The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-11 00:00:00

Abe 'goat.

The Duchene of Kent visited the Queen and Prince
Albert yesterday, at Bnekinghain Palaes.
Lord John Russell had an audience of her Majesty
J
Lady C. Cocks and the Hon. Mini Kerr have sue.
needed the Hon. Mile Money and the Holt. Miss Macdonald,
as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the Queen.

Mr. G. La Touche had an interview with the
Right Hon. H. Laboucbers yesterday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.
The Commissioners for Promoting and Encouraging
the Fine Arts in the Rebuilding the Palace of Westmiuster,
had a meeting yesterday afternoon at the new palaoe. The
commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Aberrh en, Viscount Canning, Viscount Mahon. the
Right Hon. Sir J. Graham, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Wyse.
The Secretary, Mr. Esatlake, wss in attendance.
Sir Henry Halford had an interview with the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, yesterday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.
Lord de Tabley had an interview with Sir George
Grey, yesterday, at the Home-olfiee. The Lora Mayor had
also an Interview with the right hon. baronet, yesterday.
The Rev. Dr. Hughes, Vicar Apostolic of Gibrahar,
had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterJay, at the Colonlais
office.
Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday, from
St. Leonard's, Hastings.
A deputation, including Mr. Spearman, M.P., and
Mr. lissdlam, M.P., had an interview, yesterday, with the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson.
Lord Kinnaird bad an interview with the Right
lion E. Strutt, yesterday, at the otlice of the Commissioners
of Railways.
Despatches were sent oft yesterday evening from.
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North Americas.
provinces.

LORD JOHN RrsSELL has derived ara much benefit
from his short sojourn at St. Leonard*, that ho ' din
town yesterday much improved in health.
THE LATE ARCHBISHOP Or CANTERBUItY.—The
stamp duty paid on the probate to the will of the late Arch.
bishop of Canterbury was 1,5001., the personal estate of this
venerable prelate having been valued far that purpose at
120,0001., which is exclusive of freeholds.
(From hut night's Ga:ettc.)
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 11.—The Queen has up.
pointed G. Hamilton, Marquis of Donegal, to be captain of
her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room
of Lucius Bentinck, Viscount Falkland, resigned.
WHITEHALL, Maßcii 9.—The Queen has directed
letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, nominating
ant appointing 13. Currey, Esq., to be Clerk Assistant of the
Parliament, in the vain of J. W. Birch, Esq., resigned.
DOWNING-STItEET, MARCH 10.—The Queen hag
appointed J. W. Sheriff, Esq., to bo hir Majesty's Attorney-
General for the islands of Antigua and Montserrat; J. 3.
Martin, Esq., to be Coroner for the Island of Antigua • and
H. Jennings, Esq., to be Commiseary of Police for the island
ef St. Lucia.

WAR-OFFICE, MAILOI 10.
lot Drag. Gels.—.T. Kemp, gent., riding.master, to be by par„
vice Burke, who retires.
sth Beat 1.-3. L. Baylor, Rent., to to ere. lieut, by par., nine
WaUnee, app. to the let or Gn nodier ltegt. of F. Ud..
Bth. F.-Ens. T. IL tfrierson, from 24th F., to be me., arc Cournr,
who each.
I ith F.-Lletit. J. T. T. Boyd, to be adj. fire 1.. .6. Boyd, Proms
Lieut. R. Mannar% from h..p. 62nd F., to be had., Ike Boyd, app.
adjutant.
18th F.-Lind...Col. O. Teuton, from b..p. ex Lite inspecting fie lA
I Alm of militia in the lonian lobindo, to be llent-col., rue IL
sl'Manno, who eseb., noticing the differenee ; 51..j0r R. Liimmaire,
to be limit -col., by par., vice Teuton, 'oho ret ; Brew: Major C. MO,
ray, to he major, by pur., vice Lusmoore; Intent C. L. De Winton,
to be mot., by pur., vice Murray ; Ens. J. T. Penns, to be lieut, by
pur., vice De Winton; R. L Baker, gent., to D. ens., by pur., sloe
Jam.'.
17th F.-Capt. E. M. Clarke, to be major, by pur., vice Owen, who
ret; Lieut. E. Croker, to be caps, by par, vice Clarke; Em. P.
M'Eheroon, to be lieut., by put., c.oe Croker ; F. J. S. Lindsay. gent,
to be ens., be pur., vice ll'Ehersou ; Lkut C. Itawera, to be 3.1 j., nice
Chat; prim.
25in F.-Bern. Major T. Deacon, from 28th F., to aapt., once
M.Doineld, who each.
28th F.-Capt. W. 11.1"Doneld, knelt 25th F.. to be capt, vice Orono%
who exch. ; Ens. V. D. Bourne, from sth E., to be crot, vii.olfriereon,
who each.
1.-A. Penton, gent., to be en'., by pur., vice Reynolds, prom.
in 91th 1.
6714 F.-W. V. Munninga, gent., to be ens., by pur, Moe O'Brien,
app. to 70th F.
70th F.-Capt. J. B. Parkbu on, from h..p. =at, to be coot, vice J.
P. Cnstobadie who each.; Lieut. J. W. Felder, to be rapt, by per„,
Moe Parkin-oil who ret. ; Eno-6. 11. C. snow, to be Beet, by per.,
rice Fiider; Ens. J. T. N. O'Brian, from the 87th F., to be reunite
Snow.
71st F.-Ser,..Major T. Walker, to be quartermaster, cite T. Fits.
grreld, who ret. on LL.. p.
tioth P.-Ens. T. J. Meredith, to be lieut, n .thout pur., vice O'Clor-
mon, app. adj.; F. Bratty, gent, to be ens., without pur., vice klanF
dith ; Lieut. P. O'Gorman, to be adj., vice Walter, promoted.
94th F'.
-Ens. M. L. V. Reynolds, from 63rd F., to be heir., by
pur., vice W. W. Campbell, who has been allowed to rx.eive the
value of his manimirelon.
99th F.- W. J. It. Russell, gent, to be ens., without per., vim
Mends, promoted to the 98th F.
Brevet -Lieut.Col. G. Teuton, of the IGth P., to col. in the army.
9t01f.-Lout. J. Spence, from 11th P., to he adj. of a rcermilog
district, vice Moorhead, promoted.
Idemosanoinc-The name of the Enoien appointed to the 93rd F.,
an 'he Ilth Feb., 'B4B, G " James Daisell," not " an pre-
viouoly mated. The name of the Captain el the 57th Et., 2nd Mach,
Dill, lo John" Aochmuty," not " Ahmuti," so previously et led.
The name of the Captain of the 88th F., 9to April, 1817, is Waren
" .tuchmuty," not " Ahmuty," a. precouely at,deal. The dole of the
promotion of Lieut. gewart, of 2let P., to tempt in the 61st 1., has
been antedated, 21st Nov., 1847, and not tb, 21st Noe., 1840. on
stated in the " GaseUe " of 3ril March, 1810.
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0111 E OF ORDItA3CE, Manor O.
Royal Rt. of Artll.—necond Capt. F. A. Campbell, to be alit., vie*
Rata n% prom. • Second Capt. J. R. Imaurdle, to be alljt., sloe
who resigns the adjutancy out,.

