Sanders 0-30-31 24664 A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING Anecdotes, Essays, &c. ANECDOTE CERTAIN Nobleman, high in office, had once a number of his friends, moftly people of rank, to dine with him; and great elegance and hofpitality were difplayed on the occafion. Amongst the company, there happened to be a Reverend Divine, of worthy character and great learning, but alas! he was only a Curate at gol. per annum ! He happened, amidst all the profufion of a well spread table, to be in want of one of the first neceffaries of life, and not chufing to callaloud (which he feared might be infringing on the privilege of his rich neighbours) he inclined a lit tle back in his chair, and in a half whisper addreffed a footman in a laced livery, "I wish I had a little bread,”—“I wish you had,. Sir," returned the other with a haughty air, and buftled about from one great Lord to another, without vouchfafing any further notice. The poor Curate, being a man of extreme modefty, made no more applications. A Gentleman of fome humour, who fat next the Clergyman, and had observed the tranfaction, either through compaffion, or for the entertainment of the company, made the affair public.The mafter of the house, roufed with proper indignation, ordered the fellow to be called; and after a fevere reprimand for his infolent behaviour, told him to go immediately and feek his own bread elsewhere. Then turning to the abashed curate, he faid, "Sir; I am afhamed of what has paffed; but in order to make amends for the ill treatment you have experienced at my table, it shall be my endeavour to provide you better bread."— He kept his word, and in a very short time, prefented the Clergyman with a comfortable living. 1 ANEC ' (s) ANECDOTE O F JUDGE JEFFERY'S. A T a contested election for a member to serve in parliament for the town of Arundel, in Sussex, government ftrenuously interfered, and that fo openly, as to fend Sir George Jefferys, then Lord Chancellor, with inftructions to ufe every method to procure the return of the court candidate. On the day of election, in order to intimidate the electors, he placed himself on the huftings close by the returning officer, the Mayor, who had been an attorney, but was retired from business, with an ample fortune and fair character. This officer well knew the chancellor, but for prudential reasons acted as if he was a stranger both to his person and rank. In the course of the poll, that magiftrate, who fcrutinifed every man before he admitted him to vote, rejected one of the court party; at which Jefferys rifing in a heat, after feveral indecent reflections declared the man fhould poll; adding, "I am the Lord Chancellor of this realm." The mayor, regarding him with a look of the highest contempt, replied, "Your ungentlemanlike behaviour convinces me, it is impoffi |