The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Your columns having been kindly open to the case of
Mr. Hamilton, the late highly respected assistant curate of
this district, your readers will be gratified to learn that a meet-
ing of the inhabitants took place in the large room of the
Rose and Crown inn, which was completely crowded, yester-
day evening. 1 bad the honour, in consequence of my official
capacity, of being called to the chair, and n ,ver did I witness
a manifestation of deeper inter, st than that which prevailed
throughout the whole proceedings.
It tell to my lot to explain to the meeting the object of their
being called together, namely, to present a tea-service of
plate, subscribed for by nearly three hundred inhabitants of
the district, ana of which about one hundred of the poor
had voluntarily come -forward with their humble tokens of
respect in sums not exceeding one shilling. It would be in-
truding too much upon your vain .ble journal at this time to
give even an abstract of the noble speeches of the plain,
manly, and unsophisticated tradesmen, who gave vent to their
feelings without the slightest ebullition of passion, or intem-
perate declaration of their honest sentiments. One and one
only feeling pervaded the whole meeting, that of indignation
at the unprecedented treatment of a gentleman, the proof
of whose worth the present circumstances so unequivocally
confirmed. I need scarcely tell you that every resolution
was carried unanimously : but when I add that each was
passed with acclamation, you will judge of the spirit which
animated the meeting. And when the Rev. Gentleman,
conducted by my brother Chapelwarden and two of the se-
lect Vestry, made his appearance, in accordance with the
request of the meeting, I am free to confess, so overcome was
I by my feelings, that it was with difficulty I could commu-
nicate the sense of the meeting, on formally presenting to
him the inadequate testimony of our indelible regard. lam
too poor in language to express the effect produced by the
address of Mr. Hamilton, in reply to my announcement of the
object which brought us together—the unstudied eloquence,
the manly avowal, the Christian forbearance, the grateful out-
ptlitirings of his °veil swing heart, made the strongest impres-
sion on every individual present ; nor am I trespassing the
bounds of truth when I tell you that tears in abundance
rolled down the cheeks of many amiable and susceptible
daughters, ssters, and wives of those who were scarcely able
as men to suppress a similar consequence of their feelings;
and I lament the want at that time of professional means of
giving to the world the report of the whole proceedings,
which now can live only in the memory of a deeply-affected
audience.
The meeting did not immediately disperse, but free and ani-
mated conversation upon the topics of the night succeeded for
a time the graver business which had e included, while Mr.
Hamilton, passing among his friends, received indivirlually that
expression of regard which had been collectively given in a
more formal manner.
I beg to repeat my thanks in the name of the inhabitants
for the attention you have paid to our feelings and sentiments,
and—l have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your obliged bumble servant,
J. POULTON,
Chapelwarden and Chairman of the Meeting.
Staines-road, Hounslow, Nov. 25, 1837.

CALCUTTA.—We have received papers and letters
by the overland mail from Calcutta to the 11th of September.
The money market and the state of business are represented
in a gloomy light. The exchangs's were as follow :—Trea-
sury Bills on England, at 30 days' sight, Is. 10d. to Is. 10id.
per sicca rupee ; E. I. Company'ssixmoilthlis'isllisg,htdiotrto;
on London and Liverpool, twelve private
months'bills
date, with shipping documents, 2s. 2d. per Co.'s rupee ; Go-
vernment advances on goods to the extent of two-thirds of
approved value, 2s. per Cu's. rupee; bills of the houses
to constituents, 2s. to 2s. Old. per ditto; American Bills
not negotiable. Indigo was without purchasers. The
quantity exported this year, to the 7th September, was
as follows :—To Great Britain, 73,891 maunds ; France,
19,954 ditto ; North America, 4,3Sti ditto ; Persian Gulf,
2,723 ditto. Total, 100,954 maunds, leaving about 10,000
maunds on hand. Famine had been raging in the Mynporee
district, and Futtygliur is stated to be in a worse condition,
children being offsred for sale at any price; and the cholera
was also raffing. In Oude the cholera was taking otf from
700 to 1,000 persons Lily.
THE NABOB'S WIFE.—The new novel, by a po-
pular authoress, under this title, pons: sses more claims to the
attention of the lovers of fiction than can be advanced by the
majority of iecent works of this class. In the charact .n- of the
wife herself, wheth.r we contemplate her moving in the luxu-
vious and gorgeous citit s of the East, or reigning as the queen
of fashion in the English metropolis, there is much to excite
admiration and %yonder —admiration of her brilliant attractions
and accomplidthent3, and wonder at the inscrutable mystery
by which she is surrounded. Since the " Corinne " of Madame
de Stael, no heroine has been invested with such glittering
attributes.
Samuel Blake, of Warwick,
Mass., relates in the
Greenfield Gazette, the story of his horse's travels. By his
account it appears that his horse in the course of ten years has
v.s:ted Boston 220 times, travelling each time 170 miles, total
amount 37,400: Bssides these visits to Boston, as a toam
hsr,e he has p. rformed inan)ier journeys and trips to
different parts of the country; sornstinsesi if; a light carriage,
and sometimes in a waggon, besides working on the farm, ci-
timeted at 4,000 more. Total amount of travel in ten yews,
44,400 miles, a distance of about equal to once and two-thirds
1
round the globe. During the ten years he has eaten 1,140
bushel.; of corn, eves iging 114 bushels a year, and nearly ten
quarts a day. This great horse traveller, says Mr. Blake, is
now as sound in all his limbs and as smooth as any volt that
can be produced.—American Paper.