The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-17 00:00:00

AWFUL THUNDER STORM.

Margate was visited, on Saturday last, with one of
the most appalling storms that has occurred in this
country for many years. The former part of the day
was fine, and rather cool ; in the afternoon the weather
became warm and sultry, and clouds, in the early part
of the evening, began to concentrate in the south-
west. At about half-past six, thunder was heard at a
distance. By seven the lightning was visible, and the
thunder more distinctly heard. In another half hour
it was evident that a severe storm was fast approach-
ing. In a few minutes afterwards the rain fell in tor-
rents; and from that time till near eleven o'clock, it
would have been difficult to have counted sixty seconds
without seeing or hearing the lightning or thunder.
At times the fall of rain and hail was terrific. Hail-
stones were picked up as large as walnuts—literally
lumps of ice. Fortunately all the damage ascertained
to have been done consists in a few broken windows.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S INSTAL-
LATION.-.-it is intended, we hear, to commemorate
the proceedings of the last week at Oxford by an his-
torical account of the whole of them, in two separate
forms ; both containing the same portions of letter
p , press • but the one an edition calculated for common
reference,, the other, on elephant paper, embellished
with splendid portraits of the Chancellor, and many of
the most popular actors in the scene, with one or more
panoramic views of the most interesting parts of the
ceremony.

The parish of Westbury presents a fair spe-
cimen of what may be accomplished without the aid
of the Poor Laws' Amendment Bill. The expenditure
on account of the poor for the year ending Lady-day,
1833, amounted to 4,6001. 10s. 5d., besides a labour
rate of 8001., making a total of 5,4001. 10s. sd. By
a change of overseers and an alteration in the system,
the amount paid during the year ending Lady-day,
1834, was 3,7181. Id., thus effecting a saving to the
parish in one year of 1,682/. 10s. 4d. Such was the
satisfaction of the inhabitants at the annual meeting,
that the overseers had each a handsome gratuity pre-
sented him.—Salislntry Herald.

A Public meeting of lay members of the
Established Church, without reference to political
opinions, is convened for Thursday next, at Winches-
ter, to address the King and both houses of Parlia-
ment in opposition to the claims put forth by the
Dissenters. The following have signified their con-
currence in the measure for calling the meeting :
Earl of Ctirnarvon, Sir G. H. Rose, Right Hon. W.
S. Bourne, Hon. T. W. Gage, Sir T. Baring, Sir
\V. Heathcote, Sir T. Buckler Lethbridge, Sir H.
Onslow, Sir H. Ward, Mr. Raymond Jarvis (the
High Sheriff of the county), Mr. I3enney (Mayor of
Winchester), P. St. John Mildmay, M. P., A. Ba-
ring, M. P., W. B. Baring, M. P., William A.
Mackinnon, NI. P., C. E. Wall, M.P., Admiral Tin-
ley, and others.
WOT TO N-UN DER-E DG E.—The inhabitants
of this town never had the advantlge of a bank until
this week, when, on Tuesday, a branch of the National
Provincial Bank of England opened, to the great
benefit of the tradesmen of this populous and opulent
district ; almost every day in the week some of them
had to walk over Break Heart Hill to advise or discount
.heir bills at Dursley,—Cheltenharn Journal.