The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-21 00:00:00

MILITIA.

The following COMM il;TOW; base been signed :
John Wickham, lieutenant in the North Hants. Militia,
to he captain in the Hampshire Militia.
Thomu Best, lieutenant in the North Haute. Militia, to
be captain in ditto.
John Lonsada, late lieutenant in the South Lincoln
Militia, to be lieutenant in ditto.

Artlint Fits Welter Bigg Wither, ensign in the North
Hants. Militia, to be lieutenant in ditto.
William Seward Le Feuer', gent., to be ensign in ditto.
John Beardmore, captain in the South Hants. Militia,
to be captain in the Hampshire Militia Artillery.
Frederick Deacon, captain in the North Hants. Militia,
te be captain, by transfer, in ditto.
Hugh Hammon John Musty, captain in the South Hants.
Militia, to be captain, by transfer, in ditto.
William Hooper, late captain in the Warwickshire Regi-
ment of Militia, to be captain in ditto.
Duncan Blanckley Shaw, Esq., late captain in the Stir-
lingshire Regiment of Militia, to be lieutenant in'ditto.
Arthur Robert Nighten, Esq., to be lieutenant in ditto.
Thomas Lyford Champion, gent., to be ensign in ditto.
Frederick Josiah Burgess, surgeon of the South Hants.
Militia, to be surgeon, by transfer, in ditto.
George Frederick Blossome, M.D., to be assistant-sur-
geon in ditto.
John Turner Phillipson, gent., to be cornet in the Hamp-
shire Yeomanry Cavalry.
Henry Waterworth, Fellow of the Royal College of Sur-
geons of England, to be surgeon in the Isle of Wight
Militia Actin( ry Corps.
Itobirt Gordon, Esq., formerly of the GGth Foot, and late
captain in the 2nd Regiment of Norfolk Militia, to La cap-
tain in ditto.

Whicheote Manners, gent., to be first lieutenant
in ditto.

Bertram Aystey James Mitford to be seeond lieutenant
in the Loyal blerioneth Militia.

Board of Trade, Whitehall, Sept. 19, 18.53.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Com-
mittee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations hays
received through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
a copy of a decree, received through her Majesty's Emb7ssy
at Paris, regulating, provisionally, the duty on the importa-
tion into France of cattle, and of fresh and salt meats.
By order, J. EXIIILION TENNENT.
NATOLLON,
Par la grace de Dieu et la volonte nationale, Empercur
des Francais,
A tons prisents et d venir, taint:
Sur le rapport de notre Ministre Secritaire d'Etat au
Dipartement do I'Agriculture, du Commerce et des Travaux
Publics,

Axone &mite' et dicsitons ce qul suit :
Art. ler. Jusqu'a ce qu'il en snit autrement ordonni:, lee
dreits a l'importation des bestiaux et des riandes friar-nes et
sal6es soot provisoirement Axes ainsi yell suit:
Bmufs et taureaux

Vacbes. ginisses et bouvillons 1
'2 I par tete
Veaux, brebis, moutons, chi:vres et pores „ 26
•
Agneaux, cluvreaux et cocbons de laic
%%antics . t hatch" „ 60 1 lee 100
• Wee, lO ~ J kilogr.
Art. 2. Nos Ministres Secretaries d'Etat au departement
de PAgriculture, du Commerce et des fravaux I'ublic4 an
Departement des Finances soot chargé., chum& en ce qui le
concerne, de Pesecution du present decret.
Fait eu l'alais de Saint:Cloud, le 14 Septembre, 1853.
Naroxatur.
Par PEmpereur : Ministre do PArriculture, du Commerce,
et du Travaux Publics,

I'. 141A0NR.

Board of Trade, Whitehall, Sept. 19, 1853.
The Bight Honourable the Lords of the Committee
of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have
received through the Secretary of Sae fur Foreign Affairs,
a copy of a despatch from her Mtjesty's minister at &air,
inclining a translation of a notice published by the Prussian
government suspending, until the close of the present year,
the duties on the importation of c..rtain specified sorts of
grain.-13y orde:, J. EMERSON TENNENT.
(Copy.)
(Translation.)
According to an agreement made by the states of the
ZoU Verein, the King has authorised that the levying of
the import duty on corn, melded grain of all torts, flmr,
bruised and shelled grain, peeled barley, groats, and bruited
or peeled corn, shall bo susper.dtd from tho 15th instant to
the end of the ye .r 18.53. This is hereby made known to
the public, and notice is also given, that the custom and
revenue authorities have been provided with instructions
regarding the suspension of the duty.
Berlin, Sept. 8, 1853. (Signed) BODELSCLIWINC,
The Minister of Finance.

NOTIFICATION.
With reference to the notification A% hich appeared in the
Gazette of the 23rd ultimo, that a convention had been con-
eluded between her Majesty and the United States f Ame•
rice, for the settlement of all outstanding claims by means
of a mixed commission, and that commissioners were about
to meet far the purpose of carrying out the stipulations of
such convention; . . . . .