PUNISHMENT BY DEATTI.—THE CASE Or ANNETTE
MEYER3.—A public meeting was held last evening, at
Willis's Rooms, St. James's, to take into consideration the
above question, particularly with reference to the cue of
Annette Meyers. There was a numerous attendance. Mr.
Ewart presided.—Lord Nugent nicved the first resolution
which was for the adoption of petitions to her Majesty, end
to Sir G. Grey, for the life of Annette Meyer. The memo-
rial to the Queen set forth that without seeking to jektify
the act for which the prisoner had been vole
d..mned, the memorialists considered it a fit ease foe
the ex. mess of the prerogative of mercy. They submitted
that the convict had bee. made the victim of systematic and
terocious vitlany; that every circumstance combined to
ren•ler it probable that her region bail deserted her; and
coupling this fact with the strong recommendation of the
liar; to mercy, they considered that there was ample gr
for granting a reprieve. The memorial to Sir G. Grey was
to a similar purport, wito the addition that, suppoeing
while in such a state of mind the convict had committed
suicide, there was not, in the opinion of the ma-
morialigto, a coroner's jury in the kingdom who would not
have returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." With re-
gard to the case of the criminal in question, he believed it to his
one in which mercy might well be exercised, and he truited.
—and indeed believed—that it wculd.—The Rev. T. Binney
seconded the resolution. H. thought there were tire
degrees of opinion with regard to capital punishment; tLi
were tome who believed it to be a divine command, and one
not to be departe.l front tinder any ctreumsbuices ; there
were others who considered it not as a command, but as
punishment permitted to man to billet ; while there was
another class who abjured it altogether. He bad no doubt
hut that each opinion had its representatives at the
meeting, but be had no doubt that however they
might disagree on the general subject, they would be
unanimous in the present case. Ile considered that
if ever man deserved death, the moldier who fell by
the hand of Annette Meyers deserved his; and that if one
woman's guilt c ,uld be excused it was the woman's in quer
tion. Without attempting, however, to justify her conduct,
lie asked them to consider the peculiar circumstances in
which she had been placed. The ill. gitimale child of a per-
son of rank, she might be said never to demo known a Chris-
van home or a parent's care ; and, in addition, had been
hrouaht up in a country where the restra,nts of morality
were not so great as in this country. She Ishid told him (Mr.
Pinney) that she considered herself in the sight of God the
wise of the man whom she had killed; and there was
no doubt that the connexion did not present itself to her
mind in the moral aspect that it would to those differently
placed. Under those circumstances, he could only conceive
the feeling which led her to commit the act wee one of
virtue and insulted womanhood. He th night that if the
Queen exercised her prerogative of mercy in this caw, she
would not be encouraging her subjects to do wrung, bu, that
she would be reading a lumen to for soldiers to do ri,ta.—
The resolution was carried unanimously, and was follow d
ne another, strongly condemnatory of the general principle
of capital punishment.

SwEeEING IN SPECIAL CONSTABLIPL —Specis I con-
were sworn in at the various police ogles yes arday
—At Worship-s.r. et, in consequence of it having been pub-
lic announced that tome out-door meetings of au inflamm
tory character were about to be held in the distrier, see ,eel
young men, CIIIIIPCIA d with large commercial establishments
in the neighbourboxl, presented therase:ves in court to be
sworn in.—At Marlborough-street the whole time of the
!magistrate oat occupied is swearing in special constables,
the Duke of Norfolk, accompanied by his son,
the Earl of Surrey, being among-t the numbers—
A, Bow-street, Mr. Moneley, vestry clerk of St Paul's,
C ,veht-gaiden, a considerable number of lateepayers, and in
.he course of the day nearly every householder in the parish,
were sworn in, sod having each received a precept from the
court to act as such in ease of emergency, they pr. ceilled to
the vs stry, where th. y were furni.hed with staves ss badges
• f their authority. The parishi mere of St. Martla's-in-thes
Fields subsequently followed the saran example,—At the
Thames pOliCe•COOrt, Mr. Ballantine was m gaged in swear-
ICU/ in above 300 of the inhabitants of St. Mary, Whitechapels
to act as sp_cial constables.