The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-30 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

TnE DUKE OF BE,':FORD.—King Louis the
• Eleventh of France being urged to demolish the
Tomb of the Duke of Bed ford, who had been
Regent of France, and was burd at Rouen,
answered,—" that it would be dishonourable
"to disturb him, when dead, who. when
" alive, made ALL France tremble !"—(,Speed.)
READY Wyr.—A Stranger having arrived at
Rome, who was very much in person like the
Emperor Augustus, the latter sent for him, and
asked him " whether his mother had ever been
" in Rome ?" The Stranger answered " No, but
" that his father had."—(Po(!gron,f. 147.)
PERSUASIVE APOLOGY.—A certain theatrical
Manager, of no little celebrity, on the occasion
of some public rejoicing by illuminations for a
splendid victory, obtained by the British arms,
in a fit of Patriotism broached his best tap.
of strong beer, in the street he lived,
pro bono publico. When this supply was ,
exhausted, the populace, with its usual
gra-
titur'e, betook themselves to breaking the
poor gentleman's windows,. and creating a very
serious riot about his house, vociferating for
more beer, and employing the vigour the liquor
had inspired iu destroying the' donor's property.
Urged, therefore, by the remonstrances of his
wife, the servants issued from the door, bearing
afsalk,.of small beer, ,and the Mnnager himself
appeared at his own balcony, and thus addressed
the multitude:—
" Ladies and Gentlemen—lt has always been my wish as well
as soy interest to afford you the best entertainment my house
could afford, but on this occasion, you having, with your ac-
customed goodness, drank all my strong beer, and the brewer
living at a great distance, I am reduced to the necessity of
sending to you the only thing I have at command, namely, a
cask of small beer, which I trust, Ladies and Gentlemen,
under these circumstances you will receive with your usual in-
dulgence."

CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF SWEDEN.--When the
news of the execution of CMART.E9 1. reached Sweden, this
Princess remarked to a Nobleman at Court, who expressed a
horror at the event, " My Lord, the English have cut off their
King's head for making no use of it; and they have acted very
wisely."

EXPENSIVE DECORATION.--A Gentleman, who
determined to paper a room in the moat costly manner in the
kingdom, boasted that the paper alone had cost 394,440/.,
which lie made out by showing, that he had employed an
agent to purchase for him, at one penny each, throughout the
country, all the tickets ud were drawn blanks in a previous
lottery. Reckoning, therefore, 39,444 blanks at the original
price of 10/. each, he made out the above sum.
WHIMSICAL VENGEANCE.—Such was the ani-
mosity conceived by the Swiss against the House of Austria,
in consequence of the attempt of Archduke ALBERT to subju-
gate them, that they put to death all the peacocks throughout
the country, because a peacock's tail made part of the crest of
the Austrian arms. History informs us, that a Swiss being at
an entertainment with a glass or wine standing before him, one
of the company observed, that the sun formed in it a kind of
representation of a peacock's tail. At this sight the Swiss drew
his sabre, and smashed the glass in pieces.
DEAR Swarr having been one day informed by
a friend that King 'WILLIAM 111. had, upon his arrival, taken
the following motto, " Non rapzii sect recepi," " Ay," maid the
Doan, " I always thought the receiver as bad as the thief."
Da— FRANKLIN.—When the Doctor travelled
through part of Scotland, he was attended by a negro servant,
who, estimating the value of land in proportion to its being
clear of wood, as they do in North America, exclaimed, while
passing over the barren mountains of Lochabar—" 0, master,
what a fine country is this, where not a single tree is to be seen
for many miles round !"

CEICEMONIKS IN SPAIN.—One of the old Ce-
remonies in Spain, to notify the QuEr,w's pregnancy, was her
going in a chair to our Lady Datocha, all the grandees fol-
lowing on foot. This image was of wood, and used annually on
her festival to weep most copiously, which drew tears from all
the congregation. One day, the preacher observing a person
with dry eyes, called to, him—how he could forbear weeping
when the holy virgin shed floods of tears ? "Ah ! reverend
father," answered he, " I am the person who yesterday fixed
her in a niche, in doing which I drove three large nails into
her back ; if ever she was able to cry, it would surely have been
then."

