The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-26 00:00:00

771(.1.YDZR
STORM.

'The efte6sot urs d ay' i ,stone has cnfdr unatelti
been most severely felt aboutiqary-le-bone and 0I
ford,street. In the neighbourhood of Sti'atford;
place the lower apartments were inundated; in
consequence of the bloWing up, of the main sewer.
.The scenes oldistress occasioned to the poor inha-
bitants— of Gee's-court, Barrett's-court, and. parts
idjace'fit,' who, mostly live in cellars and kitchens,
cannot be described, occasioned by. the loss of pro-
perty,and being driven from their homes.,

The sewer, fell in immediately under the. hOuieS
at. the Upper part of South Moulton-street, whete,
after the workmen had removed some of the ob-
stru6tions, the rush of the torrent was imineuseyand
carried all before it.

Two houses are so much damaged that they are
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expeEted to fall; the inhabitants have moved out.

One man, a Sbidler in the 3d Guards, was =tied
away,by the torrent, and,has not since beeti found
he has left a wife and two children.
The damacre done is estimated to amount to a con-
siderable stun:

The two servants at the house of HODSoLL and
STIRLING, in the Strand, were not, we find; knock-
ed. down by the storm. on 'Z'hursday la3t, but by
the rough hand of Report. The former, no doubt,
was the cause of great mischief, but'the tatter May,
be expeaed to perpetrate full as" much.
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During the thunder-storm on Thursday, the in-
habitants of Pall Mall were alarmed by the most
atTeEting cries, which, on inquiry, they found pro-
ceeded trom the great dog at the Duke of MARL-
BOROUGH'S, whobe chain serving as a.conduaor for
the lightning; the poOr animal was so affetacd, that
it was feared he would have gone mad. It was a
considerable time before the servants dared venture
near, him 'to i.mloosehis chain.

GENERAL ELECTION. - Considerable glivity of
• CanvasS has taken place in different Towns and
Counties-,—Yorkshire, Middlesex, Hampshire, Here-
fordshire., Kent, Durham, London, Southwark, Salt.
ash, L,eicester, Okehampton, Stockbildge, Read-
ing; Grimsby, Great Yarn,louth, Ipswich, West-
minster, Poole, Weymouth, Dover, Hull, Hendon',
'Chichester, and Hoaiton, are expeaed to be strong-,
ly contested.

'The chara6ters in which CHARLEs KEMBLE !arld
his new conjugal ally are to make their appearance
on Monday next, at Cheltenham, are Charles Sur-
face and Lady Teatle. On the following night
they are to appear in Hamlet and Ophelia. Their
.engagement is for six .nights.

BANNISTER has returned to town with .a heavy
purs9,, and an improved stock of health also. He
has. relinquished all other summer engagements, and
is going with his family to the Isle of Wight till the
commencement of the winter season.

INCLEDON is, warbling at Edinbuigh,..' where he
has introduced a miscellaneous compound of music
and .recitation, under the title of ; or,
Harvest Halle. . The recitations are delivered by
BARTLEY, of Drury-lane Theatre.

Miss SMITH has been-, very attraOciVe at Edin-
burgh, and has been patronized in private life- by
some of the most respe6table families in that place.
Tliis'circ►imstance is indeed not surprising, as her
connexions in LondOn are nia superior .kind.. She
is to, perform a -few night's at Sheffield. when her
Edinburgh engagement:ekpires.••

The late visit of thotheatrical veteran, SMITH, to
thea‘letropolis was occasioned by the inquiry into
Lord CRADwarifTWill, in Which he is a Legatee
for a' sum much below his merits, and the services
he rendered to :the Testator at a very critical period
of his life.

The Windsor Theatre is to cii)en for the • season.
on Monday next, under a: new Matiager, the veteran'
TNORNTON having disposed of his interest in that
property. The • opening Piece's are to be The
Merchant' of Venice, and The Poor Soldier.
BROWN*, who was some years go the. Hero of the
Bath -Stage,, is to be the Shy lock, He is an Ac-
tor of so, much ability and: experience. in. the
profession that he well deserves a station on the
London, boards. Mrs. -POWELL, 'of Drury-lane
Theatre, whose merits need no eulogium, is to be
the Portia. The a&ive part, of the management is
assigned to Mr. BROWNE. The Theatre lias been
newly embellished in a very handsome style ; the
interior has been painted in three coltiurs, white,
buff, and crimson', and the Theatre' altogether is
elegantly and 'tastefully ornamented. The Royal
Arms over the curtain are represented'on painted
&lass, and the effea is beautiful. The whole is in-
.
&id improved in such, a manner as conspicuously to
chew the taste and liberality of the new Munger.

