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N, MO =, DAY EVENING, JUNE
.7, 1858.

On Saturday morning, between
o'clock, a thunderstorm visited
the suburbs,_: and was particuh
vicinity of Bow and Hackney
Bow and" .Hacknv.twie.k: B,'
fluid. did' much mischief :
ccnnt=c ien with the wires. 'Here;:after.zi. most .•_t
vivid flash, the fluid" ra4sect ;aleiLtt one of thrm,_
which acted as 'a conductor, and noble Hadkney- -
wickb.ays
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his' assitnrit;
was on reao
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p:'oceeded
At tha same moment vivid ligh'irin de-
instagntly.
to the spot, and found'-t*e "othi.e :sheep suffering
from the effects of the t lectrie fluid.' Stibsequently
they were removed and sisirghtered,'hy: the Owner.
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About the same. time, Thomas RayMoid, police-
constable, No. 78 ic who Was 41quty iohe Beth-
nal-g- een-road, was suddenly struck by lightning
across the face: He was conveyed by another offi-
e-r to the -surgery of Mr. Rolph, where he Was exa-
mined, and found to be totally blind. Be was sub-
sPquently taken to the police station, Arbour-square,
Stepney, and eAerday -(Sunday), morning Mr.
Horton, the divisional surgeon, pronounced him
to be pr gressing favourably, and added that there
were'sothe hopes'of the restoration 'of sight. Re is
also Suffering froth a severe shock to the system.
The electric fluid likewise struck the roof,rif a house
in the King Ed ward-road, Hackney, removingapor-
t'on of the tiles and shattering the chimney-pots.
Tip- effects of the storm wera severe iri many of the
gardens near Victoria park, an,l srvoill large trees
wera shattered to pieceS. The rain fekiri torrents,
an l many valuable plants were completely de-
stroyed.
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The effect of the storm on Saturday moping *as
much felt at Walthatustow.- The flag . staff of the -
church was shattered: into .innitinerahla splinters,
the gas' pirics frig And var:-
oui parts of he exterior .injured; 'The' shock was
so severe as to shake .the foundations of the neigh-
bottling houses, causing ,much consturnation and
lane.

LONDO

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
CHEAP EXCURSION to the SEA-SIDE.—On Saturday,
Tune 12th, a train will leave Paddington at 2.30 p.m. for ChipPen-
ham, Trowbridge, Westbury, and Frome (12s and 6s); Yeovil (14s
and 7s) ; and Dorchester and Weymouth (20s and 10s), to return on
Tuesday, the 15th, from Weymouth at 6.30 a.m., and intermediate
stations as per hand-bil's.

under my hand that such calumnies are as irreconcilable
with me 113 they are, in their frantic incoherence, with
one another. But there is a great multitude who know
me through my writings, and who ths not know me
• herwise ; and I cannot bear that one of them should
be left in doubt, or hazard of doubt, through my poorly
shrinking from taking the unusual means to which I
now resort, of circulating the truth.
" I most solemnly declare, then—and this I do both
in my own name and in my wile's—that all the lately
whispered rumours touc:iieg the trouble at which I
have glanced, are abominably false ; and that whosoever
repeats one of them after this denial, will lie as wilfully
and as f .ully as it is p,ssitle for any false witness to lie,
before Heaven and earth.

RE-ELECTION OF LORD 'STANLEY.

STATE OF BELFAST.

