The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-20 00:00:00

BRIGHTO.24, DEC. 17.

The weather here, during the greater part 'of the
week,haa been excessively damp and stormy, and
considerable damage jets :Wen sostained thereby in
.variotes qtiarters. -During the night of 'Monday last,
the wind raged-with such terrific violence trot-11.010
S. W. that many people were afraid to retire to bed).
• being under •Inotnentaiy apprehensions that their
houses would be blown down and thernielves buried.
in Ihe ruins ; they prudently continued in their re-
spe6tive.residences, howeves, for the copiously de,
scending rain, and the rattling; of dislodged brieks
from the house-tops, promised them no better see
curity in thee stfeets, or elsewhere. Greddevasta-
tion was committed in the glass of thelouses froot-
-Mg the sea, and here .and there.one r,effered in the
roof.' In'Brack Licie-streetethe.cliMureyof the hoetse-
,of Mr. Waller cvas blown down, %.virieb, alighting on, •
passed through the roof to the very bed from which
Mr: W. had just befole risen,.and therefore happily
,
preserved himself from being crushed to death. -The
storm was continued during thegreater part of Tees-
day : ehemail coach, which should' leave this town. •
fpx Chichester •at'seven o'cidek in the morning, 011
that day, could not start before ten. The bags,
however, by Other means, were forwarded at tho
_usual hour. On Wednesday the Weather was mo-
derate, but damp; but on Thursday 'evening the
deity of tempest again held dernitnee. This storm
was even more violent than that of Monday ejlt&
Cliff houses bad many of their panes shattered, whils
.ry hers were partial), unroofed, or stripped complete"
kly of the lead that guarded them from the dampg'
Several hoedred Weight' of lead,' in complete sheets,
were blown from the summit- of Mr. Bayleys hoo6e
in Ste""James's-street. ' Mr. Jetead's house, On tiles
sod c; Parade, was subjeded to a similar misfortuno
.in this instance, as had Mr.',Walter's in the former i
a Chiteney tell, passed through. the roof, and dee
.
ecended, net, to the bed from, witieh Mr:4l,tead had
i risen, but where Ile was actually Sleep=er,. and, nue
•raeulous to relate, only letiieted•on him e tew slight
contusions, of winch no, deubt is enterenned of his
speedily getting . the better. About tour' o'clock
A. Mettle wind'shifted, and became twos moderatei,
-but' the rain has been cot tintted doe n to the present ,
time ; the desolale appearance of this town; there*
' fore, may be better concefvedenan expreSsed—
'On Fi iday morning a irrench privateer-, driven by
siress-of weather, rap ashore at Berlin Gap; bet wt eti
tins place and Saf.ted. Sekrel of the crew,e 0°
hear, %vete' lost, tied. t tie remainder - taken. care of;'"
09 Thursday.morning,:a coal brig, which had take(/'
. in timber at Little Hatoptoo, for North Shieleke rail,
ashore at Seaford, and soon after went to pieces. Ot
her crew, ten in number, four per shed, three being
drowned, and' a boy jammed to death between the
vessel and the freightage.---There has been 'a°
change of s'auation among the military .of this di6"
triCt Outing the present' week.—Lord Ea,rdley;. on
Monday.last, gave -a .grand entertain_ taut at the'
Castle, consisting of .a,dinner, &c. to a Melee party
of friends, among vihoin were General Hueenrin,
Colonels Eardley and -00.e3y,. the R„, Mr. Dillon,
Mr. C. Smyth, Mr,. Byug, lice: His Lordship set
Off to returb 'to kOndko on Tuesday morrliog•-"--
Mrs. i'ittherbert, Lady Like and daughters, Lady
C. Somerset, and about an hundred diStingl:ishccf
fashionables, were at the ball •at the Cast it: °EI
Monday. .
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Dec. is.—A fortnight his now elapsea..l4..e trio
Prince was , expeOled: to honour and enliven tllls.
town, with his presence, during which turne 1,..'i5
Royal Highness!wri_ealewas tinily atatigbtle-loduc;
ed7ro'r .at..'t he Pavilion.. The, repeated tlis'ctPF°i'"
nients, theretc.ree which had: been endured, had' so
weakened expectation; ' that. yditerday . scarcely and'
one could be induced to hones that :the kirit'c
would be here during the' present. year :thoogla we
have now the. sincere satisredion of obsereing.th
his Royal Highness,. accompanied ley the Puke 0!
t,
Clarence, and three of the sons of .the lattere'arrivea
at the Pavilion last night, at. about 'half-least tell.
o'clock. The bells of the Church rang a merry
peal this morning, •and syrriptoms; of hilarity were
manifested in all parts of the town, thoogh the vveA-
ther was too damp and inclement for almost any
one that could avoid- it, to appear abroad. . Tire
Prince and the Royal Puke, between the showtoso
crossed from the 'Pavilion to, Eaetestreeteabout:lrli,,
hour after mid-day, and. it isevitir pleasure we '-i''''ci'
that both appeared in. most excellent health' Pne.
spirits. How long their Royai lirghttesses• intend
remaining here is not as. yet known.. The Bah
this-evening at the Castle promises to he well 4"
tended ; the, presumption is, Gott tire Prince will
be there. . ; - -