The Express. — London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

s o h envoy was referred to fur his opinion aid: ad vice, he did not advise the moderadis to abdicate, or the Queen either to dismiss her ministers or make l a rge concessions. His simple advice was that NAR TAU should conciliate the liberals, should take some of them i n to power, and form a coalition of all the Pica interested in the maintenance of the throne IsanELLA and the constitution, against the intrigues o f the Carlisle on one side and the republicans on ano ther. Sir H. }SUMER could give no other coun sel than this. And let us see what the probable result would have been had he adopted the course that Mr. BAILLIF. recommends. Suppose Sir HENRY BULWEK had, in the midst of revolution, declared that coercion and Military rigour were the . only means of govern ment ;suppose that he had rallied tot he side of NatteATZ an d the (VEEN Mortten, and displayed England aa taking under its protection these p..rsonages and the principles they represent. The consequence of this would infallibly have been the instant adop tion by the French republicans of the progresistas, deserted by England, and the certain existence by this time of a strong republ ican and French party in Madrid, at war with NARV!z, and in open cry against England, as the patron of military di sixaism. It would, in fact, have been an awakening of all the old antago main, which, preventing all . peace and settlement in P pa in, uld have had the still moredangerousi fleet of Petting England and France rancorously at voriance. Spain had been at the bottom of all our differences with Louis Plitt.tere, and what Mr. BAILLIE and the Miler o.sailants of Sir HENRY BULWER teem mend would be a renewal of this antagonism with republican Fr ,rice . for the mime worthless ends. B e tt e r far that th ugs should be as they are, that England should have acted an honourable and con sistent conduct, given liberal advice, and abided by the consequence of having, in so doing, offended a despotic court. . Our envoy may be out of Madrid, bat be has left things ouch a state that no envoy, French or other, can even be tempted to take advan tage of his absence. An overpaid army arid a corrupt court reign by a system of terror ond extortion, which cannot take root and w hich cannot endure. And England in its absence maintains the respect and at tachment of the great national progresista party, of the middle and educated, and unsalaried classes. Mr. Nl.GarGoe. brought forward Colonel BRIS- Tows.'s case, a very outrageous act on the part of the Spanish government, and which, for the sake of all Englishmen who visit Spain on commercial business, or as credits rs of the soyernment 0., that country, ought to be attended to, and prompt reparation de manded. If a government is to be allowed to answer an English creditor's claim by putting him into a prison with malefactors, d then sending him out of the country on the vain pretext of his being a liberal, and on charges that have never been followed up or even stated, there inu.t be an end of security or protection for the British name. The re'urn by the Board of Trade of the yfrogra phical distribution of our exports is now before us. It exhibits the results of the first six months of the present year compared with the corresponding halt year of 1847, and many of the details are every way entitled to attention. The prominent features of the return may be briefly expressed. In the first place there is a large and almost a general decline in each of the six staple articles of mantifacure, viz., yarns, cotton woollen, cottons, woollens, silks, hosiery and metals. In the next place, our attention is arrested by the changes which have taken place during the last and present year, with those parts of the world from which we mainly derived our supplies of corn in 1817—as, for example, America. There is a similar group of results with reference to the countries eastward of the Cap of Good Hope; and, finally, it is impoesib.e to overlook the conspi cuous discrepancies which arc to be found in all those columns of the table under the head of the states of Central Europe. The general refni.t of the export trade of the six months is decidedly unfavourable. Thus we have as the total exports in 1845 v 1006 s.ivi,ooo I 1807 £25,391,000 25,020,000 I 1848........ ...... „ In 1847 there woe an enormous declension of the ordinary trade, with every point of the compass ex cept those from which we imported largely of grain, and it is probable that the Custom-house statistic' of that year testify more conclusively than any official documents on record to the decisive fact, that while a deficient harvest msy not materially lessen the bulk of our exports it diterts them most violently from customary channels into those which can alone supply m with food. It is not so much the positive diminu tion of trade in such years which produces mischief, el the sudden dislocation by which all the plans of the merchant are disarranged. Descending into details, we have the following figures of the exports of three of the most important dour manufactures in 1846 to 1818, expressed in millions and the decimals of a million : Plain Calicoes. Printed Calioaes. Woollens. 7'ds• Ida .£ 1,44'. 350.397 ... 182.811 3.070 1147 ...... 297.696 •• 173.890 ... 3.211 1,11 .... 272.944 . . 154.031 ... 2.262 The decline exhibited by these results is the reverse of satisfactory. Let us observe, however, the remark able commercial adjustment which took place with the United Slates in 1847, in the face of a (diminished commerce with almost all other places. The follow ing were the exports to the states of the Union in Plain Calicoes. Printed Calicoes. Woollens. e. 1846 1447 .. 22.571 ... 23.619 ... 1.009 1,49 The increase here shown in 1847, is most extraor dinary. You have the export of plain calicoes very nearly quadrupled; the export of printed calicoes in creased threefold ; and the declared value of woollens almost doubled. These are facts which ought to be well considered by that theoretical party amongst us Who perpetually preach that when we want to buy corn the foreigner will not receive the equivalent in goods, but in cash. The truth is the very reverse. Gold and silver in commerce are the least profitable of all commodities ; they can neither be eaten nor spun, nor worn, and the merchant is a man who wires to serve himself by ministering to these com mon-place necessities. I urning to the opposite side of the globe, the tables before us afford a melancholy confirmation of the dis tress which has visited the whole of our trade with the continent of Asia. In 1846 we despatched to those countries the fol lowing quantities of goods, and we again express them in millions and decimals of a million, as the most lucid mode of representation : Plain cillooes. Printed calicoes. Yds. Calcutta and Madras Mauritius China 47.392 ......... 1.474 .081 Bombay 1 27.904 13.453 2.613 Now, observe the immense falling off in each of there staples in the first six months of 1817 and 1848, but especially in 1848. Plain c3lioses. Printedalicom. 1847. UM. 1847. 1848. Ca:eutts end 7dedrae 55.7.54 41.138 7.228 4.930 Mauritius 1.682 23.1 12 .214 6 1. 