Easton Hall, the seat of Sir M. J. Cholmely, Baronet,
in Lincoln- shire, was discovered on Wednesday week to be on lire ; but, owing to timely assistance, it was extinguished, without further injury than twos of the upper apartments being consumed. On Monday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, there being a very high tide at Goole, the extraordinary pressure of water broke down the piles of a dam at the dock, and immediately overflowed the whole town, inundating every cellar belonging to the tradesmen and merchants, and also filling the bond-cellars of the extensive warehouses. The powerful flood-gates of the dock were " snapped like a carrot," and several stones in the dock-walls were forced out of their places. The water WaS three feet deep in the houses, and five feet eight inches in the bond-cellars. Three hundred casks of wine were taken out. The breach was effectually stopped before the return of the tide; but the damage is estimated at between 8000L and 10,00a—liall Advertiser. On Friday week, as the Leicester Union coach was on the point of passing the turnpikegate beyond St. Alban's, it came in contact witk the Dutchess of Bedford's carriage, travelling at a rapid rate without lamps, when the pule was forced into tine carriage, but, happily, with- out doing any injury to the Dutehess, who was inside.—Leicester Chronicle.
The all-absorbing topic of the week among commercial men, says the Manchester Chrenicle, has been the failure, under the most extra- ordinary circumstances, of a person extensively knwrn at Manchester. His debts are understood to amount to upwards of :20,000/. ; to meet which, the assets are very far from being adequate. Bill transactions of a very suspicious character have also occurred. The individual prin- cipally concerned bas quitted the town, and is stated to have embarked for America.
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