The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additiceil.]

ma a CHAJtFrAIRI" ON WAR WITH ENGLAND.

The Paris Charirari of Thursday last writes as
fellows :—" The triad has been warlike for the lank few
eye—only nobody knows exactly with whom vs are going
to cur, see why, ear wherefore, nor bow. Among other
combinations there is a talk of an alliance between Freact
Preside, and Emilia spied England and Austria. This I
• rumour which we repeat without attaching mush ko-
peck's,' to it. This. exists, no doubt, a certain current of
(vision which toads towards, war with England. What laths
origin of We movement? We don't know, but we we in It
• diversion which is probably due to Russian inflomm.
La us, for our purls, be careful sot to fall into a trap. sad
let OB not loos sight of the starting point of the whole hog-
nene. What was the matter in band? Why, the Polish
question. The premat complications have no other origin.
Emnia very dryly told the Wester° Powers to mind their
own laminas, and leave her to settle her differsooss with
Poised Is her own way. The very parties who now affect
so mush susceptibility in regard to England took the
Russian sewer very quietly ; they were content to
accept Prism Gortchakors answer as a model of
tomboy, and never thought for a moment that it wee
Dasessozy to go to extremities, and this notwithstanding
the manifest interest of France to found an independent
power as the banks of the Vistula which should be brag
enough to foam a bemire against Russian eocroaohtneate.
But now, henanne Zogiand refuses to join the Coogras,
wig* wilts& of polio..._sinuirips_eilwo
seals
'Move heretofore, rsvi p

ask that she should be Witted out from the golden
bock of nations. M. de Girardin, who some little time ago
wrote such splendid rhetorical ampliticitMas about the
horrors of war, now compute Lord Russell to At*, add
oalls upon us Freochmen to practise double quick mirth end
charge. Aad yet wed° not see that the refusal of England
to join the Congress is more offensive than the refusal of
Russia to do what we eked for Poland. And since we did
not answer Prince Gortaliakoffs last note by a declaration
of war, why should wowed a Beet and an army to »ply to
Lord Rumen? What would be the meaning it 'a war
spinet England ? What useful result could we poisibly
pin by it, and what interest have we to try asst? Is it
possible that after having allowed Russia to exterminate
the Poles, after having submitted to the disdain of the
government of the Czar, after having openly de-
clared that all this was not sufficient to make
it worth our while to draw the sword, and
after having given to Europe ibis great example of
patience and abnegation, we should sow run all the risks of
a struggle with Eoglaad— a struggle utterly uncalled for,
sterile, and inexplicable, sad one which would b',
as psalms to the conqueror as to the vanquished? We
are quite willing to admit that England is on the present
occasion actuated by selfish motives and paltry jealousy.
But let us not on that account be the victims of Russian
intrigues. Our true ally is Poland, and oar enemy is
Russia. Let us not allow Russian agents to misrepresent
the question. "

THB GALES.

The following additional amounts have been re-
ceived of the (seed. of the mese, violent gales In the
provinces :
LOWESTOFT, Dec. 4.
The sea ran mountains high in the roadetead, and dashed
upon the beech and south pier with the greatest fury.
Fortunately there were but few ships along the coast, or
the loss both to life and property must have been very great.
The steamer Norfolk, Captain Bollard, from Rotterdam for
Harwich, with cattle, Sic., in the service of the Great
Eastern Railway Company, was forced into the harbour,
having been blown to leeward of her port. She came in in
want of fuel, and with 25 sheep, four calves, sod one
me deed. The steamer, which experienced very heavy
weather, is discharging her cargo. The brig Herald, of
Whitby, Capt. Shaw, from Loudon to Hartlepool, in ballast,
drove on the Mouse Sand during the hurricane end corn-
"monad filling with water. The crew remained with her
until the vessel had nearly filled, when they took to their
boat, and were picked up by the schooner Pilot, of Goole,
whisk brought them ietwees roads. The auferumete maw
were landed by the tag Powerful, and will he forwarded to
their homes through the agency of the Shipwrecked
Mariners' Royal
_ Benevolent Society. At Reales, a granary
belonging to Mr. J. Cris near the railway stetion, had on
of its sides forced in and a portion of the roof blown off.
Charles Oxborough, a man who had taken shelter neer the
building from the fury of the hurricane, was killer, and a
boy, named Walter °thorough, was senouaiy injured.
NORWICH, Dec. 4.
The gale need with considerable fury here. The baro-
meter fell rapidly, foretelling as usual the probability of
atmospherical disturbance. Thee at 2 p.m., Nov. 30, it
stood at 30'180 ; at 2 p.m. on Dee. 1, at 29128 ; at 2 p.m.
Dec. 2, at 2906 ; at 10 a.m., Dec. 3, at 28100 ; at 12 at
moo, at 28184; at 2 p.m., at 28'000; and at 4.45 p.m., at
29168. The gable ends of the house of Mr. Bennett,
baker, City-road, Ideigbam' were blown completely out by
the wind ; a house on St. Margaret's Plain was unroofed ;
the furnace chimney of Mr. Bonaire horse-hair
manufactory, Havelock-street, Heigbare, fell on the roof of
the building, through which it smashed, and • somewhat
'similar accident occurred to a carpenter's shop on the pre-
mises of the Norfolk Stone Company in Collgate-street.
Three shoemakers, named John Copeman, James Copeman,
and Samuel Nash, were at work in the chamber of • cottage
in Upper Regent-street, Crook's-place, when the chimney
and roof fell in, completely burying the men, who were
much cut and bruised, bat not seriously injured. Mr. R.
Hooper, cabinet and chair maker, Ikreham-road, was
knocked down in hie timber yard by a large 211 inch beech
plank, one of his ankles was broken, sod be also received •
severe contusion on the shoulder. The Farccett railway
station, • wooden structure placed on a high embankmeet,
11 was blown down.
BIRMINGHAM. DEC. 4.

