The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

7HE SECOND MARSHLAND INUNDATION

KING'S LYNN, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

Last evening the wind fortunately lessened, and
the tide was consequently not quite so high as anti-
cipated. It was nevertheless 19ft. bin. above zero
—nearly two feet above the level of the highest
land in Marshland. It was again of the same
height this morning, but there is now a prospect of
its " 'leaping,' as the full moon is past, and the
weather again very fine. The quantity of land
actually flooded by this morning's tide is estimated
at full 4,000 acres. Of this quantity 3,000 acres
are in Marshland fen, and constitute about half the
land subjected to the former inundation. The Smeeth
and Fen drain serves 7,040 acres, and the Marshland
sewer about 15,000 acres. The whole of these quan-
tities are liable to participate in the misfortune, if
the extension of theflood be not soon stopped in its
progress. It is true that there are plenty of defensive
banks across Marshland, some of them dating as far
back as the second or third century of our era; but
in many places they have been cut through for
earth to fill up hollows, or excavated for clay to
make bricks—a process still continued, although
it may not be so much in favour after the dis-
astrous results following the use of the bank be-
tween the two drains.

THE Li VINGS rON EXPEDITION.

In the Geography 'cal Se ction of the British Association
the following letter fr. oni
Ir. Livingstone was read :
Slaup. Ong. a, R. Zambesi, April 29,1882.
My dear Sir Roderick M; archison,—With a sore heart I
must tell you of the loss t my much-loved wife, whose
onfess that this heavy stroke
form was laid in the grave y 'esterday morning. She died in
Shupanga House, on the evening of the 27th, after about
tihile'aileSeBa.rt lollnltilosftmca Everything else that has
happened only made me the more determined to overcome ;
but with this sad :stroke I feel crus.hed and void of strength
quiteseven
—only three short months of her sCcietY, after four years'
separation ! I man ied her from love, a,ttd the longer I lived
with her I loved ht ?.r the more. A good wife, and a good,
kind, brave-hearted mother was she, and deserved all the
praises you bestowed on her at our parth: g dinner, for
teaching her own, arid the native children too, a.t Kolobeng.
I try to bow to the blow as from our Heavenly Father, who
orders all thins's for us. Some may afford to be stoical ;
but I should no.t be natural if I did not shed many tears
over one who so
eserved them. I never contemplated ,ex-
posing her in the low Lands. I proposed that the Nyash'a
steamer should sail Out, a nd on reaching Kongone, cut wood
and steam up the river. :J'his involved but a few days in the,
lowlands; but another pier.' was preferred. She (i. e., the.
steamer) came in pieces in a brig. Gladly accepting the
kind offer of Captain Wilson, .of her Majesty's ship Gorgon.
to help us up to the Murchismi Cataracts, we found that
by a month's trial that the stato in which the engines
were precluded ascending the Shire with the pieces on
board the Piczieer. We were forced to put her together
at Shupanga, anci
three orfoga,
we have been three months, instead of
four days,
down here. Had my plan been adhered
to—but why express ust:less regrets ? All had been done
with the best intentions. But you must remember how I
hastened the first party away from the delta, and though I
saved them, got abused for brea..kine: the Sabbath. Then I
landing at all till these
p
prevented Bishop Mackenzie's party
same unhealthy months were past, ant.' no one
'thy lowlands and perished un-
til the bishop came down to the unhea.
died. The Portuguese have taken :Idvan, tap) of the sani-
tary knowledge we have acquired, and send :their troops to
Tete at once ; they lost but two of a detach men,t, while for-
merly, by keeping them at Quillimane and .'Seals, nearly
all were cut off. I shall do my duty still, bi.2t it :is
with a darkened horizon I set about it. M. 11" put
the hull of the new steamer together in about • a fort-
night after we brought up the keel. She looks b,lautiful
and strong, and I have no doubt will answer all our Oxpec-
tations when we get her on the lake.—Ever affections. tely
yours, DAVID LIVINGSTON,
The President remarked that all present in that hall,
and indeed the nation generally, most deeply sympathised
with Dr. Livingston under his heavy affliction.—The Rev.
Professor Selwyn then stated that the committees of the
Universities' Mission to Eastern Africa have just decided
upon asking the universities' boat clubs to estaklilish a boat
service as a means of communicating between ~the ocean
and the interior, independently of Dr. Livingston.--The
Rev. William Monk, of St. John's College, gave some
interesting information concerning Mrs. Livingston's bait
departure for Africa. He stated that, when staying wit&
him in Cambridge, only a few months before her depar—
ture, she informed him that she was intending to join her
husband unexpectedly, in order to consult him on some,
domestic anxieties, and concerning his own future. This
(Mr. Monk) said explained the expression in the letter just
read, by Dr. Livingston, of regret at her premature ap-
pearance en the Zambesi.—The President remarked that
it was his decided opinion that ladies should not proceed
upon such expeditions.—Mr. Craufurd objected generally
to schemes of settling at all upon the eastern coast of
Africa, on account of the unhealthy climate.—Dr. Beke
denied that these regions are generally unhealthy.

COUN7BY MAR.EI',IIS.

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NEWARK--WEDNESDAY.

To-day wheat came fairly to hand. Fine samples firm ;
damp ditto a dull sale. Barley in some instances receded,
is per qr. Oats plentiful, and prices were scarcely so high
as last week. Beans heavy. Peas were the same price as
of late.
White wheat new, 54s to 60s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 30s
Red do. sos to 56s Oats, old, .. 27s to 31s
Old white s9s to 64s New do 23s to 27s
Red do.. 56s to 61s 1 Beans. 41s to 46s
Barley, malting...36s to 42s ) Beans, new.. —s to —s
Peas, ....37s to 395.