The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-03 00:00:00

MONSTER RHUBARB LEAF.

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We have received at our office the largest specimen of a
leaf from the rhubarb plant that has, perhaps, ever been
grown in this country. It was cut yesterday evening from
the garden of Mr. Dean, of Carrington, nearly ten miles
from Manchester. To afford our readers some notion of the
extraordinary dimensions of this vegetable curiosity, we
I may mention that, from the extremity of the stalk to the
opposite edge of the leaf, it measures no less than five feet !
The circumference of the stem is eight inches; the length
of the stem is two feet and a half ; the diameter of one
of the ribs of the leaf is an inch and three-quarters ;
the length of the central rib one yard and eight
inches; and the circumference of the leaf itself upwards of
eleven yards and a half! From these calculations some con-
ception may be formed of the solidity and weight of this very
wonderful piece of Nature's handicraft. In ancient times it
might have screened several millions of elves from the moon-
beams, supposing those luxurious gentlemen ever condescended
to disport themselvesin akitch en-garden ! If Beckmann's wo d
can be received as a voucher, two thousandifstihxo
price of
hundred
florins have been given for a single tulip ;
and
woi
ft the
hi
et s
gbr
of k ,d
swoei conceivetaoo
and
o
tvheigset aspecimentionincwreoasole jewelsordpdroopfyttiiion
lY
ingl
b
the bullion of the Bank of England. Chopped up and trans-
formedrhubar into a pudding, this sa be
stem would bailie
the mastication of a Brobdignag.

LL, THE COURT TAILORS, OF REGENT-
MESSRS. Nic
STREET.—The extensive°
workshops used by them, in making the
Register Paletot agrlaoffiaovrdeinogeeiriono,muchforiojtrreede, hbuontdrlveihilehhanhdass,
not
lightetnedderl'itfhurstkhyelri than the destruction of glass, the goods having
.—Mr. O'Connell was returned
ehxeen expedus, removed.
HOUSES IN lIOLBORN.—Last night,
on DUNDALKFFwithoutrAkLiao r ET Lwo.EpopCoTslßOioNn .
between the hours of eleven and twelve, an accident of a most fear-
ful character, attended with a serious destruction of property, took
place in High Holborn, and which was nearly attended with fatal
results to a dozen persons. It appears from inquiries made on the
spot, that the inmates of the house numbered is, in the occupation
of a Mr. J. Conidridge, a carpenter and undertaker, had, during the
early part of the day, noticed that the different doors ill the building
were breed considerably below their usual level. This gave rise to
a suspicion that the foundations of the premises had given way, and
accordingly the residents had determined upon watching the place,
to see if any other portion sank. At the time above stated, whilst
not fewer than a dozen persons were in their beds asleep, the land-
lord perceived that the plaster of the ceilings was falling in one or
two of the rooms upon the floors. That circumstance convinced him
that the place was rapidly sinking. Without a moment's loss of time
he raised an alarm, and having aroused the whole of the in-
mates, they succeeded in effecting a safe retreat in their night-
dresses. Scarcely, however, had they reached the street door than
the whole building, four stories high, fell with a tremendous crash
into the road, carrying with It the adjoining house, in the tenure of
Mr. Ta,•;g, a jeweller. For some time the neighbourhood was ob-
scured with dust, which gave rise to a report that the place was on
fire, and forthwith the escape of the Royal Society for the
Pro-
tection of Life from Fire and the engines were sent for.
the Fortu-
natelysamtleieiNnVdhiOelaetioefriethoef idnamngaetevseoef
3,thiro
claetttieldrvibduilding bad noticed
therefore Hilly prepared, and at the timeve olfestthgetehe w
waiting in Middle-row. Both parties have
est.hisgro'heornoing,
furniture and stock-in-trade, and it is quite suiripruiese,ln°llg:'ath;roaleraetnolfeotmtwdheaneeroje-rf
otiflotipioerrsuoinnss hrearodenionteda,lsoatlosotntehoe,ierlolle‘k•
gerous state, and wore expected momentaLinywAy.—There is a
WAKEFIELD CORN' MARKET,
.1
to
fail. on either side
thisfalr arrival of
The prices are so
done in any article.
a lisl of
fair,
value, other t
butera articles,sonlyco compared
a pa
r e veryt to
limited business has been
o market. wheat
The
n de
tbteeaendse,
obetel t of luy
girruaergtuelra,rbtthausat dpiffi,
Liz other articles pa alto-
with last week, but we.r considerg the decline in wheat to be 2s. per
ation. cult to quote
lower. the relativeysemrso

