The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-23 00:00:00

JAUNDA rION.

We continue In receive detada of the effects of the thus-
der.stutois, noticed iu our fureiler Chronicles. The de Inge
*Web occurred on liar 26th in the neighlaourhood of Bishop's
Castle, in Shropshist, was peculiarly awls(. Lanky Brook,
which takes its rise from Curisilou Marsh, Montgomeryshire,
was joined at Linley Mill by the brook from the Stiper.
Italics, and another from the Old Level uf the Bug Mine ;
and the water rose to au alarming height, occasioned, it is
supposed, by the bursting of a cloud.
At the Ruoney'a Gate it swept away a meadow of hay,
lore down the flood gates, and nlso destroyed a field of Fran
belonging to Mrs. Muumford, of Redly,. The foot.iwiolge
at Liulry Wood wss also destroyed, the water haviug
acero-
mnalatrd six feet high! The torrent proceeded onward over
field uremia belungilie to Mr. Pephtw, and carried with it
eight or ten loads ut bay; which, providentially, collecting
at Leith y Brridge, it dammsel tip the archer, and tilvvried
the stetson of the river down the fields inter the Bishop's Cas-
tle road. Had nail this tattle place, several cottager, iu
their dwellings would inevitable have perished.
Thomas lieniand, aged fib, and his wife SO, totally blind,
resided by themselves near this spot, and the old MAU was
sitting as his door when the torrent instantsurously gushed
upon him : he ran to his aged said blind partner, and
forced her up stairs, the stream coutinutog to mlyauce
isearly half-way up to the cretin in the cottage. The
benevolent apprel,ensiuus of the inhabitants at Linley
Hall, the Moor, See. induced them to collect near this
spot: au intrepid servant of Mr. More got upon the Pound.
wall near the cottage, but the deluge rising nearly to the
top of the well, sod threateniug to carry it away, he was
compelled to retreat ; in all instant a fence wall tartar this
spot was carried away, and the torrent tore up hollows in
the road three feet deep. in about five hours the deluge
bad subsided au that the ueighltours could visit Beamed's
cottage, when, with great surprise and joy, they fumed this
faithful aged couple iu their bed.chando r, tranquilly pre.
pared to live or to die. From Linley village it, Moor Green
the ioundatiou tore up the quick•bedgee, Bouslipules, sud
trees, and in its passage to the turopike•road, spoiled a
membew of hay near Newton Farm. From the Moor Green
to the Bishop's Castle road there was au entire sheet of
water; and timber was floated from Lueley to Newton
(about one mile sod a half), with faun, carts, imple.
melds, See.
A team of four horses, belonging to Mr. Evert'', of the
Beach, miraculously escaped from the deluge in a lane near
the Moor. On the day before, a cloud burst near Mamma,
Ffeatiesind, in Merionethshire; the bridge at Peugweru and
others, with corn and &e. were swept sway.
(Shronssbury Chronicle.)

The wheat harvest is near its conclusion, and
the crop in this neighbourhood is abundant. The
scarcity of labourers, which is universal, Ilia been
compensated by the continuance of tine weather ;
and the oportannie looks forward with delight to
clear wobbles ou the lit of neat month.—(Saissex
Paper.)
On Tuesday, the 17th instant, about three
o'clock in the oftersiorm, a coppice, called Shel-
&lel Coppice. Iwlniignig to Sir THOMAS EDWARD
IVINNINGTON, Burt. in the manor of flewdley,
in the county 4.1 Worcester, was maliciously set on
lire. Ia Saturday night's Gazette a free pardon to
any uccumplirr, and also a retinal of 200/. is of-
fered on the cotivicti4sti of the offender.
During the last. week, at Driatinglopm, great
!antihero of the frame-work kiiittero. who have
struck for an 'Aylmer of wager, have paraded the
streets, but they have couducted theuaelvea in the
most peaceable mariner.
The complaint called the Devonoliire Cholic is
DOM very ;prevalent. It has bent aserriatitied that
this disorder wise* its a great measure f the
practice of lining cider pounds with lead. and we
earnestly recommend to farmers the removal of this
deletetious material, previous to the approachiog
season.
At the Shropshire Assizes, S. Thomas, alias Ro-
berts, a shoemaker. was capitally convicted of as-
sisting in killing one cow usal wouuding another
cow, the property of G. GLARY, by stabbing the
same, Westbury, on the night of the 18th of
March last ; also of peeling bees on the estate
of K. TOPE., ; likewise of writing and send-
nig certain letter* to the said K. Tarp, threaten-
ing to burn his buildings. hams and stacks; and
of stain lire to a house belonging to the said It.
Tom
The Magistrates, since their General Meeting at
Mansfield, lop Thursday, have caused notice to be
given throughout their division, to all persons
against suffering their dogs to be ut large. It is
likewise determined by the Select Vestry there, that
66 if crag pauper be knows to keep o dog, his pa-
rochial relit" shell be sritlichowis."


ti • 4,`