Notice is hereby given, tkut the commissioners held their
lint meeting on the 15th inst., and that all persons, sub-
jects of her Majesty, who may have claims to prefer upon
the government of the United States, arising out of trans-
actions of a date subsequent to the 24th of December, 1814,
and prior to the 2' It of July, IS-53 (the date of ;he ex-
change of the ratifications of the col:sena m), should forth-
with transmit the particulars of the same to her Maj‘ sty's
I'rincipal Szeretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, together
with the requisite evidence or information in support
thereof, for the purpose of being submitted to the commis-
sioners.

I..t.ce is hereby given, that in conformity with the fol-
lowing stipulation of the third article of the convention :
"Every claim shall be presented to the commissioners
within six months from the day of their first meeting, un-
less in any ease where reasons for delay sl.all be t stablished
to the satisfaction of the commissioners, or of the arbitrator
or umpire in the aunt of the commissiomrs differing
in opinion thereupon ; and then and in any such case the
period for presenting the claim may be extended to any
time not exceeding three months h nger :" Every claim
which may not be presented to the commissioners before
the 15th of March, 1854, will he inadmissible, unless rea-
sons for delay bo established to the satisfaction of the com-
missioners or of the arbitrator or umpire ; and that every
claim which shall not be presented to the commissioners
before the 15th of June, 18.51, will, in conformity with the
fifth article of the convention, be considered and treated as
finally settled, barred, and thenceforth inadmissible.
l'oreign Office, September, 19, 1863.

BANKRUPTS.

MARY ANN TILONLIWnCF*ILCI.II TROWAS, Upper
King-street, Bloomsbury, builders, to surrender Oct. 6
and Noy. 4, at 12, at Buiaghall-street. Bob, Lammas,

Blows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-ehamben; off. assig., Gra-
ham, Cok mAn-street.
ISAAC SIIAILNIAN, Sp-tiding, Lincolnshire, upholsterer,
Oct. satl i, and Nov. 4at 2, at Basioghall-street. Sol.,

Taylor, SciUth-street, Finst;ary-square; otF. auig., Gra:
ham, Coleman-street.
Juserit °KELL, Union-court, Old Broad-street. City,
merchant, Oct. sat 114, and Nov. 4, at 14, at Basing-
hall-street. Soli., Med. Langford, and Marsden, Friday-
street, Cheapaide; off. &mtg., Stanfield, Basinghall-
street.

Mounts, Tonbridge, Kent, builder, Sept. 28
at 21, and Nov. 4at 1, at Buinghall street. Suls., Sten-
ning and Carvell, Tonbridge; elf. ueig., Stansfeld, Ba-
singhall street.
WALTER SCAMMELL, Old Brantford, boot maker, Oct. 4
at 11, and Nov. 4at 111, at Basinghall-street. Sol., Tyas,
Beaufort-buildings, Strand; off. ueig., Stansfeld, Buing-
hall•street.
HENRY KIRK, Portland-terrace, St. John's-wood, bay
dealer, Sept. 20 and Nov. 8, at 1, at Basingball-street.
Sol., Ni►bett, Mitre-court-chambers, Temple ; off. assig.,

Stmisfeld, Basinghaldstreet. •
FRANCIS WILLIAM &MTH, Maidstone, beer sellc:, Oct. 1
and Nov. 12, at 12, at Basioghaldstreet. itoU., Walken-
ridge and Sono, Bartlettli-buildiais Holborn, and Case,
Maidstone; off. wig., Nicholson,lissinghaldstrect.
WILLIAM WATSON, New Springs, Staffordshire, saddler,
Oct. sat 12, and Oct. 27, at 11, at Birmingham Coon.
Sols., Cooper, Tuastall, Staffordshire, and Hodgson, Bar.
mingkam ; off. assig,Bittleston, Birmingham.
EDWARD BULLOCK WATTS, Yeovil, Somersershire, land
surveyor, Sept. 20 and Oct. 27, at 1, at Exeter Court.
Stogden, Exeter off. assig.' lintel, Exeter.
ELIZABETH ROAR, York, grocer, Oct. 6 at 11, and NOT. 7
at 12, at Leeds Court. Sots., Anderson and Son, York,
and Blackburn, Leeds; off. assig , Hope, Leeds.
II ENUY FAIRBANK, RiChMOnd, Yorkshire, jeweller, Oct. 6
and 28, at 11, at Leeds Court. Sols., Arnold and
Welch, Birmingham, and Ward, Leeds ; oY. swig., Hope,
Leeds.
INSOLVENT PETITIONEE.S.
AT PORT UCIAL-STIMET.

