The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.

TIM DAY, JULY 19.
Armagh County. I Louth County.
Cork County. Mayo.
MMus County. Mouaghaa County.
Leitrim C.Juntv. 1 Watford County.
Limerick County. Wicklow County.
King's County.

TO•WORILOW, JULY 20.
Weottneoth County.
SATUUDAY, JULY 74
Antrim County. I Meath County.

SCOTLAND.
TBIS DAT, JULY 19.
Sutherlandshirs.

Argylabire.
Invionsowsbiza.

FRIDAY, JULY 21.
Orkney end Shetland.

DISTRUCTIVI FIER AT CLAPHAM. The moot
extensive tire that has happened for many years is the
fashimable district of Clapham, broke out shoot a quarter
to 10 o'clock last night, and was still burning at 1 o'clock
this morning. The fire began on the premises of Mies
Good, a milliner, carrying on business on the Pavement,
Clapham common. Owing to the rapidity with which the
flame extended they quickly speed to the premises of
air. ChkUey, an upholsterer and also to those of Mr.
Collins. a fruiterer, kc., and three other buildings, M-
elodies the side treat of the Cock Tavern and Assembly-
morns, better known as the Clapham-ball. Oosof the
firemen fell through a skylight of one of the buildings, and
was seriously cut about the bands cud wrist* For a coati-
datable time A was feared that the wife sod child of me of
the sufferers had perished, but after the lapse of au hour it
was ascertained that both the mother and child bad
escaped, and taken refuge in the house of a neighbour.
Four hands were completely destroyed, four others seriously
damaged by fire sod water, including the Cock Tavern.
FALL OP TWO HOUSES IN CHANDOWITREET,
COVINT-GARDZY.—At 6 o'clock last evening a fatal calamity
occurred by the fall of two houses in Chandmetreet,
Covent-garden. One wen formerly known as the White
Swan Tavern, but had been closed for some time, the lease
having expired, and the proprietor (the Duke of Bedford)
objecting to allow it to be again used as a public-house.
The other was for many years, and until recently, en oil
warehouse. in the occupation of Messrs. Armstrong and Co.,
adjoinieg the premises of Messrs. Bicker and C 0.,. °cools-
makers, and on the other side the offices of the Friend in
Need Loan Society: at the corner of Chandoe-street and
Bedford-street. For some time past both houses had been
in course of demolition, with a view to rebuilding, and the
inner portion of both tenements had been partly removed.
It has been suggested, and no doubt the imputation will be
the subject of investigation, that the front portion had not
been sufficiently slimed. Be this es it may, the whole of
the trout portion suddenly gave way, and two men, who
were engaged at the time in sawing some of the massive
beams supporting one of the upper dome, were
completely buried in the debris. The workmen at
Messrs. Bartee's gave prompt and efficient assistance,
end speedily extricated the two unfortunate men,
placed them on shutters, and conveyed them to Charing.
cross Hospital, where, however, we regret to my, it wee
found that life was extinct. The bodies remain at the hoe.
pita, whets they will await the coroner's inquest. Two
other woo ars seriously injured. They also were got out
end removed to the hospital by Nears. Barker's mos. One
of them is not expected to survive. A valuable horse, the
property of the contractor, was buried under a heap of false
rubbish. Had the accident taken place an bout lase the
consequences would probably have been much more ter-
rible, se at 7 o'clock about 120 workmen leave News.
Batier's premises.
THI INCARCERATION OF PALMER INMATES AT
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Br: PLNCILLB W 0111.11013 811. —Yesterday, at the weekly
medial; of the directors of the poor of St. Pavane, held at
the Vestry-ball, Camden-town, Mr. Churchwarden Law-
ford in theobair, • communication was received from the
Poor-law Board, embodying their decision, founded on the
investigation and report made by Mr. Farnall, the Metro-
politan Poor-law iospector, as to the alleged ineareeratkos,
for several weeks, of two peupers named George Great and
Henry James, is the separation ward of St. Pancras Work-
house. After recapitulating the facts as deposed to at the
inquiry the board say, "Assuming that either or bothof these
paupers had been charged with fraud or larceny, the proper
comae would have been to pleas the matter in the hands of
the so that the charge, wbeen hich was one of a serious
y
character, might have del investigated, and
If • probable case had been established, might have been
brought Leforo a proper tribunal for judicial deciaioo ; the
board moat, therefore, express their strong dbapproval
of the course which wee adopted by the dime-
toll in the cases of George Grant and Hoary James, that
mutes being, in the opinion of the board, highly objectionable.
The board have to remind the directors that on the 21d ,
August, 18:16. reerulatiote for the maoarement and govern-
meat of this workhouse were issued by the Poor-law Board,
and hereby provision is made for the proper elandlication of
the and for their diet, discipline, and panishniest.
The board believe that if these regulations had ban duly
Weeded to, it would not have hem necessary for them
to investigate complaints such as those which were brought
ander the notice of Mr. Tampico D'Eynooort. The board
must expect that to future the roles and regulations ad.
versed to will he strictly observed by the muter red other
taken of the directors. The board refrain from mitering
into say description of the room celled the ' espuratioo
ward,' further than to remark that they thick it a way
objectionable ward for the continued occupation of the In-
mates, sad that the stateuesst relative to it In the letter
met to the magistrate by the pauper Gene Grant is soh
overdrawn."