The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

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and a niuetet a new bishops were prodoscd,.
know f
mor,Ang o,btlr:acty•s....._en(utncra.tc,l there was the Binhop of
Loud laughter.) Ile wished to
he too loin the Noble Lord (L ,rd J. Misseil) whether
this rri?i, this Bill un(L'r his protection? Attached to
,Niataillolutitere were the na:ces of Mr. Frc,vn und Mr.
Sir G. _
H
IRE er :se e teat the on. Member who oh-
etaisill_e.cl. leave to bring in the Bill referred to did not state
T,ilprovisions were.
Bill a H. INGLIS knew nothing of the details of the
‘..rovisions
bet
its lid, therefore, could not speak as to the nature cf
otre
did had read every line of the Bill,
tine to iu not think the House would give their sane-
se a Bill of so monstrous a nature. Ho hoped the
zes would therefore get rid of the Bill at once.
ulr G'l3,”
11011,• I said that when the Bill was brought in
eieekia Member had objected. He hoped the Hon.
Phis for Evesham would not think that he had made
Sir3'"nind to support the Bill as it then stood.
eita., -us PEEL hoped the House would not act preci-
4047tmards this Bill, by adopting the advice of the
it• Member for Evesham to " get rid of it at once."
bestotlePPeeaved to have had considerable attention
there wed upon it, for upon looking over it he saw
oseee.was apt be a bishop for MeltonMowbray, to look
lailY er the spotting interests.—(Laughter.)
Mr MILITARY FLOGGING.
tfon: B. F, MILITARY I' wished to know whether the Right
moil the Secretary-at-War would oppose the
ehee of which he had given notice this evening, tied
he hider Ile was prepered to answer the queries of which
Elven notice ?
Pareer. °
MAULE said he was not at present pre-
tote, ht, answer the queries of which the Hon. Gentle-
ad notice, but he would probably do so on
tY week, or Friday foitnight.
On SUGAR DUTIES.
Mr brim SUGAR
up the report on the Sugar Duties,
lethe • RuTT said that on such, an occasion he took
e
to say that he would certainly renew
hittl tseession the resolution as to the slave trade, which he
etieunileht on last session.
ilitene.e,lUME wished to ask whether the Government
ltspe;', remove and relieve the Canadas of the duties
the to rt °Y our Imperial Act, so that they might enjoy
The antages of free trade ?
11'4 CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
see_ intention of Government to introduce a general
itiTe me affecting the colonies, and the Canadas would Le
ell,,deed•--( Hear, hear.)
reeo,,7l': ()BERT PEEL said that already a considerable
ceease"on had been made on some of the immediate ne-
ho ha es of this trade, on staves and other articles, and
atilt fliu heard that the Government understand to make a
Nleobiarther reduction. He did not why the
oble Lord Lord should not now take the same course with
iq i7t to the West Indian policy by imperial legislation
was done by imperial legislation in 1802, and
4"‘ely reduce the duties.
to re,r,cl J. RUSSELL said that it was not their object
te, -ce the import duties in the colonies. There were
'era' • ,
(Rd articles which, if they were admitted free
utY into the colonies, they would no doubt accept
It e ;
boon. But they were bound to go further than that.
den-PPeared to him that, when they said they would e
the duties on flour and corn from foreign coun-
kicrto the same terms as the flour and corn of Canada,
admitted the sugar of Cuba, at a certain period, on
same terms as that of Jamaica, they were bound
1l oto say, that of the colonies. He thought that there
e'el'e certain other articles which they ought to obtain
„Vile same terms from the continent of Europe as from
11 land. They should have power to have those arti-
, on the same terms as those from
articles,London if the. At the
!toe time with respect to many of those y
shed
te, to retain the differential duties for the purposes of
kr, elute, as the duties on silk and timber, they could do
and he, therefore, thought it would be better to give
em the power of proposing an alteration,and give them
ti Act to
confirm their request, or to allow the altera-
uY the permission of her Majesty in Council. He
eb°lleht that they should have all the benefit they could
le.tain from free trade
Air evie . •
sok,• esu ME said that he was anxious to save the
oei tiles from the imperial duties. He would leave the
thec)nies to be the judges of their own affairs, and leave
entirely free from all imperial legislation.
What° HANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the the Government proposed to do was to empower
c'teuiles, if they should think fit, to submit Acts re-
the Pg a Portion of the duties now enforced on them to
the prernment. The, burden of the Act would be to enable
r,elieer,°wn to assent to any local Act for the purpose of
!!atie;"; the trade of the colonies from the oppression of
for imposed imposed by imperial legislation. They did not
bat leiruethe colonies any reduction of their revenue,.
Wished' theta at liberty to relieve themselves if they
tor' •to‘',W, RING said that it would be more satisfac-
-4; 'ollld :11% colonies that the commercial legislation
delki,geseinl,e4liate from themselves. They should be
heat/ revenues
-e'e duties in their own cases. The collection of
',"enues under imperial Acts was exceedingly
(lao‘; indeed more duties were collected in conse-
absotai I°f the expensive nature of machinery than was
shy f-eY necessary ; and there was another reason
eere to pa legislation should be abandoned with re-
es he colonies.
i'he resolution was then agreed to.
On the next resolution being proposed,
121 • COLLETT wished to know what colonies the
'',xorl,4l scale of duties applied to.
toil" CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
ritish possessions in America, British possessions in
he Mauritius, and the limits of the East India Co=l-
- charter.
e,t;ue port was then received, and a Bill ordered to be
edureced.
SUPPLY.
Waa report upon he votes in Committee of Supply
then brought up,t and confirmed.
On T lIE ARMY.
ekem-,,,te.uee SPEAKER reading the order of the day for
~ &estimates,
Captain LAYARD rose to move that an bumble
eiiTeess be presented to her Majesty, praying that she
ho be graciously pleased to direct inquiry to. be
.made.
erw far the reduction of their period of service in the
Prorate
from the present unlimited term would tend to
et°lzote a better class of British soldiers, decrease
l,,Tion, and thus add to the efficiency of the army. In
111-n'etlig this motion under the consideration of the
must the Hon. and Gallant Member said the House
eelist at once see that the subject was one of the very
ratest importance, and he must ask them to grant him
eta: which it did on a former occasion ; that was to
atij'eeLts kind attention and indulgence—an attention
ar" he was sure was deserving of the case itself—
anea,r, hear)—and an indulgence which he trusted
len'lle be granted, and which would be wanted, from the
tiell'rless of the advocate. After a most deliberate in
leafY into the subject, he had formed the opinion that a
eo;ted service in the army would greatly benefit the
te-,lletrY and the army. It would have the effect of giving
am'ue army a better description of men to perform those
,01" which were entrusted to soldiers, and would
he -cire in a great measure the quantity of crime which
t tegretted to say was committed by those to whom the
lileitelltclearda of our -army were entrusted. He contended
Cosa limiting the numbers of years of enlistment the
blue-I:TY would have a better description of men; and that
of the crime of which the army was at present
tiilvtoY, and the existence of which he would be able to
rho would be limited to a very great extent. He
sohl.lght he should do wisely by bringing forward the
teleet under discussion in the same way that he did on
eeuerraer occasion; that was, by dividing it into different
hete.us ; and first, he should be able to show the House
- unpopular the present system was in the country,
and
tee pop it was also with the soldiers. In
tee- second place, he should be able to show
01'41 the impolicy of the present system. He would
°lv them that the present system led to fearful crime
end
bring an immense amount of punishment. He would then
forward his arguments in the strongest manner in
Which he believed it could be brought forward, and, with
e indulgence of the House, he hoped he should be able to
13ruve his case successfully. He believed he should be
able to show that the change ho arnoperorscendt,swavoiunldibneexof
rat benefit to..th.
be gained.
country,aine. while „
d They should rememgber the
ex-
penditure wouolfd b
territory they had, and the small force in
eat extentTlttnparis•on to that territory which they had at their
They had, as had been stated on a
lie,reeP;osaus evening, forty-nine colonies, and a territory
oeuleh, but recently, in the East Indies had been extended
,n-thebanks of the Sutlej, and they had but 120,000 men to
protect it. The change he proposed, therefore, was, ca
tiltatled to their most serious consideration. Ile would b!
