The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-22 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1833.

SILVER PLATE.
'THOMAS COX SAVORY, 54, Cornhill,
-11- (three doors from Gracechurch-street, London,
informs the Public that he CONTINUES to SELL
SILVER SPOONS and FORKS, and every description
of SILVER PLATE, at the same prices as before the
late prosecution of the COMPANY of GOLDSMITHS.
He is and has been enabled to offer Silver Goods at these
very low prices by combining the usually separate trades
of retailer and manufacturer.
Lists of prices sent gratis by applying, post paid, at 54,
Cornbill, three doors from Gracechurch-street.

OLD ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL INN.
CROWN AND THISTLE.
NEWCASTLE- UPON-TYNE.
RALPH WALTON, having taken and
entered upon the above well known Inn, which he
has completely repaired and refitted with new Furniture
of the best Description, respectfully informs his Friends
Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public generally, that his
leading object has been their accommodation, and with
this view be has directed his attention most particularly
to the. sleeping department, which will be found to com.•
bine every comfort and convenience.
R. W. begs to assure them that his Establishment
shall be conducted upon a scale of liberality, which cannot
fail to insure their Patronage.
R. W., having paid due attention to the selection of
his wines and spirits, feels confident that they will give
satisfaction to those who in ty honour him with their

favours.
N.B. First-rate Stabling, and a careful Hostler.

One of the first results of the municipal re-
form in the corporation of Edinburgh has been, that the
Lord Provost's salary is fixed at 500 d. for expenses; if the
latter exceed that amount, he is to pay the excess himself.
The " tribute" has been a decided failure in the

;own of Galway, and the editor of one of the papers there

announces the circumstance in the followinggdjscant

" Willing as we may be to throw a mantle over—the faults of
the inhabitants of Galway, yet in justice we are obliged to
state that the collection at the several chapels of this town

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bat' been disgraceful in the extreme. Despite all our
exhortations, no previous arrangement was entered into,
all was apathy and want of feeling, a heartless and un-
principled dereliction of duty."
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, Nov. 20.
_Holders having shown a disposition to give way in
price, the sales to-day amount to 3,000 bags. Prices
may be quoted at least id. per lb. lower than they were
yesterday, though it is somewhat difficult to state rates

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correctlThey.
manufactories of St. Etienne and St.
Chamond are left more than half unemployed from the
combinations of the workmen, and so great is the uncer-
tainty of completing orders by any given time, that the
English, American, and German merchants have been
obliged to send their commands for silk goods, particularly
for plain ribands, to Switzerland, which will thus profit
by the stagnation created by the foolish conduct of the
workmen in France.—French Paper.

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GAMING-HOUSES.--The Grand Jury of
Westminster, yesterday, returned a true bill against
Ephriam Bond and another, for a nui,ance in keeping a
gaming-house in the parish of James's.
Till within the last two years the out-parish
of St. Philip and Jacob, Bristol, containing a population
of 16,000 souls, was destitute of any place of public wor-
ship, either in connection with the Establishment or the
Dissenters ! It is said that a great proportion of the
inhabitants were absolutely in a state of practical had-

thenism.
The Post-office charges Bd. for the postage
of a letter from Margate to Broadetairs (three miles and
a ball)_within one penny of the postage for 100 miles,

