The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

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17 ND.I VOSS.
The title on Sonstay evening, was as 41$11 to
mondoey-street as on any preceding day. aid at twevoit
fielork the became impassable. The ',We of
that part of the metropolis presents the most Iselin-
c holy appearance.
Near Dock-head there is a canal which proeeeds a
considerable distance on the Deptford-rood. by way of
the Barmandary Grange ; on each side is a row of
houses occupied by working people ; sloes Friday
night. every room in-the houses have bees completely
water. the houses not being more than one story
high; sad Sch has. been the i i s tittle forest of the
current, that considerable goantiles of furniture and
other property, have been swept away. We regret to
sate, that two children belonging to a Mrs. Hewit-
son, are missing, and that there is too much reason
to fear they have been carried away by the flood.
Wandsworth; Battersea, and the whole line of the
lower road in that direction. within a mile of the
Thames, was under water. The banks of the Pad-
dington Canal have been overflown; and towards
Harrow. Wiladen, and onwards by Uxbridge, the water
his washed away several barns, destroyed agricultural
i•uplements, and so damaged many haystacks, as to
reader them unfit for any thing but manure. Much
property at Paddington has been destroyed. and i■
some instaices persons have been obliged to proceed
to and from their bosses io. wherries. The distress
on this 'melancholy occasion is of so pressing a us-
tare. that many of the more wealthy inhabitants of
the inundated districts are promoting subscriptions
to relieve the necessities of their more indigent neigh-
bours.

Friday evening, at the Toy Inn, Hampton Court,
all the lower Aces and stabling were under water
some feet deep, and all the horses were removed to
the barracks.
The water has not sunk below the margin of the
river during' the whole week, and the adjoining fields
have combined inundated. The unceasing heavy
rain. missed it to rise again on Saturday morning.
until past twelve o'clock, wises it began to Freed,;
bust it is still very high, and io seamy of the dwellinps
in the lower part of the town. We have often wit-
nessed an overflow of the Area, indeed. sometimes to a
greater degree than on this occasion; but the long
cootionaoce of the present flood, *Discoid any depth of
snow haviag fallen, being caused entirely by tile heavy
rap... is unprecedented in the memory of the oldest
inhabitant.--(Both Journal.)
From the exces*ive storm of hail, rain, and thunder,
many cellars to Winchester are inundated with water,
some sixteen and seventeen inches deep.
The Sherborae Mercury says, " all the low lands
in this (Dorset) and the adjoining county of Somerset
are completely inundated; and is Langport and its
nrighbourhond. the water is higher than at any pe-
riod width' the recollection of the inhabitants. Till-
age of cause is almost at a steed. The sheep in
many places are suffering by a disorder int:Watsl to
them la wet weather ; and thus the farmer, in viewing
his Seek in their pasture, or consigning them to the
market, has (oily the sad alternative of seeing his
ithisep perish by disease, or returning him disproper-
fleetly and rebates prices. Tht argettets are aloe ate.
Xesided by Dome but those absolutely obliged to push
their mace to a sale; and at Yeovil, on Friday, not
a load, of any kind of grain was sold.
'r be Ezeter Gazette of Saturday says, " Jest as oar
paper was 'oink to press, we heard that fire h sat
Stereress were yesterday washed, with all their furni-
ture, into the see ; and that boats were sailing about
the
Several of the gentle/sees houses in the vicinity were
so surrounded by water, as to preven t i ogress or egress."
Lawns, Dec. 30.—The mercury in the Barometer,
at different periods last week, was more depressed than
we recollect ever before to have seen it; it dripped to
the bottom of the scale, two or three degrees below
the slide of the index, which foretold the torrents of
rain that followed and inundated the low lands here.
and in divers other places. At 31°11E0's-bridge, is
the parish of Shermanbary, the flood was so high.,
that it ran into the body of a stage coach as it passed'
through it, but owing to the care of the driver, no in-
jury was sustained. In our river the water was higher
than it had been before for several years, as appeared
or its approach to a certain mark at the bridge. The
rains for the most part were accompanied by blaster-
irg. stormy winds, but without producing any very
serious disasters along our coast, that we have hears'
if. Shoreham Harbour it said to bave contributed
mainly to this.

