The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

the southward and eastward, but the atmosphere has
become warm, and we have intervals of sunshine. It
is somewhat consoling to know that the rain which has
alarmed us in Dublin for some days was not universal.
At Siigo the weather was clear and dry, and even at
a distance of 20 miles from Dublin, in the county
Kildare, yesterday, which was continually wet here,
was marked by a few showers only. At Cork it has
rained every day for the last five days.
The continued prevalence of wet weather, and the
coldness of the atmosphere, caused much alarm to
the executive of the country for the food prospects of
the seasons '4B-49. The poor-law Commissioners

determined, therefore, to issue circulars to the
various unions in Ireland, calling upon tl e guardians
to transmit officially, through their clerks, detailed
accounts of the prospects of the harvest, which, in
other seasons, would be in great part gathered at
this time. The guardians are required to state
whether the potato disease has reappeared in their
several unions. if so, in what electoral divisions,
anu to what extent; and where, if any place, it has
not been manifested ; how many mouths consump-
tion the healthy portion of the crop would afford ;
and at the same time information is sought as to
the extent a-,d safety of the mint. crops—corn
especially. This latter information is unhappily ren-
dered desirable because both the oat and wheat crops
have been injured, the latter particularly, in rich
heavy soils.
The deficit in the county cess of Mayo amounts to
11,397/. 12s. 2d., of which 8,2001. is due to the Pay-
master of Civil Services. The Crown counsel attend-
ing the late assizes,foreseeing probably that the latter
amount was very likely to continue unpaid unless
some stringent means were adopted to bring the
moneys into the paymaster's office, applied to the
court for a peremptory order upon the treasurer,
which was granted, and his salary respited until he
produces the necessary deposit receipts. Hereupon
the gentry of the grand jury raise a cry, and say that
government is sweeping away the money of the poor
contractors, that the people are not able to pay any
more, and so forth. But the real fact is that the gentry
are not anxious to collect in the cess until their rents,
due at harvest, are paid up. After which, govern-
ment might take its own portion—if it could be got.
The liienagh Guardian asserts that the three per-
sona seized on Sunday morning at Itetheannon were
" snared into a trap set to catch them ;" and states,
moreover, that when the police accosted the
party and saluted them, they were four in
number. Of these one ran off through the fields,
which one is believed to have been Mr. Doheny.
The question is vehemently asked, why he was not
arrested, and even fired upon if necessary ?

PROVINCIAL.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
COLLIERY EXPLOSION. —A melancholy accident
occurred on the 15th inst., at about one o'clock, by an explo-
sion in Polka Pit, at Morton, near South Hetton, about ten
milts thim Sunderland, by which twelve men and three lege
have lost their lives. Another boy is so much injured that he
is not expected to recover. One horse and two ponies were
also killed. The pit had been laid off work for about six
weeks, from an overflow of water, and had resumed working
ab ut a week previous to the accident. Upwards of 100 mer,
and boys were in the mine at the timai of the explosion.
Th. explosion was heard, but not seen, by any other of the
workmen in other parts of the mine, who are unable to state
(so far as we can learn) under what circumstanci s it
took place. Had the explosion been general in the mine, the
whole of the workmen above.mentioned must have suffered.
One of the underviewers, on hearing the explosion, immedi.
&tele proceeded down the pits and towards the piaci where
it happened, with a view to extricate the suffers rs. He was
suddeuly attacked by the " choke damp," and was instantly
overpowered and rendered insensible. Othr r persons by whom
he was attended drew him back, and had him taken out of
the p-t. lie refrained in a doubtful state till this morning,
when a favourable change took place, and he is now in a lair
way of recovery.
STAFFORDSHIRE.
LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION.—
Yhe report of the Lichfield Diocesan Board, recently printed,
states that ten masters have been trained and sent out to
take charge of schools—that there are 21 pupils now in the
training-school at Lichfi-id—that there are 36 masters em-
ployed in various parts of the diocese who have undergone
the regular course of training in the school at Lichfield—that
the results of the harvest school last year in the archdeaconry
of Stafford were most satisfactory. The report then con-
tinues Your committee, during the past year, have also
had :heir attention earnestly directed to the very importan.
subject of erecting a training school for mistresses at Derby,
and also of enlarging the present training establishment
at Lichfield, so as to entitle it to the advantages held
out by the Committee of Council on Education, and
to render it more commensurate with the wants of
this large and important diocese. The latter of these objects,
however desirable, your committee are deterred from recom-
mending to your immediate adoption, solely by a consider•
tion of the expense necessary for its accomplishment; an ex-
pense which they do not feel justified in advising the board
to incur, till a more favourable opportunity shall arise foe
dieposioc of th-: premises at present occupied by the training
school without material low to the institution. For the
female training school at Derby, matters are in a course of
preparation, which your committee trust will issue in the
speedy commencement of an undertaking much desired, and
scarcely less needful, for effecting the purposes of the hoard
thee a normal school for masters. Plans have been drawn,
and approved by the committee of council, for a building
capable of accommodati • g lorty female pupils, with suitable
apartments for a matron sad sub-matron, at an estimated
cwt (including the purchase of the site) of 6,0001.; one half
isf which amount there is reason to hope may be obt.ined
from the Committee of Council and the. National Society
jointly. Allowing another 1,000!. for fitting up, furnishing,
and other expenses incident to the opening of such lan insti-
tution, there will be a sum of 4,0001. to be raised by sub-
scription, before the building can be commenced ; in addi-
tion to which, for the first three or four years, till the school
shall be in a condition to derive assistance from Queen's
scholarship*, and other pecuniary endowments, a yearl in-
come of about 3001. will have to be provided for its current
expenditure. It will depend upon the zeal and liberality
manifested by the friends of education throughout the dio-
cese, whether another year shall pan away without bringing
to maturity a design, of the importance of which the board
recorded its conviction at its anniversary meeting two years
ago."

