The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-21 00:00:00

TAB EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 18g.

prepared to seize • favourable, and perhaps final,
opportunity of redeeming the loss of thirty years.
According to Mr. HOUSMAN, we have already gone
too far or not far enough in exasperating Russia
and encouraging Poland. The present state of
Poland is but a repetition of 1831, while all around
is changed. The alliance of the despotisms is
broken up : Austria is detached, Prima' divided,
Russia shattered and isolated, France more
powerful than ever, and ruled by a Nara-
Laos, and all Poland uprisen as one man.
In 1815 the will of Russia was triumphant be-
cause the plenipotentiary of England was deserted
by his colleagues ; and in 1831 the British Go-
vernment, after protesting in the name of the
Treaty of Vienna, was reduced to let the rights
of Poland under that Treaty go by default. Since
then the British Government has remained silent,
and as Mr. HoRNMAN suggests, might have re-
mained silent lest February, on the ground that
diplomacy without war could bring nothing but
calamity to Poland. But England having broken
through this reticence, has again called Russia to
account, and Russia has again repudiated her re-
monstrances. What, then, is England to do next
Mr. HOESMAN has little hope of Austria when he
turns his eyes to Venetia and Hungary ; but
France is ready, and for France the temptation
is irresistible. Yet if Austria could be persuaded
to give up Galicia, it would not be the Duchy of
Warsaw, not Congress-Poland, that we should see
resurgent, but the ancient Polish nation and
kingdom of 1772, strengthened by suffering and
purified by sorrow ; for Mr.HORISMAN is convinced
that Prussia would follow the example of Austria,
and give up her share of the original spoliation.
Mr. GLADSTONE, to whom particularly, LS the
chivalrous champion of Italy, Mr. HORSMAN had
appealed on behalf of the " sister nation-
" alit? of Poland, replied with very little of his
usual ardour and intensity. If we cannot call
his statement lame and laboured, hesitating and
embarrassed, it was certainly cautious and con-
strained to excess. Yet Mr. GisnerroNs was
more than plausible when he dwelt with em-
phasis on the enormous difficulty of the Polish
as compared with the Italian question, contrasted
the possibilities of the one and the other, insisted
on the duty and necessity of paying some attention
to the urgent demands of public feeling in this
country, and on the advantage of obtaining from
the Russian Government a quasi-abandonment of
the naked right of conquest which the Emperor
NICHOLAS had asserted in 1831, and a quasi-re-
cognition of treaty rights. What Mr. GLAD-
annia failed to perceive was that insurgent
Poland would rather deal with the bare assertion
of a right of conquest than with rights invented
and sanctioned by diplomacy for the sake of con-
venience, of expediency, or of compromise ; and
that while the English public gladly gives the
present Government credit for the best intentions,
it is disposed to prefer with Mr. HORSHAM •
policy somewhat more or somewhat less reserved
to a policy that throws all its cards upon the table.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

POLAND.

For the first time the Official Journal of Warsaw
on the 13th referred to the discussion of Polish
affairs in a foreign parliament. On that day it
published a telegraphic despatch from London,
setting forth the pacific character of the speeches
of Earls Grey and RusselL
In Warsaw, on Sunday, the following was read
in all the churches : _ . _

Warsaw, July 9.