873 842 237 297 Own 86 93.630 61.677 9.336 6.170 .23.030 24.216 3.448 _2.076 Matey These figures place before us the extraord fact that in the single article of plain calicoes, our ex ports to the three first named places have fallen from 124,081,000 yards in the first half of 1848 to 64.877,000 yards on the first six months of 1848; a de. cline of very nearly 50 per cent. The greatest fall, it will be remarked, is upon China, where it is folly one-half, and next upon Calcutta, where the ratio is in the proportion of 75 to 41. Upon Bombay there is either a trifling decline, or, as in the article of printed goods in 1847, a decided increase. Its quite easy to understand this discrepancy between the western and the eastern side of the Peninsula, when we bear in mind the enormous difference be tween the system of business at Bombay and Cal cutta. At the latter place there is scarcely a single mercantile house remaining out of thirty or forty. At the former the failures have not reached half-a. dozen, if so many. But probably the most remarkable, as well as at this moment the most interesting, result of these tables, is the evidence they furnish of the condition of our commerce with the unsettled portions of Europe. Now, if we eomFare the exports of manufactured goods to the countries so situated in 1846, with the quantities imported by them in 1847 and 1848, we shall see distinctly both the influence of the dearth of last year and the uncertainties of the present upon their means of procuring articles of necessity and convenience. Thus, in the early halt of 1846 we exported to Pl= Calicoes. Printed Ceara& Prams 749 975 Ckirrreuky Loll Austria 6.1136 16.448 - 16.170 Holland Belem and of cotton twig and yarn we sent out in 1846 to lbs. Germany 20,051,000 Aunts is 1,9.7,000 Holland The following figures represent the exports to the 'e places in 1847 and 1848 : Plain Calicoes. Printed shoos. Yards. Yard. 1847. 1846. 1847. 1548. 205 ... P 0 ~. 5.875 ... 6.508 098 ... 205 .. Austria Franco . Gennotny Ilv.mark 11.041 15.134 13.446 Holland 6.078 ... 6.341 lturai4 .... 512 .. 413 These comparative statements are full of interest. For example, the exports of plain calicoes to the three countries of France, Germany, and Austria were re duced at once by the famine of last year from 16,418,000 yards to 8,356,000 yards, or just one-half, and to Holland from 9,432,009 to 6,018,000 yards; and generally speaking, the political evils of the pre sent year have been legs disastrous to their command of manufactured commodities than the scarcity of last. • This, however, is a point which will receive further illustration from the following details of the export of prepared materials. Thus we read as follows : _ ....... ~... . Cotton Twist Tarn. Woollen YArn.. 1110. Itoi, 1817. 1848. 1847. 1848. Franco O3l ... 0.13 ........ 039 ... 001 t rn n z[..—..... Auxtrla Nilpiro PAM Btatin Holland lielnium Runsinn Now, recurring to the statement above of . the ex ports of cotton yarn in 1846, we shall see that, in the eases of Germany and Holland, the exports of grain in 1848 are considerably less than half what they were two years ago ; and, as regards Austria, less by a full third. But the great fact is the amazing dis crepancy between 1847 and 1848, and this is the cir cumstance which in a great measure explains the increase which has taken place during the last six months in the exports of finished goods to these coon trice. We have several times insisted upon this, and the statistics now at hand fully confirm our views. Taking a general review of the evidence afforded by these figures, it cannot be sad that they justify any excess of melancholy in our forebodings of the future ; but to one truth they at least bearan er.ophatic testimony, viz., that a statesman cannot easily err on the side of excess in taking precautions to mitigate the calamities of a deficient supply of food to a peop.c. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY, 11.30. A.M. After our reporter despatched hie notes last even ing the assembly voted the 2nd and 3rd articles of the project for transferring the Lyons Railway to the state. The following are the three articles which have been adopted, and which form the basis of the arrangement between the company and the state : Art. I declares the Lyons line to have become the property of the state ; the execution of all pats of it are henceforth under the direction of the Minister of Publie Works ; the company is to band over to the state all the Edam, drawings, levellings, and surveys, and the contracts entered into for all kinds of stock; the said plans, drawings, levelling., and sur veys are to be submitted to the National Assembly before any of the works are proceeded with. Art. 2. The state shall eater at once into full possession of the line, land, reek, &e. ; also, within three dam, of all mAieys and securities of every description in hand, with the exception-1, Of certain sums paid over and above the' 501. per share, which are to be reimbursed to the shareholders ; 2. The interest due to the shareholders on March I, 1848, on the instalments which they have paid, amounting to two millions; 3. Indemnities due to engineers and other persons, amounting to 200.000 L—Adopted. Art. 3. On the execution of the conditions stipulated in the preceding articles, there shall be deliv, red to each share holder for each of the 400,000 shams, on which the 2.50.. I have been paid up, a rente of 5 per cent. stock of 7f. tiOc., with full benefit of the interest, falling dim on March 22, 1848 For the last two days, as I have already intimated to you, much alarm has prevailed in Paris. I men tioned last evening that the Garde Mobile was con signed to its barracks. Besides this precaution the posts were doubled, and the piquet', which are usually of only 40 men at each barracks, were increased to 100, and the officers received orders not to absent themselves from the quarter in which they lodge. Large quantities of ammunition and arms were re moved under strong escort on Tuesday from Vincennes to the Ecole-Militaire. Ball cartridge was distri buted to the Garde Mobile. The insurrection committee delivered yesterday to the printer the manuscript copies of the last of the documents and evidence. It is expected that the whole will be printed and bound this evening. The committee of justice has resolved to recommer the assembly to reject the proposition to remove the state of siege before voting the constitution. The committee on the constitution will propose to the see mbly to adopt a decree previous to voting the constitution, that i$ will not dissolve itself until it shall have made organic laws in conformity with the constitution. The committee of finances discussed the project of postal ref,rm yeste•day. The mini ster of finance concurred in the necessity of adopting the project, even though it might produce a d:minution of the re venue. According to this project the uniform poet age on letters not exceeding a quarter of an ounce weight will be four sous, equivalent to from a quarter to half an ounce it will be 4d.; and from a half to three ounces it will be one franc. We have received the Madrid mails to the 12th. Oa the 10th Corragina resigned the dictatorship of the new bank. The new bargain with the bank, our correspondent says, is exceedingly unfavourable for the government, but it will save the bank. sumo., aeo. 12. —Three per Cent., 191 paper; after Boles, 19/ cash. Fire per Cents., It pater; after Hutu, 10i cash. Parser., 4 par ; after Bole; 3 13-16 club. Coupon' , 7 call. Discount of note", 51 to 6 per cent. Exchange co Loudon, 3U days, 45 50 web. ITALY. A teleipaphic despatch was received last evening by the } reach government, which announced that Gen. Welden bad been disavowed by the Austrian government, and that an order had been sent to him to withdraw his troops from the legations, and that the general himself had been recalled. . Since the above was written we have received ad roes from 'rutin to the 11th. It was reported there that the mediating powers, with the assents of Austria and Russia, proposed to erect a new constitu! ional monarchy in Northern Italy to be com , osed of the Milanese and Venetian provinces, the crown to be con ferred upon an Europeanprince, notconnected with the other Italian sovereigns. It was said that Russia pro posed a Beauharnois , and England