The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-26 00:00:00

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE-(THIS DAY.)

The marriage of Sir Malcolm Murray M'Oregor,
Bart, with the Lady Helen IVDrianall, only daughter of
Hugh Seymour, fourth and late Earl of Antrim, and Helen
Laura Counter of Antrim, was solemnised this morning, at
St. George's Church, Hanoveraquare, in the presence of
realm a amorous congregation of relatives and friend'.
The bride, accompanied by her mother, arrived at the
church at half-past 11 o'clock, where the bridegroom and
wedding party had already arrived. The fair bride was so-
oompanied to the altar by eight young Mien noting ti
bridesmaids. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford,
assisted by the Rev. Henry Howarth, Rector of St. George's,
performed the nuptial rite. After the oustomrry registra-
tion of the marriage, the wedding party prooseded to the
Countess of Antrim's residence in Lambdas-square to par-
take of the wedding breakfast. Early in the afternoon Sir
Malcolm and his wife left town for Berkshire, whence they
go to Sir Malcolm's seat in Perthshire.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prinoe and Princess
of Wales, end suite, including the Earl and Coma=
Spencer, the Hon. Robert Meads, Lieutenant-General
Boollya, he., are expected to arrive at Antwerp on Sunday
next ; and on Monday, or the following day, will embark
for Woolwich.

PRINCZ ALYEED.it has already been mentioned
that hi royal highness will take up his midgets in Boon,
on the Rhine, during the coming winter, with a view to pur-
suing his studies in the univermity of that town. His nits
will consist of five gentlemen, and one of Hen Rinekeire
newly-built houses in the beautiful and healthy Poppela-
dorfer-ARte has bleu taken far him, and is now being at-
s-nged (both within and without) in a most elegant and
tasty manner.

THE MARQUIR OF BRISTOL.—The medical report
received in town this morning (Wednesday) from Ickworth
Park is favourable, and although the noble marquis cannot
be pronounced out of danger, he Is much better than on
Saturday and Sunday last.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland's party at
Duorobin Castle, N. 8., has separated. The noble duke
and draws leave Dunrobin on Friday for Tarbet House,
Rosewhire, on their way south.

The Marquis and Marehionees of Lansdowne
have left Lowdown, House, Berkeley-square, for Bowood
Park, Wilts.

The Earl and. Countess de Grey will arrive in
town to-day from Studley Royal, their seat near Ripon.
A marriage is shortly to take place between Um
Ron. Frederick Charter* commander in the Royal Navy,
eon of the Earl of Weaves, and the Lady Loe'la Kop-
pel, daughter of the Earl sod Counter of Albemarle.

- Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald are daily ex-
pected at their reeidenre in Carlton Hotimi-tarram frees •
tour in exotland.

The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., left
town yentoclay for his wet in Surrey. It was expected
that the right hoc, gentleman would have relieved the
Right Hon. Sir George Grey in attendance on the Queen,
but other arrangements have been made.

Last night the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress eot.rtaioed the Archbishop of Centerbury, the
Bishops of Oxford and Peterborough, and a numerous body
of the clergy of Loodou, ►t the Mansion-house. There were
about 300 gnats

To-morrow evening Madame Sinico, who made a
successful debut at Her Majesty's Theatre last season, is to
reappear as lady Henrietta in Herr Flotow's Martha.

The International Racing Company's next meet-
ings are fixed for the let and 6th November, at Paths-
(alleles, an hour from Park.

Mr. Sothern concluded a week's engagement at
the Theatre Royal, Dahl's, on Saturday night. He
attracted large houses every erasing, and gave the greatest
satisfaction, especially in the character of David Garrick,
On Monday night Miss Bateman commenced an engagement
of 12 nights. Notwithstanding the fearfully inclement
state of the weather, the house wee well filled, sad she met
an enthusiastic reception. She was called out again and
again, and bouquets were east upon the stage. It is stated
that places are alreaiy engaged for nearly every night dr-ing
the engagement.

A prebend stall in Exeter Cathedral is vacant by
the death of the Rev. W. W. Harvey.
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The Tiverton church belle rung merrily on the
20111 inst., to celebrate the birth-day of the octogenarian re
presentative of Tiverton, Lord Palmerston.

