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BRICHT'ON, Avovrr 6. On Wednesday Mr. Thomas Thong, surgeon of His Majestiell slap Purt 41(ahun, in a ht of insanity, cut his throat with a razor in such a dreadful tnan ner,rhat he expired immediately afterwards. His rt.nains were brought on shore, and interred in our church-yard. Of the numerous amusements resorted to during the races, tire grand Camera Obicura, near the Steyne, was among the forcitinst ; and 'tis impos sible any individual could leave it without expres sions of approbation, both of the eseelleoce of the machine, and the beauties of the scenery it exhibits. Hie Royal Highness the Prince of %Vales, with that condescension so peculiarly prominent is his Royal Highness's disposition, has been graciously pleased to patronise the perfortnauces now exhibit ing at the Circus in this town. The Royal Riding School was opened on Mon day last, nod genteel parties honoured the Amphi theatre e‘ery evening during, the week with their presence, mid expressed themselves highly antis liv every mark of approbation, of the wonder : 1 anti astonishing performance of Young Stunt and his troop, whose equestrian feats, and I:, lit-rope dancing, stand unrivalled in this or in other country. Uo 'l'hursday Lord C. Somerset, Lord Gros , ••wir, several Officers of the Prince's Regiment, th a large party of Fashionable% graced the front lair, and ',reined mud. pleased with the amuse ments. Fridav's and Saturday's varied exhibitions attracted crowded houses, which were unanimous in their applahse not u little heights/led by the drol lery of E.' reelan:l's Clown, the H umours of the Sack, and the Taylor's Journey to Brighton Racer. The Prince is expected to honour the Theatre, to-morrow, with his presence, hoviag commanded the performances. Atm. 7. Eight o'clock p.m. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales left the pavilion et half past seven, for London. The Earl of Betkeley entertained a select par ty at din ner, and enlivened the Stryite, by perm itting the South Gloucester band to play in the front of his Lord‘hip's house. A numerous assemblage of fashion:doles surrounded them. Sir Sohn and Lady Lade left this place thus evening for town. The show of cattle at Lewes, which takes place to morrow, is expected to be very numerously at tended. BATH. Atm 8. lam sorry to inffirm int an unfortunate occur- Iroise took place, last evening, at Lansdovrn, near this city. It has been lohg a custom, on the Sun day preceding LameJowl' Fair, for the young people to assi•mble on the Down, and ansase them fellfei with the initial sports and paseiLies of what they term Lanadown revels; but the present High Constable for the Hundred of Bath Forum, Mr. Daiwa' , Campbell, was fully determiner! tosuppress, if possible, all tumultuous and pugilistic 'weed iugs. Unimppily something occurred - dolt r fined his interference, and meeting with resistance. lie at List list recourse to a pistol, and shot s man of the name of Strong in the abdomen. The i or fellow is soot yet dead, but the sur7eotts have no hope of his recovery ; he lies at a house on Coe Down, and his brother, WI,. was dreadfully beaten about the luiad, is in the same room. Mr. Campbell with difficulty escane.l the vengeance of the mob, and snrrendered himself up to Mr. Justice White, who committed him to prison. Mr. Campbell is a man of family slid fortune, and has item, particularly active in his office. Auuvrr 8. The East Battalion of the Mendip Legion, com manded by Lieut.-Colonel Addington, assembled, on Tuesday morning last, on Havyatt's Green, near Langford Court, to determine on the question of &Tering their services as Local Militia.—From a Gentleman who was presmt, we learn, that their Commanding Officer addressed the men in a speech of entviiiierable length, such he ent !red into a detailed esplanation of the object of the measure, and the re:eillations of it a s a ppli e d to V o l unteer Corp., acr d of his tuotives for having abstained from solliug on them to co me t o an ear n er d ec i s i on Nam it. After adverting, in a pointed manlier, to the splendid example set by the Patriot Bands in and Portugal to all countries distaosed to atsert their fret:duns, he expressed his decided ap probation of the utraisure, us utlinirsibly exfoliated to promote our internal security, sod his deter