THE LEEDS FAMILY.—TiIe ancestor of the
Duke of LEEDS was a young man named Osborne, who served
his apprenticeship to Sir Wm. Hewit, who was Lord Mayor
of London in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Sir William lived
on London-bridge, and his daughter, during Edward Osborne's
apprenticeship, accidentally fell from her father's window into
the Thames. Osborne plunged after the young lady, and
saved her life at the risk of his own. This act much added to
the favourable opinion which the master had for the ap-
prentice, and as soon as the latter had served his time, Sir
William Hewit said to him, " Osborne, you are a de-
, serving youth, and have faithfully served me for seven
years ; I am under considerable obligations to you, you •have
saved the life of my only daughter at the peril of your own.
You have therefore the best claim to her; she is at your ser-
vice, if you choose to accept of her in marriage, and the most
considerable part of what I am possessed of shall hereafter be
yours. Osborne gladly accepted the generous offer, and the
eldest son of that marriage was Hewit Osborne, who was
knighted by the Earl of Essex, under whom he served in Ire-
land, for his services in the field. The family soon after be-
came ennobled. Thomas Osborne, the first Duke of Leeds,
was prouder of the circumstance of his ancestor having acquired
wealth and station by his honesty and intrepid spirit, than he
was of any of the subsequent services of the family, and once
related the circumstance with conscious pride to Charles 11.

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FIRST MAP OF ENGLAND.-1./EONGE LILLY,
the son of the famous grammarian, who lived some time at
Rome with Cardinal Pole, published the first map that ever
was drawn of this Island. It was published in 1539, twenty
years before his death.

POVERTY, or the want of riches, is generally
compensated by having more hopes, and fewer fears—by a
greater share of health, and a more exquisite relish of the

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smallest enjoyments, than those who possess them are usually
blessed with.

A LC/1 T.—ANOTIIONY WOOD gives a curious
account of the adventures of two noted aichc._

mists, Edward Kelly, an Oxfoid student, and
Dr. John Dee. Kelly had both his ears cut off
for one of his exploits in Lancashire. He had,
in order to know something concerning the death

of a young gentleman, invoked some infernal spi-
rits in the park of Walton in the 1)ale, Lanca-

shire, and afterwards took up the body o► a man
buried in Law church-yard, which body he
caused, by his incantations, to utter strange pre-
dictions. Notwithstanding the loss of his ears,

which were not as long as those of !di customers,

Dee employed I.:1n as his S'kuer (to report the
words of the spirits.) They went abroad, toge-
ther with Laski, a Polish Nobleman, in the year
1583, and residing chiefly in Bohemia, continued
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their incantations for some time, but quarrelling
at last about the division of the spoil, Dee return-
ed to England, Kelly was knighted by the Em-
peror Rodolph the Second, who spent much of
his time in search of the philosopher's stone.
Kelly amused him awhile, but his tricks being
discovered, he was ordered into custody. In
this dilemma his old friend the devil left him in
the lurch, for, endeavouring to escape from a
high window, he broke his leg, and died soon af-
ter. Lord Willoughby, Queen Elizabeth's Am-

bassador at Prague, sent an old warming-pan to
her Majesty, part of which had been tuinsmuted
into gold by Kelly. The Queen, it seems, was
so perfectly convinced of the truth of the story
that she sent Peter Gwynne to Bohemia to per-
suade Kelly to return to England.