The Archbishop of Warsaw, in a letter dated the 3rd
of this month, made known the fact that he has received
orders from the government to quit Gatchina, where be has
hitherto resided, and to proceed to Jaroelaw for en undefined
period. Agreeably to the spirit of the laws of the church
universal and the regulations of the Polish church, and
following the example set in previous times by the chapter
of the archdiocese of Posen and Gasmen, when, in 1839,
on account of the removal of their pastor, the late Arch-
bishop Cumin, and of his enforced residence at Colberg, it
was ordered that as a sign of laciness and mourning, the
bells, organs, and chants should be silent in all the
churches so long as they were deprived of their pastor—
I order the whole secular and regular clergy
that, from the 12th of this month, throughout
the diocese, as a sign of distress and mourning,
the bells, organs, and chants shall be silent in all the
churches of the diocese until the archbishop's return. The
administration of the holy escramenta, the minor masses,
merman, and catechisinp will take place as usual. More-
over, we read in the Acts of the Apostles, chap. 12, v. 5,
that when St. Peter we• thrown into prison by
Herod, the Christians there constantly prayed God for him—.
Quando Pdrus servabatur is curare oratio helot use
intermissioftab oxlerid ad Drum pro so—and that God,
hearing their fervent prayers, sent an angel to the prison,
who having touched Peter said to him "arise I" and the
chains fell off. Remembering the efficaciousness of
Christian prayer, especially when it is general, I invite the
clergy to recommend the faithful to avoid now more than
ever all sins, to do all kinds of good actions, and especially
to address for their pastor fee vent prayers to the God of
armies, in whose bands are the hearts of all the powerful of
the earth.

We request you to read this document from the pulpit to
the faithful assembled for divine eel vice.

The Abbe PAUL RZCSVOIIKL
The Abbe K. Woworszi.

PRUSSIA.

Letters from Berlin state that M. de Bismarck is
about to join the King at Gastein, where the Em-
peror of Austria and the King of Bavaria are
shortly expected.
The prosecution of the press by the government
increases in severity. The printer of the German
annuals has been warned for admitting an article
which said that the majority of the country were
opposed to the policy of the government. The
" warning " says that this assertion is
false, because the country is represented
by the Chamber of Peers as well as by
the Lower House. The municipal council of
Berlin has protested against a warning which
has been given by the prefect of police to
the official organ of that council for publishing a
report of the municipal proceedings. The Gazette
of Eastern Prussia, the Gazette of ff. estphatia, and
one or two other papers have received • seoon,i
warning, and can therefore be suppressed at any
moment. In one case a warning is given for a
quotation made by the writer from Monteequieu'a
Esprit des Lois, on the danger of permanent armies.
" It is evident," says the warning, " that the only
object of the quotation was to throw contempt upon
the organisation of the Prussian army." Philo-
sophical books of all kinds are evidently for the pre-
sent sealed against Prussian editors.

(azunes %TriosANL)
FRANCE.

PARIS, duty 21.

Official information has been received from
Vera Cm stating that the province of Chiepa had
pronounced in favour of the French intervention.
A similar movement is reported to have taken
place in other provinces.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(non on own

PARIS, Morn►t EVENING.

Although the fear of war has produced a more
marked effect upon the Bourse to-day than at any
moment since the Polish difficulty first arose, I do
not think the French government is in any hurry
to resort to extreme measures. The Russian answer
is unsatisfactory, dilatory, evasive—that is already
almost stale news, although we have not yet seen
the text of it ; but diplomacy, nothing daunted, is
hard at work preparing a reply to the answer.
The telegraph between Paris and London and
Vienna has been occupied incessantly within the
last forty-eight hours by communications between
the three powers. The cry here, as in England, is
that the question is a European one. That is silvery
well ; but, inasmuch as Europe is not likely to
agree upon any effectual scheme of action, Russia
will go on to exterminate the Polish patriots, and
then will fall back upon the fait accompli. The
Pays announces that the Moniteur will not publish
the Russian answer for some days. I apprehend,
however, that if it shall be read in the House of
Commons to-night, this resolution must be departed
from. The Prase complains lustily of the Muni-
teur, which, it says, is "inexplicable." It claims
for the public a right to be on the " most favoured
footing" with respect to diplomatic documents
deeply affecting the nation's welfare. The Nation,
which attracted some attention the other day by
saying that "all chance of peace was not yet at an
cud," again makes a sensational bid by scornfully
repudiating the doctrine of the Opinion Nationale
that it will be too late to make war when winter
seta in. " Our eagles," says the Opinion, " know
another road to Poland than the Baltic." This
road it explains to mean "the Rhine." But if
that road is to be taken what becomes of the
agreement of Europe ? My own belief is that at
this moment the Emperor does not see his way at
all. He is angry at the negative result of the
negotiations. M. Drouyn de Lhuys is disap-
pointed. But the result of all the rage is merely
more despatches, and at these Russia laughs
in her sleeve. The Temps justly sums
up the situation in two lines, when it
says, " the powers are placed in thin
alternative—an ultimatum or a check—they mui:.
sillier force Russia to cede, or allow themselves to
be laughed at."
The Temps pretends to know that the Cherbourg
naval review, which the Moniteur contradicted the
other day, is after all to come off.
The Bourse suffered a panic. Reute fell 50c.,
closing at 67fr. 90c. Mobilier fell nearly bOfr.
Bullier's Correspondence, which was the original
authority for the story that the Emperor was
coming to St. Cloud on Saturday last to preside
at a council of ministers, now says, with the cha-
racteristic impudence of a French semiofficial
organ, that " the project never had any existence
except in the imagination of newsmongers." At
the same time, nothing abashed, it launches as
fresh startling intelligence the news that the Em-
peror is about to hold an extraordinary cornier] at
Vichy, to which will be summoned all ministers
and privy councillors, including those who are
holiday-making in Germany, the Pyrenees, and the
Alpe.
Several journals contradict the rumour of Covnt
Walewski being likely to go to London as am-
bassador. He is but just convalescent after an
indisposition, and proposes to take a course of sea
bathing.

