The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-11 00:00:00

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos and family, at
Buckingham House, Pall Mall, from Eastbourn; Lady Isa-
bella T'-ynne, at her mother's, the Dowager Marchioness of
Bat' mwer Grosvenor-street, from the Duke of Glouces-
ter's, ~a,snot ; Miss Metcalfe, in Albemarle-street, from her
seat in Suffolk.

Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge left town in their travelling carriage and
four, for Claremont, on a visit to Prince Leopold.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hail a select party to
dinner on Tuesday. In the evening their Royal Highnesses
honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence.
Mr. Secretary Canning is staying on a visit to Mr. Bolton at
his residence near Windermere Lake. The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman on his way from Cheltenham visited Mr. Littleton at
his residence Teddesley Park, Staffordshire, and also paid a
visit to Mr. Stuart Wortley, at his seat, Wortley Hall, York-
shire.

His Excellency Count Lieven entertained a distinguished
party at dinner yesterday, at Ashburnhatn House.
EDINBURGH, AUG. 9.—His Grace the Duke of Bedford
arrived in town on Saturday from England, and set off yester-
day for the north.—We understand his. Serene Highness the
Duke of Brunswick is shortly expected in Edinburgh.--On
Tuesday, Viscount Melville arrived at Melville Castle, from
London. _

BROADSTAIRS.—Every house in this pretty little place is
taken, and engaged more than once forward. In fact, the ac-
commodations are quite unequal to the demand. Ramsgate
and Margate are overloaded with new houses; but the rage of
speculation has not extended itself, fortunately, here, though
its natural advantages are manifold and superior, and it still
continues one of the most charming, quiet retreats on the coast.
—Among its distinguished visitors at present are the Earl of
Shaftesbury, Mr. Secretary Peel, and the very, very rich Miss
Wikeham, to whom a Royal Duke's attentions were so decided
about three years since. Mr. Dawson, the Under-Secretary of
State, is also here with his family.

SPANISH POLITICS.—It is said in the French
Papers, on the authority of private correspond.
ence, that at a Council of FERDINAND'S Mini.
sters, held on the '27th ult., it was proposed to
make a levy of 70 thousand men. The Finance
Minister objected on account of the exhausted
state of the Treasury ; and it was then suggest-
ed that an extraordinary contribution to the
extent of 100 millions of reals should be imposed
on landed property. M. Zea then observed, that
to raise such a sum it would be necessary to make
the landed property of churches and convents
liable to the tax, as they possess more than a
third of all the land in Spain. After a good deal
of discussion, the Council found it at last neces-
sary to break up without coming to any conclu-
sion, as always happens when this delicate point
is touched.
Prince SCHWARTZENBUna has transmitted 101.
to Jones, the tailor, whose house in Old Caven.
dish-street has been destroyed by fire, where 3
persons were burnt to death. The Prince lodged
at his house, and made his escape through the
drawing-room window. The Prince's mother was
burnt to death at Paris a few years since.
BARTHELEMON'S Opera, entitled Pelopida, was
received with so much applause in 1766, that
GARRICK was induced to pay the author a
visit, for the purpose of asking him if he
thought he could set English words to mu-
sic. On BARTHELEMON'S replying affirmative-
ly, GARRICK asked for pen, ink, and paper,
and wrote the words of a song to be introduced
in the play of the Country Girt. Whilst thus en-
gaged, BARTHELEMON, looking over GARRICK'S
shoulders, actually wrote down music, in parts, to
the song, as fast as the other penned the words.
C iliticK then turning round, and handing BAR-
Tling;
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to which
the
ItVhe other
ordss
answered,"
There, Sir, is my
so
And there,
Sir, is my music for it !" The song proved so
successful, that it was encored every time it was
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sung.

