The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-15 00:00:00

THE GALE.

PETERHEAD, N. 8., JAN. 13.
I have the pleasure (says William Boyd, Esq.) of
reporting another snooteedul service of the "Dundee People's
Journal," No. 1, lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Insti-
tution this morning. About a quarter past 7 o'clock, during
the prevalence of a southerly pie, the schooner Black Agnes,
of Shields, went ashore on the rocks near the mouth of the
south harbour. Mr. Lspinotiere, the officcr in command of the
coastguard, was speedily on the spot with his crew, and
made several attempts to establish communication with
the vessel by means of the rocket apparatus, but these
failed from the force of the wind and the position in which
the vessel was lying. The lifeboat was thereupon
launched and proceeded to the vessel. On reach.
lug the mouth of the harbour the wind was
found increasing in violence, and the sea had boon
to make a clean breach over the vemeL The coxswain had
a line made fast to the South Pier head, with which he
veered the boat alongside the wreck, and thus took the
crew, oonsisting of three parsons, off in safety, and landed
then in the harbour. The boat behaved admirably, and
during the whole of the service she was exposed to very
heavy sees, which well tried her capabilities and qualities.
The eosstguard ultimately effected a commnsication with
the vessel, notwithstanding her awkward position, by
means of the mortar apparatus, but the crew preferred
coming on shore in the lifeboat.

No such weather has been experienced in the
month and south-west of England, considering the damage
it ham dose, and the extent of country that has been
ravaged, since the year 1824. The telegraph wires have not
experienced snob damage for 14 years. The snow, by moms
means or other, stuck round the wires, until it became as
thick as a man's arm.

In the neighbourhood of Warminster, in Wilt-
shire, the wind and snow storm hot week did great damage.
A large number of trees were blown down, among them was
a very ancient yew tree in the churchyard. Several farmers
lost a number of sheep in the snow.

Railway communication between London and
the Went of England has been much impeded by the pre-
sent boisterous weather. The railways ere laid under water
at several places.
ARRIVAL OP TROOPS PROM NEW ZEALAND.—The
hired sailing transport ship John Tempe/ley, Captain R.
Little, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Saturday afternoon,
from Auckland, New Zealand, Oot. 26, nth the bead
guar tars of the 65th regiment and some invalids
on board from various regiments in the colony. She
rounded Cape Horn November 18, and crowed the
Equator, December 14. The troops consist of Colonel
Wyatt (commanding), Major WGregor, Captains Blewitt
and Warren, Lieutenants Peunefither, Chevalier, Toulmin,
Ensigns Acbeeon and Box, Quartermaster Purcell,
Assistant-Surgeon Neill, and about 150 non-commissioned
offioers, rank and file, 65th regiment ; Lieutenant Warbur-
ton, Royal Engineers, sad Deputy Assistaut-Commieeary-
General Clerk. There were also the following pas-
sengers :—Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Pardoe, Mss. Bennett,
Mte Purcell and family, Mrs. Acheson and family, Mrs.
Clerk and family. The invalids r-e about 15, and
there are a large number of women and children belonging
to the 65th Regiment on board. The troops will land at
9 a.m. on Monday, if the weather permits, and will be
quartered in the Raglan Barracks, Devonport.—Reuter's
Express.
A LEERED ROBBERY OF £B7B FROM • POST-
Roma& —On Thursday no little excitement wee mined
by the rapid spread of • rumour that the post runner be-
tween Tarland and Aboyne, in Aberdeenshire, had been
set upon in the morning by several ruffians and robbed
of the mailbag containing 9C3/. All kinds of stories as
to the robbery were current in the early portion of the day.
The postman was said to have sustained severe injuries, to
have been stabbed in the helmet with a knife, and to be
almost uneble to give any account of the circumstances
beyond the mere fact of the theft. On inquiry, however,
them accounts of the affair proved to be baselese,
though the less of the money was ascertained beyond a
doubt. Tarland is about seven miles from Aboyne, the
road being of the most lonesome sad dreary character. The
poet-runner, James M'Connach, leaves the former place
every week-day morning at six o'clock, to catch the Mit
train from Aboyne for Aberdeen. It appears that he loft
on Thursday morning as anal, the mail-bag than intrusted
to his care containing, brides the ordinary correspondence
and newsmen, a packet of bank-notes to the amount of
8781. The packet, it is said, was addressed to one of the
banks in Aberdeen ; and, as rumour has it, this method
of transmitting such valuable parcels is of not un-
frequent occurrence in this and other similar country
districte. Nothing bas transpired to show that the pint-
runner or any unofficial person knew of the preemies of
the bank-notes in the nail-bag ; but it appears that,
instead of getting safely to Aboyse with his charge,
M'Connach returned to reeler:id post.office about
7 o'clock, and told the post-manse there (Mr. James
Grant) that the bag bad been forcibly taken from him
when he was a mile distant from the village. His story
is said to have been that a strange man, of whom he gave
but • very imperfect description, attacked him at the
place mentioned ; that he was thrown dowel, the mail-beg
forced out of has possession, and out open with • knife, and
that the robber, after looking over its contents, had thrown
it down on the road and run off. The beg, on being examined
at Tarland, was found to want the packet containing the
note.. M'Coonacb is in custody ; but it is stated that be
had discharged the duties of post-rummer for the last 30
years, sad has always been considered a strictly honest and
trustworthy person. It was announced on Friday that the
district constable, named Milne, was taken into custody,
but no trace of the notes bad been obtained.—Dundee
Advertiser.
RLDIRIIMIAN FLT.—A shoemaker named Henry
Lilley, living in Jubbergate, York. some time since matched
himself for 50/. with David Brown, horse dealer, to walk
the distance from Yak to London sod beck (396 miles) in
12 consecutive days. This match commenced on the Tad.
aster road on the Ist inst., and terminated in favour of
Lilley on the evening of Thursday last. The number of
miles walked inch day was as follows :—First day, 42 ;
mooed and third, 38 each ; fourth and fifth, 36 melt sixth
34, seventh 30. eighth and Meth 34 ends ; tenth 30, and
eleventh 26. The total number of miles walked was thus
378, or 20 miles less thus the distant)e stipulated, but as
Lilley had daily, in accordance with a certain condition of
the match, over-walked the above distances by at least a
mile and a half, the hacker of time ordered the stakes to
be headed over to Lilley, and the task to awns, it being his
easivietioe that, whilst everything had been y meow-
plished thus far, Lilley could have performed his 12th day's
teak with ease.