The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-27 00:00:00

A YOUNG GIRL BURNT TO DEATH.

One of the most frightful accidents which we
have had to record for some time occurred last Tuesday
sight, or rather on Wednesday musing in Churchgate-
street, in this town (Bury St. Edmunds). A girl named
Elizabeth Cherry, about 16 or 17 years of age, lived as
servant with Kr. Southgate, hairdresser, is the sheet
already maniocs& Mrs. Southgate, who was serfeen
from ill-health. west • short time ago to the see-side, and
the girt was left to do the household work and take can of a
little girl about five years of age. The young woman un-
fortunately appeals to have bees rather melees as regards
Are, and she was frequently cautioesd by her master to be
oareful about putting out candles and the like. Oo Tuesday
she told Mr. Southgate that she wanted some °bodies, mod he
told her sot to mind purchasing them that day, when she
replied, " The mistress is coming home, sad what alma
we de if we have no audios r Al hayed 10 chink :tar
sight Mr. Southgate retired to rat, and be states that,
directly he got Moo bed be fell asleep. About half-past U
o'clock in the morning he was awoke by a notes, an per.
mind • moll of fire. He was newly overpowered with
smoke, and it appears, completely lost his self-posseedoe,
for instead of angetaining when the An was, or what was
the came et it, he uelooked the front door, nand sot of
the house and across to the (Onesses Head, and told Mr.
Gallant, the landlord, that his hone was on fire. Kr.
Cutting, brother-in-law of Mr. Gann, who was on a visit
at the Queen's Head, saw Mr. Soutnate nosing into the
hones, is hi. tight shirt, crying out, " Irue !"
Mr. Cutting said him when the Are was, and be
replied that it was in his hem Mr. Cutest imam-
diately rushed into the presage, and was proosedieg up-
stairs, when be was forced back by the smoke. He weet
outside again, sad again retuned and triad to form his way
upstairs. He had sucoseded in getting about two steps up,
ens be saw the servant girl comsat down the stain all is
Lams--" a moving pillar of dm" She knocked the man
down in the passage, and rushed out of the hoes, and
woes the road towards the Queen's Head. Mr. tat
said that he could sot tell who she wag, or what she no—
sh* seemed like a blazing lag of wood—end he cried out,
honor struck—" Good God ! who are your She only
screamed, and attempted to pees him in order to get
into his boos, and he, sot from inhumanity,
but dreading the consecemose if the was When
to go into his house in such • state, tuned ter
into the middle of the road. He tried to throw her don,
sad for that purpose mind her by the arms, but whet be
toothed them the skin peeled of. She made back towards
Mr. so.ithiste's hoe" bet was previsted from satieuby
Mr. Gallant, who was afraid that the would set the whole
. pleas on Are Mr. Cutting took of his coat and wrapped
it round the shrieking girl, and, waisted by Kr. Gallant, be
auseseded ie forcing her upon the groan, where she lay
till some water wee brought aid thrown over het, sad tied".
wee completely extinguished. The poor thing was *early
naked, the remnants of her clothing Wag redneed to
tinder, with the exception of her boots and stocking
sad a parkin of bee stays. Her only cry wag " Oh,
dew !" gin spoke of Mr. Sonheate'll child which slept
is the genie room with her. Mr. Cutting asked her about
the child, but she gave him no in heffiehle answer—she oily
kept oe screaming. Hs then, with* bravery that cannot be
too highly commended, made' his way into Mr. Eicentigetes
hone, end apeman into the room when the snidest had
oceans& He found the dresaing-table sad the bed hi
which the girt usaally slept burning, and, crawling through
the room es kis bands and knees, between the tableand
the bed, in • corner of the room, he found the little girl
in • crib sad crying piteously. Yr. Cattle( took she
childout of the crib, put her under his arm, and crawled
bask to the doer again. In the meantime the poor girl
Chevy had been taken into the tap-roan of the Quota's
Hera. Mr. Outtiog's wife cut the remaining portion of the
sufferer's stars off ; and it was fond that ohs was fearful)
burnt, especially about the lower pert of the body. Suchl
simple remedies as suggested themselves to the minds of
those present were applied. Mr. Kilmer was sent for by Kr.
Gallen and with hie mensal was quickly on the spot. Upon,
his snivel he found the girl wrapped in a blanket, with so
clothes on, and literally soorthed from bead to foot. Be
immediately had her conveyed to the hospital—in which
establishment her mother is employed ass auras—bet a few
boats after bee admissioe death terminated her 'offering.
It would seem, from what has been stated by the
that the girl was sitting at the fad of the bed with the
candle and candimtick on her knee, sad Demo stockings in
her bawl, which she was either monies or about to mend.
Suddenly the candle tell out of the candlestick epos her
dram, lied in a merest she was in flames. An japan was
held on Wednesday ens* lath, at the hospital, and •
verdict of " Aceidestsl death" nursed.—Bury sad
Norwich Pat.

THE LORD LIIIITINNANCL—It is very widely
rumoured in London that the Earl of Carlisle is likely to
yield to the opinion of his medical advisors by withdrawing
for a ties from the fatigues of public: life, la that ores it
is mid that the Duke of Devonshire will probably be hi
erioneser is the vieeroyelty. Is thecaelageasy of his most
desliabig, the Marquis of Workless sad the Earl of Bar
borough are talked of as probable sepireate for the ease.—
Dottie Zensiv Area
LATZ BI7LI MATCH BITWZIN ENGLAND AND
SCOTLAND.—Nr. Horatio Rom, is a letter addremed to the
vol ue 1..,, of fleotised, rdsliabed in the Ediab rm.% Courast,
and dated Wizablidee, July fit, after remarkisg that they
had "at last, after two defeats, succeeded is this Ike
greatest of all ride contesta,^ and that in • few days ow
emblem of their victory would be hang up, H.*merd
Pa/aos„ eoeslades with the followieg seuelisal hoU
shoeless :—" lot as nulled yea that is peas** it kiwi
esesseary to Ire • grist .amber of 'hole The visa whe
an. twenty rouri fa the Doane of a day, sad earefally
notes after sash shot the effect of wind and light es the
light of bullet, will is a sheet thee bemuse • Wait Mabel
scieutilio rifleman than a perm wit lies sway daily a Wad
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