THE KING, &c.
WINDSOR, SEPT. 29.—Yesterday afternoon -his MAJESTY,
and visitors, consisting of the Mite of Dorset, Lord St. Helen's,
the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanhope, and Sir W. Kepple, who
arrived the preceding evening at the Royal Lodge, and dined
with his Majesty, visited the Castle. His Majesty drove him-
self in his favourite phaeton, accompanied by the Duke of Dor-
set ; a second followed, containing Lord St. Helens and Sir NV.
Kepple, and afterwards his Majesty's double-bodied phaeton,
with 4 ponies and postillions, containing the Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
A. Stanhope, Sir W. Knighton, and Co]. Thornton. The Royal
Party reached the Castle at a quarter after 4, and were conducted •
through the corridor and other improvements, by Mr. Jenkins,
Clerk of the Works (Ilr. J. W7yattville being absent.) His
Majesty did not alight from his phaeton, but drove about the
quadrangle, while his illustrious ,visitors inspected the altera-
tions, which occupied them about halt' an hour, when hs Ma-
jesty and Party returned through the Little Park, and up the
Long Walk to the Royal. Lodge.—Last evening his Ma-
jesty entertained the following distinguished characters at din-
ner :—Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta and the
Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Dorset, the Marquis and
Marchioness Conynham, Earl and Countess Mount Charles,
Lord A.'Conyngham, Lord St. Helens, the [lon. Mr. and Mrs.
A. Stanhope, Sir W. Kepple, Sir W. Knie,l3ton, Sir E. Nagle,
and Col. Thornton. At seven o'clock the party entered the
suite of rooms extending the south front of•the Royal Lodge,
which were most tastefully illuminated and decorated, when a
superb-banquet was served up. At a quarter befOre' nine the
private Band of his Majesty WAS stationed in the Conservatory.
from which time until eleven they entertained his Majesty
and guests with their pertbrmance of some choice pieces
from the new Operas of /I Crociato in Egitto, Preciosa, &c..
and the grand Coronation Chorus, which was particularly ad-
mired. Shortly after I 1 o'clock their Royal "Highnesses the
Princess Augusta and the Duchess of' Gloucester took leave of
his Majesty, and returned to Frogmore Lodge. The phaetons
for his Majesty and visitors are ordered to be in readiness at the
Royal Lodge this afternoon at two o'clock, and preparations
have been made for an aquatic excursion at Virginia Water._
The bells of the parish-church have been rung► this day in
honour of the birth-day of the Queen-Dowager of Wirtemberg.

DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, Sce.
The Earl of Abergavenny, for his seat in Sussex ; the Earl
of Dartmouth, from Woodsome Hall, Yorkshire, for Sandwell
Hall, Staffordshire; Count and Countess Lieven, for Brighton ;
Lady Smith, for the Dowager Countees of Guilford's seat in
Yorkshire; Edward Powney, Esq. for Dover ; Mrs. General
Smith, from Canterbury, for Frian Court, Hampshire.—From
the British Hotel, Jermyn-street—Arthur Campbell, Esq. Mrs.
Campbell, and family, for Scotland ; Captain Selby, R.N. for
Chatham.—From the Brunswick House Hotel, Hanover-square
—Captain and Mrs. Edwards, for the Continent ; .T. Knight,
}:sq.` for Cheltenham ; William Duncan, Esq. for Brighton.—
From Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square—Captain and Mrs.
Duncombe, for Paris.—From Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street—
Lady Raleigh, Colonel and the lion. Misses Strutt, for Essex.
—From Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street—His Excellency the
Prince Narichsken and suite, for Boulogne.

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.
Lord Folkstone, from Longford Castle ; Mrs. Hoare, from
Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire; Colonel Gore Langton), M.P.
from a tour.—At Blake's Hotel—His Serene Highness the
Duke of ISrunswich and suite, from Scotland.—At Warren's
Hotel. Regent-street—The Earl and Countess of Ketnnare,
from Hastings.—At the Waterloo lintel, Jermyn-street—Cap-
fain and Mrs. stevenson.—At the Bthish Hotel—Messrs. nes-
sennot and Jeffery, from Ireland.—At Miller's Hotel, Jermyn_
street—Janice Daly, Esq. M.P. from Eastbourne ; J. White,
Esq. from Bath.

