The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

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tAT UNION of LONDON.—lncorporated by
loyal Cterter.—The feteeeptlon Lies for ISO efil CLOSE re
3101 tee. lea preeholder at the annual distribution vtil be esti.
te WV: ::.:L .issatt a work of art, ne hut!
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byy will receive for earth genet an been:aeon of the" Premed Olson.'
=ed by F. &woe, after N. ti. %Amen, taw printing, and s tweet°
of Nihau's "L'Allegre" end "II Peaserveo. libateried by
impel mmHg by thirty leading artier. Spealterse of the InignAbfal
soy be NM lit the die.
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LAW—LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-
Wert. neat Bt. Dunstan'. Chureb, March 13. ISM.—NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THURSDAY trantfarring thane
In this Soriety nil be CLOSED en, the ned instant.
end will be RE.OPENKD iltritsDAT. the kb of A_prd nest
She DI VI DENIM+ foe the year InIT will be pailthle on THURSDAY.
the dill A veil next. or on any suhxNuent order rrueedeon eI.OINOD. be-
tween the hours of 10 and 3 o'doek.—By order of the Director*.
WM. S DOWSES. Actuary.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Capital. £1.000.0110.
This institution is empowered by a special Act of Parliament 14th Viet.
esp ie, and Is so COriStitllW.l PA to afford the benefits of life assurance
te their fullest extent to policy halos, and to pnreent greater facilities
sad accommodation than nee usually offered to the public.
The ample subecribed capital. together with the lame and continually
incmaelog ford. accumuisted from the premiums na upwards of 7.000
policies, affords complete security to the ocnoee.l : .I,llAt the magnitude
if the Company's tranmettons hie enabled the PlieltOr• to °freeman...sal
advent*, to policy holds”. as will he seen he reference to the pro-
Wyche.. and to the varied and extensive tables, which have been computed
With great can and labour espre...l, for the use of this institution.
PETER MORRISON. Realdent Director.
1. Prinossetreet. Beak. London. Oct. I. 10t?.

MDERS, STOVES, and FIRE-IRONS.—The
oaer AMORTMIINT of STOVICS.RITCHiN RANGES,
end TEN PERII, no well as (kneel Ironmongery, In the world, le now
en
SA MS at WILLIAM H. BURTON'S We Ripson and Burton's, no.
Wady° warehouse*. Radiance] fenheni, to 4 fen. from 30s. each; ditto
ono. with ormolu ornaments, from 6h.: rich Moused scroll do., with
steel Mr, 10e. 6d.: iron (widen, 3 feet. 4s. 6d.: 4 feet, fa ; do. Maned,
*Matted with etsedarda 3 feet, Is. • 4 feat. : wrought lees Magma
feedMs, 3 feet. b. el: 4 feet. felt register done. with Monied
meseseete and two rote of has. from . ; do. do.. with ormolu erne-
men's, from £6 es.: DMA dining room register stoves, 2 feet, Its.;
fora ; bedroom resider wove* 2 feet, 16e. ; 3 feet. 24t. )irairone
foe faumitera. M. per set • hendsome ditto, with Cot heads. re. 6d. ;
mama tatters. with elegant ‘woused head,,lle. A varlet, of firsirona
With ormolu end richly cut heals, at proportionate priors. Any article
in the flunk/nag ironmongery. 30 per rent. under an, otter house. The
money returned for seert article not approval of. Petalled
with engravings, sent iper post. fns.—W ILL IA MH. BURTgrtrites
te
pon and Burton's. .too ,d gencrel funnelling ironmonger, in lim-
ing, the largest in the world. end ea no Inegnage mil he emerd to
gin • °offal Mee of its varlet, and extent. purchasers are tad to
Mg and inspect It.-36, Oxford.street (corner of Nemnesetresti. Meta-
Wished in Welbsstreet 140.
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FENDERS, STOVES, and FIREIRONS.—A rich
boomed scroll fender with vice! Air. Ida 6d.: Iron fenders, M. 6d. ;
Aroused ditto. and Sited with gentian!. It. • kitchen feeder.. 44. Gi. ;
[dark regiger gore., 2 feet. VA.. 3 feet, 24: ; Aretrooo for bodrooms,
ditto for better room. to hand.onie ditto, with rut beads,
re. ; neeert • att-rn ditto, with ebreant bronzed head. lit. 6d. An
extorrive and elegant wevortinent of the above• an well am general Iron.
inongery. which cannot be excelled in price or quality. slim)• on ra/e at
the old oitabliehinent of WILLIAM BENHAM formerly Avery Hen.
barn. and Son. eotabliehed 12324 56. /ibkkfrierwroad, Surrey aide of
-
C.

