The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-20 00:00:00

THUNDER-STORM.

[Prom the Northampton United Stales Gazette of July 161
On Friday. last, p.m. a tremendous thunderbolt
fell on the dwelling-house of Mr. Ilezekiah Wright, of West-
hampton, and literally tore it to pieces. The electric fluid en-
tered aethe chimney, and burst it 10 or 16 feet in length below
the roof. In the second story, which is in an open and 0n-
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finished state, the fluid was divided. A part of it passed
off td a' beam and 'partition in a wash-room Situated On tide
back part of the house, and shivered them to pieces; close.
by this partition a lad' was sitting with his hat on, which
was struck by the lightning and. rent to flittervt. it then
passed down °the back of his head to his. shoulders ; the
hair of his head was a little matted and presied clone, as
by a hot iron, and not burnt ; his jacket and shirt were
torn from his shoulders ; he was knocked down, covered with
shattered boards, &c., and taken up for deed ; his neck
and shoulders were considerably burnt, so that lie complained
very much of great heat, but appeared to be cold in every
other part. He is now in a hopeful way of recover 4. One
portion of the fluid parted at the ridge pole, followed' that to
the end, passed down by the studs to the lower room,' throwing
off the clapboards in its course, and burst through the plaster.
ing into the room where were eight females. Another portion,
!Wowing down the chimney, broke its way into a cupboard in
the first story, burst open the door into the room just men-
tioned, dashing to pieces the crockery and a bottle containing
rum, and setting that on tire ; filled the room, and also the
faces and eyes of the females with lime, dust, and smoke,
so that the room became completely dark. Mrs. Wright
and babe (two days' old) were in bed directly between the
two explosions ; five females sat near the foot of the bed ;
another lady was walking the room, whose head on one
side was covered with fire, which she brushed off' with her
hand ; her face and neck show marks of the tire, but are sot
very much injured ; the rest escaped unhurt--,most of them
complaining of numbness and prickling. The house is left a
wreck ; the chimney has large fissures ; about 100 lights of
glass are broken ; many boards torn off; some furniture dash-
ed to pieces ; doors forced from their hinges ; the floor forced
up, &c. The scene was truly awful. There were ten persons
in the house exposed to imminent danger, whose lives are all
preserved.

Oxman Cmcorr.—The conduct of the Bar-
risters on this circuit towards Mr. Coftwoon, is
so illiberal that it could hardly be expected from
men of a learned profession. Mr. CuttWOOD, in
consequence of an accession of landed property;
which he naturally wished. to sitperintoi, and
which, by going on the Oxford Circuit, he was
enabled to do or to neglect his- interest in that
respect materially, unless be relinquished his
profession. He explained his reasons to the full
satisfaction of Serjeant Osst.ow, but they have
not operated upon the other Barristers on that
Circuit, who send Mr. C. to Coventry, as the phrase
is. Considering the narrow.tninds and illiberal
feelings of the persons alluded to, Mr. CUItWOOD
should treat thetwwith contempt, or indignantly
say, with Coriolanus, "I banish you:" In fact, it
may be inferred that the conduct of these men is
the result of fear, lest his good sense, shrewdness,
legal knowledgeond experience, may render him
too powerful a competitor. •

CATALANI.—It must be acknowledged that
the puff preparative for this lady's return to Lon-
don, has been most industriously spread through
the kingdom. Not Doctor EADY'S publications
on Suburbia', walls, or even WARREN'S Blacking
Poems, have exceeded the Reports of this
Syren's Trumpeters.
LIVERPOOL; AVG. 16.—Our Representative,
the Right Hon. Wm. HUSKISSON, arrived here
this day, and is staying at Seaforth, the residence
of JOIDI GLADRTONE, AIr.CANNIIVO is eX.
pected here on the 2.3 d instant, and it was said
that Lord LivERPOOL intended to accompany
'him.