, 1875-12-17

GREAT BRITAIN.
THE AttCrfC YQfAGEE9.

LONDON, Dec. ld,-lt is officially reported thst
tho Admiralty haa made arrangements for Capt.
Allen Young to 60 70 Smiths Sound uext year 10
coumu nlcato with The Arctic e1podtion.
TIE EXTRAORDINARY FLOODS.
Hs.u York TtHts. Uto. II.
The brsf te!egraph!o announcements that
hAve been published from time to time Of tbe
,eccnt inundat.ons III England. convey no con-
cuptlon whatever OF the tosr.ble nature Of the
4lisaktor Which bafell that countr, Ia.t mouth.
Three weeks boiosc, l4rge tIaa.s Of Ianu had
been flooded, but lhe w4ters subslaed, aud the
danger wAH thought 10 bo over. Still. tho iudI-
CATIONS OF the barometer wota unsettled, aud
toward tie middle Ut tho month rem&rg able
increase OF prersurS wAs observed. which. Aftor
continuing for several hours, suddenly ceased,
aud ~hs followed Utmost immediately by rap
llly.increas.nK depresuion. In \ lew hours After
thIs tho W.nd WIZ blowing gale from the
northwest IAsu came down In torsents
nil oyor tho country, and the tide, 81.
recIal'y In tAa Th.mcB aud on the south
aud vest coasts. rose to height Which Ia
aaId 10 bo un,tecrdented. 1T tho East Indus
Docka thq wnttr reached the depth nj ~ feot
inched. Fur many lnilcs above 1raveYend tho
river oss,howed its tanks, aud rutnod into ware
houses, wharyes, aud i,riyAke dwellings,. Destroy
iug p!opo,ty. tcsriuR doxu the houses OF nany
Thousands II families. flooding the ntreess, aud
Impossible. 1n the Waudaworth road a!ona, no
ie4a than GOO houses were .nutdatsd. In nlauy
Of them khore wore "a feet Of water. ami III
Southampton. near the Nine Elms Goods Sta
tlou. lhere aera y feet Of water IN tile parlo1s
Ut tue houses. Heavy sails = feet iu thickness
wcta IN soma instances carried away. aud
the nunbsr OF Residences uuder Wafer on
. tho south side u London Gun only ba es-
trnated by tluu~apis, while large numbers
arc ~ell nIgl dostr1yed, " Ia Z Htt!s remArka-
bio that, although u early u O'Clock In tho
morning tho water had risen autflcIeut.y btgb to
tcod laige por. Ion aven OF Thames streat, on
The north slda Of tho rIYeE, and tAat It came on
~ sl|eatlT and unexpectedly t4at the fist tutl-
ma.ton many OF tue poor bad OF II was when
the1t furniture began To host about 10 thtir
rooms. she!e docs not appear to have been snY
Hacfifca OF ltte. Iu one straat, tuhAhaten BY
poor people, thera w4s TN tncraase to tue popu-
iAton AMI a. ssldoncs OF the willingness OF tho
working clAsaes 10 ala each olhar, tie neghborB
90 lectsd II tie houss, eveu While tho watur ~
,tsiug sone feet fu the drst-aoos rooms, lent ail
the assistance apl comfort shey rould, aud at
anca established = communication oy uleaus Of
boats with tls outside uorlu. bulletins wero
iasusd describing tle stats Ut tue "Astpy
p,otbpr :" for two or thgee days after ward.
The Etrsets, uecelsArity, Wsle pasxable opIy In
boata. Temporary bzlJRea were III some plaoe4
constructed. Trades people delivered their RJooa
from puHta or TAAsnea Mherrles and the pot
u,en also had to chatter similar convsyanceY tp
ptdsr to dst1yer lslIols. Tha RsnsIl ho Aeua
probably enjoyed the uuAcenatnmed acens. and
tuok advantage OF The opportunity 10 ss,l extAm-
ppf3ueou4 yachts, or pick mp lew pence III any
Of tho muluf4rluus WAYS thst reAdilj suggest
themselves 10 Louoou atrest~boy.
puk 3ls daatruel.Uu ihEnu2Lout tse country
wAs equsIlY Rlsst. In Ill The midland rtunasx
1hs lana wss uudeE wasSr. In Soma tnstAnosa