The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-15 00:00:00

TO THE PUBLIC FRIENDS OF

31R DOWTON.

With the greatest feelings of pride and pleasure, we
have to thank you, in the name of our excellent friend
Mr. Dowton, and our (min, for the good house you gave
him on Monday night. Nothing could surpass the sym-
pathy he met with, both before the curtain and behind it,
and from all descriptions of persons concerned, foreign as
well as native. It was truly the public crowning of
his days.
At the same time you will look upon it as no sordid in-
timation, but only such as is due to your own wishes, for the
entire working out of whatsoever may still be necessary
and generous, if we remind you, that the best benefit was
not expected to complete the fund requisite to Mr. Dow-
ton's tranquillity, without a like fulness on part of the
subscription; and that the subscription accordingly is still
going on, as will be seen by its advertisement. Be pleased
once more to accept the heartfelt thanks of
THE COMMITTEE FOR MR. DOWTON.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—From all
parts of the country we have most cheering accounts respecting
the weather and the appearance of the growing crops. el
various parts of Lincolnshire whole fields of wheat are shot into
ear, and have every appearance of producing a very heavy yield.
Harvest is expected to commence generally in the North of
Lincolnshire and East-Riding of Yorkshire, not later than the
middle of August. The hay harvest has already commenced
and will be general in about a fortnight.—Hen
_packet.
,ikelert.ng, which
J. Sweet
i
PUBLIC MEETING OF THE NOTTINGHAM
Cita RTISTS. —On Tuesday last a public meeting of the Chartists
in this town and neighbourhood took place in the Market-place,
which was very numerously attended. At half-past ten o'clock
a
waggontaook
the
Chair, havingi r
andhad been freely circulated. He then made a few remarks on the
trhoev
hi provided
ba ablintg platform,
m calling
of the subject to assemble in public meetings to discuss po-
liticalquestions, and quoted Mr. Justice Littledale's opinion in
support of his statement.—Nottingham Review.
GRAND DINNER TO THE JUDGES BY THE
SHERIFFS. —On the let July Sheriffs Evans and Wheelton
will give a splendid entertainment to the Judges, fifteen of
whom have accepted the invitation. Sir Peter Laurie, the
President of Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals, and Mr.
Price, the Treasurer, have, as a special favour, granted the
great hall of the former building for the occasion.— Observer.
[Some wag must have imposed on the good nature of our con-
temporary who ought to know that the very last place the
Sheriffs would think of giving an entertainment in is a prison. ]
GIGANTIC OAK.—A stupendous oak-tree per-
fectly sound, grown upon the Ralston estate, and drawn 17
nine horses, arrived a few days since inlMr. Griffith Morris a
timber-yard, Salop-yard, Oswestry, in the presence of a great
number of spectators. A correspondent gives the following
as the dimensions of this " giant of the forest" :—The butt
35 ft. long, by 18 ft. 6 in. in circumference at bottom, and
12
ft. 9 in. at top; and contains 289 cubic: feet; the top tim-
ber, 1-
/0 ft., making in tlw ,tho!e 4L9 cubit, feet. Weight of the
bark 30 cwt ; the tops or corny,Go 4 e • tons; she weight et'
the whole et leaat 205 team. Sitteu.Vitery Chronicle.