The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-31 00:00:00

ALARMING PURR AND SERIOUS INJURY.
(TIIIB DAY.)

During the last forty-eight hours no fewer than
12 Are* have taken place in the metropolitan district. A
very serious cne happened on the premises of Mr. J. May,
No. 27, Faunm-street, Kensington-park-road. It was
caused by an escape of gas, which fired a portion
of the building, demolished some of the glass windows,
and broke several articles of furniture. A gentleman
named Hawtrey was so seriously burned as to be obliged
to be removed to the hospital, where he remains in a very
precarious state.
Another fire, attended with great loss of property, broke
out at the Old Bed Cock Tavern, Mill-lane, Toolerstreet,
Southwark. While the house was full of customers
a cry was raised that the building was on fire, and sheets
of flame burst forth from the first and second floors, and
alro through the roof. The major portion of the building
and contents was destroyed. Th. property was insured.

The Count de Paris, the Duke de Penthievro,
Prince Louis of Bavaria, and the Archduchess Maria
Theresa of Austria have arrived in Ostend on a visit to
the Duchess of Saxe Coburg-Gotha and the Archduchess
Clotilde.

The Florence journals announce that Garibaldi
has resigned his position as deputy.

The Moniker announce* the following appoint-
ments in the Emperor's household:—The Marquis de
Latour-bisubourg to be Captain dee Cheeses; Baron
Lambert, Commander of the Hunting Service ; and Baron
Dclage, commander in all that relates to shooting.
An unpleasant incident, which ie no doubt due
to the agitation caused in Italy by the journalistic discus-
slob now going on relative to the conduct of the late war,
hen just occurred at Florence. General La Marmora was
riding in a carriage in the Via Venisis, when a stone was
thrown at him and struck him on the shoulder, but with-
out doing much injury. The author of the outrage
escaped.
A Du= BDTRDEN Counets-asameir nt Flumes.
Liscagaray, the principal editor of the Avatar of
Auch, and M. Paul de Csasagnac, of the Pays, left France,
accompanied by their friends, to fight a duel. The
weapons chosen are foils. The adversaries are °omens-
german, and the duel was to have been fought
yesterday.
INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MALLS.—
AINICANDSIA, Avouer 30.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Syria left at S, and the Nyanza at 5.30
this morning. The former may be expected at Marseilles
on the 6th, and the latter at Southampton about the 12th
proximo.

OUTWARD BOMBAY Metz. OF AIM= 15-21.7—
Bun, Avonet 30.—Tase Galore& asll4 for Bombay 4
6 p.m. yesterday.
GRY.Erreemz, AUGUST 3l.—The Allan Cora-
1-ears steam-ship Nestorian, from Quebec on the 22nd
instant, arrived hero at 6 cm. to-day with 35 cabin and
42 steerage passengers, and 1,350 dollars in specie, for
London. She landed mile, and proceeded for layer-
r. ord.
Sorznemrl-014, AUGUST 31.—The North Ger-
man Lloyd steamer Union, from New York, has arrived
here, with 99 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen,
41 reeks of mails for London, and 6,500 dollars for
Bremen.

Tux SnEMELD Crumts' Fassr.—This annual
feast will be heist next Thursday, when Mr. Mark Firth,
master cutler, will entertain about 320 guests in the new
banqueting-hall. The Hon. Reverdy Johnson, the AIM*.
rican minister, has accepted an invitation to be prement,
subject to the condition that be is not prevented by diplo-
matic businese in London. Among the company also ex-
pected are General Lefroy, chairman of the Ordnance
Select Committee; Mr. Reed, C. 8., Chief Constructor of
the Navy ; Mr. Roebuck, M.P. ; Lord Edward Howard,
M.P. ; Alderman Stone, the Sheriff of London; and the
matters of several London companies.

ANOTHER nution or Tim ILLE-HOLTDAY
blovatutirr.—The workpeopla in the employ of Messrs.
John Crossley and Sons (Limited), Halifax,• great pro.
portion of whom are paid "by the piece,' have decided,
with the approval of their employers, by a majority
of 2.971 to 864, to cease working at 1 p.m. on
Saturday.

REviitrii OP THELAND.—The gross revenue of
Ireland in the financial year ending with March, 1868,
amounted to 6,843,300!., an increase of 22,6681. over the
revenue of the previous year. The receipt from customs
duties increased from 2,141,000/. to 2,146,0001. ; the excise
receipts decreased from 3,393,0001. to 3,376,000/.; the re-
ceipts from stamps increased from 571,4594 to 591,9711. ;
income-tax from 359,693/. to 362,580/. ' • post-office from
319,6541. to 330,3671. ; miscellaneous, from 36,1251. to
36,3904 The net produce paid into the exchequer in-
creased from 6,122,1251. to 6,176,3901. The expenditure of
the exchequer in Ireland for the army in the financial
year 1867-68 was 6,660,0001., an imagoes of 635,0001. over
the expenditure is the previous year. The expenditure of
the exchequer in Ireland for miscit/laneous civil services
increased from 1.495,1521. to 1,694,6241.

•
CLOSI OF SALMON F18111706.—A most MC-
ccesful sewn on the Des and Don (says the diaries,
lin...id) closed on Wednesday. For several yams past,
the average number of fish talon have not by a long way
equalled the catches of the last few months. During the
late drought the &hies fell off materially, the quality of
the salmon being also inferior ; but of late, since the
rivers bave been again swollen by the rain, the fish have
improved both in quantity and quality. The catch at the
Dun cruivee on the closing day was very large.

A PLIABANT Cottritawr.—On Tiinniany evening
the tenantry on the Grey Abbey estates entertained at
denier William R. Montgomery, Herb, Lieutenant ficob
Fusilier Guards, son and hew to Hugh Montgomery,
J.P., D.L., Rosemont House, County Down, on the OCCII.
sion of his attaining Ms majority. Then was a vary
large attendant* of the tenant farmers of the Ards dis-
trict, who were most enthusiastic in their oongratulations

of the young officer.—Northers -
ME YACHT ALIAB.—Mr. Nicholson, of the
firm of Nicholson and Camper, writes in answer to an
assertion in a letter published in the Tinges, signed " A
Yachtsman, that the Aline was designed by him, and is
subirtantially the same in hull and in nearly every other
jarticular as when she left the stocks eight years mace.
On Saturday morning a shocking accident betel
Eli7sbeth Hunt, wife of Mr. Samuel Hunt, picture dealer,
Dolton. She was standing on the window sill of the
second story of the bonne, cleaning a bedroom window,
when she slipped and fell headlong to the pavement. Her
skull waa dreadfully injured, the back part being driven
in, and she died on the way to the Infirmary.
A munificent offer (says the Leeds Mercury) has
been made by Mr. J. Day, a member of the town council
of Dewsbury, with the object of promoting the erection of
an infirmary for that town and district. Mr. Day has
offered to subscribe 2,5001. if 60,0001. should be raised,
2 000/. if 40,C00/. only be subscribed, and so on in propor-
tion to 20.000/. The offer will be open for twelve months,
and. ehould the effort be accomplished, Mr. Day promisee
furl] er to subscribe Lei. a year towards the maintanaaos
of the institution.

Mr. Horefall has purchased (the Li carpool Albion
!tat* Lord Carrngton'e Grammy/toe estate for a sum of
€0,5C0/. The estate, which was sold at Newtown on Tues-
day, is situated in the county of Montgomery.