The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(From the New York and Philadelphia PApera to the

14th tilt.)

The sales of wool from Washington county, in
this state, the present season, are estimated at
250,000 dollars. Some of the large flocks are in charge
of shepherds whose sole business is to guide and
protect them with dog and crook—the only instance
in our country, so far as we know, where this pri-
mitive occupation is followed.
Ex-SHERIFF PARKINS.—The trial of this gen-
tleman (so well known in our courts of justice,) in
the Superior Court, for an assault and battery,
milted on Mr. Trison, a sheriff deputy, who* at-
tempted to arrest him, will come on on Mniniav
next. Although Mr. Parkins has employed counsel
to attend to the Preliminary proceedings, it is un-
derstood he will manage his own defence in his own
peculiar way. There is a suit also against him in
the Circuit Court for slander, on the calendar of the
present term, brought against him by Mr. Usher, an
English gentleman, for words spoken against him
affecting his reputation. Mr. Parkins, in the inte-
aim, is still in prison.
' The _Arm Fork Daily Advertiser says—" A
very extensive fraud has recently been discovered
in this city, whereby large sums have been obtained
from the department at 'Washington by means of
forged pension certificates. As the subject is un-
dergoing an invesrigation, it will be improper to
state the case more fully at present. A person very
,espectably connected is supposed to be the indivi-
dual who has been the author of the fraud. The
whole subject will shortly be made public."
SILVER MINES 0F MEXICO.—From an article
in Silliman' s Journal, we learn that !hero are about
five huodred towns or principal places in Mexico
celebrated for the explorations of silver that SW-
+ Wind Them. These fi,e hundred places comprehend
together about three thousand mines. The %%hole
number of veins and masses in the exploration is
between four thousand and five thousand. The ore
s generally in veins, rarely in beds and masses.
The vein of Cluanaxuato is the most extensive. It
s from 120 to 150 feet thick, and is exploied in dif-
tement places for a distance of nine ode,. The
quantity of silver in the ores averages from three to
tour ounces the quintal, or from 1-448th to 1-597th
of the weight of ore. The annual produce of sik-er
in Mexico during the last years of the 17th century
was 1,134,424ib

CAmP MEETING.—.The Towanda Banner
Pennsylvania pap r) says:—" We are int'utmeti
a ins disgraceful scene occurred at a camp
meeting a few miles nom this borough on Sa.urday
night last. It is said a number of young men in a
most riotous manner puled down the tents, altars,
&C., and disturbed the nieetirt;; in is most shameful
m inner with crackers arid other missiles. Such
vroreediugs shoald incur the severest penalties of
the law ; those who do not approve of such meet-
ings have room enough in the world to keep away
fiorn them, and we can imagine no palliation what-
ever for such a violation of order, decency, and the
laws of the court ry."
GALE IN CANADA.--The Quebec papers of la,t
week mention that, on the Friday night and Sl-
turday morning previous, the ',land of Prince
Eyiward was visited by one of the most toes.
mendous and destructive storms, accompanied by
licessant rain, ever witnessed on that
Its ravages are to he seen in every direction.
The new Episcopal Church in Quebec has been
razed to the ground, and several houses and stables
injured. The gardens and fidds have suffered very
mrterially, by the destruction of the ornamental and
fi nit trees and fences. From all parts of the country
accounts have been received of barns blown do,c"
bound to
and cattle killed, roads choked up by windr,llii,ssicii
A great number of cattle will, no doubt,, be.w%
the woods. Th 2 distress among thesicilt4r'y
great.
,sand,ked vessels,:viz
SPtoirovleey,m's Inlet
the rar-
Wree
it afrollyl
following
gh e
anroer tahmsoi duegof the
was sTack 20 miles trom the land by
la. 47; she
Ntheewfboruigndla
.eater-logged, capsized, and the,, a sea, became
Anew schooner,
belonging to
drifted
on shore.
Nles,rs. 'Worrell, near Sr. Peter's. A shallop, fiord
Planter,nd%vi t
hCh
lumber, at
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