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Shields
11 .rboroutth 1152.73 53! 9 E IW. 1 30 b 0.36 2
Greencastle. '2E4 52' 6 N.E. 1 1 4 It 2
Galway
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Liverpool 2179 57 7 W.N.W. .. 3, 24 e 5
Holyhead
Ponbroke 519.77 54; 2 E. 1 2 28 r 0.03 1
Penaanco
Brest 554.80 83 1 8.8. W. 14 I6' 22 2 0.831 3
L'Orient
Rochefort 129103 88 4 &W. 4; 6 24 b —l4
Plymouth '29.75 58 1 E.B. Z. 3,9; 12 I r 0.45. 8
Weymouth '29.7.4 58, 2 B.E. 4I 2 14 1 0.081 3
Portsmouth 29.70 910; 1 8. 2:4 ' 18 0 1
London l2O 81 6o! 4 Z. 0131 28 o— -
Dover 29.83 r 1 4 W.B.W. 1 11 20 0 1
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ROBABLZ.

ITSDNISDAY. THURSDAY.
N.F.. to W., strong, NORTH-EARL B.W. toN.W., strong to
unsettled. fresh, showery.
N.N.W. to W.S.W., Weer. W.S.W. to N.N.W.,
fresh to strong, rain. strong to moderate.
8.8. W. to W.N.W., SOUTH. S.W. to N. fresh or
strong, with rain. strong, showery.
B.S E. to W., fresh to Bornlitstrr. 8.8. W. to W.N.W.,
strong. rain. strong to moderate.
North-Esst=Moray Firth to Norfolk. West= Donegal to Corn.
wall. South=Chanuel and French Coaste Southuteast=Stratt
of Dover to Norfolk.

The Southampton town council have at length
decided that a subscription of 10e. 6d. a year or a donation
of live guineas shall entitle an individual to all the privi-
leges of the Hartley Institute in that town. Major Doherty
has presented to the museum a splendid specimen of the
demoiselle or Numidian crane, and \ gentleman named Bick-
nell, of RAN has presented 600 specimens of marble found
amongst the ruins of ancient Home. This is the finest ool-
lectioo of such marbles in England.
WoastiNo MEN'S CLUIN. —A public meeting was
held yesterday evening, in the lower room of St. Martin's-
hall, for the purpose of promoting the establishment of a
working men's club in the parish. Admiral the Hon. Sir
Frederic Grey preeidfd, and on the platform were Lady
crey, Lady Gomm, Kiss Copley, the Mimes Wray. Miss
Lefevre, Mr. Lefevre, Mr. Spencer Hall, &a. The meeting
was well attended. The chairman, having explained the
object of the mi otiog, said the working men required social
intercourse. Those who wished to establish the dribs did
not desire to draw working men away from their homes,
but to establish placer in which they mold obtain amuse-
ment and instruction frees from the temptations of drinking.
me Rev. H. Sully then delivered ea address, he which be
explained the principles on which the clubs were established.
He was glad to say that the ladies and gentlemen on the
platform were ready to guarantee the rent of the proposed
club. which might about 401. or 501. a year, sod they
would also put down 401. or 501. for furniture. Mr. Sally
concluded by proposing a resolution approving of the forma-
tion of a working mens club in the parish of St. Martin.
Mr. Brady seconded the resolution, which was carried unani-
mously. Benolations pledging the meeting to support the
club and appointing a provisional committee to carry out the
seeessary arraegentents were afterwards adopted. The
meeting wee dosed with • vote elf Quake to the shairvese.

