The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-03 00:00:00

THE EARTIMIAKE .4T SHIRAZ.

The Cauca!, publishes a letter, dated the 14th
May, from M. Fageryren, a Swedish physician in the ser-
vice of Persia, which gives the following farther details of
the earthquelso at Shires on the 21st April :
" You already know that the town of Shire: so longer
exists, baying been completely destroyed by an earthquake.
Up to this time the shocks have not c ntpletely finished,
and Ood knows when we shell be relieved from our anxie-
ties. It is imporrihle for me to describe the horror of the
first shock, which laced for five minutes. All the inha-
bitants were asleep, from which they were awakened by •
noise louder than that of thunder, and by • !Damao( stones
falling into their rooms. This at least is what occurred to
me. /dy first idea was to fly, and I was fortunate enough to
reach the centre of the large court, with those who resided in
the house, when it fell to the ground. The immensity of
this disaster was only visible when daylight appeared. On
every side the eye would see nothing but a heap of raise,
streets blocked up with stones, and dead bodies being car-
ried on litters without the walls of the town. It made the
heart bleed to see the limbs of persons showing themselves
from beneath piles of rubbish, and men, women, and chil-
dren endeavouring to withdraw the mutilated bodies of
their friends and relations from beneath the ruins,
is their despair, they were tearing away with their teeth,
their hands, and their nails. Out of several thousind vie. !
time, the lives of only a very small number were saved.
These scenes were repeated for live days, during which it is
calculated that 12,000 persons perished. Oa the fourth
day large hands of brigands made their appearance, and
plundered the unfortunate inhabitants, who were without
defence and without asylum, of what little they had been
able to save from the ruins. For three days the tows was
delivered up to the pillage of these brigands, whose num-
bers were increased by a report that Begley Bey, the Pa-
ciao of Shirts, was among the dead. Shocks ate still felt
three or four times in a day, end are so violent that the
houses which have re-isted former shocks are falling to the
ironed oat after the other. My life and that of my wife
have been saved, but all that I bad made since my arrival
in this country is lost. I purchased a house three months
ago, which is now nothing but a heap of ruins."

NOVEL RAILWAY PARCEL—Oa Wednesday last,
on the arrival of the third elan train from Birmingham at
the Cheltenham station, there was found, lying comfortably
asleep on one of the seats, a little girl about two years of
age. A label was pinned on the front of its dress, " Mar.
garet Williams, passenger to Bristol, to be met at the Btu-
tion," and on inquiry it was found that a woman had
brought it to the Birmingham station, hut the Huard had
refused to take shares of it, as in case of its not beteg owned
on its arrival at its destination, the railway company would
have been compelled to stand towards it in locus parenti.
The woman had accordingly pinned the label on to its frock,
and slipped it into the carriage, where, thanks to the care
and kinder•s of the passengers, it had come along very
safely and comfortably. It was provided with a little basket
of bread and batter, and one gentleman having made an
impromptu bedof hie great contend another having tilted up
his portmanteau, so as to prevent it rolling or its seat, it
slept during the matte part of the journey. On changing
carriages at Oloweeeter, on. of the passengers engaged to
see it in safety to Brute], where it was met by its mother—
the wife of a working man—who was anxiously awaiting its
arrival.—Citekerslians Ern/miner.

PROFEMOR GERTINUEI AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
BADZN.—The Pod Am acsseile muftis'• letter from
Hide' of hay 27, scathes Oat Prof.Gorvions boo by •
beaks bees deprived of his tide of prewar,
aid lislisdistei from siviag lectures.

law Intelltaence.
HOUSE OF LOItIiS.—YEsnaDAY.
CIAINITTIA I,llk
?lilt DUKEDOM OF MoONTKOIIi.

The arguments in this ease, which here occupied so long
time, were at length finished.
Kir Fitaroy Kelly hating concluded the reply.
The further consideration of the cue was then adjourned
till Friday neat.

EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAT.
MroaL rue LOIN it.llC,ll Or APPI“I...

