The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-21 00:00:00

ANECDOTES, &c.

Rl:m.tusiAnt.v DA v.—This day is remarkable
as the anniversary of the meeting of Henry the
Eighth of England and Francis the First of
France, at Boulogne, 1532 ; of the death of Ed-
mund Waller, the poet, 16;87; of the deaths of
Dr. Tobias SmoHet, historian and novelist ; and
of Samuel Foote, dramatic writer and comedian,
both in 1777 ; and of the naval victory over the
combined fleets of France and Spain, and death
of Lord Nelson in 1805.
DUKE OF SAXONY AND BAVARIA.—in the
1181, II cxn Y, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria,
surnamed the Lion, had three sons, Henry, Lo-
thaire, and Otho. Being compelled to fly into
England, he there had another son, also called
Otho, who ascended the Imperial Throne, under
she name of Otho IV. The Dukes of Bruns-
wick are, it is said, descended from a brother of
this same Emperor. So that the Dukes of lit uns-
wick, the present Royal Family of England,
and the Dukes of Modena, spring from the same
stock.

ALDINE DE lOULANGES, Abbess of Royal-lieu,
fell a victim in the French Revolution. She and
her numerous sisters were led to the scaffold on
the same day. While leaving the prison, they
all chaunted the Veal Creator upon the fatal car.
When arrived at the place of execution, they did
not interrupt their strains. One head fell, and
ceased to mix its voice with the celestial chorus
—but the strain continued: The Abbess suffered
last ; and her single voice, with increased tone,
still raised the touching sounds. It ceased at
once—it was the silences of death !

TICK El, the poet, dramatic and political
writer, and the brother-in-law of SlirtuDAN, had
apartments assigned to him at Hampton Court,
where he resided for many years previous to his
death. The celebrated political pamphlet, called
Anticipation, procured him this privilege.
FLITTER Y.-A beggar-man, on his rounds in
a popular parish in Ayrshire, took the liberty of rapping at the
door of the best house in it. It so happened, that the only
domestic in the house was the cook, who left her own more im-
mediate business to open the door. Seeing that it was a beg-
gar-man who had disturbed her, she very angrily bid him
leave the house, and go and work, " Ou," said the gaberlun-
zie, " I suppose if I maun, I mann ; but afore I gang, I canna
help saying, that I hae na seen so bonny a tit (foot) in a'coif
or carrich." " Ye're no the first that said that, guile man,"
said the mollified lady of the dripping-pan, " moray hae
thocht the same—come hen poor bodie, an' 1 will e'en gae ye
a chack."

PUSTS.—The regular established Posts be-
tween London and towns in the three Kingdoms commenced
in 1635 ; the Penny Post was instituted in London and su-
burbs, by one hurray, an upholsterer, 101 ; first introduced
into Dublin 1774 ; extended and unproved round London 1794;
and made a Two-penny Post in 1801.
ORIGIN OF FRANKING LLTTERS.—In the 23d
Volume of the Parliamentary history is the following very
curious anecdote concerning this privilege. It occurred in the
debate on the Post-oflice Bill, in the year :—" Colonel
Titus reported the bill for the settlement of the Post-office,
with the-amendments. Sir Walter .Earle delivered a proviso,
for the letters of all Members of Parliament to go free, during
Their sitting. Sir Heneage Finch said, "It was a poor mendi-
cant proviso, and below the honour of the House." Mr. Prynn
spoke also against the proviso : Mr. Itunckley, Mr. Boscawen,
Sir Geo. Downing;, and Serjcant Charlton, for it ; the latter
saying the Council's letters went free. The question being
called for, the Speaker, Sir Harbottle Grimstone, was unwill.
ing to put it, saying, lie ices ashamed qf it nevertheless, the
proviso was carried, and made part of the bill, which was or-
dered to be engrossed." The Lords subsequently disagreed to
this proviso, arid it was ultimately thrown out. At a subse-
quent period, however, both Houses did not feel it to be " be-
low their honour" to secure for kthemselves this exemption
from postage."
At the 13ATTLF. of LEtrruEN, General de
ZIETEN was riding along the ranks of his cavalry, when a
cannon-ball took off the head of a cuirassier belonging to the.
Prince of Prussia's Regiment. His comrades were startled at
this accident, when Zieten revived their intrepidity by the ex-
ample he showed them of his own, and calmly said, " That
worthy man, my friends, died an easy death."
e't sT of TABERNACLES.—To-day " the Jews
celebrate the EI:AIiT of TADEIINACI.ES, or Succoth," to re-
mind them of their forty years' journeying in the wilderness.
At the hour the Sabbath begins they go to the evening service
of the synagogue, where additional prayers are said in honour
Of this festival. Afterwards, instead of sitting down to meat
in their houses, they must go to their respective tabernacles, or
booths, where every preparation being completed, the master
of the fluifily takes a glass of wine in his right hand, and says
the Kodush, or Grace, " Blessed art thou, 0 Lord our
God ! King of the Universe, who bath sanctified us with his
commandments, and commanded us to dwell in a tabernacle ;"
and this they add to the grace after every meal during the seven
days of the Feast of the Tabernacles. In case of rainy weather,
their stay in these booths is dispensed with. In the morning
of the Feast of the Tabernacles, when they go to Syna-
gogue, after saying the prayers for the festival, and before
the praise, they take the citron, the branch of the palm-tree,
myrtles, and 'willows, some in the right hand, and others
in the left, saying an appropriate grace ; but if this happens
on the Sabbath, they are excused, as they are not allowed to
carry any thing on that day. On this festival, as well as on
other days, they say the prayer for the King and Government,
and afterwards the prayer of the additions ; those who are pos-
sessed of a palm-tree branch, citron, &c., go once round the
altar, saying " Hoshana," (1. e. save us); they then carry to the
ark again, and after some other prayers are said the service is
ended. The willow twigs which they hold in their hands on this
day, are to remind them of the blessing of the waters. The
feast is also that of gathering in the harvest. The -last of the
five clays commencing with this festival, is called Hoshana the
Great, because on this day every one Ifas a branch of the wil-
low, as before mentioned, and in the prayers of this day make
use of the word Boshana. Those, too, who .are possessed of
the palm branch, &c., with the reader at their head, go seven
times round the altar in solemn procession, in remembrance of
the sabbatical years. The eighth day of the Feast of the Ta-
bernacles, very strictly kept, is called the Day of Solemn As-
sembly ; the modern Jews keep nine days of this festival,
instead (Weight, for which they assign astronomical reasons.