DIBDINIS news 'Comedy of Five Miles Qll'is un,
abated in its influence on the public. Wherever
0;1! :Finger-Post turir.; a point of atn'aelion appears,-
and.by following ,where it leads, the Manager and
Author seem certain of findiab., the road to wealth..

An admirer of SIIAKSPEARE has adv:ertized for a
Portrait or Bust of SHAKSPEARE takrl.in his yOuth.
As there is no record of any pia-tore or image of
the great Bard taken at ,such a period, the inquiry
seems to be as ridiculous as hopeless.

In one point of, view JEROME BONAI'ARTE way
be considered aS a great naval hero, for he has long
been " beating atou4 the sea." • •
The Ladies at Margate annise themselves this
season as much as' they did the last, 'in patronizing
'the .dssi'aine. Race for their morning It is hence
supposed. that the place will be visited; durinc, the
summer; by, a numerotis• tribe of its tZvo-leg,geS Bre-
thren. .

As the Newspaper. Politicians have favoured
the AV orld with many, 4rticles of Peace, our •M;;li-
isters Would certainly be provided with, a great
latitude of ahoicerif -the article's thus kindly sug7.
gelte4 were not somewhat unluckily \v Holly
im-
prasacahle.

..'-.Alonday there was a large show of: Cattle at
Brentwood- Fair, Essex, which', on account of
the late rains, 'were bought tip • freer): at adviince4
prices. The Horse Fair was 'aut indifferently' sup•,
plied. •

Ofibiktrivd,

tANC.IIO.AND PAViLIONt.

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Contrary to report, the long-expeaed match' be-
tweea.the Earl of DARLINGTON'S famous horse Pa-
vilion, :and Mr. NIELLISIt'S no less famous horse
Sancho, was decided on Thursday upon L.4es Rafe
Ground. The distance Was four miles, equal Weight;
eighti 'stone . seve,n ponndS each. - No match has
take 4 place for a long time that excited so much in-
terest; The people of Brighton; Worthing, and all
the other neighbouring towns and villages, at an early
hour began k put themselves in motion.

bout twelve o'clock •the company upon the
gro lad amounted to about 10003 but in less than
an hour they exceeded 3000, and many-bets were
-made, Sancho had been always, the favourite, and
for some days past the odds were .7 to 4 in his fa-
vour. .On Wednesday, however, they varied a little,.
and came clown to 5 to 4 ; but yesterday morninc,
public favour declared in favour of Pavilion, the odds
completely changed 'Sides, and 6to were frequent-.
ly laid Upon' him. This reyolution as produced by
a report that Sancho was not well.

At a quarter. to two his Royal Highness the PRINCE
of WALES arrived, upon the-ground, in his:baronche
and
,six beautiful greys. His, Royal Highness sat
upon the barouche seat, and was dtiven by Sir JOHN
LADE. The company inside were the Earl of alitLINGTON, Mr. SMITH, and three other Gentlemen:
The barouche drove up towards the Judges' box, and
took its station at a distance of 'aboilt twenty yards
from it. Mr. IsvlELLisx, the'cwner of Sancho, drove
up soon 'after,: in 'Lis barouche and' four beautiful
greys, with the Countess of BARRYMORE, and three
other Ladies inside.

At two o'clock, the two horses . came upon- the
ground; Pavilion was the first. He. was walked the
length 'of the railing, and Was surrounded by the
company, who were, greitly pleased with his fine
appearance. Great activity was, now used to clear
the course? no person being suffered inside the rail-
ing. In this business -Mr. MELLisit shewed great
anxiety, and _exerted himself.l7ery much:" At five
minutes past: two the horses were saddled, and Mr.
MELLISH went up to Sancho, and led him about ten
yards betbre the start. BUCKLE rode Sancho, in a
white jacket and crimson sleeves. Pavilion was rode
by young, CHUTNEY, in a light-orange jacket, with
gold laCe, stripes. E,xpedation was now raised to its
extreme .height. •

