The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-15 00:00:00

TATAL THUNDER STORM.

Yes rdav afternoon, about a-quarter past three o'clock,
Ike u.e.ropolis and contiguous parts were visited by an
ful thunder-storm. It came on with a strong wind from
the north-cast, and was accompanied by rain and hail-stones
of grt at size, which did great damage to the greenhouses,
and so. choked-up the gutters of many dwellings that they
were Mon inundated with water, which, as the hail melted,
found its way through the roofs. The lightning was re-
markably vivid, and the peals of thunder awfully loud; par-
ttcularil at Pentonville, Islington, and other parts north-
ward. The houses situated in White Conduit-fields
were shaken to their foundations. The tempest con-
tinued to rage with unabated violence for about three
quark rs of an hour, and shortly before four o'clock a
boy, it-amed William Welch, who was looking after
.
some co ws belonging to Mr. Smelt, of White Lion-street,
Pentoiz-ville, which were grazing in an adjacent field, was
struck Ly the electric fluid. Some passers-by immediately
emoveii him to a shed adjoining a cottage in the fields,
v. here ma attempt was male to bleed him by one of the by-
standers ; no blood, however, flowing, he was conveyed to
Mr. Len.nard, the sign of the Norfolk Arms, in Payne-
street, White Conduit-fields. Mr. Russell, the surgeon, of
Goldent-terrace, instantly attended, and after having resor-
ted to the usual means for restoring animation, such as
warm baths,,&c., pronounced life to be extinct. The body
Lou; remains at Mr. Lennard's, awaiting the Coroner's in-
tittest. A cow, and some boys near her, were struck down
I,y the same flash, and completely stunned, but shortly af-
terwards; recovered. This was the last flash, and the storm
gradually subsided. The poor fellow was conveyed to the
Norfolk. Arms, corner of Payne-street, and was shortly af-
terwards placed in a shell. He is an orphan, about fifteein
yearsof age, and the electric fluid took effect on the right
temple, frightfully discolouring his face. He had no set-
tled place of abode. It was also reported that a man was
lined about the same time at Islington, but this we believe
is not true.

BELLADONNA.—Parkinson says the Italian dames
usa juice as a fucus, or the distilled water thereof, perad-
ventu.re by the excessive cold quality to take away their high
colour,,, and make them look pale. Badceces seems to hint
that those who have delirium from the poison see beautiful
WOMCII.I before their eyes, and hence the name. But others,
rgain, tell us that the name " Belladonna" was added to that
cf At) lopa, the Fate, who, in the heathen mythology, was
,destin( id to cut short the thread of life, to distinguish it as the
poison
'which, in the hands of so many poison venders—such
tts the ii-nfamous Locusta—was employed to destroy so many
lovely A omen, and that it was the chief ingredient of those
Lorrible„ poisons which at one period were so dreadfully notori-
ous its n 'any parts of Italy.—Dr. Sigmond's Lectures.
A hairdresser and perfumer, who resides in March-
Thont- stt eet, Brunswick-squ:lre, displays in large letters, on a
lnard oeer his shop window, the following words :—" Acme
of Zaletrichoplaxhmh."
• Or: -'Nednesday, the 19th ult., a female named Do--
rothy Kiv'ell died in the parish of Petrockstow, who had
reachei: the extraordinary age of 105 years ; and, notwith-
sunding7 the late terrible ravages of the influenzj, there are
still in the neighbouring parish of Sheepwash (a very small
one) six :'ndividuals whose united ages amount to 510 years.—
PlythoiLth Journal.
`Vital:' would a fine lady say to see such a meal as
Ilia folio, ',kg laid before her at six o'clock in the morning ?
It is a to rem bill from a landlord in " the good city of Ches-
ver Br:mkfast provisions fur Sir Godfrey Walton, the
goorl. Lailie Walton, and their fair daughter Gabriel—three
out:'l, of saved salmon; two pounds of boiled mutton and
; three slices of pork ; six red herrings; six pounds of
jeav,tood bread; one choppin of mead ; five choppins of strong
t:TAP,44_,'—Edward Muller on the Manners and Customs of the
.ic'entury.

I,>l '

LORD CASTLEREAGH and MR. HUME.