NATIONAL RIFLE AS3OCIATION.

Yesterday the distribution of prizes won in the
great °slimed competition at Wimbledon during the two
past weeks took place at the Crystal Palace. Them was •
very large attendance of volunteers and their friends, the
ladies being, as usual at military epectaeles, largely in the
eacendant. The oeremony took place in the central transept,
which, with the galleries around it and the nave on either
side for some distance, was crowded. The front of the
grand areheatra was arranged as a dais, in the centre of
which was placed • chair of state for his Royal Highs...
the Duke of Cambridge, by whom the prima were to be
headed over to those who were entitled to them. In front
and to the right and left of this chair long tables extended,
upon which the rewards, consisting of silver shields, vases
and cups of all sizes and in various designs in frosted and
burnished silver, rifles, medals, and purees artistically
grouped, or conspicuous in their individual grandeur, air-
cording to their value and importance, were displayed. The
orchestral mats and the space immediately behind the chair
of state were set apart as reserved mate forfthe members of
the council and the more distinguished of the company.
Suspended from the fronts of the galleries and drapery
down from the sides of the orchestra were numerous flap
beeriog devices emblematic of the occasion ; and waving
prominently in the foreground on either side of the duke
were two long scarlet streamers, bearing in white letters
the names of the nine successful champions in the interns-
Boca' match between England and Scotland. A company
of the Loudon Rifle Brigade did duty as a guard of honour,
and received his royal highness with presented arms, their
band playing at the same time the National Anthem. The
duke having taken his seat, Lord Elcho in • few
words explained the object of the meeting, and then
called up in their order thine who had distin-
guished themselves in the competition, beginning with
the winner of the bronze medal of the association, proceed-
ing onwards to the more important association cup, the
Aehburtoe and Echo challenge shields, the St. George's
yam, the parliamentary, the Prince of Wales's, and her
Majesty'. prizes, and winding up with the consolation,
which last-named Lord Elcho explained was given by the
I dies, to be competed for by those only who had been un-
fortunate in the struggle for the other prizes in the pro-
gramme, and appealing to the vest assemblage of ladies pre-
sent, and through them to the fairer portion of the popu-
lation throughout the kingdom, for such an augmen-
tation of the funds applicable to this prize in
future years se should extend the consolation
to • greater number of the defeated. The prize-
men present (of whom there was scarcely morn
than a moiety) having received their rewards from the hands
of his royal highness, accompanied in conspicuous instaxima—
as that of the Ross family, three of whom, the father and
two sons, took eine of the principal prizes, and that of the
Eton scholars who had woo the Public Schools Prize—with '
some appropriate compliments.
Mr. Rosa, sen., as the captain of the unsuccessful Scotch
nips in the international match, moved • vote of thanks to
his royal highness for presiding, and acknowkdging in
grateful terms the valuable aid and encouragement the duke
had given to the lies volunteer movement.
This we.: seconded by VigeOrnt Bray, the captain of the
nine successful English champions.
The Duke of Ceissfu9oE, in reply, said that he had reeiiy
hi i • remarkably easy teek to per term, and one that was
very gratifying to his feelioge. It was a great pleasure to
him to have the oppottunity of presenting to the successful
competitors at the late Wimbledou meeting the prizes
they had so well won. sod so richly deserved. (Chesty.)
The mover and seconder of the resolution had been pleand
to speak of the assistance and encouragement he (the duke)
had given to the volunteer movement. All be could my
was that if he had beau able in any way to promote the
