The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-28 00:00:00

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oF-Tne SRASON.

THE LATE FROST.
(nom Tee WEST slitTox.)
During the present week, Our 'communications arith
the eastern parts of the kingdom have been much inter-
raved by the heavy fall of anew which took place on
Sat ttday last. The mail which left 'London on Satur-
day evening, and wilier, should base arritid here on
Mendsy aterninga was not received until Wednesday
morning ; the mail which left the metropolis on Monday,
fame to late on. Wednesday, and the mail of Tuesday
watereceived hereon Thilieday (yesterday) soon after
tiro o'clock, nearly •six hours later than the usual time.
••=l'he fell of soh* wu so beery between this place and
- F vette,' that the coach on reaching Bridestowe, was
wholly nnahle to proceed, the drifts being in some'
places froM 12 to 19 feet In depth.—Every exertion was
• toads to dear a passage along the road, and which jt
Wok nearly two days to effect, when the mail was for.
warded on horseback, as the coach could not be got on.
The roadies front Falmouth were unable to proceed
• farthet that the littlish Queens, eleven utiles from Truro,
from which placi the mails were forWatded across the
nroitre:witliannelt labour and at trrist personal risk,
by the gleaftle, On horseback, to Lannceston, Bodmio,
undetstind that as soon as the obstruction be.
mune 'known at -the General Post Office, orders were
tramMitsed tethe different Mail Coach Proprietors, to
use every possible Matins in order to open and preserve
the comniuniestiehe between the different places on the
great poet triads.—The Plymouth mail has not encoun.
tprOd any seriodi obstruction, and has not been above two
Moan behind 'its regular time.—Tbe communications
•1, sweat London and Exeter have not been interrupted.
Sixseveres a winter as the present has seldom been tape•
ecireiff in Cornwall. •
(ritom THE Lewes TAPES.)
9Se river, above Heaney .Lock, has been, for some
days:paat Troten over, and tie ice is now sufficiently
strong to admit of alttiost any burthen, a circumstance
'hat has Mat °centred before for many years past.
, (Axtraa of a letter from Eastbourne, Jan. 25.)
e nom during the night on Thursday drifted
in many places to such a depth, that the Eastbourne
coach could not proceed- on its journey to London
on Friday morning, abd was in consequence obliged to
return.
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" On Thursday eftertiden, a carriage and four, with a
'family from Hastings, after experiencing much difficulty
*aid some danger, from the drifted ,snow near Langley,
:arrived at the Anchor Hotel here, and after taking fresh '
holm, proceeded on- their journey for Brighton, but
-'before they had. geacited the top of East Bourne Hill,1
their progress was again arrested by the snow, and until'
their release way effected by the help of men and horses,
'which enabled them with an extra pair, to pursue their
journey to Bast-Dean, Where to avoid the danger that
tliriatened them, by the advice of Mr. R. Read, jun.
.(who, aware of the difficulties which strangers would
,have to encounter, accompanied the carriage) any fur-
ther attempt lo get on was abandoned, and the snow.
enna sqjourners were hospitably received for the night
by the Bee. Mr. Buttner.'
(raox fig CAacrt.e JoORNAL.
gxcept thaw of a few Men on Ifonday, the
weeding has condoned iniiliatigid summer last. Daring
Elie week )vile or rio snow has fallen, but the frost re-
tsins,intefire, with a serene sky, commonly unclouded.
The reqaem general have been pretty well cleared of
anew, sit that the etmehee arrive with nearly their usual
x et/uteri/Ir, detention mail excepted, which meets with
great obsiructian between Penrith and Brotigh, and is,
bf itiltrde; StWitittulat yesterday, it arrived five hours
lifter itt pidper
• (MIS Tile scOTCli PATENS.)
Ernsteman, JAN. 9d.--Since our last, a considerable
Tomtit. of snow has fallen in this neighbourhood. The
mails Continue itregilat in their arrival. Yesterday
Morning the theenieentoter was at 25 deg.
.DUAlritivs, JAN. 21.—FiCinore than a week past we'
live eirperieoced an intense storm of frost and snow, ,
Ifetio* iv?Tlr meat 41brrs 'of the 'tenuity have been
neafly itepreviotii. le the Middle and end of last week,
almost all our moils and heavy coaches were greatly de-
./eyed, and for the most part came in drawn by six
'horses: About Moffat the roads at one time were alto-
'Other iospeleable, atd on Wednesday, the lath current,
gnetil bf the Glasgow mail had to. carry the bags
ferwilrd a stage 'oh horseback. Where the snow had
11rittea, however, ihe eolith were immediately cut, and
llei eciaclies, in 'consequence, tufty arrive pretty near their
nioal time. On Sunday and yesterday, the snow fell
Iross the house tops, and melted en the roads ; but to
allay the frost is as keen as ever—with this addition, that'
the worm; in consequence of the partial thaw, have
now become ar slippery as glass.
JA.N.23.—Fde these ten days the frost has
hen intense, accompanied by heavy falls of snow. The
roads-in consequence are almost impassable. The storm '
hie been equally Revere to other quarters; for the mail
these eight days past has been full two hours behind her,
usuel lithe of arriVlL

