The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-14 00:00:00

This morning was issued the report of the
select committee who were appointed to inquire into the
case of the clerks and officers of the Insolvent Debtors
Court with reference to the New Bankruptcy Act.
In the opinion of the committee, those salaried offi-
cers, for whom since the abolition of the court no em-
ployment has been found, should receive superannuation
allowances es for abolished offices. They think th►t some
provision ought to be made for the various officers who
have lost the advantage of the receipt of fees, their pre-
sent position being taken into account. Partly in
accordance with this view, the committee have arrived
at the following amongst other conclusions :—" With
reference to the persons named in schedule 1 (an.
mixed), we are of opinion, that their claims will be fully
satisfied by their receiving salaries at the rate of their old
and present provisional salaries ; on the understanding that
such payments shall be permanent. With reference to the
persons named in schedule 2 (annexed), we are of opinion
that provision ought to be made for their receiving the fol-
lowing sums, so long as they shall continue to be employed,
six., Mr. W. H. Lamb, old salary, mot ; to be added,
5501.—total, 8501. Mr. W. Ingpen, old salary, 1001. to
be added, 2504—total, 350/. Mr. W. Notson. old salary,
1301. ; to be added, 601.—total, 1901. Mr. B. 8.. Stares,
old salary, 1501. ;to be added, 3001.—total, 4501. Mr. J.
R. Warren, old salary, 1001. ; to be added, 2401.—total,
3401. On the employment of any of these officers coming
to an end, we recommend that they should receive com-
pensation or allowances, as for abolished offices, based upon
the average of their receipts for salaries and fees, as shown
in the return of 22nd of Men*, 1861. The persons named
in schedule 3 (annexed) it appears to us will be sufficiently
remunerated by continuing to receive their former salaries,
on the conditions on which such salaries were received by
them whilst employed in the Insolvent Debtors Court."
As regards persons in the 4th schedule, the committee
report generally that the cue should be treated as if by
the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 the various offices or appoint-
ments had been put an end to, and that compensation be
given on the footing of the Superannuation Acts now in
form relating to abolished offices. The committee think
that the various payments which they have recommended
ought to be made as from the 11th of October last. "And
that the amount of ' fees' since that time received, or to be
received, in connexion with insolvency business, should be
divided in former proportions, and go in part discharge of
such payments and allowances ; Mr. Dance and Mr. E.
Impels taking their shares down to the periods of their
retirement only. Any farther payment to these gentlemen,
in respect of the periods between the 11th of October last
and the dates of their retirement, they recommend to be
computed at the rate of a gross annual salary, or allowance,
to Mr. Dance of 1,0004., and to Mr. Ingpen of 9001."
The petition of the registrars of the county courts ofLen-
caster, York, and Warwick, is not considered by the com-
mittee to have come within the scope of their inquiry.

The Council of the Royal Geographical Society
desiring to testify their obligation to the Vietwoy of
Egypt for his Higheees's protection and encouragement of
British travellers have elected bim an honorary member of
their body, the diploma being transmitted by the president,
Sir Roderick Murchisou, for presentation by the Hoe.
Charles Murray. The Viceroy is thus associated among
geographers with the King of Sweden and Norway, and the
Grand Duke Constantine, the President of the Imperial
Geographical Society of St. Petersburg.
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The Russian government have established a mag-
netic and meteorological observatory in Pekin.
M. Jules Gerard, who is an officer of the French
army as well as a celebrated "lion killer," writes to the
Times to expanse Lis admiration of the shooting
at Wimbledon. The progress made by the volun.
teen, especially the Victoria Rifles, astonishes him,
and the match between the members of the
two Houses of Parliament excites him to enthusiasm.
"With such lessons what men will not the young students
of your universities become? How will the noble taste for
arms spread amoegst all dames of society ? I congratulate
myself upon having been able to witness such a beautiful
spectacle, and without regretting having missed the hour
which would have enabled me to dispute some prises with
the victors of the last day. I hope next year you will see a
similar meeting, and the cordial reception which has been
given to foreigners will be a sufficient reason for inducing
them to be present again."
A Calcutta letter says :—" Mahomedanism will
sever lose its cruel hate, nor surrender its very oorneratone,
which is the extermination of the infidel, till it is altogether

destroyed. If you doubt this reed the following translation
of • prayer offered in every masque every Friday. The
original was copied in the great mosque of Oak*, by one of
the first Arabic scholars in India, and is recited weekly lore
InChlcuttaln the mosque of Tippoo Sultan by those droop&
eats of his who were pramoted with 520,000 i. out of the
revenues of India :—' 0 Lord, save the Sultan, and destroy
the infidels! 0 Lord, ranee their feet to slip, and sally
their eolours ; and bring shame upon their women, sad
make their children orphans, and cause them to waste away
with grief, sad their deseendanta, their women, sod their
cattle (to become a prey to the Moslems).' The belief of all
who know India is that a day will come when /England will
have a struggle with the Musulmano for supreme" in the
east. But that day is not yet, and when it comes we shall
probably here to look to Hydetabed and the Demon es the
mese of comflicet."
About 90,000 men have already this year emi-
grated from Califorsia to Oregon and British Colombia.
CRYSTAL PALACL—Blorelin will give one of his
high-rope performances to-marrow (Tuesday), and repeat
his low-rope feats ea Thursday next.