Star.
London, England, 1825-02-12 00:00:00

HIGH TIDES AND INUNDATIONS.

About the time of tht last full moon, and on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, of last week, the Thames Wall, in the levels of
Dartford, Stone, Crayford, and Erith, on the Kentish side, was
breached in many places, and overflown for several miles, wltcreby
some thous-Ands of acres of valuable land were, and continue to be,
completely

intimidated.
An extraordinary high tide took place about mid-day at Paver.
sham on Thursday sennight : the water flowed in with such as-
tonishing rapidity, that houses were almost surnuuded before the
inmates perceived its approach, or apprehended its consequences;
the rooms of many houses were from one to three feet deep in water.
At a place called Fowley Island, in the neighbourhood of Conger,
the tide broke over the embankments, and flowed so fast, that .he
inhabitants were unable to make their escape, or to save auy
of
their property from the tavages of the water. The inmates were
obliged to force through the thatch of their dwelling, and thus got
on the top of it, until WMe persons came in a boat, and thus res-
cued them from their perilous situation.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday week, the tide rose to a very
unusual height at Sheerness; on Friday it rose to a level with the
pier and the sea wall between Sheerness and Qoeenborough ; at
the top of high water, the water washed over the wall adjoining
the pier, and flowed lute Blue Town at a considerable rate, inun-
dating several of the lanes and streets nearest the pier, filling the
cellars, lower rooms of houses, and other places of low situ:don ;
on the north east side of the Government works, the sea made a
-tiderabk breach in the outer wall, and presently filled the moat

surrounding the battery.
On the Flemish coast, the late tempestuous weather, and un-
usually high tides, have been more destructive than in England.
On the 4th instant, at noon, the whole town of Ostend was in
great alarm—the sea overflowirg the dikes and quays near the
port, inundated some of the streets. The sea dike has sustained
considerable injury ; the dikes which keep off the water of the eort
will need great repair. The principal part of the Wharf, called the
Placket, was washed down, together with one end of the basin.
At Flushing, the water rose from seven to eleven feet in the street ;
and at Dunkirk, a brig was wrecked in endeavouring to enter the
harbour. The body of a man dressed in the Scotch costume was
washed ashore on the coast, having about him one hundred pounds
and several papers, which have been delivered to the Authorities.
At Firmonde, the water ran over the bridge, and inundated se-
veral streets; and some of the dikes about the town were carried
away.. The whole parish of Grimberger is under water, and the
inhabitants, 100 in number, were brought off in boats.
The albststerdant Courant contains a long article on the subject, hi
which it is stated, that the water had broke through the dike, near
Durgendam, in the Waterland, and intendated 10,000 acres of land.
The inhabitants were obliged to take refuge on the roofs of their
houses. The Captains of the Merchantmen were gone to bring
them away in their boats, and bad already saved great numbers
they were still employed in bringing off the remainder, and also the
cattle, which were in the midst of the water.

Accounts from York, Upper Canada, announce
the destruction of the centre and north wing of the Parliament
House, in that town. The fire broke out shout midnight of the
30th ult. in the atorth wing, and burnt with such fury as to defeat
every effort to save that wing, and the main body of that extensive
building. The south wing was saved, by great exertion, but not
until considerable injury had been done. The fire originated in the
rooms appropriated for tbe use of Dr. Powell and his clerks, the
whole of whose valuable papers are lost. The loss to the Province
is not less than eighty thousand dollars, besides the want of a suit-
able place for the Members of the Legislature to assemble in, at
their approaching Session.
CANINE Sat uccLatts.—An account from the frontiers
of France, says—" The triple line of French Custom-house Offiem
have been for some time on the alert ; some of the posts have been
removed to other places to watch over the numerous packs of dogs
which arrive from Belgium with prohibited goods. These intelligent
animals are perfectly well trained, and carry into France, across
fields and through bye ways, the produce of foreign manufacture.--
Some of these poor animals Lave already fallen victims ; when they
are perceived within musket shot, a running fire is kept up against
them, which; with all their activity, they cannot always escape.'
Tuesday, as Joist; Dawes, Esq. of St. John's College,
Cambridge, was riding near Fulbourn, in attempting to leap over a
hedge, his horse swerved, and made at a six-barred gate. when the
horsefeet having caught the top bar, Mr. D. was thrown, and
the falling upon him, broke his thigh. Mr. D. was conveyed
back to Cambridge, and surgical assistance instantly procured.
DEATH Or J. H. PARRY, ESQ. THE BARRISTSR....
Thursday last, an Inquest was held at the Prince of Wales There,
North-street, en the body of lone Httatrraers Passe, lisq. *l4
came by his death under the following circumstances :—The firsts
witness, Emma Purdy, deposed as follows—l am arrant to Mrs.
Dunstan, ES, Pleasant-terrace. About half-past eight o'clock,
en Saturday evening last. as I was going to Collier-street, along
North.street. I saw the deceased struck on the mouth by a tall man,
dressed in a finials coat : the man repeated the blow, and then
gave him a tremendous bit on the side • the deceased instantly fell
to the ground, and appeared to be dead. A Gentleman who came
up told the man in the fustian coat that he had killed the Gentle-
man. Several persons came round and picked the Gentleman up,
and carried him into the Prince of Wales Tavern. J should not
know the man again who struck the blows; he was quite 'obit, but
I think the deceased was intozleated.—The Rev. Jean Baptiste
Herbert sworn: I lives;eld-terrace and am a Clergyman and
a teacher of foreign gue. I saw ;he deceased at the biz of
the Prince of Wales, asking the landlady' how she did? saw' him
leave the house • I followed in a few minutes after, and saw the
deceased struck by a man violently ; the blew knocked him down;
he seemed to be dead • I said to the man " What a villain you
must be; youihave the man •" be rePlied, he bad been in-
sulted, and struck by him first; I then went and told the landlord
that the deceased had been most cruelly used, if not killed, by a
man who used his house. This witness swore most positively to
his having made the circumstance known to the hadlort
Jury censured the conduct of the landlord in very severe terms, and
returned a verdict of Maissloyhter against William Bennett, who
has been conveyed to Newgate. The unfortunate Mr. Parry had,
within a few days before his melancholy death, came into posses-
sion of • very large property. Mr. Paso: was an excellent dn.
sical scholar, and a Gentleman of great literary attainments.
HUNTING.
H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fos Hounds meet oMotnday, at Chaldou;
Wednesday, at Somers Arms; Saturday, hipstead.
The Surrey Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at Bromley ; Thurr
day, at Geed; Saturday, at Riddlesdown.
The Harriers meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at
Sanderstead.

DIED.
Saturday .e night, the Rev. John Mills, of Bury, who or" about
eight o'clock that morning found drowned in the Elver Lark, near
klempton, about five miles from Bury.

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