'-The: moment of trial at length arrived, and the
horses started
.at ten minutes past 'two, Pavilion
took the lead, and kept it about four lengths for
the first two miles. Sunda) now began to fetch up
his distance, and gained about a length ni the third
mile. Five minutes had now elapsed, and the two
horses had
.turned •the post, Pavilion maintaining
his last mentioned distance a-tead of Sancho. TCe
bets now ran two to one upon Pavilion. Just on
the flat, at the commencement of the last mile, the
grand struggle, and display of speed and jockeyship
cottline.nced. In running home this last:tnile, Sancho
feltlimself upon the ground where he usually made
his pushes,-ant BUCKLE now pursued the same sys-
tem:, He in a fine style' up to Pavilion, passed
hint, -and for a moment victory appeared doubtful.
This arduons- and anxious struggle lasted:until the
horses came, up to the distance-post,' when, to the
great sorrow and disappointMent of every one who
did not gain by the event, Sancho broke'completely
down,. Pavilion ran home, and won easy. •

It was it; his near fore-foot that Sancho ,failed.
He was so lame, it, was with difficulty he Carded hiS
weight to the winning post. Just at the moment
Sancho broke down, the odds had changed greatly in
his favour, and sto I was betted, upon him. Pa-
vilion did not appear in the least &Stressed. Mr.
-upon
this it is said, hat 1.20,0001. depending -upon.
this match, including the 2,0001. for which the match
was made. He will also he obliged to forfeit half
of the two matches which Sancho was to run; that
is, a mile at 'Brighton, for the same sum, between
the-same horses ; and the matcl3 for moo]. against
his Royal lithness the'PRINCE of WALES'S famous
horse Hapliaarcl. Sancho -will nest r:be able.to run
again The complaint is in the fetlock.

• Among the company present were, the. Duchess
of ST. ALBAN'S, in a curricie ; her Grace was in
mourning, and looked. very interesting ; the Mar-
chioness of CLANRICARDE, in a barouche and four
fine greys • the beautiful Countess BERKELEY, and
four otherlaaies in a landeau, Mr. Porrs :and'fa
mi)y, in a barouChe and four bays. The Earl of
BARRI-MIORE was. on horseback, in company with
the Hon. Capt, STAN ROPE ; Lord MONSON, Lord G:.
CAVENDIS 14, Mr. DALT&X, CO10;14 (..31i-Ati AM. (t:0:11
Worthing),.tord STAW ELL, and several Officers. of
the 6th Light. Dragoons, from Lewes, were among
the fashionable
.Equestrians. The PBINCE. and his
Party, and Mr. Mpl...Lisx and his. Party, after the
race,•'went to the Star Inn, Lewes; where they
alighted, and partook of some: refreshment ; and, at
half-past threes they returned to Brighton. •

Yesterday a match, for , 1000 gUineas aside, was
finished at Lord's Cricket Ground. Lord 'FRED.
BEAUCLERK, and ten Others seleCied frocm among
,the Gentlemen. Players belonging to the different
Crubs, playod against t l of all
.England, and Won.
This is the rcond time that a number Of chosen
Gentlemen Players beat 'all England. Another
match is to.be played on Monday next for 600 aside,
between some of the St. Alban's Club. on ,the. One
band, and a set of the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge
on the other.

Another pugilistic contest is settled to take place
betwen the Game
.chicken and Galley. 'The money
for the match will be staked next week, and Galley
is gone iilto the country on a course of training.
The:-tontesi'Will be about'two months hence....

TOn the.cioth insi, a s' ele& party. Of the Society.of
Cumberland- Youths, from Londen, 'assembled at
the-. Saxo'nAbbey Church of• St. Lawrence's, at
Witham (built by K.:11; HAROLD in:1060), and
completed 5056 changes of that musical and h.ar-.
monious, intricate peal, of Oxford-Treble .136 b 114-
'tior, in three hours and' six teri minutes; v) the ge-
neral satiSfaaion of that town and neighbourhood,
being the fifst peal rung on these eight new bells.
A Publ:can named NEPTUNE, it seems, dreg
that a per on had entered his houe to steal spirits,
and the dream proved true.,: NEri-uxr.,- it alipe:iri.,"
is not meiely a tkala ,