1*
to show, from returns he had in his possession, and
lo ,1". information he had received, the alarming preva-
oile of crime in the army. He had received a return
aide deserters from the army in Great Britain, Ireland,
184,,t110 colonies during the three years ; that was in
the, 1843, and 1844. In Canada the deserters during
vejeZeteberee years was 735, of whom 193 were retaken or
vintec,". In Great Britain during the same time the
tzteken"„o deserters was 5,208, of whom 3,286 were re-
Whotti- ; and in Ireland the number was 1,594,
total ~,e,',159 were retaken or rejoined. Making the
whotellruer of deserters in those three years 7,537, of
„(11111ted',.638 were retaken. and leaving 2,899 not ac-
ted
for; or a loss of about 1,000 men a year.
to 18-eei'ense of these deserters to the country from 1843
tioe thad been 71,5201. By a return moved for by the
IMet•C'evaber for Montrose, with reference to corporal
it en-sgruent inflicted in the army dnring the same period,
Poerel3etived that there were 3,355 persons upon whom cor-
tion Peuvlishment bad been inflicted. He thought the ques-
aieepcu, corporal punishment was one deserving of con-
fels.„„at'un, and should be removed, if possible; but he
the assured that flogging could not be removed while
theeveresent term of enlistment was adhered to. Within
army Years there had been 28,190 men in the British
belle who had suffered imprisonment. lie did not
anu_eofi- eeffetchtast. could be a good system which produced
Many medical men had written books
Iteran. the subject which would convince any Hon.
Cali of of the necessity of some change in the law of
talent. Mr. Marshall had said, in a work which he
h7L, written and dedicated to Sir Henry llardinge, treat
moral point of view it was politic to enlist men for
Zeet._3:g Period at an early age, because at thet age persons
b;rio tto figure to themselves a thousand instances of
but
tir and glory in which they were to become sharers,
ueoutittiWih.,o were doomed to disappointment. In the present
he defied
of the army, continued the Gallant Member,
anY 'lied any person to point out an instance in which
re.sPectable tradesman or farmer would wish his son
bu...,111.et in the army. He would have to spend all the
Z°l his years in the service of his country, and then
ir_e,eNvaardsed with a- miserable pen,,ion of 6(1. a day,
,e 0 barely sufficient to keep him out of the work-
,e,e7Ys.
the
show the opinion entertained in the army
in?
the
service, the Gallant Member proceeded to
-iautteetlel case of George Hill of the 67th, who stated
11,1,4_4 e %les the murderer of a young woman of the
Grimwood, who had been murdered at a
.."4; "ttge in the neighbourhood. On his oxen:dna-

THE STORM ON SATURDAY.
The following additional particulars were obtained yester-
day :

THE ITALIAN OPERA -noUSE.—Whilst the storm was
raging, the fell with such violence upon the various sky-
lights on the roof, that nearly every square of glass was
broken. Fortunately plenty of assistance was in the house,
and the rain as it fell through was quickly baled away. The
damage done is, therefore, not nearly so great as might have
been expected. Yesterday tarpaulings and canvass were
placed over the broken windows to keep the rain and dust
out. Tile Opera Colonnade, it will be remembered, was
lighted by means of eighteen fancy circular lanterns, which
contained in the whole many hundred squares of glass.
Upon inspecting the Arcade yesterday, it was found that
nearly every pane of glass was shivered to atoms. The va-
rious tradesmen of the place had also the whole of their sky-
lights demolished, and their shops covered with water.
