The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

DISTAUCTIVE 7111 AT LIFIIPOOL.

A nine o'clock on Saturday morning a Sr. was
discovered to have broken out In a large cotton warehouse ea
Oldhall-street, end the greatest excitement was created in
the neighbourhood. The warren's, which is situated in
Robert-street, mu back to Dennisoe•street, and I. a large
detsched building of five storks, together with cellar. Tr
building is the property of Mr. Franklin, of Holywell, and
the tenants an Messrs. MlAs's, Marla, and Co., of 43.
Tower-buildings Ewa. The wanboar from tap to bottom
was stored with cotton. Aber six o'clock S.M. the mew
went es usual to commence work, tut rowed nothing to
lead them to believe that any of the cotton was on fire. They
left at eight o'clock for breakfast, sad when they returned at
air it was found that rose portion of the cotton in No. 3
room was on. fire. It is stated that the men took to step to
extiegitleh the fire by removing the burning bale, but leering
it amongst the other cotton, gave lamination to the
police. A number of engines wart speedily on the spot,
bet the fire had by this time armed a thr. a'ening Roped.
The exertions of the firemen were directed with the view of
preventing the cohflagration extending to any of the lower
stories or the edjoining warehouse. In this they have been
successful, although the cotton throughout the warehouse
will be damaged either by fire or water. The loos will fell
upon insurance offices, the building and its contents being
%SOW, we understand, in the Liverpool end London,
Scottish Union, and Atlas Offices. It is, of course, impoe-
sible to estimate the damage with any degree of accuracy, but
it is suppoeed that it will amount to between 3,000!. and
4,0001. Amongst the first halm rolled out of the warehouse
one fell upon a salvage man, named Patrick Rourke, reeidleg
at No. 6, Court, Oriel-street, and broke hie thigh. Messrs.
Sheppard and Hyalop have 500 bales of cotton in the ware-
house, and are insured in the Scottish talon Fins-office;
Maris and Co. have 700 bales, and are tarred in the Atlas
and George Holt and Co. 120 Wes of cotton, injured in the
Liverpool and London, and for a small sum in the Queen
Fire-office.

FIRE IN THE BIRMINGHAM THEATRE BUlLD-
zpos.—On Friday night, about twenty minut. a to teat
persona passing up New-street twined a thick volume or
smoke and fiery Mikes rising from the rear of tbe premises o
Mr. Pritchard, gun maker, ruljoiniag the box entrance of the
theatre, and forming, is fact, a portion of the theatre build-
ings. Information of this having been quietly conveyed to
Mr. Simpson the manager, he .son ascertained the locality
of the suppoied danger. It was on the back premiss of
Mr. Pritchard, but within a few feet of a closet in the upper
box lobby, and not more than flee or six yards from the
audience. On opening the door of this closet Mr. Simpson
saw that a thick beam was hi a blaze. lie at once ordered
the Ors brigades to be summoned, quietly aimed the various
box door., and took ohm measures to prevent the audience
being alarmed by eitheramoke erupt... The engines, on their
snivel, were quickly got to work, and the hose being taken
In through the Sheiropeare rooms tea minutes' d
efforts extinguished the fire. Had • panic arisen in the
theatre the result would probably have been a lamentable
catastrophe, as the home wee crowded to exam in every
part. &me forty or fifty cwoupon's of the lower borer,
nearest the mein lobby, alarmed by the about. of the fire-
men, left their moats, hut beyond these, few In the bows
were swim anything wee wrong. The noise of the oreireetra
halped materially to drown all outward eounda.—itirming-
Aso Journal.
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Beatous FIRE. AT Dovelt.—One of the most
serious conflagrations which have oocurred to Duo/ski many
yews past took place on Seturdey afternoon on the Matson
tt farm, belonging to and in the occupation of Mr. C. B.
Gasify, and resulted in this toted destruction of the greater
portion of the realises, several large stacks of oom, to . and
• Ism barn being entirely detu dished, end the dwelling-
Mess partially so. The Moises Dieu farm is situated in
the outskirts of the tuwo, at Lady Well, Charlton, and at
the veer of a large ha 1. from which it (ekes its name. The
hidl war founded by the celebrated Hubert de Burgh, and
was used by the weeks as a religious house in the reign of
King John and subesqueutly thereto, bet it has now passed
into the hands of the local authorities, after witnessing many
changes. and is devoted to public purposes. The fire wee
discovered shortly before lies o'cloth, by a young woman
sawed Inas, who lives war the spot. It is understood thot
• nwedsterial investigation will taw lime with the view of
diecrovering the cause of the Are.
Tee Meisel, REGATTA.—The regatta came off on
Saturday last, end there were Owe yachts entered, but
three of them did not go. The Enigma, a headeoine yacht
of 04•1111 sad ached( tone, belonging to Mr. Alfred Bower,
of Liverpool, son the Wiser cup, there !stag a tie between
the Tyro mai Vision. Tee emend cop was wee by tbe Score
pies, a yacht of three and a•half tow, kokegiog to Mr. J.
B. Bishop.