The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1863.

Meiklam, also a bankrupt, whose ease is well-known in this
court. As security for this debt, the bankrupt holds drafts
and bonds of Meiklam's to the amount of 5,1001.
Mr. B. Griffiths mid that the salignees, having regard to
all the circumstances of the bankruptcy, did not see any
MOM for opposing the bankrupt's order of discharge.
His Honour remarked on the large amount of
liabilitias
and bad debts.
The bankrupt mid the bonds had been given to secure
liabilities on bills bearing his name. They would be met by
the person for whom those liabilities were incurred. He
was pmeessed of a large. estate, worth 30,0001. He had at
'bathed recourse to blls of exchange to raise money A
debt of 2,5001. was due from Anthony Brown, who was
dead. The debt was for money lest and liabilities on
bilk Brown was a billdiscouoter, and a man of substance
at that time. He afterwards became bankrupt. Did not
know what dividend bad been paid. Had securities of
Meiklam's, which he had given up to the sesigneea Kea-
km disputed the debt, but he was prepared to prove it.
Mr. ...awranee appeared for the bankrupt.
His Honour said that in the absence of opposition the
order might be granted.
(Before Mr. Commissioner rape.)
II if THE HON. GIORGI AUGUSTUS HANUATON CHICHI/ITO.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(IT smarm maisaAnc.)

NEWMARKET MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

ElOO HANDICAP PLATE.
Atherstone
Giraffe o ...

•
6 ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. but half of AD. Y.
Blanche of Lancaster, Cadiz,. Oeriatha, Kest, Catalpa
Erythia, Speedy, Luz* and 13a1nnan. All webers.

FRIES HANDICAP OF 25 80VS. TALL
Atherstorte, Paste, Lpidiac, Mattel, Farecombe, sad
Bedouin are here.

Pato Fonrarr.—Balham, Valetta, Rubicon, Ruben',
Makeshift, Ragouts Booms, sad Lady Evelyn c.

ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. D.Y.
Amelia, Marigold, Gold Dust, Tornado. Tease Me Not,
Beatrice, Cadeau, Curie, Si. to Mincepie, Bunny Bell, The
Mos, Symmetry, Gratitude, Trump Queen, Crafton lAss,
lady Augusta, Soirreraine, Alice, Flying Fiat, Spitfire,
Kitty, Vilkfranca, and Leung Boone.
The rest hare paid forfeit.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C.
Zara, 5 yrs, list ; Ceriatha, 3 yn, 751 IMb ; Battery,
3 fin, fin 91b. All are hare.
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The bankrupt was described as " formerly of Ballast,
then of Brompton-square, then of Heoriettretrest,
Cavendish-squere, then of Brookstreet, Groavebor-eqoare,
then of Castle-street, Regent-streat, then of Argyll.
street, then of Marylebonestreet, then of Dieppe, then of
Paris, then of Upper Hyde-park-street, then of heading. •
then of Windsor, then of Portland-street, than of
Halseystrest, Pimlico, then again of Dieppe and
Paris, then of Victoria-grove, Brompton, then
of South-street. Hyde-park, then of Brighton, then of
Hove, then of Boutb-street, Bromptoo, then of Richmond,
then of Neville-terrace. Brampton, then of Albert-terrace,
Knightsbridge, then of Worthing, then of Wigmorestreet,
Cavendish-square, then of Baden-Baden, then of Melton
Mowbray, then of Wigmorestreet, and pow a prisoner
for debt in Whiteerces-street Prison ; clerk of the
peace for the county of Antrim, Ireland, and for shout
three months in the years 1880 and 1881, a partner in the
firm of Aube and Sou, carrying on business at Moray, as
manufacturers of phosphate of lime and manures, and at
Rue Provence."
The bankrupt now applied for his relines from custody.
Mr. Treheroe opposed, and asked the court, in the
SUWON a its discretionary power under the 112 see. of the
old act, to refuse the release. His debts were upwards
of 12,0001. ; he had been bankrupt end insolvent before,
owing on each occasion large amounts; he bed only been
a week in custody, and since hie arrest he had been reseed
with process from the Divorce Court.
The bankrupt, in examination, admitted that he wee
insolvent in 1880 or 1851, owing 1,796; be did not know
whether there was any dividend, but he thought
that 2001. bed been paid into court. He was
bankrupt in 1856, owing 8,7811. His debts and liabilities
now were about 12,0001. ; but be did not reckon his actual
debts at mere then 3,0001. lord Edward Chichester wen a
creditor for 5001. and Lord Alfred Chichester for 1,0001.
Mr. Sargood, on behalf of the bankrupt, protested against
the introduction of irrelevant matter, the only afoot of
which could be to prejudice the bankrupt.
Hie Honour said as no sperddc ground of opposition was
alleged, he should grant the release.

