Mid-Winter Gales in the Old Country.

m GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. London, Dec. 23. — The hurricane has been unequalled in severity for many years, the velocity of the wind being 87 miles per hour. Numerous factories were unroofed and houses demolished. The coast is strewn with wrecks, and it is estimated that over 100 persons have been drowned. The driver of the Manchester express saw the lights of the luggage train too late, and was unable to stop in time to prevent a collision. The terrific gales which visited the British coast have been experienced in Holland, Belgium, and Hamburg. Great damage has been done, and many lives lost. Three fishing boats were wrecked on Lewis Island, Scotland, and twenty-two persons were drowned. Dec 24.— The Dutch fishing fleet suffered very heavy loss during the gale. Four wrecks occurred near Liverpool, forty of the officers and crew being drowned. The coastguards at Holyhead rescued eleven of the crew of the barque Kirkmichael by means of a line and basket. Scores of chimney stacks and buildings in various parts of the country were blown down, killing many people. Up to the present the number of deaths reported in Great Britain by Friday and Saturday's gale has reached 105.