The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

TERILLPIC G4lltB.

Though violent and destructive, the gale which
prevailed in the metropolis and suburbs throughout the
greater part of Monday bore but • faint comparison to the
terrific violence of the hurricane which raged from an early
hour yesterday morning, accouspanied at intervals with heavy
showers of rain, and, occasionally, bail. The damage to
property, both on land and water, wasimenesse in all the me-
tropolitan district'. There has also been much damage to the
cr eft on the river, while two persons are supposed to have
lost their liras through having been blown Into the water,
and several pumas have been injured by the falling of tile*,,
&0., from the roofiof various buildings. The g.le poutipu4
up to nearly 4 o'olook in the afternoon, but wee at its
greatest violence between 1 aad 2 o'clock. The roads
and footways In various parts were literally strewed
with pieces of chimney-pots, bricks, tiles, and
general debris, creating the utmost alarm to the foot pueen-
' gets as well as to the inmates of the houses from which they
had been hurled, especially es in many instances heavy and
lofty stacks of chimneys had been dashed through roofs end
thence to the rooms beneath. The wind was chitty from the
B.W. but varied to W.N.W. sad in such variations sweep-
ing in terrific eddies around ilmost every petal of the com-
pass. It would be impossible to describe the cumber of as
which took place In and around the metropolis, but
the following account, which is merely a general sketch, may
be relied on.
At an early hour in the morning two men, having the ape
presto. of dock labourers, were seen towards Dept-
ford, elmm the towing path of the Quad Surrey Camel, and
shortly enemas& loud cries for help were heard, and it is
supposed that both the unfortunate men, becoming con-
tend by the violence of the wind and the
uncertain light. had been blown into the water and
than wished. Up to last night, although every MISS= had
been used to discover the bodies the attempts bad been un-
successful. In the districts of Sidenham, Dulwich, end Peck-
ham but especially the former, numbers of buildings ware
partially
ally unroofed. About 12 o'clock In the forenoon some
of the chimney' belonging to the house of Mr. Moors, 108,
New Cut, Lambeth, fell on the roof, and forted the debris
Into the second-door room., when Mrs. Moore and four
children were with difficulty, and after some moments of
suspense, rescued from the rubbish, and, wonderful to relate,
not one of the five were seriously injured, though they were
for a time unconscious of their irately.
Nowhere has the gale raged with greater fury or more sus-
tained intensity than on the heights of Norwood. 1: is the
severest trial which the Crystal Palace has yet undergone,
but beyond a few hoes squares of glues no material damage
to any part has been done.
Oa the river the confusion that existed, particularly in the
Upper and Lower Pools, is indescribable. A tier of vessels
bras what and drifted athwart modem' tier, causing consi-
derable damage to snare, bulwarks, and !toeing ; and several
coltish:es took plaoe, by which a vast amount or damage was
occasioned.A lades lag beat was sunk off Shadwell. Not
only the river steam boats bat the large continental, Scotch,
and Irish steam vessels had great difficulty in making head-
way against the storm, notwithstanding that the flood tide
was In their favour. On the railways much delay and incon-
venience wee experienced.
The gales , we Iserefrom various dents, have not
been congaed to dee metropolis. Birmingham was yesterday
visited by a severe gale, which has proved very destruotive
to property in the town and neighbourhood. Considerable
damage has been done to buildings in various parts of the
town, large quantities of slates lectug blown from the roofs of
the bonen, and many chimneys blown down. In the neigh-
bourhood of St. Thomas's the becks of a number of small
tenements were blown in, and one hones in course of erec-
tion was entirely blown down. Seven' out-buildings in the
same locality shared the same fate. In the neighbourhood
of the town considerable damage wee done to the trees, Pc.
At Perry Barr a large tree was blown emcee the turnpike
rood, and obstructed the traffic for some time.
One of the most violent hurricanes that has taken place in
Nottingham for a great number of years peat MCA the
town yesterday. It commenced about II a.m., and continued
with awful and unabated violence until 2 p.m. Roofs of
houses were nearly stripped, chimneys blown over, windows
forced in, and it was unsafe to walk in the attests. Con-
siderable damage was done to the Church of the Duly Trinity,
portions of which were torn away, and for some tune fears
were entertained that the beautiful spire would be blown
over. A pinnacle of St. Stephen's Church, liwintoo, near
Nottingham, was blown on to the roof, damaging the letter.
On Monday Derby was visited with one of the most vio-
lent gales that has bean known there for years pro, and the
&strewth& of poverty has boa very greet.. The hunkers
was at its height from two until four o'clock in the after-
noon. About three o'clock the fine tower of the pariah
church of St. Alktuund's was seen to wave to and fro, and
precautions were immediately taken to block up all the streets
which had • thoroughfare past the church. About four
o'clock the top of the spire, about four yards is It ngth, fell
with • tremendous crash, which resembled the discharge of
cannon. It penetrated the high pitched roof of the nave,
and fell into the body of the church. The damage done is
estimated at 4001. At the earns time one of the fine pin-
nacles on the top of St. Marie's Roman Catholic Church (op-
posite to Bt. Alkmund's) fell into the yard below, but al-
though it caught the corner of the price's house no onions
injury was sustained. About half-pest fl our o'clock the large
chimney of Meters. West's colour works, William-street,
was blown down on to the workshops beneath, and did Mi-
meses damage, numbers of carboys of vitriol being destroyed,
and causing • complete suspension of the work... The gale
abated about eleven o'clock i n Monday night, :but yesterday
it came on es violent as ever.

