The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-02 00:00:00

TEIE FLOODS.
So great a downfal of rain has not been expe-
rienced here within the last ten years, as on Monday
and Tuesday. In the neigbourhood of the Pottery, we
understand, the houses in those streets which lie the
lowest were flooded and the fields around the town pre-
sented, on Tuesday, sheets of water in every direction.
In various parts of the country, within fifty miles round,
the inclemency of the weather, and more particularly
the flooded state of the land, has been and is severely
felt. On the -barite- of the Humber west of all,
throughout the north part of Holderness, and upon the
Yorkshire welds towards Melton, Driffield, Kilham. and
Weaverthorpe, the storm appears to have commenced
from five to six hours biter than it did with us. From in-
formation received on Tuesday, the greatest accumula-
tion of water was at Croxton, near Grimsby, in Lin-
colnshire, and at Wyton, in Holderness, five miles
from this place, with Bilton, Coniston, Ganstead, and
Swine, all within the same distance. At Wyton, the
high road was for a considerable distance covered with
water ancle deep ; Mr. Barkworth's garden was com-
pletely covered to the depth of three to six inches;
the house of Mr. Ward's gardener was inun-
dated and surrounded with water. At Bilton,
four miles from this town, horses passed through
the field belly deep in water. About Rimswell
and Burstwick, the fields were in places knee deep
in water. Bennington Bremer, and Burton Carrs, near
Burton Pidsea, the marshes of Thorngumbald, the lands
at Preston (five miles east of Hull), and in fact almost
every place we can name within a few miles of the town,
were similarly circumstanced to an equal or less degree.
—Hull Advertiser.
The, variations in the barometer have been very ex-
traordinary of late. On Wednesday afte-noon, how-
ever, and all that night it rained so excessively hard that
the marshes the next morning were (for the third time
this autumn) deeply flooded—the rain contir.uing the
day through (and this morning, Friday) with a rising
glass, and cold northerly wind.—Norfolk Chronicle.
OVERFLOW OF THE &E.—From the long.continued
heavy fall of rain which has lately taken place, the
waters of the Exe became on Saturday much swollen,
and towards night had risen to a height which is but
rarely witnessed in Exeter. The water was at some
depth in the Okehampton and Alpington roads, and
the streets were also much flooded ; it, however, gra-
dually receded on Sunday, without causing any material
damage. At Thorverton the high floods had swept away
the weir near that town, and in several places sheep
have been lost.—Plynrouth Journal.
FATAL ACCIDENT DURING THE FLOOD.—A man
named Warren, a bailiff, who was in charge of the
steamer lying off Ugler's, below the quay, was coming
en shore on Thursday morning, with two little boys,
when the boat, from the high water having greatly in-
creased the current, drifted towards Trew's Weir.
Warren got out into the water with the view of saving
himself, but was unfortunately drowned, whilst the boat
went over the weir with the boys, who escaped unhurt.
The poor fellow was only six minutes in the water before
the body was taken out and conveyed to the house of
Reception, where the usual means for recovery were
resorted to without success. An inquest has been held
on the body, and a verdict of " Accidental Death" re.
turned.—Western Luminary.
The continued wetness of the weather begins to
cause serious alarm, both as regards the public health
and the prospects of the agriculturists. In this part of
the country we have for many weeks had almost inces-
sant rain, and at present there is no appearance of a
coming change. In this neighbourhood it has scarcely
ceased to rain during the last thirty-six hours ; the
waters are out in all directions, and there is every rea-
son to fear that they will rise higher than has been
known for many years. Yesterday afternoon, in the
Baddow-road, near Chelmsford, the water was up to
the horses' girths.—Essex Standard.
INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.—••ACCOrding to telegra-
phic despatches which have beets received to-day, the
Rhone rose on the evening of the 25th, and swept away
the bank of Monfaucon, and, in the night, those of the
abbattoir and of St. Denis, at Bettitcaire. The plain of
that town to the sea is inundated as it was last year at
the same period. The Prefect of the Gard immedi-
ately proceeded to Beaucaire. At Avignon the Rhone
rose on the 25th to six metres above the usual water-
mark. Half of the town is inundated.. All necessary
measures of relief have bean resorted to. According
to the despatches from Lyons, the Rhone was on
the 26th very high, and had overflowed its hanks.
The Saone was also very high, but a despatch of this
morning announces that to-day the Rho ee has returned
to its bed, and that the rise of thrs Saone is no longer
alarming.—Messager.
The Lyons papers contain sevts ral details of injuries
done by the rising of the Rhone, and other rivers in
I that neighbourhood. The town t
vf Bourg is said to
have suffered much ; but at Lyons no serious damage
beyond the breaking of embankmer its was done up to
I Tuesday. On account of the flood 's and bad weather
in the south of France the Marseilles mails are much
delayed on the road, and for the li,est two days have
not arrived in Paris till near ten morning.

The strike among the journeymen vaper-stainers
having assumed an illegal character, the Prefect of Po-
lice has issued numerous warrants as ;ainst then], and the
prison of the Prefecture is for the moment thronged with
the captives. It is hoped that thf differences of these
men with their masters will be si ieedily settled.—Paris
Paper.
GREENOCK, OCT. 27.--We understand that
the fleet of naval steamers, built ant 1 fitted out here, and
now in our harbour, have been sus •veyed by an agent
from the Admiralty. Each of the steamers has been
found competent to take from 800 to S.
)00 troops on board.
The steamers not ready for sea are c 'rdered to be fitted
out with all expedition.—Glasgow Ca\ °nide.