The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-10 00:00:00

B!opwi kr , Friday, Skeliirigthorpe ; Saturday, Wickenby
—.it 11.

iLabo intelltoence.

Mr. M. Intl-ma's hounds, M.mday, Chartley Castle ;
Thursday, Drakelowe ; Saturday, Sudbury—at ball-past 10.
Sir It. Sutton's hounik Monday, treat Dalby ; Tuesday,
Belton ; Wednesday, Leak l'it House; Thursday,
Holt ; Friday, Winnmisold —at 11.
Duke of Ratland's bounds, Mouday, Crorton Park;
Tuesday, Croswell; Wednesday, Bolvoir ; Friday, Cold
Harbour—at half-past 10.
Mr. nether 's hounds, Monday, Tothill Wood ; Tuesday,
Toothy Wu d; Thursday, Market Stanton; Saturday,
Welton Wood—at 11.
lie, Map•sty's stag hounds, Tuesday, Beaconsfield; Fri-
day, Hillingdon—at 11.
Cottessore hounds. Monday, Holywell; Tuesday, Rid-
lington ; Thursday, Nonnunton.park; Saturday, Knossisr
ton—at 11.
Earl Eitswillion's hounds. Monday, Norwood; Wed-
nesday, Duckworth; Friday, Barnwell Castle—at 10.
Essex Union hounds, Wednesday, Haseleigh.hall ;
Saturday, Stock Milk--at half-past 10.
East Ewes hounds, Tuesday, Marks-hall—at 11 ; Thurs-
day, Wethentield Town; Saturday, Itireishall luz—at
Lalf-past 10.
South Essex hounds, Tuesday, Bunton Blacksmiths;
Saturday, Tilbury Mill—at half-poet 10.
Mr. Conyer's hors do, Tuesday, Old Sampford ; Wednes-
day, Bassani's (Canfield); Saturday, Willingale—at half-
past 10.
Esse: and Suffolk hounds, Tuesday, Watley-street ;
Friday, Blakonham toll-bar—at half-put 10
Hon. J. Petres stag hounds, Thurvlay, Boyton Thal—
ia U.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YesrEitu.a.
B►mu Ma. Ocanu-saoxat Gocksvas.
IN Kg D. E. COLOMOINF.

