106 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



church of the parish of Arch- 

 angel, on the Kubenza, in the 

 circle of Kadnikow, was struck 

 by lightning and burnt to the 

 ground. The lightning struck 

 the roof over the door of the cold 

 church, which was immediately 

 in flames ; all the church utensils, 

 garments, books, &c. were con- 

 sumed, not the least thing being 

 saved. From the cold church the 

 flames caught the warm church, 

 from which, indeed, what was in 

 it was saved ; but as all the uten- 

 sils, books, &c. were in the cold 

 church, the other is thereby de- 

 prived of every thing necessary 

 for the performance of divine 

 service. — St. Petcrsburgh Gazette. 

 20. The Duke and Duchess of 

 Orleans gave a grand entertain- 

 ment at their liouse, at Twicken- 

 ham, in honour of the cliristening 

 of their infant Princess, at which 

 there was a most sjilendid assem- 

 blage of dignified personages : 

 among them were, their Royal 

 Highnesses the Prince Regent, 

 the Dukes of Clarence, Kent, 

 Cambridge, Gloucester, the Du- 

 chess of York, tlie Princess So- 

 phia of Gloucester, the Prince 

 Paul and Prince Nicholas Ester- 

 hazy, the Princess Esterhazy, the 

 Spanish Ambassador, the French 

 Ambassador, the Marchioness 

 D'Osmond and their two rela- 

 tives, who were presented to the 

 Prince Regent at Carlton-house 

 a few days since, the Duke De 

 Bourbon, the Duke De Coigny, 

 and the Duke of Fitzjames. The 

 Rector of Twickenham was pre- 

 sent to register the christening of 

 the infant in the church book. 

 Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian 

 Ambassador, stood sponsor for the 

 Empei'or of Austria, who is uncle 



to the Duchess of Orleans. Vis- 

 count Sidmouth and Earl Bath- 

 urst were also of the party. 



Stafford. — We had in this town 

 on Sunday afternoon, 20th, one 

 of the heaviest showers of rain 

 ever known : the consequences 

 have been most serious, and the 

 loss, we fear, almost remediless. 

 The quantity of hay carried off by 

 the torrent is not to be calculated, 

 and much more has been entirely 

 spoiled. A labourer of Mr. Ly- 

 cets, of Shallowford, lost his life 

 in endeavouring to save some 

 hay. This storm has done even 

 greater damages in the town of 

 Stone and the neighbourhood. A 

 horse belonging to Mr. Styles was 

 washed down a brook, and was 

 drowned. Messrs. Brett and 

 Holah, Mr. Tharme, and Mr. 

 Butler, whose premises adjoin the 

 brook which runs through the 

 town, have sustained considerable 

 loss. The streets were in many 

 parts four feet deep in water, and 

 the cellars of many of the inha- 

 bitants Avere entirely filled, and 

 their ale and other drinkables 

 lost. A small house was washed 

 away by the flood, but fortunately 

 its inmates escaped unhurt. Many 

 travellers to Stone were obliged 

 to stop at Walton, and get beds 

 where they could. Several mills 

 on the Moddershall stream were 

 much damaged. The quantities 

 of hay destroyed and carried off 

 by the torrent are incalculable ; 

 and, at a moderate calculation, it 

 will take 5,0001. to make good 

 the damages sustained in the 

 parish of Stone. On Tuesday 

 and AVednesday last, an immense 

 fall of rain was experienced at 

 Brown-hills, Norton, and Long- 

 don, near Lichfield. In the former 



place. 



