The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-14 00:00:00

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The greatest fall of snow which we bave,experieeced
during the later dorms, scoured on Tuesday; the wind
blowing with great iiolence from the N.E , and the
anew drifting in many places to a great depth ; so that
the streets were scarcely passable for carriages ; and
hackney coaches and others are plying, some with three
and others witn four horses. Such a heavy fall of snow
has scarcely occurred here since the year 179. The
roads are in coasequenee all blocked up. The first
stoppage to the south occurs, we understand, to the
east of Tranent; and between Dunbar and Berwick we

hear that the snow is blown spin twiny places to a great
height. On Tuesday afternoon the wind died away,
and the weather became serene and clear, in which state
it continued during the whole of Wednesday. The frost,
however, still remained, the thermometer being at 19

deg., except during an interval of sunshine, from 9to
11, a. m. when the quicksilver was at 24 and 25. In the
course of Wednesday night it was so low as 14 deg.
Yesterday morning it but risen to 29 deg., and the
weather was thick and misty, with, at intervals, some
fresh appearances of salve. The last night has been
equally, and there seems impending another snowstorm
[4 a. m.--tiince writing the foregoing, there has been I
heavy shower of snow.]
By the severity of the storm, every kind of out door
work has been put a stop to; and the distress occa•
sinned by this circumstance to many poor families is
vtrif great. Many labourers are going about the city
olf;ring their services to the inhabitants in clearing
away the imoib from their doors. The effects of the
weather OW to fie sohweviy felt by the more delicate of
the featberid race. such mi black birds, &c. some of
which have been observed in the beck areas in the
heart of.the city, clinging to the windows, as if imploring
aid.

The immense icicles which are appended to the houses
in Prince's Street produce one of the most picturesque
freezes we ever saw. In the High Street, where pas.
seagers are not defended by the intervention of sunk
, these dangerous appendages have been generally
removed by the atten ion of the police, as they could
not fail to prove fatal, if they were to fall on the heads
of the lieges.
We are informed that qteensferry passage is frozen
to a great extent, which we should consider incredible,
if we had not at this moment placed in our hands some
extracts regarding the frost of 17411, to which the
present bears a moderate resemblance. The following
paragraphs are curious enough :

" Entireness, JANUAIY 12, I74o.—The frost eonti-
noes as intense es et any time for these three weeks past.
—The Forth it frozen all the way above Alloa ; and the
Tay down to where the river Earn discharges itself."
" Jan. 17—We had Tuesday night end yesterday the most
bitter frost ever known (or perhaps recorded) is this part of
the world, a piercing Nova Zemble air, so that poor trades-
men could not work. Old people aver, it was far more vio-
lent then any of the winter 1004. The passage boats at
laueensferry now ply only twice in 24 hours, and with such
dillceity that they plough through three inches of ice the
ferry over."
" Edinburgh, Jan. 21,-That night (Friday), a lad, ser-
vant to a brewer in Leith, coming hither with a9O pint cask
et small beer, tumbled down on the road, so that the cask
eke dashed to pieces; however, the liquor was so coni-
*Maly frozen, that like a nut turned out of its shell, he tied
impatabout It, and brought It to town."
" Lest week an arch villein picked up in a sack
pieces of ice that were on the streets, and clapping them on
Is beast, went shoot the streets to sell his coals: which a
rwidow Human purellesed from him with what money
Ma on earth, and was dot undeceived, tin, having pet st
pima or two in the chimney:the room was set a swiasmbig.
mie pity he has not yet been discovered, so that he might be
suitably rewarded for breaking his villainous jests on the
'poor. '"".
*., Edinburgh; 'Jan. 111.—W. learn from the north, that
the Malkin Ferry (one of the passages over that arm of
the sea which in part divides the shires of Rosa lad Su-
therland, and is there two miles broad), was lest week
frozen over, etcept about 10 or 12 paces in the middle.
They passed over the Frith of Tay on Monday last, on
the ice, 4 miles above Dundee."
A very singular circumstance occurred at the Meal
market on Tuesday morning; when the bell rang there
was not a grain to be seen, owing to the stoppage of
the roads. There were afterwards ninety eight bolls
for sale at an advance of Id. per peck.

