The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-16 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

Dr. WALCOT, (the facetious Peter Pinder), on being once
reproved by a gentleman for the liberties he had taken with his
Sovereign, is said to have replied with as much truth as wit,
" I confess there exists this difference between the King and
me—the King has been a good subject to me; but I have been
a bad subject to his Majesty." .
It is a curious fact that the Duchess of Tyrconnel, the,Lady
of Richard Talbot, Lord Deputy of Ireland, in the rein. of
James the Second, after that Monarch's abdication,-was
driven by distress to keep one of the stands in xeter-
'Change, in the Strand (the original English Bazaar), at
that time a fashionable place of resort, at which she sold milli-
nery, the labour of her hours by night, in an, obscure apart-
ment in which she slept. It was then the custom of women in
public to wear masks, and the Duchess, in her little shop, uni-
formly appeared in a white mask and dress, and was called by
the loungers of that day " the White Widow." Her rank
wait accidentally discovered, and she had afterwards a pension
granted her from the Crown during her life.
. Lord OXFORD (said POPE) _ was huddled in his thoughts,
and obscure in his manner of delivering them. It was he who
advised Mr. ROWE to learn Spanish, which he did in abotit
three months, thinking that there was some place ready for
him ; but after all his pains and expectation, Lord 0. only
said, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don
Quixote in the original !"
ELECTIONEERING SERMON.—At an election for the town
of Bradford, Mr. WHITBREAD, and Howiatn the philan-
thropist, were opposed to Sir W. WARE and a Mr. Sparrow.
A clergyman of the established church, a warm supporter of
the patriotic candidates, one Sunday morning, during the heat
of the election, took for his text that passage of St. Matthew's
Gospel, in which the question is proposed by our Lord to his
disciples, " Are not two Sparrows sold. for a farthing ?"
Whence this encouragement to their perseverance and their
faith is deduced ; " fear ye not, therefore, ye are of more value
than many Sparrows."

SCUP-BUILDERS AND SHIP-WRTGITTS:=It ttp.
pears that a deputation from the master ship-builders of the
port of London arrived at Portsmouth, sanctioned by the
Navy Commissioners, to engage such of the shipwrights in
his Majesty's Dock-yard as might be disposed to volunteer
their services to proceed for a limited peliod to work in the
River Thames. The offers made by the deputation of London
masters were extremely tempting. The dock-yard men were
offered an engagement of three months, at the established
prices for shipwrights' work in the port of London, with an
express guarantee, that if the wages should fall short of 7s. id.
per day, it should be made up to that amount. They were
to be conveyed free of expence to London, and an advance
made if required. About 160 of the men gave in their names
as volunteers, - for the trip to London, but the others re-
quested' an adjournment for a few days. At that time Mr.
(L the Secretary of the Thames Provident Union, arrived,-
and attended the Meeting. Mr. VAST engaged to use his ut-
most endeavour to induce the shipwrights of the Thames to re-
turn tb work in every. yard without exception, provided the
builders agree to certain resolutions. It was also agreed that
if the ship-builders refused to confirm the arrangement, the
shipwrights of Portsmouth would on no consideration proceed
to the River Thames to their assistance; but that if the ship-
wrights of the Thames should refuse to confirm, and act on
them, the shipwrights would assist the shipbuilders. The re-
presentatives of the two parties have since returned to town,
and the shipwrights of Portsmouth stand pledged, on no consi-
deration, to proceed to the River Thames; while the ship
wrights of the Thames are reconciled to their masters, on toe
condition that the price-hook be taken by every builder, and
that the price of every item should be conclusively settled: by
the parties.

KILLARNEY, AUG. B.—Sir WALTER SCOTT left
this place this afternoon, for Cork. Previous to to his depar-
ture he paid a visit to Mr. Hallam, the celebrated author of
the " Middle Ages," who is confined to his bed in conse-
quence of having broken his thigh, in a fall from one of_the
rocks which project from the island of Innisfallen over
the lake. Captain Wise, whose death has occasioned .a
great gloom in Killarney, and indeed prevented the gentry
from giving a stag hunt in honour of the great northern bard,
was a brother of the gentleman who married a daughter of
Lucien Buonaparte. Captain Wise met his death under some-
what extraordinary circumstances. There is a sporting club in
Killarney, consisting of the gentlemen in the neighbourhood.
The members•of this club met a few days ago, to determine
upon the toasts that should be given for the ensuing sea-
son. The health of the Duke of York was objected to, on
the ground of his having opposed the Catholic Claims..—
One gentleman, however, was desirous that the Duke's
health should he drank as a private gentleman. This was
warmly opposed .by Captain Wise, who, concluded, his ob-
jection by obServing, " that his Royal Highness had trampled
upon their religion." The word religion was scarcely out of
the unfortunate gentleman's mouth, when he fell upon the
ground, and almost instantaneously expired.

Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Smyrna,
dated July 2:—" Depredations continue to be committed in the
Archipelago, upon vessels bearing the Austrian flag ;it is re-
ported that a very considerable number of small Greek boats
are cruising in the Arches."

A Meeting was heid.on•Friday night, at the
Crown and Anchqr Tavern, Strand, consisting principally of
the shopmen of retail linen-drapers, when it was resolved to
apply to /he master drapers,_ and request that they would shut
up their shops at seven in the winter, and eight in summer, and,
thus enable the shopmen to have some time for mental studies
and improvement. .

AULD ROBIN GRAY.—Such is national pre.
judice, that many well-informed Scotch people contend that
this exquisite melody is originally Scotch, though the author
is yet living, and well known—the Rev. Mr. LEEVES, Rector
of Wrington, in Somersetshire.—( Reading Mercury.)
FADINTOSU WittsKy.--The Barony of Farin-
tosh belonged to the FOEBESES of Culloden, and it contained
about 1800 arable acres. All barley produced on this estate
was privileged to be converted into whisky, duty free; the na-
tural consequence of which was, that more whisky was dis-
tilled in Farintosh than all the rest of Scotland. In 1784,
Government made a sort of compulsory purchase of this privi-
lege from the Culloden family, after they had enjoyed it a
complete century. The sum paid was 21,5001.
LIBERALITY OF iltt. GLADSTONE.—Mr. Glad-
stone has increased his subscription to the Liver-
pool Mechanics' Institute one hundred pounds,
and has volunteered the loan of one thousand
pounds at four per cent,