This was the meeting for the last examination in the case
of David Elwin Columbine, scrivener, of Carlton-cham-
bers, Regent-stmt. The balanee-sheet, prepared by
Mamas. Hutton' extended from the 31st December, 1841,
to 13th March, 1847, and contains the following Pems :
To creditors, 22,6611. ; do. holding security, 1,9281.; pro-
fits, 19,2471. ; unplug at the commencement of the account,
6,217!. By good debtors, 0411. ; doubtful do., 1'2,6671. ;
property, 3661. ; do. held by creditors, 4,0001.; do. assigned
to trustees under an ante-nuptial settlement, 9,6931. ;
amount paid and securities given to Mr. and Mn.
bine, men., 3,8061. ; annuities, 3,0661 ; house and personal
expenses, 6,6631.• losses, 7,6011.; received from Messrs.
GOUID and Co., of Paris, 1,600!.
Mr. luwraince supported the bankrupt.
Mr. Bagley appeared for the assignees, and said there
were several objections to the accounts. Some of the
creditors were omitted ; one was Mr. Topcote, a builder.
Mr. Lawrence said the bankrupt could not insert this u
• debt, Mr. Topcote never having delivered his bill. The
claim was for work dune to the house which the bankrupt
occupied, and which ho proposed to include in his accounts
la a loss.
Mr. Bagley said Mr. Topcote's debt amounted to the
large sum of 1,9701. ; and not the slightest notice was taken
of it. Other debts were very considerably' undeistated ;
two creditors who had proved respectively for 1,1001. and
1,4001. were put down at shout 700/. each.
Mr. Lawrence said the difference arose in this way : Mr.
Colombine had been in the habit of negociating annuities',
acting both for the grantor and the grantees. In some
eases he had paid the grantees in advance, and ultimately
the annuity had not been paid. He had stood in the pun-
lion of a hanker, who honoured his customers' cheques on
the faith of being indemnified. He assumed that these
persons were debtors to him ; should it be held differently,
they would he creditors, and the amount of debts would in
consequence be much augmented.
Mr. Bagley said that on the creditor aide of the balance-
sheet, in the good debts was included a sum of 1461., as
cats due from the late Lard Alvanley, which costs it ap-
peared had been received by other solicitors, Messrs. Val-
iance and Valiance, and would be accounted for by them.
The same gentlemen were put down as doubtful debtors fur
1,2711., in respect of the Direct London and Exeter Rail-
way ; but this amount they altogether disputed, end de-
nied having ever acted as Mr. Cnlomhine's agents in the
matter. Edwards and Pi ake, of New Palace-yard, put
down as good debtors for 237/., were not debtors at all at
the time of the bankruptcy, four years ago ; the money
had been paid them since the bankruptcy for professional
services, and the assignees had recovered it bark. The
class of doubtful debtors, amounting to the large sum of
12,7911., comprised the name of a Mr. E. R. Clarke, of
Clifford-street, Bond-street, who was returned as a debtor
for 3,3871. This amount was grossly exaggerated ; for, by
a deed executed between the bankrupt and Mr. Clarke in
184.5, the debt was then stated at 7511. ; it was secured by
some jewels; and nothing had occurred to increase it ma
tensity. Amongst the doubtful debtors figured the Direct
London and Exeter Railway Company for 4,328'. This
company had been in the Master's office for some time.
The Commissioner—That would make it doubtful, I
should think.
Mr. Beaky said the bankrupt had himself admitted, be-
fore the master, that he had no el .im on that company.
The bankrupt—No, no.
Mr. Bagley said that Mr. N. W. Field, put down as a
doubtful debtor for 4381., was in reality a creditor, and had
now come to prove his debt of 28.1. One of the bed debts,
701., was due on a bill of exchange from Mr. Ramsden, of
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, which had been kept back
by the bankrupt till it was rendered bad by the statute of
limitations. Mr. Penhall, the trade auignee, a considerable
creditor, was put down as a debtor (doubtful) for 6704 Of
the small amount of property given up by the bankrupt
(38.11.), 200!. was the estimated value of a legacy contingent
on the death of his mother aged 6.5. The next item, pro-
perty assigned under an ante-nuptial settlement, 9,593/.,
was • very remarkable one. The settlement was dated Ja-
' nuary, 1847, just two months before the bankruptcy. The
matter had been the subject of much investigation ; and it
turned out that the parties named as trustees had not acted
as such, the securities forming the property having
been retained by Mr. Colombine, and dealt with
by him, after the bankruptcy. The balance-sheet gave no
sufficient account of these securities. The matter b..d
twice come before a jury, who had decided that the crea-
tion of this trust was an act of bankruptcy and a fraudu-
lent transaction. It appeared that since his bankruptcy he
hod received no less than 2,9471., the whole of which he
had disbursed, escept 251. Amongst his disbursements
were 1,110!. for office expenses, althongh there were no
profits. A note for 300/. had been endorsed by him long
after the bankruptcy. The date had been discovered at
the Bank of England, where it was cashed in May, 1847,
and this was the very note which he had got from the hank
of Sir Claude Scott and Co. on the 27th February, shortly
before the bankruptcy. The cash account contained no
trace of that note.
The bankrupt then addressed the court at great length on
the VB4/141.14 points in which the accounts had been im-
peached. lie contended that the 1,2701. put down as due
from Messrs. Valiance was really due, in pursuance of a
verbal agreement. lie (the bankrupt) had been the pro-
jector of the Direct Exeter Railway, and he asserted that
Messrs. Valiance had undertaken the business as his agents.
Ile complained of having been ill-used by the directors,
whom he said he had exposed, and shown that one of them
had 10,0001. of exchequer bills in his pocket at • time when
they said they had nothing. They had refused to pay him,
on the ground that he was • promoter of the line, and a
peruser ; he hail filed a bill against them. As to Rasssden's
bill, that had been utterly worthless for some time. Not-
withstanding all that had been said against him, lie was in
full credit and excellent practice only two months before
his bankruptcy. lie charged Mr. Peahen, the assignee,
with having combined with his clerks to destroy him.
Mr. l'enhall—l deny it.
The Commissioner—Von must not interfere. You had
better go out of court if you cannot refrain.
The bankrupt went on to charge Mr. Penhall with "con-
niving" with his clerks behind his beck. The bankrupt
then went at greet length into the state of the account be-
tween Mr. Penhall :and himself, and contended that Mr.
Penhall was • debtor, es he had represented him. When
be made the settlement on his wife he bad no idea of bank-
ruptcy. The fact that the trustees had not acted was attri-
butable to their unwillingness. He bad been charged with
receiving so much cash twee his bankruptcy, but the whole
of it appeared in bis books.
The commissioner—There is not • word of it in the ba-
lance sheet.
Mr. Lawrence submitted that, by the practice here, the
bahuree sheet only showed general results.
The bankrupt next adverted to the amount of assets, and
said they were larger than o
the deb
&prated on the face of the ba-
lance sheet, owing to some debts having been since
received.
His Honour said the cue had been adjourned from time
to time for the bankrupt to furnish • full and true account
of hie estate and effects. He had not done so, as appeared
from the report of the official assignee. Various c s
had been brought against him, and it seemed desirable t at
he should have time to answer them. The assignees wished
to know how he had appropriated certain sums, and asked
for • cash account extending two months farther back.
This must be furnished, it might be done in • few days,
and then the whole matter would be ready to be argued on.
For this purpose there would be • short adjournment.
(limas Ma. Ciarensmesma Eras..)
. an Covazos.