THE REFORM CLUB-HOUSE.—Throughout the whole of
Sunday and yesterday, one of Mr. Merrvweather's fire en-
gines was engaged pumping out the water which had entered
this large building. Towards the latter part of the evening
the men succeeded in getting the house free. At one time
the water was nearly ten feet deep.
BURFORD'S PANORAMA, LEICESTER-SQUA.RE.—At this esta-
blishment not fewer than 10,000 squares of glass were de-
molished, and the rain poured in such bodies that the place
was completely inundate,i. Owing, however, to the Pano-
rama being painted in oil colours, it sustained no damage.
Had it. been done in what is termed destemper, the whole t)1
the painting would have been rendered worthless. By great
exertion the building was thoroughly dried, and opened as
usual to the public yZsterday.
SA VI L LE-I-10 USE, LEICESTER.SQUARE.—The greater por-

lion of the skylights over the exhibition rooms were broken.
and the lower part of the premises completely inundated
with water. The water rose several feet in Mr. Smith's wine
shades on the basement, and did great mischief.
THE ADELAIDE GALLERY.—NearIy the whole of the beau-
Will stained glass windows on the roof of this establish-
ment, under which the daugerreotype portraits were taken
by M. Claudet, are broken. The skylights in the other
portions of the gallery are likewise demolished. The damage
done to the adjoining property in the Lowther-arcade is very
considerable.

HUNGERFORD-MARKET.—The damage clone to the glass-
work in this market is most extensive. There is scarcely a
whole pane left in any of the skylights. Nearly all the
tradesmen in the lower market had their goads either
washed away or greatly damaged,
TIIE WESTERN EXCIIANGE.—It is impossible to tell the
exact damage done at this building. Besides the injury to
the premises, the stall-holders had their fancy goods washed
down, and in many instances the whole of the articles were
spoiled. It is feared that the loss to the stall-holders alone
will exceed 1,5001.
THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE.—A number of men were
employed the whole of yestel day and the preceding day in
baling cut the water that had accumulated in the Public Re-
cord. office, Carlton side. From the great care that was
taken in removing the records, it is believed that not one
document has suffered snore than from being completely
saturated with water.

ST. Manpre's. COURT.—Messrs. Hills and Mills, woollen-
drapers, at the corner of St. Martin's-court, had 150 squares
of glass in their warehouse demolished.
SOHO-SQUARE.—Besides the mischief done in the imme-
diate vicinity of Soho-square, already noticed in this jour-
nal, the premises of Messrs. Cross and Blackwell, her Ma-
jesty's oilmen, were extensively damaged in consequence of
the skylights breaking.
COVENT-GARDEN.—That portion of the Bedford Conserva-
tory in the occupation of Mr. Bunny, florist, has about
three-fourths of the panes of glass broken. About the same
extent of damage is done to the other conservatory, occupied
by Messrs. Ewart and Co.
The damage done by the storm on Saturday to the gar-
dens of the Royal Botanic Society in the Regent's park has
been much exaggerated. The whole damage amounts only
to a portion of the mould from some of the flower-beeis being
washed on to the gravel walks. In the new conservatory,
which covers 15,000 feet cf ground, not a single pane is
cracked, although many of the fragments of ice picked up
in the gardens measured above an inch in length, and were
of irregular angular forms. On the other hand, the fall of
rain has been of infinite service, filling the lake to overflow.
and changing the grass, which by the constant wear of nume-
rous visitors, aided by the dry weather, had become brown,
to its usual healthy colour.
Amongst other damage at the west end of the town, the
Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, seems to have suffered
severely, having had two entire windows of beautifully
figured glass entirely destroyed, every pane being broken,
together with other glass, upwards of 100 panes in number.