Mary Ann Harriet Ward, Lipper—Clapham-place, Clap-
ham-rood, Lambeth, printer—M. Smith, sea., Acton, Mid-
cllcses, market gardener—W. Freeman, Sloane-square,
Chelsea, house decorator—W. Stroud, Chapter-street,
Westminster, butcher—W. G. Harradine, Eldon-street, St.
Leonard, Shoreditch, checsemonger-0. L. Fountain,
Northolt, Middlesex, butcher—J. B. Gullies, Buckingham-
pl Cleveland-street, Fitzrey-square, pianoforte small
worker—W. Busby, Williford, Essex, grocer—B. Long,
Chcshunt, Hartfeedsbire-0. Taylor, Everholt-street,
Oakley-aquae, St. Pancras, hatter—A. Willahcr, Vassal.
road, Brixton, assistant to a horse dealer—O. Brook, West
square, Surrey, journeyman working engineer—W. Chalk,
Fore-street, Cripplegate, dealer in fancy goods—E. May-
nard, Middle-row, 0:d-street, St. Luke's, timber dealer—
E. Perdue, Lower John-street, Commercial-road-East,
bitumen manufacturer—G. Baker, sen , Crown-cour t
Chancery-lane, meat salesman—J. T. Hodson' High-street,
Peckham, tobacconist—W. K. Haalewood, Hill-road, St.
John's•wosel, captain in the Hon. East India Company's
service—J. Stammers, Bow-street, Covent-garden, musical
and theatrical director and manager—T. Bromley, Great
Barlow-street, Marylehone, lodging-house keeper—F.
ltiminton, Buttesland-street, Hoxtoa, messenger in the
General Post-office—J. Wilke, Kilburn, Middlesex, tool
maker—C. I'. Measor, Gilaton-road, Brompton, boarding-
house keeper—F. Fosbery, Queen's-terrace, Bayswater, re-
tired captain.
DIVIDEND'S.
Oct. 13. G. Godsell, Wootton-tinder•Edge, Gloucester-
shire, tailor—Oct. 11. P. Hayes, Widnes, Lancashire, oil
manufacturer—Oct. 13. J. Power and J. Wallace, Liver-
. .

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pool, merchants—Oct. 14. S. Sherlock, Liverpool, wine
merchant—Oct. 14. J. 14'.51onies, Liverpool, commission
merchant—Oct. 13. Cass ,n, Liverpool, coach builder—
Oct. 13. J. Fleetwood, Liverpool, grocer.
CEltl IFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to

the contrary tin the day of meeting.
Oct. .1. Bates, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, builder—
Nos. 16. J. Broadhurst, Longton, Staffordshire, earthen-
ware manufacturer—Oct. 27. J. Hammond, Birmingham,

builder.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

T. Wilson, T. Nicholson, and J. Ruling, Whitwood,
Yorkshire, earthenware mazufacturers, so tar as regaids
T.Wileon—A. J. Hertz and S. J. Hertz, Aogel-court, Lon-
don—J. Asquith, A. Blackmoore, and E. Ford, Whitwood,
Yorkshire, earthenware manufacturen—H. Mort and J.
Stimiforth, Sheffield, saw manufacturers—E. Dowling and
T. I'. llimashaw, Little Queen-street, Holborn, scale menu-
facturen—J. Lees and .1. Hepworth, Thornhill, Yorkshire,
corn millers—O. Davis arid S. E. Steane, Oxford, chicly
W. Daniel, W. R. V' '

k d era, 10 • .
North, Southall, Middlesex, proprietors of the Southall
Park Establishmtnt—A. S. Thorut as, W. Courtis, G.
Homan, M. Ward, 11. Thornton, J. E. Kendall, W. Firth,
D. Itanisden, and J. Firth, Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield,
and Manchester, commission merchants, so far as regards
W. Courtis, J. E. Kendall, J. Firth, and D. Ramadan—
A. W. Turnbull and A. M. Cowan, ship and insurance
agents—T. Vyse, R. Vyse, H. Vyse, and J. ltevnolds,
Wood-street, City; Prato, Tuscany; New York, and
Luton, Bedfordshire, merchant—W. Bottomley and J. S.
Bottomley, Stalybridge, Lancashire, grocers—W. Talbot
and J. Leatherbarrow, Wigan, Lancashire, screw makers
—P. Bothamley and J. T. Bothamloy, Billingborough, Lin-
colnshire, drapers—J. Roatern, J. Sandiford, and J.
Mather, Pilkington, Lancashire, engineers, so far as regards
J. Mather—R. T. Smith and H. Billinghurst, Springfield-
house, Canonburv, sod Downham-read, Islington, surgeons
—J. Perry, it. Davis, and It. Davis, Surrey-place, New-
ington Butts, printers, so far as regards It. Davis—J.
Ashworth and J. Smith, Hollinwood, Lancashire, iron-
founders—R. Barker and B. Hanson, Huddersfield, York-
shire, woollen cloth merchants—J. Turton and T. Gregg,
Shelton, Staffordshire, china figure manufacturers—J.
Cross and F. Crofts, Ely, Cambridgeshire, millers—W.
Douglas, W. Moir, and C. S. Mills' Bahia, so far as re-
gards W. Moir—A. N. Hall and W. Hall, dodstone, Sur-
rey, linendrapers.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

DAVID JOHN Tuostsux, Summerville, Kirkcudbright,
fanner Sept. 30, ski, at the King's Arme Inn, Maxwell-

town.
Roneut BRVCE Num, Edinburgh, merchant, Sept. 30,
at 2, at Cay and Black's Rooms, Edinburgh.