CHELTENHAM, SEPT. 2/I.—The Earl of Clarendon, Sir J.
Yorke, and Mr. Serjeant Onslow, were among the company
who thronged the promenade at the Montpellier Spa this morn-
ing. The latter gentleman has much improved in his health
since his stay here. The walks at the Spa were numerously
attended. The band at the .Montpellier Spas played the Glee
of " The Red Cross Knights," and a full piece at the request
of Mr. Dragonetti. The Pump-room of the Pittville Spa,
erecting by Mr. Pitt, is to he completed for the year 1827. The
walls of the pump-room are finished, and the roof is commenced.
It measures 86 feet in length, and 36 feet in width. Colonel
Berkeley is to appear at the Theatre to-morrow evening, in the
character of Othello, for the benefit of Mrs. Bunn.
DOVER, SEPT. 28.—Last evening, at half-past 8 o'clock,
his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, accompanied by her Se-
rene Highness the Duchess Dow:ger of Cobourg, her Serene
Highness the Princess Feodore of Leiningen, the Baroness de
Spaeth, the Countess Clavelsberg, D'Alberti, Sir Robt.
Gardiner, and General Wetherall, with their suites, arrived at
Wright's Ship Hotel, in 4 travelling carriages and fours, where
apartments were ordered for the Royal Party, and this morning, at
ten o'clock embarked on board his Majesty's packet Fury, Capt.
Hamilton, for Calais.--A Royal salute was fired from the bat-
tery on the heights as the vessel moved from the pier. At the
latter place most of the rank and fashion in Dover were as-
sembled to see their Royal Highnesses embark, and all classes
were much gratified at the very attentive and affectionate man-
ner of his Royal Highness towards his interesting and venerable
parent, whom his Royal Highness accompanied across the
Channel.--Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Narisch-
Mlle and suite, the Hon. Mr. Percival, Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn,
&c. left Wright's Hotel for Boulogne this morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Canning will leave town to-morrow for the
Country. We hope the excursion will completely reinstate his
health.

The Duke and Duchess of Portland have arrived at their seat,
Welbeck, Notts. from a tour. _

The Earl and Countess of Longford and family are expected
in town this day from Brighton.
On Wednesday se'nnight Prince Schwartzenhurgh and the
Count Francois d'llarach, who have lately been on a visit to
the Duke of Northumberland, at Alnwick Castle, went down a
pit at Howdon-colliery, for the purpose of examining the work-
hrs, with which they expressed themselves much gratified.
They were attended by Mr. Samuel Cooper, who showed them
every attention.
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All the Princes and Princesses of England, brothers and
sisters of George IV., who are on the Continent, lately met at
Homburgh, the capital of the Landgrztve of Hesse. There were
the Queen Dowager of Wurtemberg, the Landgravine of Hesse,
and the Dukes of Clarence, Cumberland, and Cambridge, Go-
vernor of llanover.—( Etoik.)

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IMPROVEMENTS IN TOWN.-By the removal of
the Turnpike at Hyde Park-corner, Piccadilly, the Grosvenor
Estate will be improved in value to an incalculable extent. Let
any one reflect what a prodigious track of land it is ; reaching
to the River Thames across the wooden bridge at Chelsea,
the whole of which will be covered with superb edifices.—
As to the rear of Grosvenor-place, wherein Belgrave-
luare is to rear its head, our Readers may judge what
is calculated upon when they are told that Mr. Gomazo.
the Brewer at Knightsbridge, has been offered sixteen thou-
s Ind pounds for one of his houses opposite the Park ; and
this merely for the purpose of making an opening into the new
square. Belgrave-square will, we are told, be, in a few
years, the Court end of London. Under this impres-
sion it is the determination of Lord Guosv xoa to
make this spot the vehicle of his future fame. The
elevation of every house will be one story higher than any
modern buildings, and every front w be of stone; the area to
be considerable.—As a proof how necessaryit is to build houses
upon a large scale, there are now no less than thirty-two appli-
cations upon the books of Mouse Agents for town residences of
the size of mansions.

CAMi3ltlDGe,,Sear. 30.--Yesterday, being
Michaelmas Day, JoIIN PURCII" Esq, was sworn into the
office of Mayor of this town for the year ensuing, on which
occasion an
party.
neariegant dinner was' given at the Town Hull, to a
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SWEARING IN THE SHERIFFs.-Thig day, the
Lorin MAYOR, Recorder. Alderman, Sheriffs,
and Sheriffs elect, took water at two o'clock, at
Blackfriare-bridge, and proceeded to West-
minster, where the Civic Officers, for the ensuing
year, were sworn in with the usual forms.
BOOTH has arrived in London, from America.
He is engaged for a limited period at Drury-lane
Theatre, and his first appearance will in a short
time be announced.—Richard the Thud is spoken
of as the part in which he will make his reap.
pearance.

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