mination to set the ex/minim of ta'ering his service,. His speoch was received 'ay the Corps with three 'beers; and the Officers, out and all, instantly etpre,i-cil their concurrence, I.y advancing to the front of the line. The greater part of the men on the ground came to the same honourable deter mination, avid we learn that the measure bids fair to he unanir.musly adopted b' them. Ate parade of the Royal 11 estbury, Clifton, earl Ilcubury Volunteers, yesterday morning, on Dui& ham Du vas, the whole of the Of fi cers, and two thirds of the privates present, agreed to transfer their sashes to the Local Militia, as a corps. en Monday, between 30 and 40 preachers of the Methodist persuasion were admitted into the Mi nistry, before the conference at the Ebenezer Cha pel iu this city. The ririery, a merchant vessel, is arrive.' from Permianbin en iu skty days. We haraf the satis fa lien ut learning by her that every thing was g.li:i 0:I well at the Brazil,. A considerable force was iosikvtiug at Rio Grande, fur t!ie purpose of Proceeding against the Biter Plata; but the eaveditiesi was suspended, in emisequenee of the arrival of intelligetwe that a material change had begun plate is the relations betweni Spain null Great Britain: A fleet of userdiantmen, eonsistiis of nearly 200 vessels, were to sail fur England, un der a strong convoy, about twenty days after the dep., rt ure of the Victory. U. the 27th April, four boats from the 111elairpos frigiale went into Porto flee, with an intent to Cut out I Spanish schooner; but after taking possession, they were obliged to abandon her, bring aground. The Spaniards kept up a well-directed tire of can non and musketry flout two batteries all the while. Mr. Gatiatsott , flit: Se. 1 Lieutenant, lautenntit nT, of the Marine., anal seven seamen, were tuatts:tunately killed. Mr. J Runty and four seamen were o unaided. LEWES, A arrt• 8. To-rnotrow, Wednesday, and Thuriilar, capi tal sport is expected at ocr race*. Fur the Kiug s Plate, on the first sky, three well-matched horses, we hear, are in town to enter. The grand' review, in honour of the Prince of IVa!e o 's loirth-dJy, will he on Friday ; aud, on Saturilay, the Judges ou the I Joule Circuit attend here to open the Commission of Assize. The 'Ante Balls will be on Tuesday and Wed neeJat• evening, and ure expected to lie well at- - . On the last day of our Races, a contest of a ho vel nature here, will take place between the Sus set-bred Cart Horses, for a Silver Cup, value 50 ni 'leas, the liiiidalostliorse in the race to he deem ed the winner, the worst of three halt-unde heats, to carry 1.2 atone each. The jockies are to ride in Sussex fr.lcks, and with long cart whips; and no man is to ride the horse brought by himself, but one of Iris ;.decrsary's, in the race. Preparatory to the grand review that is to take rdti...e on the Prince's birth-day, the trooils at a distauce will be concentrated by relearn ttttt etas, which are to be formed on Weduestlaj, and as fol low!, VIZ.-- At Pre.iton, the North Gloucester, the East Mid dlesex, the Sussex, and Montgomery Militias, to [(ether upwards of 3000. At Rot tiowlean, the Royal &mks, Notting hatn, and Renfrewshire regiments, in all, upwards of 2000. At Lewes, on the Store above oar Barrack, the Royal Berkshire, South Hams, and West Essex, I.ofether about 2000. • fhe regiments that are to join the above in the field, and return to their respective stations after the Review are, the Royal South Gloucester and Northumberland militias; the Royal Home Artil lery, the loth Light Dragmina, and the 44 and Al Dragoon Guards,• making. in the whole, about 14,200 men, whii will lona a line of not leas than three miles in length. The• Reviewing Generals will be, Lient.