efficiency of the volunteer force be was more than paid by
what he had witnessed at the present meeting. (Hear,
hear.) Last year the question of the annual meeting of
the Rifle Association at Wimbledon was brought undue
notice by his ooble friend the Prime Minister, who did the
association the honour of coming down to the Crystal
Palace to distribute the prizes ; and miter what
had fallen from his noble friend on that and
on other occasions, it was unnecessary for him to speak
of the value of such an association. And with regard to
the prizemen of the present year, their respective merits
had been so admirably described by his noble friend Lord
Elcho, that he had nothing more to say in regard to those
gentlemen than to congratulate them on their success. He
observed among them many eld names which had repeat.
edly passed before him. He rejoiced to find that those
gentlemen were as keen and as anxious in the cause of
rifle shooting as they bad shown themselves in previous
years ; but it struck him that they were most of them such
admirable shots that they literally carried away all the
valuable prizes as they pleased. The consequence of this
was that the area of competition was considerely reduced,
and he could not help thinking that these unerring shots
would themselves like to see more prizemen coming in
from the general body, and that although they, es
the beet marksmen would tell, and were entitled no doubt
to carry off the highest prizes, they would agree with him in
the desirability of multiplying the lesser prizes so as to ex-
tend them over • larger area of competitors. In this respect
he thought there was still a little fault in the arrangements
which it would be wall to meet. He knew this was a diffi-
cult point to arrange, but he believed it was capable of •
happy solution, and he believed the most distinguished
riflemen who had presented themselves that day would be
the first to agree in. or to propose, the change he suggested.
(Hear) He was delighted to see the young gentlemen of
Eton who had distinguished themselves, and to whom he
had bad the pleasure of banding the Aahburton challenge
shield. Having lived a long time at Windsor he bad • great
effection for Etos, and be rejoiced to see Etoo successful on
this occasion for the public schools prize. At lithe
same time be hoped every large school would sobs-
vonr in another year to send up as good • set
of young men to compete with them. In a national point of
view he considered tan advantage that our great public
schools evinced an interest in this rifle volunteer movement,
mil that competition in the use of the rifle was becoming •
national amusement, and it was • source of great 'alias,.
tiou to him to see that in our great educatiocal establish-
ments the love of this useful, athletic, and healthful sport
we. inculcated in early youth. He was told by Lord Eleho
that the recent meeting at Wimbledon had been • great
success as regarded the competition and the excellence of
the shooting, and he believed equally so is regard to all the
at rangements, but that financially it had not been so pros.
perces as be could have wished. This was an awkward
subject to bring under the police of such • meeting as the
present, but it was only right that when they were informed
of the apostates side of the question they should be re-
minded that it was impossible to keep up these greet and
useful gatherings unless the funds flowed in a little more
liberally. He trusted that the public interest in the move-
ment would be kept up and increased, and that when they
again met next year there would be no doubt or question
as t' the usefulness, the permanency, and the extended
influence of the National Rifle Association. He concluded
by thanking Lord Echo and the council for their care sod
attention in carrying out the objects of the association.
His royal highness then retired, and the proceedings
terminated.
The names of the prizemen have already been published
in our daily accounts of the proceedings at Wimbledon.

