The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-09 00:00:00

ANECDOTES.

(From Personal and Literary Memorials, by the Author
of Four Years in France, &e.)
Mrs. Digby told me, that when she lived in
London with her sister, Mrs. Brooke, the au-
thoress of Julia Mandeville, &c., they were
every now and then honoured by the visits of
Dr. Samuel Johnson. He called on them one
day, soon after the publication of his immortal
Dictionary. The twoladies paid him due com-
pliments on the occasion. Amongst other to-
pics of praise, they very much commended the
omission of all naughty words. " What, my
dears ! then you have been looking for them ?"
said the moralist. The ladies, confused at be-
ing thus caught, dropped the subject of the
dictionary.
Dr. Barton, Warden of Merton College, Ox-
ford, was a punster. He said, " the Fellows
of my College wished to have an organ in the
chapel, but I put a stop to it ;" whether for the
sake of the pun, or because he disliked music,
is uncertain. He invited, for the love of pun-
ning, Mr. Crowe and Mr. Rook, to dine with
trim ; and having given Mr. Birdtnore, another
guest, a hint to be rather after the time, on his
appearing, said, " Mr. Rook ! Mr. Crowe ! I
beg leave to introduce one Bird more." He
married his niece to a gentleman of the hopeful
name of Buckle. The enterprise succeeded be-
yond his expectation. Mrs. Buckle was deli-
vered of twins. " A pair of Buckles !" " Boys
or girls ?" said a congratulating friend ; the an-
swer may be supposed. To him, though it has
been attributed to others, belongs the glory or
the shame of having said to one, who, having
re-established his health by diet of milk and
eggs, took a wife :—" So, you have been egged
on to matrimony ; I hope the yoke will sit easy
on you."
While the late Edmund Burke was making
preparation for the indictment, before the House
of Lords, of Warren Hastings, Governor-Gene-
ral of India, he was told that a person who had
long resided in the East Indies, but who was
then an inmate of Bedlam, could supply him
with much useful infor►ation. Burke went ac-
cordingly to Bedlam, was taken to the cell of the
maniac, and received from him, in a long, ra-
tional, and well-conducted conversation, the re-
sults of much and various knowledge and expe-
rience in Indian affairs, and much instruction
for the process then intended. On leaving the
cell, Burke told the keeper who attended him,
that the poor man whom he had just visited,
was most iniquitously practised upon ; for that
he was as much in his senses as a man could be.
The keeper assured him that there was suffi-
cient warranty, and very good cause for his
confinement. Burke, with what a man in
office once called " Irish impetuosity," known
to be one of Burke's characteristics, insist•
ed that it was an infamous affair, threaten-
ed to make the matter public, or even bring it
before Parliament. The keeper then said, " Sir,
I should be sorry for you to leave this house
under a false impression : before you do so, be
'pleased to step back to the poor gentleman's cell,
and ask him what he had for breakfast." Burke
could not refuse compliance with a request so
reasonable and easily performed. " Pray, Sir,"
said he to his Indian counsellor, " be so oblig-
ing as to tell me what you had for your break-
fast." The other, immediately putting on the
wild stare of the maniac, cried out, " Hob-nails,
Sir ! It is shameful to think how they feed us!
They give us nothing but hob-nails!" and went
on with a " descant wild" on the horrors of the
cookery of Bedlam Hospital. Burke staid no
longer than that his departure might not seem
abrupt ; and, on the advantage of the first pause
in the talk, was glad to make his escape.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES.

DONCA4Trar SY,PT. 7.—Active preparations are making
in every quarter for thp ensuing meeting, which is expected
to be one of the fullest and most brilliant ever known.
Up to yesterday afternoon about 30 horses had arrived, in..
eluding several two-yr-olds, and horses to lead the gallops.
The following are the principal :
Lord Chesterfield's Zioganee, by Tramp
Lord Scarborough's Cambridge, by Catton
- Cistercian, by Catton
Hon. E. Petre's Apoilonia (sister to Delphine)
Delphine, by Whisker
Reginald, by Figaro
Laura, by Figaro
Mr. Earns►tiaw's Elastic, by Waverley
Lord Normanby's Florence, by Blucher
Mr. Heywood'a Sandoval, by Cervantes
Mr. Gibbeswn's Lady Sarah, by Tramp
Murphy, by Filho 44 Puts,
Air. Houldsworth's Durham, by Abjer
. Abel, by Filho da Puta.