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0110111111111 SUSSEX ADVERTISER.)
This old-fashterasel *inter has brought to our
levels tnnre wild fowl of various descriptions, than have
beets known to visit us for some years past. In hos-
these parr advents, evety thing in the shape
'eta gun, ficrin Sri:4444o,es rust-rided barrel to
the highly, polished peering°s piece of the dandy
atportsman, has been put in requisition, and great has
'bete the consequent slaughter. Among the killed we
'hive teen lOtite ofbesertiful plumage, particularly the
'SA*4I. 'or White Nun, Vferyies illbellus, Lin.) and
'the ited•biaill (L' sere etoili, Hal.) birds
•tharseldoin visit this eountey. except in very severe
whiten; by which they ale driven from their haunts in
thaiteratbers parts of the world. The former, which
Ii lb alie.Postession, was titles! at Rye: mid the latter,
'mike Mit itteraly i gentleman of this town:o4
:Milt's* Auk wanderers the geese and the swana
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'Art ilett primary objects of oar gunners, who hate
kill d manyiftbs former and some of the latter, one
reit tellleb • Dlr. Carey, of this town, brought to hand on
Vfailiftrity ; and da Friday another was killed by Mr.
KaiiiitSontll ilpi. "Nat Arcade!, 'tis said, a perian.
'teat' lAkiettonib to hill tivoit oite shot.
.04111044 :list, 'ca e Correepondeat ) • four
wild swans nem rbs/pied on the Wing over the.
brook!, near Alfclstek whin a gunber of that plane
-iat'siareasfal is b'ringink dowb one of them, •a re 4,
itiarkiftly fine bodied bill,llltaioting 74 feat, 'from'
'tho .eitreraleirliflfie Wing to tbat of the other. Anti!'
on the follO'srieg Wiurnitig.. another still latig-er, 'watt
killed by a permits at Alfrlitwa. TM. tinfattuaatsi
.bird when shot we, in company With iii 'others;
swimming in a line at about equal. distances, bean
ap. t:ackmere River. Tha,
appearance of these noble birds here, is a certahr
:14;dicatiGn thqt fee fioil has let in severely In the
'ftorth... •
. Last FrI.I I pretty bird. not very common in
thmteliarti4cailed the snow Buntiag, made himSislf
rosspionoos in the camper,- of some sky larks, by the
display of his white trils, which attracted the DO:

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tie* of A farmer's- boy, at Mailing, who premed a
gun, and ruthlessly shot the little stranger, though a
watchful, wary bird.
(raom tira IitirCAgniUtOWICLIO
On Mondey morning se'nnight, a large fox was pot.'
sued over Stotlerland Moor, by eosin boys, 'when 'be
took refuge in to small yard belonging. to the Custom•
House, A resolute old sailor, of the name of Hogg, st-'
tending as a watchman, then attacked him with his walk-
ing stick, and euceeeded in carrying him in triumph
down to the Watch,tiouse, and hung him op by the heels
for dead; betas there is no certainty in mundane affairs,
Heynard recovered his strength, shook his heels
loose from the cord by which he was suspended,and then
became the assailant. The old man bad tow to act upon
the defensive, by a well aimed blow on his adversary's
head, brought him to the earth without the chance of
another resurrection. .

On the 16th inst. a person was shooting crows at
Vigo, near Chester le Street, when a hawk darted from
the kedge and flew away with the crow, before the
disappointed sportsman was able to reload his gun.
(Durham Chrox.)
A hare was killed in Old Elvet, in this city, on the
forenoon of Monday last. The inclement state of the
weather had driven poor puss into the gardens oe the
south side of Claypath, adjoining is the river, and on
being pursued it took to the ice, and crossing the Wear
to the RaceLOround, made into Elvet, opposite to the
County Court, where it was killed by a terrier dog that
was following Mr. Oregson's servant, who happened to
be exercising his mister's horses at the time. Another
bare was seen the same morning, crossing the street
Gilesgate, and turn into the lane leading to the Cher&
Yard, near to which place it was killed by it try- I
bound.— (I bid )
On Tuesday last, a covey of partridges was observed
to fly over Newcastle. Two of them dropped ow the
Quay side from fatigue. One took shelter is the pre-
mises of Mr. Hood, baker, and is still alive; the other
was sold to a gentleman by the same ihrioli who
caught it.