The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-06 00:00:00

LATEST PARTICULARS AND OFFICIAL REPORT

OF THE DAMAGE.

This is probably the largest Bre that has oocurre 1
in the city of Westminster for several yawn past, and even
se late as 10 o'clock this (Saturday) morning, was not
entirely extinguished. On Caenowrow Wharf alone two
brick sad timber buildings, eoveriog in length 3."4 feet, in
width 50 feet, have beets entirely destroyed, and, as will be
seen from the subjoined official report, the mischief was
sot confined to those two buildings. The ruins this moro-
ns( emit a most offensive and sickening erne% arising from
the bodies of 16 if cot IT valuable horses burnt to death.
Some of thews animals were worth 40 or 50 guineas.
Some idea of the damage done may be formed from the
following official report, supplied by Mr. Superintendent
lirabl rood :—" 11, Cauuon-row.wharf, News. Hill and
Matthanm, hay and straw saleemen ; cause of fire unknown;
contents supposed to be insured in the Sun Fire-office; the
buildings unknown if insured or sot ; legion present, 1 of
A diffitnet, 4of B, 4 of C. and 2of Th and the dams gloat.
A brick and timber building i 1 one dewy. on the lest side
of wharf, 183 feet long and 30 feet wide, destroyed. A
brick and timber building on the meet side of wharf, 170
feet long awl 33 feet wide, also destroyed sad the contents
consumed. Sixteen or seventeen bialys.' burst to death,
and back front of dwelling-house and contents damaged by
fire, water, sad removal. Noe. 2 and 3, Casson-row,
be-
longing to the Hon. A. Tnllemaohe, but let oafs daces
meet pert of roof of No. 2 burnt off ; second floor severely
damaged by fire, and the rest of the house and contests by
water and removal. The roof sad back front of No. 3 se-
%ere'y damaged by 6re, and content. by water and removal.
No. 4, Cannon-row. Let out in offices. Tim roof, back,
front, and third floor severely damaged by lire, and rest of
house and commits by water and rentov.il. lusuranoe un-
known. Noe. 1,2, 3,4, awl 5, Richmond-mews, conch.
house. stables, fronts of the five buildings damaged by fire,
and the window.llsss broken. Insurance unknowns at pre-
sent. No. 4, Richmortabterrsee Mrs. Leer, private, Con-
siderable damage by water. Inmreace unknown.
No. 7.3, Parliementestreet, Memel. Grindley and Cu—The
front of premises scorched, sod window glass broken.
Insurance unkuown." A great number of architectural de-
signs for churches; were saved in the offices in Cannon-row,
which had been deposited in use of John Tama 's patent firs
resisting and reliance iron safes—not so much as one docu-
ment being even discoloured, although the heat was so
intense.

Till CHURCH-BATS STRUOGLI AT SYDENHAIL
(THIS DAY.)

The contest for the churehwardenehip in the
district pen* of Be. Bartholomew, Sydeeham, terminated
yesterday. and the sada declaration at the poll was roads
this morning In the National School. H t.
The Rev. QUILL= EMILIIIII pre.fdd sad announced
that the votes were

For Pansy (prorate) 438
~ /Wm (Asti rata) .. 214
Majority for Pommy 224
The persons toting wore :
For Pantry 262
„ Offor l7O
Majority for Panay 92

The steeplechase fixtures for next week are as
follow :—York. on Monday : Chepstow Husk en Tuesday ;
Windww, and Kildare National Hunt, ors Tuesday and Wed-
nesday; Essex and Suffolk Hunt, and Dorsetshire Hunt,
ea Theroday ; and Oakeley Hunt. on Friday.
SCICHTIFIC MEISTIKUM TOE THE lENsUltfu Wrac.
--Monday—Architects, Geographical, 81. " Expedition,
S.W. Australia." Hr. F. Gregory ; " Ports of 1.4. E. Aus-
tralia," Mr. A. Gregory ; "Expedition to Burrlekia River,"
Hr. Smith; "Expeditions, S. Australia," Sir R. M'Do-
sell awl Major %Verbatim • "Expelitien to White Nile."
Captains Spots sad Great. Titesday--11yro-Egyptlan, 7,
Anuivereerv, Mr. Mhouile's List of (Artnaehea."l(r.Mare-
ku. Engirevo. 8, " North flest," Mr. Murray. Zoo-
9. New Geese and Shelia," Mr. Admin.. Wed-
seeder —Archseologieal A wociatioa, 4, anniversary. So-
ciety of Literature. Si. Graphic, S. Society of Arta, 8.
Geological. st, " Elevations and Depression of the Barth ia
North Amens," Dr. Disuse; "Geology of Palliser's Expe-
dition, North America," Dr. Hector. Thursdar —Philo-
-I.leintl, 8. Rotel, 81, "Motion of Plate of Metal on
Inclined Plage whoa Dilated and Coetraeted ;" " Descent
of Glaciers." Rev. H. Moseley. Antiquaries, N. Friday—
Aefroomicel,

Anum's Ammmmwma —4 peormmee for
the hesefit of Amara W. H. and W. Cooke, sons of the
former lemea of this home, will take place this (Saturday)
evening at the Amphitheatre, which Mr. Batty has kindly
placed at their disport for the purpose. It will be remem-
bered that Messrs. Cooke sustained a very severe loss some
weeks ago by till destruction by fire of their Circus et
Portemouth ; and it is to compensate them in some mea-
sure for the calamitous enesequeme of that unfortunate
occurrence that as appeal is now about to he made ti the
sympathies of the London public. An attractive bill of
fore, in which the names of Meson. Bucketone..l. L. Toole.
Width-ionlie, and leelerrii, and Meedames Rebecca leases.
Maria Simpson. and Terry figure coespicuoinly, ban been
published for the nemaion ; and it is to be hoped that the
entertainments, which will be under the patrouare of the
Duke of Wellington, will be liberally supported by those to
whose enjoyment the Cooke family so seelously admiair
tereil in morn prosperous times.
BRAVE RFAITIS OF A CRILD FROM DROWNINO.-
0. Gond lrwhy, abort 4 o'clock is the Bateman, a child
aged t sears, mined Leek, secideatally fell from • smell
footbridge ultra the maid at Leicester, which is about 40
feet in width at this pert, and very deep. The child me
gradually caudal down by the current towards a weer not
far off, and over which the water was ruining about a foot
deep. in courepassee of the /ate rains. A little girl, who
had lees play* with Leek, inn home to tell her father,
who it an engiewdrieer mined Thome, Intmeloe, and who
happened to be at boom et the time, having just returned
from his work. This brave man, without stopping to take
off his great coat, rueheill off to the spot., awl plunged is to
the rouse of the drowsing child. He mange!, after diving
several times. to catch hold of the child, who had sunk
fee the second time, and brought it safe to land. The nein
wee vegy "such exhausted, having been in the water some
time. He was in great danger, owing to the depth of the
water, the eurrest, sad the weight of his great-coat and
boots, whist' impeded him in swinanain. —Latersti retire
denary.