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Our 13ontiait ------ oOtrespondest writes, under data of yes-
terday ..—During the pest two days the wind has blown a
gala from the north north west, aecompsob d with continual
showsrs of rain and hail. The South Western Company's
steamer Wonder, nada the command of Capt. Clemente,
came into dock early this morning from the Channel Island..
She experienced extremely heavy weather whilst cr. wing the
Channel, and had bet deck swept fore and aft by the waves.
She lost a num, who was 'sashed overboard, and the mate
was severely injured. The captain was fn quently taken cif
his hge by the mimics of the era, and the man who wee
lashed to the helm also suffered from the same cause.
So boisterous wee the weather during the passage
that it was at times feared the vt seel could not
live ; she, however, weathered the storm, beteg en
extremely strong and good sea boat. The Celt, steamer,
came into desk this afternoon, having landed the Cape malls
at Plymouth yesterdey. She reports that the steam in the
Charnel is very severe to-day, and the waves high and
dangerous. The Tagus, steamer, which left yesterday with
the Peninsular mails, is lying at anchor in Yarmouth road.,
waiting more favourable weather. The Delta, steamer_
which 1. it yesterday with the Bombay mail, bee proceeded
down Charnel. This evening the weather to still rough, but
it seems as though the storm had nearly " blown itself out."
Several of the telegraph p see on the South Coast and
South Western Railways have been blown down.