Such was the force of the storm' and size of the hailstones,
that the skylights were entirely destroyed, before any means
could be resorted to for their preservation.
l'isreico.—The amount of property destros-ed and damaged
in the neighbourhood of Pimlico is most extensive. Many
of the houses in the vicinity of the great common sewer were
completely deluged, and it was not until late yesterday after-
noon that the water was pumped out.
At Dr. Aldis's, in Chester-square, the skylight at the top
of the house was broken ; a double skylight over the library
broken ; and after a carpet was thrown over to protect it,
the force of the hailstones was powerful enough to break
several panes of glass. Many more windows were broken,
and the hailstones projected a long way into the rooms.
WOOD-STREET, Crry.—The silk-mercers and riband mer-
chants in Wood-street, City, have sustained great damage by
the storm. The skylights at Messrs. Brettle and Son's were
broken, and an immense damage was done to the stock in
trade by the bursting of a water-spout over the roof.
HormonN.—From an examination made there is little
do:ibt that the fall of the two houses, noticed in this journal
yesterday, was occasioned by the rain having undermined
the foundations.
OXFORD.,STREET.—It is quite impossible to state the exact
damage done in the neighbourhood of Oxford-street. Nearly
every street, lane, and square were visited with equal
severity. In Gee's-court the whole of the houses were com-
pletely inundated for some time, and it is reported that a
child was drowned whilst left alone in its cradle. The re-
porter, however, was unable to ascertain with certainty
whether or not such was the case. The furniture of the re-
sidents was most severely injured by the water.
BRIXTON, CLAPHAM, AND WANDSWORTII ROAD.—The
scene that presented itself yesterday in these districts it is
impossible accurately to describe. For upwards of a mile
and a half down the Wandsworth-road, nearly every pane
of glass in the south fronts of the houses is demolished.
Incredible as it may appear, there were to be seen scattered
on the ground many cart loads of broken glass. Mr. Chandler,
the celebrated camellia japonica grower, has the whole of his
extensive conservatories shivered, and the damage to his
plants is incalculable. It is estimated that 600/. will not re-
place the glass broken. Mr. Merryweather, the engine-
maker, of Long-acre, had the whole of the sky-lights in his
house at Vauxhall demolished, and the furniture saturated
with water. In the Clapham-road, Tulse-hill, and Brixton-
road, a similar scene of desolation presented itself. The Pro-
prietary Grammar Schaal at Stockwell had an immense
number of squares of glass shattered. The total loss of glass
on the Surrey side of the river alone, it is believed, will amount
to several thousand pounds. The damage at the Nine Elms
terminus alone will extend to many hundred pounds. At
Tulse-hill every square of glass is riddled.
NEWINGTOL—In the district of St. Andrew's-road and
ilorsemonger-lane the houses and roadways were overflowed,
and throughout Sunday and yesterday morning men were
engaged pumping the rain out of the basement floors of the
several buildings. The damage done to property is most
extensive.
CAMBERWELL—ProbabIy in no part was the hail felt with
greater severity than in the Camberwell New-road. One
gentleman took the pains to examine the size of the hail-
stones, and he found that there were not fewer than five or
six different sizes, some nearly as large:as walnuts, and other
as small as peas. The principal damage done has; been to
the glass and plants in the market gardens.
N OTTINGHAM. —On Saturday evening last an awful thun-
der-storm, accompanied with heavy rain, visited the town of
Nottingham and its neighbourhood. As early as five o'clock
in the afternoon, the lightning began to play:, and in two
hours the whole atmosphere became enveloped in thick dark
clouds. Occasionally peals of heavy thunder were heard,
and flash after flash of sheet, and sometimes forked, lightning
succeeded, indicating that a storm of no ordinary description
was discharging itself in the heavens. From half-past eight
till midnight the horizon, on all sides, was one continued
glare; but during a whole hour, commencing at half-past
nine o'clock, the storm raged with unparalleled violence.
