The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-08 00:00:00

BEDFORD RACES.-THURSDAT, SEPT. G.

Sweepstakes of 5 says. each (11 Subscribers.) Heats, ont.-
rmcnd and s distance.
Mr. Theobald's hr. e. Demon, 3 yrs.... 1 1
Marcpi is of Tavistock's b. f. Abigail, 3 yrs 4. 2
Mr. Theobald's Baron, 4 Yrs
Mr. Edwards's hl. E Sybilla, 3,yri 3 dr
The

Corporation and Town Plate of bOl. and 20/. added.
Heat., three miles.
Marquis of Tasistock's Leeway 2 1 1
Major Gore's Hesperus 1 2 dr
The first heat was admirably contested, and won In
half a head ; in the second heat, Leeway led, at a mai.;
pace—Hesperus made a push on turning, but failed im-
mediately, and pulled up, Leeway walked over for tin
third beat.

CURRAGII ROYAL MEETING.—MONDAY, Sm. 8.
Sweepstakes of 20 BM's. each, b. ft. for two-yr-olds. T. Y.C.
Mr. Blake's b. 1. Ildegarda, sister to Byron 1
Lord Sligo's f. by Langar, out of Steam 2
Mr. Harnenersley's f. by Ivanhoe
Royal Stakes of 25 soys. each, 10 ft., for two and a
bah
year olds. T. Y. C. (8' Subs. )
Mr. Blake's b. f. Ildegarda .........walked over.
Mr. Batterby's b. h. Seaforde beat Mr. Bodkin's gr. c
Nigel by Fencer, 11st. each, 50 soya. Three miles.
Mr. Trafford's br. in. Duchess, beat Capt. Hibbart's b. g.
Daylight, 25 soya. One mile. Rode by the owners.
TUESDAY.-Sweepstakes of 20 cove. each, li. ft. for twc
and a half year old colts, Bst. 41h. fillies, Sat. 111 b.
T. Y. C. (5 Subs. )
Mr. Kelly's gr. f. sister to Drone 1
Mr. Blake's b. f. Ildegarda
El Mr. J. Kelly's gr. f. by Mr. Robert S

• BERMONDSEY ROWING MATCH.
A handsome wherry and other prizes, given by the ladies
and gentlemen of Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, &c., were or
Thursday afternoon contested for by eight watermen, be-
longing to Mill-stairs, Berrnemlsey, in five heats. Edware,
Tegg and John Bone, being the best men of the first lbw
heats, started, at six o'clock, for the fifth and grand heat.
After a fair contest, Edward Tegg came in first, and was
conveyed in the prize wherry up the stairs ; about Si. was.
distributed among the other men.

A serious accident occurred in the village of
Cherry Valley (America). During the storm on Friday
last, the lightning was 'seen to descend in the form of s/
aßenjarlin Kingsbury, and m
this sight was followed by a oist
m
l
a sudden crash, not unlike the discharge of ar-
rtieelsnleesrey;obe of fire towards the chimney of the house of Aft:.
fi
inFf he electric fluid was seen to divide itself lust
above the top of the chimney, bu'.; a large portion of it
went doWn the chimney on the outside, as tar as the mantel-
piece in one of the rooms; it there again divided, a portion
of it running in a horizontal direction across the chimney,
tearing the mantel-piece from the wall, and after reaching
the extreme part c.f the chimney, amain descended, and,
passing through the hearth, entered the earth in the bottom
of the cellar. The other portion passed from the mantel-
piece to the hearth, and then ran in a horizontal direction:
on the floor, splitting the sill of an inside door in its pro-
gress. A Mrs. Stickney, in the chamber on the oppo-
site side t f the chimney from where the fluid ran down
was considerably injured. Mrs. Moffatt, who wa-
near the threshold of the inside door that was splintered,
was also considerably injured. Miss Moffatt, wh,
was in the chamber, about three feet from th,
chimney, was knocked down, and found in a totalh
senseless state. Her face was of a black colour.
and her features distorted and swollen. A gentleman living
opposite, and who was very soon in the house, took he:
up and ordered large quantities of cold water to be imme-
-1 neck, and limbs, which had tin
efr c Camphor was need upon he:
n afteryo fali p
tl
cold water. These are said ti
ts.i io:etl
resuscitating
e at.
pp hl
application
afia It r.
e , f
he excellent remedies in studs a case, anti they ought to Is
always applied without waiting for the arrival of a
cian. Ent for timely application, she
probabl,
would meyer have survived. She is yet in a weak an,
feeble state, but tepee are entertained of her recovery.—
Mrs. Stickney ar,d Mrs. ,Motratt have in a great. measur,
recovered from the injury they received. Mrs. great,
and her family were in the room where the mantel-plee.
`raw tor" off, anti not snore than ten feet from the chi.r.:;et
and all uscapeti unhurt. The house was filled with
a sui
p hureons smell, and appeared as if gunpowder had bees
t- explode,' in it,—,Cherry Valley Gaßete.