—Country Paper.
ENSUING SESSlONS.—Midtlicsex, Nov
26 ; London, Nov. 27 : Old Bailey, Nov. 28.
Sir John Keane, the new Commander-in•
Chief at Bombay, embarks on board the Upton Castle
Captain Duggan, at Portsmouth, on Tuesday next, and
the ship sails from thence on Wednesday morning.
EXTRAORDINARY CROP OF CARROTS,—
A crop of carrots, averaging 21bs. each, were taken
up during the past wtek, grown in a garden be-
longing to Mr. Thomas Greenip, of Portinscale, twelve of
which weighed 33ibs. The largest one weighed 3lbs. 6
oz., and they were altogether allowed to be the most ex-
traordinary garden crop ever grown in this neighbour-
hood.— IVhitcharen Herald.
THE SYCAMORE.—This is the largest tree
of the American forest, and the trunk of one of unex-
ampled magnitude is now actually on exhibition in New
York. It grew on the banks of the Mohawk Oneida
Coun'y, and was cut down about two years since.
Thirty one yoke of oxen were required to remove the
trunk alone. The area of its base is so ample that its
possessor occupied it as a booth or tavern for some time in
the sicinity of Utica, where it was purchased for the
purpose of transporting it to Europe for exhibition. The
original bark still coats its exterior, and the interior has
been scooped out and furnished as a saloon with furni'ure,
so that it will accommodate upwards of forty persons.
CAUTION TO DRUNKARDS.—On Sunday
night, George Holmes, a man, about 34 years of age,
undertook for half a crow❑ at the Traveller's Rest, a retail
beerhonse, Court-street, in this town, to drink nine half-
pints of ale in 15 minutes. He performed the task in
about seven minutes and a half. He immediately went out
of the house, fell down, and became insensible. He died
in three hours.—Nottingham Journal.
ONIONS.—At our fair on Saturday last there
were upwards of forty cart loads of onions—prices from
Bd. to 9d. per stone of 161bs.—Kendal Chronicle.
A man named Jean Claude Chabert recently
died at Caluire, at the age of more than 101 years, having
been burn on the 23d of July, 1732. He desired that the
skeleton of his son, which he had kept in a garret, should
be buried with him. From books, and various objects
found in his apartment, he seems to have been a searcher
for the philosopher's stone. The performance of the
burial service was refused him by the clergy of the place.
—Paris Paper.
The following cure for a divided finger is not
new bere.—A short time ago, as Mr. Joseph Hick, of
Fulford, Yorkshire, joiner, was at work, he cut the middle
finger of his left hand compleiLiy in two across the first
joint. After considering for a short time whether he
should go to a surgeon or not, be resolved to try an ex-
periment of his own, which was, to replace that part of
the finger which was cut off, and bandage it up. The
wound soon healed, and he is now able to u•e his finger as
well as ever.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
A farmer of Haberhausen, in Suabia, on the
24th ult., in a fit of religious fanaticism, killed his wife
by cutting her throat, and then heating her violently with
a metal crucifix in order, as he said, to drive the devil out
of her. During this insane and cruel operation his chil-
dren were compeNd to remain on their knees repeating.
their players. The neighbours carne in at the cries of
the poor woman, but too late to save her life.— Gnll9-
nani's Messenger.
NEW BRIDGE OVER TIIE DEE.—In COnse-
quence of the increase of traffic over the King's Ferry,
on the river Dee, the rental of the tolls has arisen from
1201. per annum, to 710/. ! and the tolls at Chester
have decreased in the same proportion. It is, we under-
stand, contemplated to erect a suspension bridge at the
former place over the Dee, to facilitate the intercourse
between North Wales and Liverpool, and obviate the ne-
cessity of taking the circuitous route of Chester. Plans
by Mr. Telford, the architect of the bridge which crosses
the Menai Straits, have been submitted to some of the
parties mainly interested, and approved of. The expense
is calculated at 30,0001.—Blackburn Gazette.
LIVERPOOL AS IT WAS AND h.—At a
meeting of the corporation Commissioners on Saturday,
the town clerk, Mr. Foster, made the following statement,
in reference to the state and prospects of the town
1773, the receipt of customs was 92,166/. ; in 1832, it
was 3,935,062/. In 1820, the number of parish assess-
ments was 21,053/. ; in 1832, 33,0311. In 1813, the
parish assessments amounted to 557,974/. ; and in 1833
to 790,0811. In 1700, the population was 5,714 ;
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1801, it was 77,000/. ; in 1831, the census gave 165,221.
In 1811, there were 16,112 houses; in 1831, there were
27,466. In 1752, the dock rates amounted to 1,776/. ;
and in 1833, to 182,9801. There were 1,169 public
houses and 477 beer shops in 1832.—Halifax Express.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, Nov. 21

The General Session of the Peace commenced
yesterday for the city and liberty of Westminster,
before FRANCIS CONST, Esq., Chairman, and a
Bench of Magistrates.
DUTIES OF JURORS,—The name of Mr. Palmer,
the artiste in the wardrobe department for Drury-
lane-theatre, was. called upon to serve.
It Was stated that his services were so strictly
required that day at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane,
attendant upon the revival of Shakspeare's tragedy
of Antony and Cleopatra, that he could not dis-
charge the judicial functions required of him.
The COURT said urgent business could not be
pleated in excuse, as it might serve for every occa-
sion. All tradesmen -and citizens had business to
transact, but the administration- of the laws was
absolutely necessary. Mr. Palmer could not be

excused.
The usual fine of M. was then recorded.
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Joseph Wood, a young
man, was indicted for stealing two bottles of sherry,
the property of George Biddulph, Esq., of Spring-
gardens, his master and employer.
"die prisoner, who bad lived in several families of
distinction, called no witnesses to character. Ver-
dic'—Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced him to be transported
for seven years.