KING'S LYNN, SATURDAY.
The vacancy in the representation of this borough
consequent on Lord Stanley's acceptance of the
office of President of the Board of Control, was
filled up to-day by the re election of his lordship
without opposition. The proceedings at an uncon-
tceted election are never, at the best of times, very
lively or entertaining, but in this case they were
doubly tame and uninteresting, owing to the per-
sonal absence of the noble candidate. As little
more than three months had elapsed since Lord
Stanley last appeared before his csnstituents On
his appointment as Secretary of State for the Colo-
nies, ou which occasion he entered into an elabo-
rate exposition of his political views and principles,
it was deemed inexpedient in this instance to re-
quire his lordship' by attending the nomination in
person, to trench on valuable time which might ill
be spared from the pressing duties of his new posi-
tion. An intimation to this effect was conveyed to
the noble lord, signed by 350 of the electors, of all
shades of politics, and his lordship. decided to avail
himself of their proffered 'indulgence. But having
exhibited so much conaileration for the interests of
the State as to " memorialize " the noble lord to
stay away from the election, it could hardly have
been expected that the electors should carry their
pattiotism a little fdrther and attended themselves
in sufficient numbers to save appearances when the
functions intrusted to them was practically no less
than that of ratifying -the choice made by the
Sovereign of the man to whom should be cow
fided the destinies of some 200,000,000 of
her subjects. The self-sacrifice due from citizens
on behalf of the Imperial interests certainly
has its limits; and when the question in agitation
was neither the election of a beadle nor the adver-
tising for tenders for the repair of the parish pump-
handle, the surrender of half-an-hour to the trifling
duty and privilege of returning to Parliament at
such a crisis a leading member of the Cabinet in•
volved too heavy a'demand on the public spirit of
the men of 'Lynn- Moreover, an itinerant Ger-
man band, besides a mendicant ancient mariner
and his better half, both blessed with abnormal
heads of hair, offered irresistible counter attrac-
tions to " free and independent."
Still, excellent as might have been the reasons
why the whole affair should be one of mere routine,
it would certainly have hopelessly bewildered the
most intelligent of intelligent foreigners, and even
extorted a smile from the most determined wor-
shipper of constitutional forms, to witness the spec-
tacle of some 8 or 10 small country shopkeepers,
with or without aprons, besides a town-clerk, two
portly policemen, and au obese crier of the true
Bumble type, assembled together in the obscure
corner of an ancient town-hall, to go through the
ceremony of conferring a seat in Parliament on a
Privy Councillor and a great Minister of State.
The scene was indeed a strange and suggestive one,
and could hardly find a parallel out of these three
kingdoms.

The riots are daily assuming a more serious
aspect. On Wednesday night,
.however, they
amounted almost to a popular outl;reak. The pro-
ceedings are described as " sudckn, desperat and
d .structive." Here is an abridged ac..ount
com-
piled from Thursday's Irish pipers
•

