The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-01 00:00:00

INUNDATIONS IN HANOVER.

Yesterday a highly respectable Meeting tool(
place in the. City of London Tavern, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the most proper means of affording early and
effectual relief to the sufferers by the recent inundations is
Hanover.

His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK in the Chair.
Amongst the distinguished individuals present, we re-
cognized the Lord Bishop of London, Count Munster, Thomas
Wilson, Esq., M. P., Alderman Brydges, M. P., William
Thompson, M. P., besides a numerous assemblage of Ladies
and Gentlemen.

The Rev. Dr. Ku PZII. (Chaplain to the German Lutheran
Chapel) detailed to the meeting some of the effects of the late
tempestuous weather, particularly the hurricane of the 3d ult.,
when the sea being driven up, the rivers Elbe and Westr
quickly rose to the tremendous height of front twenty-one to
twenty-two feet, an height never known since the dreadful in-
undation of 1717. On the following day the consequences were
still more dreadful; the dikes had been seriously injured, and
it was his painful duty to state, on the,, best authority, that
one hundred and fifty thousand individuals had been reduced-
from a state of affluence, to utter ruin, in the short space of one
night. The Rev. Gentleman proceeded to read extracts of a
letter from: a Clergyman in Hanover, describing the distrfssin
scenes lie had witnessed, amidst which'
many acts of bravery and
humanity were displayed. One young officer, in particular, had
succeeded in saving the lives of 160 persons. The desolating
effects of the inundations in that part of the country, would not
be effaced for the ensuing ten years.
The Bishop of LONDON, in proposing the first Resolution,
observed,. that the distressing facts spoke for themselves ;
all comment of his own was unnecessary. The inhabitants
of this rich and fertile c,ountry were relying upon the pro-
tection afforded by the dikes, when the sea suddenly, and
at midnight, burst in and destroyed all property, to an
extent unparalleled ; and it now might fairly be said;
that their country formed a front of the main ocean_
Every spring tide added to their distresses, from the damaged
state of the dikes, which unavoidably, amidst such general
disorder, continued unrepaired. The Right Reverend Pre-
late concluded a very animated address by observing, that
the Hanoverian' had suffered in various and frequent in-
stances ; in time 'of war they were oppressed by the enemy,
on account of, theft; connexion with this country ; and 4e
trusted, when this Country was enjoying the present state of
prosperity, their distresses from an awful visitation of Pro'ri-
dence would not be overlooked, and meet with that benevo-
lent assistance for which Great Britain was so conspicuous
amongst nations !—( Applause !)
Count MUNSTER. seconded the first Resolution.
A series of other Resolutions were put, and second 4 by Mr.
T. WILSON, Alderman BRIDGES Alderman TtiomPsox,
and Mr. HALL, and unanimously adopted.
It was announced at the Meeting by Mr. R. H. Marten, that
a subscription had been raised by several Ladies, at the head of
which was her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence, to the
amount of 800 guineas.
A list of other subscriptions to the amount of upwards of
20001. was announced. After a vote of thanks had been passed
to the Ladies, subscribers, and the Royal Chairman, the Meet-
ing broke up.