The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-30 00:00:00

PENIAR OUTRAGE AT CORK.

BREAKING INTO A OUNMAKER'S SHOP.
(THIS DAY.)
(Et TZLKORAPB.)
(nom ota OWN coaassrommcr.)
CORK, MONDAY.

The well-known shop of Mr. Allport, gumnaker,
was entered at 9 o'clock this morning by eight armed men,
who took away GO revolvers and 1,500 cartridges. Some of
their number kept guard over Mr. Allport and his assist-
ants while the rest rifled the shop. They all got off with
the arms.

Lord St. Leonard's addreues a long letter to the
Fenian, with the view of showing how impossible it was
that their scheme could be assisted by their operations in
this country, and that whatever chow* they had of doing
mischief here has been destroyed by the fatal explosion at
ClerkenwelL

Lord Londeaborough bears testimony to the I tropolitan emir", between Be‘larain Edwards, of the
Tower, and David Coombe., of Horselydown, and netwitb-
presentee of mind of Miss Furtado during the alarm of fire standing the dismal nature of the weather was largel:
at the Lyceum Theatre on Friday night:—" Three or tended. The men are of about the same age, and
four actresses," be says, " ran across the stage, s creaming watermen, but there is • great disparity in their height and
' Fire r —one of them taking a header into • stage box ; weight, Edwards weighing considerably over 11 stone,
while his opponent is well under nine
in an instant the whole of the audience, with hardly an four or five inches lower. Each h attained stone,
ai.d stands
as considerable
exception, rose to their feet, and shouting wildly, at- notoriety, Coombe. having won Doggett's coat and badge,
tempted to fly. Miss Furtado, without an instant's and figured well in other matches, while Ed-
hesitation, advanced to the footlights and implored the ; principal victory had been over Tom Po-
audience to resume their seats Her calmness partially I cock, and the fact of his having displayed great im-
.
checked the stampede, and gave time to the manager and ; to lay provement within the last twelvemonth caused Lis friends
2 and 3tol on him freely. Citizen R accom-
others connected with the theatre to come forward, when ' partied and conveyed the umpires, Mr. Wilcox for
after a time confidence was restored. I never sew such • Edwards, and J. A. Caffin for Coombe., Mr. C. Bush
being referee. Edwards won the station, but did not get
disgraceful panic and utter want of nerve. Miss Furtado's:
the lead, although he was soon alongside hie man, atd
presence of mind afforded a brilliant contrast. I have they then rowed a capital ram to the London Boathouse,
no hesitation in saying that had it not been for her • where (bombes spurted half a length ahead, and presently
serious disaster must have taken place." they were indistinctly observed fouling in the fog.
The death on Friday of Mr. William H. Galion
Comb*, got awe to the Crab Tree, where they fooled
who had for nearly twenty years
occupied the positko of I again, and after this they were all over the river fouling
from its'
repeatedly, and although Coombe' maintained his lead to
superintendent of the London and South Western Rail-
on the umpires' appealing to the referee that
way, and whose connexion with that line datesthe end,
fromfunctionary gave the race to Edward,.
first opening, is announced. He had been suffering
severe illness for several months, and during that time lost I SERIOUS FlRES.—During the last forty-eight
his wife. hours ending 6 o'clock this morning there have been eleven
outbreaks of fires in the different districts of the metro-
THE MALT TAR Commirritg.—On Saturday, at a polls. The official report of Captain Shaw to the Metro-
meeting of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture, Mr. C. S.. politan Board of Works furnishes the subjoined particulars.
Read, M.P., who is a member of the committee on the At 7 on Saturday morning called to a fire at No. 8,
Marlborough-street, Trafalgar-road, East Greenwich, the
malt tax, stated that the committee would sit again on
cause of which could not be ascertained, the premises being
the reassembling of parliament. A few more witnesses
would be taken from the agricultural interest, and after unoccupied. The house,eontaining seven rooms, was nearly
they had been examined witnesses would be called from , burnt out and roof off. No. 7, occupied by Mr. R. Cannon,
the great interest of the brewers and masters.
roof slightly damaged by fire and break mar,d contents
occupied by Mr. R. side wall
QUEKETT MICROACOPICAL CLUB.—The monthly by water. No. 5,
meeting was held at University College on the nth inst. ; damaged by fire, and contents by removal ; insured in the
