Extraordinary Phenomenon.
The Times, 1824-09-09T00:00:00

(trom ite Globc anid Tr Mt:cler.) Our Correspondent at Leeds has forwarded to us the foiiowlng account ot one of the most extraordinary phenomi1ena of which we remember to have seen an account in England : On Thursdaay last. the 2d instant, at Hauworth, five rniles south of Kihialey. irn t.he Weet Riding ot the countv of York, and on the borders of Lancashire. about six o'clock in the evenihg, a part of the highlands On the Stanhurvtmoor opened into a citasm. and sunk to the depthi tf six yards, in some places exhibiting a rag_ ged appearance, and formlng two principal cavities-the one waE about two hundred yards, and the other not less than six hutt. dred yards in circumference- Front these hollows issued two im. tmense volumes of muddy water, and unititg a: a distanre of up- wards of 100 yards from theit sources. constituted, for about two :ours. an overwxhelmine flood front 40 to 50 (sometinies 70) yards in width, an(d seldom less titan four yardis in depthi. This daht slirry mtixture of mud and water followed the course of a rivulet, over. flowing its banks for 20 or 30 yards on each side, and to the distanc I of seven or ieb, : itile' froml the immediate irraptiont all this there is dep,ositel a black tnoorish substance, varving trom eight to 3f inches in depth, atd tnixed occasionally with sand ans rockt traitments, pieces of timrber, and uprooted trees which had been horne alone by the impetuous torrent. Thtis heavy and powerfu), stream broke down one solid stone bridgee, made breaches in tevci others. clogieed un end stopped several Mills, laid fiat and destroyed' sev.ral whole fields of corn, and overthrew to the toundation severa hed rcs and walls. In its course it entered the houses, floating thc fumiture about. to the astonishment and terror of the inhabitantsl At the time of thie irruption, thIe clouds were copper-coloured, and lo-erinc; the atilnosphere was srongly electric, and unusuallv lost, at sul Itry. T herc wasat thcsametitmeIloud and rreqitent thunr er, witf I flieh zigz ag lish tnfin.gpecualiarlv flaringFand v ivid.Atn h:our before ' herr wasscarcelv a breath ofair stirrtng. br thev indq uick rose to aitur. ricane, nd af:cr blowing hard from six 1o eight *eloc ? sunk agair into a profiound calm, At w'hiCil time rte heavy rain, which had coni I rinued all tic while, ceased. anrl. with the rxception of a few float.l I in clouds, the sky was very setene. The whlole is conjectured b3l the neighbours tn be caused by some srtbterraneous commotion, tbJ I most considerablc as to ist result, that hias taken place in this king. dom for u-any generations. The river Ate. raz Leeds. presented tGi effects of this ;henrntennn last Frilav aftertnoon: the wat r tha cattle down tlhe Trvcr was it vuch a polluted state as to have noisonrxe great quantities of fish and the water continuing in much the sams turbid state, has beconme entirely useless for culittary purposes, a well aS for dyyrs. &c. The conimissiorers of the water-werks ha,( ieiven public noticc to the inhabitants of Leeds. that thiev sill at pre. scnt silspend tile sitpnlv of seater. so totallY useless to theni, until thai stre:am subsides tr a ron_r state E KTR.4ORDI.VA1R- PHZEYOMENOYO