The National Register. — London, England, 1814-01-30 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTV.H. jr 41 N. • YY• SEVERITY OF 7HE WEATHER, On Wednesday morning the wind shifted to the south west, and a thaw ensued, which has continued. The countr) we therefore hope, will soon be relieved from the great variety of privations and inconveniences attendant upon the severe frost with which it has been visited. All the accounts ftnm the country, however, still contain the usual details of the interruption of internal correspondence, the delay of the tuails, and numerous casualties. From the drifted state of the roads, the communication with Canterbury and the metropolis was not until the 22d, when the snow was cut through by the military at Chatham dill, and near Gravesend, the stages proceeded with their passengers which bad been detained from Wednesday se'nnight, On Saturday seinnOit there were seventeen coaches at Dunstable which were not able to go forward on account of the snow. Some of the passengers, who had left London, a few days before, and who had calculated reaching their des tinations without much obstruction had only taken sufficient money for that purpose; but in consequence of their deten tion at Dunstable for several days, they expended all the money they had about them ; and their unpleasant situation may be easily imagined. The snow has accumulated in the midland counties, par ticularly on the borders of Northamptonshire and Warwick shire, to a height altogether unprecedented. In the neigh bourhood of Dunchurch, the drifts exceeded the height of '24 feet. On Tueiday, it was publicly proclaimed by the bellman of Hammersmith, that there wouldrext day be held a fair on the Thames, between that place and New Bridge, the whole being deeply frozen across. The snow was very deep between Puckeridge and Airing ton, but much cf the latter part of that toad has been cleared by the exertions of I.ortl Hardwicke, who has had a new constructed plough for clearing the load at work, with very gteat effect, As two bricklayer's men were clearing, the snow off the roof of a house nt Highgate, on Saturday se'nniglit they slipped, and both fell together: one came in contact mith some wooden railing, the spikes of which entered his head : the unhappy man lingered till the following day, when lie was relieved from his misery : the other escaping the rails, and lank; on the snow in the road was nut so severely hurt but only a slender hope remains of his surviving any length of time. It is apprehended that the loss to farmers of their stock will boscverely felt. A gentleman of Chard, Sotneret, has lost above 100 sheep. Alen aro employed night and day in digging those animals out of the accumulated heaps under which they are buried. A letter from Launceston, Cornwall, mentions a shocking accident which happened in that neighbourhood. A gentle man and his wife, wree proceeding one evening last week, in a cluise, from Torpoint, to Launceston, when, from the snow, they missed the road, and drove over a precipice into z quarry. The gentleman and lady, with the driver, were dug oat the next day, quite dead. Betjamin Dunham, aged . 7o, a poor man of exemplary character and sober habits, returning to • his family, about seven o'clock on Friday se'nnight, was frozen to death, between liailton 4414 Barrington. Ile missed his way in crossing the fields, in consequence of the snow, and being benumbed, fell into ,a ditch, when he was unable to rise. The most tamentable part of the story that two workmen, kelonzing to a farm in lUrringtun parish, distinctly bev4 .70 him calling out " Lost ! lost !" without proceodin . ; 'to the spat and affording him as-istance. On Sault day sennight, as a party of workmen, were clear ing away the snow, which was twelve fret deep, at llipton, the borders of Northamrtonshire, a child, about three scant• old, was discovered, and immediately after, the m oth vr , as was afterward ascertained. The poor woman turned out t:' he the %vile of a soldier in the 16th reglment, and she was re turning home midi her child, after accompan% ing her hus band to the place of embarkation. It was supposed tlieg. had been a week in the snow. The dreadful state of the roads and streets was taken into consideration on Monday, at the Secretary of State's Uffice for the Home Department, Al lICIL it WAS agt ecd to issur, instructions to all the Lords Lieutenants of Counties, desiring them to convene meetings of the Magistrates, the Sorveefri of the Roads, ang,l other officers, in their different dist, icts ; and that a great number of men. should be employed, awl every :method used to clear the roads, w.tter-course:4, &e, -Instructioos were accordingly sent off with the greatei CXpc dition.—At one o'clock Lord Sidimmth l'ad a consultation with the Lord Mayor on the state of the metropolis, wh e n a circular letter was issued to the dilierent Police Milgistrates, requesting them immediately to hold communication with the several parish oMcers in their district, and represent to them the urgent neces.ity of resorting to e% cry possible means for the purpose of removing the obstructions tion. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. DRr..+nret. CA ASTR orit E.—Oil the morning of Mond?t• sennight .4:0 boats, manned with six men each, proceeded. from Kilkeel fish ; the s':a being calm, the wind light and variable, a lirdt: ‘io.v o:% the ground, and slight snow showers. About cloven o'ckc k t!it day brightened, and shortly after: the slut . had a muddy appt , roi - .ce dim-0 a heavy cloud ; and at the s-line time an min:43l swell, , e• companied with wlid, set in from the smith, strc , ng, th,q 'the i ,, - habi:anis on shore were struck with horr •r 1 .r the an roach':';; I te of the men at sea. A botit twelv,: o'. lock th e evt , tion to gain the shore at A nalong. When about ::;,it wa•:. dread tvl storm, accomoanied with a heavy wow Onwer, oval-tool: them On tieir arrival offthe f,arb.ltir, w-re made to prevent ttte.r corm a { in there. Two only sr:cceeded in Ang out of s:x male the attempt. The res, met a witetv grave. "I he re:nainder of the boats pr , c eeder! along the si.ore, and were driven in at sundry ;orne filed at se:, some wrre an:t ot h ers to 'notes t.n the 5i10,,., Mcurn.t.: has suthred a loss (27 or its irilhibitants, tunny of wi - .om h ive left 1 urge and help;o4 It would b.: nopossibl.e to describe the nisircs:ing scene t e there witnesF.ed ; fathers, mohers, wive , , and sons, and looking most ;lox ionsly for the f.ite ttpir i!His. We unde••• • and 7, h )its from Neweatth., stand two wherries t.C;ontarf &ers), were fishing olfAnalantt, that day, lt•tl it is said that 13 of the clews of the latter w •re drowned. All the b• - •'t;:'4 have h.-en found. Fe v eral 1 - ;..hing boats were surprised on the Warr:n-point coast, a smitten sti/1111 on the hit h inst. Tile v:.tssels were u:iset, and the men perished, The loss is n. two, accnrat •ly ascertained ; but it is beliew!, that at le,n,t hive been dr..m, 1.1v4t. Cilerstizvs of the Royal A rtWeis, ai tturca by a true sl , ir t fq IV14:110!CUC'. swaln boAly ow of the tri•1:.;1 of a tle.liellciOtlS se.i, and nohl) say. .d the lives of some of his perishing fellow-ere: . itt, at the inuniaent hazard of his own. A correspondent informs us, that 3 merchant vessels have been wrecked off the Kilkcercoosts, awl that thc: shore is covczed with their ruins. WINDSOR. .J. —A very curious robbery has bem eti!lcnv;ree. at Messrs, .lennings'i hic•whon , .e, in this town. On t.x ttninintz the store-cellar, it wai ascertain, , d, that in the y ick row of witi,•ll were close to a brick wall, fAtr of then) were Crnol V, and flied hole had bee bored through a 14-itacit wall, opposite to e.leit Ca sn that the ale could be drawn off w . ,th great ease. - The wall sererates the brewhnuse from the Swan Inn stables, and the iholue. had turn bored under the manner opposite to each cask. ho , seltecper was in con sequence taken into custody, and he made, without Itestratio”, it r oo k confession, also discnvcring his atwomplices, he was in conseynelic: admitted to bal, and Iris accotnplkes It..ve h.en c.inunittrti prison. it trr.s 00; 1 4*st ale veti.:h they Itai,cow•ived to draw oi' • this rrataiein, . b 7c ; 44 I ~I 'I % i