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

ANECDOTES, &c.

LORD CIIIATDAIIi.-This great Nobleman and
his family once visiting a foreign Nobleman, the
present Earl, who was then eleven years of age,
on entering the room made his bow Very- grace-
fully. His brother William, two years younger,
on his approach, made a slight bow and took a
seat. On their return Lady Chatham was ap-
plauding her elder son's politeness, and at the
same time condemning the" hauteur of William.
" You did right, William," said the father,
" never be taught to bow lower than your own
inclination and sense of decent respect require,
and then you will never be suspected of fawning
hope and interested adulation."
ANECDOTE or Mit. SIIERIDAN,--.—Mr. SDERI.
DAN'S improvidence in every thing connected with money,
was most remarkable. He would frequently be obliged to
atop on his journies, for want of the means of getting on,
and to remain living expensively at an inn till a remittance
could reach him. His letters to the Treasurer of the Theatre
on these occasions were generally headed with the words—
" Money-bound." A friend of his told me, that one morning,
while waiting for him in his study, he cast his eyes over the
heap of unopened letters that lay upon the table, and, seeing
one or two with coronets on the seals, said to Mr. Westley the
Treasurer, who was present, " I see we are all treated alike."
Mr. Westley then informed him, that he had once found, on
looking over this table, a letter which he had himself sent, a
few weeks before, to Mr. Sheridan, enclosing a 10/. note, to
release him from some inn, but which Mr. Sheridan, having
raised the supplies in some other way, had never thought of
opening. The prudent Treasurer took away the letter, and
reserved the enclosure fur some future exigence.—( oore's
Lffe of Sheridan. )
DUKE OF Dr VONSHIRE.—A short time ago, his
Grace, accompanied by the Prince and Princess Rassamoffski,
visited Messrs. Bright's Repository, at Buxton, and whilst
they were engaged in examining the various curiosities it con-
tains, a poor woman entered, and, in Lancashire dialect, asked
" which wur Mester Duke?" His Grace was pointed out to
her by one of the ladies of the party,. and she continued her
exclamations in the most emphatic manner—" God bless yo,
Sur," she said, " oi've bin at Buxton mony a toime, but oi
nicer see you befoor, an oi want for t' say as old 'ye shaked
hands wi' yo." With this request his Grace . complied, and
the old lady left the repository highly delighted that she had
shaken hands with the Duke of Devonshire.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
mEETINGs OF JJOUNI)S IN TUX PRESENT WET

Fox Hounds, on T►iesday, at Long
Houghton ; Thursday, at Swinton Common ; Saturday, Can-
klow Wood.

The Chester Harriers, on Tuesday, at Newton ; Friday,
at Milton Green.
The Weymouth Barriers, on Thursday, at the Kennel.

The Commissioners of the Navy
.have sub-
scribed 100/. towards the relief of the suffering families of the
persons lost in the Portsmouth Dock-yard ; and the Lords of
the Admiralty have given 101. to the men of the Guernsey ves-
sel, who picked up the officers and men upset in the Phaeton's
boat. _

The town of Devonport has experienced the
greatest shock to its public credit by the failure of the Naval
Bank of Messrs. Shiells and Johns. The failure of the
Kingsbridge Banking Establishment of Messrs. Square, Pri-
deaux, and Co. last week, connected as it was with a dis-
trict of many miles around, composed mostly of small
farmers, was replete with. distress, and occasioned, from a loss
of confidence, a partial pressure on ull the banks (six) of Ply-
mouth and Devonport. As the extent of that calamity
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generalnie prevailed, and Saturday
last, run commenced on all
became known,
market-clay, aet-iklainy, aof pad
the banks, principally • against that of Shiells and Johns,
who were compelled to shut up an hour before the
usual time. KM Monday a notice appeared in the win-
dows, that, in consequence of the severe. pressure of Sa.
turday, Shiells and Johns were unable to resume their
payments. The most favourable • reports respecting the
finances of the firm are, that their debts are 60,0001., and
they have assets to the amount of 20,0001. ; whilst others
state their debts to be 100,0001., and that the estate will
not pay 3s. in the pound. The excitement of the public
was heightened. on Thursday by the announcement of the
death of Mr. Shiells. He was found dead in his bed at five
o'clock the previous afternoon, at a small estate ,he has called
Corn Wood, about 14 miles from the town. Thomas Slinton
Shiells, Esq. was a Magistrate for the county of Devon.._
(Hampshire Telegraph.)
ALARMING FlRE.—Last evening, between ten
and eleven o'clock, an alarming fire was discovered in the house
of Mr. Macleod, of Upper Barlow-street, Wrestininster, by
some of the passengers in the street ; the family were at a
friend's house in the neighbourhood, and before they had ar-
rived an entrance was obtained by the watchman, and the lower
part of the house was in flames, which were rapidly ascending.
Every exertion was made as the family were not insured, and a
considerable portion of property was saved. The flames burst
through the first floor, and were rapidly gutting the house
when their progress was checked by a great body of water being
thrown upon them, and in less than an hour the fire was totally
subdued without doing further damage. A man, in endea.
vouring to rescue some of the property was:dreadfully scorched.