The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-19 00:00:00

PH E NOM ENA

[EXTRACT TRESS A PRIVATE LETTER.)
Letteikeolly, Anglia! 31, 11821.
The phenomena apparoot here last Friday were the most
naiad and extraieedinuy ever aitesetwed by the oldest iuhabi-
I ..it of the viein.ty. I have nut met with any individual
Vino could say, that he hod seen, read, or beard of such an
Appearance in any lathude. About eleven, am. the re was
a weak breeze frum the south-went, the barometer at
cher:rabic, with an appeaimace of heavy rein, which began
is fall about Culp minutes after eleven, arid contasued until
varlet, at which time there was a dead calm, and the rain
ceased entirely. The sun had not shone out during the more-
Mg, but a few minutes after twelve the darkness began to
truer+. in the most extraordinary manner; et one there
urts not light sufficient to transact business is the commute
of& es and shops; inerchauts were obliged to light candles;
the Jurmay and terror of the lower classes of people were
recreate in the extreme, every one trying oat that the last
its was conic; all the domestic fowl went to row; not a
'' w el bird to be sr'. or a twitter heard; inerhaniel gad
iii,"
revs quitted their work, exclaiming, the day of jedg.
mired la arrived. At tine tumoral neither barometer nor
thermometer were • lige changed from what they had been
at tea ucitick. There was • dead calm. The chimney
stokes abut up in perpendicular column., till lost in masses
of dark eluuds, with which the concave surface of the
the heavens was entierly coveted. The appearance of those
Moods was most adooishingly awful—they were something
like those dark blue eulogists of smoke which arise flows an
ruplosion of gunpowder, and piled ow each titbit, tier
above tier, from the Lorizoo to tier zenith, where they con.
to 'limier!, so as to (Jr.., the vortex of a Gothic arch.—
Thaler small inteistsces, there those gigantic masses ap-
peared to lap over etch other, appeared to issue a faint
gleam of aulpliareems 'Wit.
At thus moment, shoot one o'clock, the appearance of
es:ejects was woudeeeully changed. Meadows of • light erten,
appeared dark cr. en—objects of a dark green Ilerlikt 41 quite
a dark linitle•green, and the stark gravel of some roads ap.
prated of a blackish blood culotte. 31en't faces and dresses
feet, all changed in the same matinee, so that people looked
at each other with aviesuishno lit and awe. The cllutera were
A rili the Anew limit sad 01.4, very rich and mellow. I
mold ant conceive any thing like them, except the brightest
gessaniaile (Amine stencil thineigh a claps slightly smoked,
MI as to give diem • mellowness without destroying their
beillisnev. On the surface of all objects there was observed
• gentle undulatory motion which had a very serprising
'gem. This I found was occasioned by Ike clouds, which,
thooth they seemed to the naked eye perfectly still, yet,
wiles viewed through a telescope, appested to evil:ate
mom thing atter the manner of tie Annuli Borealis, with-
out flanging their relatifs positions.

Tits darkness cuotioned ntotil two o'clock, sod to such a
skaogree as that sr-steely any 1.111110 firlll4l read or arise with-
in doors, without approaching clubs. to Ike whitlows.
A little art.-, lan. Warr was obwersed a Nestle motion of
the clew.). from t'•r sothst/t *int; Hoy moved aliwoat
crptildr to the ninth and card, and abort three the d•titiaeso
wee diseased; curkt togas. to crows and swallows to dr
about, as if it Lal b.ru est ly Ail tilf musaiog.
I have out ytt irmusetlionw f.r tins darkness extruded.
wools hare seat vt•tt this tanitertert akeirh 114.0titr. Mr. Edi-
tor, bail I uol kg own AO 5.... BHA she happy tobabitanta of
.volis w. .r atoustio.ll cttnieurplitirog nird admiring
■o ripiikaratite witch Inure delightful and ch. aring than this
which I have imite.sirted to disctibe was j•oowy sad appal-
ling.--1 not, &e. BF,

ArbuRNING nut 74111
[From tbe 4g Belfast Chronicle 1

Vroeszy.....oll floaday a Vestry Meeting was bid in the
Pariah Church, Formant to public entice, to consider auto
propriety of replacing the mourning cloth, which had bees
I removed wittiest the knowledge of the Clsarchwardens. The
Rev. Mr. Smith, Comte, took the Chair, when the Several's,
T. Verner, Esq. addressed the Meeting, animadverted ost
the impropriety ofpoiting op muuraingi• the Parish Church,
obeerviag, that it was a step eiseeedinglY isialdici•uat at a
mows* when the presence of the King in 'reload had dome
so much to harmonize the country, ipd to destroy or ding-
aisb the wirolenee of party spirit. Mr. Verner declared the
Meeting and it. object to he illegal, and thought they had
within further to do bet adjourn.
The Rev. Mr Smith, the Clutirnsan, protesting against any
&raker proceedings that could be adopted on this occasion,
dissolved the Meeting. sod left the Chair.
Mr. Lawless (ben toured. that Lord Donegal should take
the Chair ; but his Lordship declined. As the Mettiog was
dissolved, all they bad sow to do was to withdraw, which lie
Lordship sod others accoidingly did.
It was thea moved that Mr. lulus Gregg should take the
Chair, bit this heals° doefined.
Mr Lawless snoisa. that Mr. John Barnett should take
the Cksie,, which he at last numensted to do, after making
Wan temperate mid very judicious ofmetvatioes on the °etas.,
shun. •
Grimshaw, nee of the Churchwardens, then read
the torrespoodence winch hiritaken place ketoses hint and
the Celeste, epi 'ha sobjecrof the rerarmal of the seourniog,
I. which tise.latier Gentlemen avowed Olt it had bee* done
by his orderi, acting as the repreeratative of the Vicar.
Mr. Lawless then moved, Mat the moitraisig be replaced;
which was carried, with some oppositiota, is the affirmative.
Hr aloe moved thanks to she Chnrckwaidees for their very
proper conduct os the occasiou, which was carried, and the
meeting broke up.
woderstand that, is consequence of the above Resole.
lotion, the pulpit sail reading-desk were again listed up with
black cloth; but that before day-heist yesterday morning,
the same was removed by the orders of the Vicar.