New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-24


Rriyhps Speech mt Rochdaie - The
Question OF Referm-Wbas In Pro.
Posed, asd = Probable Csntest-Ja.
naaica Agaia--A Royal Present 70 the
Qse~n's Grandson--Isen,s.
ssom Our Special Correspondent
LONDON, Jan. 6, 1885.
The Old Year died unquietly, and the lullaby
q the New has been sung by bowling tempess and
hiseing rain. Coming home of nghts-or rather at
early mornngfrom our post Christmas festivities. we
LoDdoners became familiar with the dismal soughine
tnot sishiRS Mr.. Compositof Of the wind among the
ehimneypo and remember the streets OF the
metropolis assuming dresry and desolae aspect
than they the last night Of dead andgone '65,
With thick steady drzzle increasing the mud the
1hy sidewalks, the blast raging hollowy aof and at
times coming sheer at You, insomuch that you were
hin TO struggle onward-in the absence Of better
word - slantendicularly. Add gangs Of boisterous
drunksrds recently expelled from the ginsbops reeng
homsward to the idiotio refrain Of "Slap
bang bore we are again p and occasional wretcbed
women plying their awful trade elutohing at you With
. "Hsppy New Year" and solicitations for drink.
and you have the rest Of the picture. But that 1t is
sply six weeks since had occasion to speak Of storm
q London and s effects might be tempted 70 do the
Ike now. only the latter net so Violent ts damages
being limited to broken chmney.pots and tiles, shat
on the river Tie gale (of which we had been duly
frewarped by Mr. Glasher) was at lite hight between
4 and O'Clock New Years morning. But all round the
poast It's rayages have been misunderstanding Not
paper but contains its dismal column or two OF wrecks
and disasters reading them IL like that conversation In
Dombey introducing Sol ellis and MS nephew. whose
talk Il ell If pers at sea-not emitting the heroism
accruing fbcrefrop. These are some Of the titles;
Hurricane Thras shiDai shore ct Tynemouth;
Gallant Conduct Of the sSsldss Liis B Bor ones
Goodwin Sands Heavy Gale of Falkest9ls, Loss ofthe
rgantine Princess OF Waes Destruction and Loss Of
Life on the Cornish Coast Gallant LIE Boat services
Shipwreck at Balycottop. Ireland; Loss Of the
Meridian Ian American vessel S. s. W. OF Cape Clear
Fleet OF Disabled Ships in thu Channel Ports; Two
French Vessels on Lee shore on Rungeness hoaas
the Tweed and Teviot; Terrific Storms at kirkady
burgb DumbaIton. Ayr. Arbroathj Narrow Escape Of
pested Seventeen Lives Saved by the Prince Of Wales
Life. Boat The Storm of Tuesday, Immense Damage;
Wreck in Diugle Bay; A Vessel picked up 10 sink
ing Condition; Fonndering OF Golfers; Unusually High
TIDE at Portsmouth, Damage to the Victrla Pier and
Toll.House: Awful Storm In st. Georges Channel -
and so Cd. Here is sample shipwreck editorialised
IN to.day's S,ar and worth qnoting;
s.shsu schooner i.sbess wrecked off the Scottish
had Hardy 81 ssd the
%s g" The ess Schooner wo1a NOT
" Another effort but ssn unsuccessful made
exhausted the pomP the leak va. gaining ground and the
captain tried strand the ship But the night stormy
sud the collision with the rend rough. Clear Of tie
sbore the Isabella again pot In hopes of opportunity of
cunning into port heavy had already swept away her
m e. Saed e on he settling deep The two :es
men lacked %. courage q their captain Tby we,. ior the
ancied them to renewed exerons Again the pumps were
:ssS .1s By sas 'a'' TILL
company Of eossguaIdsmen sent rockets with ropes At
tue 6as pes. e ouss ~a
Dc tbs rigging when rocket landed on his shoulder Ia
s s III cS.. A en-
III. strength WIS too is sops dragged hall way ashore his
f. h. IL ~ss rss:S ,l %
chs tine the mssind mate were hanging BY ropes over
somsn, q peril dd hi, bravery desert him oonss
sisl gsn.ro.ty "Ms.er" be cried can help you uPt"
sSsps BY great ws.s into the raging surf The second
n p we
The boat had got loose aud they cutched successfully
she bow single carried them half way shore. and
s neg. dashed the boa. on TO rock Then was the oppoI
ported BY cork bes They dashed into the One sppsd
.y held the head. Of the captain and mate above water
There they remsined In situation that might wed suggest
1 he .na Into @ Thu. DO the
ss.ue,iOn sometime reject almost IN the very article Of
In fact the narrow seas that environ Britain have
never been known tempestuous for many years. and
the dismal tidings OF havoc thereby occasoned come
uho vVp u1tbetngtfc. me- dhltupt dtuOu-
Sme 70 the Liverpool corporation. reports that during
~ hours the extreme pressure Of the wind was ten
pounds on the square FOOT the average hourly velocity
no miles aud the general direction Of the wind On hs
9uartsr) B. b. Il. The reading Of the barometer at
10 tuesday. the I'd. corrected and reduced TO the sea-
tsve, was IL deg min. and the amount OF rainfall
during four hours 10 inches. But hsrs Il seemed TO
Wow nom AL p'inis OF the compass.
Amer she weather there 10 not very much to talk
eeoey nor OF very engrossing interest Most Of the
orong papers Published extensive but NOT very edfv
VB ootuary notices Of 1895 T2s Timss deyoting the
po.vn oi us space 70 resume Of American affairs
wlMssn Win ITS customary candor Txs T,I,g,onI
o~ sno oau year sensatonsl'y ss usual The others
xNse, some mere record, some nothing m ali ,hsroh.
deriving musty precedent think 10 the S.na .ns.sy
fsction OF tner readers. 1865 is commonIy v.S
Gull year coming mainly under the vindins NJ 'ossu
saw the END of our great civil war, the (sssSI s' ~
cfthe fenian moyementet least In Ireland. IA ~
deferment OF the peoples rghiG Aud apro,s s ana
think Of the willy, worldly old Premier hnr,, " n,ni
sine In the midst Of all bis avocations 10 ,ond
Rl20ocoI How did he make It. are wonders 1p
eaiaxy was only 2a0o0 yeas, and n coat aa,. .s
shat TO keep up Cambridge House. His Irish ss,sss
thopgh large, we're not very productive and vhst ~
obtained from them be spent In improvements and IN
fcs Lady Pslmerstsn had good jonture but VA ana
q ffes-handed, how. then did her husband-wbo wss
solcrsby homes, In the distribution Of his vast patron
are % Prime Minister-pake his 2i2Qooo As some
BODY (Qnoted By Rogen think IN his Tsbletalk) sad
Of the fortune OF wealthy defusct Of his time Il il
yery pretty som 70 begin the next world with"
About reform, Mr.. Bright hss delivered speech Of
ysehdsls which inonee people to the opinion thatto
same extent at .esshe holds brief for Government,
- which account his Grafton claims attention. apart
6on is Yvid eioquence. SINCE the sccesaion Of the
8rasnnf AdmlRisratiop power. fv0 marked dhauRe1