The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-23 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

ARISTIPPUS.—This facetious,' witty, and luau
rious Philosopher, being asked in
.what an able
man differed from a blockhead, said, " Let them
be sent out of their own country,said he, and the
difference will soon appear." A lesson to. all who
live upon the labour of others.
THE MUSES.—The reason why the Muses are
virgins, said a French writer, is that they hav:.
nu dowry, and have not even power to reward
their. votaries, who are generally indebted to the
caprice of Fortune.
CAPTURE Of an IMPERTAL EAGLE.—By Ser-
jeant MASTERMAN of the 87th Regiment.--,-At the
battle of Barossa, the first battalion of the 87th
regiment was engaged with the Bth Imperial ;
and after a severe contest, drove it back at the
point of the bayonet. During the engagement, ii
young Ensign of the 87th perceiving the Imperial
Eagle, cried . aloud to the Serjeant, "'Do you
see that, Masterman?" He then rushed forward
to seize it, but was shot in the attempt ; the Ser-
jeant instantly revenged his death, ran his anta-
gonist through the bodyi.cut down the standard
bearer, and took the eagle ; ivhich was subse-
quently brought to England, and deposited with
others in the chapel of Whitehall. The gallant
Masterman _ was afterwards rewarded for his
brave achievement, by a corrimission. Ott once
hearing the action singularly commended by a
gentleman, who was not aware that. he was ad.
dressing one so nearly interested in the eulogium,
he replied with great. modesty, " The Serjeant
.merely did his duty.; and only accomplished'
what hundreds of his comrades would have done
had they possessed. an equal opportunitY; it was
the fortune of war ; the Serjeant fortunately suc-
ceeded in the attempt, which had cost the poor
Ensign his life." Such modesty and liberality
of praise to .others, indicates the truly magnani-
mous soul, and recommends the possessor to our
estimation even more than his courage. •
hum SOLDIER.—Daring the. late war in Pon.
tugal,.and while the army was on its march from
Almendralejo to Merida, an Irish soldier, having
drank rather freely, quitted the ranks. lie had
scarcely done so, before he fell into a sound
Lsleep, from which he did not awake till very late
in the evening. Alone, and in an uninhabited
part of the country, the poor fellow, knew not . Tit - m Iv
before.
E LATE ...RS. .i.ELLEsLEV POLE Loxn.—We have
whether to turn bimself. He, upbraided himself stated that the remains. of this much-lamented lady were
misconduct, anti fancied himself alreadyremoved meat in the family vault at Tilney,
the seat of Lady her mother,
condemned by a, court-martial, and the sentence Draycot, in Wiltshire.. Two days previous to the removal of
ready to be carried into execution. To a vjllag®!
the remains from Richmond, intelligence reached . the friends
of the late unhappy lady, that it was the determination of Mr.
on his left he directed his steps, to see if some Wellesley Pole. Long to come over from France to attend the
friendly individual
would plead for him at heads: funeral, and this circumstance gave them all great pain and
quarters. In this village he was informed there u‘tnreeauSeiniess.peie cmine considerations. hoWever, suspended Mr.
Idlosnpgoliodner
fmorinoantionsuno(fiacollnisintgeoleverl, if
i;lele
were tkvo-French soldiers concealed. A Ihoul3t ever 'feslteirsuclla
darted across his mind, that if'he could get there fore the removal of the remains, a courier ayrrived at Richaymond
secured, he would be able to.carry them into Al- t'ir,oomu
141 1
rot
IVellesleY Pole Long from France, to state that he
aorder Iroilnot
baitzdthatlrie
his three
belilitldbreenarintgwoa I))oerernapnt(oirya
tneida as prisoners, and thereby procure his par-
don. In an instant he loaded his musket, pro- girl, should be given up to the courier, to be conveyed to
broughtril up and educated under the
ceeded to the house where the Frenchmen la'y, aFursepniCcee's oftb edrieei r t'a
