The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-23 00:00:00

THE PLAISTOW GIANTESS AND TILE

KENTISH GIANT.

If West Ham can boast of a giant, the adjoining hamlet
of Plaistow can boast of a giantess in the person of Miss
Mary Simmons, aged 20, who stands 6 ft. 4 in. in height;
when her arms are extended they exceed 81 inches, while
the length of her arms is upwards of 28 inches, This
extraordinary young woman is a native of Plaistow, as
were also her father and mother; the former, who died
several years ago, measured 6 ft, 4} in., while the latter,
who is still living, is about the
,middle stature, 5ft.41 in.
In consequence of her tallness she has a great aversion
to appear in public, and is seldom seen walking about
like other females, even in her native village. She has
a most juvenile appearance; although she is said to be 20
years of age, her face would not indicate her to be more
than 16 or 17. Up to 15 yearn of age her height was
only of an ordinary kind. She did not then appear tallerthan other females of her own age, and it is only within
the last three or four years that she has attained the pre-
sent extraordinary height. There is every indication
that two or three inches will yet be added to her statu.re.
Her manners are modest and unassuming, approaching
to bashfulness with strangers—her occupation is some-
what laborious, but she is in the enjoyment of perfect
health, not experiencing that weakness which is
frequently the case with persons of her own or even
less stature. Perhaps the most singular matter to
be mentioned is that the celebrated Kentish Giant, Ed-
ward Cranson, is paying his addresses to Miss Simmons,
and there is every probability they will at no very dis-
tant period be man and wife. Edward Cranson is only
nineteen years of age, and stands seven feet six inches,
and is a native of Woolwich. His father and mother
are represented as below the middle stature, and his sis-
ters are said to approach to dwarfdom. This remarkable
youth has as engaging and pleasing, manner, and is now
filling a lucrative situation in bhoreditch. He is occa-
sionally habited in a very long over coat of a peculiar
texture. presented to him by some gentleman who acci-
dentally came in contact with him, and it is hardly
necessary to say his presence in the public streets is a
source of great attraction, and in borne localities the
crowd is so great as to affect the ordinary thoroughfare.
Edward Cranson, up to ten or eleven years, was engaged
in some rope-walks in his n
is native place, Woolwich, where
his father, we believe, is still following the same occupa-
tion. The giant in the habit of paying a visit to
PltiistOw latae, and liontuales twice, a week, titid tho

CANALS.
..; ti Dividend
Names of 2 Dividend pr„. Names of , per
es Price.
Companies. 2, i per -‘ .'" Companies. , Annum.
v i Annum. en
...........---.... ....-1_.... _ —.—. .. —.
X 1 X \
Ashtn & Oldh 98,7/. p. et. 140 Macclesfield . 100 i 21. 108. 50
Barnsley •• • • 160 Neatly .. .. • • 1001 161.
lirknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 13!. 135
Birmingham 40 41. 101 'Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70
Coventry.. • • 100 251. 200 Regent's .... 33 11. Os. 17
Derby ••• • • 100, 6/. 63 Rochdale.... 85 21. 42
Ellsrnre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 33% Semrset Coal 150 i
GrandJunctn 100 3/. pr. ct. 50 Do.LkFd St 121
IDo., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11 N Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 405
Grand Surrey 100 az. los. Shrewsbury.. 125
Grand Union 100, 11.10 s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 290
Kennt& Avn 39, O. Od. 7 Severn andl 21. Os. 24
Lancaster • 100' Wye Rail. i 26
Leeda&Livrp 1001 201. 500 Warwick& 1 41. 40
Leicester .••• 1001 51. 66 Ilirming. 3 100
Leicstr&Nth 83, 41. 44% Warwick&
Loughborogh 142 701. 510 Napton..l
100 31. 28
Monmouthsh 100 -- Worcstr & 78 31. 33
Nlntgomrysk, 100 -- Birming.
MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. 7

GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
British X. 5. d. X. s. d.
- - - -
Ditto Provincial- - 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 19
Brighton ---•• •• 5l. 20 0 0 20 0 0 16
City of London -- - 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
Continental (Thi djcap.) 4/. 75 0 0 43 10 0 67
Equitable.... - sos. 50 0 0 50 0 0 26
Great Central:- ....• 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Imperial 31.l bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Independent ..... - - 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London - .... - - ...• - 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25
Phoenix ....... ••• • - 311. per cent. 50 0 0 49 0 0 26%
Ratcliff ..... .„ ..... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General .• .• •. 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 24
Westminster Chartered 5/. per cent, 50 0 0 50 0 0 36
Ditto, New sl.per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 6%
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-._.__ --.--. ____......- .......mt
X 3. d. £ I. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81• per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 210
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10%
Clydesdale Bank-- -6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12/ lOs
Commercial Bank .• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 181
Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10
Edinb.kGlasgow Bank 31. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4
Exehange Bnk of Scot.. - 100 0 0 31 5 0 93. Od
National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 16
Northof Scotlandßank 51.pereent. 20 0 0 210 0 3
Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 134%
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 9234
Western Bank
Alliance Fire and Life 8% /.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21%
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. 158
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 2334
Eng. Ac Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 3%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 :31.178
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1308.6 d
North British Incur... 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 1 3434
Scottish Union Insrneo. 7341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 321.9 d
Standard Life ••• • - - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 1 1234
United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 il9s 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company.
Annum. Sharer of
e. Paid. Price.
-------. -- --
---- --,....
X. s. d. Z. a. d.
Assam Tea .. •• ...... - 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Auction Mart ••••• • • • 21. 55. 50 0 0 - 26
Australian Agriculturl 11. 100 0 0 35 0 0 30
Australian Trust .... 61. per cent. - 85 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mail - 10 0 0 20 0 4
knglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 108. 10 0 0 10 0 0 22
British American Land 153. - 38 10 0
Canada •••"•••• •• •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 50
Do, 5 per cent Bonds - - -.-
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per:cent. - - 11514
City Navigation Bonds 3a per cent. - - 97
Electric Telegraph (A) - 25 0 0 20 0 0 19%
Ditto .• ••.••• •• (B) - 25 0 0 710 0 -
Equitable Reversienry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 119
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. Ac Invest. sp.c.dcbs,2l 100 0 0 100 0 0 100
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 29%
Hudson's Bay ........ - Stock. - 220
Hungerford .......... 21.55. 100 0 0 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 5
London Reversionary 5/. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 15
Russell Institution- - - - 12 10 0 7:-
Price'sPatentCand.Co. 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 .26
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 I_o
Royal Mail Steam ...• 4/• p. share. 100 0 0 50 0 00 _
South Australian ....• 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0
Trust and Loan Comp. 3 0 0 -
of Upper Canada- - - 20 0 0

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NELSON'S CAR —lt seems that the tradesman who
constructed the car on which Lord Nelson's body was
borne to its last resting-place, is still living; and the old
man has preferred a request that he may be allowed, as a
special favour, "to drive at least one nail" in the car
which may be constructed for the conveyance of the body
of the Duke of Wellington, in
order that his children may
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