The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-06-18 00:00:00

Tills' LATE STORMS.

We had a sudden change of weather in this district on
Tuesday last, from which there resulted one of the great-
est floods ever remembered at this season of the year.—
The early morning of that day was bright and sultry;
but towards the hour of ten in the forenoon clouck began
to gather thickly—in an incredibly short period all around
was black and lowering—a few drops of rain fell—than -
der and lightning followed—and then arose a storm of
rain such as has rarely been witnessed in this clime. Fir
nearly an hour it came down in torrents, and the flow of
water upon the ground became so excessive as to produce
an inundation which fur some time choked up every out-
let. In Carlisle the street gutters could not con-r
tain one-twentieth part of the water which rushed to theit
passages; and
,the immediate consequence was, that
streets, lanes, courts, and entries, were involved in one
general deluge. In the lower parts of the townespe-
ciallv Rickergate and the neighbourhood—several cellars
were well nigh tilled with water ; whilst through many
houses it flowed with all the effect of a regular and rapid
current. In the country, ill elevated and exposed situa-
tions, the Water issued like a torrent along roads; lanes,
walks, and wherever •it could find a way- to escape ; and
upon level grounds it rapidly accumulated, and satin pre-
sented a most formidable appearance. Shortly after 12
o'clock the violence of the rain abated, and before two
o'clock it had become fair and somewhat serene; but
about half-past three the rain came on again, accompa-
nied by a high wind, and it continued extremely wet and
boisterous throughout the night.
The extreme violence of the rain did considerable mis-
chief in the country,—in the fields, beating down the hay
grass, damaging the young corn, and carrying off large
portions of soil,—in the gardens and orchards, battering
tile vegetables, destroying the seed-beds, knocking off
the young fruit, and washing away the earth and the gra-
vel walkS,—upon the roads, bursting the conduits, re,:,t-
ing up the soil, and sweeping away the surface materials.
But the greatest mischief arose from the rapid and exten-
sive rising of the rivers Which encircle this city, which
overflowed their banks with great violence. The Eden,
which was extremely low, owing to the long drought,
began to increase in its volume in the afternoon of Tues-
day, and in the course of the night it rapidly rose to a
great height, rolling along in a terrible torrent, and soon
placed the whole of the low grounds upon its banks un-
der water: the meadows in its vicinity, around Carlisle,
were one continuous sheet of water, to the extent of
many hundreds of acres. The inundation occasioned by'
this violent rising of the Eden has done great damage in
all directions. Perhaps the most extensive work of de-
struction which it effected was at the bridge now effect-
ing at Warwick, where it carried away all the frame-
work, machinery, scaffolding, the flat-bottomed boat. used
in conveying stones, and destroyed much of the prepara-
tory operations of, the builders. The timber, &c., front
that place, came floating down the stream to Carlisle
bridge—one piece of the frame-work entire, having the
appearance of a large raft, and the boat uninjured—where,
by active exertions, the greater part of it was recovered.
The loss to the contractors, Messrs Nixon and Denton, it
was at first apprehended, would be very serious; as it is,
the amount is stated to be about £5O or £6o.—Carlisle
Patriot.

EDINBURGH.—Tuesday morning a thick mist came on
from the eastward, which continued to increase in den-
sity till about mid-day, when the darkness became so
great that business in many parts of the town was either
totally suspended or had to be carried on by means of
gas-light. About one o'clock the gloom -was fearful.
Several flashes of lightning, followed by peals of thun-
der, occurred at this time, and a soaking rain fell, which
gradually dissipated the mist and darkness. After a short
intermission, the rain again descended in torrents, and
continued till midnight. The earth is now liberally sup-
plied with moisture, and vegetation is now progressing
with extraordinary rapidity. Some fields of wheat in
the vicinity are already in ear, and early potatoes are in
full bloom.
There was a heavy thunder-storm with torrents of rain
over the whole western district on Tuesday, and as far
as accounts have been received from more distant quar-
ters, it appears to have been general over Scotland.
ACCIDENT BY LIGHTNING.—During the thunder-storm
on Tuesday afternoon, one of .the chimneys at the works
of Mr. G.'N\Thyatt, Openshaw, was struck by the elec-
tric fluid, and a part of the stone-work thrown down.
The lightning ran through the greater part of the works,
and a dozen men were knocked down by it, but none of
them were hurt. In the drying cylinder rooms a window
was forced out. Within twelve yards of the chimney
there is a day school for young children, but, fortunately,
all the windows were open, and no further mischief was
done by the shock.—Manchester Courier.