The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-29 00:00:00

THE PM AT BT. lATEARINE DOCK.

The lass occuioned by this fire, the first of any
extent that hem occurred in the Metropolitan Docka stwe
their construction, is much greater than was at first supposed,
and will probably exceed 100,00 W. The greater part of the
damage was caused by the water, of which more then twelve
tons a minute was poured on the building by the steam floats
dose. The warehouse, which occupied the whole of
the Haat-quay, was eight stories high, molt story lebg
separated into three &Midas' by party walls of great thick-
nem, although there was a oommuniostka between the di-
visions on each floor. It was in the coon Weldon of the
top story that the fire coma:aimed. The goods deposited in
this and the other upper stories consisted principally of
tobacco, rice, sugar in cases ()tsarinas), gaits-
hemp sad dm Am soon sa the steam foots
began to play the fire on the top door was obsaved to
slacken, while its fury on the floor beneath (the 7th) was un-
abated. Ia order to prevent the flame realm the lower
floors, the firemen, who were 'Mimed on the Mk, resolved
to flood that story, and semordingly dammed up the door-
ways with bales of tobacco cad other goods. la this way
the water on that floor speedily became between two sad
three festdeep. The damage dose by this and the consequent
partial flooding of the lower floors was six or seem time as
great as that immediately effected by the firs. However,
there can be no doubt that bat far sane each mason Whig
taken the damage would have been still grease. No Wiry
was done to any of the shipping. Threelerp mode, whioli
were moored alongside the quay—one of them Whig the Lord
Ashley, screw steamer, fitting out for New Zealand—were
hauled off into the middle of the basin ell ma ea the fire

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WRECK OF THE 817E2 STRAUSS—A despatch
from Malta, dated April 24, brings a and piece at moms.
The Bose Mesmer, belonging to the Itgyptian company,
ran labors ia a ekes air Mrs, a ApeS IL The
ship went all to pieces, and of fifty-eight paeans who tram
an board, twenty-three are reported to have perished. The
captain of the motel, M. Demises end one of his lieutenants,
M. Basler, ere moos, the victim. The tarp, whlo►
was very valnable, is entirely lost The Sem was instmel
at Alexandria for 1400,000 h. It is mid that the asenrers
an la a pest semeare covered by counter assarenoes in
Pins.

TEN ATLANTIC TELEGRAM—As we intimated
Doom time Mies, a podiminery sapeditioa— if we may so term
It—will Meet film this esaalry about the middle of next
mouth, whin bob the Agoessemsoa aad Niigata will awe
away into deep warm, mil Ihem try a misty of experimente
oonneeted with sabeasegfes; the cable, with a view of row
Mb* prediesity the vales el this sew apperatee,emd glee
how he gems saggeedoes which have boa MID mgard
to buoying ft at IM elm be carried oat. Doe* Me
brief aperbroalal mobs every known MO which am be
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the dad Muting of the erpeditioa la Jens aeaL
CHURCH RATES AND THE VOLUNTARY Pant-
cirm—Thir living predloe et the volaalley apish wbieh
is amid oat in the principal ee well se the baled midis@
is the metropolis, end In some of ear to p=
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Jaipur ken die venvaler of se impom mike, betides its
Mbar amesTmesse, emotes • Tory &tidbits sed
rated optima se madam' eopport. At the risk of tor=
mad easidiemes, we bag to main oar irsaviedea, which a
ofhow pas will amply Met, that the hem the Comb
ad is to threw breself br tbe iiideardoe of her
fobrico as the free eibrieds of her emeenuseles.—Dets•
THE REWARD Ow RLOQIJENCL-77b Derbiago-
wisimat abed le Mee Sir R. W. dam lad yar
at London, to the dignity of • beironet.—Melfasdoes Lesi.
ember.

preys— " fle—pe;t
shall be eligible for, or be elected as, a director of the com.
parry who shall not be the holder, in his own tight, of
hundred shares at the least, and who shall not have held
shares six months at the least previous to his elution," 6
substituting the period of three months In lieu of am months,
and also so much of the 22nd clause of the deed of wirer
as provides that " Every vrancy oocrimied in the °Moo
director by death, resignation, disqualification, or remove
or by any other means than by going out of office by rets
as thererbefore mentioned, shall be filled up by the els*,
of a new director at an extraordinary general meeting py
shareholders, to be convened by the directors for that par.
pose, within the space of three calendar months nest shun
an& vacancy shalloccur," by substituting the num
calendar months in lieu of three calendar month& by,
01M•11! Goal, M.P., presided.
Mr. Lawerrza, a director, moved a resolution, in Rom.
anis with the advertisement convening the meeting, ge
to alter the dud of settlement, so u to male
CT!t
candidates for seats at the board should have hid
their cation three months before election, and
va
should not be filled up until six instead of tlen
monthertar they arm He believed this alteration wry
extend the field frees whence to select directors and greatly
promote the frarants of the beak by bringing Way
rarle men whom the present law tended to duds,
.tb. Moon; a dheetor, seconded the motion.
Mr. Deputy Donator thought they ought to bra sou
areason for the alteration than they hat lee
heard. cogent last vacancy at the board, by refirement, wn
filled up in a manner that looked very much late • jos,
and ft anmated to him that the proposed skew
holt would somewhat tend to hell tate refit
elections in future. Re was averse to all changes, air t
could be incontestably shown that the change to be raids
would be a beneficial one. _ _ _

of the deed of settlentant u provides that

Mr. it; argued that the alteration would reduce the
power of the directors to fill up vacancies with therm
nominees, supposing they were ever disposed to nest le
such a . alteration, in fact, was &Auk
for the t of the proprietors, ea enlarging than poem/
of election, end he for one hoped it would be made.
Mr. Jisexteos suggested that they ought to lower tb,
qualification of directors. There were 900 proprietors In th
hank, and yet only 200 of them were eligible for 'leaks
the board. The joint-stook banks of the metropolis wove
too asolualve and aristocratic in their direction., and he so
tharefore anxious to me this beak diminish rather thsa
mews the qualification of its directors.
After some further discussion the motion less put frets th
chair, and carried unanimously.
The proosedinp closed with the usual compliment to M
chairman and directors.