MILLINERS' AND DRESSMAKERS' PROVIDENT AND
BINZVOLINT INSTITOTION.—Tbn twelfth annual meeting
of the friends and immortal,' of this excellent society was
held last eight in Wills's Roane, King-street, St. James's;
Mr. Stephen Lewis in the chair. The report stated that
during the past year ten members had been admitted. The
institution now consists of 134 nu mberr, of whom 43 ware
Me and 81 minuet subtimihers. Daring the year ending 31st
of January, 1860,0 e receipt. bad been—Balance at banker's
in January, 1869, 1691. le. 9:f. • from donations, 851. 3s, 6d.;
annual subricriptione, 1111. 10e. 61 ; members' ditto,
1211. lls. ; d,videnda on stock in the funds—Lady-day
dividend on 6,8451. 14.. Bd. New Three per Cants.. 97/.
12.. 24.; Iliceselmaa dividend an 6,86 W. Is. 4d. New Three
per Calm., 971.6.. 3d.; making a total of 6741. 10,.2d.
After payieg all expense. there remained a balance the
banker. on the 31st of January, 1860, of 2361. 286 d.
The present liabilities of the inetuntlon, includiag the ex.
ponies of the meeting, were nuder 151. The siesta of the
institution wers—Stook in New Three per Cents, 7,0161.
19s. Id., 6,64 W.; Went" at bankers, 2361.2.. 6d. • mem-
ber.' sulectiptions due, 511. 6.. 64.; non-member.;'
ditto,
271. 16.. 6d. The annual revenue was—From dividends,
2011. 14e. 7d. ; members' subs riptlone, 1231. 6.. 6d.; non-
members ditto, 1131. 19.. 6d. The lets Ueorge Biggs! 13. q.,
the proprietor and publisher of the •• Family Herald," hark
bequeathed 1001. to the institution. That legacy would be
shortly paid and would form pert of the meets of the current
year. The report wee adopted.
ROMAN CATHOLICS IN WORKHOUSES —Yesterday,
at the weekly merlin of the director, of the poor of fit. Pan-
cras, held in the Board.ruoin of the Vsetry-hallCausdee-
town Mr. Churchwarden Finales in the chair, Mr. Matta
prepOsed ur a
resolution, of which be had given notice, that
Homan catholic ladies be permitted to visit the inmates of the
workhouse pro froalng that religion. He argued theta, they
taidlecuiprttedin:pliai.lieso: colib.tonimiltitteey to
tiotieneriad
ii:trdharltettlidigithe.rsyons cm-
gelation to the protestant inmate., it was only acting upon
should
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and Ildr. Tanner, bet supported by Mr. Robson. After a
worm discuseiun, it was put and declared carried. A diviaion
was demanded, when the Lumbers were—tor the motion, 12;
errata,* it, 12; and the chairman said, as he did not like
bigotry, he would vote fur the monies, which was accordingly
earned.
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LONDON. WIDAESDAY, FEB. 29.

PLAIN people who can patiently witness a dis-
turbance of the common course of public events pro-
vided its motives are clear and its objects worthy, are
asking, not without some irritation, why that eatoral
settlement of the affairs of Northern and :Central
Italy, which seemed in a fair way a month ago,
is arrested, if not prevented. Is it tree, as Lard
MAtuirsnt at's organ has informed the world, that
a new Holy .111ianes has been formed, that Russia'
and Austria, in facie of the ternble principles pro-
claimed by Lard PALI/Rano', Lord lout Rue-
sett, and Mr. °LAWTON!, have sacrificed every
feeling of jealousy and every old grudge in order to
rialto against us far a struggle in which
we may have to fight for existence ? We
ask pardon for noticirg this desperate attempt on
the credulity of the public, bet the statement has
been eeriously made, and was meant to be believed.
Not only is this pretended alliance not the impedi-
ment to the settlement of the affairs of Italy, bat it
does not exist. We are able to assure oar readers
that the story of a reconciliation between Russia and
Austria is a fiction from beginning to end, and that
the well-known relations of the two GoverzoneNts,
as attested by published document., have undergone
no material change, much lees a change of a nature
to lead to concerted action in Western Europe.