a Cobourg. Clio. berti was about to leave Turin, with urgent haste, for Paris, but not, as would seem, on a government mis sion. The Count Colombrairo had declined the form ation of the Turin cabinet. Letters from Rome, of the Bth, state that an address to the French republic demanding intervention had b e en signed by the people. The c hamber approved of this address, and resolved to send it together with its own vote to the ministry in order that it should be placed in the hands of the French ambassador. The new ministers at Rome are—Mons. Corboli, foreign affairs; Count Fabri, interior; Count Lauri, finances. The other portfolios are held by the former ministers. The following proclamation was isMed by the Prolegate at Bologna, at five o'clock in the evening of the Bth : In reparation for the insulta offered to some Austrian soldiers, General Ween has proposed the alterna tive of surrendering to him the authors of these acts, or six hostages selected from among the notables, until the authors can be discovered and punidted.4 Only two hours b e ing allowed, I cann ot allow myself to hesitate. and I have preferred to surrender myself as a hostage until Providence shall bring about more favourable circumstance. In rendering. myself to the cause, I hope my fellowcitisens will consider the sacrifice I make. They may be sure that I will do all that is possible for the safety of die country. I confide the government to the senator. lialf-Past sixattempted in vain to do what I announced, but v ibe barricades and fusillades I bate encountered at every gate prevented me.—Biaggiorrra, Prolegats. letters have arrived from Bologna to half- Further, past one in the afternoon of the 9th. Barricades were 1 everywhere raised, and the fighting continued. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1848. GERMANY. AUSTRIA.—The Wiener Zeitung of the 12th inst. contains a programme of the arrangements for the reception of the Emperor, who wail to enter the city in state in the course of that day. The ministers accompanied by deputations from the municipal bodies, the administrative council of the national guard. and 20 officers from the garrison, were to proceed to Tula in a steamer at 5 am., to receive his majesty, and accompany him to Nusedorf. The landing-place at Nuesdorf was to be kept by the national guard of the place and a guard of honour from the academic legion and the burgher guard. The road horn the landing-place to the pleasure palace was to be lined by the national guards of the various localities through which it passes. At every church passed by the procession the ecclesiastics attache' .: to it were to advauce to the imperial carriage and salute their majesties amid the ringing of belle. In immediate juxtaposition to this programme is an order of the day expressing the pleasing surprise felt by the soldiery at the companies of the national guard and a detachment of the academi legion having epontaneousl taken part in the mill- I tary celebration of the Italian victor:es on the 7th of August A speech delivered in the Constituent Diet on the 11th by thri Minister of War, and reported in the same r umber of the Wiener Zeitung, deser - es to be noticed in connexion with these documents. M. Zimmer asked the minister whether it was by his orders that the black, red, and gold ribbons had been taken off the regimental flags, and whether this was an indication of the Germanic sentiments of the mini-try ? The Minister of War read in reply the following resolution of the cabnet:—" The basis of out [the Austrian] constitution is the recognition of the equality of all the nationalities belonging to the empire. The ministers rest the view they en tertain respecting the adoption of the German colours upon this principle. These colours have no national character for our troops ; they are a distinc tive mark for that portion of our troops which are our contingent to the army of the German empire, but indicate no national supremacy. The colours cf the Germanic confederation will therefore be worn by that part ot the Austrian military force which belongs to the army of the confederation." The minister pro- , ceeded to state that this resolution would be acted upon, but added that he still adhered to the opinion he had formerly expressed, that this distinction be tween two portions of the Austrian army was likely to have a prejudicial effect, and that the Austrian soldiers might be very patriotic Germans without wearing the German colours. Berlir papers of the 15th and the Cologne papers of the 16th inst. add nothinz to the intelligence we published yesterday. The li6lnisehe Zeit any of the 16th states the King was present at a parade of the burgher guard and the troops in gar rison on the 15th, at eight a.m. lIANOVEIL—On the 12th of August, in con formity with the promise made by ministers in the reply to the memorial from the citizens of Hanover, Ilildesheim, and Celle, an order of the day was issued on the 12th inst., enjoining the Hanoverian troops to assume the German colours. Black, red, and gold ribbons, are to be arpended immediately to the regimental flags; and those colours aro to be worn personally by the soldiers, in some manner to be afterwards intimated. This concession, however,' . has not measured the memorialists. A public meeting was held in Hanover on the 13th inst., M. Catlin, president of the People's Union, in the chair. The object of the meeting was announced to be deliberative all to what further steps were requisite to stem the Sonderbund propensities of the Stove ministry. The three towns of Hanover, , 1 Hildesheim, and Celle were of course represented at the meeting, and adhesions were given in from the Constitutional Club of Gottingen (of which almost all the professors are members), the Burgher Union of Gittingen, and the People's Unions of Osnabruck and Stade. Dr. Hoyna, in a long speech, exposed the evasive half-explanations of the ministerial reply to the memorial of the three towns, and its silence re specting unconditional submission to the central power. It was in these circumstances, he asserted, the duty of the meeting to turn to Frankfort and in. vokethe Vicar of the Empire and the National Assem bly to exact homage and unconditional obedience to' the authorities of the empire from the Hanoverian troops. An address embodying this request was voted unanimously by 1,350 men, and transmitted to Frank fort next day. FItANKPORT.—The debate in the national as sembly, on the foreign policy of Germany, began on the 12th inst. It arose upon the report of a com mittee on the separate negotiations of several Ger man states with Denmark. The committee recom mended that the matter be referred to the ministry. In the course of the discussion M. Itadov,itz touched upon the affairs of Italy to the following effect: The glorious Austrian array has fought and bled for us, and I believe I speak the sentiments of the assembly when I expressexultation at its victories. (Marks of auent from the right and the centre.) In my opinion the poasessionof Venice and its coast is necessary to Germany, for the security of Trieste, Trent, and our communication with the Medittneneen. Austria must retain • firm footing in hal^. For that purpose it does not need Lombardy, but it needs the Venetian territory and the line of the tdincio with Peschiera and Mantua. The task of Austria ought to have been to reconcile: its interests with the nationality of Italy, by the establishment of an Italian confederation. Even if the Austrians were defeated, the animosities of the Italian states among themsdves would prevent Italy from being free. Upper Italy would be handed . over to the su premacy of France, lower Italy to the supremacy of Eng land. The coustry as ler as the Mincio must be retained by Austria, which, sue member of the Italian confederation, must connect Italy with Germany. The Austrian navy will by this arranvernent be a German navy. The mediation of France and England is little likely to be conducive to our interests, and therefore the central power ought to offer the mediation of Germany, which cannot find a more worthy object whereon to exercise its influence. On the 13th inst. the Belgian minister, Count Briey, presented a letter of congratulation from King Leopold to the Archduke John at a special audience, in the presence of the minister for foreign affairs. The King of Belgium took this step without waiting for an official intimation of the Archduke's entering upon office. be Wourt. OBBORNE, THeRBDAT.