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chan-
Cellor,
Foreign, and con
theLordoiPriivy Seal, the First Lord of the
tthlreeaLsixtreybq
,etuhe,
the First
Lord
of ts
Admiralty,
Secretaries of State for the Home,
the
emiy
Chancellorlt
Chancep theDepartmen,
- of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of
Board of Trade, the Postmaster-General, the La
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the
Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert.
ra theef
At the Council, the Right Honourable Granville
George Earl Granville was by command of the Queen
sworn of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Cowie",
and took his place at the Beard.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the
Right Hon. Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, to be
Lord Lieutenant of the county of Norfolk, his Lord-
ship took the appointed oaths.
Earl Granville had the honour to kiss hands on being
appointed Master of her Majesty's Suck-hounds.
The lion. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
Before the Council the Queen gave audien'as to the
Lord Chamberlain and the Lord President.
At the Court Mr. Jervis was presented to the Queen
at an audience by Sir George Grey, her Majesty
Principal Secretary of State for the rdome Department.
Mr. Jervis kissed hands on being appointed Attorney'
Genera], and had the honour of knighthood conferr
upon him by the Queen.
Captain Denison was presented to her Majesty at all
audience.
a 4
Mr. Charles Buller, the Judge-Advocate-Gene rLe
had an audience of the Queen, 'and made a report of toe
proceedings of some courts-martial. Her Majesty gave audiences to Lord John Russell-sad
Ea] Grey.
The Court was attended by th. Marquis of Anglesey'Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Earl of Morley, Lord of
Waiting ; the Vice Chamberlain, the Comptroller
the Household ; and the Honourable Captain
Hood, Groom in Waiting.
inleo
His Majesty the King of the Belgians held a A "64.0
matic Levee on Saturday afternoon at Bucking
Palace.

The Foreign Ministers appeared in their res g
pecti.n"
uniforms, the members of orders of knighthood weajtri--
the ensigns of the same ; there were present the. 'Lint
bassador of Austria, Count Dietriehstein , the lYlol",:ieihr
of Sweden, Count Bjornstjerna ; the Minister. of Bav*".-61
e
Baron de Cetto ; the Minister of Sardinia, Count
e
Pollon 1 the Minister of Buenos Ayres, M. Morel;
the Minister of Portugal, Baron de Moncorvo ,
Minister of Russia, Baron de Brunow ; the Minister
by
of Naples, General Prince Castelcicala, attended
M. G. Canofari, Secretary of Legation ; the Minister r
Hanover, Count de Keilmansegge ; the Minister of Vide
temberg, Baron de Hugel ; the Minister of Prussia/ Aio
Chevalier Bunsen ; the Minister from the Brazils.A`;
Commandeur Marques Lisboa ; the Minister of ve,,f,
I mark, Count de Reventlow ; the Minister of 50,,,1%;,-1
Baron de Beust, the Chargoll'Affaires of France, u°„di
de Jarnac ; accompanied by Mr. George de Rabat fo
Chancelier of the Embassy ; the diplomatic ageilio
the Hanse towns, Mr. Colquhoun ; the Charg‘hreo
faires of Turkey, Edib Effendi ; the Chargé d'Ak;res
of Oldenbourg, M. H. F. Tiarks ; the Chargs
of Spain, M. de Tacon ; the First Secretary te floe
Netherlands Legation, M. de Stratenus (in the aus;jog
of Baron Dedel, seriously ill) ; their Excellencies ht 4
assembled in the library, their Majesties the Sing id.
Queen of the Belgians, attended, by his Excellencithe
Van de Weyer, his Majesty's representative at red
British Court, Mr. Charles Drouet, Secretary of 'tared,
tion, and Mr. Castellain, Consul for Belgium,
the Saloon and received the congratulations of the '4lr
matic corps. the
The Queen was attended at the Reception hipg
Countess Vilain XIV., Dame du Palais, and theorao.
by Major A. d'Hanins de Moerkerke, Officier de •

