The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-26 00:00:00

FLOOD AT CHELMSFORD.

CHELMSFORD, THURSDAY, .1 O'CLOCN.
The inhabitants of the lower puts of this town, in the more
immediate vicinity of the rivers, are in a state of the greatest con-
sternation tor the safety of their property. A flood has come on
since nine o'clock this morning, which has risen to such a height
that a yrandlel can scarce be found on record since the destruction
of the world. The 'rapidity of the stream through the bridge is
unprecedented, and the tiring of the water so unexpected, that the
destreetion of property to a large aniount.in our vicinity alonesia%
be the consequence. From Mr. Knight's, the poen, whose
are full of water, to those of Mr. Myers, the puonbmker, the wain
iitsuesleuni the doors, passage', and gateways, in streams scantly
to be withstood, and is several feet 41crive.pon the ground floor; the
same lamentable scene presents itself (Tom the other side the
bridge, to Mr. Andreas', grocer, filotilsham: this is the state of
persons on both sines of the way ; the cellars, where there are any,
being also filled. Mr. Clapham, the tanner, will "Air a great',
loss • at Fryers, the residence of J. 11. Parker, Esq. the water runs
wi•ti.a strong esteem faint the parlour windows ; and whilst we are
writing this but faint detail of the case, the waters are stiU rising.'
Those who had grass in (he vicinity which was severed (and 111 i.
Taverner, we believe, is one of the suffercre) will see it no mote.'
It its ',Sinful indeed to sonic to witness the corks of grass and hay,
buildings and tenets, doming upon the face of the waters ; but we
do not all feel alike, as it produced front others land acclamations.
The mile means of passing from the end td. the Middle Row to the
top of Moulsham, is by Carriages and carts, which are plying with
pessangenrcontinually.
At the rally part of the day attempts were Mae to stern the cur-
rent and prevent its entering the town, and some persons burros.
(hotly shot their gates; this only added to the disasters of them-
selves and others, as the dams were soon fenced. We forbear
to
enter into say detail of oar fears, or reports respecting the crops
of awn, "lies sat said.to he laid flat with the ground. The rain
continues to fall; consolatinge, however, we Meet* ollien sewiresi
Lot heard of the loss of any lives. The weather-glass just now risen.
which we art willing to construe as our wishes lead us, that Ihtel
weather is nut fir distant, which, with brisk winds, we hope wall
shortly enable the crops to resume their natural positions.
Six (Menet.
The waters have begun to recede. There are now twenty carts'
employed. All ranks 4-f persons arc sees to take 'Armitage of
them, to view the incursions of the when at ISHIL•0111
istinneed boons, the inmates of which *sae soth
,gity, from their upper windows: and rintwithstanding theirlt,l7.ri,
able situations, a smile will now and then escape them.
At present the river Chelnur has rot caused any particularism-
: veniality to the inhabitants of ; bllt it is rot quite etatalo
that the danger is past.
Snails the state of the roads, and so general is the °vernal./ of
the rivers, that we fear this day's publication will be unavoidably
delayed in theelelivery, which tee tope our readers CH ekrUst.—
.1 Chrionsibrd Chrumiele.

17 Tuawir Fi.s.—Mr. Sutton's plan for the destruc-
tion of the Turnip-fly is simply this—to clean the land
well, and to allow it to lie exposed to the sun tett (lays or a
fortnight, taking care to remove all weeds that luny spring
lip during that time. By this means the eggs which are
turned up will be hatch, 11, and the flies will perish fur
want of nutriment. When they are destroyed, which
may be ascertained by laying some cabbage leaves on the
land at distances, the turnips are to be sown, wallow fur-
ther ploughing, as soon as any rain falls. Lest the very
simplicity of the plan should induce our readers to treat it
with contempt, we shall add, that the ( xperimetits appear
of the moat convincing nature: fur the details we refer
them to the book.—Flury Post.
On Sunday week, at a Fend( mati's louse in the neigh-
bourhood of Aberdeen, the body of a child was found in the chest
or trunk of one of the maid.srerants, who lied only entered into his
service a few days before. An investigttion has been made into
the case. which was a tended with a very extraordinary circum-
stance, it appearing the child had been born upwards of a year
previous. rhe woman bas beco fully committed r r trial.—Mar-
row Herald.