STORM at COLLERETO PARELLA, in Me PROVINCE
of lOREA, JULY 24.
_.„„.._

A most 'dreadful storm, in the course of last
night, has spread desolation over this district.
The whole of yesterday the sky was covered
with heavy clouds, and at midnight the profound
darkness which prevailed was only broken by fre-
quent flashes of lightning. Instead of the usual
sound of thunder, a low universal rumbling preced-
ed half an hour the destructive hail, which fell in
torrents, driven by the north wind. The intense
darkness, the sound of the bells, the crash of the
hail, and that of the roofs and windows shattered
to pieces ; the mournful cries of the country
people inspired an universal terror, more easily
conceived than described. At half. past one o'clock
the fury of the tempest abated, and we heard
only the distant rolling of the thunder. The dawn
of day came but too soon, to show us the
extent of the disaster ; the vineyards, which pro-
mised the richest crops, the fields, which gave 1
the most flattering hopes, are become a desert ;1
as far as the eye can reach not a trace of vege-'
tation is to be seen ; the fields, the roads, the
roofs are covered with hail : it is noon, and the
stones are still the size of a hen's egg. On a wide
extent of country not a note of a bird is to be
heard—the country people are gathering them up
by baskets full, killed and mutilated by the
hail, and they find in the furrows numbers of
hares and foxes, victims of this tremendous visi-
tation. The damage done to the houses and other
buildings is very considerable. It is impossible
to estimate the extent of the injury, but it is cer-
tain that the vineyards and plantations of Meige
are wholly ruined. The storm swept some square
miles of the country. Half an hour before the
storm the barometer was at 27.1. Reaumur's ther-
momete 19 deg.—(Gazetta Plemontese, July 30.)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK AUGUST MEETING, SECOND DAY.--TUESDAY,

Since our last there have been several fresh arrivals ; and we
are happy to observe, amongst the many hundreds of sporting
visitors, a large proportion of south country gentlemen, be-
tween whom and the northern amateurs of the turf the inter-
course is yearly becoming more close. Notwithstanding the
propitious state of the weather to-day, added to the excellent
order of tie course, the bill of fare was a preventative to a nu-
merous attendance, there being only one race (though a very
important one), viz.—The Two-year Old Stakes, it being well
known that Lord Scarborough's horse should walk over for the'
City Plate; still there was a very fair show of beauty and
fashion ; and the approach to the course of the nobles of the
county pi -.ented. a brilliant specimen of English wealth and
magnificence. The Archbishop of ork's carriage, tilled with
the ladies of his establishment, was drawn by six beautiful
bays ; the venerable and truly respectable Earl Fitzwilliam's
carriage was also drawn by six noble blood horses, as were
Lord Harewood's, Lord Dundas's, Lord Milton's, &c. all of
which were filled with their owners and elegantly dressed fe-
males. Sir W. Milner and Mr. Thompson, of Escrick, came
in carriages and four. There were a great number of splendid
equipages on the course, which presented a scene of fascination
and splendour worthy of the most extensive and wealthiest
county in the kingdom.
The Two-year old Stakes, of 20 sovs. each ; colts Bst. 51b. ;
fillies Bst. 21b. T.Y.C.
Lord Fitzwilliam's ch. c. Barataria - 1

Duke of Leeds' br. c. by Whisker - - - 2
Mr. Watts' b. c. Belzoni, by Blacklock - - 3 1
Seven others started, but were not placed.
All ten started at score, and kept as close as possible to the
turn, when Barataria came out, and kept full two lengths ahead,
until within a short distance of home, when the Duke of Leeds'
and Mr. Watts' colts closed upon him, and ran him neck and
neck until within a few strides of ending, when he won by half
a length only, and with extreme difficulty; rode by Clift.
501. given by the City for 5-yr olds and upwards.—Four miles.
Lord Scarborough's Fair Charlotte, 6 yrs, walked over.

THE GREAT CRICKET MATCH FOR 1009 SOV.
This interesting Game between Sussex and Hampshire was
brought to a conclusion on Tuesday, in the Earl of Egremont's
Park, at Petworth. On both days the Half Moon and other
Inns were crowded by visitors from all parts of the above Coun-
ties and London. The Sussex Gentlemen won the match in a
triumphant manner, principally from the fine play of J. Broad-
bridge. The following is a statement of the game :

SUSSEX.
First Innings

HAMPSHIRE.
- 121 I First Innings -

- 7

Second DitiO

- . 4