-General Lord Charles Somerset, Commander-in-Chief I Major-General Hagoiii.i ; Major-General Dyntt ; and Brigadierneral Huston. The spot chosen fur the purpose, it is supposefl, is Newmarket Hill. The wheat harvest has become very general throughout this county, and the crops, we ure rnn,•h pleased to add, are abundant. Some barley Ims heen also cut, and we believe will be found a Good average crop. The only deficiency we have heard of is in pease and beans, both of which are beneath aii average. Turnips, particularly the latest sown ones, are in general promising. Pota toes will be very productive, and the rowans have grown amusingly since the late refreshing showers. At Midfield fair, en Friday, there was a large shew of lambs, which sold at, per head, from I6s. to 418. The lightning, yesterday se'nnight, killed two r °wig hogs, belonging to a poor man in Guest lmg, in thew at} e, and rent un ash tree standing near it into splinters. One day last week as 7.liss Jerkin, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Jerkin, of Salehorst, was returning froni a tea party, in the neighbou:•oood, on horse back, she suddenly fell from her horse, pitched on her head, and has remained in an► ularmiwt state of aammr Vesterdsiy morning a woman, who had the pre ceding evening taken up her lodging at the Swan, is the Clitre, was discovered • hanging in her bed room, mid quite dead. She was the wife of a sol dier, and in her pockets were found fu•nr half gui neas, and several seven shillings pieces. LEWES CATTLE !MEW. Great dioappoiatment has hero felt here, in con sequence .4 the absence of his trace the Duke of Bedford, and the Earl of Egreniont, who, with a numerous assemblage of Nobility, were expected at our chew of cattle. By eleven o'clock Lord Sher field, Sir John Sthright, and near rive htindikd gentlemen, assembled at the place where the cattle were exhibited ; they seemed very much pleased. Their ath ntion was also occupied by a new thrash ing machine, which will thrash five bushels of .wheat in one hour, with the assistance of four men, without damaging the straw. After they had in spected the cattle, sheep, &c: the cola patty repaired to the White hart Inn, in this town, and partook of an elegant dinner. Upwards of three hundred sat down. Lord Sheffield in the Chair.—After the cloth was removed, the Prizes were delivered to those gentlemen entitled to them, and the follow ing toasts were drank with three times three i" Tim king"—'' Qoces and Rival Family".- 0 Priam of Wales"--.. The Spanish Patriuts"..- Duke of Bedford"— " Earl of 'E g reitiont"—" Success to the Agricultural So riety"--.' Sir 'harks Burrell and bin Bride"—" Sir Jolla Sehright and the Hertfordshire Sucialy"- , - 4 . The Noble Chairman," &c. At ieven o'clock, the compauy begun to sepa rate. Me. John Martin, Mr. harry Kingsworth, and Mr. thigh ['enfold, were the judges for the Cattle. Mr. Higgs, of Stockton-house. Wilts; Mr. John Bull, of l'andean ; and Mr. John Chatfield, of Horton, were the judges for the Sheep. Messrs. Harry Balls, Richard Siielgrave, mud Charles Bull, were the judges for the Fleeces; and John Martin Cripps, Tileher Rolfe, Esqrs. and Mr. Richard Russells, the judges for the Pigs. The Prize* were adjudged as follow To WT. Frlward Amer,z o( Eastbourn—e piece of plate, for the hest Ball, two years old, bred b) himself, eat of a Cow bred by himself. To Mr. William Haricot, of Folkirigtoo—a pine of plate, /be the best Bull, tour years old and upwards, breeder it.. known. To Mr. John Chatfield, of Horton--e piece of plate, fur the hest Heifer, too years old, by a flub , bred by the late Mr. Alfrey, of Fristoo. To Mr Williams Harison, of Folltiugtonsse piece of plate fur the best Heifer, three years old, which has in educed a living calf, between the tit of Jeunary uud the Istof April last, and is now in milk, bred by himself. To Mr. Willies Harlon, of Folltineton--a piece ISf plate for the best ('uw, four years old, or upwards, bred by himself. To Mr. Obadiah Elliot, of H ingmer—.e piece of plate for die beet yoke of working Oxen, of the same age, from four to six years old, breeder neknown. SOUTH DOWN RIMS. To Mr. William Harbiou, of 1.4 sag 114141 piece of plate fur the best South D•uu Ram, uoe v. ar old last lombiag tiler, bred hi himself, from • ram of Mr. Ellison, of Glende. To Sir John Sebright—osi prise for the bat tseyears old gem. A prize us Mr. Thomas Seaby, of Northeme, for ►u t►,ee. year 0.1 Rom, bred I, himself To Vuocouat Gager piece of plate for the beet Swath Deere hark Rant, two years oIJ, ►red lay himself, by a Ra or str. Litman, e"Glyntie. 