The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-08 00:00:00

THE LATE SEVERE GALE.

CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN, Dec. 5.
I have great pleasure (says Mr. H. C. Gill) in
reporting the pliant rescue of the crew of a small
schooner, five in number, by the Camtletown lifeboat, of
the National Lifeboat Institution, the Commercial
Traveller, which has once more proved herself worthy
of all praise. At noon yeiterday, during a heavy gale
from the south-west, we received information of a vessel
being in a most dangerous position near Strand Hall,
about two miles and a half from Castletown. The boat,
with a full crew, was despatched in fifteen minutes,
:ad arrived on the beach, on her carriage, opposite the
vessel at 12.45 p.m. The schooner waY fouud to have
struck on a reef of rocks. The launch through
the raging surf was a most successful and brilliant
one. Amidst the cheers of hundreds of spectators the
ve-sel war reached in a very short time, and, with much
difficulty. the crew of five hands were taken on board
the Richest which then proceeded to Port St. Mary, where
she arrived with the rescued crew at 3.15 p.m. The
rescuers and the rescued were received by aimed all the
inhabitants of the piece with repeated outbursts of en-
thusiadic cheering. The lifeboat had seemly reached
the slip when she was seised by a host of volun-
teers who dragged Ler to a place of safety. The
boat was then placed en her carriage by the
volunteers and started for Caatletown amid the cheers of
all the villagers. The vessel which, during the afternoon,
parted from lier anchor,., amid is likely to become a total
wreck, proved to be the Vision, of Drogheda, Joseph
Leech, master, 6.5 tons register, from Drogheda to (knitter,
with a cargo of propwoed. Previous to the lifeboat's
arrival the Volunteer Rocket Brigade was on the ground,
and had fired several rockets, but the ve :,e1 was beyond
their leech, every shot falling short.

WINDAON, TrEaDaT.—The Queen in,pe,:teil
Baron Triquiti's marble tableau in the Albert Memorial
Chapel at noon this day. 'These worka were contributed
by the royal children for the decoration of the interior.
BODmis.—A petition hag been presented against
the return of Mr. Uowor fur Bothnia. on the ground of
intimidation, &C.
PItBRYN AND FALMOL7ll.—Aztition against
the return of Means. Fowler and F tek as members
for Penryn and Falmouth, on the grounds of bribery, in-
timidation, and corrupt practices, will be presented this
day (Tuesday).
Art Emiorgn MritDLL A shocking affair oc-
curred on Saturday evening at Leighs, a village close to
Braietice, in Essex. A young man named George Col-
lins had for some time been keeping company with Ann
Francis, who resides at Leigh.% but is employed in one of
the factories at liiaintrce. About three weeks ago
everything was arranged for the mania^ when a qtuir-
Yet &row, and Francis appears to have anw encouraged
the suit of another young man. This irritated Collins,
who, though genurn y a sober man, had been out drink-
ing for several days. (hi Saturday night ho waylaid her
as she ati4 roturtung from Braintree with several coin-
paidoes, and springing out of a lane knocked her down.
He then savagely gashed her with a bale down the cheek
to the throat, cutting off one ear and inflicting frightful
wounds, and ending by stabbing her in the book of the
neck. Ile nude no atEmapt to neaps, but was moon atter
seized and taken to Braintree pollee station. The poor
girl lies in a hopelos, state.