Tat You.: AND Notrit MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY

C. II C DauN.
Mr. RIR and Mr. Toiler appeared for the defendant, in
support of a motion by way of appeal to discharge an onler
made on Monday by the Master of the Rolls, when by the
defendaot was ordered to pay into court on or before the
first day of Hilary Term next the sum of 54,5901. The sum
in question was, by the certificate of Mr. Hume, the chief
clerk of the Master of the Rods, certified t. be due from
the defendant, upon the iesult of certain ace unts directed
to be taken by the decree in the cause with reference to the
sale and disposition . f certain shares belonging to the com-
pany which hail been appropriated by the defendant. The
certificate was signed on the 27th of Ju:y by the Master of
thq, Rolls, and on the same day leave to serve
notice of motion for payment of the money into court was
given by Lis Honour to the plaintiffs.
Mr. Bolt objected that it was intended by the defendant
to discharge the certificee of the chief clerk on the greund
that in taking the accounts while the defendout was
chant. d with any profit made by him on the sale of the
shares he was also charged upon those shares which
were soid at a love with the price they might have reali•ed
if sold at the time the &feed but had appropriated them.
The intention to except was perfectly serious and bona fide,
the question involving a difference of many thousand
pounds. Under the old practice, money would not lie or-
dered to he paid into court until found due by a Master's
report confirmed, and no such confirmation could have been '
obtained so sheet a time after the report, as in the pre-'
sent use bad elapsed from the signing of the cert.ficate by
the judge. He submitted that the Masters in Chancery
Abolition Aet, 15 & 18 Viet. e. 80, and the
orders made thereunder which substituted the certifi•
cote of the Chief Clesk at chambers, for the Master's
report had nut the effect of altering the time allowed by
the old practice for excepting to the finding eg..inet the
defendant, and that until the defendant bad had an oppor-
tunity of excepting to the finding of such certificate he was
not bound thereby, and could not be directed to pay the
balance found against thereon into court.
Mr. Itcundell Palmer and Mr. Hobbes's* appeared fur
the company.
Upon their lordships' suggestion an order was taken by
cenunt, and without prejudice to any question, whereby
the amount mentioned in the order of the court below was
reduced to 20,0001, with a direction that the rest of the
motion on which the order appealed from had been made
should stand over till Michaelmas term next; and then, if
the Master of the Rolls should thick proper, that it should
be heard at the same time with a motion by the defendant
to discharge the certificate, of which notice had been given.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—Turearay.

Erman Ma. Commumoxu notu.mm.
Ix THIS MATTRX OT EDWARD Mooia ADAMS.

This insolvent, described as proprietor of the Tradesman's
Journal, applied to be discbasgcd under the act.
Mr. tfargood opposed for Mr. Ford, an auctioneer; and
Mr. Cooke supported.
The ins dveot had formerly been a chemist, and subse-
queutly possessed some cab*. One of the causes of his in-
solvency was the death of his wile and seven children, to
which circumstance the learned commissioner directed
attention, and asked whether the opposition was to be con-
tinued. The opposition was proceeded with, and it appeared
that the insolvent bad been mixed up with some accommo-
dation bills. Ile became proprietor of the Tradesman's
Journal on his bills to 3001. The paper did not answer,
and the shares were not taken up.
Mr. Commissioner l'hillps intimated that if pressed
he must give a judgment on account of the accommodation
bills; but seeing the distressing circumstance which had
occurred in his family, perhaps the case would not be
insisted upon.
The opposing creditor retired from the. opposition, and
the insolvent was discharged.
His Honour remarked that it was impossible not to feel
great sympathy and commiseration for the insolvent.
Ix RE JAsrsa WHEELER ROCIERB.

This insolvent, who was the directing engineer of the
Irish Amelioration Society, applied to be discharged.
Mr. Nichols, with whom was Mr. Dowse, appea•ed for the
Irish Amelioration Society. Mr. Canteen and Mr. Macrae
opposed for creditors. Mr. Cooke and Mr. Sargood sup-
ported.
In this ease the debts were 17,8661. and the credits
84,195/., including a claim of about 70,000/. on the Irish
Amelioration Society, which claim was denied. A long
discussion arose on the subject, and the Commissioner
thought that if all the evidence was heard he could not
order the claim to be expunged. The other creditors, by
counsel, insisted that the money was owing, and that a
large sum would be recovered for the creditors.
After some further discussion the insolvent was ordered
to be discharged.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CIRCUIT.—CROTDON, AUGUST 2.
The Lord Chief 13aron was occupied the whole of the day
in trying two running down eases, M one of which the
General Steam Navigation Company were the plaintiffs,
and in the other they appeared as defendants. The evi-
dence was of the usual conflicting character, and was totally
devoid of interest

