Star.
London, England, 1826-08-04 00:00:00

THE WEATHER•-THUNDER-STORMS.

The tiry weather that We have all been complaining
of hi, given way rather late; bet, following the adage
that s' it ;lever 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
One. Many parts of the town which lie low were, for.
several hours, perfectly inundated, the water pouring
'down the areas and into the cellars and kitchens of the
intsabitants. The neighbourhood of New Bridge street,
at Midnight, afforded a singular spectacle, the whole
road, for mere than 100 yards in length, between Water-
street and Bride-lane, being flooded up to the top of the
ravernent on both sides of the way, so as to present the
aspect of a considerable river. About the deeper parts,
towards the channels, common wherries might literally
have been floated without difficulty ; and the front
wheels of hackney-coaches were in water up to the axles
is passing through them. From twelve to one o'clock,
the lightning was remarkably vivid ; and the owners of
the new shot tower at Waterloo-bridge must have been
under some anxiety, more than once, about their iron
staircase. Two o'clock being the time of high water at
Catotdnii-bridge, if the rain had fallen an hour and a half
Uteri it is likely considerable damage would have been
done to the sewers; especially as many of them were
ahead/ choked from the long coat nuance of the dry
•weathee. As it was, the wet, if it was general, will
robsibly have done some mischief in those parts of the
country where the harvest has not been entirely gotin.
BItIDGEWATER, Amon 5.
About five o'clock on Monday afterumn, a peal of
thunder of uncommon violence burst over this town,
• „ottominanied with very vivid flashes of lightning, and
a heavy slmwer of rain. The electric fl.tid struck the
/brner of a building at North West Tattrunn, andl
ipited one of ti•e rafters, but did very little injury. A
tree at Granilington was struck and shivered into many
puce.; and four sheep, belonging to Mr. Dibble, of
hlonksilver, were lolled by lightning.
WORCESTER, Auovir 5.
'Sunday and Monday the heat was most oppressive,
but in the evening of the latter day we had a thunder
storm, accompanied by a fall of rain, which gave a re- I
fre-hing coolness to the air, and will be very service.
able to vegetation. The storm extended throughout the
neighbourhood. The lightning was unusually vivid,
and the flashes succeeded each other with great rapi-
dity. Near Holt, as Mr. Charles Haywood's waggon,
loaded with barley, was passing along, the three horses
' *Vie knocked down by the electric fluid, and the leader
killed on the spot. Two men and a boy were also
rcknorked down, and remained insensible for some time;

l.ur they are now recovered. A new built brick cottage,
Ht the same place, occupied by a labourer of H. Chit-
Intgworth, E.q. had the chimney thrown down; hap-
pily the family were absent. Several trees were injured
by the lightning. Oa the above day a man, named
Richard Jones,died atClifton-upon-Thame; he was taken
ill while reapin:r, in consequence of the excessive heats