ENTRY FOR MO HANDICAP PLATE. A.F.
•t lb Ar 11
.Age. 813 l'erseversoos
6 8 8 2461602 i
4 8 8 Battery
4 718 Douche
4 713 Belle of York:dike 3
4 711 tole de Oral 3
4 7 0

Oberes
Wi
Pli
Berths
Revolt
All in ham

LATEST BETTING.
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7 to 2 apt Teems&
7 to 2
4 to 1
4to 1 Ameba
10 to 1 Gold Duet
10 to 1 Crofton Liar
20 to 1 Flying Fish
SID to 1 Ten►me not
(All efferoL)
THIt DERBY.
8 to 1 sot Sooeharometer (t freely)
AisiorD.—Gledaeotie.

SHOCKING DEATHS BY FIRM Mss
Two painful inquiries were held by Mr. Wm. te
Carter, owe of the coroners for the county of Surrey, at St.
Thomas's Hospital, last night, relative to the deaths of
nouns Flinn, aged 11 years, who lost her life through et
crinoline ; and Mazy Anne Soundly, aged 65, who was burnt ea.
to death under very shocking circionistanore. at.
Mrs. Mary Flinn mid that she was the wife of a briok-
layer, living at No. 1, Caroline-plus, Camberwell. Oa
Saturday last the girl Maoris made herself • larzeopi::
St
crinoline, which she pat on in witness's
There waa a large En in the grate, and no to
doubt the crinoline went between the bars. The cer-
pet was found burnt afterwards when she had apparently to
rolled herself &boat. There were signs also of the carpet on et.
the stain being burnt, and she had rushed into the bed- ,„"-
rizaranisstairs and set fire to the bedding. When witness 3
home, the first she knew of the occarrence was
from wing the smouldering body. of the poor girl lying 11t
on a board which was being carom down the street on • ht.
urn's shoulder. at.
Edward !Wiley maid that on Saturday evening last be ob-
served the back windows of No. 1, Oaroline-place so red that ;
he EiouOt the boom was in andel. He and others burst mg
in the door end went upetain. In the bedroom he foundet
deemed lying ea the floor almost in • state of nudity, the U.
clothes having berm ecimphrletyburot off her. She was fright- to
folly -irred and was moaning for water. The room was 1.0.
on fire. He pieced deceased on a board, which he pt ;
oa the top of a cab and so carried her to the ha- 14
pitaL The mob had abased the girl's parsum aad
called them noel Inane to have left her in the house alone, Si,
and she caught up the axpresioe in her agony, and said, Oa
" Too should never have loft me alone.' es.
Mr. Jeff anon, house surgeon, said that deceued died
almost on her admission from the dreadful injuries she had is.
'offered all over her
The jury returned a bod
vy.erdict, " That deemed was bunt la.
to death by misfortune."
In the wood use,
Charles Soundly, 1 Frinoorstreet, lAmbeth, said that 11-;
on lad Holiday night deceased got ill, and went down to the it
kitchen to warm a glass of porter. dhortly after. ft,
ward' wither fell asleep and was awoke in two hours I
by • sense of suffocation from smoke. He ran le
dowastairs and found his wife lying at the
foot of the stairs frightfully burnt The face, head, chest. ;.''
arms, and hands were in fact *motet* charred, and she bad e,
torn off the lemmata of her clothes, which lay around her
ia mouldering heaps. She was still alive, but she wu
only able to say, I fell into the grate." A police-constable
conveyed her to the hospital.
Mr. Gordon Shea, surgeon, said that deceased was ad- :61'.
mined in the greatest away. The flesh was to a great ex- g‘
tent beret away, and the skin was all blackened and cracked. ft
The Cornier having named up, the jury retuned aver Kdiet at " Ataissial death by fire."

