June 26. 'A public meeting was held yesterday, the Mayor in> the chair: a committee was appointed to afford, relief to the destitute, and xosolicit subscriptions. It is intended to apply to .the Government for aid. £157 wis subscribed in the room.  The steamer • City of, Newcastle' arrived at Mor p«tb,^with the mails and passengers. There is no communication by rail between Morpeth and New castle. ' r - „ {Landslips continue. Wolfe and Gorrick'a new store is in danger ; the bank is gone to withia three yards of the'building, and still continues to »lip ; 'all thp goods are being removed., Several houses at Bolwarra and Louth Park have been swept away. The back water is now falling, and the river has fallen 9 feet 4 inches from its highest flood leveL •Weather fine. < Morpeth, June 25. j The river has now fallen altogether about four feet. JAt 9 a.m. theA.S.N. Co.'s wharf was nine feet under water, and is not expected to clear before tolmorrow. ; Abaxttbst, June 24.""', All traffic and mail communication is stopped on the Aimlucu «ml Braid wood road. GOX7LBDRN-, June 24. The water has 1 gone down considerably. The wqather is now fine, and little damage done. JFokbes, June 21. The river has overflowed its banks, and is still rapidly rising. It is expected that the township will be flooded. / , " ' June 25. The river is slowly rising; much damage has be^n done to the crops and other property. The familiea on the banks have been moved; the lagoon is yery High, but is falling to-day. Five bdata are plying. A large nugget, weighing 38oz , was^fouud on the surface diggings near Matheson'a lead. At the north, lead workings have ceased during the flood. I , - Sinoleto^, , Juna 23- Up-country telegraphic communication is inter rupted, in consequence of ,the wire ,ov,er, the river here being carried away by driftwood. The Govern-, mefnt punt drifted to a locality known as White's Fa Is, and landed in a. paddock. There the weather to- lay is fine, the river is down 12 feet, and falling at |the rate of 18 inches per hour. Agriculturist* will suffer to a great extent. Damage to town and house property is comparatively trifling. ! June 24. The river has fallen 20 feet, and continues falling. Weather fine; wind, west.
