The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-17 00:00:00

DISASTROUS FIRE AT BOULOONR.

We have received from our correspondent the fol.
lowing most painfully interesting accouut of a sad midair.
tune, which has just befallen Mr. Barnard, of that port,
the well• known custom•boase sod general agent :
"On Thursday morning, the inhabitants of Boulogne
were roused by the sound of trumpets, the boating of
drums, sad the rolling of fires es, hastening to the port
where the house of Mr. Barnard, the agent of the Booth-
Eastern Company, was in flames, and which, in defiance of
every exertion, was, in tie abort space of two hours, re-
dined to a heap of ruins, nothing standing save the outer
wane. So far as I have been able to ascertain, the following
are the foots i—Oa Wednesday night, Mr. Barnard had •
few friends passing the evening with him, who remained
until 12 o'clock. One of them remarked, as he sat by tholes
place, a constant steins as of the crackling of wood on fire.
He looked about him, saw nothing, emelt nothing, to
denote a ere, sad troubled his head no more respecting it.
It was a bitter °old night, and a large Are biased in the
grate. After the departure of his guests, Mr. Barnard
extinguished the gas in his odes end corridor, and every.
body in the home retired to rest. At three o'clock the
meow house dears were changing guard, when semi of
rhea' remarked that they were working late at Kr.
Barnard's, which was not unusual, though unusual to
mach an boar; soother, thinking It might be thieves, went
up to the haw and phial his sae against the @batten,
when he soma Mud the ceeckliag of a Are and the smashing
of gime, sad be at ewes raised the cry of fire. The street
tall was rung, and 'ernes mad* at the door and
shatters to rouse the inmates, and Mr. Bernard heard
the Ant Hag, sod, opening his window, told the
mesas below that be heard then, and was
coming down ; as which the real state of things was
explained to him. Mrs. Simard isamediately got up, end
hurried dews stake to the entrances hall, but found 'greet
impossible, as the hernia sad the outside ball were like a
Manias forum. She returned to the drawing room Soar,
where she met Mr. Barnard and the man servant; the
latter rushed back to his bedroom to clothe himself, and
when he had done so, so rapid had been the progress of the
Sr., that to descend the stabs woe Impossible ; he bad to
*seeps eg the roof of the bones to the window of the adjoin-
ing hotel. I. the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Barnard had
reached the balcony of the drawing room, from whence
they managed to reach the balcony of the Hotel
d'Alene's, from whence Mrs. Barnard was taken
down by a ladder et the arms of a custom house
°Moor, Mr. Barnard sad the female servant following.
There they were, with Utile more on than their
sight elotbes, in a hard frost, contemplating the
destruction of their home, and the rare curiosities and
hissers' emits» with which it abounded. is vein was.
every smiles made by ell to sheik the In, and me soar

thing. Captain Watt!, mounted a ladder to ths
and saved a WI chairs from the drawiespro.
was all that was rescued from the house, nunlike ".1
of 100,000 f. in value. Silver melted iato sakes, s
spoons, ladles, and a boa of gold watch same taps CZ!
found, as also a wareron safe. 17pwards of nu le=
and silver, which in the dike and bedroom,
appeared for ever. The frost was adverse to the wississic:'
the eagles', and it was some time before they ethos_
from the railway station being the first. The
the mayor, mayor, the commandant of the gendarmes. tag IWO
with several of their of fen, were soon on the ops-Q
rendered every eeniee, and none exerted. thilweelvis yet
more praiseworthy activity than the *Wane and IQ%
of the two boats belonging to the lionthara 80%
Company, which were then In the When/ ; Lei
all exerdoes were usenet, as in two home
and every floor had fallen to the grand, pets,
sway good party walls separated the fire from eisi
Mows, and there was sot the slightest
the whole of the block of buildings would have
to the ground ; the tames shot straight up, or tares and
wards towosis the harbour, and to inch an extent oath
the ems that there is not the slightest mark oa the sese
lag mom of a raging ire having been next deer. IliadMrs. Mrs. Barnard have received the sympathy et the mese
• tows. Ttestureenain without a second garment lemur.
bees destroyed."
I •Telkiriermartial of Boulogne, after pion, &his tele
above Woes, adds: " The house, as well as the di Imai
i tare whisk it 'ordained, was, we are informed, Wass.
Bat an Irreparable lam is the destruction of the papsmed
' amount books of the agency of the South Buten Gamey
r which Mr. Barnard has held from its last establisbassi
Among other rty, somber of bulk ion ere
Hss
oes him., lost. Workmen have Mame*
s clearing away the ruins, and it is &treeing to see Rai
dreadful destruction of property; silver ankles ss
down, linen burnt, and fragment, of chairs, tables, Ss" el
r charred end useless."
_ .

