The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-03 00:00:00

Till. CRIMEAN MILITARY INQUIRY.
THIS DAY.

The hog expected Crimean military isquiry,
gime the royal warrant, opened this morning at the Chaises
Heepi,a!, Me great hall of which had been previously Stied
op is the BOA sonvenient aid even comfortable mammy.
Tie p. ra-r. of the ball appreptisted to tbe sue of the Could,-
swots mod other odleiale, wee handsomely carpeted in erise•
mama bite...end there war • long array of tables, the metre
wee, ci .huh the commissioners were sated, being covered
with; crimson, and the others with blue. The ',porta*
f. und every necemary arrangement made to enable them $
dcrtarge their ditties properly sad comfortably, with the
eseept'on, p' 'hope, of Ceing rather too far removed from
the chair allotted to the witnesses, who, wales they speak
very distinctly, will hardly be clearly heard at te great • dis-
tance. Behind the re p .rtire t tbles, • gradually rhea.

pta•ham recede, to the west sad of the ball, well raspednTl
va to &Wen the toned of trampling feet, and SO COMilinalli
Si to eff,ed a fall view of the proweedings to every spells.
bee Watint sad within ths hall sa efficient body of pair
wsre is attendance, under the trden of Mr. Beisristen-
Met Gibbs. B division, unlisted by Inepeotors Tatatell
and Attires&

TI. o,,c.tdiuge bad bean annonnoed to commence at
elevee ii Mock, at which hour the great hall was epesed
for tbc ailmwdon of the public, but the inquiry at first did
not attrAct any groat number ((spectators.
The Judite.Advocats was the first prominent official to
arrive. He sppeared at the gate at half past ten, before
the arrangements were convict°, and wee consequeatly
kept waiting several minutes before be obtained an alley.
The r. gbt hon. and learned gentleman, however, ezereised
lcnosidernble degree of patience, and the intimation of his
weird pet•ing the offieers in waiting upon the qui Ma,
the cmesissiovers found a ready admission to the hospital.
The following is a correct list of the board, via.:—Sir
Alezandor Woodford (president), Lord Beauchamp, Gee.
113.111, Sit Job■ Bell, Gee. Peel, ALP., Gee. Kaollys,
srd G 0. Sir 0. Berkeley, the whole of whoa• were
Trc

did net emerge from their private
room till nearly halt.pam Coven, when Sir Altsander
Wowif ,rd took the (lair.

The Judge Advocate at once read the royal waviest
coastatatiog this commission, and then a latter Irma Lord
Penman to tho Commander-in-Chief, intimating the fact of
the eoastitution of the board.

The President then inquired whether the Judge Advo-
cate had received a hat of the names of those offices whose
■arose had been animadverted upon in the report of Sr
J. hi'Neill and Colonel Taloa, and who had complained
tlte►ecf

The Judge- Advent. replied that he bad made applies-
tin ft, the names cf such Olken, and had, in answer, re-
ceived a letter from General Yorke, stating that the names
of officers whose median had been anima leaned upon is
the rerrt, and who bad coop wined, IMO the Earl of
Lien. the Esrl of Cardigan, Sit Mchari A"rey, Quinn-
MaelerGeneral in the Crimea, and Coload Gordon, Dr.
paty-Quarteenouter.
The Judge-Advocate then reed the rules and onditions
of procedure, as fellows—pint, That the proceedings
should be eonciacted, as nearly as possible, standing to the
practice of (nanny military ware. 2. T►at the evi-
dence of persons preseatieg themselves for examination
should he, as nearly as possible, taken after the ordinary
manner cf military courts. 3. That the court was not
c.mpe.eat to examine winsome on oath. 4. That every
witness should be informed that he need give no evidence
w►ich might reader him liable to a roar: martial; bat
that any redeem given aft han intimation might be so
we. 6. T►at the gee of every pence presenting himself
km examisatien shall be taken separately.
A roeveraa•lon then tcok plates between the Board tad
the Jedg►Advecate, as to the precedence of parties to be
intamined, w►ew It was agreed that the we et the Earl of
Leas should be takes Ant, sad that of the Earl of Cardi.
gas nest; sad that the Earl of Linea, with his witnesses,
should be enamind oa Monday. Tte ern of the Bari of
Cardidu, Sir B. Airey, and Coked (forams to follow la
sweets cos, ot saluseaneat days, secordtag to the C)Ik111111-
nos of the court.

The fair Ad Taisho then Ingo hod whether other partlee
mould G summuted in eddition to thew whose man
Mw num.:nod as hsv.ag complained of the Crionim
Commissiowrs" rep •rt
The President said such w course mild not be adoptod, as
ft would be imcossible for the Counielowers to know the
sous of alms who might think they ►d saw to eons_
plain of the report. But iU sack patios might send ht their
amass, together with Moe of their witasseee, sod then they
woall be duly seasoned.

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The Judie Advocate teat inquired whether way intim
ties should be sent to Bir J. tad Colysel Tillloch
that their upset was likely to be called in (tenths, by the
based.

Aft r a brief eoaversatioe, it was decided that it woad
be aaastrwery to give each as asthmatic's.
It was thee agreed that the board should sit from eleven
till fear dune, the liquify; sad they thin adjourned, at
dire sneaks to may,, till Monday seat, at slave's, whet
the cue of the 2871 of Lama will be goes into.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
1112/011
• II 11 SUL I.OIIIIIT ram, SAIAT.—bU 22222 DIAS.
This ems was before the court a few weeks ago, *ben *
p►opssitlol made on behalf of Sir Rant Price to pay •
tosapcsition of Sa i■ the pound to the whole of the credi-
tors, with a ♦iew to the bankrupt.* being an-
nulled, woo tonsidered, sad was agreed to by nine
tenths in number and value of the creditors (the proportion
»gaited by the act), A oondalovel order was thereupon
made, and this was the day for tooflrmixg Um order and
sapenedieg the bankruptcy.
Mr. Lowrance appeared (or the aselgnme, and oonseuted,
oa their 'rebel, and that of the creditors generally, to the
erringemtat proposed.
The bankruptcy was accordingly enpeniedod.
IN 11 111190 N.
The banbrapt woo a builder in Milton-street, Cripplegste.
This was the examination meeting. His debts are 9411.;
MO Smite.

Mr. Oi ors', for the assignees, stated that the bank-
rupt hid beta is partnership with a penes named Oil-
beet, now &mind, who had dear( gad the partnerabip
book.. The reentlt nes t►e bsokrupt's mounts were not so
satUfsttory as could be desired; bat se he had been in cus-
tody tour mutts at the suit of one of the creditors, the
asignees did not obji ct to his pantag.—questioas of son-
duet being reserved fer the certificate meeting.
Tbs bankrupt passed.