The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-15 00:00:00

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of Ws beashas sad Whir waiwalt as the quarter-deck. Theist were
hauled id* Adam awlaut the skylights by the same sea which
Naha We Wildman at the drenching the berths on the larboard
! Ma, ideals walla& occupant*, whilst it smashed by its
weislig the Om war the web cabin, and thus forced Its way below.
This was a pried arialawa iteotlon. So violent were the shock. of
Ur* rani, ira &aft braced, It was with great difficulty the
could prevent ftemigelves being hurled from their seats,
Etlillsiodffs with such viola= against • part of the vessel as to en-
life or limb. hinny received severe contusions and bruises,
notetthstanding all their efforts. It was an awful hour. The moat
theaghtless cowered In their heart before a danger which none but a
fool or a brute would have mocked, and all therefore
Marsh
the In.
vitatical to meet in the cabin for prayer. Rev. Mr. read the
101 th psalm. Rev. Dr. Smucker prayed. Rm. Dr. Beecher
made • few solemn remarks. Rev. Dr. 82kb repeated
the worth of Our Saviour, Let not your heart be
troubled, ye believe In God, believe also In me,"—
commenting briefly on their consoling import, and then invited all
present to Join with him in the Lord's prayer; after which he pro-
nounced the apostolic benediction. The wind, far from abating, was
on the increase. The lulls in the storm bring less frequent, and the
squalls, If anything, more terrific. The whole main was one sea of
foam, lashing up into terrible waves, wild and angry, whilst the spray
and wind seemed driven through the rigging and over the ship, as if
with demoniacal power. As darkness came, clustered t, atether in the
cabin, the passengers all thought and reflected on their fate. most,
If net all of them, had given themselves up fur lost. For what with
the heavy labouring of the ship, the terrible noise and howling of the
wind, the continued frequent thumpings of the sea, the quivering
and shaking of the groaning timbers, the carrying away of so many
portions of the reamers upper works, and the knowledge that they
were, perhaps, for another night to be exposed to the full power of
a regime hurricane, left little to hope for. In the evening, about
nine o'clock, the Ike. Mr. Balch, at the request of severe] passengers,
administered the Holy Communion in the cabin to upwards of sixty
vow
many of whom received it there, for the first time In their
ee.
Monday, 2lst, 12 30, centime's the log, the storm commenced
raging again in all its fury, sad the sea a perfect foam, until eight
a.m. at which time the clouds began to break, and the squalls leas
furicius. Got the ship's head to the N.W., and hauled the yards
round, the sea mill raging as before, and nearly • head, curling and
breaking over the ship in every direction. At noon the rearm mitred ;
but the sea continued more violent till two p.m., at which time It
ceased gradually with the wind—having lasted aboutthirty.eix hours;
during which dine, It gives me much pleasure to state, my officers
and crew conducted themselves with great coolness and pr. scam of
mind." About half-pest live o'clock on Monday morning, the passen-
gers were in the greatest possible danger.
Mr. Stevens, one of the namengers, who was an eye-witness, says
of it —" • peculiar lifting of the haze in the east, with an appeir-
awe of an anther-oaloured belt of light, low down ou the horizon,
warned us of all approaching blow. Presently It came, a perfect
tornado, driving before it the clouds of spray, and, as It neared us,
fairly lifting up the white foam from the warm, like a shower of
rain. As the squall 'truck us, the ship careened over and buried
her gunwales, in the ocean, and lay fur a few momenta stricken
powerloo, and apparently at the mercy of the savage waves that
threntamed to engulf or. This was the trial, the last round fought
betwo. n the elements and our gallant vessel. At this critical mo-
meet, the engine was true to her duty. Still went on its revolution*,
and round and round thundered her iron water wings. Gradually
recovering her upright position, the good ship, with head quartering
the sea, came up to her course, and all was well. It was the climax
of the storm. The last great effort of the whirlwind king, to send us
to the sea-giant's cave below."
On Monday, about twelve o'clock, the storm had abated sufficiently
to admit of standing on the upper step of the companion-way with
safety. It was a sublime, but an awful ape, tack. The ocean still
laboured under the effects of the hur lame. The wind veered 2.1
points in 30 hours. It i 5 impoesible to imagine or describe the wild
and tangled confusion of the waves. Riding to a height apparently
greater than that of the mainmast, they leaped and roared around the
ship, as if hungry and maddened at the less of their prey. At times
the Great We-tern seemed as if lowered by 1111,eell spirits into her
watery grace ; and eves y moment it was expected to be tilled in, and
her requiem sung by the winds amidst the wilderness of waters. But
the danger was past, and, with grateful hearts, on Tuesday morning
all assembled in the cabin to render nn act of common prayer and
thanksgiving. The Rev. Dr. Smucker read a psalm and made some
appropriate introductory remarks, and the Rev Dr. Beecher addressed
the paeriengeis at length and with much force on the mercy they had
experienced, and prayer was offered.
After the religious services were ended, the primengers drew up a
resolution of thanks to Almighty God for their deliverance, and also
a most complimentary address to the captain and of of the
ship. They subscribed a sum of 200!. for the captain, oflleers, anal
crew, and presented the money in two beautiful purses worked by two
of the female passengers. They also opened a liberal contribution,
with the view of creating • fund for the relief of familica whose heads ,
and supporters have been lost at sea, and in compliment to the ship,
as well wain commemoration of the signal merry they experienced in
her, it is to be called the "Great Western Fund." When the danger
had all pawed the captain said, "Thrice on deck I thought destruc-
tion inevitable. Each time • sea of such magnitude and power came
at the ship, that I thought it was all ever with us. But unexpectedly
each broke Jive at the side of the ship. Sir, the hand of the Lord was
in it." And the writer of this narrative adds : " Yes, the hand of the
Lord was in it; may we never forget it was the hand of the Lord."

