The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-13 00:00:00

SAILING MATCH.

A fine display of aquatic skill took place from the Nore to
Limehouse, on Saturday, for a stake of 20!. and a wherry. The
competitors in the Sailing Match ware the owners of the Lion,
the Antelope, and the Argus. It was an interesting close match
to Gravesend ; soon after which, the Argus
got astern, and the
contest between the other two was grand to Woolwich, when
by leaving the other at
ot
eln,iwoinchl.ed and won the match,

REPRESENTATION OF DUBLIN.—The Dublin
Morning Post says--" The corporation are sadly
at a loss for a Representative, now that Master
Ellis is disqualified by au Act passed in the last
Session of Parliament. Major-General Torrens
had been invited, but he declined the honour of
being the Corporation Representative. From Mr.
Sauiin's retired and unambitious habits, it is very
doubtful whether he will submit to the turmoil of
a contested election. Should he not come forward,
the gentleman above designated as his sub-
stitute does not appear to us very likely to
succeed. There was some talk of Mr. Robin-
son, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, beiug
invited to stand for Dublin upon the Portmita IN-
TEREST! We hope it was only talk. It would
be the consummation of our disgrace, if the city
of Dublin were delivered up in fetters to the Go-
vernment."

POETRY.

EPITAPH

On the SOY of the PARISI( CLERK of BAMPTON, Devon-
shire, killed by fall of a Piece of Ice.
In memory of the Clerk's Son.
Bless my i, I,
Here he lies,
In a sad pickle,
Killed by an icicle,
In the year' of Anno Dominil776.

THE MOSS ROSE.
BY A LADY.
The Angel of the Flowers one day
Beneath a rose-tree sleeping lay-.
That,Spirit to whom charge is given
To bathe young buds in dews of heaven,
Awaking from his light repose,
The Angel whispered to the Rose :
" Oh, fondest object of my care,
" Still fairest found, where all are fair,
" For the sweet shade thou gav'st to me,
" Ask what thou wilt, 'tis granted thee."
Then said the Rose, with deepen'd glow,
" On me another grace bestow."
The Spirit paus'd in silent thought—
What grace was there that flower had not ?
'Twas but a moment—o'er the Rose
A veil of Moss the Angel throws,
And, robed in Nature's simplest weed,
Could there a flower that Rose exceed ?

TKOMAS GIBSON, Egg. Banker, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, (partner in the firm of Sir MATTHEW
WHITH Ittntxy, Bart. and Co.) has subscribed
401. to the new building for the Literary and
Philosophical Society in that town ; and given
101. to the lately-thrilled Mechanics' Institution.

The Rev. Cut IMES CALEB COLTON, the cele-
brated author of Lawn, whose mysterious dis-
appearance excited such general attention a short
time SiOCP, is now in town, residing in Princes•
street, Soho.

Tint' G•rinritt Papers state, that ou the second
representation 'of The Marriage of Figaro, et
Genoa, its further acting was interdicted, as
being injurious to good morals.
ITA lAA N ECCENTRICITY,—A Venetian, who
died not long since, made a povision of torches
for his funeral, artificially loaded with crarkers;

anticipating, to a confidential friend, the hubbub
that would result from the explosion, which he
had calculated must take place in the most in-.

convenient spot. This posthumous joke verified
the most sanguine expectations of its projector.
GAMING 110115E9. -Jr h e Magistrate, Mr. Roy.,
nt Marlborough-street, was occupied yesterday a
considerable time, in endeavouring to find out,
amongst a number of names jumbled together,
Abbott, Houldsworth, Scott, Haines, Muck,
Watson, &c. which of the respectable parties was
liable to Mr. Tomlins, the collector of the parish
of St. James, for the rates of two gaming-houses,
Nos. 5 and G, King-street, St. James's, occupied
by one or all of the above parties. Mr. Tomlins
has more trouble with the rates of" hells" about
this parish, than with all the other inhabitants
besides. •
MUNI= STORM.—On Tuesday, the 3d inst.,

the eastern part of Suffolk was visited by a violent hsil-stonn,
attended with incessant thunder, the violence of which was

