The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-21 00:00:00

BRAZILS.

The Sword Fish arrived at Liverpool last evening,
with dates from Rio Janeiro to the 10th, Bahia to
the 17th, and Pernambuco to the 27th ult. There is
no political news of interest.
At Pernambuco there woo an advance on cotton,
owing to the improved accounts from Liverpool. First
quality was quoted at 4VI. to 4;d. per lb.
Sugars bad advanced 1 anna to 2 annas per
arroba, with a limited business. Stack small.
Dry salted sides scarce, at 1 anna and 5 refs per lb.
Exchange bad declined in consequence of the falling
of in the supplies of sugar. The tate on England
stood at 26!, at which bushman to some extent was
done.
A steamer bad just arrived from Rio Janeiro, bar-
ing on board specie to be invested in bills.
Freights continued dell to the Channel and the
United Kingdom. The rates werel7s. 6d., and 5 per
cent. per ton for sugar in bogy.
Cotton to Liverpool 7-10ths of a penny and 5 per
cent. per lb.
At Bahia sugar was firm, at 1,800 to 2,300 refs.
Exchange not so firm, at 2611. and 3s. 4d.
Freights 40e. to the Channel for orders, and 45r. to
the Mediterranean. _ _

At Rio Jamul) coffee was quoted at 3,000 to 3,200
for superiors; 2,750 to 2,900 good first; and 2,400 to
2,600 ; regular stock, 40,000 bags.
Exchange, 26i.
Freights, 355. to 40s. per ton Channel.

A CONVICTS FORTUNE.
A Jew in Petticoat-lane' who had been a notorious
fence for yeah in London, at last carried his pitcher to the ,
well once too often—in short, he was nabbed and lagged.
From the first he was quite aware that the scene of his
future destiny would be laid in New South Wales; and he
set about providing for the change in the most business-like
way imaginable. fie realised all he possessed, and had it ,
placed to the account of his wife in one of the Sidney banks;
and the day after he received his sentence sent her !inward
to the colony to be ready for his arrival. Immediately upon
his lending. his better kalf was ready with a petition to the
governor to have him =deed to her as a uremia servant,
and, ea she had qualified as an householder, the assignment
was made to her as a matter of course. Indeed, a wife, if she
had a family of children to back her claim—and if she bad
not, she could easily borrow three or 'our brats for the occa-
sion—rarely failed in having her husband assigned to her;
and thus the transported felon not only became his
own master, but found himself in a place where he could em
ploy the fruits of his past nefarious courses to more advan-
tage than he could have done had he been allowed to con-
tinue his career at home. The largo and rc.td fortunes
which these gentry have made in Sydney would almost ap-
pear fabulous, even In the purlieus of Capel-court during an
epidemic mania lor speculation. The spectacle of a mil-
lionaire emencipist is by no means a rare anis, and from
five to twenty thousand a year may be taken as the average
incomes of the aristocracy of that worthy class. Indeed,
they quits over-top the free and respectable inhabitants;
and the exhibition is the more glacial; beeemmthey endeavour
to revenge themselves for the note me tangent of the un-
tainted citizen by the most ostentation' display of their
wealth. You shall count hruatbeds of carnages-and-four,
harouches landaus, &c on the memento at Fite-dock
Farm; and your cicerone in giving you en account of their
proprietors will only be giving you a catalogue of the most
successful felonry of the colony. Still, in spite of their dis-
play, there is always the meanneu of the parvenu amongst
these gentry; for they will give anything to ac-
quire • footing in the soeiety of the free settlers, whom
at the same time, they appear so ambitions of out-
shining. I know an hasten°, of • wealthy emanci
pie, Who had for a long time been endeavouring in vain to
induce a respectable draper to lend him his countenance, by
taking a seat in his barouche ; despairing at last of being
able to serape an acquaintance with him, he turned his at-
tention to • person in the same trade, but in more humble
circumstances, over the way. Be finally succeeded in con
rupting his virtue, and in enrolling one free settler on the list
of his acquaistances, by the lavish expenditure of himself
and his emancipist friends.—Perils, Pastimes, and Pkasures
• of an Emigrant in Australia, Vancourer's Island, and

GOOD EIAMPLE.—Mr. hiorritt, of Itlkeby, has
intimated his intention of reducing all his rents into con-
formity with tree-trade prices.
A WILL FORGER LIDER tTED.—We understand
that John Ford, convicted and sentenced to transportation
some time iv for participating in the forgery of the will of
the late Mr. Slack, has been liberated from the Bath Gaol,
at the instance of tte government inspector, on account of
ill health.—Both Journal.

MANSLAUGHTER AT OXNEAD.—Os Saturday, at the
Guildhall, Norwich, Thomas Ellis, a railway labourer, was
brought before the mayor and magistrates, on a chugs of
manslaughter. The prisoner, on the previous Tuesday night,
was at hie father's hones, standing outside the door. •
man named Matthew Part, in the employment of Mr.
Blakely, farmer, of Oaseed, and who lived neat door to the
prisoner's father, had just returned from
.work, and, seeing
Ellie, made some observation in a jeering manner, when
Ellis went up to him, struck him the face, and knocked
him down. Peen got up again, but, being a week man, wee
tenable to defend himself. Ellis struck his baba against a
stone wall. knocked him down again, and kicked him .
lastly. He wee pat to bed in an almwt insensible state. A I
surgeon attended the wounded man till the following Thurs.
day, when he died, in consequence of the injuries he had re-
ceived. He was RI years of age, end he has left a wife and
two childrea. When before the magistrates the prisoner ap-
peared quite nationterned. He did not deny having sr
saulteat Peed; bet nor* "He called Ise a thief, and
wanted to know my @fairs. I kicked him, but did not in-
tend to hurt him." The prisoner was remanded.

