The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-06 00:00:00

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SEVERITY or THE yrzArnEn. 1

Oti the 17th tilt. a young man, servant to Mr.
Ashtuu, ui Cliesteraood. near Hayti:tit-bridge. eras
sent -Atli a horse to conduct master home from
a ueighbouring ferns, where they were making
merry after the first trial of a newly-finished thrash-
ing machine. The youth being long in returnieo,
a servant girl of the family could not test mail illTe
hail prevailed on one of the men servistite to recom-
pony her in looking after him ; ise their road they
heard u faint cry below the ford in a nrook a hich
they had to cross, when the girl heroically pluttged
in, and, wailing frequently op to her middle, in a
most extreme told night, famed the object of her
match immersed to the week in water, with his
head nut, .11d to all appearance lifelesie, Laving
laic there, it is supposed, four hours. He was ifti
Metilately cotiveyt d to a neighbouring cretito,
where, ley tide assistance of u inn-great from flay-
dolt-bridge, he was real l i 11l idea. and is in a fair
way of recovery. Ile had taken ton murk drink at
the farm atetivementionial, a Inch occasioned him to
iniss his road.
On Friday last, as three keelruesi, of the manna
of Thonspota, Pickering, and Ovitigtoo, acre pru-
ceediug ill a foyboat to some ships !Ittioilet land
harbour, the boat was upset by the eiolence of the
surf. an!, we are sorry to add, that the bole were
'flie hoilies were all footed, ;mil interred
on Sanday. Tkompson leas left a wife Alta a net-
Theron. family.
The followtog are further instanees of the fatal
affects of the late storm :—The war of Mt. 11.1,d-
-dlelme, a farmer, at Winnimer, smear liesteston, tip-
. on the Wields, with her intuitt chilli, het 1.1,11.1.,
and the housekeeper, had Leese at it basin-!roes of
Mr. Ns:3ll(l..l's, at tone little distance, I set
out on their return home in the edieriteace of the
17th ult. Two num belonging to the farm had
beam with 'sir. ylid.ilrt II afterwards, mid told
him of the party havilig loft the farm, but supposed.
AS the day was so stormy. they must have ft-
turnesl, with an intention of emitting there
for the night. Shoold this not prove to be the
case, the men promi-ed to go hack immedi-
ately to Mr. Middleton, and inform leiter of it.
Not hearing atly from th. tit, Mr. Middleton
supposed toe e.a.le: fad scanned and acre sure.
About tett o'elewk at night. lola ever, as he was
going to Wok after some sheep near the house, his
toot struck against something, which, on examina-
tion, proved to be the body of a dead child ; and
his astoteisainttit awl affliction may be more easily
ennecieetl thin pyrites:oat, whet, he foniel it to la:
his own send only datiOner. (hl ut!distig further
swarth, Ins %etre- and liousekeeeer. muted his aires
sister, were: footled at a si.o.t di•tatOrt^, Of ark Elea
It.a% ; the two former are recovering, but the sister
had lost the else of her llatles. sod little hope, are
entertainwl of her ttl$14::::11.4 the u...te of them.-1
he
tame ni jlit, a young woman, mooed fliltresi, return-
ing from Bridlington Market, to her Mime at Ber-
ton, :threat four toile-. unfitrtotrisely perished
thretegli the severity of the wetelter.--t to the re:ru-
in:, of the 18th, a %%Mutsu of Newtourbile was found
sittot4 aims§ the siinw nn the moor, with her horse
tumuli...l by her, anti the bridle in her hand, searly
perished to death ; but on being token to a farm-
house, she sone, recovered. She liad eons from
iit'lvittiy market the preceding slay. therefore must
have been exposed to the severe storm hot less than
30 hours.
A letter from IVltitby, of the 31st alt, sacs :
se A more mews melt than ilea of the 117tIc i
has not loam experienced on the er..t.t of Vos ksloire
within the last twenty years, nor has a larger fel ii.-
tity of snow ever been known to have fallen within
the same period of sitar; for several miles in the
parole of Easington, near Whitley, the seow
from four to eight kart deep ; thus completely in-
lerraptieN ti's communication between the aillagos
in that ec.,gi:itiatrittasei, till the roads wire cut--em
operation a titoh co .4 that parish alone not less than
forty pounds. On the 22d, it small boat. shunt 14
fro keel, cot.per-fastened, and puitited black, with
a yellow stroke.near.the gunwale, was uriven ashore
near Stath. As there was use uplifter:time of any
wreck upon that port of the toast, there is reason
to nelteve the bout has been washed overhand
f one sornanycssel."
On Saturday,se,nisigitt. in consequence of the
heavy fall asfanoweJohit lleiett;.oll, weaver, it, Ewa_
• toun, in retnrisiog floor Gmsta.lueis.to that place,
parishd. fikaait Inund, on . Sunday morning,
shoot a mile from his house, pearly deprived of esti-
mation. spilt Apr, after capired, heist tug a widow Mill
rttag fatally ,taininent his loss.

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On Sunday night, the esti' ii"t. as TIIOMAIS
MilTruswa, puddler, at the l'ark iron-works,
Sittulishiss, nint ring to his father's, ut islats.
bitty, attended by x boil bitch, and currying a foal-
ing-piece, loaded with shot. about half-past eight
o'clock, flea? the Swan publie house, between lbs.
ton arid Cuckheatti to rninke-gate,he observed three
oiler I s , wisooutheircowing up
asked mils, " is your dog good tor any thing
Ile answered, tt It ha* never been proved " they
travelled together to near the Naviga Bridge,
when one of them collarezt MATTLIEWS, and or-
dered him to deliver his watch anal money. M.
drew bark, mid extricated IsiMetlf iasuseiltatelv.
dropped it basket what) lining aro the gun, cork-
ed the Mice, and swore he would blow out the
brains oldie first who offered to touch him. 'Elie
villains dual formed in a triangle, our on emli side,
and the other in front of M. the man on his right
knocked NI. down, astil was itistaotl seized by the
bitch ; the ore in front attempting to r sins:site hit
comp* ll iff II; the thirdendcavoureil, without success,
to pick M.'s pocket ; but the latter, having got iii
a sitting posture, and finding he could not get hie
Situ to heir upon hum, fired at dm fellow in pot-
session of the Latch (whom she had foreed five err six
yards back), and shot him in the head or fart, on
which he instantly fell. A seuftle then ensued. be-
tween M. and the man in rontatt, far tilt Intsket,
but which NI. retained. leaving the robber iii poi-
session of the cloth that corrreii it. 'MArriteus
then ran for the Swan poblic-house, one of the
robbers saying to the other at the time, t—f,
your eyes. why didn't•vou stick him :;" On his 4i.•
mid at the house, he found twelve or fifteen utcu
drinking; ho' the►e talant fellows were so terrified
at his report of the renciititre, that cone of theta
eoulil be prevailed upon to join in the pursuit, and
the banditti, Inc the present, escaped.