The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-23 00:00:00

FIRS AT MONEWEARMOUTIL

One of the most destructive fires that have recently
attuned in this town took place soon after 10 o'clock on
Saturday manias, at the patent ropory at Honk woarametb,
belonging to Mr. Jobs Hey.
At present Caere ate various secomts es to its aright.
Some say that • spark from the mine fires was the cause;
otters, spontaneous combustieu ; but the most prevalent,
sad we haw reas:n to believe the correct, smut Is, that
one of the boys was igniting a leaden match nee: some
hemp, when • spark dropped swag that combustible
article. Anyway, the alarm was dna raised la the left
where ,ow• men were working ameag • gummier of hemp,
and such was the iliftflesoo of the flames that all attempts
to subdue or riven' them from spreading to other pontos.
of the esteudve promisee were fealties,. Is fact, for
their own gaiety, the workmen were obliged, Is some
Instances, to jump out of the windows; and the =t
sonst,rnation and alarm prevailed moss the •
many of whom wire in the loft at the time.
Mennen were at once despatched in various quarters
for assistance, which promptly arrived. It usfortunately
happens that the two eagle's of fin corporation me both
undergoing rcpaire et the present time, and were therefore
liable. However, blesses. Hartley sad Co.'s engine,
hem the Wear Glassworks, AO barrack engine, and that of
the railway company, whose station is close adjoining, soon
arrived, with • plentiful supply of hose from the water
sosapsay. The river engine was moored opposite the sits
elite anflagratim but from the gnat elevatisa above the
river at +bleb Mr. Hay's premises are situated It was found
impossible to derive any benefit from it. • help number
of weakness from the shipbuilding yards ie the neigh-
bourhood, aleeg with Mr. Hay's own workouts, made every
exertion is carrying away the hemp and sseeptaa M • secure
place. A party of militia under the of Lisetesant
14'ilkinsoa, and • stress body of pollee wader the anthem
of 'coveter Gifford, were also in &Madam s. and exerted
themselves very creditably. The mayor sad Alderman
Battey end Henley were iadefatigatip employed in
siiperintending the various operation' eassied on at
different portions of the fire. Most unkettenalek the Mad
at the time blew streugly from the W*W., mildsh speedily
spread the flames from the male bundles all Ss IMO end
to the rope walks adJoising, which extend fa a motherly
directioa foe a datum of seen 300 yards, sad oitallniolag a
quantity of rope, tar, and other combustible malodsh. A
somber of cottages in this locality stood is amorous
pre.ainsity to the devoatieg element, the inhablema of
which were net slow in preparing to quit their premises ;
melons peer vomits was obliged to be removed to mother
lumen the pains I labour. By pr.:ant exertion In pulling
does the budding. about half way Moog the ropery walk,
farther destruction in this direction was prevented. A
large building between the room when the lire first origi-
nated and the rope walk sloes which it intended contained
• large quantity of tar sad pitch, but it was happily left in
safety by being cased with Inc.. The flames in consequence
passed over it harmless, cabanas, it would have been ios-
pomible to have confined the fire within the limits it was,
isai great destraction of property woul.i have taken place.
As it is, the whole of the reliable machinery is completely
destroyed, and • large gambit, of rope and hemp. Alto
ether the damage is estimated at about 10,0001. The
Insurance allow welsh will puffer are the Norwich Union
and toe Oeueral Fire and Life. Some minion of the stook
was usinsured,—From tin Sernerkind Daily aiming List.
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TUAIDETHCOMIXOMICHAILMAS TERM.—To-day
cruesday) sada the vacation, sad the lists of " &MGM
as they are termed, of. the common law courts for the eu..
Mitlidehaii Ter* will forthwith appear. Bub a
list has seldom or weer been soon. The aggregate of the
three courts is only 67. la the QUO'S./ Beasb the number is
37, of which 4 rules are new trials, 3 of which have been
standing for some time, and will now be cleared from the
list. In the special paper is 1 role for judgment, and 26 for
argument, incladiag several aunty court app.. ale. There
an 7 enlarged rake. In the Comecon Pleu only 6 matters
will appear-3 new trial roles, 1 enlarged rale, sad 1 de-
murer ; and in the Court of Rachequer the number is only
15. Ot that lumber 1 stands is the special paper for Judy'.
moat, sad 10 fir argument, whilst of ass trials there is 1
for Judgment and 3 far &spumes. The comma law is
still," looking up," sad the present appearanoe of the courts
is in a great measure owing to the Comma Law Pro.
.stedete Acts. It was, therefore' but fitting that one who
had Deco an active member of the meramiesien should be
promoted to a vatuatjedgeship when it occurred, and on the
commeccement of the term Mr. Jetties Willes will grace
with his mance the judicial beach of West/ideate' Hall u
Goo of *he jods. cif the Court of Coupes lieu.

Dunnawtm—ttavernmett have. within the put
• Works.
war nays Wane* the purchasers of Baldnab.
Ordfdram, Deoferwtlice, far the permit of consortia' tbs..:
Into berreeks for eolditra The sum paid for the building
L, we behave, OWL—Glasgow Daily Mail.

RECRUITING AT COLOONL—Curtio, Engels, and
Bowser are fossil " not Will" of having maimed recruits
themselves for tho English Foreign Legion, hat " guilty"
'kaying aided and abetted onion. The Causal Canis mid
the htOer two are condensed to pay each a fine ef 60 dollars,
and are mstoasas oath to three months' imprisonment.
Too Larz.—lt is a remarkable rireumstanne that
the crown's orde: to release Alexander Leith on bail, which
enfold oa the evening of tbe melaide, was detained twodays
by being saireest to Kirkcudbright. Had it arrived hem
In doe Count, the man would have been liberated on Ilonday
morning.—Jokato'Gront's Journal.

RAILROAD EXTENSION IN CANADA.—A telegrapbiO
despatch is the New York Cberise, dated Toronto, Oct. 4,
says Testae wore ran to-day for tbe drat time over that
portion of the Oraad Traak Railway mat of Toronto, as far
as the 'Wags of Brampton."

NEWSPAPER POSTAOL—The Port of Spain Gazette
(Trinidad) states that the now Newspaper Postage Act has
proved a fatal blow to the colonial press. and has iffestaally
prevented the coloalal papers from circulating from one
canny to aaother.

CAPTUZI OF • Sus Ften.—On Tuesday lust, while
s sonswe Misr wee lanai sonedists off the nest, the nee
MSS wee bans seed was soddenly droned away by sone
Wit'se that the wanes sellestively Gould with infinity
essiust It. • rape eel Male wore put its requisition
WWI the line nought to Ss serene, whew ft was disowned
See seunildi seistaltnea.lead .ad a pieces of wood at.
i,
as It Ar ec Ingo peletsbin Ind swallowed
Wise biseght sig the see se, Geer wrinatseed
Seel kha an libewnsft sod with 410111eatty it was
sword It wee sod is Daubs:es Ihe altse
woes el ay. nod welselleve it hoe eine hoes named
he this sly. The dieessisse are : breadth, • Ant 4 lashes •
ninth. 11 feat $ lashes; weight, 6401105. Moderns;
Mercury.

OZTOTAL lIIIILLIN4I DAT, OCT. 22.
iladrileaaTata am ;payment 11,9111; &l as by NOM tidal*. 297.—1, 8.216. Ca4lepaadhog day lass year, 5,461.