The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-12 00:00:00

CLAss V.

Cape Heaths, in collections of ten.—Bold banksian, Mr.
Cole; silver gilt, Mr. Smith; certificate of excellence, Mr.
May; gold banknan, Mr. Epps, nurseryman; silver gilt,
Messrs. Fraser ; certificate of excellence, Messrs. Halmos ;
large silver, Mr. Fairbairn.
Caps Heaths, in 11. inch pots.—Silver gilt, Mr. Leybank ;
certificate of excellence, Mr. Watson; large silver, Mr.
Jarvis. Nurserymen: Silver gilt, Mr. Clarke; certificate
of excellence, Mr. Pamplin.
Cape Ileaths, in 8-inch pots.—Certificate of excellence,
Mr. Taylor; large silver, Mr. Speedo ; gold knightian, Mr.
Hauer ; silver banksien, Mr. Over.
Fuchiss, in sixes.—Certificnte of excellence, Mr. Pest-
ridge ; large silver, Mr. Franklin ; silver lufightian, Messrs.
Fraser; salver bankalan, Mr. Bray.
Species of Pelargonium.—Large silver, Mr. Parker;
silver knightian, Mr. Watson.
Hose in BO varieties.—Certificate of excellence, Messrs.
Paul ; large silver, Messrs. Lane; silver knightian, Mr.
Francis. _ _

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ROWS in 25 varieties.—Large silver, Mr. Terry ; 'Byer
knightiast, A. Rowland, Esq. ; silver banksian, 8. Bennett,
Esq.
CL/111 VI.

New Plants in Flower—Certificate of excellence, median's
sitboldi, Mr. Cole; large silver, dracaena indivisa, Mean.
Veitch • e silver, i2bies jesoensis, Standish and Noble;
silver • tan, arisamria Cookii, Messrs. Henderson;
silver k cetaxus fottuni, .Standish and Noble;
silver baa margarettte, Mc sn. Lane ; certi-
ficate, epielawfixans sp. a, Mr. Canon ; certifieate, sechmea
miniata, Minim &Mem ; metificate, collinsir bartriie-
(cilia, Mears. Voila ; antilkate, leptoeiphus ep. n., Messrs.
Veatch.
(N)—Other kinds of fruit of peculiar excellence and
value—Silver banksian, Mr. fallen, for specimens of Vanilla
fruit.
The fruits, flowers, and plants were, as usual, arrayed in
the respective classes beneath the splendid marquees erected
by Mr. B. EdginVon, of the Borough.

Mr. Henry Ricketts had an interview on Saturday, with
Mr. Secretary Walpole.
Despatches from the Governor of Van Dieman's Land
INTO received on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yea.
terdsy, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rey. Dr.
Wesley officiated and preached the sermon.
WOMAN EXECUTED HT BURNING AT DUBLIN.—
A gentleman is still alive, or was so very recently, who saw
the last women who wu burned In Dublin at the place of
public execution, which wu where the tandemse and
fashionable street tailed Fitswilliant-street now is; and I
am acquainted with • gentleman whose kitchen fireplace
was as nearlyaa possible on the spot.—Ginieto in Notes
and Cireries."

VALUE OE GOLD COIN.—The Wanderer of Vienna
states that the English government has proposed that a
European congress shall be held at London to deliberate on
measures to be taken is 006121011, relstin to gold *on,
which are inostantly loafs' *air value.

Katy iintetitgence.
EQUII Y COURTS.--BATURDAT.
Omuta 111 Loftus Joan O or Al►u4
EX PARTS GULL at RI GULL.—BANKRUPTIL

