The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-05 00:00:00

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
TIIIS DAY, Fbur o' Clock.
*have receive& in doe course, our Roman coy-
ace of May 28. The "pilgrims of the heart"
reilviesned, and will, no doubt, get an audience, when
',pope returns from Subiaoo. The relic is deposited
is*/ vestrv-room of the Irish collegian &arch, St.
sea on the 16th of June a fbaeral tribute
Zbe paid the deceased, in the somewhat larger
oeseli of Andrea della Valle. Ventura is to speak
toe. The lion. Augustus Villiers died on.
end on the same day expired, to the general
....1 of the Roman% their favorite Cardinal, Mims,
STiost popular red hat among the trasteverinL
We yesterday published news from Portugal, re- 1
oiled by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
ose,ff Tiger. In another oolumn will be found the
woe of our Lisbon correspondent. Appended is the
eropondence between the ministers of Great Britain,
Foxe , and Spain and the Junta-which will indicate
petty clearly the position of affairs when the last
swots left the Tagus:
&ilia Legation, Lisbon, May 20.—The Junta having
twilit proper to reject the terms of mediation offered
the part of the Queen, by a commissioner of Her
Britopie Hsecy, and subsequently to prove their intro-
boa if &radian • peaceful adjustment of differences by
*knead to admit of an armistice, I feel compelled, in
of an imperative duty, to call upon the Junta to
=hostilities, by tee aad land, uutil time 'ha be
ghoid for reference to her' Majesty's eminent and
ski.o psalm! and Spain, and foe the sham
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plon the theatre.
A nailer notification will be addressed to you on the put
of the ninisten of her Catholic Majesty and of France.
It Is ray further duty to acquaint you that orders have
been tent to her Britanaic Mspety's Consul at Oporto to take
the neeeseary IStilartS for causing all British vessala to leave

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It only remains for me, sir, to request that the Junta's
wirer to this summons may be notified to Captain Rabb
with the least nimble delay.—l avail myself, &e.,
G. 11. Saretotrit.7.
MN THE MINISTER OF SPAIN TO THE CONDE DAB ANTAS.
When, May 20 —The resistance shown by the Junta to
seam the hake of a mediation which had been presented by
tM Marquis de liespana, in the name of my sovereign—
ties ring a proof of their unwillingness to enter into any
mcifie arraneement, places me under the necessity of exhort-
nig the said Juata to suspend hostilities by sea and land until
the government of her Catholic, Majesty, as well as those et
Orem Britain and France, can enter into due deliberation on
Um actual state of the Portuguese question, and take Indio-
leasable measures to put an end to the acts of violence and
Jobs of blood which have so long afflicted the country.
Per these reasons I have the honour to notify to your
excellency, that orders have been transmitted to the Spanish
Consal at Oporto to cause all Spanish vessels to leave the
Douro.
Requesting that the Junta will make known its answer to
the consul as loon as possible, I have the honour
Ato be, &c.,
TLLON.
Din THE MINISTER OP FRANCE TO THE CONDE DAS ANTAS.
Lisbon, May 2u.—The representatives of Spain and Onset
Britain wrote to-day to your excellency to ask you to agree
to an armistice until they shall receive instructions from
their governments.
Permit me to express to you how much I desire that your
excellency, taking advice and counsel only from your pa-
triotism and your feelings of humanity, may agree to this
must VARENNE.
THE CONDE DAS ANTAS TO BIR HAMILTON' SEYMOUR.
Oporto, May 26.-1 have to acknowledge the receipt
of the letter which your excellency has addressed to me,
seder date of the Mb instant, in which your excellency
exhorts the Junta, over which I have the honour to preside,
to agree to a temporary suspension of hostilities. The Junta,
desirous not to alienate the good will of nations from the
justice of its caum—nations that take so much interest in the
Ste of this country—observes, with the deepest regret, that
the frank and loyal declaration which it made to the pro-
posal of conciliation presented, on the part of the govern-
ment of her moot faithful mijesty, by Colonel Wylile and
the Marquis de Ilespana, has been misinterpreted as a proof
et the weak de-ire which the said Junta feels for the pacific
termination of the disastrous conflict in which the nation is
sow engaged. Portuguese as we are,—more interested
than any in the peace and welfare of our country—we
cannot delay repelling so unjust an aceusation. The blood
which has been shed, or which may continue to be shed,
k Portuguese blood, and our own blood, and without the
strengeat reasons to compel as we could never consent to
waste it. These reasons arise from the mad necessity which

