Star.
London, England, 1824-11-26 00:00:00

with torrents of rain, visited this town ana neighbour-
hood on Monday night, and continued, with almost
unabated fury, the whole of yesterday. The River
Tone overflowed its banks, and the adjacent meadows
were inundated. The waters at North Town accumu-
lated to the depth of several feet, so as to prevent the
progress of foot passengers in that direction. Many
houses we(e partially unroofed by the fury of the gale ;
but we have not heard of any serious mischief having
happened. The accounts from the coast and Channel
must be everywhere contemplated with anxiety. The
waters at Langport were distressingly high, and poured
into and through the housts in the principal street with
alarming rapidity. The Minehead mail could not pro-
ceed from this town on Tuesday night with any chance
of accomplishing its journey, from the inundated state
of the road. Great destruction has occurred among the
orchards, parks, and grounds, of this neighbourhood, a
considerable number of fruit trees and ornamental tim-
ber having been prostrated by the tempest.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, NOVEMBER es.
One of the most tremendous storms of lightning and
thunder, attended with hail, in the memory of the oldest
inhabitant, visited this place and neighbourhood about
eight o'clock on Sunday evening ; it lasted about an
hour, and at one time the Heavens appeared one sheet'
of flame. A female servant of Mrs. Mayo, Mount
Ephraim, was sitting by the fire-side; a flash of light-
ning struck her and deprived her of sight, but the sight'
of one of her eyes is restored. Mr. Overy, a farmer at
Ramsligh Farm, was returning home from Grooms-
bridge; his horse took fright at the lightning, and bolted.
He was thrown from his seat, and for some time hung
in the stirrups; providentially he escaped from this
dangerous situation without material injtiry. A youth
was struck dead at Shipbourne, near Tunbridge.
CHELTENHAM, NOVEMBER 24.
The gale of Tuesday morning was_ attended with
some destructive consequences. The balustrade in
front of Mr. Thompson's Montpellier Pump Room, on
each side of the Lion, were completely beaten in. The
two upper stories of a house now erecting near the Bath
Turnpike were blown down. On Colonel Reddell's
grounds, near Wellington Cottage, a large elm tree
was torn from the roots.
CHICHESTER, NOVEMBER 23.
Many chimnies are blown down here, and much in-
jury done to the house tops. We have this moment
been informed that a large Indiaman- is blown ashore
off Felpham. The agent for Lloyd's has just left here
in a post chaise. We are told also that a young man
was found drowned in a deep ditch, near the Barracks ;
he had attached to him, by a sling, a pair of milk pails,
and is supposed to have been blown into the ditch by
the violence of the wind, and that being subject to fits,
he was unable to extricate himself.
EXETER, NOVEMBER 24.
This City and its neighbourhood experienced, on
Monday last, a most tremendous storm of rain, accom-
panied with thunder, lightning, and a high wind, which
threw down trees, overturned stacks of chimnies, and
did much other damage. The Rivers Exe, Culm, and
Creedy, overflowed their banks, and upwards of three
hundred sheep were swept away. At Exmouth,'
Teignmouth, and Starcross much damage was done
to the houses.
DOVER, NOVEMBER 24.
Monday night, a most tremendous hurricane of wind
came on from the south-west (attended 'yesterday
morning with lightning), and which continued
_to rage
with unabated fury the whole of yesterday and part of
last night, which caused great havoc among our shingle
and walks; to add to which we had the highest tide
which has occurred for five years; and great fears were
entertained for the safety of the bathing-houses. How-
ever, the flow was not so great this morning at high
water, and the weather has fortunately now moderated.
The accounts from all quarters are bad enough, and,
though nothing serious has occurred at this port, they
are not so lucky to the east and westward of us. In the
gale, a brig went down off Margite, and all hands pe-
rished. An outward-bound West Indianian (the Glen-
don) went down at a moment's notice, yesterday, in the
Downs, and only five hands out of seventeen saved ; at
Hastings there is a vessel ashore, name unknown.—
Dimchurch Wall has suffered much, being yesterday
overflowed. A number of vehicles, of different-descrip-
tions, were yesterday blown over on Dover Castle and
Folkstone hills. On the latter, a large caravan thew,
coming to the fair at this place, was upset.
Suoantax.—Sunday night, a French vessel, the Pe.
lagie. Guiton, master, from Honflettr, in running for the
harbour, drove to leeward, and grounded to the east-
ward of the Pier. The cargo, consisting of eggs aad
apples, was rescued, but the vessel was completely
wrecked the next tide. The pole placed on the tower of
the church, with many chimneys, were levelled by its
violence. The sea breaking over the beach, and inun-
dating the adjoining fields, presented an appearance
truly awful. Much damage was likewise done by the
river overflowing the banks. The light-house at the
entrance of the harbour, and the store in which the
cargo of the wrecked French vessel was deposited, were
destroyed, and no part of the latter saved. The injury
sustained by the ships in this port is very trifling.
The sea came entirely over the beach in front of the
town, so as to give the harbour the appearance of being
the open sea, and great fears were at one time entertained
for the safety of the town itself. The waves dashed
with inconceivable violence over the piers at the en-
trance to the harbour, which were at times so much en-
veloped in the surf, as to be quite indescribable from the
shore. We are happy to add, however; that they stood
the shock without sustaining,the least injury. Two
boys were drowned near the bridge; but we have not
heard of any more lives being lost.
RAMSGATE.—The consequences of the recent south-
erly gales have been tremendous on this part of the
coast, and the harbour is at the present time occupied
by upwards of three hundred sail of various descrip-
tions, many of which have been detained by contrary
winds for several weeks. The rage of the disturbed ele-
ments reached its height on the night of Monday last,
and a heavy gale blew throughout Tuesday; the effects
that have come to our knowledge, and we fear they are
but a small portion of the whole, are, that during that
night the ship Diana, a Dutch Eat Indiaman, ran ashore
on the Goodwin Sands, and in the morning went t 9
pieces, thirteen of the crew being engulphed in the de-
vouring element, and fire Captain, four seamen, and a
boy only, were saved from the wreck.
Hovs.—The unfortunate inhabitants of the cottages
built on the north beach at Hove have suffered moss
dreadfully, the sea beating over their dwellings Sir E.
Kerrison most kindly sent down to Mr. Buckwell, at the
Bun-house, a sum of money for their relief, which saved
them from great misery. The families have been lodged
in a bon, sadotha suitable places.