The effects of the gale in thretoWri sal neighbourhood
were most diristrous, resulting ia lastantemons loss of
life to one panne and serious bodily injury to many others.
The storm commenced about 6 o'clock in the morning, and
towards 9 o'clock the appearance of broken chimney tope
and slates sod bricks, either on the footpaths or in the mid-
dle of the road, was quite common. Towards noon the force
of the gale reached its height, the pressure of the wind as
registered by one or two local observers being 251bs. to the
square foot. Among the other effects of this gale was the des-
truction of the shopping of Mr. Turner, screw maker, in Bir-
&all-street, occasioned by the folio( a chimney stack 66 feet
in height, belonging to Messrs. Salt, patent euamellers. At
the time of the occurrence there were three women and a
girl in the upper Morey of the shopping of Mr. Tamer en.
gaged in their occupation of making screws when the stack
of Messrs Salt fell, crushing in the roof and going through
the floor into the room below, is which a man named
Thompeoe, a fender moulder, was at work. The noise of
the catastrophe created such a panic among the inhabitants
of the lomlity that some moments elapsed before montane'
was rendered. The three women were then found, and
were so injured ea to necessitate their removal to the Gene-
ral Hospital, as also the scan Thompson. It was quite
halfun-hour before the body of the girl—Mary
Dewey, aged sixtees, wee found. Her limbs were broken,
and bee skull fractured to such an extent that she was
scarcely recognisable. She was quite dead. In other parts
of the town the 'theta of the gale were also of a serious
nature. The gebleend of the building occupied by Messrs.
Cooper sad Barber, pork-butchers, is the Bull-ring, was
blown outwards, and the remainder of the building remains
in a dangerous state. In the Lead Pita the building for-
merly occupied as a police-station, and now in the occupa-
tion of Mr. Mason, bramfoueder, was partially destroitt
the falling of a chimney shaft through the roof. Mr.
and his mother were taken to the General Hospital, the
former seriously injured.
At Belly Oak the top of the spire of a new church, erected
about twelve months ago, was blown down, falling through
the roof into the body of the church. Between tweet and
thirty oyes of accident were received at the Hos-
pital, some of them of a serious nature. In the vicinity of
the town considerable damage has been done by the falling
of trees, &c. _ _ _

One of the most fearfully terrific gales that h DERBY,
as o Dn.. 4.
ccurre d
in Derby for three years pst—on which occasion the line
spire of Bt. Alkmund's, In this town, was blown down—
visited the town and neighbourhood on Thursday last.
The airy of the preceding evening bore very remarkable
indication that some extraordinary phaeomencia was about
to take pkce. The colour was pi splendid intermixture of
gold, orange, and grey, expansively streaked across the
savers, and assuming huge and singular forms, dinning
together large knots of wondering spectators. As the
evening wore on the atmosphere became murky, and was
calm. Early on Thursday morning a violent storm of rain
broke over the town, awaking the slnmheriog inha-
bitants, the wind blowing 8.8. W. By daylight the storm
increased in violence, the wind taking before it all of I.
loose and light character, and continued with devastating
impetuosity throughout the day. Large manufactory
chimneys, church towsn, and houses were rocked about in
a terrible manner. The roofs of leveret houses is the
county were caned off, and at Breilaford Hall, the roe.
deuce of Mr. W. Cox, the extensive vinery sustained cos-
siderable damage. A portion of Messrs. Eastwood's forge
suffered much damage. It was of common occurrence to
hear of chimneys of private homes, walls, partially com-
pleted buildings, and trees being thrown down. A window
was shattered from its frame at St. Werbu h's Church;
a window was also blows from the new lion