." The first symptoms of .what was about to ap-
proach occurred in lligh-street. Shortly of-er
o'clock, a body of ship-carpenters, walking in a
massive column, numbering about 150 or 200, pro-
ceeded through that street en route to Sandy-row.
At this time the constabulary ,had not been called
on duty, nor had the usual preventive measures been
taken for the suppression of disturbance, as the
authorities entertained the belief that the etrugglet
would not be resumed at that hour of the evening.
Immediately on the appearance of the ship-earpens
tees' demonstrati•in the magistrates were commu-
nicated with, and the constabulary paded in trill
strength at theirparaded several depots. While this Move-
ment c, as being execu'ed by the authorities a large
body of one section of the rioters had assembled
in great strength and made their arrangsments for
attack. In the neighbourhood of Great Vic`oria-
street, and in the adjoining passages leading from
Sandy-row, some 800 or 900 of a crowd niuitered.
Mr. Lindsay, attended by one or two of local
force, here entreated the partiesf when pessing clown
towards the 171 ter Railway terminus, t remain iu
their then position, mentioning that the cor,stahe-
lary had received orders to fire upon any person
found throwing stones or with missiles in his pessds-
siert Several of the'party returned to the neigh-
bourhood of Sandy-row ; about 200 of the:n rejected
the advice, and rushed to the foot of Collfsge-
square East, then passed through College-street,
' Fountain-street, Feuntain-lane' and into Doneall-
place. The windows of Mr. B. Hughes's eeteblieh-
ment were smashed, and the party rushed into
Castle lane, cheering with col iderable vehemence.
The authorities had been taken by surprise, and
the passage of the crowd was totally unobstructed.
A bo ly of the party hen passed Calenders.street,
when one of the ringheAders called out, rTo the
Whig /to the Whig office 1' The movements of the
mob were at once reversed, and, in a body, they
proceeded through Calender-street. When they
came in front of the Whig office one of the ring-
leaders, attired in some of the habiliments of a sailor,
who was a few yards in advanCe of the party,
threw up his arms—ta sort of signal to his confede-
rates—and exclaimed, 'Now.' The response was
a volley of stones. A second and third volley en-
sued, by which they succeeded irrdemolishing some
20 panes of glass in these premises. Immediately
after leaving Calender-street, the mob, strengthened
by another party, proceeded towards St. Malachi's
Chapel. Tee gathering there was principally com-
posed of able bodied men. Two persons, evidently
mill operatives, were directing the plan of assault
on the chapel, each having prepared himeelf with
missiles for the onslaught.' When they arrived at Mr
M'Kavana's timber yard, a man, who apparently
rushed from that place, directed at the mob what
appeared to be a blunderbuss, for the purpose of
stopping their progress. The crowd retired for a
few perches, uttering loud. yells. They once more
mustered, and ran :towards the chapel, directed a
shower of stones towards the edifice, and scampered
across 'the fields. By this time intelligende hal
reached the Roman Catholics in that neighbour-
hood of what. was going on, and a crowd of people
from Cromac street and the New Market appeared
on the grounds. A struggle immediately ensued,
Both parties, as if by mutual consent, concentrated
their respective forces on a road contiguous—
the Orange party occupying the field on the
west side of the Old Dublin-road and their oppo-
nents the field on the other side, which is protected
by a brick wall, running from the Covenanting
Meeting-house to Adelaide place.' When passing
Mr. M'Kavana's timber yard the Roman Ca-holies
armed themselves with bludgeons, which these pre-
mises readily provided. • A terrific struggle en-
sued, more resembling tb9 faction fights for which
the south and west of Ireland are notorious,
than anything that has hitherto occurred in
Belfast. The road was covered with stones,
and a better opportunity the rioters could not
have had for tenting their prOwess. . For
forty minutes this bathe raged with terrific
vigour. S' ones fell as thick as hail in the midst of
the rioters ; men fell as if struck by gunshot ; and
women, too—for the softer' sex—if the term is
a,pplica,bp here—were among the most prominent
leaders on Loth sides. en f?.`,7; -17ceaVi.let
rintended the ammunition department of the re-
spective parties. At one time the Roman Cath.die
