The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-24 00:00:00

ANOIIIIR 7111 IN BISHOPSO4TB

During last night and this morning a urban in
bee bees raging In Biahopagata.treet-eithin, making the
third extensive coutlagration in the City during the last two
days. This fire happened in the extenalve monism. being-
lag to Mr. R. Faso, export oil, fish isms, plena
sad Italian watehonemen, carrying of business at
No. 13, in the before.noned thoroughfare. The
first dieoovery of the fire via made through Banes
curling round the ground floor slabs. An Instant slams
was given, when • body of the City police marched to the
spot and cleared the ground for the arrival of the tonna.
Mr. Fogo, the present foreman of the district, arrived ea Um
spot with the powerful brigade engine from Jeffreregssrm
and was followed by Mr. Braidwood, the overinsistent,
Boman Bridges, and a strong corps of firemen from WM.
Ing-strest, and many distant stations. The fire had extruded
up the different 'Mimeses, and had taken complete pee-
melon of the first Boor warehouse, which was filled with
pickles, sardine, and sauces of various descriptions. Boma
of the last-samed article. were of a very infienmeable cha-
racter, and fan the hairs, so that at on period the destine-
Ilea of the satire property appeared certain. The Stetson,
Uric ben ea thin occasion favoured with a good supply of
water from the New River Company's engine, went to
work ia an admirable manner, but the flames con-
Nand their messes for some time, and could not be ex-
divined until the whole of the warehouse wag seriously
damaged, the first floor Wag entirely burned out. The total
ins will be conaiderable, and will fall upon the Royal end
Phenix Fire-offices. Tree origin of the fire is unknown.

GLOUCESTER ELECTION COMMISSION.
(TAM IM I)

The Gloucester Election Commissioners held a
sitting to-day in one of the commlttae-rooms of the Home of
COCO MOW.

Sir R. W. Carden underwent another cxecaination, and in
the course of his evidenoe he declared that until the moist ,•
disclosures he had been quite in the dark end wholly ignorant '
deny bribery having been tawniest on hie behalf either at
the eleetka of 1857 or that of the present year. He hold
seek corruption in so much abhorrence, that hod he bees
minimal of its existence in 1857, be would not have ma-
owed to stand he 1869. The mimeos he made in cesneto
Sea with the two elections, he had always supposed, sad, up
to the Niglio( this inquiry, had been led to believe, were
devoted to pntali legitimate pcupoess.
Sir W. h Hayt.r, Bart., again related the in.
elliente 10 • mod laierview which he had with Mr. Moffatt,
member he Ashburton, sod Mr. Price, than member far
Gloucester, in the House of Commons, on the
subject of the last 'keno's. The interview took
plea two or three days sitar the divisions on the Re-
form Bill, and in the course of the conversation it was men-
dew, by Mr. Moffatt ass probability that • reminisce
INCIlid ha made from Mr. Resit, the father-in-law of Mr.
Pries, for the purposes of the election. Subeeqssatly,
• Mums for Mt west forwarded to himself by Mr. Moffat to
M oust to Gloucester, and, being then on the
_pallet of
Mitring town to enter upon his own election at Welk, he
arranged with Mr. Joseph Parkes that • person named
Vamp= should be despatched to Gloucester with the
mossy. He tined upon Thompson bemuse he had beau
resomesesded to him as • trustworthy man, familiar with
elestiemering. Why be himself should have been made
• medians in the transaction he could not say, except it was
that the position ha then bald placed him at the oall
of emephody and made it likely that he would be the last
saes la town before the general electias came off. The
whole proceeding was so straightforward and aboveboard,
that It sever entered his mind that the money was to be
used Sir other than legitimate purposes. Nu money wee
Nat dews through him fir the purposes of the election of
1887. a• had not eon or beard of Thompson near; ni
W Y When blat • mote signed " W. H."
W. the solicitor of Gloucester, repeated his ease
Meeks that Mr. Bernard "the friend" who managed sir R.
W. Oindesis mosey matters at both elections must have bees
fully aware that in 18.57, at least 1001. was expended Is
comma preeticee on Sir R. W. Cardet'e behalf. In 1868 Sir
R. W. Carden sutocribed. probably, 3004 or 4001. to
the local charities of Gloucester, besides contributing
Hi. towards the erection of • Sebastopol min in the
city, mid relieving individual petitioner*. On the
eve of the lost election he received • telegram
from as. " Chili," reqaeating him to be at the Gloucester
Wieray stinks at a specified time, and on attending there, he
Med hie eerreepoadeat was the " good genius" of the
Wow *edge, Beard.
W. Whet, the peribeeeetary &gest, who attended for Sir
W. 0. Naylor at the Web's' to Little Ryder-.tree*,
divine the permed *epeeist electioe, mated that hemmed
the MiN. se ether remittesses were made on Mr. Price'a
behalf ; see wee there sq application for more money.
The isgedep armee dose to-day, as Mr. Barnard is too ill
to sum&

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