The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-08 00:00:00

RECOVERY OF LAND FROM THE SEA.

Among the numerous schemes for public improvements,
holding forth individual advantage and public utility,
rhich have been brought forward within the last two years,
we see none more eligible (and it is a question if any one
can be fairly deemetrequally so) than the proposed enclo-
sure of the ..irge tract of land comprised in Morecambe
Bay. When the subject was formerly agitated, it was
estimated that the recovery of Lancaster Sands would cost
200,0001., or 51. 3s. 3,1 d. per acre—at a time when the pro-
cess was not so well understood as at present • on its re-
covery it was supposed the land would be worth 401. per
acre. We think the measure deserves the attention of ca-
pitalists.
Mr. Beatson, in his communications to the Board of
Agriculture, says of this proposed recovery—" There would
not merely be an addition of territory larger than either
the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, but it would tend to
improve at least four times that extent of the interior
country, and a safe and expeditious communication would
be opened between the towns of Lancaster, IVliitehaven
Ravenglass, &c., and all the intermediate country, instead
of a very circuitous route, or a precarious. dangerous, and
often fatal passage over Lancaster Sands."
Of the dangerousnature of the present passage the news-
papers contain the following recent proof :—On Friday the
7th ult. the stage-coach, on its way from Lancaster to Ul-
verstone, when it had crossed about half way over the
sands, suddenly sunk in a quick-sand, and the passengers
had to leap into the water, which was three feet deep, and
to wade for a quarter of a mile to the nearest dry sand,
from whence they had five miles more to walk before they
could reach a house. The coach remained four days in the
place where it sunk, and at last was buoyed up by affixing
hogsheads to it, by the aid of which it floated, and was
then pulled ashore by some fishermen.—Mauchertrr Ga-
zette.

A shocking accident occurred at Scarborough on Monday
last by the overturning of the Hull Express coach. In
descending the hill, near the Plantation, the horses sud-
denly turned towards the place where they are accustomed
to be watered, and, by the swerve, occasioned the coach to
be overturned. Several of the passengers were much in-
jured. Mrs. Nicholson, of the New Inn, had her skull
fractured, and is so much bruised that she is not expected
to live ; a Mrs. Kingston had both her legs broken ;
Mr. Kingston is very much crushed; and the guard had
his legs broken, and hie body very much bruised ; one
or two more were hurt, though not dangerously.—York
Cl/4ronick.

Price 70.4
1,

THE ARMY. ;41.31 e.,
-14 •elt s.. •
Detachments belonging to the following Ragltrientayrbed
yesterday from Westminster :—The 3'Jlitginter.fig pint
Guards, the 24th, 62d, 68d. and 85th Regilnctlia cr rfs frr
Bristol, on route to Ireland ; the 11th Reginient of Het Dra.
goons, for the Cavalry Depot at Alaidstone; the 3d, 20thrtiltir, arid
48th Regiments of Foot, for Canterbury; the 14thasttleiglid
Regiments, for Chatham; and the 31st Regiment, for.Tilbstry
Fort.
Detachments belonging to the 1701. 33d, and 77th FegimeOtiw
embarked on Sunday on board a vessel in the river. for Letth.
Detachments belonging to the 71st and 94th Regiments 'ar Foot
embarked on Sunday on board a vessel in the rircr, fer Soadand,
on the Recruiting Service.