The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

IfsRATHER.
(ream TOE PROVINCIAL PAPERS.)
A Phan nth Paper says—" On Thursday night last
we were visited by a tremendous hurricane from the W.
N. IV.; which has occasioned considerable damage in
the town and neighbourhood, and at one time was so
violent as to cause many of the inhabitants in the higher
parts of the town to leave their beds, and seek -sheltea
the lower spar ments of their houses. The stack of
chimnies on the new Town-hall, in tier-street, yielded
to the violence of the gale, and falling with a dreadful
crash on the roof, carried every thing before it; and we
are much concerned to state that the paintings and in-
genious machinery of the Theatre of Arts, belonging
to :tl.Thiodon (w4o has been exhibiting here for some
time past), were entirely destroyed; unfortunately, thus,
• at one fell swoop,' reducing the labour of years to a
heap of rubbish. At Stonehouse, the chimney of an
old house on the quay, fell through the roof, and forced
the floor of the room, in uhi.:h a poor man, named It.
Davis, was lying in bed, into the cellar underneath,
where he was crushed to death by the rubbish. The Cy-
retie, Captain Tozer, drove from her moorings in the
Sound but was brought up when very near the rocks on
Staddon Point. The Watchful tender went on shore at
the Dock-yard, and the Louisa tender, in Stonehouse
Pool, but were got off without injury. We are appre-
hensive of hearing of great damage on the coast."
ltetsrot, Due. 22.—This city, on Thursday night,
was visited by one of the most violent hurricanes within
the recollection of the eldest citizen. The vessels in the
float were driven from their moorings, houses at Clifton
and in the city entirely unroofed, and tiles and chimneys
flying in all directions. The inhabitants of a house in
Bath-street were dangerously wounded by the falling of
the roof whilst they were in bed. A number of accidents
Las come to our knowledge and very serious damage has
been done.

A poor woman of lde, near this city, was found
drowned in a mill-pond, in that village, yesterday morn-
b,;, into which it is supposed she was blown by the high
wind, on passing to her home, on the preceeding even.
ing .—(Rxeter Gazette.)

CARLISLE, DEC. 22.—The weather last Tuesday was a
phenomenon at this season of the year. Early in the
morning the mutterings of distant thunder was heard
—at noon a violent storm of hail fiercely pattered against
the windows—about two in the afternoon a deep and
thick darkness suddenly came on " making the day
hidcons"—shortly afterwards Jove's terrible artillery
rolled in the sky, accompanied with vivid and fearful
flashes of ligtning.

EDINBURGH, Dsc. 21.—8 y a sudden squall on Tuesday
;Horning the canvass was blown from the tops of the
diKerent umanegeries and show booths on the Mound; a
cart of hay was by the same gale overturned at the foot
of the Mound.

In the South of Scotland, for two months past, the
weather has been remarkably wet and stormy, with hn-
taid atmosphere. Vegetation has made astonishing pro-
gress—trees and shrubs are shooting forth their buds ;
—in some of the gardens at Annan beans are in full blos-
som; at Hitchell, near that place, on opening a pit of
potatoes a few days ago, the produce of the present year
steals, had shot from these esculents upwards of a foot
long with new potatoes attached, an inch and a half in
circumference. In most of the flower-gardens a bored
may be selected as beautiful as could be procured in
May or June;—and, I. addition to the above facts may
be added, the Bat made its appearanceat Annan on Sun-
day last, skimming through the air with as mach vigour
as in the month of July.

Conn, Dec. 19.—This city and neighbourhood were
visited this morning, between four and five, with &stones,
in which all the elements seemed to have combined to
render its fury appalling. The night, and, indeed, the
entire of last evening bad been exceedingly wet and
squally, but about the hour above mentioned, such a tor-
rent of rain descended as has bees seldom witnessed, ac-
companied by a strong gale from the S.W. quickly re-
peated, and very vivid flashes of lightning, and loud
peals of thunder. We have not heard that any other
damage has been done in the town than partially nn-
roofing a few houses; but the injury inflicted on the
cavalry must be immense, as the flood which has come
down the river has brought various proofs of its desolat-
iog career. This, in. addition to the severity of the wea-
ther for several weeks past, must completely put a stop
for the present to field work ; the consequences of which,
to the still unhoused potatoe crop, will be most seriously
felt.—(SoKikern Reporter.)
CLort mat., Dec. 19.—Since our last many old houses
and walls have suffered from the effects of the high
winds ; and the swells of the flood have not bees lees
busy in carrying before its rapid course every thing
almost that came in its way; but we have not braid
of any material damage being done to any,of the boats,
nor have the stores suffered so muds by the late storms
as that of Thursday night last, the river not having
swelled to so great a height.—(llereld.)._

WATICRIOR D. Dec. I9.—WINTER
From about half af.er five until nearly seven o'clock,
yesterday morning, we were visited by one of the,
laudest thunder storms that we ever witnessed. The
wind raged high. Several houses were uncovered,
.particularly in John-street. Indeed, fee some time
the weather has been generally tempesteous. About
nine o'clock, on Monday evening, a stack of chimales
.fell upon the rear part of the roof of the &owe of
.Wca. Hobbs, Esq., Adelphi Terrace, broke down that
,side of the roof, and bore through, with the entire of
the rear lofts, to the cellar under ground.- Most fortu-
nately, the few' persons who were i■ the belie, chanced
toll* in the front kitchen, and eicaped with& fright.—
In the morning the view of the rains was truly awful.
Mr. and. Mrs Hobbs, were from home. The adjoining
house of Mrs. Warren was somewhat injured in the
roof. We bear that a few heard of cattle were killed
near Mescoiat ia-the!otounty of Kilkenny.
. The Passage Day-Note of yeiterday mentions,
that during the great storm of Monday night and yes-
terday morning. several houses were much damaged,
,tad many vessels driven on shore from their anchors.
Oiiie vessel was laylog under the North Poistof Wooer
bill in a very dangerous state.—(Warerfisrd Afirmr.)
CsaLow. Duce 2!).—Tbe weather continues alarm-
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