0 ' To Mr. John Humber—a piece of plate fur the beet !loath Down Flock Item, three yearn old, Neil by himself, FLEECES. To Sir John Sehright—a prize, as the owner of "the South Doan Kara Fleece. EIVES. To 'Air. William Harrison—a prize for the bait pelf 061 soul h 1.)11.11 Coes. Tu Messrs. T. and C. Hooper, of Hingrtiee-.4s prise forlthe swami best data. • v• To Mr Julio Fa/arum:se, of Stouehans—omse Fop the third Iscat ditto. PIGS. To Mr. Wiliam pier, of Plitt filr_ibe &Ai Boor Jo ea by Condi, by ft Sow bred by Itioopcfl To Mr. lobo Lituukt--a piece of pirtilMe die bed pulp bret: by Itintsclf, oot of a boo toed by CltaMild ILldOwlires teru, Esq.. of Irelik-hall, E. 14411. the Winning uu . te who entered in the'reCtiidii of the Society : We he; leave to observe the two year old Ran, chew• by Lis Grail the Wee of fledf9rll, were superior in caress* to that of Sir Julie Sebright, but the wool being so Bondi inferior, kith in quality and quantity, we du nut think. his Grace entitled to theproinitim. _ . Yesterday, the LORD MAYOR ordered the prim of Bread to be continued at. is. ',id. the tiusrtern loaf of wheaten, and WO. household. We understand, with much satisfaction, that Major-Genend the Right Honourable Lord Ct.A -RltcA is appointed to a command iii the West In dies.. Dispatches have been received from Sir J. Shp- MAIMS. It was reported that hostilities had ac tually coinnienced between the Austrians and French; but no lenticular* have transpired, nor any thing to eutitle the story to credit. • The Supreme Junta of Oporto, acting for the whole of Portugal, we are informed, have re quested to be supplied from this country, with 30.0uu stand of arms, and doo,oool. iu specie. Letters front Holland state, that strong symptoms of revolt against France have lately manifested themselves in several districts of Germany, and also in Poland.—At Dantzic the people are said to have auildielly risen upec the French soldiery, and put numbers of them to death. The Foal result of this insurrection is not mention e d. • Au instisoce of the anintosity of the Spaniards towards-the French occurred recently at Coruitila : A Frenchman, 70 years of age, who had: resided there for 40 years, 30 of which he had beep married to a Sine's's' lady, was attacked by the Isopulac'e. His house was assailed with stones, and he anise forward, forward, and Legged his life, wintlfitbsepopulace granted ' • but they diagged him to die t: gaol o f Cu runna, a nd did not leave a remnant the house tending. A letter from Barbadoas, dated 27th tune, 1809. says, " On the 13th, the Noctou packet arnved ; on the lak she sailed for Jamaica.—Yesterday, .thr Sir Francis Freeling arrived, and will sail to morrow for the 'siestas. Arrived, also, a &et Or transports, with a few regiments, to garrison the, Danish Islands. The July homeward-bound cot ray will leave this for the rendezvous on the 16th.' Yesterday. letters were received at the East In dia House, that the oVc o bloosarch, Hawes ; Earl Spencer, HEMIND ; s, Coct.itti; Lord Eldon, You nu ; and Carmarthen, Ross, ontward bound, proceeded on their voyage from Madeira, the Nth July last. 'The ISarket-boats to the Mediterranean *lb be' dispatched in future every three weeks, instead of once a month, as at present : and the mails will be made up during the present year accordingly, on Tuesday, the 43d instant, 13th September, 4th and 25th October, 13111 November, end Bth and 47th December. The packet-boats will sail from Fags mouth on the Saturday fallowing. On Wednesday last, a young Lady of fashion ro c Brighton, beiug displeased with the treatment i t Y her Governess, unobservedly left her abode its thilf 4 town, and it was feared front sonic iutimationa sib' had previously dropped, with the resolutiess. iii drowning herself; but her subsequent conduct, however, proved, that if she had harbottied such an intention, it had deserted her ; fey after engaging• pleasure-bort to take her to Worthingood having proceeded as far as Hove, she changed h tter- mind, and would be set on shore near 'that pTace, from whence she wandered from the water, to Portslade, and was there fortiniately met wit and persons sent . in pursuit ef her, who conveyed her home in it post- Chaise, to the inexpressible comfort of her discon solate parents. The following circumstance, which happened at Manchester. on Sunday morning last, has excited much interest in that place :—A young man of the name of 3—, forinerly of Slieffielel, who has been patronized by the house of WORTHINGTON aad Co. and whose warehouse was only divided from their's by a thin partition, was alt Sunday morn ing detected in stealing goods, which he had found means to convey to his own rooms, to the amount. it is said of 