The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

HOW TO FULFIL. A PREDICTION..

In the annals of duplicity never was recorded
a more determined instance of impudent fraud op the one hand,
and silly confidence on the other, than lately took place in a
neighbouring town some eight. miles distant. A few days since
a Gipsy woman called at the house of an independent gentle-
man,, m his absence, and, after a little preliminary converse-
tion with the servant, wanted to tell her fortune. Now it hap-
pened that the girl's mistress had as great a mind to draw the
cUrtalns of futurity as, the girl herself; and overhearing the
Gipsy's
,preliminary wonders related to the wondering servant,
Called her in. The Gipsy Soon found she had got a customer
as east as, heart • Could desire—the lady was all impatience—
ihe at her hand and shook her head ; then made
strange grimaces, and muttered to herself; and, after carrying
an the farce till the lady's expectation wax on the rack, awfully
asked her if, she had not some concealed gold in the house.
The lady was thunderstruck ; and with tremor in her voice,
and fear strongly depicted in her countenance, she confessed
she had got a little hoard' of her own, secreted even from her
earolpaso.. The Gypsy said she knew it, and requested a piece
of gold to be brought from its biding place ; a guinea was pro-
duced, which (all the while "muttering Incantations dire") she
said ilie mutt take with her ; but that in a week she would re-
turn with it, when the lady's fate should be propounded. The
Gipsy now took her leave, and so awe-stricken were her au-
ditors, that it was not till some time after her departure that
they began to contemplate the chances of the guinea's return.
The guinea, however, did chance to return, and a bad chance
for the lady it turned out to be: for at the appointed day the
Gypsy.brought it backi and after being closeted with the lady,
told her that she (the gipsy) must return the guinea, which she
produced, to the place whence It had been taken. The poor
credulous lady, all Tier misgivings removed at the sight of the
shining face of her old friend, went up stairs, and returned with
a hag, containing 101 guineas and sonic old gold coins, which
she delivered to the gypsy, who, untying it, deposited the guinea
among its fellows. She then took the bag, and repeating a
a great deal of gibberish, accompanied by corresponding actions,
she shook the money violently ; and, after going through a va-
riety of evolutions, deposited in the bag, with much importance,
a paper, upon which she informed the lady her future destiny
was written. Having tied it up, she carefully returned it to the
lady with an injunction that she should replace it In its former
situation, and that she should not on any account open it until
that day fortnight, when, wonderful as it appeared, it would
discover that to her, which would fill her mind with astonish-
ment ; and promising to return at the opening of the bag, and
that she would not ask fora reward if her assertions were not
realized,'she retired; not,'however, till the lady had insisted on
her taking half-a-crown, so satisfied was she with the Gypsy's
faith." Now the'poor lady's expectation and curiosity had been
wound up to the most tantalizing degree of impatience, and
after, with greaVdifiiculy,.keeping the injunction for a week, it
was not in the nature of woman to forbear longer. The in-
junction was broken, the bag was opened, and the lady's for-
tune, or rather misfortune, became apparent. The arch de-
ceiver hadNanished with the gold ; but who can paint the lady's
surprise and consternation at finding the bag, the repository of
her treasure, filled with halfpence ! We vouch for the veracity
of the above story; however incredible it may appear : we have
concealed the names of the parties, but consider it a duty to
relate the facts as a caution to those, who, by weakly believing
.in the prediction of future events, lay themselves open to the
arts of the designing.—( Southampton Herald. )

•
On Friday last, the 9th inst., one of the most
violent torrents 'of rain within memory deluged the middle
part of this county ; it entered from Sussex, and passing
over the entire weald of Kent, Canterbury, anti the towns
on the sea-coast, discharged an immense quantity of water,
stopping the passage of many bridges and public ways, anti
laying the low lands under water, spoiling and carrying
away vast quantities of hay and seed-grass. The extreme
breadth of, the cloud appeared to be about 20 miles, within
the range of which greatdamage has been done. In this city se-
veral of the public ways were rendered impassable, and shops
in low situations suffered considerably in the destruction of their
goods. The river Stour rose rapidly in a few minutes, and the
dikes were insufficient to carry off the redundant waters. Mar.
gate suffered severely, but at Ramsgate the flood rose to such a
height, near the inarketliliice, as to lay all the cellars under
water, to the very material injury of the proprietors of the goods
there deposited, one of whom. the proprietor of the London
Hotel, has sustained a loss of above 2001. After pouring down
almost ;sheets of water for upwards of two hours, the at.
mosphere cleared up, and the evening was.tair.-2( "Certain
arzette.)

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEER.
• sENIPLAND•
Monday, July 11, LONDON. Nos. I, 9, 14, 14 22,
284, 293, 308.
Commix. Nos. •29, 72, 192, 919, 314
368, 423, 509, 510, 586-
Tuesday, - 20, Loxpox. Nos. 33, 42,260, 309.
Covsuritr. Nos. 127, 151, 161, 176,
1114, 199, 385, 632, 544;
551.
Wednesday, - 21, Loom's. Nos. 36, 56, 92, 134, 223,
296.
COUNT RY. Nos. 95, 105, 121, 146.
207, 229, 339, 31_', 463,
489, 487, 529, 5111, 678,
711.
Thursdar, -. 22, L.osrpow. Nos. 82, 142, 156, 216,
481. House Cons. Fens.
Sch. at 11.
Coo Ernir. Nos. 153, 1711, 213, 209.
Friday, --- 23, LONDON. • • •
COUNTRY. No. 283,
Saturday', -.21, LoNDOY. •
COUYTUY. • • •
IRELAND.
Julyl9, CORK. No. 07.

Mondtry,

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FORRIG

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1 Guernsey and Jew?
1 Franco
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2 11 min* rgh

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MOH WATER AT LONDO
MorniNg, 56 minuttes afleT 4.1

o'clock yesterday in the Spitfire Steam Packet
from Calais, in the astonishing quick patsage of
two hours and a half. His Excellency set off
for Sittingbourne, where he intended to sleep.
We have the pleasure to add, that this excellent
and amiable Prince arrived safe at Chandos
House this day at half-past two o'clock.

CITY, HALT-PAST ONE o'CLocz.

Consols opened this morning at 9-11, and have
had a slight advance to WI, with very little
bubiness doing either in them or any other public