The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sits,—lf your announcement of the stoppage of Messrs.
Holdsworth, of Glasgow, refers to us, we beg to say the
announcement is untrue.

We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
ITENEY lIOULDSIVORTII AND SONS.
GlaTow, NovernbLr

was driven through the bar door
of Mr. Southall,
of the Lord Nelson, Old -Kent-road,
pored at the time to have been a stone.
DIAI2OI.ICAT:ACT.—Last evening, about six o'clock,
a ball from an air gun
hadSEcuntrvc%c.l,
wast ur
the inmates recovered from the shock occa-
sioned by this dastardly act than, on Mrs. Southall's
proceeding to one of the bed chambers above, a second
ball was discharged, piercing the bed-room window and
striking the b,.d-putt. The ball was picked up in this
last case, and at once proved the instrument employed
for this wanton and diabolical attack. Mr. Southall, the
landlord, a must respectable man, was quickly on the
alert, and having ascertained that certain parties using
the house had been heard to utter threats of "serving
him out," he caused one of the parties to be arrested
the same evening, and it is hoped and expected that cir-
cumstances will transpire to furnish sufficient evidence
to fix the act on the guilty party ; but at present, from
prudential motives, it would be unwise to enter more
fully on the subject. Fortunately, no damage was done
by either discharge further than breaking the squares
of glass through which the bullets passed. The first
bullet has not yet been discovered—Front a Corre-
spondent. .

a borne. An
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of
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growng he di
in
I garden
.a
r9do:n.
Josiah Paul, of Roskear farm, near
Stok'e-
extraordinary turnip was also drawn in field belon,
ing to Mr. Spear, of Kingston, in the '
at \V ilcove, is now
immense
i nmi
es lnasned
carrot,
can draw twnty turnips that will r• Spear says he
which
"'"igh 2 cwt. An
in the possession of Mr. H. Rance,
Devorport ;it weighs slibs • George-street,
inches in circumference. ,is 14 inches long, and IS
sin-
gular, the appearance being Its growth is also very
gods. On
Monday
not unlike one of the Chi-
nesefield belonging to Mr. ,
i last(, a turnip was drawn in 4
parish of Lelant, which ia,son, at Holpear, in the
ference, and weiglied oomlieasured 351 inches in cireurn-
one of the kr,,,,i • .
2 fn. Thil, is supposed to be
. turni ,ofkind
county I,s the ever seen in this
, _ • On S:;turday last a
,carrot was exhilited in the
New Market House, St. .131n:ry, 15 inches in length and
12 inches in circumferen
An
ce: t ie, produce of Mrs. liitchin's
garden, Moor-hill.apple-tree (Ce) lon pippin) in
the garden of Mr. Richard Matthews, of Roseland, Men.
lieniot, has produced this year 26 apples, of the following
sio
dimunns eed weight, inches .
111
el
4viz.:—the l.rgest measured 134
circumference, and weighed 151 ounces;
the smallest.
wei„,,,.1 .
' •k ounces, andmeasured ' ' '
,: .. . r,
curnkrence 10:1 inch, s. A pear tree, in the satire garden,
produced exactly the same number of pears, which
weighed altogether 191 pounds.—Dcvonport Independent.
LIE LADY MAYORESS'S GRAND BALL AT THE
Matistort-ponsie.—Last evening the Lady Mayoress
gave a ball upon a very large scale, her Ladyship having
sent out invitations to between 1,400 and 1,500 persons,
including the families of the Aldermen and Common
Councilmen, and principal City officers. 'The splendid
rooms of the Mansion-house were thrown open at nine
o'clock, when the company began to arrive, and Bar-
nard's band commenced operations. The dancing was
kept up with great spirit in the Egyptian-hall:and the
corridor. Mr. Gilbert acted as master of the ceremo-
nies. At 12 o'clock the company sat down to .one of
the most magnificent suppers that have for many years
been given under this hospitable roof. There, were be.
tween eleven and twelve hundred persons present.
panc!ng was kept up until a very late hour.