The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-28 00:00:00

HURRICANE AT LIVERPOOL AND LOSS

OF LIFE.

LIVERPOOL, SATraDAT.
This morning the town was visited by one of the
most fearful gales from the north-west that have been ex-
perienced since 18.39. For the last few days the wind has
been fresh, but at five o'clock this morning it began to in-
crease, and at noon was blowing a perfect hurricane.
Already several disasters are reported, and doubtless many
will have occurred in the channel. The usual ferry
steamers to Egremont, Seacombe, and Tranmere, had to
cease plying, while the Woodside boats, which usually run
across the Mersey in five minutes, generally required an
hour, and in one case when the wind was at its height, the
Woodside boat occupied nearly it hours. The City
of Glasgow, steam ship, which arrived this morning,
broke from her anchor in the river, and after drifting about
went ashore near Rock Ferry, where she remains. The royal
mail steam-ship Africa was advertised to sail as usual today
and was prepared for starting, but her mails could not be
put on board owing to the severity of the gale, and she has
been detained until to-morrow. The flat, John of Chester,
in attempting to make the George's Basin, ran foul of the
chains of the landing stage, and struck the bridge, and car-
ried away masts, bowsprit, and bulwark+. The mate was
cut in two by portions of the tackling, and he, with another
man, was washed overboard—the latter was saved by means
of a life buoy. The Prince of Wales, steamer, got foul of
the landing standing stage, and carried away her figure
head, &c. A schooner and four sloops are aground at Hoy-
lake, with signals of distreu flying. A large vessel, totally
dismasted, is telegraphed as at anchor 7 miles west of Holy-
head, with signal of distress flying on a flag staff. The
Anna Rich has gone ashore near the Potteries. Several
collisions have taken place is the river. The Atlas was
brought up the river this afternoon much damaged, having
been driven aground at George's Pier head.

MORE SHIPPING DISASTERS AND LOSS OF

LIFE.

TYNEMOUTH, SATVIIDAT, 9 rm.
We have had another heavy gale or wind, and
snow storms to-day, resulting, lam sorry to say, in both
loss of life and shipping property. A most tremendous
squall of wind broke over the Northumberland coast about
II o'clock this forenoon, accompanied by blending showers
of snow and sleet. About 24 boats' crews of Cullercoat
fishermen were plying their avocation about a mile from the
shore. As soon as the gale came on, they immediately
made in to the land, and the principal part of the fleet
reached the beach in safety. A boat's crew, however, con-
sisting of John Oliver, his son Andrew, and Henry Potts,
in attempting to turn their cable's bow towards Cullerceses
Pier, were caught by a heavy sea, which dashed the
boat with great violence against the South Rocks. A.
Oliver jumped on to a projecting rock, and the ether two
poor fellows were about to follow him, when a heavy sea
caught them and swept them into eternity. The sad event
was witnessed by hundreds of persons, who were unable to
render any Quieter:cc, and there was not time to get out the
Cullercoat life boat. Andrew Oliver was hauled on to the
cliffs above by ropes, and saved. The body of the old man
has been picked up.
This afternoon the Prompt, of Newcastle, and the May
Queen, of Peterhead, ran on to the herd Sand, South
Shields, in a squall of wind. Both crews took to the
rigging, but were gallantly rescued by the South Shields
life boats, manned by the pilots, who saved the poor fellows
at great personal risk.
About twenty sail of trading' vessels left the Tyne this
morning. It will be an anxious time until word is heard
of them. The wind is fair for th.m, and it is hoped
that they will get round Flambro' Read into Burlington
Bay.
The Archer steam frigate is lying snug in the Tyne. She
came from Leith on Tuesday.

have been made at the
SOME IMPORTANT CUSTOM ROUSE tIiIItSGEMENTS
can now commence discharging cargo immediately after
their arrival, if the agent of the mail packet company meteli
presents a manifest of the vessel to a landing officer on duty.
The working hours in the warehousing department hats
port of Southampton. Mail packet,
been extended, and the officials are compelled to be on duty
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m , instead of from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tbsi
atttr arrangement commences to-day.

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