A NI) SOFT SKIN.--It()IVLANI)'S
KALT DOR. einionitly balsamic, Terderatise. and invigorating. le
pudly mi,hrawd m.pllcatlon set for nufallinf efficacy In
thoroughly purifying the Tkin Iron all Omni.; hint ea. freckle..
Ilma. and .Is...int./mien,. producing n healthy fronle,. and tran.parency
of complexion. ands Pekoes. and &Lowy of the hands. an., and neck.
Pere le ed. and 8,6 d per bottle. •.• Beware of 'perinea K ALY-
DO We. rontalueur mineral astringentsutterly omenn to the complexion.
Well, le their ropcllcnt Action. th•lan-er LAch hotthe of
th 7 Ah.linc ft, the words Itoulan.T. Rol, "on the wrapper. Soil
1.7 A. ROWLAND and SON, Id. Holtundearden. Loudon, and by all
chemists awl perfumer*.

Now ready, to be had of all Dealall
QUMMERLY'S ART-MANUFACTURES,
k 14 Cove, Creartek, Dyoe, Dorsky, Maellse, !Malady, Red-
rave. Townaeod, weeunacott, ke.
Earthenware Sian cellar.. ZO 3 0 Bronze Inkstand land
Oft enamelled Decanters. direr, • . .., 6 0
au+
Gilt Wine Glum, each.. 0 8 0 eta pricer,.
Staring Put
Brush 0 1 0 littoral. Various prices
!Intend the Lion (Parisal 3 3 0 Fish Carrera (divert . 18 10 0
Dorothea (Broom and) The " Ms" Paper Cutter 3 0 0
Perla& . 1 2 0 Wine Tray (harder wad* 110 0
Neptune 1141-radar RN. Sto7 Beer Jag . . 018 0
oar sodl Platen . . 1 T 0 Britannia Metal Teapot.. 0 16 0
Kisefag eliltdren (Partin) 0 9 0 Tea Caddy Spoon (slicer) 318 0
BrldoO Inkatand (Partin) 113 0 New-braid Knife 1 1 ,
A plehar• Weave sent nn rafting or three Masao .allatrs. from
flun4olEa. IS, Old Bond rtreet.
Ju.,t arrived front the manufacturer, prim fin.,
The NEW W Eor SUPPERTIt.4I',Im Pahlea MArhr. hleh yen
-
mm. the 1/o.anters from diaturhlng the Uwe.. Deutznal hy K.
Bate- att. A,R.a. ; male by Jenne:ls and lietarldae, for titill-
- rt ART.IIAN FACTURE:I.—SoId by all dotter. :—Ber-
Tuna. 43h, Wart Strand • Banharna 19, Wlyrnoredroat ; Dean's, Lon..
Am:bridge ; Hecht* 4,l,eindenhall.street ; ond Phillips's, 368, Oxford-

THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXVI.
ADVERTNFAIENTS for Invertlnn la the forthcoming Num.
her of " The Edlnhursh aerie. " are venerated to be forearded to the
peblhbeas before Friday the 24th. awl Me by Monday the 27th of
Muth.
Lusk.: Lamm. and Co.. Paterneette-row.

Ito the Hotel de vine, to present an address of
congratulation to the provisional government. M.Bar-
man, forraetli rgesideut of the Council of Valais,
after delivering the address, requested the govern-
ment to accept a Swiss flag (red with a white cress),
as a mark of the cordial sentiments of the Swiss
nation towards the French people. M. A. Marrast,
after an appropriate reply, expressive of the sympathy
of France for the Swiss in their late struggle, pre-
sented to the deputation Gen. Thiare, just appointed
ambassador in Switzerland. M. Barman declared
that the general would be most favourably received
in that country. The deputation then withdrew.
The Monitelir contains the following decree :

Filament REYUBLIC.
LIBIRTY, BRUALITT, FRATERNITY.
The provisional government, considering that corporal
chastisements degrade man—that it behove, the republic
to expunge from the legislation all prescriptions deroga-
tory to human dignity—that it is a good example to set
to the world—that the suppression of corporal punishments,
by strengthening in the navy the sentiment of honour,
most tend to impras seamen with a higher idea of their du-
ties, and inspire them with greater respect for themselves,
and for the laws of discipline, decrees:
The punishment of keel-hauling and flogging with
rope's-end is abolished. Until the complete revision of the
Maritime Penal Code they shall be replaced by confinement
in the black hole from four days to a month.—(Signed)
" The Members of the Provisional Government.