By his acosptanoe of office, Mr. Standeld's seat for
Halifax becomes vacant ; bet the hon. gentleman's
personal and political popularity in that borough
makes his re-election a certainty.

The Church-rate Abolition Bill comae on for
ism & reading at the day lining al the House of Commons
part Wednesday. An animated debate and as exciting
division maybe expected. The Opposition whips are, we
(Nosconformiet) believe, mildew the most strenuous efforts
to muster the oppoosets cl the easeeare to throw it out by
an absolute majority.
. .

Mr. Hamilton, jan., was yesterday elected to
repressat t►e meaty of Dublin in the room of his father.
On the 6th of next month Mr. Henry B.
Sheridan will king forward a bill to reduce the duty Dow
pepabie on M insurance.

Mr. Mure intends, in committee on Prison
Miekbere Bin, le move that the tall be limited to United.
The Creation will be performed for the but
time this meson oa Wednesday next, et Exeter Hall, by the
Nations! Moral Society, ander the direatioa of Xc. G. W.
Marlin. Principal emaere—Madaine Lamm Elhersingtoe,
Hr. elms Beeves, and Mr. Benthey. Band and sham, 700.

I[. de Lampe, director-general of the Isthmus
ef Sues Chad Conway, has arrived at Marseilles as board
the steamer Marilie.
Mr. Charles Dickens will preside at the thirty-
festival la aid of the funds of the Royal
Free Hospital, Gray'e-ine-read, which will be held at the
Freestamed-ball, ea Wedaseday, the 6th of May next.
LOUD MASISAISNE. ANTRIM., WADI/22AT
Mouriaci.-Lord Mammas is a great deal better this
wiesoMg. ad. hopes an now entertamed of his recovery.-
Dahlia Deasep
THE MATHODIST New DONNICTION AND THE ROTAL
MAIIIAOI.—The Rev. Thomas White Ridley, presideet of
the confersom, ha forwarded, on behalf of the executive
addresses to her Majesty the
also to their Bigheads the Prime sad
Two o'Ciocr.. it
=Zs of Wales, on the mead= of the marriage of the se
lasses, has 'waved the follow* acknooledgmeets The mining market is fiat to-day, and prices in
"Whitehall, April 10.-81r,-I have bad the hooour to lay several instances exhibit an unfavourable tendency. st
before the Queen the loyal sod dutiful address of the mem- Wheal Seton shares are flatter at 246 to 248 ; North It
bin sad friends of the &arches identified with the Meth** Boakesr at 35 to 38 ; and East Caradon, 43& to I. Bt.
adinhyNitoalyril°mHishaaxiaa'.... tha:prt.oothe °madame( uratio.°l Ibm=t Marks Valley are quoted Bto I Tincroft, 20i to at.
is. ;p L dcott jj
Info= you that her Majesty Me bees lowed to receive and East Bessettr 94 to ••• Wheal -u
manes very gracireasly.-I sues, air,
_your obedient somas 'harem are officially marked in the Stock Exchange in
-(ffigesi) Oase.—Bev. T. W. Ridley, President of the 41, S
gl
t.
Methodist New Coesselsa Cadailaelk drs. Foreign and colonial mining shares are without
" Inedringham, Awn 17, 1863.-Liseet Omani on
" chase Cape Copper have been dealt in at Se and ••
bee bees eonmesaW to thank the Methodist New Om- „ St
Enke for the soproodoo of twig beirsids at the mar-
rip
Don Pedro at 1 • and St. John Del Rey at 58C. itL
Mop of the Prime sad ?deems el Wales, and to emus At the West Caradon: Mine meeting, yesterday, N.
Oho= that timir royal kill•. •••••
/arrest mete by their the account showed a balance of assets over liabi et
-
rdMl_ MS, by the MIMS payers Mike they afar litho of 3,4871. 12s.et
awir royal lighsede eternales wen W".."1 11.1)" At the North Downs Mine meeting, yesterday, IL
tisess -TM Rev. Theme White Pnwident el
the accounts showed a debit balance of 2731. A ga
The triervissarrr or Donwaid.-A committee tall of 211- 6d- per share was made. si.
of the Lords of her Majesty's most Haeoureble Privy The prospectus of the Turnhurst Hall Colliery 6,114'
