The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-14 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

At the Council held by the KING at Windsor on
Wednesday last, the new Parliament, the writs for
which were returnable for the 25th inst. was pro-
rogued to the 24th of August, and a still further
prorogation will take place.
Sir Herbert Taylor was engaged nearly the whole
of yesterday with the Duke of York, at Mr. Green-
wood's villa, in transacting military business. The
Royal Duke received a visit from the Princess Augusta.
Wednesday the Danish Minister transacted business
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
CHELTENHAM, JULY 12.—The Duke of Glou
cester arrived here yesterday evening.
Yesterday the despatches for China, by the ship
Winchilsea, were closed at the East India House, And
delivered to the purser of that ship.

ACCIDENTS BY LIGHTNINtIe---During a violent
storm of thunder and lightning on Tuesday se'unight,
a man walking on the road between York and Tad-
' caster was struck down and killed on the spot. He
was carrying some wire on his back, and, though
warned of his danger and recommended to put it down,
he unfortunately persisted in a refusal, though it was
evident the wire attracted the electric fluid. The next
flash deprived him of life.
A fine young womni at work in the field, near
Cattle, in the county of York, during the storm on
Wednesday, .went to fetch her gown which was under
a tree ; at that instant the discharge of a cloud took
place, which struck the tree and killed her on the
spot. She was found on fire, and also bruised by
pieces, of the tree.
Many losses have been sustained by the death of
horses, cows, and sheep, which were struck with
lightning. A farmer fit New Monckton, near York,
lost 4 ewes and 2 lambs ; they were under a tree when
the electric fluid exploded. • The tree was set on fire,
and continued burning for two days.
Loan COCIIRANE.—We have been informed,
upon good authority, that another steam-boat is build-
ing by private subscription for Lord Cochrane. It is
to be upon the improved American principle, by
which it is calculated that one bushel of coals will go
as far as twenty. It is not true that Lord Cochrane
intends commencing his operations by an attack on
the Turkish ports. His aim will rather he to run
under the Turkish ships of war, and riddle them with
his sixty-eight pounders. By thus disabling the fleet,
lie will put it out of their power to relieve the Turkish
garrisons, and• he may then very possibly sail against
Turkey itself.--Edinburgh Observer.
When Descartes resided in Holland, with great
labour and industry he made a female automaton,
which occasioned some wicked wits to publish that he
had an illegitimate daughter. Having put this sin-
' gular machine into a case, on board a vessel, the
' captain who was a Dutchman, sometimes heard it
move, and having the curiosity to open the box, was
astonished to see a little human form, extremely ani-
mated, yet apparently nothing but wood ; little versed
in science, and very much addicted to superstition, be
took the ingenious labour of the Philosopher for a
little devili.and terminated the experiment of Descartes,
by throwing his wooden daughter into the sea.
Yesterday Count Lottum, Charge d'Affaires of his
Majesty the Kiag of Prussia at the Court of London,
jointly with Mr. N. M. Rothschild, and accompanied
by Mr. Charles Green, Notary Public, cancelled and
deposited in the Bank 'of England the amount of '
20,4501. in special bonds of the Prussian" Loan of
1822, being the seventh half-yearly redemption of
bonds, viz. one-half per cent. on the amount of the
Loan, and also the saving of the interest on the
1111,9001. redeemed. to the Ist of Janliary last, in-
elusive.

A Lodge of Freemasons has been opened in due
form et Bombay, under a regular warrant of constitu-
tion from the Grand Lodge of England.
Deal boards proceed from logs, while parish boards
are composed of Loggerheads.
• Several of the election pigeons have been plucked
so close, that they will find it difficult to provide for
their

The two new Sheriff's are likely, from their previous
occupations, to be men of very opposite characters ;
and while the auctioneer will be ready to knock down
every breaker of the peace, Mr. Winchester will, in
all probability, continue stationary.
The Laird of M,Nab was very fond of shooting,
but had never seen hounds till rather at a late period
in life ; being, on a visit to a friend in the south, he
was persuaded to go out hunting. As might have
been expected, he fell off' at the first leap, and his
friend rode up and asked him with some anxiety if be
was hurt. " Not at all," said M,Nab, " but I like
shooting much better."
The march of intellect that our modern great men
are so fond of talking about, is making such rapid
marches, that shortly we shall have no servants to
attend to us. The other day, as a carriage, with four
horses, was rapidly proceeding, the footman behind
cried out, " Stop, postillions, I have dropt the first
wolume of Ridgauntlet." And a woman servant was
detected the other night fast asleep in bed, with a
novel in one band, and the remains of a large mould
candle, No. 6, in the other ; and, when talked to
about it, her reply was, " Why, 0 Sir, my mistress
reads novels, and Miss ------, and why should I
not do the same P—l wants information as well as
they."
The Living Skeleton that' was over in London
grew so fat with good living, during the period of his
exhibition, that the showman was obliged to dis-
charge him, and send him home to France, where, by
this time, without doubt, he is shown about the fairs
as the French Dan Lambert. While he was waxing
lustier and lustier' every day, people continued to visit
him, and to wonder at him still as the " Living
Skeleton," till, in an unlucky hour, a matter-of-fact
mathematical kind of man dropped in, and asked, "Is
that the s
rather
e Livingr
a Skeleton
corpulent
gentleman. mso my
isleoeut
this
the
showman,perceivu for the' first time, the aggrandise-
ment of his prodigy s person, cried, " Lord, sir, so he
is ! Well, I cant think what can have come over
him, but he certainly is not the skeleton be was."
And so the skeleton was discharged.
DEITIVATIONS OP NAMES~ AND PHRASES.--
g< St. Mary °Very," St. Mary over Hhe ;" i. r. over
the
altham, « 4'4ealclnaun. s< Billings_
gate," to have. been
ferisinatlivrtei.e,t'ri::.ssei
notti‘rrratirpted from « Chatretix," and that from
.Wi.pe:
ce:a
y," from « Siuthrey," the south sithi
of the river. Wolverhampton, from
ii mmptc~n,'° ~r~ho built :a monastery, &e.
from <° flora Mundt." « Rosemary, fiom t< lan
mare." 4, .'pour," from " Saint Maur." 4, Gib.
music" from " Ghit ul Taritr' To «Cabbage,"
should be " Kabage, a northern word for steal.
selvedge " salvedgel or safe edge,"

HAILSHAM MARKET.
WramsnAy, ---Beef, from 441: Od. to 41. 6d.; Mut-
ton, 4a. Oil. to 4t.' • 4d. ; , Lamb. Bd. to 6c Od.; and Veal,
Os. Od. to 4q. 10d. per stone. Choi:14;14o, and prime South
Down Wethers were in demand. With other kin& of *to t% the
trade Win very dull. Supply moderately good.

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WE UN Eh DAY', .11; /.Y 12 . —Th e supply or tbis do's litaticet
Veal, experienwl i brick, Mutton rind pork a doll, saki at the
following price*, ,per stone of 811eA, to s4"k tut, utt4b4 —Beet;
4*. bd. to 6g. 04. ; Veal, 4a. J. to a* ..t+.l. ; sod. Pork, Si.lod.
to 4s. 10d. The. foregoing goocations me, Ih ei front 2d. to 4d,.
Lamb 441. to Bd.
day o,oluot ; mato, in'a Pork were stationary,. The ,tha
was nearly all aolil, ' ,