The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-23 00:00:00

YESTERDAY'S GALE.

At Southampton • furious gale blew from the week Ile
was at its height at high water at Dom Several bum
and yachts broke away from their moodup sad were std,
A large yacht dragged her anchor for more than a mile end
was nearly wrecked.
From Plymouth we learn that on Tuesday night voi7
wild weather prevailed from the southward and vostwum,
but yesterday morning it culminated shortly before dm,.
light is a terrific gale from the W./3.W., and continued to
blow from about six to too o clock with a force unequalled
in the neighbourhood since the frightful gala in Noremlier,
1824.
Twelve vowels were driven Rebore within the limits m
the port, but fortunately this was unattended with a tints
enmity to life or limb. Me was mainly owing to tks
gale taking place by daylight, and at about high um,
socompanied with the circumstance that the bradreage:
DOW completed, most effectually shuts out the terrific sr
that prevailed in the Sound sod Catwater in 1821 Ty
vessels which went ashore were the Amoor, 1,344 tonsomm
435 emigrants on board for Adelaide, who are all um,
landed. She broke adrift wrecked Sound, sad had a vs,
narrow escape from being cos the Bailee Le&
where a loss of life would have been almost Media*
The Pallid*, French ship, 636 toss ; Layer, from Raub
with general cargo for Rio Grande ; dales 11., Swaim
brig, from Havre, in ballast for Cardiff ; Repair, Belem
brigantine from Rio Grande, with bone ash, far Maenad,
Apollo, brigantine, from Swansea, with coals for Pima*
Victoria, schooner, with salt, from Pipers, for Labrada;
Mischief, schooner, with rods, for Plymouth ; Mem m
Carnarvon, from Cardiff, with coals, for Dieppe; Mei
Jar" from Cardiff, with coals, for Coes ; Sk Games's,
whoever, with patent fuel, far Plyinouib; Riede°, arum
brig, is ballast ; and Chaska, schooner, laden with Wu
A teal& gale of wind visited Nottingham yesterday.
The wind blew from the north-west, the storm rousimmi
early in the morning. The roofs of houses were Wally
stripped, a great deal of glass broken is the windows, sip.
boards blown down, sad other damage:done to ropey. A
mars named Thomas Skerritt was severely injured by q
advertising board which was blown on to him. There ewe
several hair-breadth escapes. There has not been so Muhl
a gale in Nottingham since December, 1863.
One of the most violent gales that has best anorak*
for many years visited Bristol yesterday, sad the amnia
tiers to property was great. Several personal acciasts
occurred during the day, but happily nothing of a Nam
nature. A corner holm in Coronation-road wa UM& ID
tinily down, but happily nose of the inmates DM
la uei
A large, old tree that had stood for pnerstioes s Ohba
churchyard was torn down. Another in Tydsrapak yip
also blown down, besides others in different parts of Ms
city. The ferry from New Passage to Porldemr,
Beath Wales, was entirely suspended on scant
at the gale, and many people who had goes hem
Bristol for the purpose of doming were compelled is
yearn. The pier on the Portekewet side was airy turf
injured, so much so that it was rendered utterly
cable for landing purposes. The Clifton Wpm=
rods through the Vie admirably, notwithataading maid
predictions to the contrary. There was no lateral mai
of the chaise on the river side, but those on the lad dis
oscillated as much as 18 hulas at the highest—about Ilea
The motion of the footway of the bridge itself wee ear
pared to the rocking of a ship is a storm.
crossed with much difficulty, being exposed to thr=
of the pls.
A heavy storm of wind and rain swept over LlT:poi%
the neighbourhood. The barometer fell rapidly, sad
IL4O a.m. yesterday it was 28.332 inches, after shalt,
again roes rapidly. About the same time the wind
shifW
from earth to west. Ths lariat madam of the bussing
recorded ia Liverpool was on December 6, 1847, what it va
28.154. smssrssr"'