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DEsrRrcTtoS or ST. PAuL's CHrRcH PnfsA pEEFHtA. " estegday afternoon, at about haIEpast four o'eiocks duHng severe thunder-ssorp, the German Lutheran Church, (Si Paul'sl, corner of Brown and St. John streets, was struck by lightning, and quickly set on fire. The flaid passed down the s,eeple so its base, communicating flames to the organ immediately beneath, and the whole southern portion was iu a blaze in a few minutes.

 The entire wood work of the building was destroyed, with two organs, bells and clock. The cost of the structure was S2o. 900, only 5000 of which was covered by insurance The congregation had been dismissed but Sheen minutes previous to the catastrophe, and the sexton hat Jeff the building only a moment before, Had this not been the case, melancholy loss of life might have ensued. The rain was falling in torrents during the whole time of the confAgraiion.--Phila. July 24.