The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-27 00:00:00

DIZADIUL ACCIDENT IN LIED&

Last night, at accident of a singular character,
and anferenistely eroded with serious malts to areal
poreams, oceerred at the Leeds Arms public-bones,Weaver-
squeak Bank. In me of the rooms oe the monad storey •
meeting of the Moral electors of the Eiist Ward wee berg
held, mid was addreind by the liberal imadidata,
Mr. Binchaliffe. The aprtoest, which is about Ze
feet long by sheet 30 feet broad, was dearly
growth& and me estimate of ths 'weber preen places
if so high even as 250. While Yr. Moduli& wee aimed
in addressing the meeting, bream: ball-past 9 sad 10
o'clock. the floor was suddiely felt to be gide( way, the
beans as which it meted soak is Cl* maitre, were Worn
of at the walls as each aide of the apartmeet, and all the
oceirsets were preapitated tete th. taproom beat,.
Bernd either were seriously icJared, and ware marred
to Mier Miura. Is the lower aperuneet at the time the
aooideot occurred three person were anted. The building,
which is the property of Mr. oouncillor Balogh, is
stated to boa eery old as., sod there is no drabt re
rafters supporting the room ere altogether insufkient to
bear the weight of so large a number of persons. Thiry
broke an the walla se mealy as if they had been sawn cff ;
bet it semen that Nitta Ming bad ben does to the walla.
sad that the disaster has not extended to tbe other apart-
reels on the mane . The fact that an mildest lad
oceurred enacted, is • shat Siam an isomer. crowd to the
spot, aid it required all the efforts of a body of price to
preserve order while the injured and those who hod forte-
early reaped without hart were beiag monad from their
perilous position. Or of the windows of the taproom was
removed, and through this opeuicg • meaderabr somber
win taken out frau zoom the min.—Lords Mercury.

A VOIRIDABIL RIVAL VOL LEI DAVIVITOAT Bap-
ritata—The Calcutta saporinemdems at the Penisesler and
Oriental Steam Navigation Compasy, writing sales date
September 22, says :—" One of the greatest curiosities of
the day—a somnambulist steward—goes home is the
Mullen. No matter how securely be may be bound with
cords, he widow everything and walks about while fast
asleep. Last night we fastened him to the ship's Welter,
bat he unlooseeed himself without awakeeing the man, got
on deck, aid was very nearly overboard. The man is a con-
stant mum of anxiety to all on board the Moolue, and if
he reaches England should be exhibited. Some Barnum
would make s fortune of him."

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At the annual dinner of the South Aron Agricultu-
ral flesiety, held et Christchurch, Haste, on foesday amain
last, the Berl of 11.sistssennt presided. The noble earl spoke
at some length ups the rendition of the army end navy, ow
the neosesity of farmers clepeodiog less upon sheet a• •
staple trade, sod soon oar foreign policy.
Tun Baturr SocisrY.—The meetings of the com-
mittee baring bees resumed after the moms the weekly
meeting was held os Tuesday. The following subscriptioss
have hese received mime the loot report :—J. Y. Versos,
U. la. ; W. Dens* 11. le. • W. Shocernith, U. la. ; C.
Hobbs, 11. la ; Lord Maki, M.P., 1/. le. ; W. Austin,
U. • J. B. Osrsey. 11. le. • Sir C. Douglas, K.P., Si.;lt.
Cobden, N.Y., U. la. ; Coateel 11. ; Seri:mat
Gamlen, 11. le. • J. Camases's, 11. la. ; Thames Bosley,
IL P., 31. 34. ;J. 'Platt. IL ls. •B. M. Carter, ;J. Ker.
m.p., 21. ; Thome 'Reber* 11. le. ;H. Haws.
11, ; J. Lases. jun., 11. la ; T. Opmehaw, IL ; T. Flit's.-
too, 11.; F. Steiter, 51.; V. Bettoricher, 11. ; J. F. B Mona%
; P. ennui, If. la ; W. FA wards IL la. ; It J•bans.
U. ; E. Pease, iL ls. ; Orousield and Son, 14 la ; Themes
Berme, 1LP.,11. ; J. Hodgkitnion, 14 ; W. E. Robert%
21 10a. ;J. Pilkiegtos, M.P.. ;H. E. Emden, 21. •S.
Allen, U. is. ; F. Wedgwood. 41. 44., and sundry smaller
IMAM