ST. PAUL'S CATIIEDROL.—Yesterday the Lord
Mayor, co-operating with the dean and chapter and a com-
mittee of gentlemen formed for the special purpose, opened
at the Mansion-house what is intended to be a national sub-
scription towards the completion of the embellishment of
St. Paul's Cathedral as originally designed by Sir Chrieto.
pher Wren, and he beaded the list himself with a donation.
The proposal, as submitted by the committee, headed by
the Archbishop of Canterbury, consists primarily in filling
eleven windows at the ends of the choir, nave. and transepts
with painted glove of the highest quality, uniform in style,
design, and execution ; in filling the spandrels of the dome,
vaults, and other imitable compartments, and ultimately
the dome itself, with paintings io mosaic, and generally in
gilding and incrusting with coloured marbles such parts of
the architecture as require it to complete the decorative
framework. It is also intended to finish the great organ in
the south transept, and to complete the stall-work of the
choir, and other 'rocks which have been left incomplete. To
some extent these intentions have been already realised.
The committee for the completion of the interior have been
enabled to lay out about 1,600/. in various decorative works.
A marble pulpit under the dome has b‘en given by his
friends as • memorial of the late Captain Fitzgerald ; the
corporation of London hes given 7501.; and five of the city
companies—the Grocers', the Merchant Tajlore, the
Mercers', the Goldsmiths', and the Fishmongers'-200'.
each for gilding the ribs for the vaulting of the choir and
transepts. Mr. 11. F. Vetoon and the Rev. Dr. Vivian
have placed each a painted glass window in the 'idea of the
nave ; and two memorial windows have been promised—
one by the Rev. J. V. Farah, and the other by Mr. Joshua
W. Butterworth. Two of the 11 windows of the highest
quality are in course of preparation—one for the apse, of
which the subject in the Crucifixion, the gift of the Dntpers'
Company ; the other for the great west window, the
subject being the conversion of St. Paid. given by Mr.
Thomas Brown, of the firm of Longman and CO. Five other
windows are designed with the following subjects :—Christ's
Agony in the Garden, the Entombment, the Resurrection,
the Ascension, and the Descent of the Holy Ghost.
ETUS COLLMIL ELECTION.—The examination of
candidates for the Foundation will commence on Thursday
morning, July Z. 3, at 7, and the following will be the order
of the examination :—Thursday, July 23, 7 to 9, Latin
translation ; 10.30 to 12.30, Latin composition ; 3 to 4.30,
arithmetic paper. Friday, July 24. 7to 9, Greek transla-
tion ; It to 12.30, second mathematical paper, for boys of
13 years old and upwards. All candidates will be permitted
to use Dictionary, Grudus, Greek Lexicon, and Grammar.
A young " lady," named Frances Shaw, whose
connexions are for the mast part wealthy people, was
yesterday committed for trial, by the Liverpool magistrates,
for having stolen some electro-plate forks, from the shop of
• local tradesman.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Mote Mr. 00AIMINSiOnir Hofroyd.)
IN ILI 811 A. 3. D. TICRBOIII.

A meeting of the creditors ;Ode; Thial7sabuptey was
held to-day for the purpose of 'sectioning a=;11
wide on the part of the bankrupt and him friends, w
sum of about 40,0001. will be raised on mortgage of the
bankrupt's reversionary property, and the creditors will be
paid their debts in full. A barge number of creditors at.
tended, end a considerable time was oompied in taking their
signatures to the propcsaL As soon as the reqtusite pro-
portion of amenti ars obtained and the necessary forms
complied with, the crediting will be again celled together,
and a dividend declared.

(Before Mr. Regietrar Roche.)