The following' correspondence has taken place between
Lord Viscount Castlereagh and Joseph Hume, Esq.:—
" Chapel-street, May 12.
_. _

" Sir—My attention has just been called to the following
paragraph in The Sun newspaper, in a speech reported to
have been delivered by you at the hustings at Covent-
garden on Wednesday last Good God !is not the
name of Castlereagh enough to make any honest and liberal
man avoid him' ! and I request that you will inform me
whether the expressions attributed to you are correctly re-
ported.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"CASTLEREAGH.

"Joseph Hume, Esq. , M. P.

" Brvanston-square, May 12.
" Sir—l request you will send to Viscount Castlereagh
the inclosed letter, in answer to the one you delivered to me
this evening. I remain your obedient servant,
"JOSEPH HUME.
" G. Bentinck, Esq.'s ,

Bryanston-square, May 12, 1837.
"My Lord—l received your letter of this date when
busy in the House of Commons ; and having referred to
The Sun newspaper of the 10th inst., to which you allude,
I offer this answer to the question you ask.
"I am not answerable for what is reported in that
or any other newspaper ; but, as far as I can recollect
when speaking of the political conduct of those Tories
who have supported Sir Francis Burdett in the contest
for Westminster, I used words to the purport of those
quoted by you, with one exception. I must have used
the word Reformer instead of man, as I never mean my
observations to be personal, so as to give offence to any
person ; but I apply them to the political conduct of the

parties.
" It is held that a man may be morally good, though po-
litically dishonest, but nevertheless, I think ought to be
shunned by every honest Reformer.
" I have stated to your uncle the same opinion of his
political conduct again and again, without their being made
the ground of personal offence.
" If you mAintain, as 1 believe you do, the anti-Reform
opinions of yoar uncle, I consider your company politically
dangerous to every honest and consistent Reformer ; and
therefore to be shunned, to avoid a contamination of your
Tory principles.
" I may be in error in that opinion ; but I view the situa-
tion in which you have placed yourself in canvassing for,
and in advocating the cause of, Sir Francis Burdett as
very extraordinary ; and I made my remarks thereof very
freely.
" Sir -Francis Burdett has for many years advocated
universal suffrage, annual Parliaments, vote by ballot, with
other sweeping. reforms in Church and State, which , your
uncle uniformly opposed ; and I, therefore, think that
every sincere, honest, and consistent Reformer ought to
avoid you and Sir Francis, if ha be changed, from the fear
of being corrupted by your company.
" I hope this explanation will satisfy you that we may
differ politically, as wide as the poles, without giving per-
sonal insult—l meant none ; and remain, my Lord, your
obedient Servant,

JOSEPH HUME.

Viscount Castlereagh, M.P."

"Sir—l herewith enclose Lord 'Castlereagh's answer to
your letter Of yesterday, and I beg to inform you I bat I
shill feel it incumbent on me to puWish the comspondence.
" I remain your obedient servant.
" G. 13ENT1NCK.
"39, Mount-strieet, May 13.

" 23,_ Chapelstreet, May 13..

" Sir,—ln answer to your letter of yesterday, which
reached ma tins morning, I have only to say that, altbotrgh
I consider it is a mere quibble, and evasive of the question
contained in mine, yet as you state that you intended no
personal insult to me in the version of the words attributed
to you in The Sun newspaper, I do no; feel entitled to call
upon you for any further explanation of them. But as in
that letter you have presumed to make your own animad-
versions upon my political conduct, and confess thet you
have remarked therewt very f, eely, I must beg in my
turn to state to you that I admit of no such tight of ani-
madversion or remark, couched in suck terms ; and that the
only inducement I could have to disregard your comments
would be, contempt for the source from which they spring.
" I hale no doubt your attack on my political opinions is
levelled indirectly against those of the late Lord London-
derry ; but had the expressions which I have called upon
you to explain, been applied directly to him, I should have
felt equally bound to require their retractation.
" I dist►nctly discla►m my assent to your doctrine that
moral good►:ea and political dishonesty are compatible ; and
I leave to you the defence of a creed which you have made
your own.—l am. Sir, your obedient servant, -
" CASTLEREAGH."