The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-13 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY HIGH TIDE.

Yesterday the inhabitants of either side of the
Thames, for miles distant, were driven from their houses,
in consequence of the Lido rising higher than it has been
known to do during the last century, which, wo regret
to state, was attended with an enormous loss of pro-
perty. Owing to tho vest extent of ground that has
been laid under water, and the immense number of pre-
mises that have been rendered untenantable, it would be
utterly impossible to ascertain the mischief done. A few
minutes before one o'clock, nearly half an hour before
high water, the tide was so high that it rushed. like a
cataract over the sea walls of the Thames, and down the
various wharfs, filling the basements of many houses.
The scene on the Surrey side of the river will not easily
ha forgotten by the unfortunate residents, notwithstand-
ing that they had previously suffered from frequent
visitations of less magnitude. In Lambeth, taking
the Belvidere-road, Comraercial-roel, and the York-
road, nothing but en imu enso expanse of water
could be teasel, which rose as high in many
place as the parlour windows. The open piece
of ground at the side of the South-Western Railway
was covered with water, in some places three or four
feet deep. College-street, Vine-street, and the Belvi-
dere-crescent were under water four or five feet. The
only way of escape for the occupants was by getting
out of the upper windows, and dropping into waggons
end boats which were tattoo to their rescue. All the
houses in each of the last-named streets were partly
filled with water, and in some it rose nearly as high as
the parlour ceilings, sending the furniture and bedding
floating about in terrible confusion, breaking crockery,
and doing other damage. The whole of the houses
along the Waterloo-road,from the bridge to the Victoria
Theatre, had their lower floors several feet under water.
The neighbourhoods of Stangate, the Biehop's-walk, au
the gardens of the Archbishop of Canterbury wore also
covered with water, in some places five or six feet deep.
The moment tho tide had gained the top of the wall in
the Bishop's-walk, it rushed with great impetuosity
over tha thoroughfare, and quickly rose four feet in
height, so that the parties passing along at the time
had great difficulty in retreating. The beats near
the steam-boat pier were torn from their moorings,
and ono boat was forced by the flow of enter
into the burial ground of Lambeth Old Church. Fore-
street, High-street, and. William-street, Lambeth Butts,
were several feet under water, nod the thoroughfares
rendered perfectly impassable. The inhabitants, to
avoid being drowned, were forced to make their exit
from their premises in boats, or to wade through the
water almost up to their waists. The Lammas lands, as
far as Putney, were all under water ; the towing-path
on the Surrey sick of the Thames was fully six feet deep
with water. Bermondsey and Roiherhithe, and all
along the liver aide, as far as Baeleside, were covered
some feet deep ; and it; required the most prompt exer-
tions to prevent the tide from rushing into the furnaces
of the various gas works, iron foundries, and breweries
near the Surrey shore. The principal thoroughfares on
the Middlesex side of the river suffered also, and very
considerably, but not to such an extent as on the other
side. Hangerford Market, the Temple.gardens, Great
Scotland-yard, and the arches under the Adelphi were
several feet under water, and much property was
destroyed.
So hik h did the tide rise during yesterday, in the
locality et* Whitehall, that the water, at three o'clock in
the afterne en, had reached as high as the summit of the
ceiling cf the kitchen of Montagu House, the Duke of
Buceleuch's man :ion, whilst boats wore navigating the
Lighway inCannon-row and other propinquent thorough-
fares. The kitchen of the Silver-cross, Charing-cross,
kept by Mr. Jarvis, was also five feet in water, and
countless swarms of rats, washed from their accustomed
fastnesses, were to be witnessed struggling in the waste
water, fruitlessly, to escape from the perils of the local
deluge.

FEARFUL FLOODS IN THE PROVINCES.
HEREFORD, Friday Afternoon.—The incessant rain
which had fallen in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and
Worcestershire during the past week, and especially
to-day and yesterday, had led to most disastrous re-
sults, the real effects of which cannot bo ascertained
until the aulAdence of the flood. Cattle have been
carried away in the fields, and damage to a great ex-
tent, unhappily not unaccompanied by loss of life, had
occurred. A. fearful catastrophe happened this morning,
about four miles from Hereford, which has excited the
utmost alarm here. The particulars, as nearly as they
can be ascertained in the confusion, are as follows :
At about half-past five o'clock the Cloucester and
Aberyatwith mail coach, which runs between too
two places named, via Hereford, and carries the Lon-
don mails, arrived at a point on the Gloucester and
Hereford-road, about four miles from Hereford, where
a brook crosses the road. This brook had overflowed
its banks, like all the other streams in the district,
and had blown up the bridge in the night. The
coachman, whose name is Murphy, and who is a very
steady driver, and w ell known on the road, did not,
in the darkness of the morning, it being an hour be-
fore daylight, see what bad happened, and consequently
drove into the breach made in the crown of the uridgo
by the flood. The consequence may be anticipated—
the coach was upset, and all the passengers thrown
into the water. It was rumoured that all were drowned,
but happily they were not so. The driver had a very
yarrow escape, but succeeded in reaching terra firma.
The guard also escaped with the mails, which ho ear-
ned to Hereford, and it is believed that all the pas-
sengers, though much. hurt and half drowned, escareel
with the exception mF oue. The name of the missing
passenger is not correctly ascertained, but it is feared
that be must have been drowned in the flood. The
WY?, SP vt,rn. and Lugs ti=ers have all overflowed their

sufferer from the food. Altogether the damage which
the calamity has caused is es►timated at something like
LOON.
LLANELLY.—OVERFLOWING OF THE LLIEDY RIPER.
—A heavy flood, caused by the late incessant rain, oc-
curred in this river (which runs through Llanelly) this
week. It overflowed its banks, gushed out through the
sewers, entered the streets, and took possession of some
of the parlours, kitchens. &c. At the Forgo a group of
housee, about half a mile from the town on the Carmar-
then road, the poor people living in the miserable
dwellings there, sustained considerable injury, by the
water which entered their ab3Jes ; in some a depth of
five feet and upwards, and remained therein for hours.
A xamrsTEn,—Thcre have been some very high floods
here lately, and the valley has presented one entire sheet
of water—no less than four different times during the
past three reeks, occasioned by the late heavy rains
swelling the river.