tee i:
disarmed them, and in tWo. hours after cnarch,d unfortunate lady,'wtho 'from ethielipsereislioonfgciersisseparation
hefrloamte
(her husband to - her who,
have constantly resided with her,
them off in triumph. Some officers of the 71st
itely o the d of their amiable sistF removed t
regiment seeing a British soldier with two French-
al mn
cThed
er ahous ant aken foreath the temporary purpose ins another part men, as prisoners, coming from the opposite side of Richmond, and thither they of course removed with them
his
se threet children.b On the arrival of the courier, he directed
of the river, where none of the allied troops were.
children,sep at oc
,_.
red
ihnof
teoofthtehewl‘riftitsesnes tnrg, and
idemaindbed the
at that time quartered, asked the soldier—" NlThat
oteen,i'lluepp.Tot produced , qhe
men are these -you have got ?" The Hibernian reCeived a direetre'fusal to deliver from these ladies,
replied—" By St. Patrick, your honours, I can- and he retraced his stepS back again alone, to 'the place from
whence he came. On Tuesday the Misses Long set off from
not tell, but I believe they are Frenchmen." Ri • chmond for Draycot, there to join their mother Lady Tilney.
, Sir THOMAS WYATT, " the delight of the Previous, however, to their departure froth Richmond, whither.
atldieoy "rintend to 'return after the funeral, they determined to
muses trod of mankind, as he is styled among the every precaution
orto preent the, children from
.b.eing
old poets, was said to have begun the reforma- carriedby force. Accordingly, anticipat-
ing that' Mr. Wellesley Pole Long might, at- some unsea-
tion by •a bon mot, and planned the fall of Wol-
suddenly intrude himself with violence, as he
tey by an apposite story. The
story
w„ sonable hour,
lire. has before done a short time ago in the dead of the baiting*a butcher's dog ; and the and carry off the children during time absence of night,tlie
apologue of curs baitio
?alwissaes Long in Wilt Shire, these ladies applied, through their
bon mot was, when- Harry the Eighth was one
agent, to tiro
aamlltilsaegaitstiriaitcel,,mfoorntdh einaicdaoref aofpgc.e-lofficer, to re-
day lamenting to Wyatt the ;Pope's dilatoriness main
in the affair of his divorce—" Lord," said Wyatt, its inmates until their return ; and at this moment an u
as
ne and
active
and discreet police-officer is • and has, been since Tuesday, re-
" that a man.cannot repent him of.his sins but by siding in the house of the
'Misses Long at Richmond, where
the Pope's leave." the children are; and his directions are to 'take into custody
TILE ROMAN LADIES used chalk and white lead any person, be he whom he may, who shall attempt to use an;
violence towards the property, the house, or its inmates. One
as paints for the face. We are told by Martial, of the children is a girl not five years old,—(Timer.)
that Fibula was afraid of the rain on account of
the chalk on her face, and Sabena of the sun, be-
cause of the ceruse with which she was painted.
The famous Poppeea, who was first the mistress,
and afterwards the wife of Nero, made use of an
unctuous paint which hardened upon the face, and
was left there till she chose to take it °fib), warm
Milk. Its effects were to soften the skin, and
improve the complexion. As it originated !with
all Empress, it soon became so fashionable at
Rome, that it was used almost by every woman
when at home, and was called the domestic face ;
and, if we may credit Juvenal, often the only one
known to the husband, the natural or more
charming one which it covered being reserved for
more favoured lovers.
BETTER DRUNK THAN SOBEIL—A Frenchman
at Mentz, expressing his surprise that there were
fewer fires in Germany than in France., consider-
ing the Germans were so habituated to drinking,
a person observed, there was no just grounds for
his apprehension, as it only proved that the. Ger-
mans, when drunk, had- more sense than the
French, when sober.
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THE KING.

