The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

COL'ItTOWN, IRELAND, Atrouer 15.
James S. Scott, Esq. J.P., states that, during a
heavy gale of wind from the 8.8. E., and in a very heavy
sea, yesterday morni , the schooner Annie Jane, of
Runcorn, bound from drdrosean to this port with coals, and
which was at anchor in this roadstead, hoisted a signal of
dirties'. The Alfred and Brant lifeboat of the National
Life Boat Inetitutiont presented to the society by its Man-
cheater branch, was immediately launched to her moist-
awe. On account of the tremendous sea the boat failed
at first to reach the vessel and had to be beached. She
was, however, quickly launched a second time from the
harbour. The coast guard bad by this time fired a line to
the vessel by means of the rocket riwaratue, and a hawser
bad been hauled to her and made fast. By means of this
hawser the boat was hauled to the schooner and at the
request of the master, six of the lifeboat men went
on board the vessel, which had sprang a leak,
and pumped her dry. After remaining alongside come
time the further assistance of the boat was declined, the
master preferring, as night was coming on, and the
weather -kept very bad, to run his vessel ashore, as he
feared that even with the assistance of the lifeboat she
would otherwise sink. The schooner was accordingly
beached at about 8 o'clock, and the crew were brought on
shore by means of roper, the lifeboat taking off the
master's eon and the men's clothing. The Colors lifeboat
of the National Institution also went off to the assistance
of the distressed schooner • but her services were not ulti-
mately needed. Beth boats behaved exceedingly well in
the fearf=heavy seas they encountered while engaged
on this

THE DISASTER AT CARREL—The lose of pro-
perty occasioned by the fall of a mountain on the village
of Canoia has bean estimated at a million of lire. The
three stone bridges of Peaks Brunian, and Vallesina were
washed away by the deluge. The Minister of the In.
terior and the provincial council of Belluno have given
1,600 lire each for the poor people whose houses were
destroyed, and their case has also been laid before the
King of Italy.
On the review and fife days in Paris some people
bad the courage to brave the police by showing themselves
in the streets with copies of the Lanterne attached to their
arms by little chains. They were probably old numbers,
and the police would only have exposed themselves to be
laughed at had they looked to see whether they were part
of the edition seized.

THE SUOCEEIFOR OF MIN MENKEN.—Tho theatri-
cal critic of the Liberil, M. Paul de Saint Victor, writes
on the reproduction of the IVreges of the Arseemunt at the
Chktelet theatre as follows :—"lt is a Mexican drama
tattooed with local colouring, splendidly put on the stage,
and as amusing as a filibustering story or an account of
a shipwreck. Mae. Sarah Dowe has taken the place of
poor Adah Yenken, who was dismounted by death from
the equestrian rills which she was to undertake. The
Motetds has neither the beauty nor the renown of Adah,
but her pantomime is striking, and her face has guiclanee
and 'spread= She was sash applauded."

FOREIGN NEWS.

(THIS DAY.)

WAR RUMOURS.

The Temps regrets to say that its correspondence
from Berlin, Vienna, and Madrid is of a very war-
like tone. The interview between the Czar and
the King of Prussia is considered very signi-
ficative.

The Wanderer of Vienna says that the recent
attacks of the Russian press on Prussia were but a
mask to avert attention from the close relations of
the two Powers. Now that they are ready they
drop the mask and the interview between the two
sovereigns reveals to the world the fact of their
close intimacy.
The Arenir National hopes that in the face of
such grave facta France is not going to engage in
" a mad enterprise against Germany." Ruch an
enterprise could only succeed " by having Austria
as an ally, and the late visit of Prince Napoleon
has proved that Austria cannot or will not aid us
against Prussia."