The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

HAMBURG, MAY 12.
A letter from Elsinore, of May 9, mentions the tol-
lowing notifications respecting the cargoes of British
vessels bound to harbours under blockade: A circular
of the British consul, Herr Moses Kuper, dated May
7, gives the official communication, that the British
vessels which may put in here on their way to some
Prussian harbour, and which may not be able to reach
their th stination in consequence of the blockade, shall
be at liberty to deposit their cargoes at Elsinore or
Copenhagen, and shall be respected by the Danish
governmt nt, which has declared that the cargoes of
British captains skull be regarded as their property,
and shall in nowise be molested.
A letter from Copenhagen says : Intelligence from
the seat of war states that two battalions had come to,
Alsen and the Mainland, to erect some works which
mightprotect the comm u nicat i on between the Mainland
and Sonderburg against the fire of the enemy. Gen.
Hedemann has confided the command in Alien to
Col. Hansen, and has gone with his staff to Fuhnen,
where he will act as commander-in-chief. He had
previously proposed to Gen. Wrangel the mutual de-
livery of the prisoners taken on both sides since the
commencement of the war. The reply of General
Wrangel,which has already been received at the head-
quarters, will be speedily made known. The Danes
estimate the losses at Schh swig at 130 killed and be-
ween 400 and 500 wounded.
From Stockholm, under date May 4, an army of
sixteen thousand men is to be assembled for the
present at Sehonen, to consist of three brigades,
under the command of the Crown Prins, and
General-Adjutants Von Dahlstrom and Peyron,
with the rank of Major-General. The Daylight
Allehanden mentions ten regiments which have al-
marl been ordered to Schonen, and two battalions of
guards arc to set out for that place next week. Orders
have been received to hasten the equipment of the
fleet at Catlsenna and Gothenburg, and the Prince
set out for this place by laud to-day. 4,000 Norwes
gian troops are said to have been ordered to Schonen.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON 1113 LATE ME.
W. DAKIN.
The adjourned inquiry on this gentiemau; who was
killed on Friday sennight by the expiating pf one of
Messrs. Brown and Co.'s patent cylindrical ovens, erected is
the demand's warehouse, Shoemaker-row, was :wormed UM
evening in the Parochial School-room, church ents,Y,
Liars, before Mr. Payne.
Mr. John Farey, contulting engineer, having dean"bod
the cylindrical power, proceeded to give his opinion at tal
how the accident arose. It obviously wall caused by th 4
water in the oven having a greater pressure than the metal
could resist, the metal being at that part exceedingly porous
and unsound—boneyeombed is the technical phrase—A,
Juror 1),) you believe, sir, that the iron used in coating the
cylindrical oven was the best pig iron ?—Mr. Farey
dear no—very bad. In that portion where the fracture has
taken place I do not think it is half se strong as it should
have been. Forams of it are altogether defective, and cow
Min small groins almost like shot. Three plugs were forced
out by thee:W.:mien ; one of the passages was a little stripped
out not as much a. to lead to the impression that it had been
forced nut before the explosion of the even itself.
Mr. James, who attended on behalf of the patentees, ap-
pealed to the learned eoroner as to whether it would net be
advisable, seeing that it was impossible so important as in-
quiry could be completed that evening, to adjourn the pro-
ceedingest once to a future day; alleging that in the corner
of the room where he stood the heat was at least 500 de-
grees—he was unable to sit down, and the pressure he was
sure was 2,000 lbs. to the square inch. (Laughter.)
It was, however, arranged, to proceed as far as possible
that evening; and
Mr. Renion, foreman to Messrs. Robinson, was called, and
corroborated Mr. Ferry's evidence ILI to the cause of the ac-
cident in every particular.
The proc ethnics were then adjourned until Tuesday next,
to re-assemble at the LOrtroll Coffee- house. Before the jury
broke up, Mr. James said Messrs. Brown bad now in work
machinery of the tame description on their own premises,
and if any of the jury would tavola them with • visit the
members of the firm would be very Nippy to (:plain its
mode of optration.—•The Coroner said if it appeared nem.-
eery they might possibly visit Meters. Brown's work, whew
they met again on Tuesday mat.

