The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

light that engin the eye of the traveller from the cwt was
that displayed frees the " Victoria," kept by Mr. Walker,
let 247, &read, which represented "Viotorla," and " Eu-
genie," la &large paselkd picture with the words "
sues dee Belles," written ahoy.. Mr. Walker by a slight
change of p►raw might have emosiated his idea with a
tenons historical name, and written " La Belie Alliance."
Outside the cam of the Blustraled London News, wu ea!
Imperial eagle, surmounted with the diadem and the letters
" N. and B." beneath, all tastefully done in jets of gas. Mr.
Barrett, the picture-dealer, of 389, &rand, had a large and
brilliant line of gas, consisting of the letters " V. A." and
"N. B." with a star between. The Red Lion, the Edin-
bargh Cutts, and other t in the same neighbour.
hood, were illueniaated by simple sten, as were also the
houses of Mr. Dobby, cutler, of 95, Strand, and MeArnold,
the watchmaker. The Adelphi Theatre was illuminated in
the u'usl manner. The house of Mr. Clarks, the lamp-oiler,
near Charing•crsa,was illuminated with coloured cil bottles,
arranged in the shape of large crowns. Other houses bed
"lesser lights," w►ioh, if they did not attract a great deal
of the attention of the passer-by, were extremely useful on
a night when all London seemed to be out, on foot, on
omnibus, in carnage, and in cab, and too much precauCon
could net be used is order to avoid accidents.

The following were among the more striking of the
illuminations :—ln Pall-mall, Messrs. Harding and Co.,
&humbug house, silk mercers to her Majesty, • royal
French eagle, surmounted with • French crows, encircled
with laurel leaves and branches, with ruby fruit. Beneath
eras • mamive stu of Brunswick, on each side of which ware
Me initials "N. E." and "V. A.;' the whole, a mull
tasteful design, szeinited by Mr. Celenrin, of Easton-scam*,
was in variegatid lamps. No. 6, Graves and Co., •
gas star, radiated with the cypher "N" I. tte centre.
The %pi °tatty of Illustration, 14, Regent-strut—Tim
noicalsi Prance sad England, with medallions of the
Qom seals/mu emenceile. mad the Emperor sad Em-
press sf the ?Mash en the ether, supported by emblematical
figures of the English army sad navy on the left, the French
army sad my, on the right, a row of ilsgs also bangles
from the tog el the building of the French, Turkish, and
English settees. Mr. R. Ackermann'', 191, Regent-
street—The French and English standards fintiog in the
breeze, with • lugs star in brilliant Si. J. Hartley,
bootmiakee to the Emperor, King.strest, St. James's
—The " N. 8.," surniciontad by the im-
perial RIM. of France In variegated lamps. Mr.
T. Arthur, ,ckrille-street, paper-hanger to the Clues,
• etch was of laurel, with • brilliant "N." in the
MOW% ie usirgated lamps, surmounted by the flags of
Fume

and Ragland. Old B rod-streat—Mitchtli'a Biyal
Library, a lama star, the imperial cypher " N.," and motto
"God bless than'," all in brilliant jets of gas; also a pro-
fuse display of Bags indicative of the triple albinos. In
Saville-row, Mr. Pool, tailor, appointed by brevet to his
Imperial Majesty, • gorgeous display, oonsistiog of •
stupendous Imperial eagle, 20 feet in height, between the
initials "N. 1.," surmounted by an imperial crown, the
whola forming as lON than 12,700 brilliant gas jets, sod
surmounted with splendid flogs, consisting of the imperial
standard sad No natiemal flags of France and Bcgland.