The bankrupts in this ran were tallow brokers in a very
large way of buisers. The petition was presented by one I
of tike bestrapts by way of appeal against eh. commis. 1
sileases SWIM emending his certificate for two years, and I
*en grueffies sae of a third &ABB only. The grounds for
site dusidra appeeled from appearing upon the petition of
appeal, wens that the petitioner, by a fraudulent min.
represeatation, induced a creditor named Mellott to for-
bear
enforcing payment of £7OO, being the price of fifty I
casks of tallow sold by him to the bankrupts in April, 1661.
Mellott deposed that he bed allowed the £7OO to remain un-
paid in the belief that the fifty casks had not been delivered,
Cut he did not swear that such belief had been produced
by any representation to that effect made by the petitioner.
Ihe other ground was, that a creditor named Kelly had
remitted £330 to the bankrupt as the price of 26 casks
of tallow, but that ho bad never received the tallow from
the bankrupt. The answer of the petitioner to this
charge was that the money had been remitted to the bankers
of' the bankrupt ; and that in the petitioner's absence it
had been drawn out by the partner of the petitioner. The
petitioner, having no money to pay for It, bad therefore 1.--
tuned the tallow to the firm of Palmer and Co., from
whom it bad been purchased by the bankrupt.
Mr. Sweeston and Mr. Ibiburgh appeared for the peti-
tioner; Mr. Cooke contra for the opposing creditors.
The solicitor for the creditors' assignees and the official
assignee both stater their belief that there had been no
fraud on the part of the petitioner in the transactiuns com-
plained of by the opposing creditors.
Their lordships were of opinion that there had been no
want of bons fides or integrity on the part of the bankrupt
in the transactions complained of, and they varied the Com-
missioner's order by granting a certificate of the first class.
En PART' DOIAIIII IN as DUVAOII, A BANILIMPT.
This was the petition of the bankrupt to annul the adju-
dication. The bankrupt, it appeared, was a member of a
firm of solicitors, but had been made bankrupt es a scri-
vener, it being alleged that, in addition to his professional
business as a solicitor, ho was in the habit of receiving
money from his clients for the purpose of finding invest-
ments, and that he made charges for remuneration in re-
spect of such business. It appeared from the evidence that
the transactions described as scrivening, arose out of the
circumstance, that a lady named Browne, the wife of a
former partner of the bankrupt, and with whom the bank-
rupt 'rayon terms of intimacy, was in the habit of coming to
him for advice as to the mode of investing her
property, and of paying funds into Lis hands for the pur-
pose of inventing them. It was shown, however, that on all
but one or two occasions the investment was agreed upon
and arranged by the parties before the money was left;
end that the charges made by the bankrupt did not extend
beyond those to which as solicitor ho would he fairly en-
titled.
Mr. Bacon and Mr. Cooke ap'icared in support of the pe-
tition; end Mr. Swanston and Mr. Bagehawe contra.
Their lordships held that the facts proved were not of •
nature to establish that the bankrupt was making or at-
tempting to make a livelihood by receiving other persona
money into his custody to be laid out on their account, ac-
cording to the purpose for which it was deposited, and
charging remuneration therefor by procuration fees, com-
mission, or otherwise. The consequence was that the bank-
rupt was held not to be a scrivener within the meaning of
the bankrupt law; and an order was made annulling the
adjudication.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-SATURDAY.
Baron lIIa. COXIIIIPEONILI Tom-mar&

IN RI BUCUANAN.—Tun PicrvYs MADII.

