The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF FOUR LIVES.

This moaning (Monday), at a few minutes past 12
o'clock, a Am i•roleiog the 101 l of a serious amount of
property, sad not fewer than four human beings, took plan
on the premises belonging to Mrs. Fordham, a pawnbroker,
carrying on business at No. 35, George Row, Bermondsey.
At the time of the outbreak, the inmates were in their beds
asleep, and as Police-constable 51 M was passing the pre-
mises, he noticed smote peuriog forth from the lower part
of the building. He immediately raised an alarm, and
alter some trouble be managed to awake the inmates.,
The proprietress of the premises, together with her
lOU Besjamin, being unable to descend by the
stairs, 'pointed the roof, and happily effected • safe
retreat. Four other permute, named respectively Alfred
Fordham, Robert Forahans, aged 4, Mary Reeves, the Der-
vent girl, aged 14, and Wi:liam Wood, aged 45, • brother
of Mrs. Fordkam, wars lost in the ruins. The engines
of the parish, four of the London Brigade, the powerful
Boatistengine, and that of the West of England Office,
quickly attended, and as soon as water we. ob
tallied, the engines were set to work in an ad-
mirable manner, but before the flames could be
extinguished, the premiese and all they contained were
I destroyed. The firemen under Messrs. Henderson, Ham
' bleton and Connorton rendered essential aid, and by their
exertions saved many of the adjoining premises; and a vast
crowd was kept out of danger by the M division of police
under Inspector Stead. The Niglio of the disaster is un-
known, but the sufferer was insured in the San fire office.

Goto on) Barra WA/tea—Thin morning, a
return was issued of the same of money received and ex-
pended by the Goldsmith's Company during the last ten
years for assaying and making gold and rilver wares. The
highest sum received was in 1354, when it reached 4,866/. ;
and the lowest in 1849, when it was 3,4161. The highest
sum expended was in 1848, when it was 4,2401. ; and the
lowest in 18.52, when it mu 3,2911. The number of persons
employed by the Company for thin purpose is 14, and the
amount of their salaries 2,4691. per annum. The legal ex-1
perms incurred for the last ten years in prosecutions spinet
offenders by t►e Golestnith's Company amounted to 1,0741.

POOR RELIEF IN IRELAND.—This morning a re-
turn was issued which show. that last year the number of
paupers relieved in Ireland consisted of 318,120 indoors,
and 7,954 outdoors. The cost of inmaintensuce was
379,2401. 16s. up. fox provi,ions, and 87,2621.6 i. 60. for
clothing and other necessaries, thus giving an avenge of
Is. RV. a head per week. The total cost of the out-door
relief was 3,7261. 17s. lid. The eateries of the Poorlaw
officers for the year amounted to 104,3131.75. 70., of which
the rem of 16,4761. 38. was paid to medical °Seen and
apothecaries. The total Poor-law expenditure for th. year
in Ireland amounted to 746,4071 10..
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TIIE CAMP AT ALDERSHOT-T.—Yesterday a large
number of persona promeded by an excursion train on the
South Eutern Railway to Ash, on the Reigate and Reading
branch line, and from thence by omnibus to Aldenhott
where they arrived in sofilchnt time for Divine service.
Through the courier, of the commanding officer the vititore
were permitted to have free access to all parts of the en-
campment. The train returned in the evening. The railway
ecespeny announce that excursion trains to Ash will run
every Sunday.

MAILS TOE THE BEAT op WAR IN 711 E EAST AND
POE TEI FL/XT 111 ?HZ BALTIC —TO-1101TOW (Tusedey)
morals( sails for the troops in Greece, Turkey, sad the
Crimea, the fleet and transports la the Blank Bea, &0., sad
the medial staff, and sit& and wounded at the hospitals at
&uteri, Alf, dos, sod Rashid (tomdanellso) will be made
up sad despatched via France; sad to-sorrow 'main
malls for the fleet sad mask engaged ia the troaspert
sa-
tin la the Billie sad the Gulfs of Finlead and Botha*
will he forwarded via Dantaio. Letters fat the above
deetiaelkas west be pre.paid.
CIITOTAL PALAC2.—Fivs BRILLING DAT, AUG. 11.
Admiesiousaa paymeat, 450; ditto by seem *MINUS:I;
etel, 2,742.