The Portland daily press., 1880-10-30
EUROPE.
Further Details of the Great Storm
on the Irish Coast.
THE SITUATION OF AFFAIRS IN IRE
LAND.

LONDON, Oct. 29.-Details of the great storm
show that it swept the whole English, Irish
and Scottish coats, causing great damage to
shipping. roads, houses and CATTLE The
packets between Southampton and France
were prevented from leaving in consequence
of the high sea.
Two ships are reported on Red Car rocks.
A steamer drifted from her moorings at
Eaton and drove through Stag wall on sand
bank.
At Berwick several ships in the harbor
broke from their moorings and sustained dam
age.
At Kidderminister many portions of the
town were inundated and the carpet factories
stopped.
On the Yorkshire coast the storm ragged over
Whitby, a flood swept down the railroad bridge
and caused great damage. Six vessels were
driven ashore. The captain of one and eight
men were drowned.
There were five vessels driven ashore
at Scarboro.
Three vessels are ashore near Hartlepool.
The crews were saved.
At Letam a vessel drfted on the beach.
The crew chung to the rigging and one was
drowned.
The approaches to Hereford are impossible
for pedestrians, horses and carts having to be
employed to carry persons to the city. Cattle,
furniture and trees were washed by the tor
rent.
There were heavy floods at Monmouthshire,
the mills stopped work.
While trying to enter South Shields harbor
the Danish schooner Johanna foundered and
all on board, except the mate, were drowned.
Five other vessels are reported ashore in that
neighborhood.
Serious floods at Danbury. Conrnemouth,
Chester, Coleshill, Derby and Darlington are
causing much damage to crops and property.
Thousands OF acres of land are Inundated in
various parts of Leicestershire. Many traw,-
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their crews, numbering in all forty-two men,
have been lost. Numerous vessels have been
wrecked on various parts of the coast, with
loss of life.
PARIS, Oct. 29.-There were seventeen per.
sons killed in two Italian villages, the cottages
being swept down by the storm.
COPENHAGEN, Oct ga hundred vessels of
different sizes were destroyed by the late
storm.
The Troubles in Ireland.
DUBLIN, Oct. 29.-The Land League has re-
Ceived check in its agitation, the magistrates
of Ulster having forbidden meeting at Dun
ganl.on Monday because the anniversaries of
the landing of William Ill. and of the Gun
powder Plot come the first of next November,
and the celebration of the events would infame
party spirit.
A report that arrests would be made in Dub
lin and Kilkenny was unfounded.
New YORK, Oct. GA Dublin despatch
says: Only Six names OF Land Leaguers re-
main to be prosecuted, as all the minor officers
of the League have been struck off 1t is ex-
pected that the six will be arrested to-day
friday, including Parnell Dillon and Bre-
man.
The government has engaged all the leading
legal talent in order to prevent the League Sc
curing their services. It is expected that all
who may be arrested will be bailed. It is un-
derstood that Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly will
attend the land meeting at Tipperary on Sum
day afternoon and proceed to Limerick, where
Parnsll will speak at land meeting on Mon
day, and be presented with the freedom Of the
| city on Tuesday.