THE ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOClETY.—Yee-
terday a meeting of the board of din ctora of the above iusti.
tutiou (of which her Majesty the Queen is patron) was held
at their rooms in Basinglialistreet, City, for general pur-
poses. The report stated that there are now on the funds
10 males end 19 t, males; the former receive 21. 6s. and the
latter U. 10s. per month. The recipients are composed, ao-
cording to the statute of the society, of decayed merchants,
hankers, prier:Musa men. master manufacturers, tradesmen,
their widows and clerks, and single females, daughters of
persons, belonging to such classes of society. The dona-
tions and sateeriptmns tinting the past year exceeded the pre-
vious ones by 606/. 19e. 94., and were the largest tor 17 years.
At the atiniversury festival in February lu., presided over
by 0. Hudson, hsq., M.P., 1,3671. was realised. The re-
ceipts fur 1847, from all sources, were 1,3961. 3a. 2d.; the ex-
penditure leaving a balance of 801. 15e. 4d. The report
concluded by an energetic appeal far rontinued aid towards
alleviatiug the eistress of tae important clam of persons re.
listed by this society.
FIRE ET THE SUN.—Yesterday afternoon, between
three and four o't:ock, a fire broke out upon the premises
belce-ging to Id cc ss . Cook, Sone, and Co., warehousemen,
of kit. Paul's Churchyard. The premises are of considerable
magnitude, and are numbered 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25. Tao
moment the news reached the engine-station Mr. Braidwood
started to the place, and sent messengers for the aid of the
City and East-end engines. Upon arriving, however, he
found that the outbreak had occurred in the upper floor,
used as toe piece-room, but owing to the timely assutance of
the workmen on the premises the damage was confined to
the destruction of 26 cotton dress-pieces, some waistcoat
pieces, and the demolition of 18 sguarss of glass. In making
his return to the insurance offices Mr. Braidwocel gives the
following:—" Camas of Fire: A linen curtain, which hung
before the top-floor back window, took bee at the open part
of window first. The window faces the south, aid, being
higher than the opposite buildings, is completely teemed to
the sun." The firm is insured in eleven of the principal tire-
offices in London and the country.

THE REFORM MOVEMENT.

EQUITABLE TAXATION LEAGUE.

I net night a meeting, convened by circular, wan
held nt the Hail of Commerce ;of deputies frtm the numerous
equitable taxation societies recently formed in the metro-
po.is, to receive reports from those bodies, and consider what
steps should be taken to farther the objects in view.
I). WIRE, Esq.. was cdh d to the chair, and said . The
nearly universal nature of the reports was in favour of
embraciag the question of parliamentary reform, as the only
means of attaining the objects in qut %lion. Hating entered
largely into the anomalies of our Mocel and representative
system, he concluded by hoping that the meeting would
"openly and advisedly" make each • declaration on the
subject as would lay the foundation of a great metropolitan

movement.
Letters were read from Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., and
Mr. I'. A. Taylor, cordially agreeing with the objects of the
meeting, and ihe latter enclosing a subscription of 101.
Mr. W. lieu. moved the first resolution

That the chairmen and secrets, ice be a commith e, with power to
add to their number, to carry out the object of the societies, but that
the title of such league be left to future consideration.

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This having been seconded by Mr. WESTERN,
Mr. W, WILLIAMS (late member for Coventry) addressed
the meeting at considerable length. He considered it one of
the most important meetings that had taken place in the
metropolis for some years past, and that great good would
proceed from it, but that it was ni cessary to proceed on clear
and distinct principles. It must be in the recollection of
many there, that o committee had been recently formed
of certain members of parliament to co-operate in the
general question of reform, and that tines their statement
many meetings had been held in all parts of the country, for
the redpcti, n end rovi.ion of taxation ; but that the general
resolt of their deliberations had been that nothing effectual
of that nature could be accomplished without a reconstrue•
lion of the limo,: of Commons itself. That the wisest course
then to pursue was to arpoint a committee who would take
into censidenition the purposes of the league, and net forth
the nature of their future proceedings, and to Fubmit their
report to another, and more extensive meeting. With re-
gard to the mere question of taxation, he considered any
eoential modifies:ion entirely bopelass with the present
House of Commoes.
A prolonged discussion took plate, in which Messrs. W.
Carpenter, Front, Pearce, Elkins, and others took part, as
to the best coons of proceeding, and the following resn'ution
was ultimately adopted in lien of that moved by Mr.
Hall:—
That this meeting is of opinion that with the view to the more
equitable appoitionment of hisation, a league shall be formed haring
for its object a large esten.ion of the aulfroge, vote by ballot, trim-
uial parltaments, and equal electoral districts.
A vote of thanks to the chairman was carried by acclama-
tion, and the meeting adjourned.