The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFR.

The hop nation, usually prolific of fires amongst the
dwellings of the Oaten, ha this year been inaugurated by
a fearful calamity. Preparations for the acieersmodation of
the pickers had, as usual, been made on the homestead of
Mr. C. Gibbs, at Nettlestind, near Wateringbory station—
various available lodges and sheds having been appropriated
fur their toe. Is one of the bares, • female infant, about
in. Ire ti oaths old, named Bridget Donovan, was skimping
ea the straw, at about one o'clock on Saturday, whilst a
girl, about eight yean of pg., named Julia Bulliru, was
charged to watch over her. This girl was engaged, ah9sa
the time mentioned, in cooking something at a fire °apish
the ganef the yard, whets her clothe* taught, and it ill
stated by prom who were on the spot at the time, that the
poor child, La her fright nu into the barn, sad probably
roiled to the straw, to subdue the Buses rising around her.
The straw bosun igaited, and in a moment thy barn was
filled with firs and flame. The alarm them became general,
sad all hisatesed to render assistance. Foremost smog
then was • poor Irishwomea, who it was said had sharp of
Vte children. She ran into the bare, and through the
smoke and Bine succeeded in grasping tjur elder child,
when she flew to • pod • few yaids distant, with the
boning child is her asms, iota which she threw her. The
,moor girl was moos reeeised from this second chance of
destruction, and the remaies of her clothes wen removed.
la the meantime the Lire had progreaaed with the utmost
rapidity, and several buildisp became involved. In a barn'
was • quantity of wheat, oats, barley, sad pea, and sheet
200 trustee of wheat straw, and adjacent were one steak of
oats and two of clover, whisk won all destroyed, ea well es
a stable, the barn and lodge, and other buildings.
A telegraphic mange was sent to Maidstone shortly after
2 o'clock_, and the engines strived at the fire at • quarter to
three. Prinks, to this, the engine kept on the property
of Alderman Luse had arrived, and had been brought iato
play. It was, however, evickat that aothiag weld save the
Wadies' or the stacks, as the roof had fallen in, and
titian,/ was left bet an immense mass of blazing ruins os
the ground. The engines played upon the dame for about
halt as hour, particularly upon the spot where the body of
the child lay, tad the trunk was then recovered, the ex-
tremities baying been burned away.
The elder child was takes to Co:eolith anion-house, where
her injeries were attended to. She was alive ou Monday
arsenates. _

The Meek destroyed, of the Taloa of about 5001, was in-
sured in the San oSee ; but the butldisp,the property of the
Right Honourable Pemberton Leigh, were sot insured.—
, Mowisrone Jowls!.

THE HARVEST.

STAPPOILDSHIRL—During the fortnight's noin-
tempted fine weather, much of the outstaading °rota in
this neighbourhood (iroubridge) have been gathered in.
Along the light land., when we reported early Is the ass
met much damage dons from the cold winds, and afterwards
' from heavy rains, we still beer elimplaina of defidest wheat
crops. Although bully and oats an heavy, the general
opinion appears to be that in this county the wheat will'
prove below an average. Is may phase difficulties have
keen saponified by farmers from a deficiency of bonds to
get is the harvest. That which Iran lightness seamed the
effects of rain has sines bees well Allied up, sad in moot
cases is good in straw. Several farmers have thrashed In
order to ascertain the yield. Oao piece of twelve acres,
such laid, has produced 43 bushel. imperial to the sere 1
sad the farm 38f upon as average. This fuss, tai
lean sines, was emie of On worst is the toasty,
cold, wet, mad impressed's. It has been well drained,
droned, cad asanured. In some places barley Ise° fine in
the straw that it is Wag out with the sickle. Bwed • sad
turnips, although good generally, are la some infamies
setiirieg from want of rain. In some parts of the comity
beam are reported good and Westin ready for rattiag, bat
is others se being very deficient, whilst peas are wilily eon-
adored equal is an average. We have beard but little el
mildew er ether disease. Pontes' ere being got in
asal-
lent condition. Complain's are maestri the dimmer, bat sat
to any 11•Ti011e extent, while the breadth sown leads us to
believe that we shall b 'vs this valuable vegetable good sad
plentiful.— Woloerlteinsptom Chronicle.

Suaorsataa.—We ere happy to state that harvest opera-
does are is this district ,acgressing most favourably. The
late crops Sr. ripe**, rapidly, and a abort continuant:* of
the primal alarming weather wilt enable the &rear to get
his awls asp la excellent eonditioo. Oa all aides we bear
that Om
esel. imp Sr. perfectly satisfactory. Shrewsbury
Jes

The revision of the parliamentary lists of voters
for the oil of London coassonen on Monday nest, at the
Court of Common Thies, Guildhall, before T. Y 111Thristie,
Roo. Os the present seassion the only claim& and objection.
to be sonsidered bees Una made by the Liberal Areotiatioa,
tb• Oenasteadvo Aasoetation having amid to exist her soma
saanthe. The number of claims and ohjeetioes are as fel
fewe—Lleory 'lsles, 1 ; objectioas,loB ; household: claims
to issue, 34; claims to mead, 9; objsetinns, 483; being •
total se saw deism, 38; sad obleetsoes, 393. The Liberal
Amelitisa Yxee nice tidos the past year, served 186
intim ntal, of these 138 have boon phew'
as dm Haw lampoonist regime iestains 20,432 esters,
but the aninlas V *sts* edam mem year will redoes
the amber by atom o dimmtbsUbual Association
emend with • imierlteses= := the sow register
will inhibit • my
T 187111011141, TO A CLIMOTWAN.—The congrogs.l
'ion of the eld chinas, Chilies, have preestated w their
siren, curate, this Rev. Albert Badger, A.M., • hiadism
slim maim, • mkst toosassunion service, and • pans atilt
Maras • areelniray cf their seise of his ellitlast
iam de*/ the last eleven years, sal the tits=
shisiihei head him