tier to theColowar 0 Obwrosieur, of Boalegaiat
yesterday, Ms. Bernard acknowledges the SOP Of kinds.
and generou offers which he has rewired from MIMI* ot
ibis follow townsmen.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, gee N.
The Itagerisase, 61, screw frigate, Captaia Webbac,B4
' and the Hanks, 16, mew Woo, Owannodlar atom tee et ki.
ilea lying squadron. arrived at apnea' Pair Ikea the Niro*
a al* yeresa.
ma mbegense 131, maw anew ship, RV IP Vs etewayedet.
day in UM stags iris, to try bar mesea tor the Ire bat Huy
answered szeselegly well in every reeneot. • geeneareof Widen
that at OM thar were wortedada with Me 43 eininehei ea
mew lebeed. the gig at the ties Med WWI dna
bads wall. air groper preware he IP/10., ene Wilk him.
huller see ingested to ha elitalawk Ida a apse roes
Wes pre War. The soatinsl gown el tha engine is We be
it isllmght deer willwort op he SAC Wawa. MIA*
sad Mid are Ile serntruetore • the engem an ea the
ogees wee% Vith (Urea ;Mica andloalde phloem beg=
whet epseleases of =sine 4im.; they weigh, with the
alma IS lima Itr. Walker, *Wm be *ans. be
Steed the sad appareatly in the sod able weteidy
wanorw. The W hle expected to go oat of karbra, le re
her greed at the imam mile, about the end or this Loath.

DEVOIIPOILT, Die, It
To•noserow (Wedgy) the entire strongth of tn. aft.
blibmato. now mattering maidarably awe tina elehota
toonsesse Asking overtime to tbe watt of two bows pr mtaisi
ma&

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OP'
ENGLAND.

Thin society held itn Ilanil half-yearly amdevg
Saturday Met. at the Society house, •
Colonel °MALLON= presided. i
The °sunsuit having apologised for the aimassef led
Portman, called upon Mr. Hudson, the emeeery, hi Mei
1 the following report:—
The soctiety,ipthe pest hall-year, hes led Oil Masao
leider., and
_pised, during theme =US ail I =ll,
Ile sow contains 90 life the
non, 813 Ills samthers, 9,lqmom. am is beil
members. The some have aimed lord Mesas le II newer,)
in the number or trustees comdmal MM. bunted inns di:.
Fnesy ; mad the lad ef lam to wig* the semi la Mr •
ambers of meaell, aested by Ma teener et lad Sim
M the dais of mimeos Ilse esany et begs win bees
dada with the mond] in their ewes of the geed im
sousteed the removal of Mr. Poesy frail ale Oen ef kb
valsabh cooperatiok end from the Mewl= of gatismati Min
W so Meg leemed the Mlimd of vim an he
member& The esnnell have *spraw Ota
l, bdr NM.
dart. Lord Perrtmem. alb with the SenM el /ft
Few on their helpmate lest, end their poised eelbeas 4 kie
dented nualeastelbe I Ilek Oareeis lus Ma up d
Ms most ausitudeleflbitMOeMitl* e
el thiestistylesweft
endedelmestu
gmesediddeleas posiled mime admission asuisid
and the eziMilien fir live stern. a—Mimes et ham=
leg eillisat Ideas d as sesping usdlims at Owlhia fft wee pub
ponsl Mendustli dfinged,lten they teak Wisest Nutt WM
in ammessalleae on/ a Ikea et= Mr. Mrs. Mt, Oemully relet die
sodety, wheeli Om that llis Misled ept, Mum
end tem et lie emefee dee esB lismilebd
thith Omit ths eMeld mow E astmedudisi On MbiteO es Oid dseet
of ten gesisit the tumufi ham *heady eyed aas beget
Me esemtry main to he had mot prat Woo
ford,liminintheilfig, dog whit the natal prism eMend dues he
lathe mil sheep, and a &Simi tribe be day hoot'
the serimoneent et the prime be Mee psis, md to mi.
cultural imeiments and madam ltsiqt Puleseldeall,
Mr. Inse, S. F. buds, Mises laat, es de Pinieset stile
at that they amid a imeasidea of ths wig Istheanwil •
cadearal Nesting at Fads, apesebly with se gems huldise the
Ms
Islet d
the mod the eraremati re.
=lllC=ln ewe Islet of vistr. Its lettifilwellsa
has onshinid le ismemit be the atom themmeivesehms-fm
Dished lq Me saucy nelding la see traphildbulithice
Mug Oh rid saw:mamba Moeda me timehillinh lobe
disomereL The mimell hem *pia eserasel le Lei Moan
their due soma his laredsip's kindness be Ms emgnia Vier
mote deal}.! el the caddy; sad they hue sammi beton
We, to pewee be hatithathe in the loured adismod
dthe susstime washed by the society tow iii=
dies Is reemense le Mat septet. A claim Wag it MOWS
made ia is he Ms essietrs 1.00.1. prise Ice% whitlfile WIWI%
ktr1d.......... ea that sabjeet ham him It late yet
mad oa their rePert tilt wodPiall
meshed Mat tin prepare is net maid to tin OM
Mate the last gaud mad*/ Pod. Ilmenis has dame' a laws
ea tho !Wisp et willt meretioa, sad rat Ways ham dr i
mimed Sam a MOWS& Pree. Way le dm seti in
the asalndeor *mit et the tease y, la palmitin
assesime wager the ditestion el the elneledewealass.
have may sera, la eatdhuhrs, ts etsgratelde the sushes Os
netlike et madam width the toddy madam teminidk eglie
the mssem skit lad& Me operations for maaselog I
every kiosk d krsanadry continue to In samieLl=tl In
folliaaeaol/ yid& se pee* a poser is the asilityrea:X
phew la Muir heads, sad matertain en ansienstbeles Is
maw Ile epersaem semst and practical, at the Noe Met _
are They onthdently aped that the area Isom
with=rill melt la Me Masonry of prissigiss,ml MO*
application, without width ture Can twat Wain to theme
of is rational pursuit, Ira wilyas 5 Mae ea
t, baited by allake
sad capable c ray of etawial eimelebd ederehoe.
Mr. H. Bairn wed, sad Kr. Parana Hose sr
candid, the aciopdon of the report, which was maid
unanimously, after whisk the following balanm sheet mi
mended :
Balance Jen. 103, 1,1541. M. 741.; ditto, senator,. U. Maid.;
dividends stock, 1401. 17s. Id.; life goranors, W.; weave
(annual), 4411. he.; members' life compeneettm. 5101.; 11114.1
esnnal subecrlptisa, 1,5465 4s. ; receipts on accoont d hods
1771.19•. Id.; receipts (in London)) to accouat of empty nod*
daring the prat year —oe wxount of Carlisle, 1,40 C i —3,6301. la SI
Prwaneat sharps, 1614. Ss. ; tazes sod rater. 141 IS& ; arlido
men; ma. is. 7d. r power end airier"'it. Is. ld.; Warder
owns, W. Its. lid.; payments onaseauatolioarnal, 6131. Ha 944
Wise. elm" and tenor% lea; *Aaiun' Fink, WM,. "14
eetezitury laseafgation, 91575. ; chewiest 'rant. half yew,
ett;
ditto. mwßlggaattlfoona., 100 i.; psymeste in I.mdos ea meow of
✓idings the half year : Use In, 3,1. ; Citable, 6461. Md.;
petty ark. 51. en lid. ; werotary's eiptikaa Peal 6118116%_
la Ca ; balsam at bankers', 5,6651. 11s.; Wass. wawa
131. lee. 4c1.—k34.1. 7s. 4d.
In pretesting this report, Mr. MUMSport, sunned M
regret that, notwithstanding the Imp reesipte at OVIINvi
the e :pendant, them had been in ends at the surd
of 87W.
Tie usual votes of thanks to the officers wen thea smog/
pet and serried.
A conversation missed, in the course of which Mr. 51.4.
NIT adverted to the increase of drainage loans, sad MP"
that the restricted advances of government :night be mac
up by advances trout private capitalists on the ruse WWI
that was to say, 4 per cent. interest and 21 per cut. dais.
lag fund.
The Cadmium did not see any objection to Wham"
mammon; bat it was not within the province of the BM 'S
M interfere.
Mr. SLAXIIIT was satisfied with having Introdatei hi
topic. He took that occasion to express his regret that ae
Birmingham and Smithfield shows should ham tabts fil.