nance. .11$
His Excellency M. Murphy, Minister of Mexico'
prevented by illness from attending the Reception':
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester "os-
Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians on Saturdsl,;eir
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by red
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, b°llclprer
the Italian Opera with their presence on SaturdaY„Ve.
ing. The Royal suite included the Countess of L'Ajis,
mont, Countess Vilain XIV., Lady Caroline r;
Hon. Miss Napier, the Earl of Morley, 31-15.1„°,i the
d'Hanins de Moerkerke, Lord Alfred Paget,
Hon. Captain Gordon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir George Coopers
Bart., and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Rue and
of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Du"e,i by
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelits, attenoe-oyo
Baron Knesebeck and Mr. Edmond Mildingi, bbeir
honoured the performance of the Opera with
presence. atia
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Lstole-hold,
Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic house: ie
attended Divine service yesterday, in the Chapel
Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Reverend C.
Courtenay offieiated.
Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Plebe°
of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Queen yesterasPe,
Her Majesty
and her Royal Consort took their $
customed early walk yesterday. Princess
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
atten
Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing in an open cts
riage and four on Saturday. Her Royal Highness tp:i
Prin,,ess Helena was taken an airing in the .
gardens, The Royal r.mily took their usual airier
yesterday.
ro.r,
HeTrhße
ea
Belgians.
yDaulc sHigsh
no
ef s
sKt eono tk vaisdirtield,e
wthiethQtuheeegn
uyeeesnteoraf 0051;
Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) has I'elaiieang
Colonel Arbuthnot in the duties of Equerry la
irop,
to the Queen ; and Captain the Hon. A. IL G°l.duties of
relieved Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour in the
Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. •ee
The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine soil
terday in Grosvenor Chapel. r OOll
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after ano -
tit. Foreign' office. The Council • sat an hour
half.
Sir I"re'
The Duke of Wellington, Lord G. Paulet, en-Lrjay
derick Trench, attended the early service ye6,''' lode°
the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. ser/ice
officiated and preached the sermon. At the daily fhe
..
the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wres'efhe sli;
prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Helmore-,• cooPe-
them was " Lord of all power" (Mason).
presided at the organ.

