The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-11 00:00:00

suffeued sash injury both from Ere and water. The only
tenantsthe hall were three groom:, eeeePyjelt the upper
deephs, mom, and they were awoke by "we", tint gems'
tion arming (nen the smoke. They tried make their way
down stabs by the principal staircase, but tisi!tiaft oral
that way cat oft; they escaped by the windows se
scaffolding erecter. by the bricklayers, and from the. 7.4
descended by ladders which had been left reared against the
scaffolding. The neigh. of the disaster is attributed to the
joiners on the previous nisht having left a very hot lire in
one of the rooms, which Esc; ignited some pegs, the ends of
which in one direction communicated with the dues, and in
the other with the skirting beards of the room.
SALE OF BREAD BY WEIGHT.--A strong demon-
stration has recently been got up in Lancashire respecting
the irregularities in the weight of bread. Au association has
been formed which holds public meetings every Monday
evening, in the Town-hall. The magistrates are affording
every assistance to the association. In answer to a memorial,
a notice to bakers and bread sellers has been issued, expres-
sive of their determination to enforce the law, and the mayor
has graxted the use of the Exchange as an office, where an
inspector, appointed by the association, sits daily to hearcom-
plaints of the inhabitants, and, if needful, lay informations.
The borough scales and weights are also placed at the service
of the society, for testing the loaves brought for inspection.
These measures are proving so far succcwful, that nearly all
the respectable bakers of the town are weighing their bread,
and giving 41ba. to the quartern loaf.
YoRKSRIRE.

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY THE LADY
MAYORESS or YORK.—On Friday evening the Lady
Mayoress gave a magnificent entertainment to • distin-
guished party at the Mansion House, in honour of Earl De
Grey and the officers of the Yorkshire Hussars. The com-
pany, which comprised upwards of 600 of the principal
nobility and gentry from that and the adjoining counties,
began to arrive shortly after nice o'clock, and were received
m quick succession till near midnight. The supper was
Nerved in the Guildhall, and is described as ore of the
most splendid entertainments of the kind ever wh-
itened. To provide ample accommodation • consider-
able portion of the Sessions Court was taken down, and
revers were laid for about 600 persons. The principal
aces table was on • dais at the west end, and other taiges
occupied the entire length of the noble Gothic hall. The
great west window was lighted with gas on the outside;
and at either end in the interior were splendid devices in
gas, representing the emblems of the mayoralty, as also the
royal initials the white rose of York, an imperial crown,
etc. The flood of light thus introduced had a very beauti-
ful effect in this splendid banquet-hall, which probably
cannot be excelled by any similar building in the country.
Over the entrance a temporary orchestra was erected, in
which were the band of the Dragoon Guard, in their
rich military uniform. The Guildhall was approached from
the Mansion-house by an awning, which was also brilliantly
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lighted. At 12 o'cloek a flourish of trumpets announced the
hour isf supper ; Earl de Grey escorted the Lady Mayoress ;
the Lord Mayor conducted the Countess of F x. The
military band performed a variety of popular airs during
supper, and at the conclusion the Earl de Grey proposed in
appropriate terms the health of the Lady Mayoress, which
was duly responded to, and numerous other toasts followed.
The Lord Mayor, accompanied iy the gentry around him,
then left the Guildhall and returned to the Mansion-house
to participate in the pleasures of the ball-room.
11AREWOOD AGRICULTURAL SHOW.—The first ex-
hibition of this society, established by the Earl of Harewood,
for competition amongst the numerous tenantry of the Hare-
wood estates, took place on Friday last, and was numerously
attended. There was a large show of hones, many of dent
very fine animals, and also a good exhibition of cattle and
sheep. The show of pigs was not numerous, but there were
some very superior animals on the ground. After the prizes
had been adjudged, the company, to the number of nearly
300, dined together in a spacious temporary pavilion, which
had been fitted up for the purpose, and was beautifully deco-
rated. The Earl of Harewood presided, the Hon. Arthur
Laseellcs being vice chairman, and the Hon. Edwin Las-
celles, M.P., being also present. During the proceedings
some additional premiums for nest year were announced ;
amongst them prizes for the best hive of bees, for the beet
collection of vegetables from a cottage garden, for the best
poultry, &c.—Lord Harewood said that a good hive of bees
would pay the rent which he received (2/. per annum) from
his cottage tenantry for their cottages and garden allotments,
and the expense was not great if the hive failed.