cabals fiorn
the expelled family, thought it dangerous to permit persons,
particularly noblemen, to leave the kingdom without • leave.—
A young nobleman in the interest of Charles 11. cause to pay
his respects to the Protector, and solicit leave of absence from
the country. Cromwell immediately granted the request, but
said, " Well, let me see you soon again, but don't see Charles
Stuart." " I will not, upon my honour," replied the. peer.—
The nobleman soon returned, anti coming to pay his duty to
the Protector, Cromwell snatched his hat out of his hands,
anti with a penknife quickly cut open the lining, and from the
inside took out several letters and papers directed to the friends
of Charles. " 0 shame !" cried Oliver, "is this the way the
English nobles keep their honour ? Did you rot promise not
to sec Charles Stdart ?" " I did not see hint," answered.. the
nobleman. "Then," said Cromwell, " who put out the candle,
you, or Charles ?" Oliver had cunningly contrived to put a
spy of his own into the peer's service, who discoverCd that at the
interview the King first put outthe lights.

Lord STRANGFoan, who previously had only
an Irish title, was, at the commencement of the present year,
created a Peer of the Realm, by the title of Lord Penshurst.—
Ile is the last in the Roll of Garter King at Arms, delivered to
the House of Lords by Sir George Nayler at the beginning of
the last Session of Parliament ; his Lordship is there thus de-
scribed, 's Percy Clinton Sydney Smy-the Lord Penshurst."—
The English title is taken from Penslturst in Kent, about
three miles from Ton bridge.
Sir II UNItY WOTTON, who had for many years
represented James I. at the Court of Venice, being applied to
by a friend who was about to be employed as an Ambassador,
for some rules for his negociations. Sir henry gave this for an
infallible aphorism---" That to be in safety himself, and service-
able to his country, he should always, and upon ail occasions,
:path ath truth: it seems a state paradox, for," said Sir Henry,
" you shall never be believed ; and by this means your truth
will secure yourself if you shall ever be, called to any account;
and it will put your adversaries (who. will still hunt counter) to
a loss in all their disquisitions and undertakings."
TnE SPANIARDS IN Cu RA, both -men 'and wo-
men, are extremely careless about personal'neatness, except on
particular occasions. Even in the Havannah it is rare to see a
well-dressed man ; and when you do, it is impossible to ap-
proach within three yards of him without being half suffocated
by the smell of tobacco or brandy punch. The ladies usually
continue in dishabille all day, and any one who takes the '
trouble of looking into the rooms through-The trellised win-
dows will see their female inmates habitedin dressing gowns
without shoes or stockings, lying on scifas, or swinging them-
selves in cots suspended from the ceiling ; but in the evening
he will meet the same individuals on the Alomoda (a public
walk), or in a.ball-room, transformed into showy, elegant, well-
dressed belles.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMAKKET FIRST OCTOBER MEgTING, 1825.

WEDNESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 59 sov. each, T. Y. C.
_

Mr. liTyndhaip's'Cricketer, brother to I;lack.:4nd-all-Black

9st. 51b. - - - • - 1
Mr. Hunter's f. by COmus, out of Sprightly, 7st. 41b. - 2
Mr. Greville"s sister to Faust, 7st. 216. _ - 3

' 2tol on Cricketer. •
The Anson Stakes of 300 son. each, h. ft.for'the produce of
mares covered in 1822; colts, Bst.slb. links, Bg. 21b. T.Y.C.
31b. allowed to the produce f untried mares. •
D. of Grafton's c. Paul Jones, by Partisan, out of Niobe 1
D. of Grafton's f. Lilias, by Amadis, out of Piquet - 2
Mr. Prendergast's ch. f. by Rainbow, out of Jannette 3
Mr. Crockford's t. by Sebin, out of Sultan's darn - 4
Three paid.-2 to lon Paul Jones.
The St. Leger Stakes of 25 soy. each, for three yrs old colts,
fist. 71b. and fillies, Bst 4th. D. I.
D. of Grafton's Rufus - - 1
Mr. Theakston's gr. f. by Walton, out of Lisette - 2
Nine paid.—Any odds on Rufus. •

A.GRICULTIMAL REPORT
FOR THE COUNTIES OF WORCESTER, STAF-
FORD; AND SALOP, FOR SEPT. 1325.

The general housing of the Grain has been
completed this year with great success.. The flail has yet
scarcely come into action, so that the produce cannot be accu-
rately ascertained ; but we are warranted in saying that the
NI-heat is a full average crop, the samples in many cases very
fine and heavy ; the price of this necessary of life is rather
looking down. The rains have had a very beneficial influence
on the land, which works most kindly ; the good active farmers
have introduced a great breadth of seed, which begins to put
forth the blade most kindly.—There are many stacks of Old
Wheat in these counties, so that the New does not Conic into
the market so soon as was expected.—Oats and Barley produce
better and more abundant than was expected ; the straw is very
short, but the grain of the early sown crops is very fine, and
obtains good price.—Carrots turn out a very indifferent crop,
the rains have caused an abundant top, without a correspondent
increase in the root.--Potatoes are still in a growing state ; those
that have been raised areof fine quality, but small.—Lucern and
Saintfoin have partaken of the genial rains, and produced a most
abundant quantity of green food ; it is not good policy to cut or
feed later than the middle of October, it causes the plant to bleed
and prevents its very early shoots
,in the spring.—Turnips are
w
abundant, and very fine : there ill not be any want of spring
food, although the Hay-Stack sufrered &f ling the extreme
drought of the .summer.—:klangel Wurzel will be a roost re-
markably fine crop, and abundantly pay the cultivator.-_
Apples and Pears, have equally with the Hops, turned out a
very inferior crop, and very much disappointed the grower.

Letters from Bang-kok, the chief sea-port of
Siam, dated the 3d March, mention the continu-
ance of the utmost good-will on the part of the
King of SIAM towards the British forces in the
Burmese territory. lie had recently sent down to
Sincapore, as a present to Mr. CaAwrorw,ithe Bri-
tish resident at that place, 1,000 peculs of sugar,
worth about 2,0001. sterling. Owing to the en-
terprise and good conduct of a few British mer-
chants, it appears that a very lucrative traffic has
beers opened and is now carrying on with Siam.

Lorin PoncnEsTEß.—This Nobleman—a poet
of celebrity—visited Inverness last week. Monday he visited
Culloden Moor, and being informed by his guide that a woman
lived in Inverness, who was nine years of age at the time of
the Culloden battle, he returned to town for the purpose of
having an interview with her. She afforded his Lordship sa.
tisfactory information in answer to his numerous inquiries; and
finding that she depended chiefly for a subsistence on the small
sum of two pounds from one of the charitable funds of the
town, he generously ordered that two pounds more should be
paid her yearly for life on his account. Helen Reid, the object
of Lord Porchester's bounty on this occasion, was horn on the
I9th March, 173 G, and now occupies a comfortless dwelling
near the Old Bridge.—(Edinburgh Observer, Oct: 4.)

TILE PRICE OF AN EAR.—At the New Bailey
Court Room, yesterday, John Vaughan was
brought up, charged with having in a fight bitten
off a man's ear. An officer of the Court stated'
that he had seen the man whose ear had been
bitten off that morning, and that he refused to
appear against Vaughan ; he had bee,a paid 303.
The man was
for his ear, and was quite satisfied. ,
of course discharged.—(3lanchester Advertiser.)