The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

EIPECTS OP THE LATE GALL

Amidst the terrific hurricane which raged along
the mod in the muse of Friday eight sad Saturday more-
leg, a very shocking shipwreck, them le every reason to
believe, took place ia the Channel, in Ike vinisity of
Guernsey. The vemel, which is supposed to have
foundered with every soul an board, was the ship Power
fel, lades with a large sad valuable cargo of East ladle
mama, from Calcutta to Lapdog. The Powerful sailed
from Calcutta on the 22nd of September, sad although she
was due in England, nothing transpired to smite fears foe
her safety until the receipt of intelligence of a quantity of
wreck, evidently of • large ship, having been picked up near
Guernsey. Sabsequestly aship's figure bead—• Highlander—
rad part of • outerster were found, and the figure was stated
to have belonged to the Powerful, and yesterday
a telegram was received from the owners announcing
that the ship was reported to be totally lost, and that not
the least tidings had bees had of the crew, who ere sup-
posed to ham perished. The Powerful was a large Quebec
built ship of 1230 toss register, launched is 1858, and wee
owned by Mews. It. Cuthbert and Co., of Liverpool. Is
Lloyd's register she was elamed A 1 7 years. Her cargo
comprised 50 tons of sager, 1,330 cwts. of glamor, 1,250
hales of jute (valued at 151. a bale), 140 begs of shellac
6,000 hides, 95 toss of oilseed, sad 900 oases of as oil..
The ship and cargo were largely insured. Her officers and
crew in all would amount to about 30.
The advised's= the various port describe the weather to
have been fearfully aevere,at times blowing a complete bur-
rime% with terrific squalls. The Free& coast suffered eon-
Adorably during the storm. Yesterday a telegram came W
band reporting a sad shipwreck at Mcirlemoet, • few miles
to the westward of Boulogne. A See Ronnie barque,
called the lima, Caplan Groaned, bound to Antwerp from
Almeini, with • cargo of Aso ore, was oast on the racks,
sad soon weed to pieces, and out of • mew of 11 only two
I were saved. Another fatal ken took place in the
vicisity of Boulogne during the height of the gala
on Saturday morning. The brig True Blue, Cap.
tain Wear, boned to London from Mostaganem, was
making her way up Channel for the Thames, when she was
stranded on the Preach mast, sear the above port. The
captain and clew endeavoured to reach the shore in the
boat, sad had nearly succeeded la doing so when they struck
upon a small reef of rocks, and unhappily the ceptaie mid
six men were drowned, the mate sad cook being saved.
The poor fellows had bee the means of rescuing thirteen
men, forming the crew of the Lord itedeedale. of Liverpool
lest in the Bay of Biscay on the 22nd of December, and
landed them at Qmensiown on Tuesday last. The stranded
vessel lies four miles out.
The see-going stamen which arrived in the river in the
course of yesterday and Sunday also speak of the awful
character of the weather they experienc.ed. A East
of vessels are reported to have gone into Hammel*, Lowes-
toft, sad other ports with loss of anchor' and chains and
other damage which they sustained during the storm.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO THY. CHIEP STEWARD or
TEE NAIL Bram= Arairs.—Mr. Vaughan, the head
steward of the Boys! Mail steamer Africa, which arrived at
Liverpool yestmday, was drowsed at sea on the morn-
* of the 7th inst. The deceased was on the fors-
castle sheet 10.30 a.m. whoa a heavy sea struck the vessel
en the pert bow, and causing her to lurch heavily Mr.
Vaughan wee knocked overboard, and though a boat was
lowered immeilithily,§the unfortunate man could not be
rushed tiros to save his life.
New Lan BOATS.—Yesterday some harbour
Mai were reads ie the Regent's anal Dock, Limebouse,
le the premed of • large cumber of perecoa, with two sew
lifeboats belonging to the National institution. Both
beats are 32 feet long. mid are built of solid mahogasy.