[TWOPENCE

LIVERPOOL, 'MAT.
It is feared that the • • ally of the pile is the Channel
has mese land a much greater less of life than was at first
supposed. After the despatch of our. parcel last evening the
gab somewhat abated, and this morning it had subsided to a
stiff breeze. The following shipping disasters have been
reported to the Liverpool underwriters :—The ship Castries,
from Liverpool to Barbados, wan driven into Falmouth
with loss of masts and much damage to her bull. ODe of
the crew is reported to have bees washed overboard. The
Friar Tuck, from China to Loudon, west ashore roar the
Hocks and became a total wreck, but fortunately
owing to the preemie" of a rocket apparatus is the neigh-
beiood the crew were saved. The cargo, which is
very valuable, will, it is feared, share the fate ci
the vessel Up to the latest despatch from that
tee onl 400 boxes of tea. and those is • damaged condi-
dos, wer saved. The Meg }families, from Liverpool to
Glasgow, after being in collision with a bargee (mum un-
known), ran into Ramsey bay &masted. The Preach
barque Jenne Auguste (Nantes to Preston) put into the
Hersey yesterday, with loss of maw" chaise, sad bow-
!pert. The Elinor (Nantes to Liverpool) struck sear the
Bock lighthouse and sank. The crew were saved by a river
gig. The sebooser Pearl is ashore near Cerigwith ; crew
saved. The barque Weetbouroe, Captain Arrutage, which
sailed a few days ago for Belize, struck on the rock. seer
Pearkys Point, and went dews ; all cm board perished. The
barque Elisabeth, Captain Arey, from Liverpool to Halifax,
west ashore Dear Perdel rock, and became a total wreck ;
the taptaka sad five men were saved ; but the chief
mate, steward, and two seamen were drowsed.
The Frisch schooner Eeporanos, of Bayous% from Liverpool
so Nantes, drifted ashore neer Oseigerith, sod became •
total wreak. The crew after several fruitless attempts to
mash the beach were tmfortanatelnfrowilask 13tpap otbig.

the POW sands: fa• maw— are apppOsed tebath been
saved by one of the boats which were launched when the
position was ascertained, bat which did sot
'Zelesnbeto op to the time the mowers was despatched from
the eiciaitrpf thSwreck. A large barque, the name at present
OW bsbg ascertained, is hard and feet on the Clement rocks,
and was fast becoming a total wreak. The crew of this vessel
are also supposed to bare been saved. A brig, name un-
known, is ashore near Cerigwith, and at the very latest st-
omata, the crew were still on board, although the chutes at
getting the vessel off the rocks were very remote. The
usheasser Clemise, of Furey, went ashore near the Salt
mks, end became a total wreck. The crew are reported to
be mud. Th. buque Heise Campbell, Captain O'Brien.
at Weymouth, Nova Bootie, bound from Dunkirk to Swan-
ths, drove ashore on Ellipera point, to the eastward of
Holyhead, sod became a total wreck. The crew were waved.
The chip, Hercyna, booed hence to Itsagooo, was forced to
pot bosh to this port to-day, in a crippled condition, as her
math were split, and her foremast repotted sprung.
The captain of this vessel reports seeing nine
vessels ashore outside. The steam ship Albanian,
which wentashore on Pluckinrton bank, was towed off Isat
night, making much water. The steamer Boothia has been
docked, sad it is found that she has sustained very severe
injuries, her stern quarter being knocked away, and her
screw destroyed. The ship Limped° was towed off the
Pluckintoe bank last night. and berpatengere sstelylnnded
this monde., the vessel making a good deal of water. The
captain of the °ark steamer reports several vessels ashore
between Point Lynes and the Great Ohms-head. The Dublin
steamer Eblana, which arrived here this morning, reports
the Bell buoy as Itemise broken adrift. The captain
also saw three barques, one brig, and four schooner, totally
wrecked ha the vicinity of Holyhead. The De Witt Clinton,
a large maul laden with North American deals, drove
ashen last night near the Formby Lighthouse, and
Is tweaking up fast. The crew were saved the Formby
lifeboat. The ship Factory Girl, 110000 to alp/aim. rid
Swansea, &endued to the eastward of the Lizard Point
yesterday. The chief mate and six of the crew weir saved,
but the remainder with the captain and mooed sad third
officers were drowned. A receipt for light dues, signed
bytain WOonairil, of the ship Breese, Belfast, wan
' up on the share near Waterloo this morning, and a
Norie's Epitome" containing the name of "T. Young,
Nostrum, 1857," was washed ashore at New Brighten. Mr.
Mimeo (of the firm of Nilson and Chambers, Liverpooll,.
who arrived this morning from Holyhead, states that on the
shore in the aerghbourbood he saw no lee, than 56 dead
bodies. The ship Confiamee from Quebec to this port weal
ashore near Holyhead this morning, and was expected to
become a total wreck. Crew reported to be saved.
EDINBURGH.
The weather, which has been unusually mild for the past
fortnight, has at last undergone • change. About five
o'clock on Thursday morning, mow began to fell, and it
eratinued up till beyond midday, by which time the streets
were covered to a depth of about three or four inches. The
te—bave. been-eery gaaegal in the districts-.
aronedrirb:rgh, and, in consequence, • large number of
the railway trains were detained, some of them for several
boors, such as the express from London, which did not
teach Edinburgh until three hours alter the time it was
dos. The evening was clear and frosty.—Scotastan.
DUBLIN.
A sadden and violeot gale blew on Thursday Dwain for
assay hours, doing some damage to the roofs let te
sad compelling the owners of vessels in the Bay and at
Ringstowo to look after their craft. The storm was accom-
panied by heavy rain sod sleet, and at mid-day there was a
heavy fall of snow. The gale was felt in all its force in the
suburbs, but fortunately little damage was done. The wind
blew from the south-west. The outgoing steamers were
detained at the quays until a late hour yesterday evening,
who the gale having abated, they were allowed to start.
The mail steamer had not started from Holyhead at a late
hour at night, and telegrams have been received announcing
serious casualties on that *oast The direction of the wind
of course, prevented the occurrence of any shipwrecks
upon the Irish coast of the Channel. It will be remem-
bered that due warning of the storm was given by Admiral
Fitzroy twanty.four hours befogs its occurrence.—Bounders'
Bess.