The inhabitants throughout the town became terrified as the
rain descended in heavy torrents, the lightnings played in-
cessantly, and the thunders continued one heavy and ap-
palling roar, as though the elements had been let loose, and
were waging fierce war with each other. So frightful and
terrific a storm for so long a period has not been experienced
in Nottingham for many years. Apprehensions of the most
fearful character were entertained, as the forked lightning
constantly dashed through the air, but little or no damage
was done either to the inhabitants or the buildings. This was
not the case in some of the surrounding villages where the
storm raged with unabated fury for as long a period as in
Nottingham. At Nuttall, four miles distant, a fire-ball fell
upon a large straw stack in the farm-yard belonging to
Mr. Joseph Faulconbridge, and, although all the villagers
turned out, took every bucket and vessel capable of holding
water, the whole was soon destroyed ; and, had not the
wind suddenly changed, the other stacks, a very large num-
ber, would have been destroyed. A messenger on horseback
was dispatched to Nottingham for the engines, where he ar-
rived at a quarter-past 12, but on the town-engine reaching
Nuttall the fire had burnt itself out. At Bulwell, a mile or
two to the east of Nuttall, the storm was equally severe, and
considerable damage was done. At half-past nine o'clock, in
the midst of the heaviest of the thunder and lightning,three
half-bred horses, the property of Mr. Charles Allcock, were
observed to be galloping wildly round a field in the occupa-
tion of that gentleman ; and the next morning they were
found dead, in the centre of the close. They were valuable
animals, being worth not less than 100/, The electric fluid
had seized their carcases, riven part of the flesh from their
bodies, and passed into the ground, making five round deep
holes. I have this day (Sunday) been scouring the sur-
rounding country, and find that no serious injury, beyond
what I have described above, occurred from this terrific
storm, except slight damage to a few crops of standing corn,
which, being over-ripe, had some of the grain beaten out.
All the country people appear to have been much terrified,
and many of them state, that they passed the greater part
of the night on their knees, being apprehensive that the
day of judgment, with all its promised horrors, was really
commencing.
EAST WELDON.—Between six and seven o'clock on Satur-
day evening, a tremendous hurricane of wind, accompanied
by torrents of rain and hail, ushered
was shortly followed by incessant peals of thunder and
sheets of vivid lightning. The atmosphere was so obscured
that it was impossible to distinguish objects a few yards
distant. The destruction of property in the neighbourhood
is great, scarcely a house but has windows broken, and
in many instances the roofs demolished. For miles
round torrents of water were seen rushing along the
slopes, carrying away sheaves of corn, sheep, and pigs,
numbers of which were drowned. One farmer in the neigh-
bourhood has lost from 20 to 30 sheep and two young colts,
and many others, too numerous to specify, have sustained
severe losses. One of the most complete scenes of destruc-
tion of property ever witnessed through the effect of a storm
in this country is to be seen at the residence of Mr. J. P.
Collingford, of Harwood Lodge, Mount Wilford. The
house, which stands upon an eminence, seems to have sus-
tained the brunt of one of the most violent gusts of the tem-
pest. The mansion being of an octangular form was much
exposed to the violence of the storm, numerous windows
being dashed in, frames and all, the torrents of rain and hail
completely drenching the carpets, furniture, &c. To show
the force of the hurricane, an extremely old and choice
painting, which hung against the library wall, opposit
window, was split by the hailstones, which were of an un-
usual size and hardness. Two stacks of chimney were either
blown down or struck by the lightning, and in their fall
carried away a large portion of the wall from the upper part
of the house, whence the mass of material fell on the coach-
house, completely shattering a travelling carriage within
the building. The extensive range of conservatories,
greenhouses, &c., are nearly all demolished, not the glass
merely, but the entire framework swept away. The wind
likewise blew down the gardener's cottage, the straw roof of
which was carried to a distance of 30 yards over the garden-
wall. Great damage is done to the standing corn in the
neighbourhood, which is beaten down by the hail. On Sun-

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day morning tornentolt34 wno kos4-- t iiies
Rushton, that a youth. eight ,srears otasee, in ACM ole iveeneee •
in that neighbourhood, had been swept awaylev a torrent a ,
water during the storm, and drowned.