10001. A rider belonging to the concern happened to have left his pattern-book in the warehouse on Saturday, and being to leave Manchester at an early hour on blenday morning, detested Mr. J. in the fact, and immediately securing the private entrance, by the assistance of the po lice, took Mr. J-- into custody, who is said to he a very genteel young man, and of most respectable The tine body of volunteers, called "The Craven Legion," under the command of that veteran com mander, Colonel Lord Ittsatesoate, have volun teered to verse in the Local Militia. A short time since his Lordship mustered the whole corps, and propoied to them to volunteer into the Local Mi litia ; and it being known that it Win the wish of his Lordship, they all, to a man, turned out. His. • Lordship communicated it to the Secretary of State, who returned for answer, that the services of the infantry were accepted, but those of the enrol', were rejected, there being no cavalry in the militia. The cavalry being his Lordship's part iculKftrourite regiment, and as he prides himself much in hiving nosed inch a tine body of men, a considreinbiecoo respondence passed between his Lordship' lend the Secretary of State, who persisted in Mel* the services of the cavalry ; upon which his Lordship wrote that the whole legion would continue volun teers. Upon this the Secretary gave up the etiinette, and the whole of their services are ac cepted. They are to furnish 1,500 effective men. There is so much military zeal in the legion, that they have forty-three more than are wanted, and the difficulty to determine is, who the forty-three are to be that art sot is turn out. 1;-' . •ho mai. SP9Rrmc INTELLIGENCE. • WORCESTER RACES. 11,INSDAY ' stmt. 2. 1- A Sweepatakai of tOotos the hest of three e-talk beats. Lord Staatroratifeh. Domino, walked ever. • • -• ON FADAV. Thie-Leditte Plate 4( Pottuds, the.best of three 2 mile heats Lord Oxford', !, T.. ur Lord Stainfard i s t Dom non Mr. tioulburies b. h. tt'llitesooe •; dr ""-`^- so to t 9644 Domingo. 1)011001111110/ b. Jt. Whilen.ae, brat ,Mr. Cenniti b, tn. .1 41 apbfie.—A naveli for lons. ' Rfoltirrepalottes W;(‘ each, sia-aashsestbara, the beet of three 2 mile 1....at5.-11".,0,fre Me. Paliiy. Ir. •t. A Sareepstahr. of :4,Ye7cli, to Which is added the Hunter's Pars. of fettg.iNant,L., tied bait ut". thane utile ThMc u R,Relz:.lll, Esq. otent-d Tr. Prattenton's ch. c. Acton 1 Si. remove, Esti: letin".l fr Rape's b. na f • Has. W H. Lyttiettra named 3fr. Cranc's b. g. rump , kin sow:l4OAI% * llaadicap Sweepstakes .4 tomt each, h. f. with sop added, 1 1 the ler.4 of three .11. auk heats. Lord Oxf,r,T's h. f 1 t Mr. Cruelboutu's h. L. 111otettuse a • 31t. Cautaug's h. g. So re:arr --- rorrrr. sow-pyytg r. Yosterday moraine. a young man of the sum of ?Owl; who monies at Greenwich, applied at this 0111oe, in conse quence of the following eirennotanees :--liostatea, that his brother is a Curren et, mud in Ae employ erftfe.llartyr, Greenwich ; he left biome ou Thursday Vam, after diemer, was ma.p oed to go to work, but has not since WO ens.— On Sunday last his friends became uneaoy about him, and every inquiry amid search were tirade; on /Houdin 'after. boom he went to the Trader to see if his brother had been rested aid taken there, but foetid be had not; he the* inquired of the a ateromm at the stain, ou both sides of the water, below Luudoo-bridge, and in the evening he saw two ' young men (saleroom), who, from the descriptiou he gave of his brother, said ihOy had been in his compsny, on the 'Thursday remnat, at a public-home at Greenwich, with three titaness, sad gave him the address of two of them fa Hennuing's.row, St. Martin's-lam, whither he went valet.. day nowuing; they said they left Greenwich in a boat with he brother, but they all welt on non at Deptford-stairs. and trtilkedtostris ; that the woman who was with then, and whom tams viva Joww, and resided in Brewer_ stmt, Golikasatioare, all his brother, sti.pptal behind, and that they had not heard any more of them. He then went to Junes, es directed by the 'nogg woman. She eawortiOratest their statement exactly. Her reams the leaving the yowl* woolen woe becauae the was so tired that 'she could sot walk any further • that s hen she left them, hie Ittother'weet with leer tutu a b oat to come to Loathes ; that they had nut beet's is the hoist sums