The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sfu,—l consider that I have reason to complain of
the evil effects of an allusion to an agency-house in
Plymouth " being placed in difficulties," which ap-
peared in your paper of Friday last. lam pointed
at as the party alluded to, and have been injured
thereby. I therefore ask you, by a paragraph in
your paper, to contradict the report, which is utterly
unfounded as respects any agency-house in this town.
The Sun is extensively read in our news-rooms,
and the whole mercantile community of Plymouth
strongly feel that they have a right to expect an
express and public contradiction of the rumour, with-
out which an undeserved slur is cast upon all the esta-
blishments of our town, which has been peculiarly
free from the disasters which have occurred elsewhere.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
A MERCHANT and AGENT of Plymouth.
Plymouth, Nov. 8, 1847.
[A letter contradicting the rumour in question was
published in The Sun of yesterday.—ED. Sun.]

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
TATTERSALL'S.—YEsTERDAY.
The settling for the Houghton and November meetings
was resumed yesterday afternoon, but to very little pur-
pose, money having been scarcer and complaints more
general than ever. Under such discouraging circum-
stances, it is almost needless to add, the investments on
which the subjoined quotations are founded were, with
only one or two exceptions, in very small amounts.
NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLE CHASE.
6 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Switcher
10 to 1 agst Mr. Little's Chandler
10 to 1 agst Mr. J. Mason ns St. Leger
10 to 1 agst Mr. Ouseley fliggiiis's Pioneer
15 to 1 agst Mr. Tilbury's Chronometer
DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower
11 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice-11i to 1 taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—t to 200/.
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault
22 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—t 25 to 1
25 to I:agst Mr. Mostyn's Loadstone
30 to 1 agat Colonel Anson's Backbiter—taken
33 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Cervus—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Beverlac—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Rossiya

SHAFTESBURY AND HINDON BANK. MESSRS.
BRODIE AND KING.—SHAFTESIIITRY, SATITRDAY, NOV.
6.—A large meeting of tho creditors of this firm took
place this day on the premises at Shaftesbury, when Mr.
King attended, with his solicitor; he was favourably re-
ceived by all present. He went into a detailed explana-
tion of his connexion with the Messrs. Brodies, stating,
although it had been an unfortunate circumstance to him
he was prepared to offer to all those who had entrusted
their money in his bank, or were holders of the notes
bearing his name twenty shillings in the pound. Yet
ho must beg of them a trifling indulgence of time to
enable him to do so, so as not to sacrifice his property.
His proposition was to pay, ten shillings in the pound on
or before the Ist day of December next, and the other
ten shillings in the pound on or before the Ist January,
184/1, with interest on the deposits. This offer gave
great satisfactio❑ to all present, they unanimously agree-
ing to accept the terms offered. This announcement
was hailed with much pleasure by the farmers in the
town and neighbourhood, and had the effect of dispel.
ling the gloom that had been before cast around. The
notes in circulation are under 9,000!., and the deposits
at both Shaftesbury and llindon under 20,000!. The
debts duo to the firm are not precisely known, or at
least were not stated, Mr. King not being asked to go
into details as to his affairs after he had made so liberal
an offer.

POISONING or A FAMlLY.—Yesterday morning a
labouring man, named Newland, together with his
whole family, consisting of his wife, mother, and three
children, residing in Ratcliff•highway, wero affected
with most dangerous sickness after partaking of some
chickory for breakfast. By prompt measures, in the
application of antidotes and stomach pumps, their lives
were saved. It was suppoied that the chickory, of
which they had partaken, was mixed with some poison,
but what the deleterious drug consisted of not being
ascertained, an analysis for the purpose was com-
menced.