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrirLd at Osborne yesterday evening, having crossed from Gosport to Osborne in the Fairy, royal yacht. Viscount Duncan arrived at Osborne this and returned to London in the afternoon. Prince Caste lcicela, the Neapolitan Minister, pre seined yesterday to Vs-count Palmerston, Count Ludolf, Neapolitan Minister at Rome, sent to this country oa a special mission. Mr. John Ware and a deputation had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Rome-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday, at their office in Whitehall ' place. A deputation from the vestry and guardians of the poor of the parish of St. Marylebone, consisting of Mr. Broughton, the magistrate, and ?dears Kirby, H. C.Wilaon, and Michie, and Dr. Ruthertord, acoompanied by the vestry clerk and secretary to the guardians, bad as inter view with Earl Grey at the C o l o nial-office yesterday, on the subject of pauper emigration. Sir Thomas Fremantle, chairman of the customs, yes y had an interview with the Chance llor of the Exchequ M er rda, at his official residence in Downing-street. r. Rowland Rill bad also an interview yesterday with the right hon. baronet. Viscount de Moncorvo, the Portuguese minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Lord Mayor had an interview yesterday with Sir G. Grey. The Count Dietrichstein, Ambassador and Mi nister Plenipotentiary of Austria, with his countess and suite, left Blackwell pier yesterday morning, by the General Steam NevigattoaComPany's steam•ship Soho, for Antwerp Mary Jugil, who it was alleged died from breathing the noll4All gases emitted by the decomposing human remains. —Mr. Bainbridge mil Mr. Leonard, the parish medical offi cers, proved 'het the burial-ground was dangerous to the oublic health.—Mr. Ralph, the churchwarden of St. Mary le Strand, stated that he was extremely anxious to abate this nuisance. They had, however, no other place for the burial of their poor . It was ultimately resolved that a com mittee be eppninted to take the neoea ary measures to re move the nuisance. The rev. chairman next drew the atten tion of the vestry to a proposal to erect a model lodging house in the parish. Alter mate discussion the question was ad journed for future consideration. ACCIDENT ON TILE NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. — The train which should have reached Easton-square at a quarter to five yesterday morning did not arrive till ten o'clock. The delay was caused by a collision. The York train ran into that from Peterborough, a little below Wol verton, and much damage was done. The only person seriously hurt was a gnarl, named Collins, who was brought to town, and now lies in University College Hospital. We have received the following letter respecting this acci dent from the general manager at the Euston station : Sir,-1 shall be obliged by your giving the following statement a place in your co lumn:—An accident, happily unattended with serious consequences to toe passengers, occurred to the early up mail from York this morning, a few miles north from Wolveron. The branch mail train from Peterborough left Northampton at its proper time, and was proceedirg on the main line towards Wolverton, when the connecting-rod of the engine gave way, and the train was brought to a stand. The guard wan in st.ontly sent back with fog signals. Re had placed one upon the rail, and was proceeding to place another, when the York mail came up. The driver made every effort to stop it, and the speed was greatly reduced ; but the rails were so slippery from the state of the weather that a collision took place. Several of the passengers were shaken and alarmed, but as far as c in be ascertained none sustained injury. Two of the carriages were much dainard. C insiderable delay occurred in replacing the engine on the rails, which detained the mail. The accident happened at 1 past 2, a.m. ; the night was not dark, hut the tog was so dense that the signal could not he seen at more than a few pace,' distance. A careful inquiry is being instituted into the m Atter ; but, as exaggerated statements may reach you, 1 think it right to place you in possession of the facts of the ease, as reported to me by the guards and one of the passengers who was in the train.—l remain, &c., Melte lime, General Manager's-office Eust n-station.---The effect of the coliimon on the Peterborough !train was terrific. The first object opposing itself to the eneine of the York train was the Poet-office van. This was shi d into a thousand pieces, the root being cut off and carried to a very considers tile distance, whilst the letter bags and their cintente were strewn about the line in every direcoion. The remains of the van truck the first-class carriage imm.distely before it, and crushed the first compartment w rfectly fiat. The other , carriages were very seriously injured, and the engine and ten der were driven far away 'ip the line by the force of the cool cussion. There were only two passengers in this train, besides the driver and stoker end Post-office guard. These had all alighted when the collision took place, the noisr of the ap proaching train having forewarned them of their danger The effect of the collision upon the York train was, most happily, far less serious than might have been anticipated. Lt tact, when it is stated that the engine and tender by which it was propelled were thrown off the rails directly across the down line, the comparatively soirht injury sue tanned by the passengers apprises p, fleetly marvellous. The driver and stoker, on dPeovenng their danger, threw them 'elves off the engine just before the collision occurred, and sustained no serious hurt. The :ouard, oa seeing that a col lision was inevitable, threw himself down on the coke in the tender, and escape d well only a few bruises. There were two luggage vans immediately behind the tender in this train; these, as well as two second-class carriages, which came next, were thrown off the rails, and all the carriages in the train were more or less injured. The passengers, of whom there were a very great many, were, without a single exception, very much bruised and hurt, and more than one gentleman was rendered insensible by the concussion. The second guard, a man named Collins, who was riding in a break van at the rear of the train, was very much cut abut the bead and lace, and it is feared he has sustained concus sion of the brain. MEETING OF TILE ENGINE-DRIVERN. Last evening another meeting of engine-drivers and firemen who have seceded from the employ of the London and North Western Railway Company took place at the Railway Tavern, Hampstead-road.