The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-29 00:00:00

ANECDOTES.

GKonGE,THE Timu).—At the unhappy period
of the late KING'S Illness, when every word was weighed, when
every look was scanned, several of the attendants at Wiftdsor
were more than once thrown into astonishment at the remarks
of their illustrious sufferer.—One afternoon Colonel G—
was desired to play a game at draughts with the sovereign, by
way of passing away the time. His MAJESTY, as at other in-
tervals, uncommonly lucid, kept his adversary's skill on the
watch for an advantageous move. - At length the opportunity
arrived, when the Colonel exultingly said, " Now, Sir, I shall
beat you ; for I am going to make a king."—" Then," said
the Monarch looking significantly, " you cannot make a more
unhappy thing !"

Altealtily person asked the philosopher SAnt,
in derision, how it happened, that men of wit'were so frequent•
1p seen at the doors of the rich, and that - the rich were never
sun at the doors of en of wit. "It isi"lliEtti Salle, " be-
cauAe men of wit know the !value of tithes ; List rich men do
not know the v.tlu= of wit."

A person %I ho had been publcly4igir,se-Ithipped,
bring asked by a.fetend; " how h.... i laits,?l,6:to,be
treated so liVe cyplur ?"—" the former,
with the most composed:,
.t,74„--- you ever see a
cypher with so many,
LEO, the: p sophist came to Athens
co persuaile tk,ptc
.4; concord. Being a little fat personag
with. apoilljr*lly, he no sooner mounted the rostrum than a
loud and uraversal laugh ensued. But he, nothing moved,
taking advantage of the incident, said, " Why do you laugh,
Men of Athens ! My wife is vet fatter, than me." A louder
laugh arose. But he proceeded, " Now, fat as we are, and
large, one bed easily holds us when at concord ; but when a
variance arises, the whole house cannot contain us."
FNII Y 1 V. !:kiog niuch enamoured of Madame
d'E;7.-nAoro:, asked her we day, which was the way to her
chamber ? Through the church, Sir, answered she.

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AlsEct.ioTE OF LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
:During a riot In Holborn, when the populace were about to
pull down a erimpiro.-house, a body of guards were ordered to
march from Whitehall to disperse the mob. An Offices was dis-
patched to the Lord Chief Justice, to acquaint him with the
desin, and to desire him - to send some .of his people to.attend
the soldiers, in order to give it the better countenance. The
Officer baying delivered his message, the Lord Chief Jus-
tice said to him, Suppose the populace should not dis-
perse at your appearance, what are you to do then ?'—
Sir,' answmd the Officer, :We have orders to fire upon
them.' Have you, Sir ?' replied .his Lordship, then take no-
tice of what I say : if there be one man killed, and you are
tried, before me, I will take care that you and every soldier of
your party -shall be hang 4. Sir, added he, go back to those
who sent you, and acquaint them, that no officer of mine shall
attend soldiers; and let them know at the same time, that the
laws of this kingdom are not to be executed by the sword ; these
matters belong. to the civil power, and you have nothing to do
with them.' Upon which he ordered his tipstaffis with a few
constables, to reuair to the place; and the minute they appeared,
there was an ena of the riot."