The New York herald., 1850-12-26


All accounts repree mt the late gale as having been
very Ae we stated yesterday, all the railroad
trains fiom long distances are behindhsnd, but all
ave surmouDt.d their difficulties, and they III prob.
ably arrive regularly to-day or to morrow The New
Haven land train, due early on MONDAY evening did
not arrive until between three and four O'Clock yes
tsrday morning. and the steamer lines were proper
tioraby backward. The train which left Portsmouth
ye,teIaa morning was six hours on its passage TO
Boston The early train from Portland had not ar
rived last evening There collision on the Pert
lsn and ssco road on Monday afternoon An engine
END snow plough lett Portsmouth and the junction
ct Berwick to clear the from thu track as II
feared that there was no steam sDow shovel at Port
land When the engine from aboys bad pushed Its
way 20 the vicinity OF the latter place encountered
tie three clock train, bound west with two engines
End n snow plough A collision ensu-d-sevsrsl per-
cons slightly injured, and Mr. Hartshorn. en-
poyed on the road, Loot an arm Several vessels are
r,rorted to be wrecked the beach, between Hsmp.
ten sno Porttmouth but We have no Account Of them
particularly The news VAS brought 10 Portsmouth
esrly Je,t,rday morning by man from Rye. The
psstenpsrs In the Portsmouth train yesterday tore
neon saw one vessel sfhore Plum Island Beach.
The Wettern rail- from Albany arrived late last eve
niDs but the southsrn mail via New Haven had not
arrived at late hour last evening. The Southern
telegraph wire appears 20 be broken down
tFrom the New Haven (conn) Courier Dee. 2s
The storm Of Sunday night and Monday va. The
teytreft OF the seafen. The wisd, which blew most
furously for q number a hours, bsaked No the snow
in many placer in the country 90 the hsght of several
feet and tn. various trains on the railroads north Of
Us we're riously impeded BY the snow aDd Ice upon
the track The effect OF the storm s-riously felt
yesterday and the trains the Hartford road were
detained number of hoars th. WIND having forced
he frow upon the tracks where lay bedded Ia solid
The express train from Boston due here sbost
ore did not arrive until after four o'clock p NJ.
one Of the most severe storms experienced
here for ssversl years set in sunday Dight last
and continued through yesterday with undated VIC
lence The wind was very high from the n u and
thcush much bss fslles. u is piled up In drifts
ls,irF places ss thinly covered q, before the storm
set in The harbor is well allied with vessels that
In fct shelter We hear of no damage In the hirbor
excepting the tchooper sunk named In another place
The iicrm vac hewsyer 20 hish that vessels lay 'sIy
coast ard travellers by land The brig Gazclls broke
sorin and brought mp saiely ct anchor in the hsr
/ tor. Poitians .Ifgus. Dec "A
"a pretty Illustrations sort OF q day we Ia NJ itn
] yesterday The wiEd brsezed up from 4 q W. aud
blew with tremendous energy All sunday night Yes
/ terdav morning Il hauled about due wsst and blew
"a. n 10 would have blown its last It breeze
however which bad IN II little % aarm our fsars for
the Mariners ssisty for " blew out Of barns way
these vho might have been approaching The ooass 81
tie timecontrary TO the usge OF our heavy eastery
| gsl,s.- korJ.k Herald, Dec 20.
| posr orrIcr RoupERY sSp AKRFsr - We learn that
John r wellington clerk IN the Post once IN thi.
city young an about 10 years Of age has been ar
rested Tor breaking open letters passing through the
Post once here and abstraoting money tberefrom.
lie is n yoUrg man who has always bsea attentive "a
his duties in the once and whose expenditures have
| not sppsr,ntly exceeded his regular income On q
recent visit to his friends IN Albioa h. msde display
cuiiotity Of the person and led 10 an inquiry beina
mace Of Mr. Aver, the chief clerk In the ofice a. 70
Row be obtained IL Mr.. Aver although previously
nan i,lt II hts duty 20 watch him and after he hai
retired 10 bed both Of them lsepng IN the oce hs
examined tis pockets and found In them package q
nal matter containing money. Thisled him 70 searcl
his trunk where he found about teelve hundred dol
lars and smorg the bills several that bore the CORES
rording numbers OF those msDed ~ oldtosn, and
directed TO Boston 10 the amount ~ t3eQ Wellrgtor
vN then arrested and lodged in jsi and w probably
te txsnined Ia. day before Oommissloner Rose
Efq portion OF the money has been id-utthed ~
ruu bers sLd dates ar that sent from OlctoEn. Wei
linatcn states that IN ha. he taken monrl
from letters either mailed st directed TO- tht. oce
hut from letters passing through the Office end tha
he usualy setcted the fact Of the packages contain
lrg money, from their containing change, whicn b
feiA- Banger (h. Whir, Dee. ~.