The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-23 00:00:00

THE STORM.

Owing to the extremely boisterous state of the weather, we
have received but a small proportion or the provincial papers,
that under ordinary circumstances would have reached our office
this morning. We fear our next arrivals will bring disastrous
intelligence. The only additional accounts, however, fur-
wished to day are the following, from Liverpool, Worcester, and
Brighton :
THE HURRICANE.-For some days past Liverpool and
its vicinity has been visited by a succession of heavy gales of
wind, which on Tuesday reached their climax, in a hurricane
of extreme violence. We are gratified to learn, in reply to the
frequent inquiries which we made in various quarters, that
there were no reports of any serious damage to shipping, at
least on this portion of the coast. Fortunately we have not
heard of any casualties which have been attended with the loss
of life. A flat, with four or five persons on board, which was
coming down the river about three o'clock, was in imminent
danger. We have not had any means of learning the particu-
lars from those on board. She seemed to be unmanageable,
and was drifting down the river close to the sea-walls on the
tide. Frequently she struck against the projecting walls of the
basins with terrific violence, and, more than once, those on shore
feared she must have sunk. A number of boatmen, with ropes,
follwed her for the purpose of rendering assistance, if
possible, or necessary, to those on board. At length she provi-
dentially drifted, into Waterloo Dock, where she was safely
moored. A boat, which was rowed by four men who werelanding
from the revenue cutter Medusa, swamped opposite to St.
George's pier. Ropes and hand life buoys were immediately
thrown to the men who were struggling in the water, and they
were all brought safely to land. The schooner Mary Anne, of
this port, Tedford commander, inward bound from Dundalk,
with a cargo of seeds and oatmeal, was driven on shore opposite
Brecknell's Mill, about half-past two o'clock. She ;s the pro-
perty of Messrs. Battersby and Maefold. She had not sustained
any considerable damage. The Red Rover, from Newfound-
land, was also driven ashore opposite Waterloo, in the early
part of the day. All hands safe. The Dock Committee, ve
learn, sent out a steamer to ascertain the state of the light ships.
The sea, however, ran so high that the steamer could not get
close alongside of either of them, as she at first intended. She
reported, however, that they were all secure, and would, with-
out doubt, be enabled to ride out the gale. About midnight
the violence of the storm had considerably abated.—Liverpool
Courier.

Early on Monday morning, it thundered heavily at a dis-
tance, but the storm did not reach this neighbourhood.
During Monday night, it blew a heavy gale principally from
the westward, and yesterday ( Tuesday), the wind increased to
a frightful degree. No account of serious damage its this
neighbourhood has yet reached u ; though we fear such a hnr.
ricane cannot have passed over without accident, and its cense,
quences on the coast have probably been disastrous.-- lrorims-
tershire Chronicle.

At daylight on Tuesday morning, a small vessel dismasted
was seen drifting with the tide past the town, about a mile
from the shore ; and a portion of the crew were distinctly seen
through glasses from the cliff. Shortly after passing the pier
she rigged a small jury sail; and the Humane Society's
life-boat was despatched on its carriage along the coast,
with a view of assisting the crew should the vessel go on
shore, as was apprehended. One of the carriage wheels
breaking, the boat was brought back to her station on the
pier. About ten o'clock, the vessel anchored off Newhaven
but the sea was to., rough to permit any communication with
the shore. She was hailed at high water by Mr. Cole, the
agent for Lloyd's, with a view of inducing her to slip her anchor
and come on shore ; but as it afterwards appeared, the hail was
not understood, and the vessel rode ~,11 near seven o'clock, when
.it being low water, she struck three times, and then let go her
cable. She came on shore about a mile eastward of the har-
bour, and her crew landed safely. Tiis vessel prove; to be the
smack Helen, of Malden, laden With oranges from St. Mi..
chisel's, and bound for London. She has since gone to pieces,
and the shore is strewed with her cargo. We understand that
she lost her mast in a gale ten days ago.--Brighton Gazette,

The following is the amount of the reteipt of
the French Post-once during the last years :-1836,
37,000,000 francs; 1837, 40,382-F,Sf. ; 1838, 42,242,271 f. ;
1839, 40,070,000 f. In 1821, only 25,070,000 f.