The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

the village.—On Saturday the magistrates of the district,
with the Rev. R. J. M'Ohee, the rector, met at the Rose
and Crowa lan, to prosecute an inquiry into the circum-
stance attending the lamentable event. The female,
Corinna, was present with her mother. The principal state-
ment, in reference to the fire, was that made by a woman of
the name of Mansfield, who deposed that she saw the female
leave the house by the back door with a quantity of red-hot
ashes from the grate, and throw them close to some straw
which had been piled outside against the wall of the cottage. '
It instantly caught, and the dames blazing up to a
considerable height, immediately fired thereof. She instantly
gave the alarm, and attempts were made to check the pro-
gress of the fire. Satisfactory evidence having been adduced
BA to the state of mind of the unfortunate wom►n, the magi*.
trat,• directed that she should be placed under proper care.
By the official lists of the losses, made up by the several
insurance agents, it appears that there are about 90 dwellinga
consumed, the residence orb? families, upwards of 50 farming
buildings, such as barns, granaries, &c., and nearly 100
stacks of grain and other produce. But a small portion of
this propery is insured. Amongst the offices which have
suffered are the following:—Suffolk, 10,0001.; Norwich
Union, 5,000/. ; Phcrnix, 5,0001., and a similar amount in
one or two others. Ponuant to public notice a meeting of
the gentry and inha'.itants of the to emend neighbourhood was
held yesterday'afternoen, at the Crown Hotel, to adopt prompt
means to alleviate the suffering of the families rendere I des-
titute by the calamity. The board of guardians humanely
rescinded orders, so as to render them immediate relief. A
large number are sheltered in the St. Ives' union, and there
they must remain until they can provide homes once more.
Much sympathy was evinced in their behalf; and no doubt,
now the subscription is opened, handsome contributions will
pour in.

FIRE AT MARCll:=A—lewciitiii. since a fire took
place on the premises of • farmer named Darby, by the side
of the Eastern Counties Railway, occasioned by a spark from
the down train communicating with some loose straw round
a thrashing-machine. The wind being very high, in an in-
stant the whole of the slacks were on fire. It is supposed
that between duce and four hundred pound.' worth of pro •
petty is thus destroyed. It was uninsured, the various
offices having refused to do 'l in consequence of ito proximity
to the railway. It was stated that the railway authorities
had given warning that the stacks were in a dangerous posi-
tion. Farmers cannot he tio cautious in not stacking their
various produce in•the neighbourhood of railways.

Ft RE.—On Sunday evening the inhabitants of
Cambridge were alarmed at the outbreak of a fire at Trurap-
ington, a village about two miles on the London road. It
originated in a stackyard at the back of the Green Man Inn,
the property of C. Pemberton, Esq. A wheat stack and
two straw stacks were consumed. The wind blew very
strong at the time, but fortunately in an opposite direction
to several ether stocks in the same yard, which were thus
saved from destruction.