fully equal to that of the 14th ult. The storm came on in
the afternoon ; and an observer thus describes its appearance
anti effect :—" The cloud had the appearance of an immense ,
screen suspended, and revolving in its course. Hail of a large
size first descended at St. Edmund's.hill. Several hundred
panes of glass were broken at the Mount, the mansion-of Mrs.
-Clock/edge. The sky-light was demolished, and pigeons and
chickens were killed by the ice. It proceeded in a north-cast
direction towards and from thence to Timworth,
doing considerable damage in its passage. The crops upon
the hike of Norfolk's. farm are damaged to the amount of
1,000/. Mr. Walton and r. Harrison, of Timworth, have
suffered to the extent of several hundreds. The quantity of
ice which fell is almost incredible; in some places it WAS six
feet deep, where it had accumulated. Next morning, on the
level ground, it was four inches deep. Singular as it may ap.
pear, several tumbril loads of ice were conveyed to Sir H.
Bunbury's, anti other gentlemen's seats in the neighbourhood,
next day at noon. The crops of corn are nearly cut to pieces.
The fall of Ice was followed by a deluge of ram. The storm
lasted about half an hour, and its injurious effects spread about
4 miles by nne in extent." Another account says—" About 4
o'clock in the afternoon, Bury and its neighbourhood was visit-
ed with a most awful storm of thunder, lightning, hail, and rain.
It was most severely felt at Horrington, Barton,a Timworth,
vermore,Fornham,and Troston. At some of these villages many
of the cottages were from one to two feet under water for the space
of an hour; and the hail-stones were drifted, in many places,
from one to two feet in depth, and congealed in the roads simi-
lar to snow in winter. Mr. Phillips, of Barton, had a large
piece of turnips entirely washed away by the storm, and a large
piece of bank was carried away by the flood. Nearly 70 acres
of barley, belonging to Mr. Walton, of Timworth, appeared
as if half thrashed ; and damage to the amount of 1,0001. was
said to have been done to the corn on the estate of his Grace
the Duke of Norfolk, at Fornham."
A New York Paper, of the beginning of July,
has the following account of a storm, which had just visited
the town of Portsmouth :—" On Wednesday, last week, a
storm occurred at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, of unusual
sublimity and grandeur. Two children were killed in a school-
house at Rye. One young man was killed in the garret of a
house about a mile distant front the school-house. There were
70 children in the school-house, and more than half of them
were knocked down, and many were stunned. On Saturday
se'unight there was a thunder shower at Pittston. The lightning
struck the house of a Mr. Shea, broke the reach 'pole, came
through the root, and killed Mrs. Shea, who was walking the
floor, with her child in her arms. The child was not hurt: A
lithe was hanging directly over her head when the lightning
descended.
At the sitting of the Harbadoes Court of Grand
Sessions on the lkth of June, the Court. and the
Jury were occupied with the trial of Michael
Harvey Peter William Henry D'Egville, for the
murder of his wife, by sending her toasted cheese
mixed with poison. The apprehension of the
prisoner for this crime was noticed in our paper
several weeks ago. Great interest was excited
by the trial ; and a general opinion was enter-
tained in Court, from the strong circumstantial
evidence brought forward, that the issue would
have been fatal to the prisoner. Mr. Hinds; the
Counsel for Mr. D'Egville, made a most eloquent
and ingenious defence. The Jury not being una-
nimous in their opinion, remained in deliberation
until near twelve oVlock at night, at which time,
it is said, the Court cannot legally sit, when'they
returned into Court without having determined
any verdict. The prisoner was, therefore, re-
manded to prison, and will there remain until
next Sessions in December, when be will be ar-
raigned for the murder of Mrs. Llewellyn, the
lady of the house, who unfortunately partook of
the cheese with Mrs. D'Egville. On the Monday
following the trial of Mr. D'Egville, a mullato,
named January, was executed for a murder of
which he had been convicted oti tho Friday pre-
ceding. It is a curious fact that D'Egville, who
had himself so narrowly escaped conviction for a
similar crime, and who was tried shortly on an-
other capital indictment, requested and obtained
pet mission- to be present at the execution of the
. mulatto, which he actually witnessed.'