Paris. Much 12, 11148.
Paws, Haws 13. New Low, —; Three par Onto, 50:
Firm 74 JO ; Pourand.Rair, —; Pow% 65. Belgian Area, 1240,
—; do. 042, 73 ; Do. De. Tno-and-avllaif, —;
N Ties Rents* —. Roman 6—;
9. Treasury Bands, --.
Bank Marty, 1730 23. Exchange go London, Wit, 23 70.
EAU-WATS...CurIs and Orleans, 000; Paris and Rouen, 915;
Roues and Haar', 200; Avignon and Ilazwillaa, 275 ; Strasbourg
sod Bala, µ: Contra Viers." 525; Andena and Boulogne, 160 ;
Bordeaux, 397 30; Nwils. 349.

The Madrid mails of the 7th have arrived. The
petition of the newspaper editors was presented at
the palace to the Queen. Narvaes was present, in
full uniform. It was graciously received.
Congress was adjourned to the 9th.
MAIM 1,, gismos 7.—'three per Cents., 231 paper. Five per
Cents., 14 paper; Passives, 24 paper. Coupons, 10. Bank of St.
Ferdinand, 104 paper. Exchange on London, 47 70-100 st 90 days.

Letters from Malta, of the Bth inst. state that
Mehemet AR, who had experienced some benefit
from his short stay in that island, but was still very
seriously indisposed, re-embarked on the 3rd, on
board the French steamer Alexandre, for Naples.
From Naples his highness intends to return to
Alexandria.

A communication, by electric telegraph, from Hull,
says:
" The Archimedes steamer has just arrived from
Hamburg, which town is in a state of great fer-
mentation. The Senate has voted freedom of the
press, but the concession comes too late, and for-
midable demonstrations are being made to compel

much greater concessions. Mcauw"hile, business is at
a stand-still, and confidence is superseded by gloom
and anxiety."

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM RIO
JANEIRO. _ .

The following is an extract from a private letter
received at Liverpool, dated Rio Janeiro, January 24,
IS4B:
" Lord Howden has communicated to the commercial
body, through oat C onsu I , that all his endeavours to con.
tract a treaty with the Brazilian government had been
frustrated, and that in consequence all further negotiations
are suspended until he receives instructions from the go.
vernment at home, which he expected by the January
packet.
'• Should nothing be arranged between the two cabinet.,
imports of Britibh produce will be amenable to one-third
snore duti,.s than articles of the growth and manufacture of
other countries whose laws are more favourable to Brazilian
interests."