LEICESTER, AUGUST 2.—The inhabitari9. of this town
will for many a day remember the evening otethe Ist of
August, 184 G. Through the day the heat wase'exeessiVe
and particularly oppressive, with every --4 ti icsation •
an approaching break-up of the late fine weather. The
lower stratum of clouds had every appearance of being
highly charged with electric matter, and at six in the
evening, a most portentous-looking mass of black clouds
burst and poured its contents in a deluge of rain, that far
exceeded anything 0f,4 the kind on record in Leicester. In
less than 15 minutes most of the culverts were choked up,
and the streets became flooded; the water poured in at the
door-ways, windows, and areas of houses, and quickly the
lower premises were under water, and an indescribable scene
of uproar, confusion, and destruction of property followed.
By seven o'clock the water in many houses was from 3 to 12
feet in depth, whilst some of the streets were impassable. In
Humberstone-gate the water in the roadway was about four
feet deep, and persons going to the Bell Inn were obliged to
make entrance by the windows. From 6upto 9 o'clock the
peals of thunder were awfully tremendous, whilst the
lightning was of a most vivid character. In Shambles-lane a
building was ignited by the electric riuid, and at precisely
eleven minutes after eight o'clock the upper part of the tower
of St. George's Church was struck, and about iitry feet of the
shaft was hurled in all directions. A large pertion of it, with
parts of the battlements and pinnacles of the tower, was
thrown on the roof, whilst several huge masses of stone were
forced through the roof into the body of the church, indeed
the roof and tower present the appearance of a perfect wreck.
It is lamentable to witness so much destruction, the work of
an instant, of the very handsome church of St. George's.
The clock work is destroyed, fused, anal scattered in all direc-
tions. The bell, which had gone through its last curfew peal •
a few minutes before, is now prostrate, and t' e hands of the
clock face point to the precise moment of its destruction.
The organ narrowly escaped annihilation too, a mass of
stones brushed its face, and splintered the siegers's seats im-
mediately before. It is much feared an arciltectural exami-
nation of the building will show that its restoration will be
one of no ordinary magnitude. Since the eccasi m the town
has been in high excitement, whilst the neighbourhood of
the church has been thronged with anxious geze s. During
the night all the tire-engines of the town were employed in
forcing the water from the inundated houses; and curing
this morning many of the townspeople were toiling with
the bucket and baling out the water from their premises.
It is a general subject of remark, that the drainage of the
town is deficient, and the culverts too small to meet a cala-
mity of the sort that has taken place by the flooding of the
streets and houses. But, thank God, such storms are of rare
occurrence.
STORM AND FLOOD OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—(From the
Carlisle Patriot.)—During the greater part of the day on
\Vednesday there was a heavy and continuous fall of rain,
which excited considerable anxiety among the farmers as to
the mischief with which it threatened the crops, but towards
night it gradually swelled into a tempest, accompanied by a
storm of thunder and lightning, unequalled on any recent oe-
casien in this county. Shortly. before nine o'clock the clouds
assumed a dense and lurid appearance, and the lightning
flashed, and the thunder rattled almost without interruption
until an early hour yesterday morning, while throughout the
whole night there was a tremendous fall of rain, which pro-
duced, by daylight, the most extensive and sudden flood in
all the neighbouring rivers which it has been our duty to re-
cord for many years. The Eden was swollen to a fearful ex -
tent, covering Rickerby Holme and the Swifts, so as to render
them impassable, and bearing upon its surface large trees
and masses of hay which told its ravages. The Esk was
in the same condition, as was also the Irthing, the Lyne,
the Caldew, and the Petteril, and although we have not
been able to learn the particulars of all the accidents
which occurred, enough has transpired to leave the
extent of the damage beyond all question. In the
neighbourhood of Brampton a great deal of bay was
flooded and several sheep were destroyed; but the most
serious evil we have heard of there was the destruction of
Carnbeck-bridge, near Walton House, which, we understand,
was completely carried away. All along the Irthing the
presence of the flood was also fearfully palpable, by which
it is feared that many sheep were washed away. The Esk
has also made fearful ravages, assisted by the Liddle and the
Lyne. As far up as Cannobie we have heard that rumours
prevail of lives lost, as Langholm races took place on Wednes-
day, and several of the small bridges were swept away, but
throughout the whole course of the river the damage is per-
ceptible. Indeed the oldest inhabitants do nut recollect
when the flood was more serious. Mr. James Beaty, of
Riddings, on the banks of the Liddle above Netherby, has lost
51 sheep and five stirks on the occasion, besides having his
crop completely inundated. Mr. Church, of Parkhouse, Can-
nobie, is also reported to have lost many cattle and sheep.