Mr. Arthur E. Durham, president, in the chair. Mr. Phomix and Royal Exchange Fire-offices. At 1.15 p.m.
B read the condoling portion of his paper on " The called to a fire at 23, Palace-garden-villas, Silver-street,
Woolsurgess of Commerce, commercially and microscopically Kensington, private dwelling of Mr. W. Bailey, caused by
considered." After reviewing the labours and writings of a defect in flue ; extent of damage, flooring and
the previous and present centuries, he explained by the
,joisting burned and brickwork cot away in the
aid of diagrams the result of his own examinations ; And, back room on the second floor. At 3i p.m., ea/led
regarding the generally received notion that felting pro- to No. 12, Lawrence-lane, Cheepside, in the occupation of
pet ties are due to the imbrications as an error, he main- Messrs. Hertz and Co., hosiery agents, caused by a spark
Urinal that they are entirelydue to the natural curvatures from fire. Stock in front room, first floor (used as ware-
of wool, which vary considerably in different growths. A house) daruseed by fire, be. flooring by fire and cutting away
'large number of specimens in illustration of this view were and side door broken open. Insurance unknown. At 515
placed under microscopes for examination. Mr. Bocke.t p.m. • fire was discovered on the premises of Messrs. J.
called attention to a form of live-box which be has used Davis and Sons, sugar refiners, in Lambeth-street, Rupert-
with considerable advantage. Eleven members were street, IYhitechapel ;it arose from some unknown cause,
elected. The eighth floor of 0, K, and L buildings burned out, and
NEW YORK T. Borrow. —The New Turk Tribune roofs off ; seventh floor of It building severely damaged by
of the 13th says :—" Those who heard Mr. Dickens in fire, and contents by water ; and contents of Means. E.
Boston say that after the first night the people acted on R. and R. Dames' refinery damaged by water. Property
him more and more like • wetter and wetter blanket, and insured in the Phoenix, Royal, Imperial, Commercial
that, though he struggled manfully against the tide, Union, Liverpool and London, and Globe, and several
nothing but a vigorous dash for New York at the end of other fire-offices. At 8.30 p.m. a fire took place
the week saved him from being utterly drowned and lost at No. 34 Stepney-causeway. and private dwell-
to us for ever. The auliencea in Boston were irreproach- ing of sir. Harris—window blind burned and
able in decorum. They came with meek punctuality, the frame scorched in front room first floor. At 3.45
ladies with their knitting and German grammars, the a.m. on Sunday morning a fire broke out at No.
gentlemen with the North American Review, and 12, York-road, Chelsea, occupied by Mr. Barter, wine
the children with Our Yount; Folks; they sternly merchant, caused by hot ashes, which burned a quantity
frowned down applause, and if any ill-bred per. of straw and empty cases in front cellar basement. At
son laughed, he was very properly insulted, and 7.15 p.m. last evening a fire broke out at the shop of
held up to public ridicule in the evening paper next Mr. W. Cottrell, harness maker, No. fi, Sto:kwell.street,
day; they grew stiller and stiller with each successive Greenwich. The front 'lmpend contentsseverely damaged
reading, until on the last evening the loveliest and most by fire, back parlour and staircase by heat, and rest of
embarrassing silence reigned in Tremont Temple for house and contents by smoke. At 11 p.m. last evening
the whole two hours. The audience waa perfect in die- called to • fire at No, 27, Goodman's-yard, Minories, earn-
cipline, perfect in decorum, but, like perfect people pied by Mr. J. Morrison, canvas merchant. An iron build-
in
general, it was disagreeable to know. When Mr. lag of two floors, about 35 feet by 15 feet (used aa stable
Dickens was pathetic the Bostonians became critical, and and ,tare) first floor, and contents severely damaged by
counted their tears; when he was funny, they hesitated fire ; ground door and contents in basement of warehouse
to laugh till they saw whether the best people were laugh- damaged by water. The ether fires occurred at No. 11,
fog too, and is firm, not only were all the -spate Bermondeee-acreet. Sc. Mary's Newington National
but the people who sat in them were fifty times as Schools, and Na 17, Psatonetreet, Haymarket
as the seats. The re..." why Ilr. Woken., reads so much a...nnar NORTEBILW HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAN
better here than in Beaten is simply that his audience is N. Number of patients for the week ending Dec. 28,
thoroughly sympathetic with him." 987, of which 231 were sew lead&