body retreated ; at another period of the contest
the Orange party gave way, with all the stratagem
and manoeuvring of a military campaign, for the
'purpose of entangling their foe. Once the Orange
party appeared as if defeated, in order that the
Roman Catholics might pursue thsm over the wall
which divided them, taking care to leave some
sharp stone-throwers in ambuscade ready to pick
down any one who had the daring to mount the
dreaded wall. This contest lasted for about half
au hour, when the combatants determined to come
to close quarters. The Roman Catholics, as we
have mentioned, were well armed with bludgeons.
In a moment's time they rushed at the Orange
party with their cudgels, and a hand-to-hand fight
ensued. The Orange brigade having wrested soma
of the sticks from their opponents, both sides were
about equally matched. For a short period the
scene which occurred almost baffles description.
Broken heads and bloody noses were the order of
the fight. Several men fell down senseless, and
were carried off in that condition, to be replaced
by more able combatants. During all this time,
not a member of the constabulary, not a "local,"
nor soldier was near the spot. &bout three-quar-
ters of an hour after the fighting commenced Mr.
Lyons, J. P., Dr. M'Gee, J. P., and Sub-Inspector
Bindou appeared on the ground, accompanied by
ab cut 4') pence, mounted police, and a -Company
of soldiers. As soon as- this force appeared, the
rioters made a hasty retreat, the Roman Catholics
retiring towards St. Malachi's Chapel, and the
Orangemen in the direction of Sandy-row. Mr.
Lyons read the Riot Act, and posted a detachment
of soldiers at various corners of the scene of
this desperate contest, unequalled in fierce-
ness in recent times in Belfast. Shortly after-
wards the Roman Catholic mob again made
their appearance in M'Cleantra-fields, marshalled
their farces, and effected a sally through Denegall-
square. As they passed through the latter they
directed a volley of stones at the windows of the
Methodist Chapel, Denegall-square East. They
proceeded through Donegall-place, shouting, 'Now
boys, for Roaring Hanna's.' As the military were
stationed at the corner of Castle place, further pro-
gress that way was impossible. They turned and
ran yelling through Fountain-lane, believing that
Berry street could be reached by th at way ; but a
detachment of police was stationed at the corner of
Chapel-lane, so that their inteotious were frus-
trated. They then went up to Barrack-strekit, and
mingled with the Po‘ind mob. The depot bat-
talions in garrison, to the number of 700 bayonets,
commanded by Col. Adair, and accompanied by
Lieut.-Ctrl. Smith, C. 8., Captain and Adjutant
Charter, Major Hardy, and the other officers, were
under arms in a surprisingly short time after re-
ceiving the magisterial requisition, uotwithstend-
ing that the greater part of the garrison hid been
called out for marching and exercise during the
day. They came down Donegan street at a quick
march, and hearing some cheers when the bead of
the column • reached the Belfast Bank, it was sup-
posed by the 'officer in command that a conflict was
raging, and the order was given to advance at the
run. The entire body then ran up Bridge street,
turning into High-street at a quick run, the men
fixing bayonets to their muskets as they went. The
spectacle was warlike in the extreme. In the wide
space opposite the Bank buildings the forces were
'drawn up in sections. The Riot Act was read at
Hammond's-court, and the crowds who had col-
lected in large numbers warned to withdraw un
der the threat of being fired at. A cordon of mil
tary was drawn across Castle-place, anither at
Hercules-place, another at Bank-lace, a fourth at
Castle street, and sentinels wore stationed along
the footpaths. At 10 Vclock Mr. Lyons, 'ac-
companied by two mounted constables, rode into
Donegall-place, and held a consultation with the
Mayor and Mr. Tracy. He had just ridden around
Durham-street and Sandy-row and found the streets
deserted, and everything wearing a pacific aspect.
The Mayor shortly previous had encountered :an as-
semblage of persons who were apparently
ac'in'g in
concert, and he addressed them,
be them t
repair to their homes, and his exborrogns had the
remarkable effect of inducing the crowd to follow
him up High-street, down Bridge-street, and dis-
perse up Donegall-street and W
military were ordered to
respective homes. Tb
barracks at
half-past 10, and there was no other dis-
turbance during •the night,"

