The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-31 00:00:00

RS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of
,3/os..ekviglard, London). LINZ cd STRAY and PACK=
oust:7—aTßALlA.—For IIhIUS.NII (Port Phillip Direct
we the Duke on MON DAI , January ?t ',railing at Ply-
' the ipiesndid clippie ship NORFOLK, 1,100 tons
pt TON b I.', Commander ; lying in the Kest India Docks.
se annthamclations for all classes of paseengers are unsue
reed, sad sbe will carry an elPerlenced surgeon —Foe fregilt
thply to ALLFORT and IItiROAN, with bum,
°I VIIIWIORAII snd SONS, 7, LewlenhalLstreet.
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OMR nom wrgarooi. OR QIIKINSTOWN TO
NSW YOS.K TWICI A WRIER.
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• lIMADELPRIA STRAM-SRLP COMPANY Intend de
odefthig thelr MU-powered Clyde-built Iron Screw Steam-Ships,
Tip is OM united maw nook
FROM LIVKRFOOL for 111 W YORK
CITY
Wednesda, Jan. &
Olf 1 ÜBLIN. Wednyesday, Jan. &
And every Wednesday and Saturday.
~.km Immo by the mall steamers sailing every Wednesday,
0:-v. •5d II golnele, according to the accommodatkes
?word passage Includes a full supply of cooked provisions
i;n- sager' for the UMW States booked through on
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.iivantag mss.—For further particulars apply to
..:^3l OMAN, 1Z West, LiTerPool; and to kW*,
mAczy, 61. King Wllliamstreet, Loudon.
_ SISAM to NEW YORIL—UNITED STATES
m HA:Dui:Ft) FLRES.—The ipletslid and
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DLSASTROCS FIRE AT TIIE CRYSTAL
PALACE.

DESTRUCTION OF THE TROPICAL DEPARTMENT.
We regret to have to announce the destructiol,
yesterday of nearly a fourth part of the Crystal Palace ly
fire. The origin of the fire, which was discovered between
half-put I and 2 o'clock, is, as waste( these occurrences are.
shrouded in mystery, but our scrutiny leads us to the
belief that it originated with the warming apparatus, and
at the tropical department end of the building. Notices
were sent at once to the metropolitan police head-quarters
in licetland.yard, and to the central fire brigade station.
from which they radiated speedily to other stations, and p
large number of the men of the fire brigade were very soon
upon the spot. The company's engines, assisted by an
engine from hydenham, were first upon the ground and at
work, under the direction of the °Moen of the company.
who were all happily on the spot very speedily, including
Mr. Bewley, superintendent, Mr. Grove, secretary, Mr.
Willoughby, master carpeoter, Mr. Rose, engineer, and
others. A good deal of time was occupied
in the attempt to save property, the fire mean-
while gaining great power. As soon as a sufhciese
number of men could be organised for the work,
they were put to the duty of cutting gaps in
the floors, roof, and other connect:ham by timber to
intercept the progress of the fire, in which they were
happily successful. The tower blazed from bottom to top,
az.l the whole e'-the troptel dapartezenot„.
flames ; but to this inaction IRAN hanidipg
confined. Tim destruction is however Weer dm.
all the living ereatu. es—or nearly all--many of 4
curious and valuable, almost aIl the tropical plants, shru
and trees have been destroyed; including among the,4lol
creatures the chimpanzee end the himpotassus,Mad.
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the birds, monkeys, &c., which constituted the attrshlkihE
of that part of the palace. Tke Alhambra Court, the
Egyptian Court, the Indian Gallery, kali of et kttractions
are no more. The library and reading-room are also in•
volved in the dentin:non . .
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