Tut: WEATHEIt.—About three o'clock yester-
day morning, after a sudden storm of wind which
passed with the violence and rapidity of a hur-
ricane, there was a slight fall of snow, followed
by a heavy shower of rain, the coldest that..we
ever remember.—The fall in the barometer with-
in the last three days has been snore rapid and
considerable than any that the most attentive
Meteorologist cau remember to have happened
for some time.

SPOTS IN TIM SuN.—Three spots are now
visible on the disc of this luminary ; one, near the southern
limb, appears well defined, round, and not unlike the transit
of an inferior planet over the face of the Sun : the other two
are situate near the south-east edge,and,
quity, could not have been visibleyesterday.
before from their propin-
It is
perhaps not unworthy of remark, that on the 20th of October,
1824, three spots were observed in nearly similar positions.

At a recent corporation dinner, in a neighbour..
ing city, one of the visiters, who has distinguished himself no
less in the field of battle than in the Senate, appropriately pro-
posed, as a toast—" Nay the man who has lost one eye in the
service of his country never see distress with the other;" but the
person whose duty it was to announce the toast to the company,
by omitting the word " distress," completely altered the mean-
ing of the sentiment, and caused no small degree of merriment
by the blunder.—( Gloucester Journal.)
It is said that actions Will immediately be
brought against the Officers of the Customs for
the illegal detention of the two vessels seized on
their voyage to Greece.

PO ET It Y.

STANZAS
TO ONE WHO WILL UNDERSTAND THEM

Go and mix in the crowd,
With the vain and the gay,
Let your laughter be loud, .
To drive sadness away;
But when light feet are wreathing in joy's festive bowers,
And music is breathing 'midst perfume and flowers ;
Oh ! think of the Maid whom you once us'd to meet,
Amidst melody's numbers, and glancing of feet;
Think what bile is now,—and in revel and glee,
Oh ! remember the fond heart that's breaking for thee.

By the Moon's holy smile
Which beam'd soft from above,
When in yon cloister' aisle
You first murmur'd your Love ;
By the truth which you said should for ever remain,
By the tears I have shed since of anguish and pain ;
By the sweet summer eve, when in silence and bliss,
You left on my cheek your last parting kiss;
Oh ! pause for a moment in revel and glee,
To remember the fond heart that's breaking for thee.
GERTRUDE.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 20.

At a Congregation on NVednesclay last, the following Degrees
were conferred :

Bachelors of
.Arts.—William Gifford Cookesley, Fellow of
King's College ; William Hill Tucker, Fellow of King's Col-
lege ; Richard Wright, Trinity College.
On the same day, the Rev. W. L. P. Garnons, B.D. Fellow
of Sidney Sussex College, and William Henry Walker, M.A.
of Queen's College, were appointed Pm-Proctors.
The following Gentlemen were on the same day appointed
Examiners for Classical Honours in the Lent term 1826:—
Rev. Henry Law, 51. A. Fellow of St. John's College; Rev.
James Scholefield, .11. A. Fellow of Trinity College; Rev.
.John Graham, M.A. Fellow of Christ College; Rev. Temple
Chevallier,lll.A. Catherine Hall.
On the same day, the Rev. W. L. P. Garnons, R.D. Fellow
of Sidney College, and the Rev. Joseph Dewe, M.A. Fellow of
Queen's College, were appointed Examiners of the 7th and Bth
classes.

The following Gentlemen are appointed to conduct the pre-
vious examination of Junior Sophs in the ensuing Lent term :
Rev. W. L. P. Garnons, B.D. Fellow of Sidney College ; Rev.
S. Fennell, M.A. Fellow of Queen's College; Rev. Charles
Green, M.A. Fellow of .Jesus College; Rev. Temple Cheval-
lier, M.A. Catharine Hall.

The following Gentlemen of this University were ordained
by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, on the 19th instant :
Deacons.—William Quckett, 8.A., and NVilliani Wicker.-
den, B.A. St. John's College.
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Pri, sfs.—Edward Pering—Henslow, Jesus College, and Henry
West, B.A. St. Peter's College.

We are authorized by Dr. Chafy, Master of Sidney College,
to state that the two letters which have appeared in the Courier
newspapers of the 14th and 17th inst. purporting to have been
written by him, on the subject of the late address of the Corpo-
ration of Cambridge, to his Royal Highness the Duke of York,
one professing to be dated from Sidney Lodge, Cambridge,
Oct. 13, 1825, and signed William Chafy, Master of Sidney
College ; and the other professing to he dated from Cherryhin ton,
Sunday, Oct. 16, 1825, and signed W. M. Chafey, 1). D.
Master of Sidney Sussex College, are base and malicious
forgeries.—(Cambridge Chronicle. )