The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-06 00:00:00

BRIGHTON:, MARCH 3.

On Thursday last the Pedestrians on the West
Cliff Parade here, about 'half past three o'clock in
the afternoon, were somewhat surprized at behold-
ing a thick cloud of ,smoke, intermixed with flame,
arising from the earth, apparently about two miles
on this side of Shoreham.- Their attention had been
directed towards it but a short time, when the flame
seemed to scatter itself in all directions; the smoke
became more heavy, and a noise like the extplosion
of a cannon was heard. Various conjectures as to
the cause of what had been heard and seep were
hazarded ; and some' few individuals Monnted their
horses, and rode off for the, spot from whence the
smoke yet continued to ascend. What had excited
so much surprize here, it was ultimately proved,
Was occasioned by the following circumstance t Some
wheelwrights, or earpenters, in a shop near a place
on this side of Shoreham, called Egypt, had been
heating some pitch in a pot placed in.an excavatton
of the Cliff, when the wind blowing some of the
sparks into their shop,. they fell amongst the sha-
vings, which were, presently after in a blaze.
Nearly adjoining tile, shop ,was a, small store-house,
in which were several small casks of gunpowder be-
longing to the Hound lievenne Cutter, to which the
flame also communicated its destruatve influence,
and the explosion of, the gunpowder was the con-
sequence. Happily,, it Was known that there
was gunpowder in the store-house, which prevented,
any one from approaching too near the spot during
the conflagration. No, injury, therefore, when the.
explosion took place, was sustained by any body, nor
is the damage done in other respeEts, we hear, very
considerable.

NEWCASTLE, MARCH 4.---A terrible wind from
the N. W.prevailed in this neighbourhood on Wed-
nesday night and Thursday morning last, from which
there is too much ,reason to fear considerable damage
has been sustained :—A stack of chinmies was
blown upon the roof of a house in Savile-row, in
this town, and broke through every floor from the
garret to the laundry; happily, however, without in-
juring any person. Another house in Northumber-
land-street was nearly unroofed by the violence of
the tempest ; and the large temporary building,
lately employed for the purpose.of exhibiting the Pa-
norama of Seringapatam, was levelled to the ground.

'Tuesday, a woman 'of depraved charaaer, at,
Chatham, who had been left by a corporal of the
Guards, with whom she had lived for a considerable
time, took the desperate resolution of jumping down
a well ;7—She fell a distance of nearly sixty feet, and
Was so- dreadfully lacerated by the ,force with
which she was dashed to the bottom, there ,being
but little water in the well, that it is impossible she:
can recover.

Saturday, in the Dock-yard, Chatham, fs six
shipwrights were carrying a heavy piece of timber,
called a Cot-puling, froth the dock side into the The-
seus, the brace suddenly gave way, and three of the
men fell into the dock; one of whom, by the name
of Harding, was struck on the breast of the timber,
but fortunately riot one of them lost their lives by
this accident. They were all three immediately
taken to the Surgery (Harding speechless), and
hopes are entertained that they will recover. The
other three with very great difficulty saved them-
selves from the perilous etTeds which were likely to
have attended this accident. _ •

The following melancholy circumstance happened
lately in the North of Scotland ;—A Gentleman and
his wife went to bed in perfeal health, and were
found- quite dead in the morning, being suffocated
by a fire sof pegs in the room in which they slept.
There had been no fire in the room for some time,
and it is supposed the chimney had been stopt.
On Thursday morning last an infant, apparently a
few hours old, was found near the Inner Bridge. of
the Eden, in Fifeshire. The child was carried to
Lenchar,' and placed to nursery by the. Kirk Ses-
sion, Diligent, bqt unavailing, , inquiry has been
made after the unnatural mother. But for the sa-
gacity of a dog, in giving the alarm, the child might
have lain undiscovered until its feeble life had been
e,xtinglished.by.tbe cold.

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NEWMARX ET CRAVEN KIFETINC, •
Thursday.7-Mr. Mellish'4 Stavely, Bsi. 'slb., against Lord
Grosvenor's Meteora, Bst. across the Flat, 2ocgS. h. ft.
. c
NEWMARkET FIRST ..SPR'II‘IC; AIEETI&G, 1866.:
Monday.„—Mr. Itlellislt's Lady Brotigh,. at. 71b. iganst
Lord Grosvenorslasper, 6st. 71b. wogs. h. ft. ~
fiEW.MARkF,T SECOND iBc6.
MelliSh's J.:My lirough, Sat. s:b. against
Lord C.; rosvenor's,Violante, 'Sat. , :zoags.. ti. ft.
Thursday.—Lord Grosvenor's Aletenra, Sst. 71b. agst Lord
F. C. Osbome'S Stiperstition, 61b. 1 tib. g. C. 2oogs. h. tt.
NE‘VIVI.A.RKET 'FIRST OCTOI3ER MEETING, 18c6,
Stavetey, Sat. 21b. against Loid
Grosvenor's Plantagenet,lst. D. 1. 2c4gS. h. ft.

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NEWMARET SLC(jNii 60'013E4 MELTING, 1806.
MOnday.—Mr. Mellish's Sancho, Est. 131 b. against Lord •
Grosvenot's Plantagenet, 7st. ;jib. Abingdon Arne, 2.00g5.
h. ft.

• /sIEWMARKET WU:CATON MEETII4G,
Thursday.—Lord Grosvenor's Noran, gst.
,31b. against
Mr. Mellish'i Off-She-goes; 7st. 131 b. Rowland's Mile,
zoogs. h. It.