THE SHIPPING IN THE FRILH OP FORTH.
Duaing tho gale on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday,
upwards of 200 vessels took shelter in Leith Roads, and.
malty of them ran above Qaeensferry. About 130
sail proceeded on Wednesday on their several destina-
tions.
The Lord Melviilla, Trusty, Comet, Edinburgh Castle,
and Protons, smacks, are in the Roads from London.
They encountered heavy gales on their passage, and the
continued fall of snow making it impossible to see land,
kept the crew constantly on the alert, who are in conse-
quence much fatigued.
Among the vessels forced up the Frith, is the Thistle,
Allan,of Aberdeen. from Quebec on the 29th November,
and made the Orkney' o I Christmas day. She was there
detained eighteen days, and was since driven backwards
and forwards between Orkney and Flemborough Head,
till Sunday last, when she reached Leith Roads in
safety.
One of the Revenue cruisers was driven up to the
Roads on Tuesday. At the mouth of the Ftith observed
much wreck floating, and a number of vessels in dis-
tress in distress, supposed to be Newcastle colliers ; but
the fury of the storm, and thick drift, prevented any
communioation with them.
On Saturday night, about eight o'clnyk, whilst the
Lively of Yarmouth, laden with deals, was bearing up
to Leith Roads, she unfortunately struck on the west
point of inch Keith, by which her bottom was stove In,
when she immediately tilled with water. The state of
the weather obliged her to lie at anchor all night, when
three pilots, Neil Drysdale, and other two men, who had
remained on Inch Keith all night, early in the morning
put off front the island to the vessel, when they found
her not to be in a sinking state, but without provisions,
and as all her stores had been tendered useless by the
water, they went off to an English brig, the Iris of
Newhaven, which immediately supplied them with pro-
visions. When the tide flowed, the vessel was got into
Burntisland harbour.
The Raoger, collier brig, of Newcastle, is on shore
on Royston Rocks. near Cramond ; crew saved ; cargo
discharging. There is also a brig on shore at (Driscoll'',
considerably damaged; crew saved. A sloop was dis-
masted off the Isle of May on Monday, bat got into
Crail harbour without farther damage. A brig was also
put into Burntisland damaged on Sunday; but the seve-
rity of the weather baying, in a great measure, stopped
the communication on the Firth, it is impossible to ob
tain particulars.
An English brig, coal laden, strock on the black
rocks on Saturday, but was got off wish little damage
next morning.
01%61010M Yes. I.—Yesterday morning about four
o'clock, during a very thick fog and little wind, the
Lady Coote, Duncan, from Limerick; William, Lrece,
from Bristol ; and two sloops, names unknown, got on
, shore in the Bay of Innerkip t also the Deicer :try, Dou
gal, inward bound, on the Gauziest Janet and Manic,
. Watt, from Londonderry; and a brig. name anima n,
near the Point of Toward; bat upon the flowing of the
I tide they oil got off without damage, it booing veay for-
• tunately manned calm.

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, FURTHER PAIIITICULARN.
Ili the gale of Sunday, the brig ganger, of sod iron;
Mess-Ride, laden with coals. fur London, was, run on
shore a,little to the east a Caroline Park. As goon ai
the weasel came in sight, and the signal of distress were
disseirprad, a pilot boat fremNewhoren, with the most
pealsestoilby intrepidity, went out to her assistance, mod
had netiiii reached Ler when she went on shore. , The
pilot-boat made signals .to the brig to Beep More etf
shore, that she might round a little reef of recite which
srecovered at high water. snd run her on shore on the
west side of. them, where, she could have liin la
much. smoother water, and with less danger of being
injured Si beating against the sand. All hands °a
board haying been completely eshansted with. fatigue
and cold (having been in distress for 48 hours previonel
inl the vessel almost filled with weter, they were enable
to make the least exertion. and werrt obliged to let tier,
run before the wind., The crew were safely landed 11
the pilot boat. The bottom
,of the vessel his sine!
broken up, as the coals are Artfting„on shore. It Is
feared that, if the storm does not loon stilmide; she wai
go to pieces. .•
We learn that a vessel is on shore at tptislamd a
lttay,and another two are on shore nearNortlilierwict
The crews of the three sessels are saved.