Mitten, Ava. 2.—The ATTORNEY.GICNZRAL dined
Sunday with Si. 1.. V. Pact, Mat. and at an early hour the
neat morning left this city for Lancaster, where he is specially re-
tained en part of the prosecution in the true of Turner v. Wake-
teld, far 'abduction.
We some weeks ago took occasion to call the atten.
tan of those who may have any power to interfere in
matter, to one of the neatest nuisances that can
asfaist any part of the nietropolis—namely, the mune-
Item gangs of juvenile thieves and prostitutes that
3"Siccupy almost the whole of the foot pavement on the
„Roan side of Picket-street, close to Temple•bar, during.
.she day, plundering and insulting with the most dis-
"giliting tannage every decent person, male or female,
who passes, and this is done in open day, and under the
. .'cry nose of the police. No longer ago than about five
.-u'eack yesterday aftergoon, two of those young female
wretches who infest that spot pursued a respectable
elderly gentleman,with a lady, apparently his daughter,
Meaning on his arm, using the most obscene language
towards the gentleman, and all this time one of the
Bow-street patrol was sitting at the fishmonger's shop,
close ti the spot Were this gross outrage upon public
deCeacy was practised.
Divan, Auotiar 2.—At twelve o'clock this day, the
funeral of poor Morgan took place in St. Mary's Church.
The corpse was preceded in military procession by a
company of Ar.illerymen, with arms reversed; then the
coffin with the body ; on the top was placed the hat of
the deceased, which was pierced with balls; his brace
pistols and cutlass ; the pall suppotted by six Quarter
"NabitlY of the Preventive Service, followed by his
weeping widow and friends; then came about thirty of
the. comrades of the deceased, attended by two Lieute-
*anti, and ee other officers of the Navy. Altogether
it bad a very solemn and imposing effect, particularly
when passing over the Parade, the place where the
melancholy.affair took place.
Wednesday evening. a special General Meeting of
the City of Loudon Literary and Scientific Institution
was held, for the purpose of considering the practicabi.
lily of raising a sum of money to build a Theatre, for
the delivery of Lectures.—W. G. Prescott, Esq. of the
firm of Prescott and Co. Bankers, took the Chair. The
Report of the COmmittee stated, fiat from the crowded
attendance given by members to their lectures, Albion
Ball, the ; lace Where they were usually delivered, was
hold totally inadequate to their accommodation.
They considered a Theatre, which would hold about
800 or 1,000 persons, absolutely necessary for the pur-
pose, and that the sum requisite for the erection of such
an edifice was S,OOOl. When they considered how
much the cheapness and advantage of the amusement
and instruction furnished to youth by the delivery of
Lectures was appreciated by well-informed persons at
the head of families, and when their beneficial effects
were known, there could be little doubt that there was
sufficient public spirit in the City to carry this plan into
the same complete execution that had attended other
efforts Of the same nature elsewhere. (Applause). It
was also proposed to provide large class rooms, for the
accommodation of classes of young men engaged in
cwimercial or professional pursuits, who were desirous
4hi perfecting themselves in the attainment of modern
languages. They, therefore, recommend that a public
subscription should be opened for these purposes, and
that particular advantages should be given to those
members who subscribed beyond their genital subscrip.
tors of two guineas. After some discussion, in which
Dr. Black, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Green, Mr. Paylar, and
others, spoke at considerable length, the Report was
adopted, and the Resolutions founded upon it, carried.
'1 he owner of Longwaist betted with a Lady, at the
late Cheltenham Races, one hundred pair of French
gloves to five shillings that he won; and on the even-
tag of his defeat presented the fair winner with the
forfeited stake, elegantly enclosed in i white satin band-
kci Lind, tied up with a silver cord.

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THE ARMY: • •
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We feel great 'deans, in aneMemoirdgffie following _
which demonstrates the sympatbi thal pervades the leo—
behalf of their sufferint fellow eititeets, vis.—" This Messrs. *-
a:Arend Hunt paid, on the 2d Inatome, into the hands of the CU*.
mitt:, for the relief of the distreuted manufacturers, the awn et
9/. Os. 2d. being the amount of a lubviription from the
Non-commissioned officers, and private., belonging to the }[his Majesty's 45th Regintent of Foot."
The 50th (West Rent) Regiment of Infantry has completed l
augmentation establishment.
A serjeant and twelve men, of the party of Sappers and ?dines;
sent out by the Board of Ordnance, to assist in emeutint the u'i•
tonometrical survey of Ireland, are now encamped ea Slaibb Doan
nerd, in the county of Down. The encampment is not so large se
that formed on Mount Devis last year.
Tuesday se'nnigbt, the lit Regiment 'of Cornwall Yeenavomy
Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Sir IL R. Vv•voillo
But. completed its eight days permanent City at Heiman. MOO•
day they were inspected by Major Belie, of the 17th Lancers,
when they went through their various evolutions in a manner which
gave the Inspecting Officer the highest sitisfaction.

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