IN RE DION BOUCICAULT.-FIRST BITTING UND/31

The bankrupt was described s t a dramatic author, late of
Hereford House, Old Brompton, and now of Brightest. The
adjudication took place on the 3rd iost., on the petition of
the assignee' of Jones and Brewridge, upholsterers, of Piece-
dilly, who are creditors for 6001., for goods sold and delivered
since January last, to the bankrupt's reaideoce at Brompton.
The bankrupt surrendered on the same day, and obtained the
usual protection On the Bth instant Messrs. Linklaters and
Hackwool, the solicitors under the petition, laid
1 before the court a statement showing that the bankrupt
was the lessee of Hereford House, and of Others*
Court, Bromptho, and had • contract with the
freeholder, giving him the pre-emption of those
properties, with other lend adjoining. The furniture
in those establishments belongs to the bankrupt's estate.
The leases of Hereford House and Cleherne Court, together
with other property, were in equitable moderate to Meese.
ti .
Ransoms and Co., to secure • sum of 3.0C3/. Upon this
statement the court esoctiooed the sale of the above pro-
perties, and the furniture, with the concurrence of the
different parties.
This was the sitting for prc3f of debts and choice of
assignees. Owing to two or three of the courts being at
present in the hands of workmen, the proceedings had to be
conducted in one of the smallest and most inconvenient
rooms in the building, that known as the room of the re-
gistrar of the day. It was crammed to moderation, and there
were only seats provided for about half-a-dozen persons.
Xt. Bigeood.r.linstrected by Messrs. Linklatcrs and Haar.
wood) for the petitioning creditors ; Mr. C. E.
Lewis represented creditors ; sod Mr. Lawrence ap-
peared for the bankrupt.
Mr. Bargood said be believed the contest lay between
two of the largest creditors, the petitioning creditors and Mr.
Patrick, builder, of Lambeth, each of whom wished to to
assignee. On the part of the petitioning creditors be bad
to state that they had no objection to being joined with Mr.
Patrick in the usigneeship ; and if this were acceded to it
I might vary much abridge the proceediop.
Mr. Lewis, on the part of 3G. Patrick, declined the offer.
The barupt was examined by Mr. Lewis in reference
to the claim of the petitioning creditors, and stated that be
owed the petitioning creditors 2,3531. at the time of the
bankruptcy. He had paid two acceptance of 3301. each.
I The account produced was accurate as far as he
could judge. The goods were supplied from March
to Kay. Had no contract with Mr. Jones.
Did not know that Mr. Bremridp was partner
with Mr. Jones. Did not know when Jams was
bankrupt. He was last on the premises on the 20th of
June, and some of the goods were not then there. With
those exceptions, about 801., he believed the account to be
correct-2,3531., including the bil's accepted. The whole
of that amount had been spent upon his house at Old
Brampton in the present year.
Mr. Lewis said he could not resist the proof, but as the
tin had been delivered since the bankruptcy, it must be
r lmittcd subject to reduction.
Mr. Ssrgood concurred, and the proof was admitted.
Mr. Lewis then tendered a proof on behalf of Mr.
Pale d& for 2,1331., on three bills, on account, and • Jed&
meat. The claim was for work done at the new thesis,,
late Astley's. It included • small amount for interest, and
Si. 18e for costa
_ .

Patrick wee examined. He said that the bill had
never been delivered to Mr. Boucicault. neither before nor
ethos the bankruptcy. He bad deliverki an account for
1,195 L, for which two bills were given. That was for work
dose up to the opening of the theatre at Christmas. A fur-
ther amount for 8501. had been delivered and exepted for.
The remainder was for work done since. He had no claim
spinet the New Theatre Company in reference to this work.
Mr. Lewis—The question is which is worst. (laughter.?
Mr. Lawrence—Mr. Boucicault hopes to pay everyone in
. . .

Kr. Lewis—l am extremely glad to hear it.
Mr. Lawrance—With the assistance of the amlgnees,
which I have no doubt will be given.
Mr. Patrick's proof was then admitted.
Mr. Asplin, theatrical wig.maker, of Sookville-eirest
West, proved for 8/. 10s.
Some unopposed proofs were then put in, and on the
amounts bong added op on each side, it was found that
the proofs put in by Mr. Lewis amounted to 2,9631., and
those on the other side to 2,837/.
Mr. Lawrence tendered a proof for 2,503/, on the part of
Mr. Carew, solicitor, of Linooltesian, who claimed 5,0001.
under an agreement with Mr Boocicault, but held security
worth about 2,530/. If the securities produced more, the
proof would be proportionately reduced.
Mr. Lewis sad that the security ought to be properly
valued before the proof WU admitted. A proof had never
been tendered under such circumstances before.
Xr. Lawrence said it was a common r ractice for the pur-
pose of voting in the choice. The property on which the
soutrity wee held was the bankrupt's house at Old Brompton.
Mr. George Cares!, in answer to Mr. Lewis, dated that
he intended to relinquish his right of security beyond
2,1001. He had been the bankrupt's solicitor since
his return from America in 1860. The security be
held on bankrupt's property was dated in May last. Could
not say be did not know that the bankrupt was then in
pecuniary difficulties. He owed witness a large sum
he also owed matey to his bankers. Had not acted
for the bankrupt with the New Theatre Compaq. Be.
Hared the bankrupt to be solvent when the security was
given. Had an account of the money he bad bait the
bankrupt. He took no promissory note, only en I 0 U for
the first 800 f.
Bankrupt—That has been paid.
. . .