bad a almtied yesterday messing la the COESOII and Iron Stone Company (Limited) is issued. The set
Chssalwen.,„_. lostnicas_.„ the_.,______aattse Durham estate to be purchased and worked is situated near AI
posed by theacTia==.'nthamb.'"v ippcbted.The made ariordaPr°'
~_Tunstall,. in North Staffordshire, close to the pot- 7;
present were the Lord Prwidest, lb. Lord Chaaoellor, the lawies, and only half a mile distant from a branch of M.
Marquis of Salisbury, the Bishop of Lando's, and Lord the North Staffordshire Railway. The estate, La
Craa___,_•worth..„......• 11,....°11•• the clerk. and Mr. Ilairdem, the which comprises a surface extent of 110 scree, pro-
et ceases,, attwdoi.
,_ll"__,___Atternii7- duces many varieties of useful coal. A portion of Ita..
sok joodome".pa7 eeewm-weeem were "me"" °II it is DOW being worked, and much advantage is
SYMPATHY wars Poiairn.-A. public meeting was an ticipated from a branch line of railway, to run te
held ea Monday at Oredimei (osemshiso) aim into the works, and for which arrangements have lacy
pithy with die Poles la their for freedom sod been made. The directors state that it appears as
aseireality. The messing ms ably aadrerd by Sir JAE from a record of the results of the actual workings di
Dowries and other Reatkers, sod roirdati.l is ea**1•••• up to December, 1862, that a dividend of from 8 IL
7,iittk„,thek,a;i="et waswerlieirnidratima 117 widawisaalionsig=dyl to 10 per cent. on the called up capital tt
adapted. may be expected to accrue very soon after the corn- st
MILANCHOLY DOCIIMZENCE AT BAMMOCILNI. PanT *keg possession, independent of the saving in IS
szszacia-Mee. Susan Howbeit, as aged lady, residing with carriage" already referred to. It is mentioned that Lat
Zter in Bubonme.terrace, bee life, miler no promotion money is to be paid by the company, n.Ol einsimetenont, s Bow** moeaisg last Her and that the preliminary expenses are to be strictly ea
imbed di" about tee met" stow and °mlee ." limited to matters of actual outlay. The purchase-
Mts. Howbeit bed has at intervals la low spirits'spirits'e
boo*. of sous the future of a Foal, imaginary money for the minerals, free from royalty or rent, is
Beek we. her metal conditice s Batenlay tat ; and on lit to be 36.0001.-namely, 26,0001. in cash by in-
ineraMg, her sister having tie dm* she shot "Laments up to May, 1864, and 10,0001. in fully N.
Bands
thole* kitobes, and drown horn* h.rf .bokl• paid-up shares. The capital is to be 75,0001., in at.
ing her bead is a boiler. The jury fend as their vermin that ithares. sea
deceased was "Famed drowsed in the becklitehesi of her The a.m. übsr. Gem if • SL
ming Compiey have received ea.
hoar"—Woreesterskire Chronicle.
advises from Captain Bryant, dated Pari, 14th March, sad
MILANCHOLY BOAT ACCIDENT.SSTIN PARSON, whisk fully waling thorned the 27th February. The fo/low.
DEDWIIID.—A mod melancholy estestrephe conned la the biol.. ten
et the mt.. the lode la the bottoms Is
Perish* dssYst oo Tuesday last. This being
__,_
_th° time dal improvise in size. sad is Doe tally 8 feet wide, and at.
&Pest somber of the Pactile have to So • wil..1•1"". in the deep level south 9 feet wide ;it oostains more pyrites fi-
lmes in bowl to !scare the seaweed to manure for potato sue oh.. it was man.. tog boo a better oppootaoos, but to
pleating, which in former times was attended oeceriou- ,so far there is no great improvement in the yield of gold. 1 I
ally with the low of bum" life, a boat Wood* hope what we are sow stamping will prove N
to the female of Calkins of Meer weal to the ...what hotter, We are kst, getting the