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
UNIVERSITY OP lANDON.—FIEJIT REANIMATION FOR
me DOOKIOI Or BACNSIOIL or Milner:M.—Meet Division W. Ape,
London Hap. ; E. E. Barron, Guy's Hosp. ; J. 8. Brien:me, St.
Thomas's Hap. ; E. W. A. Day, Queen's Coll., Birmingham;
R. Growls, Guy's Hoop.; W. M. G. Hewitt, Univ. Coil. ; E. Jack-
WO, Univ. Coll.; J. H. Inkin, King's COIL ; R. B. Lewis, Leeds Sch.
of Med. •• E. Manley, Manchester Sch. of Med. • .1. J. Payne, King's
Coll.; J. Rigby, Univ. 0311. ; W. Ryan, Middlesex and Jervisui.
Hap.; H. 11. Halter, King's ;BJ. A. Salter, King's Coll.;
C. J. Showman, Univ. Coll.; W. H. Thornton, Manchester Sch. of
Med.; J. Wood, King'. Coll.—Second Divist n : G. IL Bailey, I:niiv.
Coll.; A. H. Ilaarll, Roy. Coll. of Bnrin, Ireland; T. Jeiton, King's
Coll
p. ; H. 8. Locock, Si. Thomas's Hosp.
a; It. D. Pyper, Middleoex
Ha ; .1. R. Reynolds, Univ. Cell.; F. Mw,
11. Welsh, Ring's Coll.; J. Wilkins, King's Coll. Univ. of Edinburgh;
PRIFRIIKENT4—RSV. G. Aregiald, oltmi,ain to the Leeds
Borough;Ganl and House of Ocurection, to Annie/ P. C. of Leeds;
B.Bf. ; din. Rip. Pat., Rev. Dr. Hook, Otur.—Bev. H Denney, to
Colton C., Norfolk.

NAVAL.
WooLanza, Ann. 17.—spiteful, it.-sloop, Gar been taken
out of the basin into the river, and will be sent to bheerness to be
brought forward for COMRIMPIOD—Niger, st..sloop, fitted with •
screw-propeller and engines of 40U-horse power, ban been taken out
of dock, and is to be sent to Sheerness to be fitted fur sew—The
second of the Dublin and Liverpool steam.ackete, the Advice, has
arrived at this port to have her defeats wale good.—The dockyard
battalion halo been in close drill during the present week preparing
fora grand review, when the Lewis of the Admiralty will be preernt
to inspect them—Venus, Marine Society's ship, has been taken late
the brain to be fitted.
ADMIRALTY, Auo. 17.—APPOINTMENTS.—Clerk : I. T.
welts, to Houthompton.—Amistant Engineer : Y. A. Lyons, to fey-
loo.—DOCKTseD APPOINTMENT: I. Drain, tops foreman of joiners al
Devonpurt.