Suffolk hounds, Tuesday, Felahaat-green; Thursday,
lionwheathMul ; Saturday, Hawstead-gran—et a quarter

Newcastle and Gateshead harriers, Monday, Walker
Oate; Friday, Coal Burna—at 10.
Hayden hounds, Wednesday, Page Croft ; Saturday,
Slaley—at 9.
Tindal* hounds, Monday, Nafferton ; Thursday, Kirk-
ley; Saturday lallowfield—at half-put 10.
Morpeth barriers, Tuesday, Dunes's Howe; Friday,
Bedhugton—at half.pa.4 10.
Durham County bounds, Monday, Fishburn; Wednesday,
Hare and Hounds; Friday, Newbiggia—at half-past 10.
Stockton and Billingbam harriers, Tuesday, Sheraton;
Friday, Billingham—at half-past 10.
Hurworth hounds, Tuesday, Welberry ; Saturday, Cot-
' cliff Wood—at half-past 10.
Mr. A. Way's Cheltenham staghounds, Friday, Beech
Pike—at halt past 11.
Baron Rothschild's 'Unbound', Monday, Long Manton;
Thursday, Mentmore—at 11.
Albrighton hounds, Tuesday, Hagley Tap House; Thurs-
day, Belbroughton ; Saturday, Island Pool—at half-past 10.
Atherstone hounds, Monday, Bosworth; Wednesday,
Crickets Inn; Friday, Harrow Inn; Saturday, Arbury—at
a quarter to 11.
Old Berkshire hounds, Monday, Charney ; Wednesday,',
Wythamt Friday, Milton Hill—at half-past 10.
Cambridgeshire hounds, Monday, Agden Green ; Friday,
Kingston Village—at half-past 10.
Cheshire hounds, Monday, Church Minshull; Wednes-
day, Kioderton; Thursday, Outten Park, at half-past 10;
Saturday, Vale Royal. at 11 ; Monday week, Arley ; Wed-
nesday week, Broomlands ; Thursday week, Ridley Toll
Bar; Saturday week, Raven.smoor—at half-past 10.
Mr. Colyer's hounds, Tuesday, Hop Pole; Thursday,
Hartley Church ; Saturday, Shoreham—at half-past 10.
Mr. Drake's hounds, Monday, Islip Town End ; Tuesday,
Bicester Windmill; Thursday, Edgcott Village; Saturday,
Warden Kennels—at half-past 10.
Earl Fitabardinge's bounds, Monday, Woodenaneota Vil-
lage (y Ilendeollib); Wednesday, Queen Wood ; Thurs-
day. 1 ewadown ; Saturday, Broadway at 11.
F. B. hounds, Monday, Perrin Wharf; Friday, Yelden
Mill—at half-put 10.
Hambh don bounds, Monday, Rowland Castle; Wednes-
day, Swanmoro House; Friday, Allington—at a quarter
toll.
H. 11. hounds, Monday, Cross Lanes (Holyborne); Tues-
day, Hinton Roux; Thursday, Hantsworth ; Saturday,
Thedden Orange—at a quarter to IL
Holdentess hounds, Monday, Eshe; Tuesday, Hobs (on
Spalding Moor); Thursday, Withernerick ; Entity, Hems.
ley Beacon—at a quarter to 11.
Hanky hounds, Monday, ltoolsley Pond; Friday, Cran-
bury Park—at a quarter to 11.
East Kent hounds, Monday, Street End; Thursday,
Lydden—at half-past 10.
Mr. Leach's hounds, Monday, Bangcstown ; Friday, Am-
roth Castle—at half-past 10.
Mr. W. S. Lowndrs'a hounds, Monday, Sheep Lane
(near Woburn); Wednesday, Sadden ; Saturday, Kennel—
at