—Mr. R. Walker moved the fol lowing resolution : That, deeply regretline the serious scsident which has occurred this day upon etc London and North Wedeln Railway at Ashton bank, end desirous ea we all along have been to prevent any interrup tion to the lupine/. of the line, and any inconvenience to the public we feel ourselves called upon in our own defence to state, In reply to charges of a terions kind which have teen insinuated againet us, that our only reams of seceding from our duties on the North Western line wee ',mum a proposition woo made to us moat detrimental to our interests. That we bane been perfectly widened with the amount of remuneration we have hitherto enjoyed. That we only desire to be placed in our former position, and that upon such terms, and upon such terms only, we will root cordially return to the perlormance of our dunce, and will, as heretofore, devote all our skill 531.1 energies to the interests of our employers, and to the safety sad exeommodauon of the public. Mr. J. Abbot, an engine-driver for ten years, proposed the next resolution That while we firmly adhere to our dVermination not to accept of the prop•ued symem of classification proposed by Mr. M.Coonell, we arc at the same time equally desirous of satisfying the public, se well as the proprietors of the North Western Railway, of the justice and 01,.0 of Inc moderation of our demands, and we hereby propene, intim event of any ddEculty arising as to the terms of our remuneration, to leave the decision of that question to Mr. Bury, the locomotive super intendent of the Greet Northern line, to Mr. Gooch, of the Great Western, and to Mr. Madigan, the superintendent of the Lord= and North Western permanent way, or to any three disinterested and competent men connected with the lomesocim =movement of the railways of the country. Mr. Bredbury, engine-driver for eight yearn on the line seconded the motion. Both motions were carried unanimously. TUE SALE-ROOM AT STOWE was yesterday more fully attended ten on either of the previous dep. The most noticeable articles sold were lots 293, a pair of solid ivory round-backed arm chairs, with the tiger's head of Yippoo on the extremity of the arms; they were presented by IVarren Hastings to the late Queen Charlotte. S for 42 guineas —Lots 291 and 295, a toilet table of silver chased, with the toilet glass in silver frame to correspond. Sold re spectively for '6l guineas and 81 guineas. These pieces of furniture were presented by George Villers Duke ot Buck ingham to the Countess of Shrewsbury, at Avinuton. DISCOVERY OF AMMUNITION.—It has been stated that yesterday morning a policeman while pairing St. James's burial-ground, Clerkenwell green, saw within the railing' a large basket which veal found to contain several hundred ball and blank cartridges. IRELAND. DUBLIN WIDNLIDAT EVENINO. A most important motion was made after the jury had retired, in Mr. Martin's case, on the part of the crown, by the Attorney-General. The learned gen tleman having had Mr. Duffy put to the bar, pro ceeded to move that the trial of Mr. Duffy on the in dictment found at the present commission be not pro ceeded with at the present commission. He moved on the affidavit of Mr. Kemmis, which set forth that since the present commission had opened, and si,ce the indictment had been found, Mr. Smith O'Brien, who was known to have been openly engaged in trea sonable practices against the crown, had been taken prisoner. Amongst the papers found on Mr. O'Brien subsequent to his arrest, was a letter purporting to be written by Mr. Duffy, sad as Mr. Kemmis believed in his proper handwriting. That this letter was of a highly treasonable nature, and had been very recently written, and after Mr. O'Brien was known to be openly engaged in rebel lion. That letter he did not read until the reseed day, and he could not have founded upon it proceed ings during the present commission. He therefore prayed that Mr. Duffy 's trial be not had at this com mission ; and the learned Attorney General intimated that be would not place the prisoner on his trial on this indictment but would adopt other proceedings against him. A preliminary objection was raised that the pri soner should be first arraigned and have his plea re corded, he having in fact been in part arraigned on the day the bill was found. The court was against the counsel for the prisoner, but intimated they would listen to it if any authority was produced, Baron Pennefatber stating that the arraignment was not complete until after the indict ment was read, or a copy of it given to the prisoner, and he had afterwards been asked was he "guilty or not," and had answered, a principle so plainly accordant with common sense as would, it might be supposed, be impervious to legal attack. The matter of law stands till morning to enable prisoner's counsel to produce an authority if they can, but there is no doubt his full demand will be given the Attorney- General. I The view of the law taken to-day by the Chief Baron was precisely lwas tha t t p l i rlp e lln o d n ed by was eßvairri3enneePeno-f REFORM LEAGUE:TARR night a meeting was held intent to a certain extent • but that the jury, in at the Angel Inn, Lambeth . wa lk, for the purpose of advanc• or d er to fi nd a verdict of g;iilty, must be convinced not only that the prisoner had the guilty intent, but jog the interests of the National Reform L ogu e, when Mr. J. Smith moved " That the present position of the country requires that some wise and prudent exertions should be that in the publication he had expressed and declared immediately made to prevent agitation, and rotate ton- it before they should convict. No subsequent approba quinity to the nation and prosperity to the people."—Carried tion or assent to publications, printed or circulated, unanimourly. could be construed into a felony. EMIGRATION OF THE POOR.—A PAUPER GRAVE- We have accounts to-day of the arrest of Mr. Peter 1 yarn:l.—Yesterday , a numerous meeting of the parishioners Walsh, who ia termed " a respectable victualler" of I , of St. Martin's took place at the vestry, to petition parlia ment to encourage emigration. The Rev. Mr. Mackenzie, N .. Vaterford, and of Mr. Burke, a member of the Dub-', the vicar, was in the their ; and having shortly stated his tin clubs. opinion in favour of the object called upon Mr. Ridgway, A Nenagh paper states that a reward of 3001. has been offered for the apprehension of a Mr. P. B. who addrood the meeting for some time, and moved the adoption of a petition, which was seconded by Mr Palmer. Ryan, who . haa . been . rr.cently prominent in thetenant .l,Lennardith Kr . right agitat i on in Ttprrnry. Nothing of the circum- A pr dile ' wmi tha " t the t n he ens qu u es ed tio w n hich be an acij ed ourn in ed lix , West'Blooded —The Chairman then took the show stance hu tzansPired in Dublin. of bands, and declared the adjoinnment carried.— SO much ituea tranquillity prevail in Tipperary, Mr. Cochrane then moved for t , comm ittee to i nqu i re into that the pe,ice, who had been concentrated in large the pestilential nuisance of the parish, the St. Mary le- Parti,e 4, ..h.ave returned to the detacb . td . stations. . Strand burial ground existkag in Rumell-court, Drury-lane. The abominable state of this graveyard hail been recently , ..v weather shows symptoms of havuag expended noticed at an lb`luev. held by Mr. Bedford on the body of de unplopitiousnesa. The wisd still continues from the southward and eastward, but the atmosphere has become warm, and we have intervals of sunshine. It is somewhat consoling to know that the rain which has alarmed us in Dublin for some days was not universal. At Siigo the weather was clear and dry, and even at a distance of 20 miles from Dublin, in the county Kildare, yesterday, which was continually wet here, was marked by a few showers only. At Cork it has rained every day for the last five days. The continued prevalence of wet weather, and the coldness of the atmosphere, caused much alarm to the executive of the country for the food prospects of the seasons '4B-49. The poor-law Commissioners determined, therefore, to issue circulars to the various unions in Ireland, calling upon tl e guardians to transmit officially, through their clerks, detailed accounts of the prospects of the harvest, which, in other seasons, would be in great part gathered at this time. The guardians are required to state whether the potato disease has reappeared in their several unions. if so, in what electoral divisions, anu to what extent; and where, if any place, it has not been manifested ; how many mouths consump tion the healthy portion of the crop would afford ; and at the same time information is sought as to the extent a-,d safety of the mint. crops—corn especially. This latter information is unhappily ren dered desirable because both the oat and wheat crops have been injured, the latter particularly, in rich heavy soils. The deficit in the county cess of Mayo amounts to 11,397/. 