MILITARY.
AVOYSNTATION OF THI ROYAL ALRTlLLlRT.—Yeetarclap
we embed the teat of tine augmenuition having been officially an.
uatunsuL The 16 companies now added are apportioned by giving
two to each of the Ist, Ind, 3rd, nth, 3th, end Bth battationa, and one
company to each of the 7, Init,Ht; and 10tb battalions. The fol.
lowing promotions end appointments bare been made by general
order, dated Aug. 16, 1846 :
Genutaz ORDIA.—IIer Mayerty has been plowed to approve of the
following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, via. :
Second apt.= to be captains by, augmentation : N. E. Harrison,
C. Cheatham, 0. J. L. Buchanan, W. S. Payne, W. It. Gilbert, A. F.
1y,;u74110n, H. Aylmer, G. C. It. Levinger, 11. G. W. Hamilton, W.
A. Irving, St. J. T. Browne, C. Bingham, IL &Bowan, J. N.
A. Freese, F. D. Cleveland.
First lieutenants to be second captains : F. W. liztiltain, T. W.
Laurence,Travers, M. C. Dizon, C. F. Thorndike, 11. Rogers, J.
Turner, A. C. L. Fitzroy, E. IL Flaw; B. F. Mottetan, S. Cleave-
land, C. 8. Somerset, P. A. Moralised, B. M. S.lnglefield, E. M. Boxer,
C. S. Langden.
: W. A.
First lieutenants to be wood captains by augmentation
Middleton, It. J. Cannon, J. R. Gibbon, J. R. Ands n, P. F.
ci.
Scott, S. Mill Calder, W. P. Pollock, IL. F. Strange, J. S. Wlett, I
J. C. W. FOrtellalt. W. H. Co; IL O'C..nriell, W. V. S. Neill, M. CIS. !
ford, R. W. Brettingtam, C. C. Du Platt.
Second lieutenants to be Bret lieutenants : C. M. Govan, C. H. In.
geiby, P. Gabbed; IL P. Tates, H. If. Ferrer., H. A. Wright,
C. F.
Mainwaring, A. Gordon, W. J. Williams, C. F. Young, S. 1). Wright,
A. T. Earle, Hon. J. A. Addington, A. Vandeleur, A. S. Orr C. R.
Dili, P. J. Campbell, F. C. Maude, A. W. Twig', S. Fieelint
0. R. Stoke., J. F. Pennyouick, W. J. COI:melon. W. D. Gull* C. .
Olderslaw, N. O. &Turner, R. Curls, A. Savewright, F. S. Seale, J.
Bonitos, J. de L. 'Wanders:o, H. Anketed.
Beecod liewfwante to be first lieutenants by augmentation P.
Dickson, CEn.es Clarke, F. new, E. J. Bruce, W. P. !Lenard; J. F.
Hop; IL W. J. Dinhwood, A. Brewton, J. tie Meilen; S. Cu din,
O. A. Witildnem, W. W. Lakin, W. Walker, C. F. Wake; G. Bur-
chsel, G. Davis,.. G. Breeden, W. J. Booln, G. B. Trattente, ti. 0.
\
Batchelor, W. T. Middleton, F. Close, J. fitoehir, IL L. 'Talbot, W. IL
141. gimpson,l. W. Penn, H. R. Saunders, E. G. Snow, J. D. Ramsey,
The above promotions are dated June 10, 1648.
The Maater-General ht. been pleased to make the following sp.
potntments in the Royal Horse Arnilery :—Seoond Captains : P. P.,
Mandy, E. Price; First Lieutenant. : 0. H. 1... Hillman, F. W, C.
Ord, W. C. L. Blow, A. E. H. Anon, J. C. Boothhy, lion- E. Y.
Gage, N. 8. E. Bally, P.R. Glanville, D. E. Howe. W. k. H. B.T.
W. B. &MARS ;Se Captain G. A. Hanle, to be Adjutant.
In oonsetterncoot the above the undtrinentionwl ordoets km been
posted u Baker& :—Second Captain Longdon, to sth ballai'uon ; nisi
Lientettinie : L. Mainwating, 9111 battaliOs ; A. G-trdr,h, oth wig.