It was expected that Mr. Justice Cresswell would have
continued to sit in the Crown Court, and try common Jury
causes, but it appears that his lordahin bad made other
arrangements, and Mr. ikrjeant Channell at to-day in his
stead, and disposed of several cases, greatly to the relief of
the list, and of the suitors, who are put to enormous ex-
pense by being kept in an assist town. Moat of the actions
triad during the last two days have been brought upon bills
of exchange.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WARwicK, AroasT 2.
DlikA DI 11011.0 DA O. DAWSON AND OTH2II.—TIIZ
CASE OF THE BAIIONFAS VON BRIM

This case was called on this morning. The plaintiff, it
will be remembered, was the secretary of the sos disaut
Baroness von Beek, when that lady was suddenly arrested
at Birmingham on a charge of fraud, and died in the public
cam of that town. The plaintiff was imprisoned with the
Baroness, and the declaration stated that the defendants
had falsely, maliciously, and without probable cause
charged the plaintiff with having obtained 11. 45., the money
of Geurge Dawson, under false pretences, and with having
afterwards procured him to be taken before James James,
Esq., one of the justices of the peace, by whom he was dis-
charged. The plaintiff brought an action, and was non-
suited at the Warwick Summer Assizes in 1852.

Yesterday a coosiderable number of witnewes were ex-
amined, and the trial had not concluded when our parcel
left. We reserve our report.

IDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAT.
BEMS M.. SRAM= ADA" AMPUTAST JUDO&

BMOCS Ro 88888 lit ♦ SERY;NT.—SINGI'LAR CARL.

Sarah Prior, 42, was indicted for having stolen two silver
mugs, a punch ladle, some knives, forks, spoons, and other
articles, value 80L, the property of C. A. M'Cullech, her
master, in his dwelling-house.
Mr. Etillantine, in opening the cue, said the charge
against the prisoner was, that she got into the prosecutor's
service by means of • false reference, plundered the plate
chest, robbed her master in other respects, and pawned the
property, appropriating to herself the proceeds trader cir-
cumstances of an unusual character.

The prosecutor, it appeared, carried on the business of a
herbalist, in Covent-garden, and resided in Chester-square.
He was married in MI, and had ever since his marriage lived
on terms of the greatest affection and happiness with his wife,
in whom be placed every reliance, and whose honour and
integrity were beyond all question. The Downer, in
October last, dressed in a becoming , and assuming
the name of Mrs. Smith, representing herself as a widow,
and putting on a most demure expression of countenance,
applied to Mrs. M'Culloch for the situation of housekeeper
in her establishment, which was then vacant. She gave se-
veral references, and stated that she had been in business as
• milliner and dressmaker, that she had been a lodging-
housekeeper, prior to which she had been in the service of
several high families, one of them being that of Lady
M'Lean, and Mr.. M'Culloch being gawked witn the
account given of the prisoner by one of the parties
referred to, who pretended to have known her for some
years as • respectable woman, she did not go to any
of the otherr and engaged her. Since this charge had been
brought it had been ascertained that she was no widow at
all, and that but a month before she got this situation she
was keeping • most infamous brothel at Paddington, from
which she was ejected by the pariah authorities on the
complaint of the inhabitants. It happened that Mrs.
M'Culloch had occasion to have a brooch repaited, and she
gave it to the prisoner to take it to a jeweller and silver-
smith, named Coates, in Ecclestomstreet; and considering
it was detained • long time, she called on Mr. Coates, and
asked for it. Mr. Coates said he knew nothing about an
brooch, much to the lady's surprise, and she said she would
at once inquire about it, but she was astounded at the
jeweller aeking her, as she was about to leave, to pay for
the plate that he had lent oat to her on hire. She replied
that her husband bad plate of his own, and that she never
hired any in bet life. Whereupon Mr. Coates, to convince
her, showed her his books, in which were entries of plate
supplied to the prisoner on hire for her master. Unable to
comprehend the meaning of this, she desired him to accom-
pany her to her house, which he did; and there
she demanded of " Mrs. Smith " an explana-
tion of the mystery of this plate business, which
she promised to give in private. Observing that she would
not explain in his presence, Mr. Coates, at the request of
Mrs. M'Culloch, retired into the hall, and directly after-
wards heard the latter exclaim, "My Ond, Mrs Smith !"
and he then re-entered the room, when Mrs. lla•Culloch in-
formed him that the prisoner had told her that she had
pawned her master's plate, and had obtained from him
on hire plate to match to supply its place, so that her theft
,hould not be detected. While this was going on Mr.
M'Culloch knocked at the door, and the prisoner wished
her mistress to go-into the library with her to hear what
she had to see farther about the traassetioa before her
master cane is, bet slut refused, sad said she should tall
Mr. /Mullah Al &best it, which she did M his entering.