12s. 2d., of which 8,2001. is due to the Pay master of Civil Services. The Crown counsel attend ing the late assizes,foreseeing probably that the latter amount was very likely to continue unpaid unless some stringent means were adopted to bring the moneys into the paymaster's office, applied to the court for a peremptory order upon the treasurer, which was granted, and his salary respited until he produces the necessary deposit receipts. Hereupon the gentry of the grand jury raise a cry, and say that government is sweeping away the money of the poor contractors, that the people are not able to pay any more, and so forth. But the real fact is that the gentry are not anxious to collect in the cess until their rents, due at harvest, are paid up. After which, govern ment might take its own portion—if it could be got. The liienagh Guardian asserts that the three per sona seized on Sunday morning at Itethea nnon were " snared into a trap set to catch them ;" and states, moreover, that when the police accosted the party and saluted them, they were four in number. Of these one ran off through the fields, which one is believed to have been Mr. Doheny. The question is vehemently asked, why he was not arrested, and even fired upon if necessary ? PROVINCIAL. NORTHUMBERLAND. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. —A melancholy accident occurred on the 15th inst., at about one o'clock, by an explo sion in Polka Pit, at Morton, near South Hetton, about ten milts thim Sunderland, by which twelve men and three lege have lost their lives. Another boy is so much injured that he is not expected to recover. One horse and two ponies were also killed. The pit had been laid off work for about six weeks, from an overflow of water, and had resumed working ab ut a week previous to the accident. Upwards of 100 mer, and boys were in the mine at the timai of the explosion. Th. explosion was heard, but not seen, by any other of the workmen in other parts of the mine, who are unable to state (so far as we can learn) under what circumstanci s it took place. Had the explosion been general in the mine, the whole of the workmen above.mentioned must have suffered. One of the underviewers, on hearing the explosion, immedi. &tele proceeded down the pit s and towards the piaci where it happened, with a view to extricate the suffers rs. He was suddeuly attacked by the " choke damp," and was instantly overpowered and rendered insensible. Othr r persons by whom he was attended drew him back, and had him taken out of the p-t. lie refrained in a doubtful state till this morning, when a favourable change took place, and he is now in a lair way of recovery. STAFFORDSHIRE. LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION.— Yhe report of the Lichfield Diocesan Board, recently printed, states that ten masters have been trained and sent out to take charge of schools—that there are 21 pupils now in the training-school at Lichfi-id—that there are 36 masters em ployed in various parts of the diocese who have undergone the regular course of training in the school at Lichfield—that the results of the harvest school last year in the archdeaconry of Stafford were most satisfactory. The report then con tinues Your committee, during the past year, have also had :heir attention earnestly directed to the very importan. subject of erecting a training school for mistresses at Derby, and also of enlarging the present training establishment at Lichfield, so as to entitle it to the advantages held out by the Committee of Council on Education, and to render it more commensurate with the wants of this large and important diocese. The latter of these objects, however desirable, your committee are deterred from recom mending to your immediate adoption, solely by a consider• tion of the expense necessary for its accomplishment; an ex pense which they do not feel justified in advising the board to incur, till a more favourable opportunity shall arise foe dieposioc of th - : premises at present occupied by the training school without material low to the institution. For the female training school at Derby, matters are in a course of preparation, which your committee trust will issue in the speedy commencement of an undertaking much desired, and scarcely less needful, for effecting the purposes of the hoard thee a normal school for masters. Plans have been drawn, and approved by the committee of council, for a building capable of accommodati • g lorty female pupils, with suitable apartments for a matron sad sub-matron, at an estimated cwt (including the purchase of the site) of 6,0001.; one half isf which amount there is reason to hope may be obt.ined from the Committee of Council and the. National Society jointly. Allowing another 1,000!. for fitting up, furnishing, and other expenses incident to the opening of such lan insti tution, there will be a sum of 4,0001. to be raised by sub scription, before the building can be commenced ; in addi tion to which, for the first three or four years, till the school shall be in a condition to derive assistance from Queen's scholarship*, and other pecuniary endowments, a yearl in come of about 3001. will have to be provided for its current expenditure. It will depend upon the zeal and liberality manifested by the friends of education throughout the dio cese, whether another year shall pan away without bringing to maturity a design, of the importance of which the board recorded its conviction at its anniversary meeting two years ago." UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. UNIVERSITY OP lANDON.—FIEJIT REANIMATION FOR me DOOKIOI Or BACNSIOIL or Milner:M. — Meet Division W. Ape, London Hap. ; E. E. Barron, Guy's Hosp. ; J. 8. Brien:me, St. Thomas's Hap. ; E. W. A. Day, Queen's Coll., Birmingham; R. Growls, Guy's Hoop.; W. M. G. Hewitt, Univ. Coil. ; E. Jack- WO, Univ. Coll.; J. H. Inkin, King's COIL ; R. B. Lewis, Leeds Sch. of Med. •• E. Manley, Manchester Sch. of Med. • .1. J. Payne, King's Coll.; J. Rigby, Univ. 0311. ; W. Ryan, Middlesex and Jervisui. Hap.; H. 11. Halter, King's ;BJ. A. Salter, King's Coll.; C. J. Showman, Univ. Coll.; W. H. Thornton, Manchester Sch. of Med.; J. Wood, King'. Coll.—Second Divist n : G. IL Bailey, I:niiv. Coll.; A. H. Ilaarll, Roy. Coll. of Bnrin, Ireland; T. Jeiton, King's Coll p. ; H. 8. Locock, Si. Thomas's Hosp. a ; It. D. Pyper, Middleoex Ha ; .1. R. Reynolds, Univ. Cell.; F. Mw, 11. Welsh, Ring's Coll.; J. Wilkins, King's Coll. Univ. of Edinburgh; PRIFRIIKENT4—RSV. G. Aregiald, oltmi,ain to the Leeds Borough;Ganl and House of Ocurection, to Annie/ P. C. of Leeds; B.Bf. ; din. Rip. Pat., Rev. Dr. Hook, Otur.—Bev. H Denney, to Colton C., Norfolk. NAVAL. WooLanza, Ann. 17.—spiteful, it.-sloop, Gar been taken out of the basin into the river, and will be sent to bheerness to be brought forward for COMRIMPIOD—Niger, st..sloop, fitted with • screw-propeller and engines of 40U-horse power, ban been taken out of dock, and is to be sent to Sheerness to be fitted fur sew—The second of the Dublin and Liverpool steam.ackete, the Advice, has arrived at this port to have her defeats wale good.