The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE BUICINR.

The Peninsular Company's steamer Euxine, Capt.
Weeks, Admiralty agent Lieut. Ray, R.N., arrived st
Southampton yesterday with the heavy.portion of the Indio,
China, and Australian mail. She had 124 passenger., sad
amongst her cargo were 29 boxes of Australian gold dad.
She left Malta on the '27th nits H.M.S. Ceylon, and the
transport steam-ship were at Malta when she left, sad st
Gibraltar were H.M.S. Heals, screw transport 151, and I
large number of windbonnd sailing ships. On March 28th,
the Bucks' spoke the screw steamer Arabia; and on the ld
moat., the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam*
Madrid. Amongst the passengers was Lieut. Robins, RI.,
the Admiralty agent on the Australian station, who is odd
home on account of the Australian overland mail stead.

packet communication having been suspended. Abut 76
pusengen took advantage of the last ship from Australia
via India. Between 200 and 300 passengers arrived at Ala-
andria from Australia, India, and China, most of
whom went via Marseilles, because the Busies could ist
accommodate them. Among the cargo are some of the
various contributions intended for the Paris Eshibitita

from Australia. The whole of these contributions indeds
nearly sixty specimens of Australian woods. Upwards of
twenty of these specimens represent woods that would afford
the most durable materials for building purposes. Abut a
dosen ue fit for turning and other minufacturiog 0111.
There are no less than sixteen representing woods of great
beauty for cabinet work. Among them also are strenl
scented woods, and a specimen from Moreton Bay, which
produces a brilliant yellow dye from the heart of the wood,
and a red dye from the bark. Oue of the woods seat fr
Australia to the Paris Exhibition bas a bark which is fu
more bitter than the Peruvian or Jesuits' bark.

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the
monthly general melting held yesterday at the Society'slioass
Is Hanover-square, Robert Hudson, Esq., F.R,S.,
i 4 the
'shah', Lord Saltoun, Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., Ron. Fre
derick Byron, and Messrs. J. G. Cole and B. Browns, erne
sleeted Fellows of the Society; end the Hon. E. 8. RIAKIII
Mrs. Baker, Min Fears, and Messrs. C. Beevor, B.A. Da'
win, and C. Sullivan, were proposed u candidates for the
fellowship. The report of the council announced song
births in the menagerie, including another eland (bueloPays
mons). This is the sixth fawn which has been produced WIN
the herd bequeathed by the late Earl of Derby arrived is
the gardens at the end of 1851. The rapidity with which
the.. noble antelopes increase, their' capability of codling
the English climate, and the large aim which they ea
attain in this country are now sufficiently proved, and the
Only conditions required for their complete acclimatisitioa
■ Europe are time it.d suitable localities.
GREAT FIRE NEAR THE CITY-ROAD.—Yesterday
forenoon, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, s fee
broke out in the excessive range of manufacturing Primus
belonging to Mr. J. Linningdine, cabinetmaker. shuts
Nos. 12 and 13, Featherstone-street, City road. When first
discovered, the flames were confined to the further end of
the premises ; but they spread very rapidly to other Pain of
the building, and to the Tenons premises sajment. The firs
raged with great violence for several hours, and was 110 t
wholly extinguished as late as nine o'clock last night. Tho
origin of the disaster is unknown. Mr. Braidwood, is his
report, describes the damage done
Nos. 12 and 13, Feathentooe-street, Cityroad, Mr. J.
Linningdine, cabinetmaker—back workshops, two floors.
Nand stock in open yards destroyed; window frames and
roofs damaged by fire and contents by water and removal
l building and contents insured in the Unity Fire-ofiloe. No.ll,
in the same street, Mr. 8. J. Crow, timber and mahogall/
merchant—back timber stores burned, and contents of the
yard considerably damaged by fire • the windows of dirsll"
isg burned out, sad contents considerably damaged by.
..s.,lnwr
ito. No. 14, in the tame strut, 14 out in tenements-..N".
windows burned out, and contents damaged by fin tad
water; Mailroom unknown. No. 18, ditto, Idr. Joon,
butcher—building and contents iasured in the Alliance
Fire.cdlice ; slaughterhouses and washing compartaimn
damaged by breakage . No. 16, ditto, Mr. A. Barwisk•
plusher, don.—.ids windows burned out, and roof of back
workshops damaged by fire, ao.; insurance not knows.
No. 8, ditto, Mr. J H. Bass, °orb:utter—roof of bond*
house considerably damaged by fire, sad stock by 0n516.9
the buSitliag sad the eertents lamed is the no/d
shags Fire-cliee.