The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

LARGE SILVER.

To Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, Bromley, Kent,
For 6 stove and greenhouse plants.
To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir C. E. Antrobus, Cheam,
for 6 tall cacti.

To Mr. Fairbairn, nurseryman, Clapham, Surrey, for 10
Cape heaths.
To Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, for 10 Cape
heaths.
To Mr. Smith, Crown-hill, Norwood, for 9 Cape heaths.
To Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J. Coster, for 6 green-
house azaleas.
To Mr. Constantine, gardener to Mr. C. Mills, Hilling-
don, Herts, for 6 calcealarias.
To Mr. Dobson Woodland's nursery, Isleworth, for 12
pelargoniums.
To Mr. Holder, gardener to Rev. Mr. Coleridge, Eton
College, for 12 pelargoniums.
To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 fancy pelargoniums.
To Mr. Smith, Dartmouth-house, Blackheath, for 6
fancy pelargoniums.
To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 pelargoniums of 1851 or
1852.

THE NEW TARIFF.—In consequence of directions
from the Lords Commigsioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury, the Commissioners of the Customs have caused to
be transmitted to their principal officers throughout the
United Kingdom the resolution of the House of Com-
mons reported on the 3d inst., for discontinuing and en-
tirely repealing the duties of Customs upon certain
articles, and also for altering and lessening the duties on
a large number of articles of foreign goods and mer-
chandise on importation into this country from foreign
parts, with directions to admit the articles therein named
either free of duty, or at the rate of duty therein speci-
fied, under the usual (nominal) condition of the parties
abiding the ultimate decision of Parliament.
THE LONDON DISTRICT POST LETTER CARRIERS.—
Yesterday our reporter was informed that a letter had
been received by the chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by the body of this hardworking class of public
servants, from Lord Robert, Grosvenor, M.P., enclosing
another from the Right Hon. the Postmaster-General,
Viscount Canning, informing his lordship that he, the
Postmaster-General, did not feel justified in recommend-
ing for them, to the Treasury, any advance of salary,
with other statements we may be able to give shortly
as well as information of an official character, in which
attempts have been made to " gag " the publication of
proceedings connected with the Post-office movement.
The Right Hon. the Postmaster-General has evidently
had the cause of these men misrepresented to him by
some of the subordinate officers, but "the truth is
mighty, and it will yet prevail."—Advertiser.
SHIPMENT OF MARBLE FROM CARRARA.—Those who
have visited the marble quarries at Carrara, and
seen the immense and laborious traffic carried on there,
must have been surprised at witnessing the process of
shipping the blocks. The coasting vessels to be loaded
are drawn up on the beach, and shears erected along-
side, by means of which, and a clumsy capstan and
tackle, the blocks are hoisted on board. With blocks
of ordinary dimensions, this is the plan adopted, but
when these happen to be of extra sizes, another most
singular method is employed. The vessel in which a
large block is to be embarked, after being hauled up on
the beach, has her masts taken out, and the hold filled
with sand, and inclined plane of the same material be-
ing raised from the shore to the side of the craft ; these
preparations completed, oxen are yoked to a sledge on
which the block is placed : it is then dragged up the in-
cline, and ultimately deposited in the centre of the hatch-
way. The sand is then thrown out, and the marble
gradually lowers into its place. The expense and delay
connected with this system are beyond conception.—
The Build -r.

SUICIDE BY CHILDREN.—A few days ago a lad named
Henry Havill, aged twelve years, son of an agricultural
labourer, residing at Rockbeare, in Devonshire, was
found hanging to the bough of an elm tree quite dead.
It appeared from the evidence adduced at the inquest
that the lad worked for the Rev. J. Elliott in his fields,
and that he was occasionally in the habit of sleeping at
the rev. gentleman's house. He left his father's cottage
in good health and spirits, taking with him his food for '
the day. The night passed over, but the lad did not
return. It was imagined that he was at Mr. Elliott's
house ; and on the third day the father made inquiries
of one of the servants, but found that he had not been
there. On going to the field where he had been at
work, the boy was found hanging to the bough of a
tree by his handkerchief. There were no marks of
violence on him, and there can be no doubt that he had
committed self-desUruction. 'That could induce a lad
of such tender years to commit ro rash an act was the
question at the inquest ; but no one could assign any
reason for it, as he had not evinced any distress of
mind, and was in good health and sprits when seen at
his work. A few months ago, however, his brother
also committed suicide in the same way, and it is
thought that this produced a morbid effect upon his
mind, which led him to commit a similar act.
REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF MIDLOTHIAN.—
The death of Sir John Hope, Bart., having created a
vacancy in the representation of the county of Midlothian
(which the honourable baronet had represented since
1845), a general desire has been expressed among the
constituency that he should be succeeded by the Earl of
Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch, the popu-
lar and respected Lord-Lieutenant of the county. With
that view a requisition, numerously and influentially
signed, is shortly to be forwarded to his lordship, request.
ing him to allow himself to be nominated. The noble
earl only attained his majority last autumn.
SEVERITY OF THE WEATHER IN NORTH WALES,—
The weather in some parts of North Wales, during the
last month, has exceeded any season in severity during
the last 50 years. In Montgomeryshire sleet and snow
have fallen for hours, until the hills have been covered
to a great depth, and animals have been unable to ex-
tricate themselves. In Merioneth, too, the season has
been bitterly cold, and the loss to the farmers, arising
from the deaths among the lambs, has been very groat.
An immense number of these poor creatures, which had
been sent to the Meroneth and Montgomery bills in
April, perished in the drifts and by the cold, thus en-
tailing a serious less upon their owners. Deaths have
also happened to men who have been overtaken in the
storms, and, on the Berwyn, range, a poor fellow was
found lying with a sheep across him, both frozen to
death.