—The dockyard battalion halo been in close drill during the present week preparing fora grand review, when the Lewis of the Admiralty will be preernt to inspect them—Venus, Marine Society's ship, has been taken late the brain to be fitted. ADMIRALTY, Auo. 17.—APPOINTMENTS. —Clerk : I. T. w e lts, to Houthompton.—Amistant Engineer : Y. A. Lyons, to fey loo.—DOCKTseD APPOINTMENT: I. Drain, tops foreman of joiners al Devonpurt. MILITARY. AVOYSNTATION OF THI ROYAL ALRTlLLlRT.—Yeetarclap we embed the teat of tine augmenuition having been officially an. uatunsuL The 16 companies now added are apportioned by giving two to each of the Ist, Ind, 3rd, nth, 3th, end Bth battationa, and one company to each of the 7, Init,Ht; and 10tb battalions. The fol. lowing promotions end appointments bare been made by general order, dated Aug. 16, 1846 : Genutaz ORDIA.—IIer Mayerty has been plowed to approve of the following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, via. : Second apt.= to be captains by , augmentation : N. E. Harrison, C. Cheatham, 0. J. L. Buchanan, W. S. Payne, W. It. Gilbert, A. F. 1y ,;u 74110n, H. Aylmer, G. C. It. Levinger, 11. G. W. Hamilton, W. A. Irving, St. J. T. Browne, C. Bingham, IL &Bowan, J. N. A. Freese, F. D. Cleveland. First lieutenants to be second captains : F. W. liztiltain, T. W. Laurence,Travers, M. C. Dizon, C. F. Thorndike, 11. Rogers, J. Turner, A. C. L. Fitzroy, E. IL Flaw; B. F. Mottetan, S. Cleave land, C. 8. Somerset, P. A. Moralised, B. M. S.lnglefield, E. M. Boxer, C. S. Langden. : W. A. First lieutenants to be wood captains by augmentation Middleton, It. J. Cannon, J. R. Gibbon, J. R. Ands n, P. F. ci. Scott, S. Mill Calder, W. P. Pollock, IL. F. Strange, J. S. Wlett, I J. C. W. FOrtellalt. W. H. Co; IL O'C..nriell, W. V. S. Neill, M. CIS. ! ford, R. W. Brettingtam, C. C. Du Platt. Second lieutenants to be Bret lieutenants : C. M. Govan, C. H. In. geiby, P. Gabbed; IL P. Tates, H. If. Ferrer., H. A. Wright, C. F. Mainwaring, A. Gordon, W. J. Williams, C. F. Young, S. 1). Wright, A. T. Earle, Hon. J. A. Addington, A. Vandeleur, A. S. Orr C. R. Dili, P. J. Campbell, F. C. Maude, A. W. Twig', S. Fieelint 0. R. Stoke., J. F. Pennyouick, W. J. COI:melon. W. D. Gull* C. . Olderslaw, N. O. &Turner, R. Curls, A. Savewright, F. S. Seale, J. Bonitos, J. de L. 'Wanders:o, H. Anketed. Beecod liewfwante to be first lieutenants by augmentation P. Dickson, CEn.es Clarke, F. new, E. J. Bruce, W. P. !Lenard; J. F. Hop; IL W. J. Dinhwood, A. Brewton, J. tie Meilen; S. Cu din, O. A. Witildnem, W. W. Lakin, W. Walker, C. F. Wake; G. Bur chsel, G. Davis,.. G. Breeden, W. J. Booln, G. B. Trattente, ti. 0. \ Batchelor, W. T. Middleton, F. C lose, J. fitoehir, IL L. 'Talbot, W. IL 14 1 . gimpson,l. W. Penn, H. R. Saunders, E. G. Snow, J. D. Ramsey, The above promotions are dated June 10, 1648. The Maater-General ht. been pleased to make the following sp. potntments in the Royal Horse Arnilery :—Seoond Captains : P. P., Mandy, E. Price; First Lieutenant. : 0. H. 1... Hillman, F. W, C. Ord, W. C. L. Blow, A. E. H. Anon, J. C. Boothhy, lion- E. Y. Gage, N. 8. E. Bally, P.R. Glanville, D. E. Howe. W. k. H. B.T . W. B. &MARS ;Se Captain G. A. Hanle, to be Adjutant. In oonsetterncoot the above the undtrinentionwl ordoets km been posted u Baker& :—Second Captain Longdon, to sth ballai'uon ; nisi Lientettinie : L. Mainwating, 9111 battaliOs ; A. G-trdr, h , oth wig. lion ; C. P. Youna,lnd tettallol ; 0. R. &alma, 4th battahon ; N. 0 E Turner, 9th battalion ; A. Y. Earle, kb battalion ; Hon. J. A. M cEntee, b battalion; F. C. Maude, 3rd battalion ;A. W. Tad" 10th battalion; T. h. Male, lat battalion ; Y. Anketell, 6th battalacet. SPORTING. TAITERBA!.VB---T . l_ir 'Apar, EBOR HANDICAP.-45 to 1 apt Dough, sto 1 apt Meaux, 6 to 1 apt Maid of my Soul, 6 to 1 apt Ellerdale (take 7 to 1), 6 to I got R e membrance, 15 to 1 eget Sir Martin. Rot a dozen bets !aid, and nothing in force. GREAT YORKSHIRE STALED (at York).—Even between Springy Jack and the field, 7 to 1 apt Loadstoue (t and aft. carnal . ) G RE AT YORL6HIRE HANDICAP (at Doncaster).-8 to apt Cawroush, 10 to 1 apt Reminiscence, 10 to I apt Executor. ST. LEGER. —5 to 2 agst Springy Jack (t and afterwards offered), 7 to 2 apt Fiatcatcher (take 4to 1), 4to 1 apt Juatios to Ireland (t and afterwards offered), 6 to 1 apt Simplex, 30 t o 1 eget Carleton (t), 33 to I apt Loadstone (t). 500 to 2uo woo laid once apt Springy lady and the odds after war& offered currently. 6to 1 and 13 to 2 betted against Surplice to at least 7. OL, and 1,000 to 30 apt his stable companion, twit woe. 400 to 100 taken once about ..lilatiCe to Ireland, and offers to take similar odds about nate:tuner. DaanY.-20 to 1 &gat Nunnykirk (t and afterwards offered). 1.000 to 30 age*. Garrick (t). LEAXINOTON STAKCS.—On Wednesday last, at 3 2 . .14, all Lord Exeter's hones were declared not to run for the Leamington Utakesat Warwick. Kato bittatinta. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Bence Mr. Commissioner Pane. M. JULLIEN'e BANKRUPTCY. This was the day appointed for hearing the application for . the bankrupt's certificate. The application was opposed by Mr. Cooke, on behalt of three creditors, Mr. 0. Fawkes, draper, Russell-street, Covent-garden; Mr. Benham, up holsterer, of Wigmore-street ; sad Mr. Way, butcher, of Wigmore-street. Mr. Chapple supported the application. Mr. Cooke said the bankrupt was an eminent musician, who had contributed much to the amusement of the °Witte, but he had undeubtidly done so at the expense of his cre ditors. His deb-s now were about 12,2001., and only 1501. had been received by the assignee as assets. The bankrupt, having no property whatever of his own, had undertaken the serious speculation of opening Drury-lane Theatre as an opera-house at the clue of 1847. Early in the present )ear ha found himself very muck involved; but he was then in possession of considei able theatrics! property, and of some valuable furniture, at his house in Harley-street. His attorney was a Mr. Lewis, who had been a uch connected with the theatrical profession; he had a. vanced the bankrupt money, but had done so usually at the ruinous rate of 60 per cent. Two bills of the bankrupt's, one for 5801., had lieen handed over by Mr. Lewis to his brother, Mr. Levi, who issued a writ thereon, to which Mr. Lewis put in an appearance. Judg ment was obtained by default, immediate execution issued, and the whole of the property was seised and sold at the suit of Mr. Levi. It would become • question how far Mr. Lewis was authorised in appearing in this action for Jolliest, who was then out of town on a professional tour. On his re turn, in April last, a meeting of creditors was called, and an offer made to pay 1,5001. • year fur six years. Some ere di ore stood out, as was always the case, and then the tianerupt came to this court e a his own petition, to be relieved from his debts, without giving up • single farthing to his creditors. In such cases it was customary, in granting the certifiexe, to tax the future exertion, of the bankrupt to some extent; and if the bankrupt was willing even now to come to some such arrangement the opposition might be withdrawn. Early in January last Messrs. Jullien and Barry had sold their busin• se in Regent street to Messrs. Chappell and Beale ;or 4,0001. Of this sun. 8001. was re ceived by Mr. Barry, the remaining 3 2001. by the bankrupt. Of this, 2,0001. was handed over to Mr. Lewis, who deducted 6001. as due to himself, paid his mother 3001., and re-lent to the bankrupt 3001, taking a bill for 3501., payable at three months, for the accommodation. Messrs. Chappell and Beale, besides the purchavernoney of the business, under took to pay the bankrupt 7001. • year