TITS LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOClETY.—Yeeter-
day a meeting of parties interested in floriculture took place l
at the London Tavern, for the purpose of establishing a so.
ciety for the encouragement of that art, and the permanent I
support of florists in their productions. The chair was taken
by Mr. Edwards, of Holloway, when the proposed rules and
regulations were read to the meeting, and agreed to unani-
mously. One of the main rules which will guide the society
will be the admission of amateurs to compete with the our-
,
ntrymen and florists for the prises to be awarded by the
eieromittee of management for all descriptions of florists'
*MOM Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Neville, Mr. Bright,
Mr. Shank, Mr. Back, and several other florists were pre
sent on the occasion. After the routine business had been
gone through a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Edwards,
the chairman, when the meeting was adjourned.
THE WESTMINCTER REFORM SOCIETY met yester-
day, and after a lengthened discuseion agreed to the follow-
ing resolution: "That considering the frequently shown re-
luctance of this and previous cabinets to initiate and carry
into law practical political reforms, whereby the tranquillity
of the country has been seriously endangered, this society is
of opinion that the exigencies of the country require the official
&sentence of men who, by their station in life, are acquainted
with the wants and feelings of the public, and who, un-
biassed by party, could act in a way suitable to the increased
at elligence of the people."
SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. CURREY, THE NEWLY-
•PPOINTED CLERK•ASSISTANT TO TUB HOUSE or LORDS.
—Yesterday morning at half past 11 o'clock the above-
named gentleman was attacked with apoplexy while engaged
in his official duties at the House of Lords. He was im-
mediately removed to his room, and medical assistance was
sent for, but unfortunately without avail, as he remained
quite insensible until half-pest 4 o'clock, when he expired.
A provisional appointment has been made by the Lord
Chanealor for the performance of his duties until her
Majesty's pleasure is known as to kis successor.
Mr. Currey was second clerk assistant when Lord Devon
(then Mr. Courtenay) succeeded to his title, and vacated the
office of first clerk on his elevation to the peerage. Mr.
Birch, who was then reading clerk, succeeded the noble
earl, on the ground, as was stated at the time, that Mr.
Currey relinquished the honourable post to which seniority
entitled him in consequence of his holding the office of
auditor of some valuable hereditary estates, the proceeds of
which appointments were more than equivalent to the in-
creased salary which he would have derived from accepting
the promotion which devolved up.n him, but the holding of
which would have been incompatible with filling the office
of clerk-assistant. On the resignation, however, of Mr.
Birch, signified by the Lord Ctiancellor in the House of
Lords, on the 28th ult., Mr. Currey was nominated to, and
accepted, the office he bad previously declined, but which he
was destined to hold for a brief interval only, death having
terminated an honourable career of public and private ser-
vices under the distressing circumstances above stated.
THE ART OF RECEIVING A DEPUTATION.—Rise as
it enters. Beg of it to be seated. Throw yourself into your
arm-chair, cross your arms and legs, and listen most atten-
tively. Take especial care that no expression escapes your
countenance. Admit nothing; but just nod occasionally.
Beware of a direct answer. The less 3ou know of a subject
the better ; if you are wise you are lost. Let every one talk
as much as he pleases ; let the whole deputation talk toge-
ther if it like+ ; it flatters them and protects you from acci-
dents ; in fact, say as little as you can. Show all your a. al
in listening and taking notes. Dispute nothing. If facts are
rath. r too strong for eau, sprees your surprise. A
well-timed" Indeed!" is frequently the saving of an hour.
AU arguments are dangerous; they only waste time; you do
not want to be convinced, and as for convincing the deputation
it is hopeless—it comes already convinced. If pressed far an
opinion, express your sympathy with the important cause,
mid make a note in your menturandum-book to give it your
earliest consideration. If the deputation does not retire,
call in the revenue to your aid, enlarge on its deficiency,
run largely into imports and exports, and wind up with a
sharp flourish about the British constitution and the inte-
rests of the community. At this point your servantshould
announce some important visitor. Itise, and bow your depu-
tation to the door, after [hooking it profusely for its trouble
and intelligent adri,e. Sh.lce one or two gentlemen by the
hand, and the next morning's account of the deputation will
inform you that "every one was highly delighted with the
extreme courtesy and affability of the noble lord." Don't
look in the glass, however, for fear of I iughing.—Punek
TIIE FRENCH REVOLUTION.—Yesterday afternoon
an open-air meeting was held in Paradise square, Sheffield,
to consider the propriety of adopting a congratulatory address
to the French p ople on the present position of their affairs.
Prior to the public announcement of the meeting a memo-
rial was presented to the mayor (F.. Vickers, Esq.), signed
by more than 200 inhabitant hutrehulders, including half a
dozen members of the town r oinCil, requesting him to con-
vene the above meeting ; but his worship thought proper
to decline, assigning, as his reason, that government having
refused to interfere in any way with the internal affairs of
the French nation, the people of this country ought to follow
that example ; and he recommended the requisitionists to
abandon their project. An apprehension existing on the
part of the local authoritel that some disturbance might arise
from the meeting, the yeomanry were ordered to be in readi-
ness. Half an hourbefore the time announced for themeeting
to commence the various avenues leading to the square were
filed with large numbers of artisans, thronging to the place
of assembly, and at one o'clock Mr. Councillor Ironside was
called upon to preside. He applauded the conduct of the
French, as exhibited in the recent revolution, and urged the
necessity for some political changes in this country, but which
he said could be b,,t obtaand by peaceable means. Mr. Iron-
side also read an address from the inhabitants of Sheffield as-
sembled, to the people in Frauce, congratulating them upon
the success of their late movement, and giving an outline of
the policy which it would be well for them to pursue under
present circumstances. This address, having been moved
and seconded, was carried by acclamation, and Councillor
Ironside was appointed to proceed with it to Parts, and to
present the same to the Provisional Government. Thu Mr.
Ironside agreed to do, and after some further speeches it was''
agreed to hold a similar meeting next Monday, to Memo-
mine government for " an extension of the rights of. the
people." A correspondent says There were from 12t000
to 10,000 persons present, and the whole of the proceedings
were conducted in a peaceable and orderly manner."
A LESSON READ BACKWARDS. The Suffolk
CI ronicts says that two countrymen who lately went tq,
hear a lecture on the advantages of peace at Ipswich were
so much struck by the lecturer's account of the large. sums
which the Duke of Wellington has received for his military
services that they instantly went to a recrtutng sergeant
and enlisted as soldiers.