The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-31 00:00:00

THE. FLOODS.

On Saturday uight, us that Exeter mail was on
its way front Loudon, near Staines, the coachman
endeavoured to avoid a part of the road where he
knew the waters were out in doing which be got
auto another-part that had got flooded since lie was
there, which proved worse than the other, old the
*rate! was au deep that the coach floated, sod the
horses swam. The coach was suddenly thrown
over t that conalsason and guard were thrown to a
considerable distance. '1 tie tvasseitgers woe sot
out, after considerable difficulty,and the horse: a e!e
disengaged flow
.thr rotten ; the bur of let-
' ters sustained. hut little injury. and were con-
veyed in a post-chaise, at companied by smoo-
ther po,t-chaise, with the planters. The coach
con:d nut he got outs' The whole country
round is in the most distressing state; it is
covered with water from Chorrtsey to Maiden-
head. The towns are surrounded with floods,
ruiiiiiog in torrents as high as the parlour
windows. Numbers of
_poor inhabitants have
nearly lost their all, whiTh has been curried away
in the streams ; and, in addition to their distrcss,
occasioned by this cause, the country is in such •
state, that they are not able to do any work, many
cannot get out of their houses to purchase food,
and, what they do procure, is put in at their one-
pair-uf-stairs windo,y. The lower part of Egham is
under water, and impassable.

Part of Kingston bridge has been carried away
by the Houd. One of the J'ortwoouth stages that
left town on timidity, was obliged to cetera in coo-
sequence of the inundated state of the roads ; Imo-
ther was obliged to remain at Kingston from the
same caw*.
T lit efiect of the storm during the whole of yes-
terday was severely felt through the metropolis. Se-
veral bootees is, Portman-square have sustained
considerable damage. The Punittouesa Amami-
'Anna's house, in South Audley-street, had the
sky light broken by the &Mug iu of the weather.
cock. Earl of Elutes house, in Hill-streta.
has sstso been damaged. The passengers iu the
►treets were iu danger, Iroin the chiustiey.pots and
tiles, which fell in great quantities.
All the Surgical Lecturers in town have received
letters from the Medical Transport Board, request-
ing them to use their exertions to get their pupils
to repair to Plymouth and Portsmouth to assist,
during the present ernergeuey, in dressitiu; the
wounded. So much are they wanted, that they
will be received without having passed the Hall,
provided they can shew certiticates of having at-
tended their lectures.
We insert for the information of those who may
he unacquainted with the alteration in the Caine
Act, that partridge shooting 'sick the Ist rif Fe-
bruary.
About six weeks ago, a lark, closely pursued he
a hawk, entered the kitchen of Mr. Gates FAT, of
Lvth, in Westmorland, aiul took refuge iu the hu-
tom of his daughter, who was standiag before the
fire; the hawk followed it into the kits:lien, which
it flew twice round, siel then nut of die door again.
The lark wits preserved, and is now alive in a cage
at Mr. (;aaN►:Tr's.
Thursday eveuing the audience at the Plymouth
Theatre were considerably- annoyed by
chievons persons in the short, (raid to he young
naval officers) one of whom threw a glass bottle
into the Orchestra ; which. however, fortunately
did no injury to soy iiersois there. Considerable
mansion ensnerl, and me•ou. were used to elem.-,
bend the culprit, ale, .• en! set' drtet•tion. The
Manager has offered a rewaiil lei his apprehensiou.

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HUNTING.

The Earl of Parlingter's Ir..unds, for the laq time, are
now arrived in t;:e thincastrr country ; he will in fitter.
bisioelf to the Roby, Catterick, and Rocouglltifdtgo •
cow.lies. II in moll thudded whether any was will be so
1-:4sto sr lu attempt in rotate to surlain the palsied Pupates-
lien of the Hadydoellt• Hunt. The times are wavier-
fully story -A, and the system of buounlo entirely el oingrd ;
furs:tut 'be frequently beppy and pointed allusion of aims
rem mo tfig c4stid nut ...ow resin., those Leroas to any
linatturable distinct:int ire the clime, tlist we may Italy
say e. llipllra M 4,0,1111.1 II•os InaltWlA fr itt
The Curl of starLorougla, te LAO I.M11,1:+, when Mr. Saville,
were on such high rep.ote, has I, of a fsolotta opportunity of
improving their eacelleure. lot addAtosit to his focuser guild
he ham selected time heyt irvt tilP whiel walks
Duke of Leeds's; and if abundance of ,went, princely for-
tune, a noble entlinniaeut, and • well.ria;united evident, gisa
r:gour to the chase, no one can doubt, 11 UM the Ammeter of
ins Lordship, but that in MI these be must •aeineutly ex.
eel Grace of I..teds, f.eni " pouring all bin speed into
the rapid g one" has now retired to tojoy bis ". triumph user
the timid hare the turf •etems at present, however, to
c.Ane more: itioniedistely wider his Grace's department ; lee
hag adrr.+t entered upon that career with ere' y flattering
presto:et ut MiCettS, aid we heartily wish it may cuutisse,
" aL to.a ai wg. ad nealo."