for his future profes sional services for six years ; use an annuity of 3001. for the same period. For this latter sum bills of exchange were given. Mr. Chapple said that a bond was originally given for the payment or the annuity ; but, subsequentiy, 18 bills of ex chenge, for 1001. each, were given, as a convenience to 31. J ullien. Mr. Cooks said the whole of these bills had found their way into the hands of Mr. Lewis. The Commissioner: He seems not only to have got the lion's share, but the jackal's also. Mr. Cook said the bankrupt had also assigned to Mr. Lewis the bond, securing the payment of 7001. a year from Messrs. Chappell and Beale. '1 here was a difference between the bankrupt and Mr. Lewis as to the du on which this deed of assignment was executed. Jullien said it was on Sunday, the 2nd of January. Lewis said it wan at ten o'clock on Monday morning, but Jullien left London that morning by the ten o'clock train, from Ruston-squall', for Lein ater. The Commissioner said be had expected that some attempt would have been made to protect the creditors against this wholesale grasping ley Jalleen's own solicitor, with no soli citor whatever on the other aide. The banknipt was then examined, and deposed balance-sheet commences at the end of 1846, when I was de ficient 1251. on my private estate. In the beginning of 1847, engaged in the shop in Regent . street , with M. Barr y . had four-fifths of the business. I elso attended to profes sional engagements. My net profits that year, including the provinces, Surrey Zoological Gardens, and the theatre, were 3,1831. There are no debts for the performers at the Zoological Gardens. I was paid in the place, and I paid them also. I paid what I tad left for fitting-up and stock ing the shop in Regent-street. I kept no money privately, but put it all in the concern. I signed the agreement for taking Drury-lane Theatre last summer, I think in August. I had capital then. The rent I was to pay was 3,5001. a year. to commence from the Ist of August. The pyment was to be 201. a night till the amount of the 3,5001. was made up. I began to pay when the promenade concerts commenced in October. The theatre was opened as an opera-house in Decem ber. Meantime I had been engaging performers from Paris and elsewhere ; amongst them were Madame Dorcas Gras. She was engaged by my wife, who promised her 2,0001. Madame Jullien is an Englishwoman, and she was imposed upon, not knowing the French laws. I kept nightly ac counts; the book was given to the official assignee. The expenses of the opera, playing every night, was about 3001. • night; thrice a week, '4501. • night. Mr. Lewis did not advance me money; Messrs. Bouverie were my bankers. No one undertook to assist me with capital ; it was my own speculation at my own risk. The performance con tinued filty-two nights, as I had promised to the subscribers. It terminated in March. The lose was 15,0801. During the nine years I have been in England I have been continually paying 200 to 300 performers weekly. All the dancers at the Opera are down in my schedule as creditors. I superintended the Opera till the beginning of January, when I went out of town, and was absent a month or five weeks. I left the Eu.ton-square station at 10 o'clock on the 3rd of January. Mr. C Lewis had been my attorney about nine years and was in the habit of discounting bills for me. I never knew exactly the rate of interest he charged. I Ire ', gonad,. asked him for an account, but he always said, " I don't prosecute you for money ; never mind it." I once got an account from hint of 701.; that was the only one during seven years. I paid several bills when due pay , but he never pressed me for money. I was constantly ing bills of exchange as they became due and renewing others. If I took a bill of 5001. to be culled, he used to say, " I will deduct so much for the discount and so much fir the law expenses." Ilse commissioner: Stop here! Why, Is there no as signee in this case ?—Mr. Cole I appear for the assignees. The Commissioner: Have you never called on Lewis to render an account?—Mr Cole: Oh, yes. I got a judge's order, calling on him to renoer it t eam s furteen days ; forthbu he sets us at defivice, and says we do nothing ve months. He contested the matter before the judge, and the judge said he must render an account of the money ad vanced. The Commissioner: There are two distinct things involved here—Lewis's bills of costs, and his money transactiens ith the bankrupt. As to th e first I have no Jurisdiction w the other is a very different matter. Mr. Cole : Mr. Lewis has been twice examined before your Honour, and on each occasion he was summoned to produce a cash account. He said the account embraced i various matters ; and, by your honour's direction, I attended at his office to inspect the account; but all he showed me was his diary, containing some halt-dozen items for cash ad vanced to Jullieo, and be said that was all the account be had got. He was again examined before your Homer the examination lasted the whole day. He promised to send an account to me, but he has not done so. When we were last before your Honour I stated the situation we were in, and your Honour said he might ' e compelled to produce a cash account. I have been prevented from again applying to your Honour earlier ; bat it is my intention to apply, at the clh se of these proceedings, to summon Lewis to produce his cash account. The Commissioner : As to his account, so far as it con cerns his own bill of costs against the bankrupt, I have nothing to do : that is ratner • matter for the court to which he belongs. But I have ample power to compel an account of his cash transactions with this person, and to require him to deliver it within a certain period. lf he does not do so, I shall commit him. Mr. Cooke said it was only fair to Mr. Cole to state that he had examined Mr. Lewis very fully, who stated in his depo sition that he bad no accurate account of the moneys &d -emised to the bankrupt. The bankrupt, being further examined, said : In the first transaction I bad with Mr. Lewis, he said he should charge me 5 per cent. discount. I understood it was 5 per sent. per annum. Afterwards he used to produce an account at the time on • small bit of paper, in pencil, which was iaunedi ately destroyed. On one °melon I said to him, "Why, you of 604. per annum on the 10e1." " Oh, no," he said, " not so much as that ; the charge is for la w business, sad collecting dreeb gl debts, RAW something dark in it; an d afterwards I made every exertion to pay all his bills and other demands, and to ae , ar anei n s og 5 per cent. per month. You char g e at the rate on." This occurred ab out six y ears ago. I owe him nothing but his lawyer's bill. Within six or twelve =octets of that time I had paid all I owed him for money advanced. Afterwards I pressed him very much tor his law account. Be said I had no occasion to trouble myself, and if I wanted money at any time he would readily advance it. I did begin again to borrow of him. The first sum was about two or three years ago. I had then been disappointed of the receipt of a sum of 500_ a nd wishing to send my band down Into the country, I borrowed 2001. of him. No bill was g iV <l , It that time; I was in • hal*? ; and he said "Never thind now." I have since had e.ght or ten money teensy , tions with him. He generak, gave me money, and I signed bills. At the time of my IT,mkruptcy, he and his friends bad 'even bills of mine, sw.munting to 3,2401. 10s., for which I had received about 2 :iOOl. I only kept accounts of the money I got from him tin's ) the last six months, when I thought bus'. l i t was going tut. M. Barry and I told our nos on the let January lent to Keems. Chappell ''"---- e', i.:2 2:- , , • CA 1 : 1 -- i 1 . • -,...?:_. :. \ ~_