The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

WRESTLING.

CANN AND POLKINCHORNE.—The friends of Polking-
home will attend at the Castle Tavern, Holborn,, this
evening, between eight and ten, to make a match with
Cann, for 5001. a side. Should Cann's backers see this
notification they will, no doubt, be at the scratch.

There are now residing at Lady PEMBROKE'S
Hospital in Appleby, 13 widows, the average of whose ages
is eighty years each, the whole number amounting to 1040
years. The elder, or mother of the Hospital, is 85 years
of age. They have 30/. per annum each to live upon, a
house, and several other privileges.
METHOD OF FORCING FIGS.—No fruit-tree
is so docile as the fig; it wears as well, or better, in a pot,
than in a free soil ; cuttings come into bearing the same
season ; a first and second crop are obtained in the open
air, and no tree forces better. Mr. 7:lobert Chapman, the
intelligent and skilful gardener at Harewood House, has
cultivated the fig in pots under glass at that place success.
fully fur the last thirty years. The pots are generally from
twenty to twenty-four inches wide at top, and fourteen
inches deep. The trees arc taken out of them annually in
January, all the younger roots are eut off with a sharp
knife ; the ball is reduced according to circumstances, and
the plants are re-potted in a rich sandy loam. A bed of
dung or leaves is made on the floor of a house which has
vines against its back wall ; in this the pots are plunged,
and a little fire heat is given, so as to keep the air from 65
to 70 degrees. The usual routine culture is pursued ; the
fruit begins to ripen early in April, and a succession is kept
up in the same house till October, after which the plants
are plunged in the soil of the house, and kept dry till Ja-
nuary. The sorts are the Genoa, the large brown Ischia,
the Murry, and the black Genoa.—The trees are of dif-
ferent ages, from three to 20 years.—.Edinburgh Paper.
IKEY SOLOMONS.—In consquence of private
information obtained by the authorities of the Mint, a strong
party of officers from Hatton-garden and the Thames-po-
lice were dispatched to the house of Mrs. Solomons (wife
of the notorious Ikey), in Bell-alley, Petticoat-lane, at an
early hour yesterday morning. Upon obtaining admission,
which was effected by a novel stratagem, the inmates, con-
sisting of Mrs. Solomons, two other young females, and a
young man were immediately secured, and the premises
narrowly searched, when a large quantity of base coin,
jewels in cases, valuable watches, silks, and cloths, were
found concealed under the hoards of the ground floor, and
in the yard, the whole of which was dug up, and occupied
from half-past seven till ten o'clock. The property, and
the individuals in custody, were conveyed in coaches to
Hatton-garden, where they underwent a private examina-
tion before Mr. Sergeant Skr.r.ox and A. S. LAnta, Esq.,
and were remanded till.a future day. A great number of
respectably-dressed persons of the Jewish persuasion, pre-
sented themselves in the waiting-room in the course of the
morning, anxious to have a private interview with Mrs.
Solomons, but their solicitations were peremptorily rejected.
A sister of Mrs. Solomons was, however, allowed to see
her in the lock-up place, in the presence of Limbrick, the
officer, for the purpose of making arrangements for her
(prisoner's) infant child.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Friday after-
noon, between three and four o'clock, as Benjamin Bun-
bury,
EN', of Marlstone-house, Newbury, was taking an
airing in his pony-chaise, in company with his son, who
drove, the animal became suddenly restive in a by-lane,
about three miles from Marlstone, dashed off and fell over
the bank into a dry ditch : the vehicle was completely
turned upon both gentlemen—the horse kicked furiously
as he lay on the ground, and unfortunately struck Mr.
Bunbury so violently in the stomach as to render him
speechless. His son also received several severe kicks, and
they were both so much hurt as to be unable to extricate
themselves from under the chaise. In this situation, the
horse kicking and plunging, they remained near three
hours, no person during that period happening to pass.
They were first discovered by a countryman, and assistance
being procure& they were conveyed home. Mr. Bunbury
lingered in a speechless state till 11Ionday morning at eight
gh seriously injured, is likely to recover. Mr. Bun-
o'clock, when death put an end to his sufferings. His son,
Years, had been a Major
in the army, was a Deputy-Lieutenant and Magistrate of
bt hu ny
was a gentleman advanced in
the county of Berks. He had been thrice overturned be-
fore, by the same pony, and it was against the entreaty
of his friends that he continued to drive so vicious an
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animal.