Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1869-11-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

STORMS IN TIIE ATLANTIC.- Several vessels which reached the Mercy on Monday report very heavy weather during the last two or three weeks in the Atlantic, but fortunately no casualties of a serious character have as yet been announced. Judging from the reports of the pilots who have reached port, the weather in the Channel has been anything hut pleasant, the sea being very high with a strong wind from W. to N. W. The ship Don Diego, which left the Mersey for Monte Video on the 25th October, must have encountered heavy weather in the Channel, but must have, after clearing the coast, made good way, as she arrived off Maderia on the 3rd inst., and land( d her Liverpool pilot, it being impossible to put him on board an inward bound ship.  The name of the worn in who was murdered, by being shot in her own house in Carmarthenshire, last Thursday evening, was Esther Davies. She was 22 years of age, and had been married only five weeks. Her husband was not in the house at the time the poor woman was shot, but there were present in the same room tour other persons—two servant men, a boy, and a female servant. A brother of the husband of the deceased woman has been taken into custody, but it is said that there is very little evidence against him. It seems that both the brothers were suitors for her befol e her martiage.  Two lrish members of Parliament—The O'Donoghue and Mr G. 11. Moore—have been making themselves ridiculous by interchanging the grave 'formalities of a challenge to mortal combat. The cause of "the affair of honour" was a speech delivered by Mr Moore in reference to a letter written by The O'Donoghue about the Fenian prisoners. The former was challenged by the latter, and it was arranged that the duel should take place at Boulogne; but, subsequently, explanations were made, and imputations were withdrawn on both sides, and the matter dropped. A statement of the affair, signed by the "second," is published.  The secretary of the National Lifeboat Institution writes to say that he has found a locality which seems to be inhabited almost entirely by honest men. This remarkable place is on the Lincolnshire coast, and is called Donna Nook. During the fearful gales which prevailed a week ago ten vessels were wrecked in this neighbourhoo,,, and ninety-eight lives were saved by the crew of the Donna Nook lifeboat and others. Unfortunately thirteen persons were lost, including Mr Wilson, he part owner of the schooner &tie Jacket, with two other gentlemen and four or five of her crew. All the bodies of those who perished have been found, including that of Mr Wilson. The latter had £6")0 on his person, not 'a farthing of which had been touched by any of the residents of Donua Nook. Such au example is indeed rare.  The new works just completed in the metropolis—Blackfriars lii idge and the Holborn Valley Viaduct—were formally opened on Saturday by the Queen. The event caused great excitement in London, aud such immense crowds as only London can turn out assembled to witness the ceremony, or rather to see her 'Majesty as she passed through the streets. That "Queens weather," whielt has so remarkably and agreeably favoured most of the occasions of her Majesty's appearance in public, was not wanting on Saturday, the day being perfectly line. Her Majesty left Windsor Castle shorty before eleven o''cl ick in the morning, and drove in an open carriage, accompanied by Prince Leopold and Princ.erses Louise and Beatrice, from Paddington, by way of Westminster, to the Surrey side of Blaekfriars Bridge. arriving there at noon. An address was presented to the Qieen by the Lord Mayor of London, to which the royal reply was subsequently returned, and the bridge was declared to be opened. A procession, in which the civic authorities joined, was then formed, and her Majesty proceeded to the viaduct, and declared it opened also. Thews.: driving up Holborn, the royal party returned to Paddington and Windsor: arriving at the castle at about two o'clock. Her Majesty is said to have appeartd in good health and spirits, and to have appreciated the cordial reception with which she was greeted by the people. There was no attempt at any unseemly demonstration, and the whole of the day's proceedings seem to have gone off without accident or unpleasant incident of any kind.