BRISTOL, DLc. 29.—The mercury in the Barometer
was lower yesterday than can he recollected by the
oldest inhabitant. Since Christmas day the rain has
•blew incessant, which has c,nsed inch excessi►e
goods that all the low lands in the neighbourhood are
overflown, and travelling has become both dang
and procrastinated. Few of the coaches arrive with
tl.eir usnal regularity. he wind, too, has been so
very boisterous, that we expect to hear of serious
losses in the Channel. One vessel his bees entirely
lest on the Sass Sand 4.

STAIEORD. DEC. i9.—Trivelling, in this neigh-
honrhood, has not been greatly impeded by the goods
although the low lands have been completely inun-
dated. We have heard that a coachman was drowned
on the tnrnpike road in the bur lers of this county,
adjoining Cheshire; but v e have not been ente.led to
obtain any authentic particulars.
Newcaartat, DEC. 29.—The mail from London did
not reach this place on Wednesday, Until 7 hours after
the stated time, it having been stopped by a flood at
Caxton. in Cambridgeshire, where the water was six
fret deep upon the road. It is to be feared that the
Fen entities will be delag. d. Such a long succession
of violent winds and exc.ssive rains are not remem-
bered in England before.
Cantasm DEC. 29.—The London and Manchester
Mails did not arrive is this city at their anal time on
Wednesday mo►nisg last. The river Trent had inun-
dated its hanks and rendered tile roads almost im-
passable. The Lond.m wail WAS detained at Newark
upwards of as hour beyond the usual time.

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KDINIBUIGU, FAIDAN, Dec 3Q.—The London wail.
which should have arrived here on Wednesday night
at halipast Rise, aid not reach the Post office till
five o'clock yesterday morning, owing, we under.
sued, to a great part of the road being overflowed
with water frau the late very heavy rains.

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Demon, Dec. t!.—During the *mire of yesseeday.
aid As eight preceding, t►ere was seismal* Me.
with a strong gale ag from the South-sad.
One o'clock, P. N. wit r of high water, yet the
tide medalled to rise ill past two, sad roadbed n
height, perhaps, se tell! The quays at both'
sides of the river, as fat as Carlisle-bridge, went own-
sown ; mad, in malty planes, w►olly ewvewd_ with
water. The tide reached nearly to the top Odle quay
walls Several ►oases wore flooded : at the Carlisle
t the Atlas Firmengine 'rimmed to deer est the
water All t ships' planks were bested, and cars
sad carriages the quay. with the bones
knee-deep. We are apprehensive that the Sired, higher
up the river, will have caused serious damage. New
moon was on the 24tb at twenty minutes before one
in the morning:

GA LICA T. DEC. 22.--Tbe weather emidenes to row i
wore and worse; • great part df the tows Is inoodate4 tl
bat should the wind shift to the Nomit, it is impoest-
ble to say what part of the town may be safe; as in
that ease the waters of the great Lake Con*, will bel
blows down upon as, and raise the river fall four
feet higher this it is at present. Ores; fears are en-
tertained for the West Bridge. as the water is at pre-
sent above the top of the arches. Vast quantldes of
Potatoes *till remain vadat, sad mere* a grain of
Wheat yet sown, as we have sot bad two mooing
days of fair weather for the last four mouths.--(Ad-
(tertian.)
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DA LWAE, Dec. 24.—The violence of the late s.
and the continued torrents of rain, have ra our
river to an enormous height; the greater part ww-
townsmith is completely inundated, end several fa-
milies have been consequently exposed to Om leek-
mency of the season.—(ConateghtJeerner.)'
TVA Y. Dec. 24.—We regret' to state two Pianos
more were killed by the lightning, at • plan tailed
Spindle, so Tuesday evening last, in this comity.—
(TeentGazette.)