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confufed cries and noifes, a voice faying, Un fuK 
mine , an fulmine ! we began to examine the gallery 
in which we were, and foon difcovered that the 
gilding of the cornifh had been affeCted, for in the 
corners, and at every junction, it was quite black- 
ened ; thofe that had been fitting under the cornifhes 
were covered with the finning particles of the var- 
nifh that went over the gilding, and which was 
thrown off in fmall dull, at the moment of the ex- 
plofion. There was a fmell of fulphur in Lord 
Tylney’s apartments, but not very confiderable ; l 
thought there was more in the apartment above, 
which Monfieur de Saufiure and I vifited imme- 
diately after, and where we found the fame opera- 
tion had been performed on the gildings. It Is very 
certain that the profufion of gildings, which is re- 
markable in this houfe, and the bell-wires, pre- 
vented the lightning from making more ufe of the. 
company to conduct it in its courfe„ I will endea- 
vour to give you as clear an account as I am able, 
of what I faw the next morning, with Monfieur dc 
Saufiure, when we examined together, moft care- 
fully, the whole of Lord Tylney’s houfe; which you. 
are at liberty to communicate to our refpeCtable So- 
ciety, if you think it worthy of its attention. There 
never was, I believe, an accident of the kind, that 
proved more clearly, the exaCt fimilitude of light- 
ning and the electrical fluid, in all their operations. 
The belt apartments of this countty have ufually 
a broad cornifh of lacker, or falfe gold, round their 
coved ceilings. Wood, covered with white plaifter, 
a filvered leaf, and a yellow varnifh, compofes this 
magnificent cornifh j a band of the fame fort, but 
much. 