WINDSOR, SEI'T. 22.--Yesterday afternoon, at half-past
two o'clock, his MAJESTY, with his usual attendants and re-
tinue, left the Royal Lodge, and took some drives in the Great
Park, on his way to Virginia Water, where he arrived at four
o'clock at the Royal Marquee, •and; with his attendants, par-
took of some refreshment which had ben, as usual, forwarded
by one of the caravans from the Royal Lodge. After which
his Majesty and attendants embarked on' their usual,aquatic
excursions, in the course of which his Majesty amused himself

with angling, and, as in general, was very.. successful. His
Majesty.and attendants landed at half-past'Six o'clock, and ar-
rived at the Royal Lodge at seven, where, shortly after their
arrival, dinner was served up.—There are no arrivals at the
Royal Lodge.—This afternoon his Majesty, accompanied by
his usual attendants and retinue, left the ltoal Lodge at half-
past two o'clock, and went to Virginia IVatr, bnt did not em-
bark. His Majesty enjoyed several drives., and returned to the
Royal Lodge at the usual hour.

DEPARTURES FROM 'TOWN, &c.
T. Brant, Esq. for Windsor.—From Thomas's Hotel, Berke-
ley-square-Dowager Marchioness Of Downshire and "' Lady
Mary Hill, tin, Roehampton ; Mr. and Lady' Harriet. Drum.
mond, on a tour.—From the. Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—
Colonel and Mrs. Whittani and family; for Windsor ; Mr'. and
Mrs. Hyatt and family, for Paris.—From the London Hotel,
Albemarle.-streetlt, Lutteroth, Esq. for Paris...—From Read's
Hotel, L,)wer,_Grosvenor-street—Lord and Lady Maynard;and
family, for Ramsgate.—From Batts' Hotel, Dover-street—W.
Poti!o.thy, ,Esq. for Ireland ; C. Lucas, Esq. for ditto.

The Duchess of Gloucester left Bagshot yesterday for Frog,
more, on a visit to her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta.
The Duke of St. Alban's is expected to leave town on Thurs,
day next for Scotland.

P 0 ET It Y.

THE DEITY.
SEE9ST thou the sun and moon's transparent beam,
The fair stars thickly sprinkled o'er the sky?
They're rays which from the Eternal's fountain stream.
Then turn thy contemplative gaze on high,
Praise the pure light whence those their light obtain,
Whose heavenly power is in the sun-rays seen.
It wakes from earth's dark tomb the buried grain.
And decks with flowers the Bills and valleys green,
So that no painter could convey, I ween,
Such magic colouring and variety ;
Then, reasoning beings, if ye would not err,
Make nature nature's God's interpreter;
Though nought, however fair, by land or sea
With the Creator's beauty can be rated,
Yet think, while gazing on their brilliancy,
How wond'rous He, who all those works created.

WINDSOR, SEPT,22.—T hiimorning the remains
of Lord LANGronn were removed from his house near Engle-
field Green, for interment in St. George's Chapel. The, body
was conveyed in a hearse drawn by four horses, caparisoned
with velvet covering and ,a plume of feathers, together with
the family escutcheons and armorial bearings. The hearse
was followed by two mourning coaches, with four horses
each ; his Lordship's carriage, Lady Bulkeley's, and Mr.
Fremantle's followed.. At a little after ten o'clock the pro-
cession arrived at St. George's Chapel, where the funeral ser-
vice was performed -by the Reverend Mr. Pope, one of the
Minor Canons. After which the body was deposited in a
vault in the chapel, adjoining that of the late Bishop of Salis-
bury.

SINGULAR PIIENOVIENON.-OR liiP mornine of
Saturday last, this town and neighbourhood were visited by a
smart southerly gale, which did not, however, cause any
considerable damage. During its continuance, a curious
phenomenon was exhibited. The Shannon, which forms in
winter, at our bridge, a dangerous cataract, and rushes
under it with a loud roar, had, on this occasion, the course
of its waters so far suspended by the fury of the wind,
that its channel beneath the bridge was so perfectly thy as
to be crowded with persons attracted thither by the novelty
of the scene. This spectacle, which was without precedent
in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, was principally
owing to the very shallow state of the river, in that part,
from the unusual drought of the summer, and the circum-
stance of the wind having operated directly against the stream.
There were some pieces of coin of an ancient date, picked
up, and also some, which being adapted to modern times, were
more highly prized by the vulgar finder.--(Athlone Herald.)

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