The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-06 00:00:00

with all the Graek authorities of

been in

Corfu. On the previous nunday he called on the bishop,
and had • lengthy essammos with lice. H. ha. also
slatted the churches end every object of interest
in the city. On the Friday the Queen's warrant,
appAntine him Lord High Commistioner Extraordinary to
the lonian Islands, wee mad to • fell meeting of the
Renate. He on that coeseim delivered a speech in Italian, I
the enures of which he mid that the purpose for which her
Majesty had entrusted him with that misaion was,
"not to inquire into the British protectorate, but
to examine in what way Greet Britain may mast
Esnonrebly sad amply discharge the obilgatious which, foe
gempoirs European and lonian, rather than Utah, she had
extraotal." The reply of the President of the Renate was
completely in the spirit of Mr. Gladstone's address. The
Mkt says
"The Hon. W. E. Gisdstone has personally media • most
fmaurable impression with all classes here. The real inte-
rest he has shows in everything connected with this exuary,
his eloquence and captivating address, and the tornestases
which characterises his research into the cause of their
Miloontent, have dearly convinced all lonians with whom
he has been brought in contact that there is no lack of good-
', will towards them on his part. Yesterday morning he held a
pabEs lee to at the Palace el Et. Michael and St. George, which,
d spite of the uufavottrabis weather, was attended by numbers
Mitts most respectable portion of the inhabitants. The Greek
Meru, the Moen of the garrison, and all Corflotas of any
Me were on this cession prenatal to kin. Her Majeaty's
stem fr4gate Terrible has been placed at the disposal of Mr.
Gladstone during his stay in Greek waters. He is *mom-
panted by Mrs. Gladstone and 011 daughter, the Hon.
Arthur Gordon, Ms aide-de-camp, and • Neapolitan gen-
Emma who sots as his secretary and interpreter. On the
nth of next month he leaves on a tour to CephalciaM, Zaate,
and the more southern Wands, and, after a visit to ciamic
Athens, is expected to return to Corfu by Christmas.

The trial of the Ronda& roma, seemed of pea-
led/ea &Keg the —dept la the Cellar in Ile easeesees la
Jseaery. The radial whams ie a heed almond, mind
home dte servloo, who vie tam primer fa the Odor, eat
having by eseididt ttleerrered where a seat of 100,003
ander wee esseadvi, gave Inhume* to the Sather
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The proceedings of the " States " of Mecklenburg-
&b—, s dosing their prowoot omits hove, front two

aireamataama that Mee alma plata time, attracted
imadderabie soda. TIM drat was a champ to
light a dad, ems dialog the Mang by the Vic"-
Prodding of the easembily, U. von Yak due, to U.
ma Pew, me al the member* Is, havieg made ma of the
ward " lateireatie la speaking al ea mum* of Lather's
pelage that had last ea the NOM at IL me Malt tha's
Whir to Mho mamma to check tss progress of Calriolaro.
La aspleaatioa that was gime premetel may dual taking
pier. Oa the mead eacesisa neared Is they •doped, by •
the Smear of the pabNo, for they ham adopted, by a
majority of NI to 25, a petition to the Oread Duke praying
that all gambling may to future be prohibited at the waterlog
pima of Dollars', la the Milo, which la situated within the
private doemias ad the sommip, lad at mita that
thaeamilliag mediae hes al late mere beta surfed oe to a
pad swum

CM OF LONDON Hamm!. POl DleLtizi OP
as Ctiasz. Vicromu.-Piax.—ne asabar ,f patients
solieved st thi• Ilamitatioa darlag LA week Was 4052, of
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aIL4MITOUB FIRE.-(71118 Adr.)

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BURNT TO DEATH.
This (Monday) morning, shortly before three o'clock, e Are,
attended with fatal consequences to two persons, occurred in
Old-street, St. Luke.. The building in which the mist
fortune originated was in the occupation of Mr. H. Pound, a
corm-shop and lodging-house keeper, who curled on bud.
nese at No. 128, three doors from the police station. The
escape started as soon as possible for the scene, but before
the conductor reached the spot, the fire had taken melte
Arm bold of the lower part of the building as to be rushing
through the front windows. The brigade engine from
Whitecroes-street station arrived about ten minutes after Ma
discovery. Other engines, of the parish and Loudon eme,„
bliahment, from Jeffrey-equate, Watling-street, and Finn.
don statiosm followed in rapid succession, and were at ma
eat to fall play.

Daring the time thus neoessarily lost the tome= of the
house had all been aroused and made sensible of the danger,
Mr. Pound made an attempt to get his wife and daughter
downstairs, but the moment he opened the second floor Md.
room door, in which they were, volumes of smoke redlarge sheet of flame which then wended the staircase raids
it impossible to get down. Mr. Pound therefore made for a
trap-door at the top of the hones, telling his wife red
daughter to follow. lie at once procured a table, am
placed it tmder the trap-door, but it was not h%
[ enough. He next procured a ;hair, which he plead
upon the table, and by that means was enabled to get
upon the roof, expecting that his wife and daughter, who hird
taken refuge in the third floor front, would follow him. Thle
they appear to have attempted, but before they could gel
upon the table the fire overtook them, end llt„
Pound, in his endeavours to pull them up, got tod.
bly burnt about the hands. Tba poor wooer sea
he daughter, whilst in a state of Mazy, ran tett
again into the third floor, where they soon podd,
The fire-esespe ocinductor, it is only right to say, tried all he
possibly could to get to the =fortunate ponces, but as be
wee in the act of ascending to the third flow, the flames shot
forth and caught the top of his apparatus. AU further
efforts to save the occupant' then became utterly usher
Mr. Pound had managed to pass over the roofs of the brew
veining houses, and took refuge on the roof of the poll=
station. The escape was therefore taken to that place, sad
he was brought down the machine.
The firemen, by gnat perseverance, managed to coffins
the fire to the building in which it commenced, but they
could not get the ruin cooled for some hours. Search wee
then made fur the missing persons, who were found in the
third floor, the woman lying on the fender, and the child
about four feet from her ; both of course were deed, se e
third of the roof and the same quantity of the flooring were
burned away. The woman wan droned, and the girl part/any
so. Mr. Pound, when he wiped, was also dressed. ahrk
were procured, the bodies were placed therein, lowered
down the escape, and taken to the dead house, to await a
coroner's inquest.
The two deceased persons were much burnt, and seem to
have suffered a great deal before death, and to have fallen
almost together. How the fire originated is unknown, but
it is clear that it began in the lower part of the hones. Mr,
Pound was Insured in the Atlas office.