New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-05

upon one Oh the halfdOors OF the companion ii you
succeed ~ saving yourself ne seu 70 c,e 81 lme s"i
He tho aeht Of those kindly Australian folks with whom
be wos popular and met his ueatn IKE the man nc
Wa /, mite of his faults remember his first appear
IN london in ls4- and how handsome be looked IN sr
GDes 0yerreach -, 49,,
Nm nd ,canegoat for the calamity IN the Captain
The owners and the vessel Capt. Martin should not
have started SAYS The TehgrGpA with the baromet ~
at 20 ~ the storm signals hosteu on lne coast ne
sbcnd beys tu-ued back in time u cetera, CT cetera
ssert that the engineer and his sUbOrdDates
too away basely DESERVING the SINKING ship ana pas
sengcrs aud that the story Oh the wT.ck derived ron
he former and supplied to the papers by the reporter OF
iourual exclusively supported By snip owners cannon
be depended on; that the ship had no duplicate appi'
ances replace those swept overheard lot even pn.
teus 10 replace the engine hatchwly. Sailors ask,
Wbv no, .et storm try-sail when the object was 10
steady the ship But the fact seems to be that the gaze
was one Of lnc1nmpled fury. We have had no sucn
weather on these cOaste nor such Elu or maritime
disaster since the wear ls2i-bsiore my recollection
Another steamer, the Amalia-one OF new line nom
Liverpool 10 India, BY the Mediteranean-foundeTed
in that same perlons Bay Of Biscay the day after the
unfortunate London with the loss Of f2J0OOh her
crew happily escaping and the wrecks of from 20 70 so
vessels strewed tie coast about Torbay on that dismal
Thursday.
On that same date in consequence Of the weather the
rate Of insurance rose TO 10 per cent at Lloyds on me
AiraO the ship which Is 10 convey Sir Henry Stolks
and the two Commissions Government and Exeter
HaD TO Jamaica, also many newspaper correspondents.
There was much apprehension expressed for their
safety the alarm being enhanced by the wash ng ashore
of board supposed to have belonged 20 the vessel.
Subsequently. however confidence was 10 some extent
restored and the rate Of speculative insurance fell 10
per cent, when the fosan and ssan were accredited
10 the London.
On land too the aspect of things has been dismal in
the extreme the wind and the ram. and the snow com
bining toward the production OF human discomfort 10
parapbrase line of Barry CornwalPs, Hail. and ram
and storm and tempest have had il all their own way
during the past fortnight never recOect London 80
thy II exceeds the days Of Arellarlls the NASTY ID
Now.York. On Monday and Tuesday the streets were
still incumbeIed with the snow that had fallen on the
preceding four five days IN the shape OF lni0eIaDe
ahominable liquid mire, wnding through which was az
agreeable as campaigning under Mcclellan in virginia
II reminded one Of the beginning OF verses in
dead.and. gone comic periodical:
King Mud sae en,iIoned by the eide fths Thames,
In dirty and absolute pride"
though thanks to metropolitan improvement, the re-
And lever that boosted the vilest OF fumes
Was dissorgir G Itself az his side
is antiquated. In the country TOO, II is as bad The
Thames enulates mighty Mississippi IN finding his
January led too small; great food has occurred on
tho line Of country traveIsed by him. including whole
districts in the counties OF Berks, Bucks OxoD Surrey
and Midd.sex. On Monday night the waters rose
higher than they have been known 10 do for many
wears. The low.lyiDg lands about Maidenhead, Tap
low. Bray, Bovenay, ard Clever, are submerged; the
towing. paths and locks covered, and, IN consequence
navigation j. suspended A large inland lake formed
in the western suburbs Of Windsor and EtOn has greatly
increased Eton Brocas and tho meadows adjacent
are covered 10 some depth. The inundation on TIE
some Of tie roads are imphs sable and punis ply III
place OF carriages and horses To the east OF Windsor
Castle the food rolls over large portions OF the royal
deMcsnC including ncafl, the whole OF the lone PARK
bc.aecn the South Western Railway and the Da,hei
road: while IN thu direction Of Frogmore the water
wnks and simmer and glistens everywhere between
the long avenues Of trees. II Her MoJeGy were NJ
Windsor, inTead Of a. Osborne she might fancy her.
