Strangers cannot now be excluded from the House of Commons at the cap--rice of any member. An affecting farewell was given .to Moody and Sankey. Seven hundr.ed clergymen were present, the Church, of England : predominating. Leadingstatesmen: were on the platform. Nearljr three millions of people .attended Vtheir services during the last four months in London. Speeches were loud in praise of tke benefit done to the. churches, and steadfastness_of_JtkejQony.erts. ' •' " . The, following 'despatch from Bud^r relates to the storm in' Hungry :~A furious 'thunderstbrni passed oyer the country ; the jigbtninjg was incessant, and hail fe'Ul'in' ( sudh" quantities that, the, roofs of houses," an|d ; surrounding hills were pdyered twp f ',feet thick.. The water, fell /in! extrapr^inafy^ torrents, and swept' the streets of, SudV carrying vehicles and? everything: raovßable down. , Many nouses were suddenly: flooded,, and destrbyedj^pfore ' the V! : m- ! ;feate ? '^^^^^Mm or Jmled.by, the falling,, walls. All me i railway trains were/ stdpTjeou "
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Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 58, 19 August 1875, Page 6
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