The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-09 00:00:00

THE LATE GALES.

POOLE, TUBSDAY.
We have had a fearful stormy night (says G.
Nave Penny, Esq.). At daylight the Russian brig Autores,
was seen on shore on the Pool-sand with a signal of dis-
tress dying. The Manly Wood lifeboat, of the National
Lifeboat Institution, was thereupon at once launched,
and proceeded to the vessel over which the sea
was breaking On arriving alongside, the crew
of the brig would not leave her but requested the
boat to remain by them. After taking the master of
the vessel to a steam tug, the lifeboat returned to the
ship and remained by her until he returned from Poole.
If the weather keeps tine the vessel will be lightened, and
will probably come off, but if the gale continues she may
break up and the crew would be glad of the services of the
Manley Wood lifeboat again.
KINGSGATE, KENT, TUunD.ty.
A vessel went on shore on Forename Rocks, between
this place and Margate, on the sth inst. with a signal of
distress dying (reports Captain Isacke). The Kings-
gate lifeboat belonging to the National Lifeboat In-
stitution (the Brave Robert Shedden) at once went
out to her, but did not succeed in reaching the
ship on account of the heavy sees. The night was very
dirk, with a strong wind and drifting snow. Fortunately
the master and crew of the vessel —which was the Italian
brig Olga— were enabled to walk ashore the next morning.
The Margate lifeboat—the Friend of All Nations--also
went out to this vessel.

WICKLOW, IRELAND, JAN. 5.
A smack was observed ill the bay about 10 o'clock
making signals of distress. There was a heavy gale
blowing at the time, and she was riding with her top.
mast and bowsprit gone. The It. T. Garden new lifeboat
of the National Life boat Institution was promptly launched,
and was, happily, the means of rescuing the crew of three
men of the smack, which proved to be the Shamrock, of
Arklow.

WALMER, KENT, TUG-DAY,
During a gale from the southward, with snow and
hail, un the night of the sth instant (states Captain Dicey)
the Gull, steam light vessel, was observed to fire guns
and throw up rockets in a north easterly direction, in.
dicating a vessel on the Goodwin-sands. The Wainer
lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was promptly
launched, and proceeded towards the sands, and on in.
quiring at the Light-ship was informed tbata Bashing light
had been seen in the neighbourhood on the sands, but
that it had disappeared. The lifeboat was, however, not
able to find any distressed vessel, and she, therefore, re-
turned to her station.

PLYMOUTIg, TUESDAY.
It blew a toirific gale last night (says Captain Pickford,
A.N.I. About half-past 2 this morning the moat guardsman
on the look out at Stonehouse Point observed several signals
of distress shown from Mount flatten. The Prince Con-
sort lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was at
once launched and proceeded to the hay. Owing
to the extreme darkness and the heavy sea run-
ning they had some difficulty in finding the
vessel in distress although they were guided by
blue lights shown from the shore. They at last found
the schooner Teaser, bound from Sandersfoot with coals,
and having dropped their anchor they veered down and
saved one man, who jumped from the bowsprit into the
boat. The coxswain then thought it prudent to return to
the shore for the assistance of a steam-tug as his boat had
been twice filled with the heavy sea, the vessel being so
near the shore, but unfortunately before the lifeboat could
return the other poor fellows were gone. Another vessel,
the Palmyra, has also gone to pieces ; all hands have
unfortunately perished. She was not seen by the lifeboat.
PENZANCE, JAN. 8.
The ship John Gray, of Glasgow, bound from Dome-
rare to London, has gone ashore to-day off this place.
The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution has been
the means of saving fifteen of the shipwrecked crew, but
the captain, mate, and two men, who refused to leave
their vessel, were unfortunately drowned. This valuable
lifeboat has been the means during the last few days of
rescuing thirty-one persons from wrecked vessels.

It may be mentioned that the lifeboats of the National
Lifeboat. Institution have during the recent gales contri-
buted to the saving of 82 lives from different shipwrecks
on our coasts.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A BARONESS.—TIIO
I mit' prude WY Beige contains the following account
of the death of the Baroness Ds:standee :—" A
fearful catastrophe has brought desolation upon the
family of 31. Simon Oppenbeim, one of the heads of the
great banking firm of Solomon Oppenheim and Co., of Co-
logne. His daughter, Mal Le. the Baroness Deslandes, who
married one of the youngest and most distinguished of
the sub-prefeets of the French empire, had come to spend
the Christmas holidays in Cologne with her family,
leaving her two young children, whom she did not wish
to expo'e to the inclemency of the weather, behind her in
France. On the 'pith of December, in the midst
of the family rejoicings, she received • letter
from her governess, informing her that her little
daughter had been coughing for some hours, but
that the doctor said it was of no consequence. On this
news the imagination of the young mother became excited.
She thought that her daughter was very ill, and
she reproached:herself for having left her children behind.
Her husband, father, and mother endeavoured to tran-
quillise her by representing that the letter was of a favour-
able character, but nothing could dissipate her fears, and
she determined on leaving Cologne at once, to make preps-
rations for which she went to her chamber on the second
story, 'Ger husband following her, but on finding that he
' could not shake her determination to leave, he came
down to give instructions for the journey. Shortly after-
wards he returned upstairs, accompanied by his sister-in-
law. On entering the room they found it empty. A window
was open. In a moment of frenzy, produced by over
anxiety, the baroness bad flung herself out. On being
taken up, she said in • feeble voice ' What have I done! I
thought I had wings, and that they would take me to my
children.' Alas ! she was never to see them more. There
was a hope for some days that she might recover, but it
was not realised, for she died on the 31st December,
aged 24."