The daily gazette., 1879-08-23

ANOTHER STORM PREVAILING VERY
DIsCoURAGING CROP PROSPECTS.

ANOTHER STORM PREVAILING VERY
DIsCoURAGING CROP PRosPECTs.
A special ftom London says that the
storm was succeeded by about thirty-six
hours Of fine weather. Wednesday, how
ever,another storm set In, and there was
a renewal ofthe foods, especially In Noish
Wales. The correspondent says -
The Times contains reports OF heavy
rains along the valley Of the lower Avon,
which is Overfowing and doing liluch
damage to the hay. The Trent has also
overfowed and has swept everything
movable away. Many tons Of hay are 70
be seen floating down the river, and the
people are beginning to be much alarm
ed at the floods. Great fears are enter
tanned at Burton-on-Tren on account OF
the water rising rapidly. Many acres Of
land are under water In the vicinity Of
Nottingham. The rivers have overflow
ed their banks in many parts OF war
wickshire, Leicestershire, and Stafford
shire, inundating the low lying lands aud
rendering footpeths and turnpike roads
impossible for pedestrians. Farmers say
that incalculable harm has been done to
the crops-in fact they have been utter
ly ruined by the continued storms. A
gentleman writing to the Times says that
more rain fell between 8 O'Clock on the
morning of the 10Th and O'Clock on the
morning of the 18th than has ever fallen
in an entire month for the last. eight
years, except September and October,
1871. The rainfall was six and thirty
six One-hundredth inches during the two
days, while during the month Of Septem-
ber, 1872, it amounted to six and forty
seven One-hundredtbs and IN October 1t
reached seven and five one-hundred hs.
A series of storms passed over Brighton
to-day. The thunder that attended them
was very heavy and the lightning ex-
tremely vivid. The rain fell in torrents
| during the whole time the storms took to
pass over.
Matter have assumed very serious
aspect, and it is now believed that the
harvest will amount to very little. Some
crops in Western Sussex are routing,
and there is not the slightest hope Of
! saving them. A Denbigh correspon-
dent telegraphs that in The Vale of Clwyd
the storms and floods have been the
| worst ever known. As the water subsidies
the damage TO property and destruction
uf crops and live stock become more
apparent. Immense quantities of hay
have been carried away by the foods,
and hundreds of cattle and sheep have
been found drowned. Thousands OF
acres of corn crops are under water, and
in many cases farm houses are complete
| ly cut off from the outer world. At
Dover heavy storm set in this fore
noon, accompanied by heavy thunder
and lightning. The rain was so heavy
that nearly all the Easements of the
houses were flooded. A violent thunder
and lightning storm also visited Sitting
bourne, doing much damage. Several
houses were struck by the lightning, and
ore man killed. The rain fell in tor
rents, flooding the whole district. The
overflow of the river at Bath caused
much inconvenience in the lower por-
tious of tho city. Tue river was newer
known in recent years to have risen to
such an extent during the month of AI-
gust. This has been the severest sum-
mer ever exp ,rienced in these islands,
and if the storm predicted to arrive
within couple Of days comes on time,
as the Others have done, there is NO
knowing what will happen.