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DEATH OF DWARKANAV
TAGORE. on— ~ge el:
er,ey
We regret to state that this distinguished Pe ole-or
piled ou Saturday last, at his residence in Alb
appeared irl ths
eForloummntshoentsenatourrdoafytlhaest,paanrangouranpchinlgvhhiin.:lseariPopun"snoilulonecss'eraeat
reader is somewhat prepared for the pailful awn
al fatal a
we have now the duty to promulgate. dto -6' f tile
As we then stated, the disorder which le ffeetion of
termination of his valuable existence was antle unite('
liver, which had so far advanced as to baffle -
of Dr. Chambers and Mr. Martin. intimately ail:.
Through the kindness of a gentlerosnopply 1. We
nected with the Baboo, we are enabled)t° ented rasclirra• ant.
joined inadequate memoir of that mucl?
~70 our il"'°„,ionteo
give the annexed particulars as suppliel, i.' tv,rentY —„-re ;•-•"
It may be as well to state that he expireua"ty-one Yerimi/s,
past six on Saturday evening, at the shelf :,ative ora .-0,0
" In a rapid memoir of this distingu " ader. lie
there will be found much to interest the re „mins I°,cit
claim of high descent from ,one of the five Bra",,owly4
several centuries back visited Bengal to celebrate P1,,,,.g i'ir,
their inferior brethren were unable to perform, is a 'cos sl'
authenticated in the books of the religion and 41.efor;
gvinadri
acamnauthlt Thaagso'retiWogistke;
noble of the highest rank in his country; and if allot Pr*
neverpresen t b
een believed
d
proof was requisite, it is in the acknowledged fac,tnvern";•,
oubintedbyt that the
refused the title of Rajah or Prince, offered bY a nanl4_,:4
General of India, because it only nominally added . iltpue
the eyes of foreigners. He likewise declined a kledetile
on his first visit to Europe. It is necessary te,"oat, i-
those facts, inasmuch as, through misapprehe'r, ilia
late lamented Hindoo had been styled with tmtot for
butes of Royal Highness, Prince, &c. The clairs.:oo iS ed
ldillustrious personage has on the present general: o
his unbounded philanthropy. No reference to Cr
his purse in the cause of charity—in the ad""fot ilited
extraordinary
participating his
education—in the promotion of colleges, whether oseritte,
name
dimen'iLleheibseofpoworsena:;:li;altoe:iodtf;
with all the noble institutions flourishing, fnotrni„' to
illustrateil beyondeha d t
haons
e which we have only to instance* fottrdmotP
or Christian ;
yenocuotuhrsalgoermtehnet
study
d3,s,urogfearny;toraWyhewnasthope
a of
enooecill:ijisseewartifo.--eosf a
was. personally present, and witnessed he ". the e/- U °
subject, an abhorrence 0:1 b sic •E.
of the gravest nature cog onv
the bigot portion of India andnostayed' 41
other
ni
ej't
bly 0 can ,
heart and body, he instinctive) y felt, for le olvil rong't
than that he conceived he " P ei't -h
. h'
was furtherin or . wog
of scienceSe d its ou
, and doing a duty to mankind..,,,b bad there there
the ordeal with an unflinching nerve, 10" - ho We"
with those of his own particular religion ;f 4 Of
the occasion. frlu- tiva
tile oOa t
"He lived just long "tnesg his to W-
enough to wi of who
triumphant energy in the brilliant success, ndon„ were
(Hindoo) students in the University of ,''',° s. .Tbsoe)le °-
week passed through the Cf $111.5"°11t J"' ollee o d A
el
sent to this country andwholly maintained y ma • gilish
pense. distil' long
n .ii he fa
"To conclude this brief notice of a `oho1"A- 'Ol Inu,'
by universal application towards goods an"ot. lizte inereitio
remembered as the greatest ornament that, ri° eeing a
under British rule, we have but to remark , sight-s
~ci or
content with the pleasures of travelling a,a," jabou_rt'hose of;
extend his already extended information P
sport t°ooipliSi!,
to acquire the language of France as a pes__,,,to ace Fart;'
Europe, and also took delight in the Y riots
010.1rbee
ments of society, especially that of singing?_3 his 101.',., the
cularly Italian and English music. zif.„,ear.....; An.t
spared he promised to become no mean ant his'
riariv
arts;
town-hall of Calcutta the inhabitants, ~,_'',.,l bis p
..g de:.
European, in testimony of their regardo,.i,ifiihietrinf:thlic
painted by Say ; and in further honom.t ta'
trait 111 'tar t.°
his pOr . uene a AM
ceased, at the same time they voted
of their 1-1
the p, 0;
subscription, authorised a marble bust
..
__bi
be execnted'byWeekes to grace that hall Iv'.
to be elected India
virtues and talents of Lord Metcalfe caused
broached in for ;
memory. No public undertaking was ever
ea 00010
without Dwarkanauth Tagore being a larb „, In _ for,
no mercantile establishments ever in conle.tro
or counsel in their transactions, that he (114, geoeresi oa
ward—civilians and military men can attest.it...ittaityr_,Not
strangers can testify to his unbounded nilf the nos
artists of Europe can well be proud that 500,1.7 and Mutttiee
statuary of Gibson, paintings of the alu
add to the balite
masters, are placed in his galleries, and
._
en
__ 4 the
~ he
of his garden palace. The taste and muntfic,.„....cls'izocitve,
volent Hindoo are sp of of far and wide. his conntricik:
said of him that such faults as he had were 1
he words ef.....ers•
judices, but his virtues were hie own : in the tu v0007;00
" Tu frater, tu pater, tu azaleas, tu bonus c_ 'S
l lose, Whiell i WOO
His country has sustained a mom
the opinion 00
generations may be retrieved ; but in .
it
inix 000 .
who know India, is iii c94lfliclVlC4 *WA u
'A Slily.",4ils