The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-04 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

On Sunday evening, an extraordinary change took
place in the weather, which, for some days pre-
viously, had been extremely hot. About eight
o'clock flashes of lightning commenced—and, to-
wards nine, the whole atmosphere appeared, at in-
tervals, until about twelve o'clock, awfully, illu-
minated, with an accompaniment of the loudest
thunderclaps remembered. Torrents of rain de-
scended, and, during the whole storm, a most suffo-
cating vapour, as if gunpowder exploded, infected
the air. The line in which the electric matter was
directed, seemed to be from South West to North
East, and it was in the latter point that this terrible
war of gaseous elements filially terminated.
From what has occurred here, there is reason to
fear that considerable local damage has been done.
We learned yesterday that several cows have been
killed near the town of Tullow, and that a hay
stack, containing upwards of sixty tons of hay, the
property of Robert Lautouche, Esq. has been totally
consumed at Harristown.

Mr. George Wilson, of Graigue, had a narrow
escape from an appalling death. The electric fluid,
attracted hy the guard-chain of this gentleman's
watch, in its descent, shattered this and another
steel chain and the main spring of his watch, all
the works of which were at once demolished.

Experienced farmers in this neighbourhood ex-
press apprehensions of extensive injury to the crops,
as a consequence of this unusual thunder-storm, and
the weather has, ever since, been very much un-
settled,--DriMin Morning Register.

On Monday morning, about one o'clock,
Newark was visited by a terrible thunder-storm, which
lasted for several hours. The lightning was terrific, and,
at times, seemed as if the whole town was on tire, which
appalled the stoutest person who witnessed it. The electric
fluid ran down the streets, and some poor Irishmen, who
were in North-gate, without a place wherein to rest their
weary limbs, stated that they expected every minute to be
burnt. The rain descended in torrents, se that several of
the streets had the appearance of a sea. Happily we have
not heard that any damage was done at Newark. Some
of the neighbouring villages were not so fortunate. At
Claypole the church 'tee* was so much damaged by
the lightning, that it is found expedient to have about
fourteen yards of it pulled down. At Lanford, some in-
jury was done to the premises of Mr, Bornfant, farmer. A
large tree, near to the Half-way-house, was split in two ;
and at li.elhato a large oak tree had its hark stripped off,
and the tree nearly shivered to pieces. Some of the bark
was driven to a distance of fifty yards. At Cottam four
sheep were killed.- S. Sharley, labourer, of North Musk-
ham, was struck down, and his hat knocked off by the
fluid. On recovering himself he was so ill, that he re-
turned home, and his sight appears to be seriously affected
by the stroke.---Nottingham Ret;iew.

DUSTOORIE.-r-A great source of expellee to
Europeans in India, is the universal practice
among thOr domestics, of taking their ddstoorie
(or bonus). Not a single article can be bought,
however high or loyv its value, without a regular
demand on the part of the servam, for a certain
share of the purchase money. This the seller,
if desirous 9r retaining his customer, is com-
pelled to give without a murmur, and must
therefore, in self-defeney, Make an kxtra charge
on his goods.---LondOk-Wrekly, Reviei.

Pawn OF 7....... 2a ,
STOCKS THIS
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. lied. B9 % 9 i
3 per Cent. Cons.... 88N %si% i
34 per Cent.
Ditto Red. 95,4'0
4 per Cent. New
Ditto, 1896 -
Bank Long Ann. 20 3-161
India Stock *59%
Ditto Bonds 92 pni. I

PRICEY OF FOREIGN FIND
Austrian Bonds, 5 percent
Brazilian Bonds 66%
Buenos Ayres Bonds. ....6451%
CLilian Bonds, 6 per ct. a.

Colombian Bonds —
Ditto, Ditto, 1824 12%
Danish, 3 per cent.
Greek Bonds
Ditto, 1820 154
Uuatunala
310xica)i Bonds
Do. Mb 70 691448%

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
South Sea Stock
Old Annuities
New Ditto
Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 60 61 pin.
Ditto 5OO 2d. 60 61 pin.
Ditto Small
Ditto Commercial 5i 56 pm.
Bank for Account
India for Account'
Cons. for Acet. SBMi7ii

THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Neapolitan, 1824 .t
Peruvian Bonds
Portuguese Bonds
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New
Russian, New 45
Spanish, 1821 10%
--- 1823
French Rent* 5 p. c. 104 f
Exchange 251'. 50c.
--- 3 per cent —t —c.
-- Exchange —l. —c.

DAY A• r ONE O'CLOCK.
• Pail Per Share.
£2O 3$
5 714
8 6% 6

STOCKS, AUG. I.
Ste Patrick Insur. (per sb.)
Royal Irish Ditto —
National Ditto —
Patriotic Ditto
Hibernian Bank —
Provincial Ditto
Royal Irish Mine —
Imperial Mine —
Mining Co. of Ireland
Commercial Buildings —