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the mttropolis, that has been knowa 

 for many years. It coratneuced be- 

 tween three and four P M. and was 

 »ccoinpaniedby longand livid Ha; lies 

 of lightning. The rain at the same 

 time burst downfrom the clouds hke 

 cataracts. The oldest inhabitant of 

 JL(Ondon, it is believed, riever wit- 

 nessed so awful an ever.t. The 

 thunder was so loud, that those who 

 have faced tlie rage of the eleme^its 

 in all climes do not remember ever 

 to have heard peals of such force. 

 fhe hghcnipig, attracted by aai iron 

 weather-cock, gtruc)c the roqf of the 

 examiner's office in Rolls-yard, 

 Chancery-lane, and made a hole 

 large enough for a n;an to creep 

 th rough, shatteringm^nytiles,brick3, 

 &c. and just aftcr-vurd a ball of fire 

 fell near the lodge in the same yard, 

 wliich felled two persons for a mo- 

 ment without hurting them, and, 

 rising again, made its course through 

 oneof the windows, which w^s open, 

 of the Crown-oifice in Qhancery, 

 and, it is apprehended, must have 

 passed out at one of the back win- 

 dows of that oifice, which was alsg 

 open. From the piouds of smoke 

 that immediately issued and contir 

 nued for several minutes, it was 

 leared the office was on fire; but, 

 on opening the door, it was happily 

 discovered to have received little or 

 no injury. On examination it was 

 found, that the nails and irun-work, 

 which the hgluning met with in its 

 passage, had been melted, aiid partly 

 vitrified by the intense heat, The 

 Cock public-house, Temple-bar, re- 

 ceived some damage ; fortunately, 

 hiAvever, it did not catch fire : the 

 flash which hurt this house was seen 

 to come down, in an immense body, 

 a few yards east of Temple-bar ; it 

 wiieeled about with great velocity, 

 3nd struck tti^ street with immeus-; 



force. Fortunately the heavy rain 

 had driven every person from the 

 street ; and no coach was passing. 

 The first ejiect observed was similar 

 to that produced by an explosion of 

 gun-powder; cve.y pr.riicle of straw, 

 mud, and even the waier, was com- 

 pletely swi'pt from the street ; and 

 the doors and windowiijf the houses, 

 p;iiticul-.rly on the north side of the 

 street, wercshaken, a;:d some other* 

 driven open. The ceaire beam at 

 L,loyd'scofFee»raor: suddenly crack- 

 ed during the storm, aada greatpart 

 of the cejiing fjll do .\ n : the tprrent 

 of rain was so great that in a few 

 minutes the floor was covered vvitn 

 Water ; no accident, however, hap- 

 pened in consequence. In Qreat 

 Windmillrstrect, two balls of fire fell 

 within ten minutes of each other, 

 the direction of which extended to- 

 wards the SGUth,ofprodigious length, 

 but without much injury. 



Sth. Ji few dqys ago, at his ma- 

 jesty's suit, the cause respecting the 

 marriage of prince Augustus Frede^ 

 rickandladyAugustaMurray,which 

 had been solemnized at the parish 

 church of 6.1. Georgi-, Jlanover- 

 sqiiare, was finfilly determined in 

 the Ai chescourt, DoctorsCommons; 

 wlien Sir Wiliiam Wynne delivered 

 tlie judgme.it of the court, that the 

 said marringe was utterly nyll and 

 vpid ; and also declared, that A for- 

 mer marriage, pretended to have 

 been had at iiome, was also, by the 

 law of this country, invalid and il» 

 legd. ' 



By a late decree of the court of 

 Excnequer in a tithe cause, insti» 

 tutod by the rev. D. Collyer, vicar 

 of V/ro>.l^v.m, against two of his pa- 

 rishioners, it is established, that no 

 tithes are due for clover cut green, 

 and given for want of other fovdtft 

 horses used in husbandry, and that 



