The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-26 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

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11URRICANL—On the eight between the 17th and
18th inst,, the district of Carb.ch, Aberdeenshire, was
visited by • hurricane ; the wooden bridge ever the Deveron,
at Lamurdie, was raised from its resting place and tamed
into the river Lieutenant James Taylor, Dalviscb, left his
collets at about eight o'clock in the evening, for the
purpose of looking after hie corn-stacke, which mood
upon a hellish on the banks of the Ds vtron, at
the junction of the Boyster and Blockwater ; and
while encicays,uring, it is supposed, to catch some of
the ash . the wind pitched him user the hank
into the swollen river. Although every exertion was used
by his servants and friends is searching for his body with
torchlight and other means, it was nut found till next morn.
log, about a quarter of a mile below where the melancholy
accident happened.
WitYCKB.—The brig Margaret, of and from S'ock-
ton, enal-laden,' and bound for Aberdeen, was win eked on
the moraine of the 201‘, in attempting to make the
harbour. The sea at the time was running very high,
and • strong gale blew from the south-east. No sooner
did the vessel get among the broken waves than she
ceased to obey her helm. When aim st close to the pier-
head, and "
Loot ab,ut to enter, a heavy sea struck her on the
starboard side, and hove,her to the north of the pier, while
a ruemeiling one carried her farther to the bask of the break-
water, where she struck. Immediately after, a tremendous
swell aw.pt the deck, and washed away the master. The
mate and rest of the crew got on shore by means of life-buoys.
The body of the master was recovered the same evening
The Clydcwiale, of Glasgow, Thomas Auld, master, laden
with cotton, from Charlestown for Glasgow, was totally
wrecked on the is.and of Colones,' os the night of the 15th.
The crew, including the master and mate, consisted of
twenty-two; of that number fifteen were taken on shore,
and the rest drowned; nine of the number were first mend
by some boats belonging to Colonsay. The captain and five
men remeined on the wreck (or several hours and would
have perished bad not the wreck left the rock on which it
first struck, and came to the shore of the island, when they
got on chore.
Ass AC4UMPLIII/111) WOOLLEN DELATZII.—THIS ADVO-
OMR' Lichee,,—Among the numerous candidates for
thipefflos of librarian to the Advocates' Library, vacant by
the resignation of Dr. Irving, is Mr. Samuel Halkett. This
gonlentan has acquired an feu naive knowledge of philo-
logy, and can not only read all and speak most of the living
learns s of Euro e, but has a profound acquaintance with
the Eastern tongues, including Hebrew and Arable, while
his tranalstions of scientific pipers in Swedish, Norwegian,
and Danish, have been much appreciated. The wet sin-
ter circumstance connected with the history of Mr. Hal-
keit is his application to a business during the whole period
*ibis life, that sniaht be cans'nered uncongenial to his lite-
eery pursuits, 'ming of the firm of Harr rin and Halkett,
woollen drapers, North Bridge. He now seeks for • situa-
tion which is more suited to the cultivation of his singular
powers.—Edinburgh Adsortisor.