9 ® Dorset--- 
fartlcularTy calm, tne slcy generally obscured 
by that species of doyd which philosophers 
have denominated tthfibus, or cumulo cirro- 
stratus. On the morning of the 2d of July 
the sky became more open, and the sun-shine 
favourable to haymaking ; about tioon the 
hemisphere became again obscured, and dis¬ 
tant thunder was heard from the south-west. 
There being little or no wind stirring, the 
storm approached but slowly; at two, it bc- 
carriC vertical over the town, rain began to 
fall in abundance, the lightning broad and 
vivid, quickly succeeded by thunder, which 
burst on the ear with a violent crash. Such 
as were wise, perceiving themselves in danger, 
took the precaution of opening their doors 
and windows, and withdrawing from the cur¬ 
rents thereof. The storm hung over the towm 
nearly half-an-hour, at a less altitude than 
half a mile. At a quarter past two, one very 
violent explosion burst over the western ex- 
tiemity of the town, which stands on high 
land, struck on a house detached from others, 
rending in twain the chimney of a gable end, 
ripping- up the tile from the barge for the 
breadth of four feet the whole depth of the 
roof, rived several broad pieces of stucco from 
the front wail, and perforated the same, as if 
small slugs had been shot at it from a blun¬ 
derbuss. The liglitning entered the house at 
the broken chimney and roof, burst out two 
windows, one on the east and the other on 
the west side; descended to a weaving shop 
on the ground floor, where it killed one lad 
working at the loom, and struck down six 
others into a state of temporary stupefaction, 
of which they did not fully recover for several 
days. 'J'he lad which was killed, appeared 
by the livid colour of the skin to have been 
struck on.the left side, the electric fluid pas¬ 
sing dow'n to the floor, singeing the inside of 
the stocking from top te boctora^ for the 
breadth of an inch and half. Surgical endea¬ 
vours to restore animation were of no avail. 
Married.^ At Bath, James Basevi, esq. 
to Miss C. E. Robinson, of Oueen-square.— 
C. Barrow, esq. to Miss Brome, both of Bar- 
badoes.— [ohn Stewart, esq., to Miss Jane 
jVJ‘Doiig3l, daughter of Adm. M'*D. 
Mr. Magratli, to Miss Fournier. 
Ihe Rev. H. Helyar, of Coker Court, to 
Miss Maria Perring. 
At Shepton Mallet, Mr. J. Brook, 84, to 
M iss A. Crocker, 21. 
At Bath, Mr. J Dunn, to Miss E. Flint. 
Died.] At Bath, Mrs. Paisey.—-Mrs. A. 
M. Dale, 70. 
At Abbotsbury, Mrs. Harris, 93. 
At Glastonbury, Mrs. King. 
At Kilmington, Mr, Anning. . 
At Ilfracombe, Mrs. Birchell. 
DORSETSHIRE. 
Me^rried.] Mr. Hill, of Knighton Cottage, 
to Mary, third caugiiter or Thomas Druitt, 
esq. cf Winbourne. 
Marnhuil, Mr. Robert Stay, t© Miss 
Devon » fA'ug. I, 
White, and Mrj J. White, jun, to Misa 
Stay, 
Died.] At Rax House, near Bridport, Mrs. 
Arnold. > 
At Sherborne, Mr. G. Mclmoth, 
sen. 73. 
At Portland, the Rev. Daniel Addiso/i. 
DE VONSHIR E. 
At Exeter sessions two young women were 
sentenced to be TRANSPORTED FOR. 
SEVEN YEARS for throwing vitriol- over 
the clothes of another, while a fellow, 
for attempting to commit a rape on a child of 
11 years, was sentenced to six months im¬ 
prisonment and to be pillored!— 
Herald. 
An extraordinary phenomenon took place 
In the port of Plymouth, on Saturday, June 1, 
in the Sound, Sutton Pool, Catwater, and the 
Lara. At three o’clock, A. M. the tide sud¬ 
denly receded from the pool of Sutton, rushed 
through the sluices pf the pier'heads, and left 
all the shipping and craft dry. In about half 
an hour a bore, nearly from nine to eleven 
feet high, came in with a tremendous noise, 
accompanied by a violent gust of wind at 
S. W.; it was dead low water, and in an in¬ 
stant all the vessels and craft were afloat, and 
knocking against each other. The bore then 
receded through the pier-heads again, conti¬ 
nuing the same height and with the same 
rushing noise, and left the pool high and 
dry. It tlien made its way up Catwater to 
the Lara head, driving the ships from their 
anchars against each other, by which means 
two lost their bow-sprits. The bore then 
broke adrift from an immense cable the flyirig 
bridge near Pamphlet Mill Lake, and drove 
it on the Lara sands, but, going back as sud¬ 
denly, it took back the flying bridge with it, 
which was secured by a fresh <able and an¬ 
chor. The bore returned about seven o’clock, 
A.M. In the same manner, seven feet high, 
accompanied by a gust of wind, ana as sud¬ 
denly receded. At seven o’clock, the bore, 
about four feet high, rushed in again, and 
receded in the same manner. The winds 
were very variable, but principally blew hard 
at S. W. The quicksilver in the thermo¬ 
meter was observed to sink and rise v ith a 
tremulous motion during the bore. 
The South Devon Agricultural Society 
held their twentieth annual meeting on Tues¬ 
day, June 11, on the race ground at Totness, 
It was well attended by the gentlemen and 
farmers of that distiict. We were happy in 
noticing among the company some of the 
most celebrated breeders of stock from the 
eastern part of the county. Such a show of 
fine cattle was never before seen in the west of 
England j a.nd we feel gratified at such an 
opportunity of congratulating our countrymen 
on the success which has attended their spi¬ 
rited exertions. After dinner a variety of 
interesting subjects, appropriate to the occa¬ 
sion, were di.scussed: and Several new mem- 