On Sunday week the Bishop of London took part
ie th• service at St. John's Episcopal Chards, Ballaebalkdy
Gioneos. Metals( Prayer MY said by the iocumbeat, this
Roy. D. Maakaszia. His lordship presets NI an impressive
sermon to a very largo sod known.. a:oregano's, from St.
John u., 29—" Bland are they that hay. got messed yet
harts bslimod." This bishop afterwards assisted la the adl•
ministration of the Holy Communion to a oosaidershie
number of communicasta. The musical portion of the m-
otto was emseicated by a young lady, a comber of this *on-
'notion, on the hanoweium, sesistad by the choir, all is
eurphoso. The services of the day being coded. Mr. Tos-
cani, the proprietor of the estate of Ballachnlish, oder-
tensed his lordship, Mrs. Tait, and a number of lodise sod
gentlemen to luncheon as hood his steam yacht the Qirra-
date. When lambast was over, Mr. Tennant sad the
clergy retuned boos, sod this Carrodalo steamed away to-
wards Ardgoar-Yonne, where the Biabop of Loodos is stay-
ing at proseat.
TEN Pore AND " BILOTEIZA losierina."—The
Rev. Father Rook*, la a recent memos at vise Dominions •
church, Eestieli-Orinse stated that a coentuuniestion Isom
twos rewired from his Halloos this Pope, directing this
bishops of this comity to point out to the elmp the duty
of hopresdog on their &eke the denier of goring muster
sow to those who, though remaining protretanta, have pre.
mated to adopt the name and the helot of inemben of to-
'igloos orders in the church. This, although the foot la set
specifically mentioned, is evidently a hit at "Brother Ig-
-1 mina."

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Paper, mast be at the Moe, le, Domverteation, by Two
o'cnolt on the day of publication.

HA VICUMICr.

Turn EVENTNO. THEit:TN AND THE WLPID.—THE
STRANGER. Meson. Howe, ?wren, Chlppend.le, Compton, snd
Rogers Mesdames Beetnes and Keeley.—ON THE SLY. Mr.
Buckstone.—And OUR MARY ANN& —Commence et 7.

PILINCEIMM.

VMS Er=MO. DORN 10--"Zioop LUCIE. Mr. D. Murray.
And THE STREETS OF LONDON. Moors. Vida& .1. W. Ray,
D. tither D. Murray, J. Nebula. H. Forrester, and H. Ilelloo
Uzi H. Marston, Maws Barnett sad Gaynor.

LYCEUM.

Tun Eynon, THE RINGS BUTTERFLY. Messrs.
Yachter, Ryder, Widd*mob, Charles, Mclntyre, Raymond,
Clifford, CollaM : Misses Carlotta Leelereq. M. Benrade, R.
Lavine, and B. Laremt—Commenos at haltnast 7.

tiFTAIn!u•

Tina Emma. THE DYING CHILD. Yn. S.
Lane,- Slneng by Mr. Albert Steele, Madame Conn, and
leo Annie Radcliffe. And IHB MILLER AND HIS
1111.-V.—Cotantence at ff.

MOH WATU AT LONDON-MUDGE.
TIM DAY Morning, Oh. Ota....Aftentoon. Oh. 7m.
TO-1401410W Morning, Ob. 29m....Afternoon, Oh. 48m.

LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27.

