The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-16 00:00:00

burning,
The Coroner.—Can you eve us any idea of the age of the
persons ?
Witnem.—No, I cannot ; but I have no doubt they were
adults.
(3. Gerrard, fireman No. 80, of the London Brigade.-1
went on Friday night lag to a fire in New Brook-street,
Bermondsey. I was told when I got there that two
young children slept in the front room on the first floor,
and that they were missing. I procured a ladder, and upon
oing up I saw the body of the eldest child laying on the
joists of the nom; it was quite naked. The bed upon
which it was lying was very much burned; the entrails
were hanging out. The features were not destroyed. I should
think it was about four years old ; it was a male. I after-
wards saw another child, that was also quite naked.
There was very little of the bed left under the !iodise. They
were given in charge of the parochial authorir i.s. The m-
ooed child which I discovered was very young. I should say
about 18 months old. The bones was only one story high.
The roof bed fallen in, and the bodies were severed with
rubbish.
R. W. Sirter, aged ten years' said—l lived at No. 4,
Brooketrest, Bermondsey New Road. I lived with my
mother and aunt, my aunt we. Mrs. Darling; she was the
wife of /dr. Barling, a fire-work and wax maker. She used
to carry on his business at No. 4, Brook street. Os rotas,
night lost 1 was at the hove of Mr. Beating. His
family consisted of ten persons: himself, wife, and eight
children, one female servant, and a workman. He only
employed one workman, his name was George Barlow,
and had only gone to work for the first time en that
day. I saw him making fin-works on the Friday. At
about 9 o'clock on Friday night my mother being out
and not returning I went into my uncle's room. The
children were in bed. I had been at home for
upwards of two blurs and a half before anything
particular occurred. During that period they were
all engaged in making fin-works. There was a lamp
and a candle in the room, neither of which had any
shade over the light. After I had been upstairs about tea
mantes I heard an explosion of one or two crseken, and
almost immediately afterwards I heard other explosions, the
servant girl jumped out of window. I remained in
the room endeavouring to get the children out,
but in consequence of the fire eunting upstairs I
she jumped out of the window. I have not seen any of
them since. 1 have no reason to know what has become of
them. I sew Charles make his escape by the trout-door, and
then the policeman shut the door. I then told him that two
other children were up-stairs. Charles, who is at present ill,
in the hospital, then went b.ck for the purpose of endeavour-
ing to get out the children, but was so much burned that he
was obliged to return.
Coronor—We have seen four bodies, whom do you believe
them to be ?
Witness.—George Barlow, William Barling, James Bar-
ling, and Thomas Darling.
Coroner.—ln what state did they appear to be in before
the accident ?
Witnese.—They all appeared delighted that they had so
much work to do, and were laughing very much, upon which
Mr. Berlin, stid I am afraid you are too merry to last long.
Something will happen, I am afraid, before you go to bed.
At this stage of the proceedings the inquiry was ad-
journed.

INTENDED VISIT OF Hint MAJESTY AND PRINCE
ALBS= TO OPEN THE NEW COAL EXCHANOIII. —This
morning a communication was naive& by the Lord Mayor
from Lord John Russell, stating that her Majesty had
signified her osamiand that the day for opening the New
Coal Fachange should be appointed for Tuesday, the 30th
inst., on which occasion her Majesty, accompanied by her
royal consort, will honour the City by being present. It is
understood, although not definitively arranged, that it will
be • state visit.

MILITARY ItthIIHOEDINATION.—Yesterday morn-
ing the inhabitants of Nottingham were early upon the oni
vice, in consequence of a series of skirmishes having taken
plops in the town streets during the preceding night between
various bodies of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. It appears that
from yesterday (Monday) week, symptoms of insubordina-
tion had been manifesting themselves in the barracks near
the town, in consequence of many of the privates being con-
fined for a number of days for not having their honer in
proper trim. The bides of the animals bad became
filled with scurvy, as the ofCen my, for want of
proper cleansing ; whilst the men smut it was
owing. to their " casting their mats." By roll call, on Sun-
day night, nearly forty men were found to have deserted,
by sealing the walla and otherwise • and several piequets
were ordered out in march of the absentees. This led to a
series of encounters, the pursued Mann' g down rails and
pulling up the pavement to procure missiles for defending
themselves, and the pursuers using their arms pretty freely.
During the might one sergeant broke his sword over the
head of a runaway private, severely lacerating his face ; and
another ran the pent of hie sword into the mouth of one et
the delinquents. No lives, howeverLham been lost. More
than twenty sea are still missing. The matter will be [tally
inquired into by court martial.

COMMUNICATION parwitur Dumsniza, GLASOOW AND
Avaaninz.—The govornment inspector having »Period
favourably of the state of the works on the railway between
Dumfries and Clomburn, the line is to be opened for public'
math° on Monday first. AdAitional aecomaaodation is to be
afforded to this important district of country between Dam-
fries and Glasgow. Two towhee will ran *soh way daily.
in connection with the railway trains on the Glasgow,
Danthiss, and Car and Aire Railways. A coa-
-1 /Movable reduction of fares hae been mado.—Daily