The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-12 00:00:00

FLOOD IN

BIRMINGHAM, Nov. IL 11 tios,.onla
mos
t alarming, if not disastrous
which has occurred in this part of the country, for many
years past, visited Birmingham this evening.
During the afternoon, owing to the heavy and incessant
rain which has fallen during the last few days, but more
especially in the course of last night and to-day, the river
Rea' a small and unimportantstream, which runs through
the lower port of the town, rose to an onuses' height,
betwe..a 5 sod hotline% 7 o'clock. It is stated that
the water in mime porta rose between eight and ten
feet; and the oouoquence was, that the arches of
the bridges being ioadeguate to convey the water pouring
down the river, tree surrounding neighbourhood was speedily
inundated. For some miles south-west and north of Bir
.inghans the fields on both sides of the river are covered
with water, and present the appearance of one immense
lake. In Birmingham the effects have been disacrous.
In the neighbourhood of Balsall Heath and Vaughton's
Mile, a considerable amount of property has been de-
strojed. Mr. Harrison, an extensive bricktnaker, is sup-
posed to have suffered to the amount of several hundred
pounds.
The streets connecting the parish of Binninghem with
the hamlets of Deritend end Bordesley—Moseley-street,
Cheipardc, Bradford-street, and Ditibetn—were rendered
impassible except by vehicles; but the most serious injury
was done to property in those streets which run parallel
with the Rea. The works situate on the immediate banks
were flooded and stopped, and the greatest damage
done to machinery. The loss to manufacturers located an
this neighbourhood will, it is calculated, amount to some
thousands of pounds. In Rea-street, and other streets in
the viediity, the inhabitants of the houses were deeded oat
Of obliged to take nip in the upper stories of their
dwellings.
The family of one poor woman had a narrow escape. A
new row ut houses has receutly ben erecteu, one 01 whisk
abuts on the river in Mill-lane. in the neighbeerkood of
Deritand- Midge. About half-past 6 o'clock a 11111111 k was
heard ; the inmates fled, and the sad wall of the lame was
,• almost immediately precipitated fate the river. Ns person
was kart. Daring this evade, the carcasses of pip, sheep,
de., bass bass frevaatly sees lisados fa the Mall load-
ing tu tie sgaissaumatalsisist af Weessesessides.
It is supposed test masidemble Ism ft mmerty km
eurred in the neighbouring districts of Wormatersbire.
'• The immense flow of waestis believed to mans from the
Licky bills, and no doubt is greatly segmonited by the re-
cently constructed culverts of this town.
At the time of writing the rain continues to come down
r in torrents, and the flood is increasing. No train has ar-
rived (rum Bristol or Gloucester since 10 missies past 3
this afternoon, and the Walsall station is several feet under
water. _ _

Severelalips of earth ere said to have taken place be-
tween King's Norton and Barnet-green, on the Glou-
newer line of railway. Up to this hour, except by tele-
graph, oornmaication has bean entirely suspended on that
line.

MINES.

TmozenAT Evismo.
Business in the general mining share market has sc
been of an ordinary character. The undermentioned
stocks may be more especially referred to as having eL
met with a fair number of transactions:—West u

Camden, 205 ; Cern Bruno, 89, 90, 91 ; West Provi-
dence, 521; Wheal Tremayne, 34; Bedford United, u
81; Trelawney, 461; South Tamar, 61; East Tamar,
2)5.; Alfred Consols, 131; Merllyn, 41; Vale of
Towy, 285., 30e.; North Vale of Towy, 14s. 6d., 10
175.6 d.; Linares, 31 /.
The gold mining shares are generally steady. The si
demand was chiefly for Liberty shares, which closed 0
11 nil/ prem. Its expected that this company is
about to declare a dividend, for which 3s. to ss. 1
have been offered in the market. Ago& Friss were "
rather dull at Ito / prem., and Australasian did not as
fully maintain the late improvement. Nouveau I
Mondes are 11 higher.
British Iron Company's shares were very firm at
6110 71. The new shares of the Ithymney Iron I,
Company were quoted 0 to 8.
The non-official quotations are as follows :—Car-
berry West, par to prem.; Connemara, Ito 1 K 1
prem. ; Ulenaulin, 1. to prem. ; Kenmare, Ito 41.
ace,
pe
,d of prem.