CHARLES DICKENS."

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL.

(From the Morning Chronicle.)

After weeks wasted in worse than unprofitable
party fights, the House of Commons is to-night to
resume the discussion of the Resolutions respecting
the future Government of India. We are now
within eight or nine weeks of the date when the
session of Parliament may, in the ordinary course,
be expected to close. There is much important
and indispensable business still to b disposed of,
which, if necessary, must take precedence of all
other legislation. Out of the two mouths or so re-
maining of the pr sent time, at least one must be
occupied by these measures and matters of routine.
Yet the House will to-night gravely meet fcr the
purpose of continuing the discussion on the Reso-
lutions, as if it were within the limits of possibility
that they could be disposed of, and a bit founded
upon them passed through the two houses of Par-
liament, before the close of the present session !
Even supposing that the bill could formally be
passed, by running a raeeeegssinst time, would such
a course be worthy of the dignity Of the British
Parliament, when dealing with a subject so vast as
the future Government of nearly two hundred
millions of people ? It may be urged that we are
virtually pledged to legislate on the question
during the present year—that to stop short would
be more injurious to our empire in India than even
imperfect legislation. The supporters of Lord Pal-
merston may argue, that the proposed change in
the Government is really only a matter of form—
that it has nothing todowith the actual administra-
tion of Indian affairs in India itself, but is a mere
affair of official arraneement, to save the waste of
time attending a double jurisdiction and a double
Executive. The people of England have seen
enough of the real working of the system during
the last two months to comsrehen I the utter fallacy
of so contemptible an argument. Indeed, they are
shrewd enough to ask why, if the proposed change
in the system is so mere a "matter of form," it might
not be altogether postponed till next session, to
that business of real public importance could be
proceeded with? In the necessity for dealing at
all with the question of the future Government of
India at a time when the rebellion is fat• from being
suppressed, we are paying the penalty of the first
fault committed by the late Administration. In
their eagerness to grasp at a great occasion for dis-
play, they pledged the country to immediate legis-
lation, when every rational and reflective man saw
that the movement was as prsineters as the ruetive
was hollo w and self-seeking. The subsequent delays
have proceeded from the factious spirit shown by
the same pard, s since thsir ejection from office.
By continually menacing the New Administration,
that India would be made a party question, they
compelled Lard Derby and his friends to think
more of their own safety than of the waste of public
time, and to protect themselves by new arrange-
ments against the consequences of a mere party
struggle.
It is proverbial, that "Lookers on see most of
the game." Mr. Walston° happens to be in this
independent position. Some weeks age, when the
now def, ated faction were in high hopes of success
that Right Hon. Gentleman prophesied that there
would be no legislation for India this Session.
Even at that date, the thing seemed impossible—
how much the more so, then, at the present hour,
when niore time has been wasted, and there is
barely enough left for indispensable business I If
the affairs of the county were conducted with a
due regard to the national interests, the suggestion
thrown out by Mr. Gladstone would have been
adopted. But the opposition had not the candour
to admit that they had placed the House of Com-
mons in a false position, and the Government
were afraid to withdraw, lest they should be made
the subject of unjust taunts or factious motions.
Thus it has arisen,that this most important ques-
tion has arrived at the position of a deal-lock, the
Government and the House blindly proceeding
with the appointed work, although conscious that
there is nut time for its effectual performance. The
proposition to transfer the Government of India
from the East India Company to the Crown has
been directly affirmed, The name t' be given to
the responsible Minister for India is quite a second-
ary consideration, provided that his functions are
defined. The remaining question of importance is
that of the constitution of the Council—a question
of the most vital importance to the future interests
of India, and one that ought not to be finally de-
cided without the most grave deliberation, and the
most complete knowledge possible of the wants
which such a Council ought to supply.
At this juncture, Mr. Gladstone, acting in the
spirit of his prophetic declaration some weeks since,
steps in with a propositien intended to relieve Par-
liament from a dilemma. The transfer to the
Crown having been voted, and the independent
Government of the East India Company therefore
abolished—always assuming that the otherbranolies
of the Lsg:slature adopt the views of the Commons
—he is to-night to suggest an arrangement which
at first sight appears just, reasonable and politic.
It is that until the close of the next Session of Par-
liament the existing Court of Directors shall con-
, stitute the Council to advise the Minister for India,
who shall have the Power to preside at their Board,
at his option, in place of their elected chairman.
The grounds for this proposal are obvious. When
the late Ministry first pledged Parliament to legis-
late for India, the nation laboured under the delu-
sion that the rebellion was virtually at an end.
Now, there is too much reason to believe, that more
time and military strength will be required than we
have yet allotted to the task. At all events, for
the present, India cannot be considered as
"settled." In such a state of things, what could
be more natural than to look for advice to those
who have so long participated in the administra-
tion of India, who hold, as it were, all the various
threads of the broken net-work of Government
in that mysterious empire ? A man of en-
lightened mind, like Lord Stanley, not un-
acquainted personally with India, and of a firm
but equable temper, could not fail to derive from
a body of men like the Court of Directors of
the East India Company the most valuable assist-
ance. As the independent authority of the Com-
pany would be contemporaneously abolished, there
cou!d be no fear of jealousy or obstruction to busi-
ness. On the other nand, in India the effect could
not but be favourable. The good opinion ex-
pressed by the Directors towards the Governor-
General would serve to fortify that nobleman when
he saw those Directors surrounding as a Council
his official superiors, while the natives would see in
the new form of Government not only the fresh
strength supposed to be derived from the assump-
tion of authority by the Crown, but also all the
traditional influence centred in the Company. Last,
but not heist, atneng the arguments in favour of
proposal is its tendency to deprive
Mr. Gladstone 's
the few factious chiefs who lead the Opposition in
Commons, of even the temptation
the House of
aotein to make Indian a—
airs a battle-ground of
they are very likelparty, as •of the y to do if the question
of the constitution
the resolutions, should come on for discussion. We
do not pretend to know what course her Majesty's
Ministers mean to take with respect to Mr. Glad-
stone's amendment, bat we
have a very strong
opinion as to what
it ought to be. At all events,
we trust that they will fearlessly do their duty,
regardless of taunts and sneers already forged and
envenomed by the small fry of journalists and
• other partisans in the interests of mho Opposition.