lion ; C. P. Youna,lnd tettallol ; 0. R. &alma, 4th battahon ; N. 0
E Turner, 9th battalion ; A. Y. Earle, kb battalion ; Hon. J. A. M-
cEntee, b battalion; F. C. Maude, 3rd battalion ;A. W. Tad"
10th battalion; T. h. Male, lat battalion ; Y. Anketell, 6th battalacet.

SPORTING.
TAITERBA!.VB---T.l_ir 'Apar,

EBOR HANDICAP.-45 to 1 apt Dough, sto 1 apt Meaux,
6 to 1 apt Maid of my Soul, 6 to 1 apt Ellerdale (take 7 to 1), 6 to I
got Remembrance, 15 to 1 eget Sir Martin. Rot a dozen bets !aid,
and nothing in force.
GREAT YORKSHIRE STALED (at York).—Even between
Springy Jack and the field, 7 to 1 apt Loadstoue (t and aft. carnal.)
GREAT YORL6HIRE HANDICAP (at Doncaster).-8 to
apt Cawroush, 10 to 1 apt Reminiscence, 10 to I apt Executor.
ST. LEGER. —5 to 2 agst Springy Jack (t and afterwards
offered), 7 to 2 apt Fiatcatcher (take 4to 1), 4to 1 apt Juatios to
Ireland (t and afterwards offered), 6 to 1 apt Simplex, 30 to 1 eget
Carleton (t), 33 to I apt Loadstone (t). 500 to 2uo woo laid once apt
Springy lady and the odds after war& offered currently. 6to 1 and
13 to 2 betted against Surplice to at least 7. OL, and 1,000 to 30 apt
his stable companion, twit woe. 400 to 100 taken once about ..lilatiCe
to Ireland, and offers to take similar odds about nate:tuner.
DaanY.-20 to 1 &gat Nunnykirk (t and afterwards
offered). 1.000 to 30 age*. Garrick (t).
LEAXINOTON STAKCS.—On Wednesday last, at 3 2..14,
all Lord Exeter's hones were declared not to run for the Leamington
Utakesat Warwick.

