The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-22 00:00:00

THE LATE HEAVY GALES.
(From the Liverpool Albion.)
During the whole of Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, the coast in this neighbourhood was visited
by a severe gale of wind, which may be considered as
the precursor of the equinoctials, which generally
prevail at this season of the year. The squalls and
gusts of wind were tremendous, and we fear much
damage at sea will be the result. The river was
" lashed into storm," and presented a highly pic-
turesque appearance, thickly studded as it was with
inward-bound vessels, which have been hurried up
by the prevailing westerly winds. We never recol-
lect seeiag so many sail in the river at one time.
On Thursday morning the brig Wetmore, from St.
Andrew's, New Brunswick, in attempting to cross the
bar, caught the ground, and carried away her rudder. '
She was then driven fast before the wind, when she
struck on Burbo Bank, and, as a means of
saving the lives on board, the crew cut away her
masts. Fortunately, the brig was timber-laden,
which kept her buoyant. As the sea was very heavy,
with a flood tide, the vessel, after striking several times,
was carried over the bank into deep water, and
reached the river. She was afterwards taken into
the Prince's Basin, where she now lies. On the
evening of the same day the American bark Henry
Ewbank, Captain Cooper, from New Orleans, whilst
lying abreast of the rock, parted with her best bower
anchor, dragged the other, and went ashore in Bootle
Bay, near the landmarks, where she remains. Her
cargo, consisting of cotton, oil-cake, &c., is being
discharged into lighters. The Clarissa Andrews, from
:New Orleans, had her sails blown from the ye:rds
and sustained other damage. Two sloops got areound
pear Formby. The bark Hilsborough, from Ly-
Aram, and the schooner Ceres, from Limerick for
Freston, ale on the Horse Bank, Feouthport, the
former very leaky. The sloop -Kitty, Captain
Foulkes, from this port for Chester, 'and the schooner
Sir Edward, Captain Porter, from this port for
Mostyn, both in ballast, were driven ashore on
Thursday morning, near Leasowe, and are much
injured; crews saved.
The statement that the Dublin mail-boat Princess
did not sail until Friday morning is incorrect ; she
did sail on Thursday night, and was met by the Iron
Duke several miles westward of the Lightship, but
the Thursday morning mail remained in port during
the day and night, and sailed on Friday morning.
The steam-vessel Ben-ma-Chree left Douglas Bay
on Thursday morning at half-past ten o'clock, in-
stead. of nine o'clock, her usual hour, and arrived
safely at the Prince's Pierhead at six the same even-
ing. The passengers, on landing, saluted the worthy
captain, Mr. John- Kermode, with three tremendous
cheers, for the able seamanship displayed by him
during a stormy and tempestuous passage.
The Preston Pilot says, " On Wednesday night the
wind blew with terrific violence, and very heavy
showers fell. Several of the posts by which the tele-
graph wires are conveyed across the Pile Railway, at
the Fleetwood end of the Wyre line, were blown
dowe, and other damage was done at that exposed
spot. Morecombe-bay presented a fine appearance on
Thursday afternoon. There was a very high tide,
and the breakers rolled mountains high, the vast extent
of water being one sheet of foam. The Isle of Man
boat, the Orion, came over during the worst of the
gale, and a considerable number of spectators were
assembled at the mouth of the Wyre, to see her come
in. The body of a man was washed ashore near
Fleetwood on Thursday morning, during the gale :
but we believe it is not known how the poor fellow
had met with a watery grave."
The shipping on the Welch coast has suffered con-
sidersbly. The schooner Rebecca of and from Hali-
fax, Nova Scotia, for this port, was driven on the beach.
at Penrhyn, but has not sustained much damage. On
Thursday morning the American bark Soane, Captain
-Robinson, from Galway for Bangor, in ballast, struck
on Carnarvon bar, in a dangerous situation. A
life boat put off to her assistance, but in passing
through the breakers two of the oars broke, and, the
boat heeling over, one of them was thrown out and
lost. They succeeded, however, in saving the crew
crew of the bark. The brig Harmony, of London,
also struck on the bar ; and a schooner is outside,
lying in danger. On Saturday evening week the
schooner Vine, of Pwllheli. bound to Bangor, was
wrecked on Carnarvon bar, during a heavy gale from
the south-west, and five persons drowned, one of
whom was a female passenger.
The hurricane on the Scotch coast has done consi-
derable harm to the fishermen's boats, as well as the
larger craft. At Thurso a fleet of boats would in-
evitably have been destroyed, but for the praiseworthy
conduct of a party of brave fellows, who put off in a
boat from the shore, and succeeded in bearing the
fleet out of danger. Amongst the Orkney Islands
the fishermen were less fortunate. Nine boats
were completely destroyed, three drifted to sea, and
eighteen others were greatly damaged, and a father
and son perished in a yawl. On the coast of Aber-
deenshire, also, the fishing-boats have suffered se-
verely. One boat foundered near Peterhead, and all
on board perished. Two large vessels have beer,
wrecked near Thurso, and one, it is supposed, had
gone to pieces, as the coast was strewn with her
cargo. At Stroma, likewise, a large vessel went
ashore, nt, happily, the crew were saved. Another
wreck took place in Melvich Bay, Sutherlandshire.
