The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-29 00:00:00

AWFUL STORM.

(From the Boston Gazette of yesterday.)
During the past week the weather has been ex-
tremely variable. On Friday the atmosphere was
but the evening set in close and sultry.
About ten o'cleelt flashes of lightning were observed
at intervals to he emitted from some clouds in the
west. These flashes continued, with little intermis-
sion,
until about half-past two the followiPg morn-
ing, when the clouds suddenly lowered towards the
earth, and a gloomy darkness succeeded. A change
came again—strong flashes of lightning, together
with the distant rolling of thunder, proclaimed the
approach of a terrific storm, and in about a quarter
of an hour it came with fury and desolation en its
wings, and descended to the earth. It spread itself
over the country to the north-west of this town.—
The lightning was vivid and awful, the whole
western hemisphere appearing to be one continued
sheet of fire, the flashes being for about half an hour
incessant.

About this time the clouds burst, and a tre-
mendous shower of rain tended to dispel terror.
Mingled with the rain was a shower of hailstones,
and the streets of the town, in several parts, were
speedily flooded to a considerable depth. At a quar-
ter past three, however, the storm began to subside.
Uponthe farm occupied by M•. llorsi.wco 1, at Bro-
thertoft, the storm wreaked its most dreadful fury.
Several fields of most beautiful wheat and other
corn were entirely destroyed! Some oat fields
have a very singular appearance—the crop stands
erect, and at a distance looks remarkably fine, but it
is merely the skeleton of corn, the cars being com-
pletely thrashed out.—Mr. Horsewood has lost
nearly 100 acres cf corn and about 14 acres of cole-
seed by this awful calamity ; the farm occupied by
Thomas Gee, Esq., has also been visited, and that
gentleman estimates his loss at about 4001.—Mr.
Robinson, of Frampton, calculates that his loss
amounts to 1,0001.; Mr. Toynton and Mr. Wright,
of Brothertoft, have also lost nearly their entire har-
vest. Mr. Cuttois, of Langret Ferry, has lost about
three hundred acres of corn. Judging from what
we have seen and heard, we should certainly say
that the damage sustained exceeds 70,000/. in value,
and we all know the farmers can ill bear this dread-
ful addition to their burdens.—The dreadful line of
devastation appears to extend about a mile in
breadth, and eight miles in length, through one of
the most fertile parts of Lincolnshire. What ap-
pears very singular is, that through the whole ex-
tent, we cannot hear of a single life, either man or
beast, being sacrificed. Hundreds of windows were
smashed by the immense hail-stones, and in some in-
stances the window frames were beat in. Several
hours afterwards, hail-stones, as large as walnuts,
were picked up, in various parts.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK AUGUST MEETING.

YORK, MONDAY NICHT.-From the appearance of
things at present there is not much prospect of the meet-
ing being remarkable for any of-those attractions which
formerly characterised the August meeting. At one period
it was by odds the greatest in the North, generally occu-
pying six days, and sometimes seven ; this year it will be
confined to four !Jays, the Saturday Races being done
away. Great complaint is made by all classes at this in-
fringement upon a good old custom, the s'ort on Saturday
having always been looked upon as the exclusive right of
the farmers and others attending the market, and who
consider it a much greater hardship than the diafranchis-
ing of the forty-shilling freeholders. The falling off in this '
meeting has been progressive fur the last four or five years,
and arises from various causes, the chief of which are the
increasing importance of the Spring Meeting, and the ob-
jection which many gentlemen have to prepare their
young horses for Stakes, which, coining so close upon the
Great St. Leger, renders a second preparation necessary.
Between fifty and sixty horses have arrived at Ding-
houses and Middlethorpe, neither of the crack St. Leger
favourites being in the number. Lady S ;rah is not here,
but it is not unlikely that she may arrive between this and
Thursct:iy. Prince Eugene is here, and being now up to
the mark, is thought much of for the 100 guineas Produce
Stakes ; his most formidable opponent is Lord Mount-
charles's Rupert, who is a fine rattling colt, in capital train-
ing, and likely to produce a dangerous nag for those who
stand against Lira. He is by far the most promising
Master Henry colt we have seen. The renowned Zinganee
reached York on Saturday, merely as an idler, or looker-on
being " bottled up" for the Doncaster Cup. He took walk-
ing exercise yesterday, but the Yorkshire knowing ones, so
fameui for their judgment in a " bit o' horseflesh," give
him no credit for being a " slap-up" looking nag ; they say
he's not " a good Copt un," and appears to overlook his
room before, and the great liberty na'ure has given him to
get away when once in action, a point for which he is
greatly admired by many excellent judges. The Yorkshire
folk reckon they can find a three-legged tit to beat him
over Doncaster. So much for prejudice. At the making
up of our parcel there had been little betting worth notice,
and the arrivals were scanty.
The fixtures for to-morrow have closed thus :
'f he Great Yorkshire Stakes, for three-yr-olds.
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Abel
Mr. Walker's gr. c. by Cannon Ball
Mr. W. Fox's gr. c. by Macduff
Lord Longford's gr. c. Hercules
Produce Stakes of 100 soya. each, for four-yr-olds.
Lord Kilburne's gr. f by Viscount, dam by Woful
Mr. Mason's f. by Waverley—Lancashire
Mr. Houldsworth's Terror, by Magistrate
Mansfield Lass
Mr. Russell's f. by Llacklock, dam by Delpini
Lord Milton's Ballad Singer

Mr. Gascoyne'sCOra filly
The Koavesnaire Stakes of 30 sous. earls.
Colonel King's Bessy Bedlam, Sst. 101 b.
Major Yarbutgh's Belinda, Sst. 71b.
Duke of Leeds's Jenny Mills, Bst. 51b.
Mr. Ilopkinson's Eliza, Sst.
Lord Kelburne's Marcbesa f. 7st. Sib.
Colonel Cradock's Fox, 7st. 11 h.
Lord Sligo's Economist, Sot. lib.
The FitzwiElam Handicap of 30 sous. each.
Lord Cleveland's Memnon, Sst. ilb.
.------ Nonplus. Bst. 41b.
Duke of Leeds's Moonshine, Bst. `211).
Lord Fitzwilliam's Mulatto, Bst. Mb.
Lord Kclburne's Action, Sst. 41b.
Lord Sc.irborough's Lady Georgians, Bst. 71b.
His Majesty's Gift of 100 gs.
Lord Sligo's Economist Mr. Edwards's Rufus

Mr. Sha'ipe'6 Malek
- Edwards's Murphy .

•- Houldsworth's Terror
- G::scoyne's Cora filly.

CRICKET.

An excellent mateh at Cricket was played yesterday in
the Brocas, Eton, between the members of the Wycombe
Club and the Wind,or and Eton Junior Club, which was
decided in favour of the latter. The day was extremely
fine, and the interest excited attracted a greater number of
visitors than we ever remember to have seen upon a similar
occasion. The following is a statement of the game :