The majority of the horses will arrive in the course of
to-morrow and Wednesday, ;tad 'a few on Thursday, on
which day we shall send up a fuyther list of them, with a
few particulars of the St. Leger favourites that may not
be unimportant to those who ground their betting on the
surest of all criteria—public running.

Lord KILLEEN'S name is second in the list of
Sheriffs for Meath this year. The first name is that of
Lord CLIFTON, but as his Lordphip is totally resident in
England, it is supposed he will nut serve. The third name
is that of Mr. GO LAMBERT.—DubIin Paper.

A discovery'lias just berr made near Charn-
berry, in Savor,: Of ais immen,e piae forest, which is buried
many fathoms in the ground, The accounts which we
have seen do not explain the state of the timber ; but it ap-
pears That many labourers are employed in uncovering it.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(From the Gazette de France.)

PARIS, SEPT. 7.—Letters from Constantinople of
the 16th announce that the Sultan has accepted
the treaty of the 6th of July ; that Turkish Pleni-
potentiaries have been sent to the Russian head.
quarters to ask for peace.
Adrianople had just been taken.

(From the Messager des Chambres.)

A very important piece of news from the theatre
of war, which does not appear to us improbable,
has just been communicated to us in the following
terms :

" General Diebitsch took possession of Adria-
nople on the 21st of August, without having had
any resistance to overcome, and at the desire of the
inhabitants themselves, who sent a deputation to
him. The city had been in a complete state of
anarchy in consequence of the disorders committed
by the two factions which tore it to pieces. That
in favour of peace obtained the superiority, and the
Russians were received as deliverers by the majority
of the inhabitants.

" The success of the Russians has been every
where facilitated by the enemies of reform, and the
numerous adherents of the party of the Janissaries.
The fanaticism of the obstinate Mussulmans, who
consider the innovations of the Sultan as profana-
tions, becomes an auxiliary to the Russian arms,
which General Diebitsch turns to account with much
dexterity.

" It vas added that the official news of the en-
trance of the Russians into Trebisond was every mo-
ment expected. In several places the Turks went
to meet the Russians, bearing a cross as a sign of
peace and welcome.",
PARIS, SEPT. 7.—The retirement of Messrs. de
la Bourdonnaye and Bourmont has been much
spoken of to-day. The Duke de Brissac and
General Coward are spoken of as their successors.

(From the Journal des Debuts.)

PARIS, SEPT. 6.—Yesterday evening there was a
Council of Ministers at Prince Polignac's, which
sat from a quarter before eight to half an hour past
midnight.
The Austrian Observer of the 29th of August,
and Allgemeine Zeitung of the 3d of September,
have also arrived with the express.
The Austrian Observer gives an account of the
opening of the Greek National Assembly, on the
23d of July, with part of the Pre,ident's speech.

(From the Allgemeine Zeitung.)
VIENNA, AUG. 29.—Metalliques, 99i; Bank
Shares, 1,149.

FRENCH FIiNDB.-PARIS, SEPT. 7.—Five per Grits.,
109 f. 65c. 70c. 65c. 70c. 85c. 75c. ; Three per Cents.,
80f. 9.5 c. 81f.; Rcntes de Naples, 861. 10e. 15c. ; Royal
Spanish Loan, 734. 73. ; Rentes Perpetuelles d'Espagne,
48k. I. Exchange on London—One month, 25f. 55c. ;
Three months, 25f. 40c.— Cours .Authentique.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Constitutionnel.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 11.-Our situation be-
comes more and more critical. Each day is marked
by new successes on the part of the Russians, and
the Sultan, unable to stop their victorious career,
will be obliged to yield and appease the discontent
of his subjects, who are impatient for peace. The
exasperation is general, and since the lust fire broke
out, several plots have been discovered that tended
to reduce the city to ashes. Janissariasm re-appears,
and does all in its power to increase the danger of
the impending storm. The Porte, however, con-
tinues its preparations for defence ; all the faithful
are invited to take arms; the Divan assemble daily.
The Ministers of the foreign Powers have frequent
conferences between themselves and the Reis Effendi,
and the couriers arrive or start every moment.
The Sultan left Terapia on the 9th, with the
Prophet's standard, to go to Ramis Tchiflik, where
he is to assemble a formidable army, but as yet there
are only 12,000 men in this last place; other troops
have also been sent to Karaburna, where the Se-
raskier has gone himself, because it is feared the
Russians will disembark on that point. As the
town is threatened kith a general fire during this
crisis, the Grand Seignor has given out a finnan,
ordering that a sentinel should pass the night in each
house, where several butts of water are always kept
ready, and engines have been placed in many parts
of the town. The acceptation of the Treaty of
Landon, following the declarations of Mr. Gordon,
and which probably has been rendered easier by the
explanation given by the Prussian Ambassador, has
made the most favourable impression, for Mr. Gor-
don, having thus surmounted the first difficulties,
continues his negotiations on a large and solid basis.
The general enthusiasm is far from what it was
supposed. Had we been victorious, it would cer-
tainly have been carried to a great height ; but our
defeats have discouraged us, and the enemies of the
empire, who are numerous, do not lose a single op-
portunity of working on the minds of the people.
The Porte is still silent on the events that have taken
place, and we really do not know where the Russians
are,though it is asserted thatKirk-kilissa is secured from
any sudden attack by the care of Abdurahman Pacha.
The orders given for 40,000 of the general levy of
Constantinople to hold themselves in readiness, is
sufficient to show the danger. On the 6th of this
month a Ru-sian steam-vessel appeared at the en-
trance of the Black Sea, and continued to sound for
a considerable time. It sailed away after having fired
six of its guns against the castles. The interpreter
belonging to the Porte has left the town, and now
commands the engineers. He is at Adrianople,
where he superintends the works.
(From the Messager des Chambres.)