self IN Holland VERY little Of the college grounds and
"play fields at Elton are above water Indeed the
cOnrec 81 he Thames IL hardly faceahle The land hay
inC been turned into extensive lake or series OF
lakes surrounding cottages ordinarily - quarter Of
miles distance from tho rvsr. In surrey, the dykes
and WaieTcOurscs chokcd. and the locks and tow
ing paths 81 the canal 20 Hants uncscernible, and
hundreds % acres Of yO1ng wheat under water. And
We have similar reports from cast west norm and
soath-al parts Of the country. In Lincolnshire. |
Canutcs IN gts might again realize that WoFdpictlre
In the beginning Of Caryles FREDERICK" so far az
rowing by tie cathedral went IL is "wgier water
.+nrchn-r- anu ,garlls dominates ogt .. mis- senson
-, ,he weather 10 politics. Ibr elevation II Mr.
G5schen az witch wrote ~ my last is admitted
a. an accomplished ihct. lie spoke publicly In the
early uart of lie week at d. Mansion House men,
her OF the Cabinet and Chancellor ~ the Dnohy OF Ian
caster. The inspiration 81 the new sunday Gaids
proved correct IN spite Of the denial u The Tsb9rGph
and the silence Of The Tass and The Daily Neis. There
seems have been some IDEA Of keeping the appoint
meut temporary secret IN apprehension OF the DIS
satisfaction, if not more violent dsp.asufe oil gentle
men In Office ~ fccing "youncscf advanced over
their heads-not without reason. Mr. Layafd Is men
toned rs particularly aRgrcycd lie resigned hs under
Secretary hip for Foreign Affairs, bu was c0axed into
Also Sir Robert Peel who considers be has been done
-,obbcd of with q piece OF red ribbon. Alto LORD
Harrington. The gentleman who eported Secesh'
color. in Tfthaye. ballroom, and had 10 take them
ouf again Also Nj forster OF Bradford, Who may
prohabv take IL OUT az the government when that
Unpleasant Jamaica business comes up about vmch his
chief MI CaTdwc. deyeOpes 50 neutrality-suspicious.
Mr.. Childers. As a set OF against which dspiensuies
individual and sundTy on dtt that John bright The
incarnation OF Reform in England thoroughly approves
Of tie arrangement which derives an additlonalccom-
menGaion from the fact that the Tory press bitterly
down upon st." 1T Is n sign OF weakness - proof
II existing incOmpeiency IN the Liberal party Oithe
allure of all lie great lumnarics Of The Whgs-and
30 on Well, let them talk The liberals may surely
rest satisfied with the triumph OF merit over birth and
interest and urge that such example pnC< Ia the
ministry in The very inception OF It's career augus
well for it, connunncc And democracy is not i'll
pleased elevated TO tie Cabinet u Great Britain
the grandson OF man Who kept book stall Of Lepsc
The papers will inform you how Earl Russell received
depuiatIOn of the unenrunChsod working Of this
metropolis al Downing.st and what he said 10 tAen.
II was not very encouraging, bat satisfactory IN one
res1ect nasmuch he intimateu thai he should nitro
duce a measure that would in his opinion, improve the
representation and obtain the assent OF Parliament and
further that the Ministry prepared 20 stand or fall
by H. In other words they did not ptend ~ back out
his time and would resign rather than appeal to the
country Meetings in favor Of Reform are being he'd
all over tho cOunies-most of them expressing their
willingness TO accept "a 40 borough and $40 county
franchise: while others though not intending 10
ject such measure, still hold 10 the opinion tlat man
hool suffrage protected by tho ballot is tho true basis
of Representation BY the way Earl Russels recep.
ton of The working and complimentary alusion TO
their speeches affords historical parallel worth trans
lerring 10 TIE TRIBUNE In 1880 depu'atlon OF Re
formers waited on the Duke OF Wellington 10 repre-
sent 10 him the imperative necessity of some Increment
on the part of the Ministry to satisfy the public demand
Unless this be done, cannot said the spokesman,
answer Tor the preservation o! peace" And pray.
sir answered the Iron Duke. who asked you 20 an
swer for it We. he added with giimly significant
smile lean answer for II ourselves" The asonished
depGaton were for abandoning The conference thus
sharply interrupted. Az they were moving TO the door,
silent and sngered the Duke recalled them. Gentle
men. he said-and perhaps they expected some con