The Vienna journals announce that a curious
trial is about to take plate in Austria. The accused was
employed in the Ministry of Finance, and he is charged
with embenlement to a considerable erten; not of money,
but of cigars and postage stamps. It is said that be has
abstracted three millions of menace cigar, one million of
Cebu, 25,000 Cabanos, and 1,200,000 packets of ordinary
tobacco far smoking. He also took postage stamps to the
valor of 50,000 fr.
Letters from Tangier mention that the Isthmus
of Suez Company ham just put into practice in Morocco ao
ingenious method of procuring workmen. gnawing the
vial of the Mahometans to perform the pilgrimage to
Mecca, the company has announced in the el:wt. of Tan-
gier and the other towns of the regency, that "ell week-
men who shall have worked a year on the canal will be
taken gratuitously to Mecca to perform their devotiors at
the tomb of the Prophet."
In Singapore the average mortality caused by
tigers has for a long time been calculated at one mac a day.
The local government have recently made great efforts to
drive away these destructive aaimala. Convicts have been
specially employed to hunt them down, and the reward
offered for their destruction has been considerably increased.
These measures have to a certain intent proved suoreseful,
but that they have not been altogether so, is shown by •
statement in • late number of the Straits Times. In little
more than a fortnight in the mootb of August last, live men
bad been killed by tigers, and these were not merely con-
jectural noes, but clues in which the evidence of the canoe
of death wee indisputable.

THE LATE LADY BOSWELL.—The death of Grace
Lady Boswell, which is just asnsocumed, recalls nee of the
most exciting of the political reannimeness of a pest genera.
tion. Her husband, Sir Alexander Boswell, vice-lieutenant
of Ayrshire, was the eldest ace of Dr. Jolinsoo's biographer,
and was, like his father—and unlike his • grandfather, old
Lord Auchinleck—a tory of the tortes. He was charged
by Mr. Stuart, of Duneare, with writing • political song of
an offensive nature, was called oat, met his opponent, who
was &traded by the Eeri of Hombre (his own • friend^
being the Hon. John Douglas, the Marquis of Queeesberry's
brother), at Aucbtertool, near Balms* March 26, 1822;
the bell of Mr. Stuart struck him as the shoulder and mi-
tered the spies, sod he died shortly afterwards at Balmer
Hoar. Mr. Stuart was tried for murder, June 10, I t 322 ;
Jeffrey defended him, and he was acquitted. But the ma-
settee caused by this avowed political duel was immense.
Lady Boswell had lived in retirement for the Let 42 years.
THE VIeIDIEGAL HOUSEHOLD. We have the
authority to state that the household of Lord Wodshouse
will be composed as follows :—Private Secretary. Edmond
Wod•house, Esq. ; Assistant Private SecretaryWalling ,
Everard, Fag. • State Steward, lieutenant-
Coloeel Viscount St. Lawrence ' • Comptroller, Robert Wil-
liams, Req. ; Gentlemen Usher and Master a Oreeseries,
Fredrick Willis. req. ; Chamberlain, Hoe. Henry Leeson ;
Master of the Hone, Colosel Henry Maras, Longford
litl ; Gentleman of the Bedchamber, George Beget,
Gest/eras at Large, Leery Balfour, Fag.
Damp, Oapteks Claud Leseelles, Boyd Aleey F 1 Unto-
asatMolooel F. Forster. 4th Dragoon Guards ; H. Ark.
Wright, Faq., 84th Regiment ; Captain Hoe. Edm, J. Boyle,
854 k Iteigisseak.—Dublin Zemin/ M 414.4

WEDNESDA
TEST IMBUE/1G
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MADRID, Oar: 25.
Admiral Pareja leaves Madrid to-morrow for the
Pacific to replace Admiral Pinson.
The Noticias of to-day states that M. Pereira has
had a long conference with the Minister of Finance.
The Spout says :—" General Gandera has in-
formed the government that the San Domingo in-
surgents have made serious proposals for peace."

THE NATIONAL (ITALIAN) BANK

TURIN, Oar. 26.

