The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

DASTEUCIIIri Plll AT LIMEROUSE.

On Saturday night a fire broke out at Limehouse,
which for magnitude and destruction of valuable pro
o
has not been equalled by any costlagmtion in the
ulnae that which destroyed Pichfonf a vearehounte at the
Camden Station of the London and North Western Railway.
The the broke out as the premises known to every tra-
veller on the Blackwell line as the life boat manufactory of
Muni. Forrest and Co., situate between the Stepney aid
LiallifOltel Stations of the railway. These premises as-
sisted of a series of lofty timber buildings, resting spa
brick walls and piers, and tieing considerably above the
level of the line of the Bleckwall Railway, and an each die
of the line. The area covered by the burning mass is elf.
mated at over four UM in extent They were hoenthd
the east by the oak timber-yard of Mews. Dixon sad Co.,
which extended to the grounds of Limehouse Chunk en the
south by the cut which leads from the River Thames to lis
*trams to the Lea River, on the north by the Cceenresid-
reed, and on the west by a street roaming down to the creek
or out bsfore-mentiosed called Mtibigeos. .

Milli Ise Adak thi Ass of firi MIS first "teem, when
bins wen dinned riddle g; set of a mull hones called
the les&biuse, in which a mos who had charge of the
mobs sledded, and who is stela to have been paid
sot di sure of the windows by Mr. J. Pitchford, of the
Weal Lead Works, which is teethed by • bridge at the
iiiia-111•611M end of Messrs. Parent's premises, crossiag
Ike Blear Lea Cut. No wows had he succeeded in doing
se Ikea Ms part of the premises became • mass of Iluom
The be metlaned to extend in a north-easterly direction till
It MIMI the timber-yard of Mr. Dixon, in which there
VMS Moms stacks of oak timber of great value, and
Ifiesab Dace' e mast and sail yard, the whole of which,
almos of the combustible nature of the =knish,
1111111 involved in Benue. By eleven o'clock the be
MI dopee the efforts of the servants of the cow
b 1116 northern side of the Blackwell Railway, and
shot up on either aids el the arches and line, and
the II& woe se great that it was for • distance of many
miles. The engines of the arrived in rapid swims-
but in consequence of the Wuenes extent of the burn-
ing mum, the efforts to reduce the fury of the are were of
little avail. The view of the immense area of the fire from
the Lea River Creek was grand in the extreme, but the heal
was so intense that even the firemen had greet difficulty is
aproaching near the burning muse. From this point could
be seen the eight we tea arches of the railway apparently is
the midst of the fire, with the bricks of the buttresses nearly
red bot. The tower of Limshonae Church formed the bark-
mend, and altogether the sous was one of terrific graedeur.
It le needless to say that from the outbreak the trains on the
railway were stopped. The whole of Messrs. Forrem's work-
man left the premises, as is usual on Saturdays, at 6 o'clock,
and at this period of the year there is no gas burning or
fires fighted net the premises. The Ices is estimated at ems-
thing like 100,0001., and it is stated that Maws. Forrest
and Mr. Dalton ere insured, but to what extent has not
Atranspirednother fire broke out, while the above was raging, In the
Back-mad, Si, G•mgehrin-the-Bast, and u many engines as
coats be spared were draughted to that spot.

SRA FENCIBLEII.—It appears, from a return to an
order of the Rom once:seem Mood this morning, that is
Febmiary, 1810, the date at which the force was dishinded,
the sea Fasaibles organised du the lest war with France
canabled of the bllowtam Maleb o. and numbers, namely—
Zen Comet, 17 espbbs, 73 Miaimals, and 3,042 ma;
&Mk Conk 10 espleihes, M 16minsais, sad 4,661 re;
West Orr 11 captins, 33 Nanigianta, and 3,466 as;
eanlend, 2 cantabile, 12 lientimmin sad Na ; bred.
21 eaptalsa, 62 lieutimata, sad 11,812 rasa; Nab( la all
61 captains, 246 lieutenants, and 23,466 man. The Ikea wee
Mei by an order in conned, made on the 14th Um* 1728.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERT.—Thi• lurai
was issued the Best report nf the trustees of the
Portrait Gallery, from which it swan that they ism
adopted the following resolutions for the gnidease if Stir
future prooradinge, via. •—.'l. The rob which the erre
Metre to ley down to themselves, In either mash =
Mies or receiving presents, is la Mot to the
of Mae person represented rather t 3. le the rullTra
astir They will attempt to selleete that esiebry wird
say bk. ba any political or rektor party. Nor .114111 q
exedise great haps aid snore, ere though admitted
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der r any sufficient ground for excladingz=
Irish maybe valuable, se Meriesthe the oh%
ee Newry history of the scaly. IR No parboil OW
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MI living, or deemed lees thee re rem ail le
by purchase, doeation, or hiMnist, reirti edir
the ern of the raingllg sovereign, ssol able el bit
Wes en the trainees in the United Kriel" sad re IP
Clopmakatid by finer, shall either at s are* ee
Apit their approbation. 3. Nn portrait then be
by iatillea, =lees three-10MM at is
s•
truster at •
lb
then grove
Mr
The sow la charge of the baler sorts* do
thlity-41An they are amyl in the d
W Late of the oelbeelit to Ord_
esseebillar"elletreter. The tarter ems wed Imo
Oldies of estalogoe, whir eerie
soder aides ire'prineeted ; se %it%
the
Ii eel nced Yr pub%) ea
her rag will be dared mulct is. The
bar by re swam expended the triple of the rase 01,
et by palkimpt, but, for reams which they
metes abre eat the sum to 16 voted by 043t41
CaMMIIIMI say still continue at the rate of 2,0021, pet ea- .