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meted pledge. of its wellbeing and prosperity, and which a
faction, as inimical to the throne as to the country, had tried
to obvert and. annihilate. The Junta has not refused to
OMlllND,asyour excellency affirms, to the propmalstwhic.h were
made to it. On the contrary, it deemed them, in their
opinion, to be acceptable and opportune, but it raw that they
would easily be eluded if they were not accompanied by ex-
planations and elucidations necessary to guarantee them.
Accepting the principle, it did no more than deduce the
ecoaequencts, which it sees, not without great surprise, con.
damned. And if, in fine, there was anything in its answer
which appeared unreasonable, no doubt could exist that
it night be be again considered as soon as a ministry de.
wenn the confidence of the throne and country should
be named. In politic., words signify nothing without the
mamas of execution ; and this Junta would have acted very
frissereetly if it had endangered the present and future
Isp=of the country to vague promises, always easy to
19Yeas excellency adds, as another reason inducing you to
irsom that opinion, the painful ni.cessity in which the Junta
farad itself to refuse the armistice offered it by Colonel
Illyilie and the Marquis de Hespana. In this respect also
per euellency has not done justice to the sentiments of the
Jude. and should have borne in mind the dillicultie• that ex-
ited as jest the acceptance of the conditions by the Junta,
sod the prove.s which the national arms has made from
tlates=itnhe present, without the least effusion of blood.
e, each is the desire the Junta entertains
In Mairds pacifically this depl4rable contest, that
11 has torched on addressing directly to her most
NSW a respectful message, not only to treat for
* armistice, but likewise of the final steps indis-
r restore to the country peace, legal order, and
otantlentlesal liberty, without injury to the dignity of the
amine and of the nations, independence. And, in order to
ark this end, the Junta, availing itself of the friendly die-
=which your excellency has manifested for the pasti-
er this country, requests you will he pleased to ob.
Ma tem her Dern faithful majesty the favour of her admit-
Zile it roysi promos the commission which the Junta
appoint w bens bearers of that respectful message.
I ens, &C., CONDE DAS ANTAL

DREADFUL FIRE AT MESSRS. MAUDSLAY'S,
THE ENGINEERS.
This morning, shortly after one o'clock, a fire of
s most eetemitout character broke out in the immense pile
of premises belonging to Messrs. Mandalay and Sons,
the engineers, situate in the Weetmlneter-road,
Lambeth. The flames commenced in a new build-
* at the extreme end of • range of workshops,
pattern-house, end vice-re rms. The buildings were
with the exception of the ground-floor, composed
principally of timber; and such a stronghold had the flames
obtained before they were discovered, that in the space of a
few minutes not only was the new building, but several
adjoining ones wrapped in • complete blaze. The
engines of the London-brigade and the West of
England offices, in the Waterloo-road, promptly
attended, and en instant inspply of water was eb-
tainrd from the Lambeth mine, which was scattered over
the burning premises, but notwithstanding the conflagration
continued to progress right and left with the greatest
vehemence, and before two o'clock it had extended to the
boi'er shops, the pattern stores, the vice lofts, the smiths'
shop, and several other compartments. Each of these build-
ings was filled with goods valued at many thousand pounds.
Notwithstanding that the firemen tried their utmost to
get the flames down, they continued to travel with the
swiftness of lightning, and shop after shop fell a prey to the
devouring element. Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent,
Mr. Henderson, the foreman of oho L district, Mr. Connor-
ton, the chief officer of the West of England, and Mr. Gar-
wood, of the County eagine, were all engaged in directing
their men, and it soon became apparent that although the
supply of water was large, it was not sufficient to feed half
the engines, and the flames,i in consequence, spread with
increased violence. At one period every house in
Gibson-street, K yneaton.creet, Radtke surrounding districts,
appeared doomed to destruction. The firemen, however,
entered the burning property, and continued to direct the
water upon the flames until they were forced to retreat, on
account of the intense heat. By half-past two o'clock,
owing to the indefatigable exertions of the firemen, all dan-
ger of any further extension of the flames was at an
end, but they were fir from being entirely extinguished.
The value of the property destroyed as enormous. The exact
amount, it is, of course, at present impossible to tell. It
may be stated that the carpenters' shops are destroyed, the
greater portion of the mill-rooms consumed, the smiths'
shops levelled with the ground, and patterns of the greatest
value reduced to ashes.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, 10 A.M.—Notwithstanding
that It hours have elapsed since the fire commenced, a con-
siderable body of flame still continues burning, and several
engines are employed pouring water upon the ruins. The
Property the hes been destroyed will reach to several thou-
sand pounds, at the lowest estimate. As to the came of the
outbreak, nothing that can be depended upon could be
learned. It appears that none of the workmen were en-
gaged in any of the factories after nine o'clock last evening,
end when the premises were closed they seemed perfectly
free front tire. From inquiries made of the heads of the
establishment, no doubt is entertained that the outbreak
I:7in the carpenters' workshops. Police-constable Col-
-91 L, ix also of the same opinion, for, whilst passing
along his bi at he saw an immense sheet of flame issuing from
the carpenters' compartments. Before he had time to make
known to any one on the property what had taken place,
the whole range of carpenters' workshop. became fired from