EFFE(T OP THE GREAT WESTERN NEWS ON THE NEW
Youx MARKETS.—The moment the news was received by
the Great Western, grain of all kinds went up. A sale of
5,000 bushels New Orleanseorn was sold at 75c., which jamn
advance of 5 cents. White corn was held at 85 c., and yellow
Jersey 80 c. Prices have advanced 5 cents over those before
current, and which were considered very high. A parcel of
red wheat, about 1,000 bushels, sold at 110 c., which is at
least sc. over sny former price. There were no samples of
rye on the market; it would command 80 e. Sales of oats
yesterday at 38 to 40 c., and barley at 60 to 621 c.
Previous to the arrival of the Great Western holders of
flour offered to sell at 5,121 dol., and some small sales were
made, hut the moment the rise of prices in England was
known holders asked from 50 cents. to 1 dol. advance. Before
the exchange closed about 2,000 bble. flat hoop Ohio and
Genesee sold at 5,50 dol., a rise old cents., and many of the
holders refused to sell at that price. The market is still un-
settled and the merchants have not yet received their orders ;
still there were plenty of buyers at 5,50 dol., and few willirg
to sell.

struggling in the water. On Nelda, Morning,
of those dYmeried, and others, preceeded to
by twelve o'clock noon, seventeen were tale
ma tannest bad been held, the solves were
dwellings, amid the 'railings and lamentations
fatherless children, and weeping friends. Then
treasing cases amongst the bereaved. The msja
were poor men. and leave behind them lar„"e
Flee of the dead bodies were taken to nee house-
ennead having lost her husband, father, brother,
who boarded with them. This awful calamity I
our city, such as has not been witoewed for mat
Nova SCOTIA.—From this colony
to thc 3tl inst. 'I he legislature bad been p'
The only public appearance of the
vious mail despatch had been at tht
Windsor College on the 22nd of Septenn
delivered a long speech at the dinner
he prefaced with the remark that "
tion of his meaning and intention,
commit his ideas to writing." Sir
and he is quite right to do so.

obi Cahn•
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The

of the weather this morning prevent
Albert, and the royal family, from le
Her Royal Highness the D
her Majesty and Prince Albert, the
the Princess of Hesse, at the Castle.
remained to luncheon.

Viscount and Viscountess _
Castle to-day and returned to town.
Monsieur and Madame Van de W--

Cowley also took their departure to=da)
The Royal dinner party at the I
will include her Majesty the Queen
Highness the Duchess of Kent. her Royailliahnee
Princess of Hesse, his Serene Highness Prince Edward si
Saxe Weimar, the Marquis and Marchioness of Wft".
Earl Howe. and le Ihran Meysenbuch. The bsftr,
the Scots Fusilier Guards attend during dinner. go;
Majesty's private band afterwards attend in the Castle.
The Brazilian Minister transacted business yeti*,
day at the Foreign•office.
Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with lac
John Russell yesterday, at his official resiolence in =
street. Earl Fortescue had also an interview with hisa
ship yesterday.
ARUNDEL.—SeveraI upholsterers and deowatts
hare arrived at Arundel Castle (says the Brighton (;,sudisq
for the purpose of preparing the State apartments. 711,
apartments are, however, so splendidly furnished as tore*
but little additional decoration necessary.
John Ball, Esq., of Stephen's-green, Dublin, hi,
been appointed an assistant poor-law commissioner Wadi g
Ireland.—Globe.

THE LATE VLiCOUNT ALLES.—The late vt
whose demise has already been briefly announced a hi,
taken place on the 21st ult., at Gibraltar, was for am
years in the army, and several under the Duke of Weflia
ton, in the Peninsula. The event, as the ilecessed leas*
issue, or surviving male heir, swells the list of extinct pia
aegis to 37 ; and, with the deaths of Lords Hartland et
Mountohanuon, leaves three additional racsncies in the lad
clams of titles. There are several remarkable mate ea
netted with the genealogy of the family of the Wens*
man. The family emigrated from England to Helldal is
1660, and rill in the latter country may be found loos of
their descendants. The first who settled in Ireland al
John Allen, who came to Dublin as factor for the Dud.
his son, Sir Joshua, was father of John Allen, H.P. II;
the county of Wicklow, who was created Viscount dlla
and Baron Stillorgan, in 1717. He died is 1726,1essit
issue three sons, the youngest of whom was father of th
fifth viscount, who, in 1781, married the eldest deughta
the late Gaynor Barry, of Dorrnastown, county of Meath, ad
had issue three children, the eldest being the deemed
Joshua William. sixth viscount; the second. Frances Eine
both, died in 1826; and the third, Letitia Emily, menial
1806 the Hou. and Rev. W. Herbert, a member of the Ca.
narvon family. The family estates lie in the county d
Kildare.