The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-08 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.-MARINE DISASTERS.

The weather, during the past week, was what may be
called seasonable—rainy at times, with heavy showers.
On Saturday evening the sky, overcast with heavy clouds
in the northern and north-eastern horizon, the wind
blowing from about westward, gave indications of an ap-
proaching storm. About 7 p.m. we began to be visited
with incessant flashes of sheet lightning, occurring at in-
tervals of not more than half a minute, and lighting up by
their vividness the whole of the surrounding neighbour-
hood. As observed from the river, with the forests of
masts in our docks seen in the spectral light intervening
between them and the dense dark masses of clouds in the
distant horizon, the spectacle was magnificent. About 9
o'clock one loud long peal of thunder, traversing from the
north to the south east in a kind of circle, was heard, and
this was all that was elicited of sound from the electrical
outburst.

On Sunday we had rain for much of the day from the
eastward. About midnight, however, high water, with a
twenty feet tide, the wind chopped round to north-west,
and increased gradually to a gale, as the morning hours
wore on. By half-past ten to eleven o'clock, our river
presented a grand spectacle of the disturbed:element, the
ferry boats shipping the spray to the annoyance of all who
were unprepared for, or averse to, such a visitation. An
hour or two after high water the sea moderated, a heavy
swell, however, remaining. In the forenoon we had
heavy squalls of rain and hail. In the afternoon, although
still blowing hard, it was tolerably fair, with occasional
gleams of sunshine. As the night advanced, and up to the
time of our writing, there were no symptoms of the gale
abating.
In our own river, we are happy to be enabled to state,
that we have heard of no casualties. In the town, and
along the Cheshire shore, a few slates blown off consti-
tute nearly the extent of the damage. Outside and in
this channel, it is to be feared that some mischief has
been done. We have a report of a schooner, which was
driven early yesterday morning upon the North Bank,
her crew taking to their boats, at 7-30 a.m., and the
schooner being last seen drifting, with a steam-tug near
her.

A schooner, the Alice, of Runcorn, sunk in Holyhead
Bay, near Point 312. Crew saved by the life-boat.
The Selina Lucife, schooner, wrecked yesterday morn-
ing, near Point 305. Crew saved.
The Industry, flat, of Liverpool, laden with slate, sunk
in Llandudno Bay, yesterday morning. Crew saved.
A flat was driven on shore near No. 159, 'at 9 a.m.
A sloop was capsized at No. 143, at 9 45 a.m. Crew
not heard of.

A flat was sunk, and another driven on shore at Hoy-
lake, at 12 noon.
A large vessel was dismasted, with signals of distress
flying, near Point 106, at 12 30 p.m.
A schooner was aground on the high bank at Point
Chart, No. 9, at 9 45 a.m. . -

Bristol is said to be rapidly progressing as an emigration
port.
We understand that the Rev. 3. O. Powell. who has
officiated for several years as curate of St. Bartholomew's
Church, in this town, has been promoted to the incum-
bency of St. Thomas's Church, Toxteth-park.
The Cheltenham Chronicle gives a rumour to the effect
that Lord Gifford met with a fatal accident while hunting
in the neighbourhood of Cirencester on Thursday last.
The announcement is very vaguely made, and we ear.
nestly hope it may prove to be incorrect.
LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY.—The sub-
scribers and friends of this society purpose holding their
annual meeting at the Collegiate Institution to-morrow
evening. The Lord Bishop of the Diocese will preside,
and much valuable information relative to the distribution
of the Scriptures will be supplied. We augur a good
attendance.

CONNAUGHT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.—We beg to call
the attention of our readers to an advertisement to be
found in our paper of to-day on this subject. Amongst
the many causes of complaint to which the people of
Liverpool are exposed is the constant influx of paupers
from the other side of the Channel, bringing with them
misery, and crime, and increased taxation. So long as
Ireland remains in its present connexion with this coun-
try, whist peace and plenty are to be found on the one
side, and poverty and starvation on the other, we cannot
expect it to be otherwise. It is useless to complain of the
hardships to which we are exposed,—the evil exists, and
the question is, how is it to be remedied ? The answer
is simple. The people are in ignorance, morally and
religiously. Hold forth the torch of truth, and the thick
darkness with which they are enveloped must fly before
it. Create employment at home, and the people will not
seek it abroad. Ncw these are just the objects sought to
be obtained by the Irdustrial school in Connaught. The
Rev. Dr. Dill, at the meeting this (Tuesday) evening, is
to enter at length into their nature and working, and if
we may look upon his brief statements as already given
in several of our places of worship on Sunday, and previ-
ously before the Evangelical Alliance (from which he has
received a letter of warm approval of his object, and of
the means by which he seeks to accomplish it), we do hope
for some feasible plan, as a means by which the benevo-
lent and Christian people of this country may relieve the
religious and moral condition of Connaught, and at the
same time raise its population to habits of industry and
self-support.