,
BERKSHIRE. —On Thursday mnruing a thunder-
storm of a fearfully violent character, -and destruc-
tive in its cousequences, occurred at Abingdon,
13:rks, and its neighbourhood., Mr, Stacey, a far-
mer, had as many as 25 sheep-arid lambs killed by
lightning. It appeared that's.° vivid was the light-
ning, and so great was the noise from the rolling of
thunder, that a flock of sheep were alarmed and
rushed to one corner of the fold:. -While thus ewe
together the electric, fluid descended, and several
of the animals were olmerved to fall, by some men
who were employed in. mowing grass -a little dis-
tance off. They immediately went to the spot and
picked out as many as 20 sheep and lambs which
had been !idled by the lightning. An examination
was made to discover if there was anything remark-
able in the external appearance of the animals, but
beyond a strong smell of sulphur could be detected.
The carcases, however, . on th,-) skins being taken
off, Were, found completely black.
LEEDS. —A very violent storm of lightning and
thunder, accompanied by a heavy fall cif rain,
passed over the West Riding of Yorkshire of
Thursday ovening. About 20 minutes after eight
o'clock the electric fluid struck the church of St.
John the Evangelist, Leeds, knocking Off one cf
the pinnacles •of the tower and daing some other
damage, but not of a very serious character. For
a short time just before the storm burst over the
town nearly total darkno,s prevailed, and lamps
and candle a had to be lighted in the shops, dwel-
ling houses, and other placei. The rain literally
poured down, deluging the streets in many parts of
the town. So great was the flood and so much
earth was washed up, and other damage done at
the Branahope tunnel, on the North-Eastern Rail-
way, between Leeds and Harrogate,-that the traffic
through the tunnel was suspended,, No loss of
life, happily, is reported. The storm was also
sevt re in Bradford, Halifax, Wakefleld, and other
parts of the Riding.

Tne proceedings commenced at 1 o'clock, Mr. J.
0. Stnethaun, the Mayor, acting as returning
officer.

The writ having been. read by the town clerk,
and the other preliminaries completed.
The MAYOR explained that the meeting had been
called to elect a burgess to represent that borough
in the House of Commons in the room of Lord
Stanley. who had accepted the office of President
of the Board of Control. He then called upon
some gentleman to propose a candidate to supply
the vacancy.
Mr. MorsE rose to nominate the Right Hon.
Lord Stanley, but before doing so ho handed to
the town-clerk the following communication re-
ceivGd from his lordship, which he requested that
functionary to read :

BRADFORD.—LOSS OF LIFE.---Tha thunderstorm
on Thursday afternoon and evening created great
damage in the Bradford district. Owing to their
cellars being inundated by the overflowing streets,
brooks, and drains, several of the shopkeepers in
the lower part of the town have suffered severe in-
jury of their properly. Many houses were struck
by the
.electric lid. Amongst these wets one
in the rmeupation of Mr. Raining, of Southfield-
place, Morningham, and' another belonging to Mr.
Tho Mas Alilner, of lee-I
-street. At the former
some of the slates were ' the ro if and tossed
ii iiistan; eZ. -T,.r'fra-a-s. • A, uettua in t tie lappet
was also torn in two. At the latter a complete
wreck was made of the c'limney and some part of
the walls. Mrs. Milner with two cLildren, iu the sit-
ting room, had a very narrow escape, in consequence
of -the marble mantel-piece and fire fixtures, the
grating, &c., being suddenly torn down, and toured
into the m.ddle of the room-. School-lane, Wibz-,,ey-
bank-foot, was also struck by the aictric fluid
about 3.30 p.m. One boy, named Simeon Bas-.ow,
aged seven, was struck instantly dead, and another,
injured for a lime, had his 'sltoes.torn in fragments
from his feet. At Peel-park groat damage \leis
done. A bridge was driven down, arid great por-
tions of some of the embankments -were washed away.
A Gothic house way also struckrand injured. It is
repOrted that at Windhill, nearSbipley, a man had
his arm struck and shattered ; and that at Shelf,
midway bet Ween Bradford and Ilalfax, a waggon
was struck and broken to pir'ce.

