The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

eating humble pie, like Cardinal Andrea, he will
publicly retract his recorded Gallic= opinions, and
this Mgr. Darboy refuses to do.

THE RECENT GALE.-LIBIBOAT NOVICES.

HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND, JAN. 24.
This afternoon a tremendous hurricane has raged
from the south, accompanied by thick showers of snow
(says It. A. Wilson, BR.). During one of the showers a
vessel got ashore on the Porten Stiel Rocks, about • mile
and a half to the south of the island. Immediately on
observing the vessel, with a flag of distress hoisted, the
Lr ice Darling lifeboat,of the National Lifeboat Institution,
went out to the rescue of the crew, and, after an hour and
a half's laborious work and gallantry of the crew,
succeeded in gaining the ship, which proved to he
the Mischief, of Carnarvon, bound from M•cdno
to Shields. The lifeboat then rescued five min
and • boy, and brought them ashore in safety. k
fishing cob le under close-reefed mails failed to gain the ves-
sel, although they tried their utmost—the hurricane was
so great, in fact the like of it has not been felt here for
many years. The greatest praise is been
felt the lifeboat
crew especially to the ouswain, who heartened the crew
onwards. Three other vessel' are ashore on the rocks in
the harbour, having driven from their anchors, and all of
them will be severely damaged, but the crews are safe.
RAMSGATE, Jam 21.
Captain Shaw, the harbour master, reports that yester-
day, shortly before midnight, during • heavy gale with hard
squalls sooompanial by snow, sleet, and rain, the night being
intaresly cold, signal iguns and rockets were fired froui
the Gull light-ship. The steam-tug Vulcan and lifeboat
Bradford were manned with all despatch, end proceeded
along the edged the sand to the southward, • heavy sea
breaking all round. They continued cruising about that
locality without finding anything until shortly before,;
o'clock in the morning, when a burning tar barrel was
observed, and on going to the spot • brig was found to
have parted from both anchors, and to have gone ashore
on the sands. With much difficulty and danger the life-
boat succeeded in getting alongside the vessel, which am
striking heavily awl threatening the destruction of her
mute. The tug being in very shoal and broken water was
for her safety obliged to back out and lay to. The crew,
with the exception of the muter, then got into the life-
boat with a portion of their clothing, when the master re-
quested the lifeboat men to take charge of the vessel, and.
if possible, extricate her from ker perilous position. Four
of the crew of the lifeboat were sent on board, and the
sailors then desired to return also. Sad was then wile,
• line was taken on board the steamer, which at great
risk came as near as possible through the broken
water. The say too, at the time was breaking very
heavily over the hrig. In the course of half an hour the
vessel came stoat, and. rbout 10 o'clock was taken into
Ramsgate Harbour, the pumps having been kept con.
stantly working. She was the Britain's Pride, of
mouth, bound from London to the Cape of Good Hole,
with a general cargo and several tons of gunpowder on
board. The lifeboat sustained some damage in performing

this service.
PORT/IDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES, .1 ox.
I have again to report. the success of the Cotton
Sheppard lifeboat, belonging to the National life-
boat Institution, and her gallant crew beiys the
Hughes). During a most terrific gale
yesterday a schooner was seen exhibiting a siemal of
distress, and the lifeboat at once put off. After a severe
struggle through a most fearful sea she reached the
schooner, which was the Denghshire lAss, of Chster,
hound from Cardiff to Liver bipool, with a cargo ofe cd.
She had parted one of her chains, and was in 4'lol ,d
being dnvcn on shore. The lifeboat lauded the CITIV of
four men, and made the vessel as secure as possible. vol
' as the wind moderated she weathered the gale, mid the
men returned to her next morning. On the return of the
lifeboat last evening another schooner, which haul anchored
in a very unsafe position, showed a signal of distress. The
men, although benumbed with cold and drenched with
rain, once more put off and brought ashore the crew
five men. This vessel was the Sszah Caroline. of r.irvan,
also bound to Liverpool, with coal ; she likewise rate out
the gale in safety, and was to-day taken to a safer •-rial.
stead. Hod it not keen for the lifeboat these vese. Is would
have doubtless slipped their cables, run on a nsegy
and the lives of the crews would probably have been lost.
GREAT YARMOUTH. JAN. 21.
11 Guns were fired from the Nicholas light-vessel, and
rockets were thrown up last night during a gale from
S.S.W. (states Mr. DI. H. Butcher). The lifeboat trios
Robert I:Wadden, belonging to the Lifeboat Society, went
out, and with much difficulty was instrumental in bringing
into harbour the smack Clipper, of this port. and her
crew, which vessel was riding on the edge of the Scruby
Sands with one anchor only.
ANSTRUTTIER, JAN. 2%
This afternoon the schooner Edward Stonard, of Lan-
caster, on her passage from Leith to Dublin, with a c.ugo
of phosphate of Thee and guano, drove on shore in a violent
gale and a very heavy sea. The lifeboat Admiral Fitzroy,
of the National Institution, was launched, and after very
considerable difficulty rescued the crew of five men rind
brought them safely into harbour. The lifeboat afterwards
went off and wedsrendtance to the fishing boats. For
many years past
wind and sea as these.