oa UN ;IMO day.
Mr. Freitag Hoses explained that the arrug.••*--4.1
the Smithfield Club were not under the control of thierat
cultural &misty. However. be perceived by the B
hem papers that arrangementa were contemplated for .11!t.
year which would prevent the collision of the two Weir
lion..
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to
Chalioner, which wen suitably acknowledged by their

PRESENT OP BWORDS.—Is January leele 1/2
British Imam es Mist on • voyage fleet 8764'.
B,a lerinadess, having sprung a serious isak awl reP
bleed sane damage, pet into Tongataboo, end ewe tea
man amsera Mum angerona coral reefs. The Maw
48".0rovernblisger of irstrr"is Frei:chigoe:L. tiLliishCesePuita" DI
tin 0we1dr,4b.15.11111:1
happened to be at the island with the corvette Atearil
and steamer Dares—he immediately despatched the Smog
to the Selina's aid, sad this steamer, with great diffiesli
sad danger to herself, succeeded in eaten:mil**, bugle
from her perilom position. The crew of the Stiles, bail
refused to pressed in her, the governor, at the Moll"
the captain, had theme removed to his °unship, faro irr
saybackto Sydney, whilst he placed on board ea. aic
officers and ten French seamen, who navigated her
te Tahiti. Them faits having been brought to thitir,,,
her Majesty's government, they considered it rilthl
to mr
their estimation of them disinterested mid important e„,
by eonsething beyond an impression of thanks, sad
m
forwarded through Lord Cowley, the British ambasmder
DP:ritsisttreet, transmissiontbswoordgor,vfeernor;M.
vainito
embl.
collisimod
the Duos ; sad K. Magdalena*, Rotolo, de Uri
for important services rendered by them to the
barque Salina; together with a sum of 600 (rases
tributed as a gratuity smog the ten French mama wee
navigated that vessel from Tonetaboo to Tahiti.
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CRYSTAL PLUM—FITS bau.Luto DAY, DOI
—Admissions en payment, 107 ; ditto sesantilliii.era
643 total visitors, 660. Corresponding dal 1••• 1--
SOM.