The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,

PAIL WAY INTELLIGENCP.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.

Yesterday the directors of this company resolved
to recommend to the proprietors at the ordinary
meeting to be held on the 22d inst., a dividend at
the rate of 51 per cent: per annum for the half-year
ending the 31st December last, carrying forward a
balance of about £27,000.

THE LATE HEAVY GALES.

LOSS OF TWO STEAMERS.

The weather continues to be unsettled along the
coast, and heavy north-east gales, with snow and
sleet, appear to have prevailed since Monday
evening. By the returns made by Lloyd's agent
up to last evening the number of losses and casual-
ties that occurred during the recent storm amounted
to 210. In addition to those already reported, we
have to announce the wreck of two steamers and
the. los; of a large ship bound to Calcutta, with a
cargo valued at -Upwards of £lOO,OOO. There has
also been a shocking shipwreck on the Arklow
Bank.

the unfortunate steamers was the London
and Jersey iron scret steamer Metropolis, Captain
Coker, a fine vessel of 600 tan 3 .Tnrden. She was
on her return passage from the Thamci, and yes-
terday afternoon, about four o'clock, on making the
island, unfortunately struck upon the Roneliere
Rock of Elizabeth Castro, and all efforts failed in
getting aer off. She subsequently filled and settled
down aad sank, the crew escaping in the boats.
By the last accounts it appeared inevitable that
She *ould become a total -wreck. Part of her
deck cargo *as *ached ashore. The ship and
cargo am insured at Lloyd's. The other steamer
was the Syria,
belonging to Londonderry, 600
tons burden. A telegram from Fleetwood yes-
terday announced that while she was on a voyage
from flelfast to Morecamb she went ashore on
Shell Wharf, where she filled, and it was consi-
dered very doubtful whether she would be saved.
The crew end passengers were safely landed. An-
other steamer is also reported to have been wrecked.
A telegraphic despatch was received yesi-,,crdav from
Otranto, stating that the English steamer Witria:"...
Cory had gone ashore nine miles north of that
place. This ship was also covered by an insurance
at Lloyd's.
While tin gale was at its height on Saturday
morning, her Majesty's steamer Sea Mew, on her
passage to Eingstown, saw a ship in distress on the
Arklow Bank. It was at first supposed that she
was a steamer, but since the storm had abated, the
ill•fated vesse has turned out to be the Tonquin,
Captain Bachelor, bound to Santos, from the
Clyde. After striking on the bank, the heavy seas
carried her off into deep water, and she thundered,
all on board-11 men and a woman—perishing.
The heaviest loss, as far as regards sacrifice of
property, was that of the wreck of the iron-built
ship City of Lucknow, belonging to Mr. Smith, of
Glasgow, bound to Calcutta, with a very valuable
cargo. The ship, which is nearly 1,200 tons bur-
den, only sailed from the Clyde on the day previ-
ous to that of her loss, and on arriving off the Bay
of Bangor, near Belfast, she drove ashore and
became a wreck. The crew and five passenger%
with the exception of a sailor named Nelson, were
saved. The ship and cargo are insured to the extent,
it is reported, of £120,000, in London, Glasgow,
and Liverpool.
Amongst other losses during the gale are that of
the brig Lune, Captain M'Mullin, of Workington,
and the brig Neptune, Fannan, master, of the same
port, which foundered with all hands.
The names of the ill-fated ships seen to founder
on the north-east coast have not as yet been ascer-
tained.