Their self-righting and self wjectiog powers were fully and
satkdectorily tested on the maxim. The boats were built
by Forreatt and Sou, of Limshosse, and the traosporting
ferriage' by Mr. J. Robinsee, of Kentish-town. One of
Aboats is to be statioced at Tremors, at the month of
Waterford Harbour, and the other boat is to be placed at
Names. Both boats are to replace a smaller clamor
lifeboat on these two stations. The Tramore boat is the
erous gift to the institution of the Cambridge University
Boat Club, and the cost of the P• 011111100 boat has been pres-
ented to the society by a benevolent gendarme resident in
Birmingham. During the peat year about 700 lives were
saved from various shipwrecks by the lifeboats of the in-
stitution, and by fishing boats, to the crews of which it had
granted rewards. The institution also paid in the slum
pried aserly 20,0001. oa its lifeboat establishments. The
osnumittee now eareestly appeal to the public for continued
to enable ti
them to keep up the 140 lifeboat stations
=he masagement of the institution.
THE DISTEHIS arc LANCASHOIE.—A meeting of
the Gabel Executive Committer was held yesterday in
the Town Hall, Manchester ; the High Sheriff, Sir J. K.
Minttleweeth, Bart., in the chair. The ihom sea. reported
that 5,1574 15s. 4d. had been received during the past four
weeks, ineludiag 3,4354 9a. 44. bank interest from July lit
to December 31st„ 1864, adthat the balance in the bank
was 73,2581. 10& sd. Mr. Madam also promoted his
monthly report. Lied Egerton said he 'observed that no
application was to be made that day for • pant to Stock-
pot. A report had reached him that the antral relief
lesnindliee of that place had resolved to discontinue their
operations, and he should like to ask Mr. Machu* what was
the reesoe which had 'educed them to come to that deoisioa.
Mr. It. Maolure replied that the committee considered that
the number of people out of employment in Stockport
was so reduced that they (the oommittee) ought to MAW
operations; in foot, • scarcity of hand' for mills was
beginning to be felt. The committee hid been closed for
three weeks. Lord Egerton—Yon &remedied that there in
sufficient employment in mills, or on public or other works,
for all who, under other circumstances, might legitimately
have applied for aid from the relief funds! Mr. R.
Maclure—l am quite prepared to say so. Mr. Firma read his
report,which stated that Cu the 7th inst. there was a decrease
in the number of persons receiving parochial relief in the
27 unions of the cotton manufacturing districts as compared
with the number so relieved on the 10th ult., of 5,876.
A reference to the statistic of pauperism for the week
ended the 7th instant would show that 6,661 able-bodied
awn resolved out-door relief within the district. This was
• &memo of 1,017, as compared with the penile- of able-
bodied men who received out-door relief during the week
ended the 10th nit. Of these 6,651 able-bodied mem 2,618,
or
39'3 per omit., are reported as being capable of employ-
meet ou public works, but who are not so employed at
preeset. The boo. secretary presented the balance-sheet
of the relief food for the peat year and in reply kl
question, stated that the expense of administering the fund
was lee than one per cent. on the recap* or about 10,0001.
lose than the amount allowed for hankers' interest. The
committee considered this a highly satisfactory result.
A number of grants were made.
A Litz PORPOISE IN THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
—After several ineffestual attempts the authorities of the
Zoological Gardens have succeeded in adding to their
collection a porpoise, which seems likely to bloom* • per-
marmot denizen of their attractive wile's. The present
specimen was captured by some fishermen at Deal about a
fortnight since, and safely trensported to Loodee by rail-
way under the care of Tennant, the society's keeper, who
bee been employed in all formeaeriments of the same
nature. When received at the gardens the porpoise was
mach bruised about the face eye", proh&bly from at-
=Wing to escape during capture, and at first refused to
He bee, however, improved by decrees. and DOW
takes his meals regalarly. Theo consist of live erah, which
he catches for himself, and herrings and other fish which
is supplied to him by his keeper at the rod of • fishing rod.
Owing to his delicate Mete of health, the porpoise has as
yet rely been permitted to receive the visits of • privileged
few, but in the course of a few days we believe he will be
*pea to piddle Inspection, and will no doubt attract a hot
a Anima.