The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-01 00:00:00

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DEnnt-eTtox or AGRICULTURAL PROGUct; BY
Ocr. 31.—One of the most
destructive conflagrations of agricultural produce that ever
occurred in South Nottinghamshire has this day occupied
the attention of the Bingham bench of magistrates, there
being every reason to believe that it has been occasioned by
an incendiary, and, under that impression, a large reward
is about to he efferent for any one, not the actual delinquent,
who will give such information os shall lend to his discovery
The particulars of this calamity arc as follows:—Peter
Kirkham states that he has charge of and resides upon
a farm of three hundred acres, in the perish of Rat-
tho property of Earl Manvers, and
in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Butler. Ile retired
to rest last evening at r.ine o'clock, and his wife followed
him in about three-quarters of an hour. At about ten
o'clock he awoke, thinking there was a light in the room,
and exclaimed, " Mr.., you have nut put out the candle."
She replied that she was sure she had, when lac jumped out
of bed and said, "The curtains must be on fire, then."
Upon examination, however, be soon discovered that the
unusual light proceeded from the stack-yard, which closely
adjoined the house, and that the stacks were on fire, which
had attained so firm a hold as to threaten the total destruc-
tion of the house and farm-buildings. Having hastily
dressed himself, he galloped off to Ratcliffe a distance of a
mile and a half, where his employer, Mr.i Butler, and
others, hail already been alarmed, and were about setting
out to the scene of the conflagration. A man on a swift
horse was sent off to Nottingham fur the fire-
brigade, which is distant about six miles. Mr.
Butler's farm is about half way between Ratcliffe and
Bingham, on the right hand side of the read hurling from
Ratcliffe, being about a mile and u half from either place.
Nothing could be done with any effect until the engines
arrived, at five minutes past 12. The stacks destroyed were
9 in number, sof wheat, each the produce of 61 acres; 3
of barley, severally the produce of 13, 11, and 5 acres, and
lof clover, the growth of 14 acres. The wily other thing
of value burnt was a drilling machine, left standing in thu
stack-yard on the evening of the fire, the property of Mr.
WilliamWilliamParr, of Ratcliffe., which had been hired for use on
the farm. Mr. Butler was insured to the extent of 7901. in
' the Royal Farmers' Office, but this, it is said, will not cover
anything like the whole of the loss.
Centous ACCIDENT.—On Friday evening last, an
enterprising grocer, of this city, in order to outdo his compe-
titors, dressed his window in all the attractions which a
large and well assorted stuck is capable of imparting. Un-
fortunately, however, in an excess of taste, he had over-
looked the force of gravitation ; and when the shutters were
removed on Saturday morning, the whole array shot
. through the window with a terrific smash, carrying part of
the wlndew-frame with it.—Batle Chronick.

KOSSUTH.
KOsSLTTH FUND.
yo 1111 ZDITOIL OF Till DAILY NEW,.
you oblige me by acquainting the pub-
lic, thong'. y•mr columns, that an association is in process
of formate,. tar the purpose of giving a practical bent to
. expressed in the cause of Hungary, by
the
gig --oth in making known the true condition and
prospeets U. Hungary and Eastern Eureme, and of convey-
ing to thos. • ointries a knowledge of the state and progress
of public o n. lOU in the west, by which their emancipation
mar lu (us waded and achieved.
'the the meintors of the committee, find the
rules of the association, will be shortly published; but in
the meanwldle it is proposed to place at Koesuth's disposal
be mi.iu of proeceuting the object which he has in view,
ley inviting those who were anxious ti subscribe towards a
personal to .i..iunial (which he declines) to turn their con-
tribut:oo. I or small, into this channel. As temporary
treasont I II he happy to receive such eontnbutions,
mg thee w • onnasunicAtions from those disposed to join
th„. peel“ as•nei.itioo, or to devote their exertions to
forward:iv .!. object.
—...---.....

DUDLEY COI.7TTS STUART.

GREAT MEETING IN MAItYLEBONE.

Yesterdiv the largest ind or meeting ever held in
the wrest Irish of Marylebone, assembled in the Concert
Room of the l'rineess's -lheatre, for the purpose of adopt-
ing ioldraraee m Kossuth nod to Lord Palmerston ; to the
late-r fur the share he bad in procuring the liberation of
the Ilungsi patriot. immense room was densely
crowded iu es.•rr part, and hundreds surrounded the doors
Outside wh•. had beta unable to obtuitt admission. The
proceedint• were of the most unanimous and enthusiastic
character, the only interruptions being tho•c caused by the
tremendous pressure, and the efforts of persons outside to
obtain wtortt owe. •

The eha.e wa.taken by Lord Du lif.fte STUAUT, M.l'.,
with idiom were hir B. Hall, M.l'. W. Esq.,
M.P., Kr. Niebolay, and all the local notabilities of this im-
mense parish.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, ex-
pressed die joy be felt at bring called upon to preside.
Co so imp iittant and soul-stirring an occasion. (" None
more suitaole.") But as his was u place of honour, so WAs
it a place to ditty, and he should endeavour to perform his
duty by goes her every one a fair hearing, and by endeavour-
ing to ke. „, each sp. iker strictly to the question. (Ileac,
bear.) TI. question they had assembled to consider was,
whetter c r great imariih of 31arylebone would offer an
&sins. to • -tc illustrious patriot who had so recently visited
the shop.. of this country—(Loud cheers)—whether, in
short, tloy would ratify the verdict which had already
been gist., by so large a proportion of the whole people of
Bogloul no the FOAM loUbJeti. (Cheers.) Ile asked whether
they wen-14,1.4nel to do honour to Kossuth, the champion ot
constinitio a' lib•irty, *nil lie knew w hat their answer would
be, be ease. Kossuth was as himself hail so well said in the
City, a I,li, ..e, aye, and great principle. I(Cheers.) The
Mlle of wimple, was the same as that of l'oland,
and pedant sent her must valiant sons to light in
the c iusr•ef Hungary. But the fact was that the sub-
jugation bf Poland was the beginning of all the recent
diroti a was the pivot upon which the pre•ent
Doi,. of . •ovo turned. (Heir, hear.) They were all
delight. d t • the noble Kossuth at liberty—(load cheers)
—and if ib s• we fie two bleu in Europe to whom that cir-
cuo•tanee n,•glit be fairly attributed, those men were the
liglt.th and laird Palmerston. (bug! cheers.) He (Lord
D. Stuart) s' as no thick and thin ministerialist, but he lie-
lies"' deo I,ord Palmerston hail riot sent the British
oat to ti. Irardanelles, the Sultan would bare been
desed te•,...vir up Kossuth. (Loud cheers.) He should
&el most pr ...lir they would conic forward and tell Europe
mod the Una of Washington—(loud cheers)—that the great
borea.fli Wirylebone was determined to uphold thc priti-
tipli • iif I easiitutional liberty. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. NI( 110 LAY ro-e to move the first resolution. lle
mid that being called upon tii move the address to
Kossuth, I b and his inability to do it justice, but still
felt it cur to be permitted to move an address to that
Plastriou• • . (Phi ere) The whirrs, required nn special
plosMag t •it Justice. (Cheers.) lie had it them, and
Ilwald :tau without further preface. It was as follows: