The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-24 00:00:00

THE TIRE BRIGADE.

The number of fires in London in the year 1864
emseded thous of the previous year by 83, and. compared
with the avenge of such enmities for the last thirty-me
roan, the imam is 646. Tbe tafereme draw, by Con-
tain Shaw is that our firm lamas" fa as endue ratio to the
increase in lb. somber of homes sad passional. This,
is a pirsed of twenty-8n years. the population of Loados
bee iroed at the rate of 135 per mat. sad boson at 41
per nat. But the moan mambo of fixes la the MIN
period has more than doubted. The number of Leedom
fine mad to be doubled is every puled of dittoes yeas,.
Ilion 1840 it has roominw . ttenweitz-two years is redoes the
same increase, "sad at that t they seem for the nos-
iest to have taloa their "
The services of the Fire Brigade were recedied, dunes
the past year, at 1,715 fires. Of dose 101 were falmalsrms,
127 were " cliimaey alarms," and 1,487 were "free" within
the akin dainties of the areldest. But those an=
sabdivided. The atom of total dastmsaties or
damap were 462 ; the term "slightly damaged" art:
tha larger number of 1,085. Batt hese nines by
represent the whole of the Mager Loudon pane threat%
in 1864. There M a " usual mirage of fires, 'of which
no exact record is kept." "."neon were no later
than 4,000
of them To those mast be added mon ties 6,000 Aim
=Aro Takng the year through. the servicas of the
meat are called for oeos every five hours.
The demnomiae has proved Its soperiority over the
headmorked embiost Onion ailmr state' Met it is as
now advisable to solitais bones to draw the old maims,
which might as well be draws, as they oust be wad,
by
hand. The horse-power 'Mei be solid to the tramport
of light steam menden, and the headoogne employed as
amilisry to in modern rival. The emus on osawartioir
Um by telegraph wilt an the docks have bees completed,
sad the spatial Bees will soma be enfiladed M the
glen railways, whams, sad warehouses, is whin vast
quantities of property are deposited. 13y the aid of the
to
the Armee at each stones sea mow be %formed
of the lenity of a Ire with much groin ownelny Mao
foluarlY. 1!1 Woo of fired commons at each observatory
" lap an takes from distant poists," and the re-
sult eon to the simnel ratios in Watliog strest. The man
locality is thee amertaised by °Marries so a map Me spas
at which the limo coeverge. The moon is "simply the re-
verse of that by wide% a stip% peonies is amertateed at
sea," sad era be seedy assemplished is the three Manse
occupied is twain out as germ Connie Shaw also
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to employ portable tologreplis to coat at
the locality of a fee imd Me Donn staMon, sad
between the seam at the bricsai sad the mos at the
This wnl do away with thermions.' produced by "
Is the orders. It %monist to meow einem st afire, sad
to Mop off the mood that alwaye Melte to the speolsele.
TM City Polies ban lately adopted a mode of ke tip
mob off by stretabing wire repo And, us tiny us
sow us mesh easlog fo work Me weal" Miry In Uwe
er sod siotrel. and MM. see gently is amoseeimeed
sad kept nom for isorlisai

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(12th May, 1868), MOAN.

ROYAL NATAL SCHOOL, NEw-cßoss. --The Fish-
=itOempsay have 'naiad fifty guineas in aid of the
iasseming the somber al peptle is this scbcol.
The lambs saint easpeales had previously made
liberal gnats, via :—Tlce Goldsmiths, Groan, Vintners,
Dispers,Clothwerksis,fladaners,sad Lightormen andWater-
sum. Nees the projection of this sobool, two Ammo&
papas have partakes el its adeeatsg ; sad, during the
lest ma yews, upwards el two boathed bare bele 'pallid
to take luiplc pianos I. the naval sad military service el

their cottary:
Mures 00ACH-SVILDIHS' DINIVOLINT INSTI-
TITTIOL—TbIe iniditnMeo, eitablitheil to alba teolSorat7
Deest relief to these isembees of the trade having
inselers, (desks, or managers, their widows sad
sad
la seowitoos oirensateroes, hold its ninth annual
meeting at the Carnage Bazaar, Bidiermtreet, Portzeste.
square. The meet* was nesseslly large, and Mr. Holmes,
el Daily, we milled to the chair, in abesow of the Mar.
r lab Lau.5...% the goer/Web Mb lilooper, the
wise.dwkwie, read the pews' report, white was want
meeety depict It erpremed congratulation on the pros-
pert” ef the festitetioe, and es its extended sphere of use-
fulness. Lest year they had to deplore the loss of many
valuable friends, bat Awe had been, however, • consider.
able scomeloe of new sateoribers. The Oesch-builders
Compeam bid forwarded • oostramtion of 601. It we in.
Waded to hold • festival this year, which it wee hoped
would be attended with similar betwicial results es on
previous yeses. The amocat 'loaded in annual pensions
dune' the year had been 3511. be., and is temporary
relief 22/. The amount of additional stock during the yew
had Wee 3001., making the total feuded stock 4,8501.,
which was • reserve fwd. The report eanoluded by ex.
present( regret at the retirentest of Mr. Thrapp, the tree-
serer, who lead missed. after serving the chanty for nine
yews. The treasurer's report, Welsh we also adopted,
showed that, laded Mg • previous Miaow of 100 i. 2a. Id.,
the total Mapes hadlella 796 L lls. 6d., of which • labium
remained of 2111. as. 3d. A legacy of 1001. bad bees re-
ceived hem the eximintom ef Kr. T. Peters, of Kilburn.
Three preakeme were ties eiectedt tbe proosedinp termi-
nating with medial votes of thanks to Mr. Throw, the
other offiesse, the elation of Mr. Hawk, jun., as treasurer,
and the usual courtesies to the clasumea.
PNEUMATIC DESPATCH COMPAIrf
The directors in their report refer to the hopes expressed
ingrate last report that eII obstacles is the way of acquiring
the property neseasery for the ley* down of the line had
hew ovetoome, sad that about six weeks more would
amble them to complete the portion to Holborn. They are
sorry sow is say that " neginserieg difficulties soeurred is
the swegietion of the works at the station, requiring the
purchase of edditlosal property for the purpose of securing
the safety of some adjacent buildings, and to provide ade-
quately for the pimp el the tabs Negotiations were carried
neder great dbadvantages with the adjoining °wawa,
rod for • lon time were without result, owing to the ex-
whitest terms required. Ultimately the company was own-
paled to takeooropeleory possession of partd the property,
and to eater lato • fresh negotiation with the Great
Weston Railway Company for edditiceal space, in lien of
that required from the adjoin* °wows. which, after some
delay sad difficulty, that compasy very kindly acceded to.
In consequesos of the nallableed state of the works, the
denim were wale te edam the daseteres of the owe•
pay, and this diffimilty_ wee rely obviated by • low under
persosal varietal." With regard to the propose of the
works, two erigfeser reports :—•' The whole of the lime of
babe from Bastes steales to the Hollow statics, • dirtiest
of • mile sad three-quarters, is completed, lad the per-
manent way held. The sew steam at Easton is
lobbed, with the monks of the gib( ef the ter-
minal piano of the lobe, sod the ways ad platforms.
At the Holborn statics the steam boilers are fixed and
the chimney theft emoted ; the segines and pneumatic
oldweey ere is position lead aserly ready fee work. The
contractors are ;gaga exaavating and soda:setting the
walls of wal the ad deg buildings, wed forming the under.
portal statics, sad are presser( Potwar/ the completion
of the work ; the terminal piano and ways will not take
keg be Ilx, and we think that steam may be got up, sod
the motion of tahe bstwesu Eaton and Holborn put into
pasties by the middle of Mane. Although this length
of line has Mee loog Wished, there has bee*, as the hosed
is aware, much time lost in getting it to work, is ewe.
queen, of the delays sad legs' difficulties attesding the
acquisition of some of the property required at the Holborn
station, sod it is wily within the last three weeks that fall
posesesion has bees °Maimed ; but for this cease the ant
mean of tabs would, before sow,
order. Between Holborn and the General Post.office the
tube is laid fro. Red Lioe-street to Dear Hatton-garden, •
dbleem ef threemighths of a mile ; there remains only
therefore animighthe of • mile to essiplets the line to St.
Martitee-learead ; sod if the costractore use proper dili-
gence, there Ii no moos why this further section should
set beeceeplebed by the led of May, and communication
established between the General Post-office and the Easton
ststioli.*
DRATII op Fames Haittme.—The death is
ansesseed of the Rm. Gawp Harper, ILA.. formerly a
clergyman of the Wendt ef Embed, but of late veers •
priest of the chorale of Raw. The rev. geutheems, who
was a brother °Me Right Rev. Dr. H. J. U. Harper,
the protestant bishop of Quiet Ohs* New &Weed, was
educated at the University of Weed, and was ordained is
1843, shortly after which time be obtained seelesiasticel
Ipedermeat in Nast is 1850, boomer, be abusdooed the
IMearanaleks el the aura of Embed wet entered the
wadic faith, sßylog himself with the Society of Jean,
jawed Wag enkleed I. due wane • priest of the Wen* of
. Rabe. Is that sassily he wet to Present, Lancashire,
and aortae:ma to perform his wieksiesticel duties there
astil the time cif hie death, which was mused by • swore
! New cesteeeted is the come of hie Weistentiose amonpt

the per.
A ROMAN CATHOLIC CANON NY.—The Very Rev.
Dr. Roam vlearioseral. Ins bees aptiet to • canonry
Is the Ma me d W• 1110184114 The %Atilt= mit t•ke
rises le the eathrleal at licerieide. bat as de/ has yet bees
Axed far tiesr
Desp wen received at the Coliroial-othee
paterdee Ml= the °over et Creeds. Deeptehee vete
lest le tile GOMPINOM 01 thesettlereeete ea the West Gaut
el ars.

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