The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-03 00:00:00

THE GALES.
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Yesterday intelligence was received in Liverpool
of the total loss of the American ship Meridian, bound from
New York to Liverpool with • large and valuable cargo.
The news of the disaster so far received is very brief. It
appears, however, that the City of Boston illomen and Co.'s
steamer), bound from New Yerk to Liverpool, succeeded
after much delay and danger I. resening the crew of the
Meridian 60 miles S.S. W of Cape Clear. The ship Roger A.
Heim bound from Mobile to Liverpool with • cargo of cot-
ton, was totally wrecked during the gales on the Sant
a spot near the entrance to the Mobile harbour.
The Edward Graham, from Bombay to Liverpool, arrived
in the Mersey yesterday in a disabled condition, having
lost her fore and top wizen topgallant masts and nearly all
her sails, besides being severely strained. The Amore*
I which sailed for Calcutta on the 23rd ult., win towed book
' into the Mersey yeeterday,also disabled, having encountered
the full severity of the gales which swept the Channel.
The Cirosesian, from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro, was also
towed beet yesterday, with agile split and other damage.
A large number of other ships have put into various
Channel ports, and the weather is still boisterous and wt.
I settled.
The weather in the Irish Channel has been more tem.
Festoons during the lut week than has been known foe
many years. A telegram from Cape Clear, received pester-
day, announces that • large ship, fully rigged, was seen to
founder off that point on Monday morning. Yesterday
I afternoon the drum was hoisted an Liverpool se the pre-
monitor of another gale.
Since Friday last a terrific gale hes blown with more or
lees severity from the south-west of Folkestone, moderat.
Mg during the day, and amain on with greater force at
night. The passenger and cargo traffic between Folkestone
and Boologise hes been greatly interrupted. On Monday
night the gale was at its highest between 7 and S o'clock ;
the tidal boat from Boulogne was doe at Folkes-
too* at 4 o'clock, and arrived in time, but owing
to the gale sod heavy see mooing, the passengers could not
land at the pier. The boat was the Lord Warden, and
Captain Paul, in endeavouring to mme alongside, ran the
but against the pier, breaking off the bowsprit and the
figure head but without doing any further damage to the
vessel ; finding it impossible to land the passengers, the
engiose were reversed, and Captain Paul ran the Lord
Warden to Dover, where they west ashore in safety.
PLYMOUTH. TUESDAY EVINING.
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It has been blowing strong for several days. A heavy
gale commenced this morning from the south.weet,
and veered with increased force to the southward. The
storm signal, a come reversed, his been up all day. The
frigate Galatea, lying just inside the breakwater, with top.
gallaat.mut struck, parted a chain, but wes soon brought
np again. All the merchant ships in the Bound have two
anchors down. The ship Zimi, which left Liverpool& mouth
since for B rr.bay, put back here this afternon leaky, with
loss of boats, bulwarks, and one man drowned. The screw
steamer London, from London to Melbourne, due bare to.
day, has not arrived. The Duke of Cornwell, ready to start
at 4 this afternoon for Doblio, is detained.

ALLEGED WIPE KILLING IN MANCHRSTER.OhiI
Russell, a shoemaker, about 40 years of age, Beim ut
Orovwstreet, Outside-street, was charged at the Macau-
ter City Police-court, on Monday, with causing severe per.
soul injury to a man sawed John Berwick, and also with
the wilful murder of his wife, Amelia ft osselL The pri-
soner was taken into custody only shout two bears pie.
viously. The evidence of ]lacy Morris, a woman living is
Water-street, showed that on Sunday aftersoon the RuseUs
and several others took tea with Beswick and his wife, who
lodged in witowin's house. During the evening the party
had some drink and became merry. but about midnight •
quarrel arose. About this time Remick went out, as be
said, to "let in" the New Year, and during his absence the
prisoner and his wife resumed the quarrel. They also sub-
sequeotly left, and in • while the deceased woman came
hack, sod, after stating that she had put her husband to
bed, began to quarrel with Remick, who had returned
home. She threw herself upon him, and at the same
instant her husband arrived. Seeing the position in which
the two stood he gave his wife a push, and she and Renwick
I fell forward sad rolled down • flight of cellar steps out of
the street. Both were very much hurt, and were cat tied iato
Morris's house, the prisoner rendering all the assistance he
could. Mrs. Russ.ll became insensible, sank rapidly, and at 6
o'clock, about two hours after the occurr epee, shedied. Bar
wick lies in • very precarious condition. All the parties were
in drink at the time. After bearing this evideuce Mr.
Fowler said he thought be was justi6ed in telling the
prisoner that the fearful charge on which he stood is the
dock was not sustained. He thought it was only right
that the prisoner should be relieved in Lis mind to that
extant ; it was no part of • magistrate's duty to make
observations to a prisoner brought before him on • criminal
charge, but he thought it was only right to tell him that.
The charge which he would have toanswer would be one of
manslaughter, a crime which, more than any other, differed
in its degrees, and in the penalties with which it was
visited, the punishment varying from transportation for life
to the nominal punishment of • day's imprisonment.—H•
was remanded till Thursday.
A WIFE SHOT BY HER HUSBAND.—At a small vil-
lage-called Cwineyfwcb, near Blackwood, Monmouthshire,
• shocking occurrence took place on New Year's eight by a
collier named Edmund Morgati, who killed his wife, Elizabeth
Morgan, by shooting her in the groin. The act has caused
the greatest excitement in the neighbourhood, where the
woman was much respected for her indueti ions and cleanly
habits. The parties were each about 25 years of age, and
they had one child. In consequence of the husband's disei-
patios the deceased led an unhappy life, sad on Lis return
home about 10 o'clock on Monday night she told him that
if he did not mend his ways she should leave him and take
the child with her. Some words ensued, and she left the
house, but almost immediately returned, and went up stain.
Her husband took up • double-barrelled gun loaded with
duck shot, sod followed her ; and acarcely a minute had
elapsed before a report of a gun was heard. A neighbour,
Mrs. George, ran up stairs, and found the deceased lying on the
floor, and the husband (who is in custody) standing by with
the gun in his hand, which she took from him and conveyed
to her own house. During her &bunco the prisoner visited
his wife, placed her on the bed mid laid down by her side.
Dr. Henderson attended the poor woman, who lingered till
a quarter pest three o'clock on Tuesday morning, when she
died io the greatest sg' ny. During a few unimetts of con-
valescepee she said her husband shot her as she was sitting
on the side of the bed, but she could not say bow he did it.
When taken into custody the prisoner said the gun was not
loaded, as be drew tbe charge in the mot-sing. On
ieg the gun the police found the second barrel loaded with
duck shot.
Pvtic IN ABTLET'S TwEstr.E.—Twat night, daring
the exhibition of the pantomime and during the charges in
the transformation same, a panic was caused in the house
by • ery of " Fire" being rased, and it Wog fated that a
small portion of the grand scene bad taken fire from the
gas lights. This of course created great excitement, and
men, worms, ssd children began to nub out of the theatre,
when Mr. E. T. Smith came to the front of the stage, and
begged the audience to resume their seats. as no danger wee
to be apprebeeded, and not half.a.crown's worth of damage
was doss. The audience then returned and resumed their
seats for the remainder of the performance. Fortunately
no
ossawse injured, and the entertainments were carried oat
to the tad.