Ideal of Cm" with the Inge crew oI nisi souls bettenis lase something like working order, sad le
ea "art Hash* Imprudently overloaded the have wen stare working about LS feet high, employing at
Dolt, and the weather being agoa°7. thr_hohled their fear extra lacers, which will increase the quantity of 10
8111 i
—Mr. boat wens amsixad.
stalf for the etatepa." In a postereipt dated the 16th, he to
..A.,... a
boy "'"""'""' adds :-" My am has just some ie from the mine, and re- IS
11.4.4 earlmial/ a daughter Norman Macleod, ports teat 16 arch a, discovered in the adit level south. 11:
rasleem_ftss, ; James Maas, his deter-all
,_, I madder this me gnat object attained we .hall pro- u
ta%we,,..„1,....”'" "ten2efir.o.aw....,-""_„"' left mod at ewes to clear up the bottoms, sad thereby add some up
y;;;L:Sei 20 fathoms to the length of our grousd for stopisg, and I is
bylelinging to the boat was very y hurt, bat le expected hale expect ia this part to find the lode stem of much 10
to remover. It may be motioned that while Donald Maelood's wow quality.
see, see saved, e of the two bald by the keel of the boat, be
eltiroid of his sister Mader his arm, and his meager I
held by the meat he had about his neck, ob- A HottAtt Foesll.-The A bbreillois announoes an se
served his cousin struggling for life is the water, sad crying ti•F°"_•___t iLaeh Reacher Parches,
,e jel
out to him if he had a drop of mercy in his heart to make 11,
__Set"••"`a,_
______„".".••l7;A"Cte"t so
ewe effort to says her. Th. poor lad managed to throw • wootwee
,L WNW. i° implements and has 6
roes towards bar with the baud that gripped the boat when cites_ ass 0011111011 to notice. The ground. adjoining Abbe-
hie brother ad sister lost their held him, and eau to rum ad Amines as extremely rich in these relics of the cep
ries no moo. The awful misfortune has spread a dreadful remotest ages. About the latter days of March • labourer IS
gloom over the whole distriet.-/neereime tdrertiler. feud a flint hatchet and a bit of bone, both of *
A Max LORI' IX ♦ Hoe. -A farmer named which he took to M. Boucher de Perthea, who en-
enrages the country-people by small donatioos to ;
Yanked was (mod dead la a bog ea Bienefiskl Moor, ata kehig him all they find of that description. go
place celled Wiosley Palter*. as Tue.* morning. He Oa rearoving the agglomerated sand with which the hone tt
had evidently hem struggling over W. swamp at that tese enneed, M. Boucher at come recognised it se a human N
for 14° bundle " flaw hia I°o, metes. He immedistely proceeded. to Me spot with the 1
and there were trams ell his feet. He appears to have mid deer the bed is which the hew.,
.b.""•17 fall° °° his tae. sad week in the beg. B. end tooth bad bees fused, gave directioss to the
had a orinalerable Dam of messy upon him whim found. khotime oatto disturbsay hoe. they might
He was last men alive on Saturday, W. bat to let him kaow at mice. 00 the 28th tilt
DISPATCH or TH2 AMIZICAM MAIM. The ear 14 the Lee Mae to inform him that something like
Hamburg sad Americas Oesmanfe steamship Teuton* a hose was ettekng at of the ground. M. %wit., too..
Captain Tsetse, sailed from Southeseptim yesterday after- dienely remind Miles phase, ecoompaaied bybeveml friends,
mentor New Tort dimet with the red Malik ••• sad, after lestieniag the earth Meted, got out a harass
sewn from Hamburg. Havre, and Binalbeanptee, also 9,263 to which the tooth apparently belonged. acne
frames from Havre, and a penal cargo on htre.iige66t. by this spot, a Slat hatchet was also discovered. The depth
Loitooe OsieseALOwniens CON! Inky the surface at which these objects were found was
Trask reeelpsfer the week iodise Apeille,ll,llll6l. Si. M. 18 Si. Eatelab.