THE Select Committee on Bankruptcy which
Mt last Session broke up, as our readers are
aware, without making a formal report. The
magnitude of the inquiry prevented it from having
time to digest the evidence into definite recom-
mendations, and it accordingly contented itself
with laying before Parliament the materials it had
collected, and asking that it might next year be
re-appointed, in order to bring its labours to a re-
gular conclusion. The mass of data which it was
able to bring together has just been issued in the
form of a very bulky blue-book, the size of which
certainly justifies the caution of the Committee in
desiring ample time for its mature consideration.
Even the draft report prepared by the Chairman,
Mr. Morrsr, at the desire of the Committee,
must, therefore, be looked upon rather as a me-
thod of formalising the discussion than as the
expression of decided opinions. In this respect it
will be useful, for is will reduce to the shape of
definite objections and proposals the vague feeling
of dissatisfaction with which the mercantile world
has viewed the operation of the amending Act
of 1861, from which so much was at first
hoped. A collateral matter started during
the very sitting of the Committee, and to which
marked attention has been since directed, is the
allegation of extensive defalcations on the part of
the officials connected with the administration of
bankruptcy. crave charges had been brought
against the Leeds Court in particular, and the
LORD Ciik:vcral.oit having ordered these to be in-
vestigated by Mr. Commissioner ATRTON and by
Mr. HARDING, a London accountant, the result
was deemed to be so serious as to call for an ex-
tension of the inquiry to the other country dis-
tricts. The report of these gentlemen in regard to
the Leeds and the Birmingham Courts is contained
in the appendix to the evidence just issued, and
in order that the personal question may be
dismissed, we shall endeavour to point
out the actual facts established. In doing
this we shall purposely avoid any reference
to the defalcations of a London official 11111;gnee,
which perhaps first led to suspicion, for the rea-
son that they arose almost entirely under the old
Act, and may therefore be considered as having
only an imperfect bearing on the operation of the
Act of 1861.

At Leeds there are two official assignees—Mr.
You:co and Mr. CARRICK. Mr. YOUNG was rr-
quired, after the examination of his accounts, to
pay over, and has paid over, 1,2041., as the
deficiency on two years ; Mr. CARRICK, a sum of
1,3131. These amounts are composed in part of
fees received, but not paid over, and in
part of office and other expenses charged,
and not actually expended. With regard to the
former class of items, however, both gentlemen
offer an explanation, which will probably be
deemed to exonerate them from intentional fraud.
The fees in question arose chiefly in bankruptcies
in which proceedings had commenced under the
old Act, and the fees were those which the old Act
gave to the registrars. The new Act assigned
them salaries in lieu of fees. But the General
Order framed in pursuance of it, as interpreted by
a letter of the Chief Registrar in Bankruptcy,
directed that fees payable in depending bankrupt-
cies, and due for work partly done before and
partly after the passing of the Act, should be
apportioned as each court should direct. In the
case of the Leeds Court the Commissioner gave a
general authority that in such cases one-half of
the fees should be retained by the official as-
signees. This was acted on, and the fees so re-
tained were not entered in the accounts rendered.
Such appears to have been the total amount of
the error committed ; an error, as the gentlemen
inculpated observe, more of form than substance,
since it consisted in not entering sums as received
which they would have been entitled to enter on
the opposite page as paid to themselves under the
order of the Court. The alleged overcharges of
office expenses appear to receive an explanation
equally simple. The Act directs that such reason.
able expenses shall be paid as shall be allowed by
the Court. The Court at Leeds, instead of audit-
ing each particular half-year's charges, allowed a
fixed sum as "reasonable," and this fixed sum
the official assignees retained, without giving the
detail of items on which it was expended. It is
only fair to add that the Commissioner of the
Leeds Court gives to one of these gentlemen, Mr.
YOUNG, a testimonial as to his accuracy, probity,
and honour couched in the highest possible terms ;
and that even the investigators speak of his books
as being carefully and well kept.
In Birmingham there are three official aasignees,
Messrs. Wurrsoart, KINNEAR, and HARRIS. In
the case of all of these the Examining Commis-