NEwcAsTLE.--.—ln this neighbourhood the storm
was the most severe that has .been known for years
past. Four young and valuable'holses valued at
2001., belonging to Edward Thow, Esq., of Short-
ridgo, were struck dead in the Buston Pasture. Mr.
G.ardiner, of Lesbury, had also ayony killed in
the af:ernoon. Mr. Tate, of Briton, had a pigeon-
house unroofed, and eight of the pigeons killed.
Warkworth Castle, it is said, was also injured, and
a gentleman on horseback, in the streets of that
town, had a narrow escape, the horse and his iider
being thrown to the ground, though without
serious injury. Mr. Thompson, of Whittle, had a
very narrow escape. He and his wife were sitting
aside the chiinney-piece, when the fluid descended
the chimney—dislodging a brick, struck him on
the leg, then passing into a closet, where it entered
the point of a tally-iron, and split off the
.wooden
handle ; it. finally made its exit from the house
withinit doing furthil; dqmage. Tue lightning
struck•the stables' at Steckfield Halt, near Bywell,
and killed two valuible horses ; and other acci-
dents are reported to have occurred in the Vale of
the Tyne.

OPPOSITION TO THE CORPORATION REFOR'
OP COMMON COUNCIL.

On Saturday a special Court of Common Council
was held at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presiding,
to receive a report from. the Corporation Inquiry
Committee, with a statement which had been pre-
pared for circulation, relative to the opposition to
the London Corporation Bill in parliament.
Mr. J. WOOD, chairman of the committee, said
the committee extremely regretted that they had
been compelled to call the court tog?ther at so early
an hour, especially on so inconvenient a day as
Saturday ; but, although they had already leceived
from that court full powers to do as they might
deem advisable, in order to oppose the bill, and
more particularly with regard to its consfiscating
clau,es, they had thought it necessary to call the
court together in order to obtain its opinion upon,
and sanction to, a most important statement, which
they had prepared for circulation. In conclusion,
he moved that that paper should be read.
' Mr. WOODTHORPE, deputy town clerk, accord-
ingly read the report and d by the
paper prepare
committeh, a long and elaborate document, setting
forth very emphatically the claims of the corpora•
tion to public support. It glanced at the liberal
constitution of the Court of °opinion Council, the
careful and liberal administration of the City funds,
the amount (upwards of 1,000,0001.) spent by the
corporation within the last thirty years in street
improvements, their efforts in the cause of educa-
tion, and generally vindicated their proceedings
and character.
After some discussion tlie report was agreed to,
d the statement was ordered 'to be printed and
and
circulated, after which the court adjourned.

DESPATCH OF AMERICAN LETTElta—On Saturday the
Europa, royal mail steamer, sailed from the Mersey for
Boston, with the American mails a,,,,, 76 passengerg.
THE RED SEA TELOrtAPH 14
a letter dated
--marE.—The following
is an tx,raot from "Her Majesty's ship
may 15," from Captain Pullen :—" I
Cyclops, Su( z,
shall proceed, and get as many soundings as possible on
the line proposed along the eastern shores of the sea to
as far as Jiddah, thence to the Straits of Babel Mandeb
and Aden. From information gained
here I learn that
a route for telegraph wires is practicable and safe along
tl e eastern shores of the Gulf of Suez I mention this
may
.possibly be of service to the
circumstance, as it
company, and suggest that in the event of the eastern
route being adopted, they (the wires) should terminate
at a station in one of the small harbours north and east
of Ras Malionimed, the pilots stating that Sherms Shikh
and Ul Moyah are the best ; thence by cable to Jiddah
or any intermediate pert the company msy decide on,
by
which means, I conceive that the distance through
the deep water is very much shortened.”

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE SECRETARY OF ST-ITZ.
—With a view of facilitating the apprehension of London
and provincial thieves, plibted and gratuitous i forma-
tion is to be forwarded to the chief constable of every
paid constabulary, head canstalle of any borough or
town, the governors and keepers of every prism),
chief superintendents of the eight p, incipal railways
—Great Western, London and North-Western, Great
Nuithern, Eastern Cuunties, South-Eastern, London
aild Brighton, North Kent, and London and
South-Western also, to mayors of incorporate
boroughs. to the ravel and military departments of the
United Kingdom as may be authorised ; t) the chief
I commissioner of every permanent paid pc lice force in
Scotland, now about to be established ; also as to Ire•
land as it may from time to time be thought proper to
grant copies.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-CROWN DAY; Saturday,
June s.—Admissions on payment, 1,432 ; ditto by sea-
son tickets, 1,009; total visitors, 2,441.