The vessel, whose name was the Marchioness of
Huntly, bound from Liverpool to Portskerry, even-
tually foundered. The crew, however, escaped.
During the past week a number of vessels have ar-
rived in this port from the westward, and from their
reports it was found that, about the middle of August,
a gale raged with fearful violence in the Atlantic,
which, it is feared, would prove very disastrous to
shipping. The fine ship Niagara, Captain Russell,
which arrived from New York on Wednesday, en-
countered the hurricane in its full force on the 15th
tilt.; the ship was thrown on her beam-ends, shifted
her cargo, and, when she righted, had six feet water
in the held. The ship Murray, from Jamaica, which
arrived on Thursday, reported having passed a vessel
on her beam-ends, with sails set, and part of her
masts and yards alongside. She was apparently a
new vessel, of about 300 tons burden, and had
" Oceana, of Washington," on her stern. The Mur-
ray also passed another vessel in lat. 38 10 N., long.
72 14 W., named the Declaration, dismasted and
abandoned. Her hull was perfectly tight and in good
order, and she was loaded with corn meal. She was
again passed on the 20th ult., in long. 64 30, under
jurymasts, she having been taken charge of by the
crew of a British vessel, who were trying to get her
into Halifax. The British bark Platina, for London,
was seen in distress on the 20th ult. in lat. 41 30
long. 66 41, steering for a northern port, having suf-
fered in the hurricane of the 15th, 16th, and 17th, in
the Gulf stream. The ship St. George, from New
York for this port, was passed on the 13th instant,
with loss of her topmasts. The John Henry, which
arrived on Saturday from New York, saw, on the
20th ult., in lat. 40, long. 67, an American barque,
dismasted, and an English brig with topmasts gone.

TEE NEw CHURCH, HERNE-11-ILL.—The rage of
the Pueeyism controversy having subsided, and the dis-
pute ant the fixed stone altars and the emblazoned
window panels having passed away, the suburban rambler
may new contemplate the architectural merits of the
new Church of St. Paul, Herne-hill, and join in divine
service in its beautiful nave, undisturbed by the eccle •
siastical bickerings which attended its construction and
decoration. 'The style is the early English, and the
adaptation is finely characteristic and harmonious to the
locality. The interior is at once rich and chaste, and
the arrangements for the distribution of light and sound
are perfect. On Sunday last there was a very full con-
gregation, such as is always attracted by the preaching
of the vicar, Mr. Anderson. The choir, uncler the
direction of Dr. Wallis (of the Royal Polytechnicvln•
*dilation) performed its portion of the service in a very
superior style. The Doctor's own performance at
they
organ is of a quality which we but rarely hear out of the
cathedrals. His psalmody is particularly soft, flowing,
and expressive. In the course of the service he intro-
duced Mozart's " Agnus Dei " with fine effect, and his
concluding voluntary, a pedal fugue from Sebastian
Bach, was executed in a most masterly style, and
detained a large part of the congregation some time
after the service.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—
Last night, a numerously attended meeting of the friends
of the abo,ye association, established for the vindication
of Catholic rights and privileges, and the more extensive
registration of Catholic electors, was held at the Literary
Institution, Great Windmill-street. Mr. Pogliario took
the chair, and congratulated the meeting on the success
which had already attended the important operations of
the association. The secretary stated from returns
forwarded to the committee, it had been discovered there
were in the city of Westminster a vast number of Roman
Catholics qualified to possess the elective franchise whose
names did not appear on the register, and active measures
were being adopted to secure their registration. It was
also in contemplation on the part of the committee, as a
means of increasing the Catholic constituency, to esta-
blish commodious and comfortable lodging-houses for
the working classes, and to found Catholic benefit
building societies.
MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
18 8 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. l 0 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25 35 ; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25 42i, it follows that gold is 0.29 per
writ. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 434 per mark, which at
the English Mint price of 31. 17s. lOid. per ounce for
standard gold, Oyes an exchange of 13 9,} • and the ex-
change at Ranaburgh on London at short being 13 101,
INTL, it ipiltows that gold is 034 per cent. dearer in London
that OM • h •
-;. 1111' g aIRTLI•PLACE.—A subscription has
conaThen. d at Leeds, under the auspices of the
or and thonticar, in aid of the fund for the preserva-
tion'of the birtiftt. lace of Shakspero.
Eiji:if/ATM/1r e mills of Messrs. Swainson
Biriey and
Co. 'and Mr. Riley, at Preston, which sus-
pended work Alweek or twoi ago, have both commenced
working foul; days a week. Messrs. Gardner and At-
' kinsoritonill has commenced working eleven instead of
ten hours 3 day.