Mr. Morgan's hounds, Monday, Long Cross; Thunday,
Viverdon—at half-past 10.
N.F.11. hounds, Tuesday, Beaulieu ; Saturday, White-
parish—at a quarter to 11.
Mr. Newton's hounds, Monday, Okebarnpton ; Thursday,
Viwerdon—at 10.

Oakley hounds, Mon.toy, Knotting Fox; Thursday,
Broughton; Saturday, Milton Mill-at a quarter to 11.
Mr. Phillips's hounds, Monday, Brightwell Park ; Thurs-
day, Horton Wood—at half-past 10.
Puekeridge hounds, Monday, Thorley; Wednesday,
Langley Ore; Saturday, Mandan Lordship--at half-
past 10.
Pytchley, bounds, Monday, Sywell Wood; Wednesday,
North Kalworth ; Friday, Long Buckley; Saturday,
Brampton Wood—at :planer to 11.
Somerset and Wilts r. T. Theobaltrs) hounds, Mon-
day, Lansdowne ; W nesday, Ilardington Pillars ; Fri-
day, Thoulstone Gate—at half-past 10.
Lord Southampton's hound', Monday, Stowe-Nine-
Churches ; Wednesday, Gallon ; Friday, Weston Wild ;
Saturday, RiddlesismParkl-at 11.
Mr. Hellier's Saallwol.l hounds, Monday, Tuthill Wood;
Tuesday, Tussle Ward ; Thursday, Market Stainton ; Sa-
turday, Wellanlread—at 11.
North StaWardshire kounda, Tuesday, Swynnerton Hall ;
Thursday, lingual Hall—at halt-peat 10.
Surrey Cnion hounds, Monday, Kennel ; Thursday,
Koowle ; Saturday, Box 11111 ; Monday week, Halle Hall;
Thursday week, Burr Gate ; Saturday week, Harrow Inn
(Hook)—at half-past 10.
Tivertoa hounds, Monday, Huntsham ; Thursday, Dul-
-1 verton ; Saturday, Gibbet Moor ; Monday week, brad-
, nineh ; Thursday week, Paddington—at half-past 10.
Tredegar hounds, Monday, Bessaleg Garth ; Wednesday,
Goitre—at half-past 11.
Mr. Trelawny's hounds, Tuesday, Newton Ferrets; Fri-
day, Carew Arms—at half-past 10.
V. W. H. (Mr. Vilebois's), Tuesday, Parton Village;
Thursday, Ashton Keynes; Saturday, Bibury—at a quarter
to 11.