" THE Femme Rum FC/4D."—A report has
been presented by the committee of the " Famine Relief
Fund" to the committee of the National Club, which, after
relating the establishment of the" Famine Relief Fund" at
the close of the year 1848, states that in the course of the year
1848 the committee of the club met for the purpose of coo-
sirloins whether, as the distress in many parts of Ireland
still motioned, it would be advisable or not to re-open the
subscription lists. After mature deliberation, the question
wee decided in the negative, on amount of the impreedre
prevailing thit the public would not be Inclined spin to
come **ward in support of such a meesam. The
committee, assesdiagly, limited itself to the disburse-
ia the most nemitous costs, of a balsam
la their handy. which 11E1011111.4 k °etcher
Let is hsiwer 5001. sad GOO" IR the some of the eor-
respeedeme with mhos parts ef Inks.% soleasiant with a
view ad renenten whit heiress soot satembely besslicdsi,
eiroomannie otandhake se Isweraka is ask deltas were
rasls Vt. and the egbaing mos& Is be se omiketly
kireasse that the omilbse woes implied Se arrive
at the oseniados, that la alibi ot all the wank= of the
peer kw mhos, and of heel dolt ea& setivity. basin&
weest=gplog hem sloollsa at the present nainent,
end not Owe Mho the next honest mien
wee eziongeo tenet Ise samba, and that very speedily.
The sommillse gnashes fiseenly urp the pool sem-
nines I* oohs ens sere oppea- to the plan, In anew
laity to he tine of this meet. The report is
Dishy chairman, O. H. Proven, andV4H--.

REPRESENTATION OP SUNDERLAND. The Nav-
a:se& Guardian of Saturday says : " Rumours are current in
Sunderland, and also in the best-informed political circles in
L mdon to the effect that Mr. Hudson intends shortly to
resign the eat he now holds for this borough. We have ro
weans of ascertaining whether these rumours are well.
founded, but as to the propriety of this step there can only
be one opinion. The es.railway king is • very different
man from what he appeared to be when the electors of
Sunderland delighted to honour him. The monarch has
last his mown, and with it his character. He is only
• wreck of his former self, and can certainly n be
made " ma-worthy " by all the votes of confidence which
his agents may induce their Mends and dependents to
endorse. His retirement, therefor*, is an as of im
as well as duty, which cannot be too speedily performed.dl
le not for us even to suggest who his successor should be.
That of castes is a question entirely for the constituents of
that great and enlightened borough. It becomes them, how-
ever, not to be unprepared for the contingency to which we
have adverted. We hope they will again commit the
'lender of fleeting a protectionist speculator or arsoevbA
place-hunter. A large majority of the electors are tho
liberals, and they should have a member of and for
people, independent alike in mind and position, and able and
willing to promote the cause of civil and religious liberty, to
which we know they are strongly attached. The people of
Sandetlend are almost exclusively dependent on shipping
and commercial interests, and it seems to us they ought to
have a representative who understands those interests and is
dourly interested in their main'enance and extension. There
would be no difficulty, we apprehend, is finding such a man,
if the electors would only merge their minor differences, and
especially if the various shades of liberals (who have of late
destroyed their power by disunion) would rally round •
common steward. Indeed we an convinced the electors will
only have themselves to blame if at the next massy they
have ir.t as their representative a thoroughly independent
member, who knows their interests end has the rapid%
knowledge and energy for their promotion."
MORMONITFiI IN LINCOLNSIIIRE.—A man belong-
ing to a fanetical 'party calling themselves "Latter-day
Saints," or Mormonitu, is visiting the villages in the neigh-
bourhood of Stamford, for the purpose of making convent,.
In some cases his conduct nearly leads to a riot and in all to
• disturbanceof the peace. An instance took place at Ryhall
en Monday hat, when an attempt was made by the apostle
111 dip in the rim which runs through the village several
sages whew he had converted. A large concourse sala-
ried is whams the peeeeedinp, in the course of which leas)
pa um& themselves'by jeering and splashing the
water MN the " saints." This, however, did not prevent
the pdealpel ester, sad his assistant in the dining depart-
ment, fromwelkkg into the water with an old woman who
ha
d Divan hi keg ailkeskik Tam aa wawa Ease' Nara
Is after them, mg Me sateen selfish sahmt beggdo
description, the men jostling the poor saints, ant pushing
them down in the water, ducking and nearly drowning them.
Finding they could not carry out their purpose, the dipping
party retiree.—Stamford Mercury.
FATAL EFFECTS OF QUACKERT.—The Leads lifer-
' airy says, " On Saturday a report spread through Hudders-
field that • young woman bad been poisoned by quack doe-
tor, which, on inquiry, received full confirmation. A young
Irishwoman, named Ann Flanigan, who wee residing with
her brother in • otlhr dwelling in Mthebesterotreet, had
I been troubled a short time with • scrofulous sore on her
head, and being anxious to have it removed cowshed an iti-
dealer in quack medicines, who recommended her
fie aseirt to the gas works for aquantity of tar water. This
the did on Thursday evening week (getting water from
which chemists extract ammonia), and on Friday, about
I noon, the pretended doctor again appeared, bringing with
him • powder, which he mixed with the water, placed the
mixture in a bottle, charged half-a-crown for it, and ordered
the band to be poulticed that night and the mixture taken
in the months, and the hand, he said, would ail nothing in
two or three days. His directions were attended to ; and in
about seven minutes after the dose had been swallowed the
young woman was a corpse. Medical attendance was im-
mediately procured, but all efforts to restore animation were
unavailing. An inquest was held over the belly the same
evening, which was adjourned to give an opportunity for
a postmortem examinstion of the body. The quack, on
hearing the result of his treatment, left the town without ce-
remony.