thee a quieter of amt beer. whim be fell ink; several bode pat elf frets Ibe thong teals attiSsmege, but she was summed' alarmed, that she desired the satin:nen to take her du shore. She said she made Ihmeiries atter the young Ain, and was told Le was takes up, Mid saved ; but that site did nut wait to ems him as she was is • hurry to get home Mfr. Sir. Rastas sent Clark, one of the Patrols, to drat ha to come to the Office ; she then staled eta* Riot do hug told the brother of the young man ; and, OR helm asked where she was put ashore after the young inset Pelt on; die maid, she did not know ; thirshe !Ad been drinking gem duo usually did, and that :be Lad heel' mash deeds,/ whit the two young ladies foe a frolic. Mr N•tt re desired she would attend Jr. 3 teoe, ass chew him, if possible, where she got out of the bust, wbiea she seedily agreed to, and asked perm.ssion io go home sad deem herself, which was panted. St verslearters were CHI?' je fed in the penalty of ten shillings, for riding on their carts on the lieneingtiou trust. The. escuptaints wen made by the labour, re of the tenet, by - the desire of the tiemnittee, in etiaseilnelwe of the repeated ere. eichitte which hypes from the carters rithog is the cans, •true derived has drterosiostios to punish ill brought before kiln fur mailer OlFelapts. CAUTION. —In the New 9ta4np Act, we find the fullowiug peiulties, which the public will uo well to attinid to : g l issrdrauini, accepting, or paying bills or roans sat sys ik t a7 , not duty stamped - - Lao s roe Wile or iirattY, pat date, or ardisout inentrontrg the place %here drawn, sitiont stmapv, under corer eitemptiou of banbeis' checks - - too o rot receiving such bills or drafts - so 0 • Vat bankers, &e pay iag tte same - lett o s On the Crewn Side, at Gloucester Assizes, no tice of Trial in the cause of the Earl of Le.lattxxv versus Crissotn. wsseouuterwaaded by the Norila !Plaintiff. The 'I Nhill cause was diFfided iu favour of the Lord of the Manor. -At a mimeo:rue angle highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of (zlingovr, held in the Tow hall, on Friday, the Loan Paovose in the Chair, it was unanimously resolved to Address His MA- thins, on the occasioa of the noble struggle for Independence, in which the 'Patriots of Spoil., aided by this couittfy, are now engaged. Au Ad dress was then unanimously agreed to, and the LORD PROVOST Ansa requested to transmit it to Lord HAWKS-an:llY, to be presented to the ix r.• . On Sunday se'nnight, in the attenaewm, the rain poured down in torrents, in so muc.i that the ‘• yellers who bud left their mu* for a few nil ut.s. had no way of regaining them but on the hack, of men who plied for the purpose. The rain was equally violent in the town of Manchester, and yam of Halifax, in Yorkshire. We have to record the second fatal instance, within a fortnight, of neglect, by vopigers fur pleasure in the Bristol Channel, to provide tie assistance of a person well skilled in the ma nagement of their vessel. On Saturdsy last, Mr. Plass', Mr. WALTsa, and Mr. MILLER, Clerks in our Custom-house, Mr. Gas Nicest. and flogray G.Roaer, late an apprentice to the ,renter of Guinea-street Fevre, were thus engiLed, When, about four miles off Walton Bay, a sudden gust of wind upset the boat, which sunk, and 'eft them to the mercy of a tea agitated by a very stiff gale. Mr. \VA LIER, I.y swimming, regained and extricated a punt that was attached to the boat, ' and saved Mtt.t,sa and GRA ?weft ; but his efforts o favour of Ps N y and the Wittman were naliap , pily of no avail. The former has left a mother who was solely dependent on him for ea port, and the latter a young widow and child.-(Bristol Paper./ tin SWturday weekons the Ibv. Mr. Kt Rain. of Handley. was combusting a lady to Chester in a gig. duriag a severe storm of thunder , lightning, and rain, the top of the chaise was struck by the ateeerk fluid, which rendered it useless, forced the horse down on his haunches, Met he afterwards re covered, and at the lane tiosr shivered the branches sud stripped the hark off a large tree by the aide of the road ; Mr. litasnT was rather stunned, but does not know whether from the effect of the lightning or being pitched forward in - the chaise from the barge stunt Olin:. Fortimaterftttey were about 15 yards from the tree. or the effects Might hare been fatal.