The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-18 00:00:00

IVICISCELLIINEOUS.

A considerable pension reverts to the Crown by the
death of Peter Burrow•es, Esq., retired Commissioner of
the Insolvent Debtors' Court, Ireland.

The Magistrates and clergy of Surrey have established
an institution, to be supported by voluntary contribu-
tions, to furnish the means of subsistence to those who,
on their discharge from prison, are found to be without
funds and unable to procure employment. This is a
praiseworthy Society, and deserves support.
No scarlet cloth is now manufactured in Ireland.
Forty years ago the Irish loom could clothe the British
army, as it did then the yeomanry corps.
There is now living at Roinsey, Mr. Floyd, supposed
to be the largest man in England. His weight.is 4431b5. ;
Mrs. Floyd also weighs 2181bs. ; Mrs. Powle (her
daughter), 2U6lbs. ; Mrs. Hawker (another daughter),
1731b5. Total weight of the family of four persons,
1,040 lbs.
A gentleman named Scott, who has a nursery near
Moss- side, is a member of perhaps one of the tallest
families on record. His father, who lives near Carlisle,
was married, at the age of thirty-nine, to a young lady
of nineteen, and their family consists of six suns, whose
united height is thirty-eight feet (on an average six feet
four inches each), and three daughters, two of whom
are also of extraordinary stature. About seven years
ago all the family were assembled at the paternal resi-
dence, and the appearance of the six suns in the streets
of Carlisle excited no little interest.

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construct fountains on the lake in the gardens attached
to Buckingham palace.
A French Journal states that " in consequence of the
removal of one of the Paris slaughter-houses, the colony
of rats, whose enormous number was well known, have
emigrated to Belleville, and the Fauxbourgs du Temple
and St. Martin."—We wish that our House of Commons'
rats, whose enormous number is also well known, would
fellow the example of their fellow-vermin of Paris, and
emigrate from the Treasury BencheS.
The Augsburg Gazette says:—" On Monday, the Ist
inst., the celebrated Professor Havernich commenced
his lectures at Konigsburg with an explanation of
Genesis. The room was crowded, but no sooner had the
Professor uttered a few sentences, than a sudden rush
was made to the door, and in a minute or two the lec-
ture-room was empty."—Just such a violent rush to the
door is always made when the celebrated Peter Both-
wick rises to address the House of Commons. lie in-
variably clears that House with as much expedition as
he cleared the Surrey Theatre, when he performed
Othello. _ _

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esedhattyries. night an inquest was held at t. 12.ipas
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street, Mount- street, Grosvenor-square,
on the body of John Smith, 49 years of age. From the
evidence adduced, it appeared that the deceased was for-
merly in business as a liuen-draper, but had lately been
employed as a conamercial travelljr ; his circumstances,
however mere embarrassed, which, in conjunction with
bodily ailment, had produced great mental excitement.
On Tuesday morning, 9th inst., deceased left his home
at No. 32, North-row, Grosvenor-square, since which
time nothing was heard of him until the body was disco-
vered in the Serpentine on Sunday last. The Jury re-
turned a verdict of "Found drowned."
STOPPAGE OF THE OLD BANK.—We are
sorry to announce the failure of Messrs. lidge and Co.
of the " Chichester Old Bank." The announcement of
the stoppage was made on Monday, and spread great
consternation thro.:gh the city. We have not been able
to learn with any apptoach to accuracy the extent of
their liabillties.—Brighton Gazetle.