The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-13 00:00:00

DEPUTATION TO THB CHANCELLOR OF THE
EXCHEQUER.

A deputation of the directors and officers of the
Dotty Fire Issurthee Association waited os the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, at bit °Metal residence in Dooming-
threat, yetterday, relative to the position in which the Sig-
nal emapoothe would ha placed by the 11101110 ff of p lieies to
Ragland by the Punch officio. The drpatst:ou connoted
of Admiral Sir Within Own Pall, the chairman of the
board ; Dr. Lloyd, vies-choirmaa ; Mr. Thome. H. Baylis,
the eamiagleg direst*, ; Mr. A F. Jackie., Mr. 6.Fa-
wn" the B.:testy; Mr. Tt omu Taylot, the to! cite', site.
Admiral Pont., Mr. Burma, and othe r "Indiana Foisted
oat that the duty on polities issue! by French compaaite
beiog only lid. per cent. co the I o'lry, w.th no suberquest
dory after the l chivy was issued, a Fres& easepsay, inilad
"La France" war offering to late inouraccas at Ss. per seat,
whilst the Englith compamite had to pay a duty of 3r. per
rest., thee bringing them late a mompetitioa whisk it wee
impossible they Gould Mead. The depataties, therefore,
oomph' for a reduction of the duty payable by inns &see
companies la Zealand.
The CnAncnuos of the '&IC111(10111 said that he be-
lieved those was so dispute so to the law of the caw. That bad
long been boom:, aad the may *heck nos foreign com-
panies lanais( sloth policies ia Seethed was the want of eon-
Adelson which the people of England had in each companies.
He could not at present see any probable dagger from the
oritatiAte of the French ocampaes to the English. If so,
of aeons some abuse would have to be mate in the law
with the view cf prat•ctitig this and the revenue. Al-
though he Gould give no pledge whoa the deputation would
name say farther commaniaation, stiU there could be no
doubt they would shortly be informed of what step the
goverameet might think it sax wary to take for the protoco-
-1 lion dike of the menus and of the Reshot' companies.

NEw METHOD OF LOWERING AND DISENGAGING
BOATS /SOY ISIIIPS.—On Monday a new method of 1 sew. rieg
Mips' boats was seccessfidly tried on board of Meath,. James
Baines and Co.'s ship, the Commodore Pony, at present
lying le the Mersey, boned for Sidney. This ei4tl,oi, the
iaventloa of Mr. Clifford, may be thus dracribed :—Toe un-
lashing, lowering, and disengaging are dose by one men
only in the brat, wh we simple wrg‘t, irrespective of en,
additional wisteria whatever, is made to held in cquil:-
brio. the weight or descending momentum of the boat with
Its entire crew, which he has thus the peter to check or
metro) at will. Each separate operation is the ward
consequence of one se—slaeking of a rope nd they ere
also emissary sequents, one of the other. The mime of
reclusion the weight of the boat to that of the area
lowering, is made the maw for preveatiag the !rat coating
is its descant, and the passage of the n pee by whist the
boat domande, through a block of an entirely novel character
and seethe, accomplishes this end. The entire process is ea
follows: Gee man in the brat anbitehee a rope from a chart
(in the boat's seat). over which he slackens it off. The
poet deeerads Weedy, both laterally and losgitedinally,
fetes itself from the gripes, by which it was firmly Imbed
to the thip's side (4 there is not time to names them),
aid letting go the rope disengages the boat from the ship.
The lowering may be effected as well hom one as two
dente, or from a yard or spar, and with any degree of vele-
eity, which cm be shocked st say pert of Its descent, and
with the vessel going it any speed. A hollow rotatory plug
fixed at the bottom of the beat allows the flea ingress or
egress of enter, which a half turn stops ; the plug is oath-
questly Dever out of its plan. The experiments yesterday
were repeated three times is theoession, to the entire talk-
fect'on of nauseroos critical spectators, including Admiral
Fremantle, Captain &bombers, R.N., Captain Newlends,
Kr. T. M. Jimmy, Mr. Josses Ninth, sad ether statical
sad sommereielgeetlesnea.—Yesciterter Guardirms.
HEALTH or LONDON.—Orin thousand one hundred
end fifty-one loathe were registered in Loolon dories the
week that ended on Retard. y, 9th February. The number
le below the average, bat it is 202 stove the .amber Ia the
previous week. Matt/ten persona, namely. 9 childona gad
10 adults of 20 to 60 mass of age, died of mall-pot, 31 died
of sc ration, 42 or h °pie( cough, and 66 of typhus' which
I. now the replica epidemic. Of 137 proms who died of
Kens pliers 77 were of the ego 20-60, and 36 wo ra of the
age 40 60. Forty perms died of apoplexy, 28 of paralysis,
daring the week, er 68 is the aggregate; whereas the
deaths frees three disease. in the week preceding were 20
from apopleay, and 13 hose ratalysia. novo and other
saddest deaths have been frequent, and account for • p rt of
the increase is the mortality. Bronchitis, pneumonic, and
asthma wen f.tel in 236 came, many of them probably t-rmi-
satiate or mathematical! of Ica . 23 deaths from
violeat eager ate resorded : 12 by Muss sad scolds. 2 by
banging, Ac., 1 by selbeatim, 2 by drowsing, 3 by Sac-
rum, Iby wound,. sad 2by other causes. 670 maim and
681 foma'es died in the week ; 480 were shile'ren and ming
person under 20 roan of ace ; 189 were of the age 20-40
20$ were 40 60 ; 224 were 60-80; and 42 wino( the age cf
80 and upwards. The oldest parson who died is the week
am of the mot 93 years. The births of 896 boys and 893
girls, in .11 1,788 children, were rogiotered is Leedom Is
the ten corresposelimr weeks ettke years 186666 the average
somber was 1,696.
THE OMNIBUS MOVEMINT.—'rho smaller oataibas
proprirors are fiat following the ezmnpls of their
brethren, and felling within the circle of the
Gemini Omnibus Comp thy. The saberban ma'gamations
are becoming sumerree. Among these nmy be noted, aims
the last report, the vehicle., stock, sad times of Mrs.
Rdasoses from Camberwell-g.to to St. Joha'o-cool, from
the Seise Cottage to Lemma-bridge, from the Amyl.
laliastm. to SIOSeI-square, Chelsea, end from Paddiegua
to the Beak t y the Now-road; these of Mr. Andrew. from
Keasel-gees Cemetery to London-bridge stades; those of
Mr. Sambrook hoes Kilbers.gate to Whlteelapel ; the
Royal Blass of Ilessgs. Olathe end Ingram (17 in number)
from Pimlico to the Blathwell railway; them of Yr. Elb
bum treat Hilbaraisto sad the Royal Oak by Psddiagtos
to the Bask; will Mr. Unott's larch um over the same
district ; Mr. Ftleelee from Lower ltdasostoa sad Tot-
teskasa to °skied-street ; sad Mr. Rickard% Atlas, New-
reed, sad Royal Oak semihme. 114. Cotters and Mr.
illberma's short mile omnibuses Irma the Nubia Axel to

•ttdrr the Asek-Prosok 001Ipay, falai in all
Sib onallosoro, or throo-eightkr of tin presset trait at

OZTOTAL PLUCL—SHILLINO DAT. PM IL—
Latinism Is pumas% 609; Atte by same Whets, 143;
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