We must look elsewhere, then, for the causes
which have clouded the prospects of an early, natural
and pscitic settlement of Upper Italy. They are not
in the people of Central Italy, bent as mach
as ever on sharing the liberty and security
which they can hope to enjoy nowhere but under
the sceptre of King VirrOß EMMANUEL. The
festive reception of the Kim; at Milan amidst en-
thusiutic demonstrations of popular affection is a
scene which the people of Florence or Bologna
earnestly desire to renew in their capitals. Neither
is it the opposition of the Court of Vienna which
binders the annexation. The menace of Austria that
if a single Sardinian regiment was sent into Central
Italy she would march troops to meet it, belongs to
• Fast stage of the controversy, and the latest
despatch from Vienna threatens merely a refusal to
acknowledge the legality of the annexation. The
opposition of Russia, if opposition it can be called, is
not dictated by unfriendliness to Sardinia. Russia,
a ooeservative power, dislikes to appear to recognise
an absolute right in popnistioos to alter territorial
limits which have been laid down by the leading
states of Europe, and she also regards with dislike
the restlessness of France and the esgerness of the
French EMPEROR to constitute himself the disposing
power of Europe. But there is good reason to be-
lieve that, without giving unnecessary prominence
to disputed principles', Russia would acquiesce under
one or another form in arrangements calculated to
secure the peace and tranquillity of Italy. The sub.
atitution by Russia of propoesle for a conference on
Italian attain' for the simple and effective solution
recommended by England last month, would
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constitute an insurmountable difficulty but for the
vacillation which marks the behaviour of Francs
hf. Tuouvrtsrt's despatch to the French Ambers
sador at Vfenna bears the impress of a wise, elevated,
and European policy. NAPOLEON 111. there declares
by his minister that his sincere desireis that Italy
may no longer be • field in which French
and Austrian interests struggle. " France," he
say', " does not seek to substitute herself far
" Austria in Italy; her desire is that Italy herself
" should stand between them, exempt from the
" altercate action of the two Powers." Utter-
tiussitely this despatch is nearly • mouth old, and in
that interval some very different ideas have been sent
forth from the Tuileries. Our correspondent at Paris
told us last Saturday that the French EMPEROR bad
once more set his face against the annexation of
Tuscany to Piedmont, and our correspondent at
Turin informs us today that new attempts are being
made at Foresee to turn the minds of the people
towards a Prince of the BoNAPARTE family. We
an hardly believe that the 1.-numb EMPIIROR really
expects to place his cousin on an Italian throne. The
English Government was officially informed on the
17th of August last that " the elastics of a king-
" does of Etruria ander Prince NAPOLEoN would not
" be agreed to by his Majesty the Emperor of the
0 FRINCH, who was determined to give no reason
for the shadow of a suspicion as to his designs in
" catering into the late war." Takao( this declara-
tion, together with the notorious unpopularity
of the PRINCE in Italy, we must suppose that the
pretensions of the latter are put forward
at this time rather to divide and discourage
the Tuscans, and to weaken their halls,
in favour of annexation to Piedmont, than with an

P intention of prosecuting them to a more direct reeult.i
Another combination for which a French on has
Men claimed is the election of a new Grand Dais of
Tuscany in the person of the Duke of Gimes,
nephew of VICTOR EMMANUEL, a iskild six plan of
sp. We are not called to disc say of theta pro-
jects. It is not for Englishmen to decide whoa is
good for Italy. We have never done se, that is to
say for these forty years. An attempt was made
last night in the Home of Commons to re-
present the proposals for a settlement of Italy
which Lord JOHN Busazu. forwarded to the
other four great Powers as recommending a
particular political arrangement. But this re-
presentation disappears when the proposals them-
selves are examined, for all that the noble
FOREIGN SECRBTART recommended was that Eu-
rope should undertake to let the Italians alone while
they settled their own affairs. The Courts of Eu-
rope have been authoritatively informed more than
once that If the Tuscans retell their fugitive Prince,
England has no objection to make. Bat although
we are not to impose our preferences on the Toscani,
we have a right to demand that their wishes shall
be respected; and, from what we know of those
wishes, we may safely conclude that no arrange.
meat will be satisfactory to them which leaves free
'ltaly divided, and therefore comparatively weak.
The Toscana need the aid and protection of Pied-
mont, and it is better that they should have it as
citizens than as dependent allies of that State.
NAPOLEON 111. distinctly threatens to withdraw
not only his army, but his diplomatic support from
Sardinia, in the event of the annexation of Tommy.
This resolution casts a serious responsibility on the
Governments both of Piedmont and Central Italy; but
it hone from which, we believe, they will not shrink.
They are united in the beat of causee, and have the
public opinion of Europe in their favour. We do not
fear for them ; bat can the French EMPEROR
afford to throw away for the advantage of Austria
the means of winning the gratitude of a nation and
the p►estige of the Liberator of Italy, which was
purchased with the lives of 60,000 Frenchmen ?
We think he cannot ; and that this is one of thaw
conjunctures in which, as in others we have witnessed,
he will submit to take a lemon from experience.