New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-22
GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT STORMS AND FLOoDs-DEsTRUcTIoN OF LIFE
AND NORTHUMBERLAND sUIFERiNGS OF TIE
POOR.
The English papers contain accounts from all parts
of the country OF great storms floods shipwrecks and
deaths from cold and restitution. The heavy snow
storm with which London had been visited was sue
eeeded on Monday the 9TH inst, and the following
day, by gale at intervals equaling the force of
hurricane which has OccasOned usual, not only a
great destruction of property but loss of life. The
gale commenced about midnight; and IRON O'Clock
till e. and even later in the morning the wind blew
with fearful force tearing huge limbs off tile trees IN
exposed situations with amazing power, and dong
IN amount of damage which would hardly be credited
The hurricane Vas accompanied with heavy falls of
rain which was blown III sheets OF water TO the
ground. The wind chiefly from southwest
blew with sudden squalls from all points
of the compass So strong was the force of the wind
that on the Brighton and South Coast Railway, the
SOUTHEASTERN. ard the London, Chatham, and DO.
YER il was with the greatest difficulty the drivers OF
trains during Monday night could make head against
il, and they We're necessarily very late IN reaching
their various termin. The guards stated that for at
least sixty miles on the south coast the wind for
three hours blew with the force of hurricane, tear
ing ND small trees by the roots and in many places
strewiDg the lines with broken branches, so that
great caution rendered necessary IN running the
trains. Indeed their statements were fully borne
out by the appearance OF one OF Two
of the parks in Hyde Park, near Ken
singtOn Gardens several trees had had III
some cases three limbs broken oil and shrubs
had been blown out OF the ground. This was also
the ease ia St Jamess and Battcrsea Parks. On the
river during the night the scene one of wild ex-
element Watchmen were engaged on all the barges
and river steamers above bridge during the gale TO
keep them safely mOOred, and very few accidents
happened Below the bridge, however, near DeptiOId,
Two men belonging TO vessel from GOOc
drowned in boat in which they had been ashore, by
"A sudden sgnall OF wind One belonged to London
and the other % GOOle. Their names have not been
ascertained. The sutferings of the poor of London
had been lgeatly aggravated by the inclemency of
the season. The Morning Star says:
Hunger id want have been the cOnCOnants OF the
pfess weather, and hundreds, nay Thousands of work
Den have been thrown outot employment and rendered
with their families completely destitute. Any person who
shaneed to pass by Eussesquarc yesterday about
o'clock might have witnessed groups OF mcli-wen clad
fo their station In fc orderly and sober yet apparently
bowed down by Misunderstanding from Inc denzcns Of
that highly respectable II not arlstocIiLc IoSuy, Ie
means Of supporting Themselves ana talncs WIGh day
or two ago their hard and willing labor supplied AS
many a. Is constituted some OF the gIous ana III
none were there fewer than five OF six Their appear,
ance ndcatcd their TO be that OIL railway anu
ooeK aoiefs ana there was hOtnlng aUOuI Iiioi
gest!Ye OF imposition or r0wdysm. They moved Slowly
on looking up at the windows Of the houses some groups
silently ana others crying out In sort OF d5cOrdht enc
rus We've got work 10 do; our families are starving
Az inc squares IN the district brunswick square, BED
square, and the quiet streets abutng Them were Wis
tied hy these men, and via EustOnIOad they made their
MY 70 May ebonelOad and so on to the more iaslOn
Dnt 9uaIlets OI the metropolis. Their solicitations dld
ssht q these stawart decentooking men, reduced 10
hearts az MAS one that might well have touched the
An,o,ao. MARINE DISASTERS.
The Wd 80 dsabters reported is the total loss off
Queen bonnd frona ireland, OF tho ship Harvest
man named James Doylc w. ~ oa 1nloie Qo sea-
paGSne SI' u Is feared the rest Of the crew were
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Referring TO the Alabama claims. Tbs rondo, q;n,s
of the sth Of January says
I've have authority to state that in reply 70 co,nnn
bcation received from the Government Of tbe Trntto1
sates, Her Maesty's Minister at Washington bos No.,
Instructed to ascertain whether that Government q, me-
bsndine Ia M ~ ar btfatlon upon tho
t1ed an agreement can be 70 20 the ponts 20
which such arbitration should apply" f "
ahs Times Of the 9th says:
Ills now for the Government Of the United States 70
whether they VIII accede to the principle OF arbitra
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