A meeting of the council has been held, at which
it was determined to call up the 250 fr. which is
still due upon each share. The payment is to be
made by instalments as follows :
let instalment, on Deo. 15... Francs 50
2nd f Feb. 10... „ 100
3rd .t Mar. 10... „ 100
Interest, at the rate of 6 per cent., will be al-
lowed on all instalments paid in advance.

THE ANGLO-INDIAN TELEGRAPH.
BOMBAY, Ocr. 2•

The Persian Gulf Telegraph cable has been re-
paired. The land line is completed from Bushire
to Teheran, and messages have come through to
Bombay in 12 hours.
The extension from Teheran to Bagdad will be
finished next month, but the disputes on the fron-
tier prevent communication with the latter city.

• ['The above manage am telegraphed from Snez on the
2:ith inth, at 1.30 p.m., but the route by which it rearlad
that place ia unknown there being no mail from Bombay
between the 29th September and the 14th October.]

AMERICA.

)N, Ocr. 26.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
America, sailing hence to-day for New York with
the English, French, and German mails, takes out
Ib2 saloon passengers, French jewellery value
123,00 fr., and a large cargo, including 300 bales of
hops.

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F:. THE NEW

16Pral? ACT.

orPszpoßT O jimp°IIELECT oomatrrrw;
"This morning was burned, in a blue-book of 530
pages, the report of the select committee appointed to in-
quire Into the working of the New Bankruptcy Act, to.
gather with the evidence heard been than. This report is
simply a postponement of any &delve recommendetioos
until next semicia. It is as follow, The length of time
spent in the important *Wry entrusted to your committee
has rendered it impossible for them to do more than re-
port the 'video*, taken by them, while fulfilling the duty
imposed on them. To report =dully on so difficult and
intricate a mbjeot requires great care and much thought.
Many attempts have already been made to legislate with
effect upon this important branch of administration, sad
the failure of these manifold efforts reek.' it imperative
upon parliament to act with great circumspection and
deliberation in ell future proceedings in this matter. Your
committee therefore hope that at the commencement of
the next session of parliament they may be reappointed, sad
thus, that sufficient time may be afforded for a due con-
sideration of the many intricate questions that hue to be
decided before efficient legislation is possible."
It appears, however, that a long draft report was pro-
posed by the chairman, Mr. Moffatt, and reed to the com-
mitte, through the above, proceeding from Mr. Roebuck,
was ultimately adopted. This draft report, which is of
considerable length, contains the following paragraphs re-
specting the commissionen, the official amities', the cre-
ditors' 'stigmas, the registrars, the accountant in bank-
ruptcy, the messengers, and the ushers, denoting to • cer-
tain extent the nature of a great part of the evidence :
"That u regards the Commistionen. —There is concurrent
testimony as to the great uncertainty of their decisions ;
complaints are numerous as to the delay of all matters ad-
ministered in the court, and also as to neglect in sue-
tiring the powers of punishing fraudulent debtors with
which they are invested by the sot of 1861. That con-
siderable public inconvenience has also been experienced
from the irregular hours end short periods during which the
court, are open in London for the truth:thin of business,
and that the affairs of the district courts appear to be ad-
ministered in a still more objectionable runner. In one
case it was proved that a commissioner of the Leeds Court,
who is in the receipt of I,Beol. per annum, resides in
London, and attends the court at Leeds for • few boors
only once a fortnight. It will be obvious that such laxity
on the part of the commissioner, being the head of the
court, gives the tone to the other officials.
" As respects the Official Assignees.—There appears to be
a considerable amount of negligence and indifference in the
collection and distribution of the funds. A ease was quoted
in which so long a period as nine months elapsed after a
dividend had been declared before payment was made,
although the money was lying at the credit of the official
assignee's sooount. Much of this negligence is stated by
several witnesses to arise from the alteration in their mode
of remuneration by commission to fixed salaries of 1,0001. or
1,2001. a year ; this view was supported by the evidence of
Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, Mr. Miller (the chief registrar),

