The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-03 00:00:00

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THE LATE STORM.
The town of Aylesbury is at this time (Friday slating)
teatly insulated, beingalmost surrounded with water. The
rais commenced on Thursday morning. and it has either
rained or snowed incessantly ever since, in consequence of
which the roads in many places are rendered totally impas-
sable, and one or two of the coaches have been obliged to
return with their passengers, being unable to proeeed. So
sudden and impetuous has been the flood that several sheep
have been carried away and drowned ; one gentleman atone
(Mr. Terry. of Quarrendon) has lost nearly 60. So pens.
teasing has been the effect of the rain falling on snow that
few houses in the town have proved water-tight. It is said
that a bridge is blown at Leighton, and we fear that much
more mischief has taken place than as at present come to
our knowledge. Though the country in this neighbourhood
le subject to floods, the oldest inhabitant does not remember
10 rapid a rise of the waters as on the present occasion.—
(Duch: Chronicle.)
During the whole of Tuesday night last the weather was
more tempestuous than we remember for some years past ;
the snow and rain came down in torrents, whilst the wind
blew a perfect hurricane ; trees were torn up by the roots
and scattered across the turnpike roads, which in many
places were rendered impassable from the flood ; we fear
we shall have to enumerste many accidents in our next.
The Worcester mail, soon after. he had left this city, was
ovetersed near Weivereot, and the coachman (Jos. Sam-
mons,) much bruised; he was. however, enabled to eon-
tinue his journey. A large-06e was hlown acrims the roads
sear this city, a few moments only after the Woolen coach
bad passed the spat; some hundreds of trees were likewise
blows down in the neighbourhood of Chipping Norton.—
(Oxford Journal).
Last night this city was visited with a terrific storm of
wind and rain. Large flakes of snow also drifted in the
elements, and the night was excessively cold. One of the
trees in the Wove was broken through the middle, and we
Lear that a tree was blows down on the Wells' Road. The
fields in the neighbourhood present a quite winterly appear-
ance this morning, being covered with snow. The Avon
bait in tome places overflowed its banks, and an extensive
flood is anticipated.-.-The mails did not arrive to-day till
long after the mita' time.—(Both Herald )
We learn from the country papers that snow has fallen
in Cations parts, and that the Chester, and some other
mails have been mob impeded. There has been so Brest
• fall of snow fib the Bath Road, below Marlborough,
that the coacherwhich left London on Thursday evening
had not reac4ed Baqi late on Friday night.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. l.—Yesterday, the sloop Perinoa,
of Torqnay, Godfrey, Master, was driven on Hyde sands,
whilst blowing a tremendous gale from the north-east.
Many boats foundered at their anchors. One boat upset,
but thrnorh the exertions of Capt. Rock and men, of the
ityde Mull Packet, the lives of Kemp, Elkins, and Davis,
waterieen. of the same place, were saved, at the hazard of
their own.
Du Thursday night, two very fine elm trees were blown
down at the Deanery.
In the gale of Thursday night, from the N. N. East, the
Ganges drove from her moorings, in the Harbour, to along-
side the Dock Yard.—No other damage was done.—
(Ports»south Paper.)

