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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 301. per annum ! He happened, amidst all the profufion of a well spread table, to be in want of one of the firft neceffaries of life, and not chufing to call aloud (which he feared might be infringing on the privilege of his rich neighbours) he inclined a litB

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fed a footman in a laced livery, "I wish I h little bread,"-"I wish you had, Sir," retu the other with a haughty air, and buftled a from one great Lord to another, without vo fafing any further notice. The poor Curate ing a man of extreme modefty, made no mor plications.

A Gentleman of fome humour, who fat the Clergyman, and had observed the transac either through compaffion, or for the enter ment of the company, made the affair publi The mafter of the house, roufed with prope dignation, ordered the fellow to be called; an ter a fevere reprimand for his infolent behav told him to go immediately and feek his own elsewhere. Then turning to the abashed cu he faid, "Sir; I am afhamed of what has pa but in order to make amends for the ill treat you have experienced at my table, it fhall be endeavour to provide you better bread.". kept his word, and in a very short time, prese the Clergyman with a comfortable living.

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Ta contefted election for a member to ferve in parliament for the town of Arundel, in Suffex, government ftrenuously interfered, and that fo openly, as to fend Sir George Jefferys, then Lord Chancellor, with inftru&tions to use 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 Mavor, who bad been an attorney, but was retired from bufinefs, with an ample fortune and fair character. This officer.well knew the chancellor, but for prudential reasons acted as if he was a ftranger both to his perfon and rank. In the courfe 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 should 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

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you the Chancellor, you would know that y have nothing to do here, where I alone prefid then turning to the crier, officer!' faid he, t that fellow out of court.' His commands w obeyed without hefitation; the Chancellor reti to his inn in great confufion; and the elect terminated in favour of the popular candid In the evening, the mayor, to his great furpr received a meffage from Jefferys, defiring the vour of his company at the inn; which he dec ing, the Chancellor came to his house, and, be introduced to him, made the following com ment: "Sir, notwithstanding we are in differ interefts, I cannot help revering one who fo knows, and dares fo nobly execute the law; though I myself was fomewhat degraded there you did but your duty. You, as I have learn are independent; but you may have fome rela who is not fo well provided for; if you have, me have the pleasure of presenting him with a fiderable place in my gift, juft now vacan Such an offer, and fo handfomely made, could fail of drawing the acknowledgments of the pa to whom it was made; he, having a nephew in affluent circumftances, named him to the Chan lor, who immediately figned the neceffary inf ment for his appointment to a very lucrative honourable employment.

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