The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

LATEST PARTICULAR.%

The scroanta published in the morning journalA convey
but a faint idea of the extent of the fire or the amount of
property coesumed, the loss being now roughly estimated at
from 50,000(. to lio,ooof. sterling.
The following official report has been supplied by Mr.
Pogo, t►e foreman of the B district :
No. 43, P►tereosterrow, J. Knight, tallow melter—
Building and *Mesta burned down. Cann of tire un-
known. loannina, unkeowo.

No. 42, ditto, .1. lei Mare, publisher, kn.—Bnilding and
contents burneddows. Insurance unknown.

Nos. 3$ to 41, Mews. Longman and Co., booksellers and
publiahms —Dank rooms on the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd floors of
41 nearly destroyed, most part of roof off, and rest of house
Yd coutenta damaged by fire, ke. lusurance unknown.
Ditto, ditto--Budding and contents seriously damaged by
ire and water—insurance unknown.
No. 31, M. Blackie sod Co., bookeellan and pub-
lishes—Building and aontiNe wady destroyed —inse.enoe
unknown.

Nun 45 and 46, Illeora Hitchcock and Rogers, silk
=men and dupers—bile wall and root damaged by ere,
water, sad removal —Ca' ateuto insured in the Elun,Pleenix,
sad other ellese.

No. 27 (opposite). -Yeast Ward and Co., publishers—
durnage to roof by firs. Insurance unknown at present.
No. 224 (ditto).--A. Hsynt -Denims by fire awl cutting
away.

N 0.119, Loads. House-ysid.—.l. Too, fruiterer—Back
mesa as tint, saccod, sad Wed Boors severely damaged
by are ; part of rout off, aad not of building sod cooteota
damaged 4 ant sad water. Vsiosur.d.
No. XI (ditto).—Yams. Ha ilia sod Co., publishers -
Root damaged by Sm.
xw 111, Newpbs-markelt, Mr. Edwards, boomed vietwallsr
—lltylilltta sad roof damaptd by tins, it, Isaand in the
OY frweollos.

No. 29, ditto, Neboa aed Co., sublimation—Building and
eseleste desiered by ere. lemma» uslissers.
No. 31, ditto, IL A. Pattie—Serious illemege to premises
esd coolants by .re mad water. Isessease sekssers.
No. 32, ditto, I. Pipier—llessi d yogi severely
aserebed, owl coolest &mood by iraboa lameme• air

LO.YDON JOIN? STOCK BAJUE—?BIB DAY.)
This day an extraordinary Amaral meeting of
shereboldwe was held at the book woe, Proms-street,
for the of Modemg a dingier is the room of Mr.
Ambrose Mo. re. wheels reeignalisa was sasoluesed at the
het sesetiag.
Yr. C.. 1. Hunt. who aoespied ilts chair, is proposing
the maw el Mr. Ikalewald, said be wee the only candidate
far the me m{ seat, and he fell saes hem his knowledge
aid szperlems that the pemeass laiswaid would
011•6111:111 le the welter, el the bask. md 1101 his advice
woad be at pea. admistsgs te them.
The wadies bevies beta essariek waa adopted unani-
mously.

Mr. itoosow.a, la rotunda( Moak; usid ha fall gratified
at the retiree witka bad bcoa mead la Ida by pletiog
Mai la the wain d a director, ad lie should do 'very.
Wag I. Ida pewee lo justify that cambium
TM main *ea terminated.

A Crow Mrsoro.—On Tuesday, the family of a
pother. Ur we Sham Ws • erns of great °automa-
tion by the redden and nuaterious dieppeeranne of on. of
the child..., a shabby little fellow, Sakai three or there-
abouts. Smirch was made 'arrears through the pre-
mises, but in vain ; and at length informatics was Wised
with the polio., and inquiry wee instituted thmeghout the
burgh es to the whereabouts of the lost ddid. flame time
had elapsed, and the menthe= of the family were in a Mete
of distraction about the fate of the boy, when it amides-
I tally occurred to some one to look into the store-room of
the house. On unlocking the door, the little fellow was
discovered is a serene state of perfect bliss, totally uncoe-
scious of thifenmety his disappearance had created. The
Wiwi' of we do not know how many pomade of raisins and
other forbidden fruits were found lying round him. He is
doing as well as night be expected after aa hour's seclutios
amongst dried frait, to which be hada* special dislike. Oa
inquiry it was found he had got in accidentelly, and the
door hail been locked without abysm knowing who was I
inside. ltdoehti rgA Courant.
BCODEN DCATII.—Mr. George Pocock, a well.''
known Southampton solicitor, died on Monday lest. He was
at Itiagnm4 ow prolessiorl bores% sod lead nand= a
lady saw him leaning on a field_ gale Os pm* the wate
soar time afterwsids she saw his fie the same ponitioe, and
fearing that he wee ill she meaticesed the circuinsteoce as
mom as possible, and @mistimes was procured. The aa.
fortunate gentleman was found to be dead—struck from
paralysis of the Win. His wife was Wdegraphed for, but
be sever rallied. His practice chiefly itonsisted in attend.
log magistrate? rentings, and defending preasen, is which
he was remrka* skilful. Some years ago he was stabbed
in the neck in a neMbempton bell-room, and Nearly lost
i his life. He wee 46 =en at ego oaly.
EXTRAWILDIWAIttLY RAPID PA/RAWL—By tole-
grain from St. Hatetelmag to Mem% J. Wilson and lass,
Hull, we Imre I/mt their sew wow steamer Hobe
that sort on Woodsy mornieg, after a passage of Ihre der
Na Iran, captain's time, which of coons sigmSe mean
ties ; so that, at the Russian capital is situated is about
30 in. IL, or two hours earlier time than ow own, the
shove snake as a passage in fire days four hen" being, ar
we Mere not, mach the rapideet passage ever iside.—
lastrra Caustics Herald.
Weans era ran Errs or Grim—The following
letter appears in the IriaA lanner's Oe die —" The most
singelar thaw I ever heard of has happened to our gems
this yew. They are 41 going blisd, and pining away. I
W rise of thew ; and when we sys=3 tivi•l'v•ltell, a
mall bleat wens, just like a young leech, came out. It
woe very lively ; and wises it was pal We wider, it swam
root erectly se a Web does. I nest the Meek alive, In
a bottle of water, to Dahlia, to Mr. EWA d Aingler-
Meet, who Wolig velmisery engem He has ordered= to
cut .gaud the eyo-balle of those affeeled, with • Meet or
sharp penknife. If say of your sumem nodes have Gm
beep troubled In tide way with their poshey, mud wordld
star what it will be beet to dote prim= or ore the *AP
= thil=rdool to d
Sir Jobs Mama,
confer • favour as wmalmaLarecait
I bollgogliam."