ine beesslai, Men day, Oakley Hall ; Thursday, Aabe
Warren Pam Onerarday, the Vine—at 11.
Mr. AMbWs bonds, Monday, Farley Hill ; Tuesday,
Uphill ; Thursday, Byland's Fans (Turgiss) ; Friday,
Three Crowns (Bucklebury)—at 11.
Colonel Wyndham's hounds, Monday, Balls Hut; Wed-
nesday, Waltham Park; Friday, Cocking Hill—at hat-
pin 11.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hounds, Monday, Green Dragon;
Tuesday, Chirk Castle ; Thursday, Acton Reynald; Satur-
day, Greslord—at half.past 10.
York and Ainaty hounds, Tuesday, Cupgrove; Thursday,
Red House; Saturday, Linton—at 10.
Lord Bolton's harriers, Tuesday, Bolton Bridge; Satur-
day, Spennitborne—at 11.
Carlisle harriers, Monday, Watch Cross; Wednesday,
Greyhound Inn, Brasafield ; Friday, Coattail—at 10.
Craven (Yorkshire) harriers, Monday, Bradley Lane
End; Wednesday, Banknewton ; Friday, Winterburn—at
11.

Mr. Deacon's harriers, Wednesday, Whitehurch Down;
Saturday, Shaugh Via.ge—nt 10.
Harrogate harriers, Wednesday, Stonefall; Friday Shaw
Mill—at halt past 10.
High Peak hounds—Tuesday, Parsley Hay Wharf,
Thursday, Ashford Toll Bar; Saturday, Pine Hall—at 11.
Captain Hampton Lewis.' harriers, Tuesday, South Kel-
yington; Thursday, Syston Bridge; Saturday, Brawith
Hall--at 11.
Lord Lansdale 's harriers—Friday, Ashton Clinton—at 12.
Mr. Okeover's harriers, Tuesday, Ballidon ; Friday, On-
cote—at half-past 10.
South Warnborough hounds, Tuesday, Maple Harwell;
Friday, Crookham—at half-past 10.
Wheatland harriers, Tuesday, Hampton; Friday, Spoon-
Hill—at 10.
Mr. B. Williams's harriers, Monday, Beer Ferris, Devon
—at haltpast 10. Thursday, Callington New Bridge, Cam
wall—at 10.

This was the adjourned estaminetlea meeting in the case
of Edmund Churton, beehrstier. of Hollerstreet, Cavendish-
square. The an:ousts were published in detail when the
case was last before the evert, a week or two ago ; the
bankrupt owes 9,6341., art estimates his meets at 8,0421.
(1,2881._ is geed debts, eed 6,7601. la property).
Mr. Lielir rid he lopereeet dr lookeer Mr.
Tegg, heekeelbe, of Cheeemeneet, Cheephb, sued Mr. Oil-
herineller, of Peesneater-row (who were both pre-
_ , They oomilered that the beampt's accounts,
whisk were very mime Mens, had been=ly made out,
and dry saw no reason to aist te his
Mr. &bee, who meowed Mooed so a creditor,
cleared km the erigesse else errs at a work celled
" The harsh Areasirr" of wad& he w dr author,
Mid which bed hem irbed by lie b__,AtrlP_
_two or
rase years ego. Hs had made mime eggnonseete to the
hoeinmpt, which were refused.
Ik. I6klater mid there wee a illonotomoy _botwesa the
seereeseet of Xr. Jam awl that of the beetenet, who
grimed a doe on the basks ; red emeresedy the missies
weld or dew thee up.
Mr. Mese seld whoa be went to Mr. Churton's shop, he
wee handed ever to ea appresties or emistant, who was a
iboseetable. arl by hie rhea roe retry.
isHerr toldXs. hear that be nut reader an
aseemt to the ate, es rat they might knew hew the
maw need between Id= gni the lwbees. mesedigg to
his showing. If the relseess ggasldosd they had a
claim against him, they would reseed at law; but the
court could not interfere in the reeler stage of the pro-
i
Mr.
Neville, of the firm of Neville and Co merchants,
Oreshantatreet-Weet, spplitd for the surrender of certain
velvets, and other articles, value about 701., which
e had sent to the shop of the bankrupt, by whom they
were to be sent abroad to his brother. They had, however,
remained oa has premises, where they were at the time of the
bankruptcy, and had consequently been taken by the
assignees.
It appearing that Mr. Neville had taken the acceptance
of the bankrupt for the goods, his Honour said his only
course would be to prove against the estate. If ho thought
proper be might make it a ground of opposition at the cer-
tificate meeting.
The bankrupt then paused.

