Star.
London, England, 1818-07-28 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

Saturday se'nnight Glasgow was visited by a thun-
der storm, the most violent, perhaps, since that of
August, 1810, of which Lord Nelson's Monument
bears such a memorial. It commenced about half-
past twelire, and continued till near four o'clock.
CARLISLE, JULY 25.—Sunday forenoon, we expe-
rienced in this neighbourhood a severe thunder storm,
accompanied with the most violent showers of rain
and hail. The lightning, at times, was uncommonly
vivid, and the hail-stones were of unusual dimensions.
Many fields of potatoes were much cut up, and the
corn of several others was greatly injured, particu-
larly between this cit/ and Brampton. Mr. Lennox,
Of Drawdykes, had I field of wheat, and another of
nearly destroyed ; the straw was cut as if it
had been struck with the sickle. On Monday, not-,
withstanding the heat of the weather, the Brampton
postman exhibited in Carlisle a piece of hail, or ra-
ther several pieces beaten together, eight inches in
circumference, which had fallen in the neighbour-
hood during the storm on Sunday.
Dourftres' JULY 21.—During the last week, the
weather in Dumfries-shire was warm and delightful

beyond almost any thing we ever experienced r and,
within that short period, the crops of every kind have
made extraordinary progress. In the immediate vi-
cinity of '`iis town the wheat and barley crops are al-
ready beginning to whiten, and if we ate favoured
with a continuance of warm dry weather, there are
many fields that will be fit for the sickle by the be-
ginning, or at farthest, by the middle of August.—
On Saturday we had a good deal of thunder, accom-
panied with heavy falls of rain ; but the storm was
quite partial in its effects, and extended, we under-
stand, but a little way beyond Dumfries. We
have heard that the lightning entered a stable at
Terregles, and killed a horse and a foal. At the mo-
ment this accident happened there was a person scan-
ding in the stable with his hand resting on the mane
Of one of the horses, who, notwithsanding, escaped
without the smallest injury.
KELSO, JULY 22.—During St. Boswell's fair, on
Saturday Jast, there was a violent storm of thunder
and rain. The thunder so frightened the horses exhi-
bited, that several broke from their keepers and ran
wildly about the ground, to the great alarm and,
danger of those present. Two men were struck by'
the lightning about four o'clock in the afternoon, on
the road from the fair to Earlston ; one of them,
named James Aitkin, residing in Kelso, was deprived
of all sense and moon, and carried to the nearest
farm house, where he lay a considerable time before
he recovered so as to be conveyed home ; he still con-
tinues very ill. The other man, who was struck
about a mile distant from Aitkin, was also seriously
eij urea,.
STAFFORD, JULY 25.—The heat for for some da

past has been so excessive, we seem to have exchanged
climates with Italy and the West Indies—the one at
present deluged with rains, and the other surprised
with a visit from the icebergs. An awful thunder
storm visited this town on Sunday last, soon after ten
o'clock in the morning. It was happily accompanied
by very heavy ana refreshingjain, which must have
proved greatly beneficial to the parched fields, and
to vegetatiou generally. Several balls of electric
fluid, or thunder-bolts, fell in the neighbourhood ;
and one entered the house of Mr. Nixon, hatter, of
this town, but fortunately, although Mrs. Nixon was
forced down, and remained senseless for a few mo-
ments, it occasioned no very serious injury. The
lightning, however, set fire to a barn near the house
of Mr. Lathbury, of the Hill, which *as consumed in
a short time, notwithstanding the heavy and inces
sant rain, and the assistance afforded by the fire en-
gines. The engines being fetched out of St. Mary's
church in this town, during Divine Service, occa-
sioned great consternation, which was increased by a
misapprehension respecting the place where the fire
raged. At the village of Marston the storm was still
more terrible. The old church shook with the
rocking of the battlements '-" and the congregation
were so much alarmed, that they fled before the con-
clusion of the service. We are happy to add that we
have not heard of any one sustaining personal injury.
Some valuable horses, which were in the barn at the
Hill, were saved by the intrepidity of Mrs. Lathbury,
who (in the absence of her husband) had the courage
and ptesence of mind to loosen their halters, and
save them from impending destruction. Several per-
sons have fallen victims to the heat of the weather.—
A respectable young man in this neighbourhood, Mr.
Weatman, jun, farmer of the Hanyard, died last
week in consequence of drinking small beer while in
a state of perspiration.

J. Warren, while working in a field at Egham, on
Friday, received a coup de saki!, and was taken home
in a state of insensibility.
HATTON GARDEN.—Ytanday R. Gray, owner of
the Chertsey stage, was fined £2O for carrying two
passengers snore than allowed by Act of Parliament.
D. Antony, driver of a Brentford stage, was fined 1:40
for two offences of a like nature.—.l7 Mathews, driver
of another Brentford stage, £4O, for like offences.--
And J. Pettsgall, owner and driver of the Woodford
coach, was fined £1 0, for carrying one outside passen-
ger more than the Act permits. The above informa-
tions were brought forward in a most praise-worthy
manner by Mr. Hanson, a Magistrate, who was him-1
self the principal witness, in order, if possible, to put
.a st4sp to the dreadful accidents, the consequence of
ovesloading coaches.