Mr. Carew further stated that bed no security beyond
the depait of deeds. until May last. He had given
up the deeds in Dmember last. He asked for the
security in May because he was anions to get some
securit♦ for his debt. At that time he did not know
that Mr. Boncicault had any other creditors but Messrs.
Ransoms and himself. He knew that he bad been
Hied at th►t time by parties claiming in respect of the new
the& re

—Mr. LLIVTIIIO9 objected to this line of examination.
Mr. B oueicault being appealed to, said that the money
was due to Mr. Carew. It was nearly all for cub lent to
him to purchase the property which had been taken
by the creditors.
Mr. Lewis rereated hi objection to the proof, that the
security mast be realised or prorrly valued. If the
registrar were against him be should go to the commissioner.
The Registrar said the creditor bad established his claim
on oath to 5.000/., and the on!y question was his right to
strike off the 2,5001. as the value of the security. This was
a course which was commonly pursued. mid he saw no
objection to the proof being admitted 10 this form.
Mr. Lewis asked for an adjournment of the choice, in
order that the opinion of the commissioner might be taken
oo the proof.
Mr. &mood strongly objected to this course.
The matter being referred to Mr. Commissioner Hoßoyd,
His Honour said that the proof ought to be admitted for
2,600/.
The result was the appointment of Masers. Dear and
Low., the petitioning mediuns (assignees of Jones and
Bremridge), as assignees of this estate.
The accounts are in course of preparation hr Mr. Harding,
who states the liabilities at 01,000/., and 12 C3l/, in respect
of the New Theatre Company. The assets are also esti-
mated at a considerable amount.
No allowance was asked for. The examination sitting was
fixed for the 14th of August.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
FALSE CHARM:nt-PENA LTT.

Mathew Gilts, en elderly man. carrying on bu►iness as
• general shopkeeper in Philip..teeet, Kiogslend•road, was
charged on remind with having falsely and wilfully repro.
muted that one William hi!! son, who offered himself
to be hired and employed, hail not been hired or employed
in any previous service.
Mr. Beard attended, as on the former hearing. on the perk
of the defendant. when it was proved that Mr. John Smith,
landlord of the Red Deer public-house in C imbridgeeroad,
Hackney, advertised in the Adtveri.re newspaper for an
assistant, that on or &omit the 14th of April last a young
man, who gave the name of William Giles, applied for the
situation. representing that he hod oever been in one before,
that he therefore referred to defendant as his father for •
character, and that defendant saibsequently declared to Mr.
Smith, in presence of the epplicant. that the latter was •
good and honest youth, who had never been in any em-
ployment away from his borne, in co-sequence .1 • 'ck
assertions Mr. Smith engaged the young man, and kep. aim
in his service until the 4th inst., when he was discharged,
it being ascertained that • plan to which be was
• principal patty had been formed for robbing
the house. loquirim also resulted in the dis-
covery that this excellent *errant was a convieted thief
and known to be such by his parent who was forthwith
summoned upon the present charge and remanded.
Mr. Hawley, of 123, Recent-street. now said—l know
the defendant and his son William Giles. Two years ago
last September, the latter was in my scenes and robbed me
of above 4,0001. worth of jewellery ; he was traced to Paris
and captured, and the property was recovered. In December,
he was tried and convicted at the Westminster Ses-
sions for the offence and sentenced to two years' imprieon-
ment.
Crone:•mined by Mr. Beard—lt was mainly through
the defendant's aid that the thief was captured and the
goods restored.