The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-28 00:00:00

A FIGHT OP FIRE&

During the whole of last night until an ad-
vanced hour this (Wednesday) morning the firemen of ill
metropolitan brigade were actively engaged in attending
and extinguishing fires, of which the following are the
particulars :
FINSBURT.—One fire took place in the premises of
Messrs. Bpioers, Karen., and Co. manufacturers of fancy
leather goods, ke., No. 9, Eldon-street, Finsbury. It
commenced, from some unknown cause, in one of the pri-
vate house., and in the course of a few minutes the whole
place presented a large sheet of flame. The building was
burned out, and Noe. 7,8, and 10 severely damaged by
fire, water, fie. The loss will fall upon the Westminster,
Royal, and Royal Exchange fire-aloes.
leLnurrow.- A very destructive fire happened in the
premises belonging to Mr. J. Bell, picture-frame manufac-
turer. The workshop; 60 feet long by 34 feet broad, were
destroyed, and several of the adjoining premises injured.
Insurance not known.

CAmssnwsu..—A fire, which it is supposed was the
work of an incendi►ry, took place in some unfinished
houses belonging to Mr. W. Elides, Lavender-hill, Wands-
worth-read, which resulted in the destruction of two ten-
roomed houses and damage to those adjoining.
HACKNET.—Another took place on the premises of Mr.
A. Marks, a hatter, No. 169, Goldsmith's-row, Hackney,
which destroyed the warehouse and contents.

A DANGEROUS WALK.—At the Leeds Town
Hall yesterday, three boys, all about fifteen years of
age named Abraham Cookroft, John Groom, and Frederick
leittgl.2, living in /the vicinity of Kirksiall-road, were
before the West Riding magistrates with having
trespassed on the North Eastern Railway at Brain-
hope. The three defendants were seen on Sunday,
the 11th inst., walking along the line at the Hors-
forth end of the tunnel, and they were ordered
away by the signalman. This, however, they heeded
not, but coolly entered the tunnel, and actually walked
through to Arthington, a distance of upwards of two
miles. While passing through the tunnel they saw the
flannel jacket of one of the platelayers, and apparently in
wanton mischief, partially destroyed it, Fortunately for
them their daring conduct in essaying the feat they ac-
complished was carried out on a day when there are fewer
trains running between Leeds and Arthington. Had it
been otherwise the prospect of their emerging in safety
would have been very slight indeed. Steps were taken
to bring the defendants before the magistrates for tres-
pass, and subsequently Inspector Sadler was in-
formed that the two last-named had threatened
to place some pieces of iron on the rails at
Burley in order to overthrow the North Eastern
trains. He went to them, and they admitted that his
information was correct. He then told them what would
be the consequences of such an act, and asked them their
motive. To his they answered that it was in order to
divert the attention of the police from the prosecution for
trespass. Mr. Sadler thereupon took them into custody,
and they were placed before the borough magistrates
yesterday before being taken to the West Riding Court,
but as no specific charge was preferred against them they
were remitted to the county Inagistrates,where, as already
stated, they were charged along with Cockcroft with the
trespass. The letter was fined 40s. and costs, or is de-
fault two months' imprisonment, and the other two
defendants 50e each and oats, or three months' imprison-
ment.—Leeds Mercury.
THE HOP PLANTATIONB.—ROCHESTER, AUGUST
27.—1 n nearly all the districts a considerable improve-
ment is observable in the hops, which, ender the Influence
of the late brilliant weather and gen,al showers, are look-
ing better than at any former period Mils season. Even
the least backward of the plantations have made a start,
and many of the gardens, which a week ev promised to
yield barely a bin of hops, now give isdisas et yielding
I a fair sprinkling.