ENGLAND AND THE CONGRIMIL —A Turin journal,
the Economiga, writes se follows upon the refusal of
England to join the congress proposed by the Emperor
Napoleon :—" Our readers saw in our last number that the
Economists did not have r inch confidence in the moos. of
the European ormgreas. Now, the congress may be said to
be deed and buried ; it has existed only • few days in the
mind of the Emperor and the imagination of the French.
The decided refusal of England renders • congress im.
possible, especially as it is now well known to all
that the great power, and notably the German
powers, are in accord with the cabinet of St. James's.
Let us now ascertain what will be the cosesquences

of the solemn failure of this grand idea. The English abinet
is of opinion that the necessary result of the congress was
war, and that by refusing its concurrence it took a great step
towards the maintenance of peace. Almost all the London
journals agree in this view, and develop it in various
modes. At first sight such an opinion seems paradoxical,
but a more mature examination shows that the politicians
who direct the destinies of Brest Britain are not mistaken ;
the general opinion now is that the no convrea will ensure
peace, not absolutely, but perhaps for a period of some
duration." Our Paris correspondent expresses the same
idea in his letter.

FORTUNATE FRANCE'—M. Louis Jourdan writes
as follows in an article heeded "The Refusal of England,"
published by the Sikk yesterday :—" It is time to snatch
the meek from the egotistical English aristocracy. France,
such as she is to-day, deprived of her dearest liberties, is •
thousand times more liberal than Easiest!. France, at all
events, has no starving Ireland crying out against her ;
France has no looser any aristocrntio castes which oppress
her; Frazee would not silently witness that horrible
spectacle of which the English journals yester-
day gave Cl the frightful details, of soldiers
and sailors succumbing under the rat-e-nine tails, in preemies
of a heedless population which does not seem to understand
that it is dishonoured by maintaining in its codes such corpo-
ral punishment. True, we are reduced to envy Lugland her
liberties, but let her observe attentively the current of
opinion which is hurrying onward every mind in France ; let
her muse upon the significance of our last electoral strug-
gles ; let her study the aspirations of our country, sad the
will sea that the moment is not distant in which we
shall reconquer all we have lost ; let her ask
herself to what degree of power and external
influence France, enriched with all her conquests
of 'KS and their development, may not attain. Does
England think she will then weigh as much as at
present in the Wanes of the destiaies of Europe? And
besides, how many things she may envy us ; what instiocts,
what generous sentiments, what chivalric devotion, agitate
us here, and arouse only vein echoes on the other side of
the channel ! The British aristocracy burdens the English
people with one of those leaden cloaks with which Dente
in his Diviee Comedy muffles up the hypocrites."
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