The bankrupt was a picture dealer, in Gerard-street,
Soho. This was the adjourned certificate meeting. When
the case was last before the court, it was suggested that an
adjournment of the case might afford opportunity for the
realization of the meets, consisting principally of pictures.
Mr. Badman, for the assignees, said they wished to offer
no opposition, and were satisfied with the exertions of the
bankrupt towards effecting a sate of the property.
Mr. Linklater, on behalf of the bankrupt, stated that the'
assets had been realised, and world yield about 2,3001. to
meet the unsecured debts of 4,6511. Though Mr. Buchanan
had dealt in pictures to a large extent, his trading bad not
been one in the ordinary sense. lie had dealt with the
highest and noblest in the land, and had been the means
of introducing to this country some of the finest pictures in
existence. In,lB 17, be had pictures in his possession which he
valued at 10,0001.; but owing to the monetary crisis of that
period, he was unable to dispose of his pictures for anything
like their value; and the result had been to leave him, in
May, 1819, in a deficiency of 4,0001. Of the secured credi-
tire, one gentleman alone was a creditor for 7,5001.,and ho held
three pictures by earaeci and Carlo Dulci, for two of which
5,0001. had been offered by the government. The sale of
Mr. Buchansn's stock had taken place at a most uefortu-
tate period, just previous to the dissolution of parliament,
when gentlemen were on the wing, and had little time to
attend to the fine arts. The result had been a great depre-
ciation. Bad the pictures been sold at the value put upon
them, there would have been enough to pay the creditors in
full. Mr. Buchanan was much respected in higher circles ;
and be held a testimonial of the services he had rendered to
the cruse of art in this country, signed by many noblemen
and gentlemen. 1-he trade and personal expenditure had
been very moderate—the latter little more than 3001. a
year. The books were of a meagre character ; but the offi-
cial assignee admitted that it wee not a ease iu which regu-
lax mercantile books could be looked for. The bankrupt
hoped to receive a ceruticate of the first class, his failure
having solely arisen front the unavoidable depreciation of his
property, and nut from anv undue speculation.
The Commissioner—Will there be a dividend ?

Mr. Linklater said there was about 3001. or 4001. in hand;
bat the great portion of the property was held by the se-
cured creditors.
His Honour said he must put entirely out of question the
clam of persons with whom the bankrupt was in the habit
of dealing; he must be judged as if he were a picture
dealer or picture broker, in Wardourstreet or anywhere
else. The question was, whether he had carried on a regular
trade, in a regular and prudent manner. Ihe impression
of the court was, that he had not carried on his trade
with proper prudence; because every man of the world
knew thoroughly well that there was nothiag so varying as
the value of pictures. Such fluctuations were not attri-
butable to any commercial panic (which seemed to be made
the scapegoat of all commereiii offences and to be supposed
to explain every commercial deficiency), nor to the dissolu-
tion of parliament, or other each cause. The breath of a
so-called connoisseur might damage a picture so es to sink it
front thousands to tens. lie recollected • cue in that
court where an auctioneer, also an extensive speculator
in pictures, had put down in his balance-sheet a
picture at twenty thousand pound. ; the result
was that it was sold for less than 3,0001. Every man,
therefore, who was engaged in this speculative trade ought
to make large allowances for possible loss, and could not,
when he failed, attribute his bankruptcy to unavoidable
loss or misfortune, unless such was specifically proved.
Reference had been made to the case of Gull and Wilson,
in which the Lords Justices had, apes apneal, granted an
immediate certificate to Mr. Gull; he had not seen the
arguments in that case, but if it were decided on the same
evidence as had be. n given before him, he must express his
extreme surprise at the decision. lie could not consider
this a cue of unavoidable loss or misfortune. His doctrine
was that every person who entered into trade of any de-
scription, so as to be liable to be brought into that court,
was bound to keep books and vouchers with regularity.
Considering the time that had elapsed, he would not fur-
ther suspend the certificate, but would grant it as of the
second clam.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yong.

These arises commenced on Saturday last, at York
Cutle, the commission being opened by Mr. Justice Wight-
man, who arrived in York shortly before 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. His lordship was secompanied by the High
Sheriff, Sir J. If. Lowther, Dart., of Swillingtnn, near
Leeds, and the usual retinue, on proceeding to the Castle of
York, where the court baring been formally opened and
adjourned to noon on Monday, the learned judge went to
the Guildhall, and the commission for the city wax read,
the court being adjourned until 9 o'clock on Monday
morning. Lord Chief Justice Campbell did not arrive in
York until a late hour on Saturday night. The calendar
of prisoners is a heavy one, both as regards numbers and
crime, particularly at this season of the year. Your pri-
soners are charged with murder, one with an attempt at
murder, seven with manslaughter, with bur-
glary, thirty with highway robbery, and ten fi.r rape, the
total number for trial being 126. The civil business also
promises to be heavier than usual, as already thirty-eight
venires have been returned to the Under-Sheriff's offloe,
and thirteen special juries have been struck.