GRIAT INUNDLTION.—The Leeds Mail, which should have
arrived on Saturday night et eleven o'clock, did not come in
uutil one o'clock in the afternoon of yesterday. It was stopped
at Bedford for nearly twelve hours by the swelling of the river
Ouse, to such an extent that the roads were entirely impass-
able. On the banks of that river is a street called Themes-
street, which is built principally of wood. This being the si-
tuation most likely to be first inundated, Mr. Richard Bass, of
the George las, Bedford, drove down his gig to extricate the
Inhabitants ; but in his effort he, from the depth of the water,
lost ell etweerand of his horse, cad finding himself In a peril-
ensalswasieerapepiw•staiiii4gbastlin o*/sial home hlr ,
a boat. His horse perished, asd when our informant left
Bedf. rd, at ten o'clock yesterday, the life of Mr. Bass was
considered in jeopardy. Batorday being market day, all busi-
ness was suspended as the inlets to thetown were entirely Im-
passable. Several bosses have been destroyed by iht flood,
and the yard of Messrs. Barnard and Co. was completely In-
sedated, and from the contiguity of the bank to the river, it
was dangerous for a boat to make its approach for the neces-
sary purpose of business. We have not heard of any person
baring lost their life from the sodden rise of the waters, but
umbers of sheep, &c. must have been lost.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOUTH. Ocr. 31.—The wind suddenly shifted last
bight from S.W. to N. when it became dark, and indicated bad
weather. At half past 6it blew a tremendous hurricane, and
eentinued without intermission till S, a. m. when it moderated
fee a short time, but recommenced soon after with equal 'Jo-
lene, and continued till 6 p. so. when it finally abated ; the
vendetta the Roads end I [arbour rode it out remarkably well.
...Arrived the Thane of Fife. Wilson, from ilavre.—Nov. I.—
Mad North.—Sailed the Duke of Kent Packet for Lisbon ;
The London Mail of to-day. in consequence of the overflowing
of the roads to the east of Exeter, did not reach this place un-
-1113 hours after the time.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 31.—Wind N. W. blowing excessively
hard, with heavy squalls.—Arrived the Adder from Bremen ;
A Hambro brig. name unknown, was Grove out to sea, and a
pilot boat alongside her lost.
The Lady Popham, Pickford, was totally lost on Margate
Rends on Saturday morning—crew and passengers saved.—
The Commerce, Lithbe, of end from Sunderland. was driven
on shore near Margate on Saturday.—The Two Friends, Le
Gullets, from Gibraltar, was totally lost at Plymouth on Thurs
day Cght. The Ann, Spence, from Malaga, and Two Bro
then. Wallaeote, from Sicily, were driven on shore at Bristol
es Friday, the former full of water.—The Nancy, Evans, of
Liverpool, and Eleanor, Davis, of Fishguard, were lost near
Ealtglard on Thursday night.—Sixteen vessels, particulars
aaknown, were drives on shore at Lowestoft, Yarmouth,
Welk, Mundsiey, Scarborough, Sunderland, Shields, &c. in
*Ulla on Thursday and Friday.
The Ann Lucy, Baker. from London to Iklogadore, was lost
talk September, near Mangan, and completely plundered by
the Natives.
Dint., Nov. I.—Wind N. A tremendous gale came on
his N.N.E. about ten o'clock last night, and continued
with unabated fury the whole of this day; several vessels
at or parted from their anchors, and ran to the westward.
Cams down from the river and passed through, the follow-
lac vessels, and several others, names unknown, viz. :
Beware', Pritchard, for Bombay; Hive, Slider; Enter-
tiae. Bridge; Briton, Purdy; Jack Tar, Anderson;
Wellesley, Small, Cath. Green, Goodwin, for Jamaica; Tbo-
..laut Bell. Co sett, •—;Ocean, Whittle; Sarah Chris-
um. Fisher; Posey Hall, Head ; Temple, Beaty, and
Brothers, Cumings, for their different destinations.—Part
of a false keel and some pieces of plank, of a small copper-
ad and copper fastened vessel, have been towed on shore
ham this morning, supposed to be part of a vessel wrecked
on the North Sand Head, as flashes were seen by a boat's
crew at sea in that direction.
The account of shipwrecks arrived this morning at
Lloyd's is dreadful, above 140 vessels have Veen lost, en the
N. S.asset. The following are the names of some df them:
—the Natalia; the Hilton, Buchanan the James, Asborn ;
Albion, Haralingtoo ; the Mary, Muir; the Betsey,Simons ;
W Friends Goodwill ; the Active. Lawn, and Peace,
Cann, were driven on shore near Wells, The Expedition,
Field, Overtones, Five Brothers, Schutz, and Prince
Saxe Cobourg, were wrecked near Mandsley. The Ford.
tat_i!e, 'ripe. Dispatch, Elizabeth and Sarah, Chanicus, Good
"mint Juno, British Tar, Shoreham, Ferret, Friends,
Jame. and 18 other vessels, stranded between Petney Haven,
Grieseby.

The Corporation of the Qty of London have decided to
twins.% a Bill next Session for erecting Tollptos on
aladfriar's brides. with power to borrow such sum oa the
lee.ll , 'lt, of the tolls, u may be reinisito:for placing the
Midge in a state of thorough repair.