by Messrs. Lewis, Lawrence, and Reed, experienced Lou-
don peactitionen, and by Mr. Sampson Semite Lloyd, Pre-
sident of the Associated Chambers of Commerce;
all of whom concurred in advising that if the
services of official amigo.** are retained, their re-
muneration should be partly by salary and partly by
commission. There is no uniform system of keeping ac-
counts ; no sufficient control, either in respect to their
duties or their accounts ; that they stand in an anomalous
position with Teepees to the creditors' assignee, who has, in
the first place, to audit the official assignee's account, the
official assignee in return auditing the account, of the ore-
diton' imagoes. The system of audit is of an incomplete
and unsatisfactory character, being usually made in a crowded
room, where the accounts of 20 or 30 different estates are
all frequently audited at the same ties., amidst mach noise
and confusion. It was farther proved that very serious de-
felonious have occurred io the accoante of the official as-
signees ; that they not infrequently obtain power to sell
the property of the estate previous to the choice of the
creditors' assignee, and to the detriment of creditors. That
these gentlemen are not selected on account of say
special fitness for the office. In the case of the Birmingham
district court it was stated that two of them had been bank-
rupt, one as a banker and one as a stockbroker, one was a
newspaper editor, and the fourth a clerical &riot That
the principal amount of labour in the collection of the debts
is thrown upon the creditors' assignee. That it is clearly
proved that no check or supervision exists as to whether the
amen are collected or left uncollected either by the official
insigne. oe the creditor' assignee.
" As to the Creditors' Assignees.—The existing act places
upon the creditors' soignee the responsibility of collecting
and settling all debts over 101. in value, but don not pro-
vide the nmaneration previously apportioned to the official
assignee, and, therefore, the affairs are frequently handed
over to solicitors, whose charges prove very onerous to the
estate. The arrangement haa consequently not been found
to work advantageously, bat it is suggested that payment
by commimion to creditors' snipes would partially obviate
this disadvantage.

" As to the Registrars.—These gentlemen appear to
hold an anomalous position, occasionally discharging the
functions of the COMMillafterk and when not so occupied
their duties appear to be such as would be better discharged
by experieneed accoaaterits ; their utility under the existing
system appears to be of an extremely limited character:
as to the control which should be exercised by the reghtran
over the messenger of the court, it appears that in one of the
district courts two of the registrar were actually 'coder pecu-
niary obligations to the messengers of the court, and had
been so for many years. The registrars 11211 entrusted with
the audit and taxation of the messengers' bills of cost,
against the bankrupt estate, and in the eases referred to,
each of the messengers is reputed to have overcharged
sums, mounting in 000 came to 1,4231., and in the other to
1,6661. in two years, which overcharges had been allowed by
the registrars, and retained by the meemegers.

" As repzds the Accountant in iiarkruptcy.—This
offiois appears simply to discharge the duties of a treasurer,
having so coetrol whatever over either the official or cre-
ditors' enigmas, or their accounts.

A. to the Messenger.—The payment of the officer
frequently constitutes a very heavy charge upon the assets ;
their duties seem to be such as might be discharged by the
assignees. It appears that in addition to their authorised
dues, they have been in the hakit of making charges in respect
of duties not performed, for journeys nderiskaa,
and for others far in excess of the amount paid The dia.
coveries previously mentioned, of o►ercharges to the amount
of 1,4231. and 1,6661., in the year 1862 and 1863, are due to
an investigation ordered by the Lord Chancellor to be made
as to the Leeds district court. It is proved that the messes.
gees are constantly in the habit of employing brokers, not.
withstanding the abolition of that office by the act of 1861,
and of charging the same in their account., which, being
sanctiocied by the registrar as taxing master, the 110iielier
to the estate is oompalled to pay.
•' Al to the Usher.—The duty of the ushers would
I appear to be simply to attend twos the court, for which
their salaries, varying from 80/. to 1001. per annum, seem
to be ample renneeration. Bat it is apparent from the
evidence, that thee. individuals exercise such occult in-
fluence over the legal practitioners is these Omuta, as
enables them to levy very heavy contributions is the
shape of charges for useless copies of proseedinge which
the solicitors feel bound to take in order to avoid obstruc-
tion in the despatch of business."
In en appendix of nearly 200 pages are a variety of im-
portant documents, which were communicated to the com-
mittee, or called for by them, in the course of the inquiry.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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