The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-03 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

This ancient fair commenced to-day. Cymbals, trum-
pets, drums, and warlike songs, accompanied by the vocal
music—" Only a Penny, only a penny," resounded from
one end of the fair to the other, and the booths and pockets
of their owners speedily began to fill. Besides the usual
supply of terrific Savages, Living Skeletons, tremendous
Giants, and Learned Pigs, there were many novelties,
amongst which we must not omit to notice the first appear-
ance on any stage, or at any fair, of the Pig-faced Lady,
one rat is, to use the showman's expression, " a na-
tive of Trinidad, in the Vest Hinges." The bills posted
up on the caravan, announcing to "be seen within,
the celebrated Pig-faced Lady," during the short time we
remained in the Fair excited the astonishment and curiosity
of the wonder-swallowing open mouthed audience on the
outside, who were eagerly waiting for the opening of the
exhibition, to view this extraordinary female. Seine of the
persons who saw this lady, expressed their doubts as to
whether she was pig-faced at all, and seemed inclined to
examine more closely, but the showman suffered no one
to approach nearer to her than within two yards. A
blunt Yorkshireman, more sagacious than the rest, at
length made a discovery, and exclaimed, " Why, its nought
but a Shav'd Bear." "Is it Monkey-face?" rejoined
the showman, " could you shave one of them there
animals like that one ere, Mr. clever,--th ?" The
Yorkshireman persisted (which is a fact) that the Pig-
faced Lady was nothing more than a white bear shaved,
and dressed for the occasion, when the showman put an
end to all argument, by crying, " All out, gentlemen, all
out, and give place to others."—An account of the ap-
pmrance of Corder, the murderer, after death, in the
Red Barn, which is cried about the fair, also meets with
a ready sale.

The Princess AUGUSTA left town yesterday
afternoon for her residence at Frog lore.

The Duke and Prince GEORGE of CUMBER.-
LAND arrived at the Dule'i Palace at Schonbausen, sear
Berlin, on the .20th ult. Their Royal Highnesses Were at
the time of their arrival in very excellent health.

Among the present distinguised visitors at
Exmouth are Lady BYitoti and her daughter, who ap-
pears to enjoy the beautiful scenery of that place.—Exeter
Alfred.
We authorised' to state, that Mr. DAWSON
has net in the least changed from the opinions originally
held by him, and that it is hit fixed determination to vote
against further concessions to Roman Catholics whenever
the subject shall be discussed in that House of which he is
a member.—Dublin livening Mail.

ELECTRIC SHOCK.—On Friday, about half-
past one, p. m., the Dart then paseing through the water
at about thirteen miles an hour, and in the five-fathom
channel, opposite Whitstable, running fur Margate, was
overtaken by a stiff squall from the west, with heavy rain
Several claps of thunder had been previously heard.--
After the squall had lasted a few minutes, and curled
up the sea in a curious manner in patches, the denser
part of the cloud seemed to settle down towards the
vessel. Whilst noticing its proximity, first a very
faint illuminating light waved over the starboard paddle•
box, and immediately an appalling flash and burst
took place, about nine or ten feet from the deck,
directly between, although a little higher than the pAlle.
boxes. The noise of the explosion somewhat resembled
the discharge of a large howitzer, when close to the hearer,
having in addition a hissing noise, like a Congreve rocket,
yet of shorter duration. The form-and appearance of the
fo •ty red
at night, accompanied by some thirty or sparks,
fire was that of a flash from a 12 or 14-inch mortar! seep
like those from red hot iron when struck on the anvil. The
flash, sparks, and hissing, seemed to go over the larboard
paddle-box, towards the sea. One of the seamen on the
look-out near the head of the vessel, was thrown forward,
shook the whole vessel; and
Oft of the deck felt the heat in
bent, as he expressed it, :tell]:
expansiondeck. Two others near
him received violent blows on the legs, all which, I have
the of the air;
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ttlbieeirpafsa7ensgfc;riesmonthethileasahf.t Luckily the rain had driven all
the passengers from the fore deck, either into the cabins or
under the awning of tits aft cleck,--makisione