The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-10 00:00:00

'OItIGINAL AIVECbOTE'S.

The follOt&iihg atieedoies, although of an ancient
date, have lately been published, 'for the first tirrte,
in a, ,French Wotk, .ftarn Which we have translated
theny:-

•-thiring the'reign of biuis XIV. a rich financier's'
wife occupied a bench in a church On which a
duchess thought proper to take her seat. Unable,
howeVer, to bear such's kW neighbour, she ordered
'one of the King's guards, who was present, to tdrii
her out. 'Her commands were 'obeyed, but the
triuMph :of. "pride. was of short dutation. The.
finanier complained of the insulting manner in whiLh
his wife had .been treated to the State Minister, to
whoSeoffiee he belonged, and the complaint Sooti
'reached the Monarch.
`Louts XIV. ordered 'the duchess's husband to be
brought before 'him', and after commanding'hiS ite
'to beg the . injured lady's fprgivennes, • addLd these
remarkable words, fraught with sense, reason, ana
dignity :7--" Retie& that a single word from me can
makea Duke, but that all my powercannot create as
useful a member (Attie State-as the man whose wite
has been insulted."

Is it not, astonishing that 'sO many great men should
have sprung up under the reign ot-Stch a Monarch ?
For it:is thus that, the chief of the, great nation,
always attentive to the 'claims of mm,rit-, le;:rtis the
useful method of inspiring his subjeCtS with emu-
lation, and supplies talent and genius - with fa-
vourable opportunities of displaying themselves to
his view. •

His successor, Louis XV. proved himself, on
the follaw.jug occasion, -worthy of filling the same
throne, and. possessing the .Satlld authority as hit
great predecessor. Passing, once through his apart-.
tnents, pereeked a lady in • tears, and on en-
quiring into their cause wasinformed that they had
been occasioned by harsh language onthe part of the-
Dauphin. The. Monarch :instantly sought his son',
_made him feel how unjust harshness is in those
wiio are vested with superior power, and concluded
his energetic remonstrance with the following e.g.`
pressive seotence: "Recollect, my son that the re.-
preaches of the great kill their object."
What an excellent lesson . for those armed with
sovereign authority : May this 'example be.follow%
ed for the happiness of nations, and the security of
the great themselves. Batefits may be forgotten;
but,ao injury seldom. is.. . •
The following anecdote, though not founded 06"
the sayings .or actions of Monarchs, will not bd
found destnute either of interest or information

When M. De
,ChOisetail was Minister in trancee
it-happened that one day, as he was employed i 3
•Sorne-accounts-withhis first clerk, in his cloer, b°
wa4 visited by a general officer, who had a request to
nuke. • The Minister led. him to the other end of
the!room, and listened patiently to his repiesenia-'
Lions. These turned chicfiy on die inadequacy of
Officers' pay during peace. ." Howev'et," said ho
petitioner, '' I !laic only twelve thousand . livres
• year,. whilst you give eighteen thousand to yonde?
clerk !" " ft is true," answered the Minister, " out
onlydo what he does, and you shall have double his
pay:' HOw mistaken many are with..reskiect "5
their own talents !

The 2d battalion of the soth regiment more,l
Frr:day last from Ospringe barracks for Siturncidii'',
avid three companies of the 9th regiment fruity ~
same place, to join their regiment' at Canterbury.--'
These movements, it is understood, have beep Inatij
for the' purpOse of afirding accommodation' at Os-
prihge for the sick :that have arrived in the D"'"s
from Waleberen.