The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-04 00:00:00

ITUNntit.sTortm.

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The dry weather that we have all been complaining of
has given way rather late; but following .the adage that
" it never rains but it pours," it has gone off at last with
a vengeance. The storm of last' night was one of the
most determined that has visited, London for some time.
Many partaof, the town which
.lie low were, for several
641/, perfectly inundated, the water pouting down the
areas and iiito the cellars and kitchens of the inhabitants.
New Bridge-streets et midnight, afforded a singular spec-
tacle, the whole road, for Mare than 100 yards, in length,
between •Water-street and tride-lane, being flooded
up to the top of the paveMent on both sides of
the way, so as to present the aspect of a considerable
river. About the deeper parts, towards the elitist.
nels, common wherries might literally have been
floated without difficulty ; and, the front wheels of
the hackney-coaches were in water up.tO the ails. in
passing through them. From twelve to one o'clock, the
lightning waaremarkably vivid; and the owners of the
new shot tower at Waterloo-bridge must have been under
sonic anxiety, more than once, about thir iron staircase..
Although the steed was not stolen this time, perhaps
they will take the precaution of shutting the stable-door,
and put up a conductor. Two o'clock being the time of
high water at `London-bridge, if the 'rain, had fallen an
hour and a half later, it is likely considerable damage
would have been done to the sewers ; especially as many
of them were already choked from the long continuance
of the dry weather. As it was, the wet, if it was gene-
ral, will probably have done some mischief in those parts
of the country where the harvest has not been entirely
got in. But; notwithstanding the profusion and vivid-
ness of the lightning, at the hour when our paper went to
press, we had not heard of any .accidents from it in the
neighbourhood of the metropolis.

CITY.--A Requisition to the Lord Mayor is nowt
handing about for signatures in the City, requesting his Lordship
to take the earliest opportunity of calling a Common, Hall, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning
his Majesty immediately to convoke the Parliament, in order that
the Legislature of the country may be enabled to abolish the Corn
Laws, to which the requisitionists attribute, in a great measure, .
the present miserable date of the working people. It is thought
that petitions like the one here talked of will not be at all dil-
-1 agreeable to the Ministry, who, it is evident, from the proceedings
of last Session, would gladly get rid of the Corn Laws, pro-
viding they were so far backed by the people and the mercantile
and manufacturing interest, as to enable them to brave the anger
of the landed aristocracy, who have hitherto acted as the lords
and roasters of the Administration, and of the country.--Morn-
ing Herald.
DRURY LANE THEATRE.—FOr the peculiar be-
nefit of the London Newspapers we beg leave to contradict every
statement they have made of die manner in which this concern
has been finally disposed of. Mr. Price has not taken Mr. Bish's
bargain off his hands, nor is any portion of that " lucky", Gen-
tleman's deposit transferred to the credit: of his presumptive suc-
cessor. The facts are simply these :—Mr. Price was a competitor
for the lease when advertised to be parted with, and offered an ad-
vance of fine pounds beyond the rental paid by Mr. Elliaton.
When Mr. fish withdrew from his absurd and lavish contract,
the Committee wisely turned their attention to Mr. Price's pro-
pouts, and committed the establishment they preside over to
those liberal and experienced hands by which every true friend to
British drams will ultimately find reason, from what is known of
the new Manager, to rejoice at having it directed.— Gloucester
Herald:

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RECRUITING EXTRAORDINARY.--At an early
hour on Tuesday, a party of the 66th Regiment of Foot front
Hull, marched into Westminster, to relieve the ?arty stationed
there, who are forthwith to proceed on the recruiting service to
Bristol. The party which had 'been stationed in Westminster,
under the command of Serjeant Jones, had, during the last nine
months, enlisted between 2 and 300 recruits ; all picked men ; a
success which, considering the height of the present standard,
which is tire feet eight inches, has never been equalled in the
annals of recruiting. The Mitit Regiment, it may recollected, is
the same that lately arrived' from the Isle of France, covered with
well-earned laurels in the service of their country.
II ICI NITY: OF AN F.T.E.c.rott.—The title of elector
is useful beyon'l its foreign meaning. An Rnglishinan travelling
through Germany, having presented himself at the gate of a
German city, was desired in the usual mannner, to describe him-
self. " I sin," said he, "an elector of Middlesex." The Ger-
mans, who hold the dignity of elector as next in rank to that of
king, and knew little or nothing of the .English titles and rank,
immediately opened their gates, and the 'guard turned out, and
did him military honours !—.Anwriedn Paper.
•
Hops =3TI;ALIN4.--The
hOrie fair at Winch-
comb, lon Friday last, drevi tegether several desperate gangs of
thoie ruffians, who pursued their " vocation" with. success pro-
portioned to the depth of their scheme,. and:the hardihood of their,
undertaking. An experienced farmer, who had for many years
attended fairs, was doomed to be one of their victims--nay, the
very first ; for, on pretence of making trial of the paces of the
horse on which he rode, he suffered an apparently respectable
young man to jump into the saddle, while he took charge of
showy, but worthless animal, which was offered him in exchange,
when the thief, turning coolly round with "Good bye, farmer !"
gallopped off with the prize, and was speedily out of
Amongst other horses stolen on this occasion, was a valuable cob,
the property of Mr. Croad, of this town, solicitor, who had sent
his clerk, Mr. Jones, to the fair, 'for the purpose of selling the
animal. He was soon surrounded by a party of fellows, who, as
the result proves, were all known to each. other. Every strata-
gem was subsequently resorted to by some of the villains to have
the horse led down to the extremity of a lane to try his paces, but
on finding Jones too vigilant to be thus deluded, a feigned .sale
was instanter got up between a well-dressed young fellow,
who said he " had a tall mare belonging to his sister to dispose
of," and one of his colleagues, to carry on the deception, offered
361. for the mare; and the " young farmer," as be affected to be
bidding with more confidence for the cob ridden by Jones, which
he " wanted for a gig-horse," agreed that the purchaser of his sis-
ter's mare should hand over that sum to Jones in payment. This
Er9l)°,ll was acceded to by all .parties; when they prevailed upon
Jones to accompany them to. the George Inn; to conclude the
sale. - The gentleman purchaSer-haiing obtained permission to
ride the cob uitb.the inn; requested Jones to go into the house
with his friend; but he refused to let the horse out of his pos-
session or sight for I moment.; upon ,whieh the supposed pur-
chaser of the mare, holding out a pocket-book filled with papers
resembling bank-notes, as the purchase-money he had agreed to
• hand over, induced him to enter the house, on the specious and
plausible pretext that it was not prudent to expose so, much mo-
ney as his pocket7book contained in a fair, where so many veryius-
picious-looking persons were about !" At the same moment an-
other of the gang offered to take charge of the.horse on which the
"purchaser" continued astride. at . the 'door. Having at length
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across his mind that he had become the dupe of most designing
villains, notwithstanding all the precautions he bad used. lie ran
back to the inn dour, and found his worst fears realized ; the well-
dressed and gentlemanly looking " purchaser " had actually ridden
off with the horse. He ran after and bad nearly overtaken him,
before he had passed the turnpike-gate on the StoW-road, but
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tern* to enter the. forest,. which.thert.' ins sVery,reason.to
pose there are caverns for the concealment of stolen praperty,—;.
Cheltenham Chronicle.