The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

VIOLENT GALE.

The weather bad been unusually fine (although a
little cold) up to Tuesday evening, when the wind
shifted round to the N.E., from which point it began
to blow a stiff raid breeze, accompanied with occa•
&lentil showers. About ten o'clock the wind freshened
and continued to increase in violence up to daylight
tin Wednesday morning, when it blew half a gale,
attended by torrents of rain. A tremendous sea
commenced running outside, and, breaking along the
must in fearful surges, awakened the moat serious
apprehensions fur the safety of vessels that might
he caught by the gale when not well of the land.
The &semen's Animal of Thursday gives the fol-
lowing account of the casualties:
The long line of tout extending from Dublin to Wicklow-
bead wati covered with foam and spray, ea was silo that
sanding trona Howth to the bar off Drogheda. All the
small craft ran for shelter to the nearest and most convenient
plata and a large number of trading vessel. mad, for H Mgt-
tetra harbour, where they now lie at anchor. On the man-
Emeetnetit of flood-tide, shout seven o'clock. the violence
of the anew considerably anetwed • sad at high water the
in broke over the road at SandyniOccat strand, which be-
came quite inipamsble, and in many iniinuitha the sea rushed
into the front gardens of the houses adjoining, and dashed
up against the window,. the angry waters, as seen from
Irtaktown or Bthdymount strand, at about ona o'clock, when
the epriag tide was at its height, wets salcalsted to excite
taasidrakls apprehension. A large number of par-
lor assembled near Menton for the purpose of via w •
Mg the waves as they came rolling to the shore and
husking over the wall se the railway. The ma made
sad havoc amongst the Indies' bathing bozos, and a large
quantity of the ninths of which they were campased
was towed about in all directions. TM Mann an strata teak
all kinds of liberties with mane's hats, an*, thin et
ceadderable disissambrivaby Isrpthfits as end peewit,
sod la sem lailaasenJueldeg them left the eta, kola whims
their recovery wee baptism la sae laelnat the lone of the
was
wan se
sat that it spelt • bone Ned cowered car that
was lasi* e Cranks of Boottratows. The Dodder
and the ether tributaries to the LW, yam istfally throlkn
be. the heavy rakes. In the iligrarbissil of Luidon-
=lka boy et shoat nine yawn ot see vas blown off the
kals the river and WY being escried away by the
Goad, when a giatheass wLo bappeapi to be paring
at the time jumped Into the water la Ids clothes. and
at the tisk ad lie fib creoceeded Y Wag*" the drowning
ehild fairly to lea/ The Why, ae wereeica that
we as remstabar, wee a me melba se it was at
alalt weeyestarday. A bags veer, Aar discherging her
am is, ism gnat rith et king ewirrealy injured by bang
bawled by the waves spirt the gaily. Beim very light,
gad bee hell and rigger, eggepelaguisKte scrim to lb.
W et ,etas the wtad, eke lad et he fon the quay
wall by a number if lenge Indus whisk were
pieced were the quay and her vita. All the colliers
and other ...le lying in the river bad to be doubly
meats:Lai: have their reeds mimed for the papaws
of thaw Wady. murant in the elver wee
as great a raft ef timber whisk bad been dischnegsd
tram a ship looks up, and keep portion. of it wars
carried a keg way off. Owing to the heroic conduct of a
revenue policeman and one al the metropolitan police, the lives
ot three boys were saved. Them three boys got into a boat,
and were rowing about the rine, when by wine zaimaraego.
meat the Lott upset, and the throe boys ware imiainall la
the water. Teo of them succeeded in laying held of the
Lott, and the other triad to get ashore at Qassa-street
but Wel in the attempt, and wit sinking Dearly e
when the revenue policetoan, who WY on the quay, jumped
into the rime, sad attar a wears struggle micesedeif la
bringing the boy ashore. The metropolitan policeman
swan to the two boys who were clinging to the boat, and
named them from their perilous position. Too much Praise
cannot he given to these two man for their praiseworthy
redact on the occasion. None of the Mearame the
North-wall last night, and we hare been Informed that the
mail rammer from Kingstown had not put to in ep to a sam-
aide ruble time after that Axed for ha doing so. TM rough Dem of the sea and the tempestuous cheekier of the weather
tai inuad unabated up to nine o'clock, when the heavy rain
whoa had fallen daring the evening had the Mint of lower-
ing the wind. On making inquiries of the guard of the
al. Iron a from Brittle, last night, we were informed that the
or. ca
seen slaw the northern coast, bat that
up to the time the train started no wrecks were reported to
Mars Leen seen.