FATAL FRACAS.—Four men who were employed by
the bailiffs of the Liverpool County Court were, on New-
year's-day, engaged in the levying of a distress in Calling-
wood-street. Oa arriving with their horse and cart in
Great Homer-street, the horse refused to draw. At that
moment two nightmen, named Ileinka and Clarke, enseepff
from a spirit vaults, and the occasion drew forth same
chaffing. Ono of the bailiff's men, named Gallagher, ONO*
menced a fight, which soon became general. The night-
awe's implements were taken from them, and Gallagher,
who bad seised a fork, made a rush with it at Ileinks, and
stabbed him in the abdomen. Sargical assistance was im-
mediately procured, but the wound terminated fatally. An
inquest was held yesterday, at which the foregoing facts
were established in evidence.
ANOTIIER MURDER IN GIL ANODW.—It is with
painful feelings we have to mention the fact of the appre-
hension of a working man on Wednesday, on suspicion of
having murdered his wife. The name of the man is Hobert
A10141111(1% He occupied one of the range of low single-
storey houses that fringe the side of the North Woodside-
road, and was by trade an ironfounder. Hire wife and he
occasionslly had differences, which frequently resulted in
blows, and it is conjectured, with every appearance of pro-
haliility, that a quarrel which they had on Saturday night
found its issue in blows, end that these blown were followed

by death. We understand the unfortunate deceased was at lm Rg HAIIAFTT.—TIITAL ILEFVOIAL OE CERTIFICATE.
the time of her death in an silvineed state of pregnancy. This was the certificate meeting in the cue of J. Bassett, ,
The treatment she seems to have received on Saturday described as an hotel-keeper, of Rhoreditch. He had kept
night produced • 'miscarriage, from which, as already a house known u " Iliseett's Hotel," nearly opposite the
stated, she did not Tet`Oli r, but gradually mask, till death station of the Eastern Counties Railway. His balance-
put en end to her sufferings. We understand that there is sheet, extending over only ten months prior to the failure
no lack of evidence to show that the unfortunate creature in September last, ehowell a sum of 6,31. due to creditors,
was most brutally used by her husband on the evening with newts, consisting principally of lease and furniture,
mentioned. Alexander has IN:en apprehended, and will be estimated at as large an amount—the leave alone of the
examined by the authorities. Deveased was much given to premises in Shoreditch being put down for near 6001.
drink, and this was the principal cause of the quarrels that Mr. Jenkinaonoppeeed for the assignees, on the ground
took place between the parties. -.Vora British Matt. that the bankrupt bad been guilty of concealing a part of
NAVAL PROROTIOE%.—AIIAIIRALTY, JAN. 9.—J. his furniture.
Blellock, to be acting cancer , .1 Mellon, to he acting Mr. Cooper, the swimmeret, deposed that when he west
boatswain; and J. Williams, to be acting carpenter.— to take palmation dem bankrupt'i furniture in Shoredltoba
Ar rot nem Errs. Clerks :T. Bradbridge, to pr_gpreg- he asked whether be fay eau Wafture ebewhers; the
*able ; C. W. Harris, to St. George; and G. A. Welch, banknlP, umneell he bid am. Wilms had, does a
to Victory. qoartor of la bow Wm, law yeimulia of sum tali- I