The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-07 00:00:00

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LltliON, JULY 9.—Thig morning, at five
o'clock, it slight shock. of an earthquake was felt in this city.--
We have had intense heat for these three days ; Fahrenheit's
thermometer has been at 10 degrees in the shade.
Ills Majesty the King of I)enntrl;, having given M. Dal
norgo de Prima, his Charge d'Airaires.at this t'uurt, the elm-
teeter of Envoy Extraordinary, to present to his 11Injesiy the
in•iignla of the Most Illustrions Order of the Elephant, the ling,
our sovereign, was pleased to appoint Saturday, the 24th, to
receive the said insignia. The Alinister was accordingly intro-
duced at two o'clock, with the usual ceremonies, and having
delivered his credentials and the insignia, addressed his Ma-
jesty in an appropriate speech ; to which the King made a
suitable reply.
The excessive heat experienced in this city on the lath, 19th,
and 20th of June, and which did so much damage to the fields,
deserve some observation.

On the •17th and 18th Fahrenheit's thermometer, in the open
air and the shade, was horn 92 deg. to 96 de, at two o'clock,
and 79 deg. to 113 deg. at midnight. On the '9th,l exposed to
a-hot wind from the north-cast, a rose to 106 deg. This burn.•
ing wind did immense damage. wind was so hot that
the thermometer exposed to it was, even at midnight, at 91 deg.
On the morning of the 20th it fell to 83 deg., rose at 2 A. at. to
103 deg., and at midnight was again at 83 deg. On the 21st
and 422(1 a sea-breeze from the mouth-west cooled the air, so that
the thermometer was only at 81 deg,, and 76 deg. in the hot.
hOurs, and fell at midnight to 73 deg. and 68 deg.
It is to be noticed that the thermometer in the open air, but
sheltered front the north-cast,. did not, rise on the 19th to ove
100 degrees.
It is Impossible to Calculate exactly the damage done by the
terrible phenomenon of the 19th ; we can state, however, that
the vines, in elevated situations' exposed to the north-east, en-
tirely lost the abundant fruit with which they were loaded.
We are informed that a great ninny persons working in the
fields were mortally struck by the malignant influence of the
excessive heat. 'hinny animals shared the same fate.; the leaves
of the trees, and other plants were completel ydried up and re-
duced Mitt.—(Lisbon Ga.:WO, 27th July inclusive.)

t has become our melancholy duty to record
the death of JOHN Esq. of Gray's inn, Barrister ut
Law, and one of the Advocates of his Majesty's Supreme Court
of Judicature in this Presidency. Mr. Pugh bad, not been
many months in India; but during the short period of his re-
sidence amongst us he had acquired the respect and esteem of
all who knew him. With the public he had established a cha-
racter which none but men of superior abilities ever obtain ; and
his death has caused a vacuum which will not easily be supplied.
No tine ever practised in the Supreme Court whose opinions as
a lawyer, were more relied upon, or whose talents, as an advo-
cate, were more justly admired and respected. As an orator he
was peculiarly eloquent and impressive. By the death of this
excellent man the various religious and charitable institutions
at Madras have been deprived of one of their most zealous anti
useful supporters. His loss will be long mourned.--( Madras
Casette.,/

The decree of the Prussian Cabinet, prohibit.
ing its subjects from studying in certain foreign universities
(those of Tubingen and Basle were expressly named), on ac.
count of the revolutionary principles supposed to be inculcated
in them, caused an extraordinary sensation, and the govern.
merits interested made semonstrances to that of Prussia. The
Cabinet of Btutgard addressed a dipl muitie note to that of Ber-
lin, to disprove the accusation against the University of Tobin-
gen. The Government of Basle afterwards did the same with
respect to the University of Basle.—(.Dutch Paper.)
there bt a report of a very interesting cloture,
ria...that a Royal Decree may he expected to appear in a few
days which, originating in the principles of reciprocity, will
prohibit theimportation of French merchandise in general into
the kingdom of the Netherland".—(Dateh Paper.)
EXTP.NiIVE 11.013 HER v.—Yesterday morning,
between three and four o'clock, the extensive premises of
Messrs. DAWSON and SIEAW, 'colour manufacturers and whole-
sale stationers, 117, Bishopsgate-atreet Within (late the resi-
dence of Mr. GREY, silversmith), were broken into, and pro-
petty to a considerable amount carried off. Five ruiliens were
observed, by a servant girl opposite, lurking about the pre-
mises, and one entered the shop-door, but from the facility
with which he went in she had no baspicion that he was a rob-
ber. They forced an iron bar, and entered by means of A false
key. No one slept on the • premises that m/lit7 as Messrs.
DAWSON and SOANY have not been above three weeks in the
house. Ater getting in they broke open every look in the
shop, in: of a strong him chest, and took about 30(1/:.
worth of stamps ; they then proceeded to the colour-manufac-
tory, and selected those that were the most valuable. Some of
the party were evidently judges of the article, as they took care
to select those that would fetch the most money. This depre-
dation was conimitted shout twilight, -and the robbers escaped
nding. the number of watchmen That
areundisturbed, iplacedstu rbea4;