PARIS, SEPT. 6.—lt is already in contemplation
in the Council of Ministers to appoint a successor to
Count Guilleminot; but it has been felt that in the
present state of affairs in the East, it would be dif-
ficult for a new Ambassador to be immediately ac-
quainted with the state of things. If the operations
of General Diebitsch should be protracted, Count
Guilleminot will certainly he recalled. The Duke
de Ragusa is spoken of as his successor.

(From the Allgemeine Zeitung of Sept. 2.)

BUCHAREST, AUG. 16.—Our accounts from the
army are to the 7th, when the head-quarters were at
Aidos, and the vanguard under General Rudiger on
the march to Kirk-kilissa, some of the inhabitants of

which have sent to offer iheir submission, while the
remainder resolved to defend the place. The Com-
mander-in-chief seems to wait for the reserve, which
was to join General Krassowsky on the 16th. At
the beginning of this month the Grand Vizier made
a sally, but was repulsed with considerable loss. It
is said that he has fallen into disgrace.
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 10.—After a conference
of seven hours, which the English Ambassador had
on the sth with the ReisEffendi, the latter at length
yjelded, and accepted the mediation of the Powers.
This concession was followed by a second—viz. to
open negotiations with Russia. The Reis Effendi
as-ured the English Ambassador, and afterwards
Count Guilleminot, that orders had been sent to the
ramp at Shumla to send Commissioners to the Rus-
sian headquarters, to whom the necessary instruc-
tions would soon be forwarded.

AUGSBURG, SEPT'. I.—The Austrian Observer
says—" According to a letter from Odessa of the
17th, the measure of shutting up the houses had
been carried into effect with great strictness since
the 1,5 th."

(From the journal des Debats of Sunday.)
BuuilAßEsT, Aua. 14.7 A Courier from Shumla
has brought to the President bad news respecting
the last engagement before that place, in conse-
quence of which the Russian corps of observation
has been obliged to retreat to Jenibazar.. The fol-
any thing
Vizier resolved to
lowing is the account given of this event :
the latest actionseitt Russian
aCicorps had suffered much in one of
before Shumla, but did not think
athgeaingsatrriits.on enoughHstor‘ovnegvertthe Grand to attemptnd
try his fortune once more. After some days' delay

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he suddenly attacked the besiegers and obtained un-
hoped-for success. The Russians were not only
driven from their positions, but left 6,000 prisoner?,
and have retired to Jenibazar. It is added, that the
Turks have since retaken two strong positions near
Shumla.

Of the 22,000 men of the reserve, that arrived in
July at Wasseley, near Jassy, 11,000 were sent
towards Giurdzevo, and 11,000 to the right bank
of the Danube.

General Kisselew has sent 6,000 men to rein-
force Gen. Geismar. at Krajova. It is not doubted
that the Turks will again get possession of that
place, and the inhabitants of Little Wallachia are in
great alarm. An official account from Krajova says,
that thirty men who went down the river to the
post station at ScuSsets, carried off twelve horses
and two postilions.
The President,:Count Soltuchin, set out for Jassy
yesterday. General Kisselew has been for some
days at Jassy.