Mr. Wright, who farms the Speard, near Longtown, has lost
12 or 13 sheep, and his crops are said to be literally covered
with wreck and sludge. Mr. Tweddle, of Longtown,
cooper, had his saw mill, sheds, sluice, and dam, with the
wooden troughs which conveyed the water from the dam to
the saw mill, carried away, and it is supposed that great
damage has also been none to the property on the opposite
side of Longtown Beck. The Lyne was also swollen to a
grievous extent, and owing to the bursting of the embank-
ment near Bush -on-Lyne, the farms of Randlinton, Parcels-
town, Hornick-hill, Burnfoot, and Stone, were greatly
inundated. But here the loss of cattle and sheep was
happily limited, although it was actually found neces-
sary to use boats to save the lives of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnston, who, with their servants, were driven for
refuge to the top of the house until that assistance arrived
from Longtown and Justustown. Lower down, however,
we regret to state, the embankments at Purdom's Crook
gave way, and the whole of the farm occupied there by Mr.
Richard Ferguson was seriously flooded. The whole stock
was at one time in danger, but by the most strenuous ex-
ertions the greater part was saved—although we have to re-
I cord that not less than 100 sheep, and, it is reported, two or
three horses, are lost. 'We understand also that the flood in
this district was so great that the Edinburgh mail had to
go round by Astonby before it could proceed on its journey.
The flood in the Caldew was also most alarming, more se-
rious, indeed, than it had been recollected since 1809. Several
bridges and embankments have given way under the immense
pressure, and whole crops of hay were swept down the de-
structive stream to the great damage of the farmers. The
wood bridge at Dalston was completely destroyed, and the
contiguous embankment carried away. Fortunately no cat-
tle were destroyed here. Several cows, however, swam down
the river, but they were saved near Dalston. We have been
.informed that the whole of the hay on Carder/ Mires has
been laid under water and that a part of the railway near
Crofton Bridge has been injured, and at this point the coal
train passing about 6 o'clock yesterday morning was thrown
oti" in consequence ; but no person was injured, and in the course
of the day the damage was repaired. The injury en the Caldew
and its tributaries has not been fully ascertained, but it is
stated that along Corn mersdale a great deal of mischief has been
done; several sniall bridges broken down, including the re-
mains of the railway bridge, of which we recently noticed
the fall, and it was at one time surmised that the Corporation-
bay was in great danger. In Shaddongate and Caldewgate
the flood so prevailed that, excepting in carts, a passage was
impossible, and the workpeople of the Messrs. Dixon could
not reach their works without the conveyance of waggons ;
but fortunately in Carlisle itself very little inconvenience
was experienced. Wigton was also exposed to all the rigour
of the tempest; there the thunder prevailed to the same
alarming extent as at Carlisle. A great deal of meadow hay
was swept away by the flooding of the rivers, and other da-
mage done, but of this we have not heard the details. A
correspondent from that town assures us that the barometer,
which was high at the commencement of the storm, did not
fall in the least during its continuance, and this, with the
great quantity of rain that fell previously, were rather un-
usualfeatures in the storm.