Kato bittatinta.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Bence Mr. Commissioner Pane.
M. JULLIEN'e BANKRUPTCY.
This was the day appointed for hearing the application for .
the bankrupt's certificate. The application was opposed by
Mr. Cooke, on behalt of three creditors, Mr. 0. Fawkes,
draper, Russell-street, Covent-garden; Mr. Benham, up-
holsterer, of Wigmore-street ; sad Mr. Way, butcher, of
Wigmore-street. Mr. Chapple supported the application.
Mr. Cooke said the bankrupt was an eminent musician,
who had contributed much to the amusement of the °Witte,
but he had undeubtidly done so at the expense of his cre-
ditors. His deb-s now were about 12,2001., and only 1501.
had been received by the assignee as assets. The bankrupt,
having no property whatever of his own, had undertaken
the serious speculation of opening Drury-lane Theatre
as an opera-house at the clue of 1847. Early
in the present )ear ha found himself very muck
involved; but he was then in possession of considei able
theatrics! property, and of some valuable furniture,
at his house in Harley-street. His attorney was a Mr.
Lewis, who had been a uch connected with the theatrical
profession; he had a. vanced the bankrupt money, but had
done so usually at the ruinous rate of 60 per cent. Two bills
of the bankrupt's, one for 5801., had lieen handed over by
Mr. Lewis to his brother, Mr. Levi, who issued a writ
thereon, to which Mr. Lewis put in an appearance. Judg-
ment was obtained by default, immediate execution issued,
and the whole of the property was seised and sold at the
suit of Mr. Levi. It would become • question how far Mr.
Lewis was authorised in appearing in this action for Jolliest,
who was then out of town on a professional tour. On his re-
turn, in April last, a meeting of creditors was called, and
an offer made to pay 1,5001. • year fur six years. Some ere-
di ore stood out, as was always the case, and
then the tianerupt came to this court e a his own petition,
to be relieved from his debts, without giving up • single
farthing to his creditors. In such cases it was customary, in
granting the certifiexe, to tax the future exertion, of the
bankrupt to some extent; and if the bankrupt was willing
even now to come to some such arrangement the opposition
might be withdrawn. Early in January last Messrs. Jullien
and Barry had sold their busin• se in Regent street to Messrs.
Chappell and Beale ;or 4,0001. Of this sun. 8001. was re-
ceived by Mr. Barry, the remaining 3 2001. by the bankrupt.
Of this, 2,0001. was handed over to Mr. Lewis, who deducted
6001. as due to himself, paid his mother 3001., and re-lent to
the bankrupt 3001, taking a bill for 3501., payable at three
months, for the accommodation. Messrs. Chappell and
Beale, besides the purchavernoney of the business, under-
took to pay the bankrupt 7001. • year for his future profes-
sional services for six years ; use an annuity of 3001. for the
same period. For this latter sum bills of exchange were
given.
Mr. Chapple said that a bond was originally given for the
payment or the annuity ; but, subsequentiy, 18 bills of ex-
chenge, for 1001. each, were given, as a convenience to 31.
J ullien.
Mr. Cooks said the whole of these bills had found their
way into the hands of Mr. Lewis.
The Commissioner: He seems not only to have got the
lion's share, but the jackal's also.
Mr. Cook said the bankrupt had also assigned to Mr.
Lewis the bond, securing the payment of 7001. a year from
Messrs. Chappell and Beale. '1 here was a difference between
the bankrupt and Mr. Lewis as to the du on which this deed
of assignment was executed. Jullien said it was on Sunday,
the 2nd of January. Lewis said it wan at ten o'clock on
Monday morning, but Jullien left London that morning by
the ten o'clock train, from Ruston-squall', for Lein ater.
The Commissioner said be had expected that some attempt
would have been made to protect the creditors against this
wholesale grasping ley Jalleen's own solicitor, with no soli-
citor whatever on the other aide.
The banknipt was then examined, and deposed
balance-sheet commences at the end of 1846, when I was de-
ficient 1251. on my private estate. In the beginning of 1847,
engaged in the shop in Regent.street, with M. Barry.
had four-fifths of the business. I elso attended to profes-
sional engagements. My net profits that year, including
the provinces, Surrey Zoological Gardens, and the theatre,
were 3,1831. There are no debts for the performers at the
Zoological Gardens. I was paid in the place, and I paid
them also. I paid what I tad left for fitting-up and stock-
ing the shop in Regent-street. I kept no money privately,
but put it all in the concern. I signed the agreement for
taking Drury-lane Theatre last summer, I think in August. I
had capital then. The rent I was to pay was 3,5001. a year.
to commence from the Ist of August. The pyment was to
be 201. a night till the amount of the 3,5001. was made up.
I began to pay when the promenade concerts commenced in
October. The theatre was opened as an opera-house in Decem-
ber. Meantime I had been engaging performers from Paris
and elsewhere ; amongst them were Madame Dorcas Gras.
She was engaged by my wife, who promised her 2,0001.
Madame Jullien is an Englishwoman, and she was imposed
upon, not knowing the French laws. I kept nightly ac-
counts; the book was given to the official assignee. The
expenses of the opera, playing every night, was about 3001.
• night; thrice a week, '4501. • night. Mr. Lewis did not
advance me money; Messrs. Bouverie were my bankers.
No one undertook to assist me with capital ; it was my own
speculation at my own risk. The performance con-
tinued filty-two nights, as I had promised to the
subscribers. It terminated in March. The lose was 15,0801.
During the nine years I have been in England I have been
continually paying 200 to 300 performers weekly. All the
dancers at the Opera are down in my schedule as creditors.
I superintended the Opera till the beginning of January,
when I went out of town, and was absent a month or five
weeks. I left the Eu.ton-square station at 10 o'clock on the
3rd of January. Mr. C Lewis had been my attorney about
nine years and was in the habit of discounting bills for me.
I never knew exactly the rate of interest he charged. I Ire-
', gonad,. asked him for an account, but he always said, " I
don't prosecute you for money ; never mind it." I once got
an account from hint of 701.; that was the only one during
seven years. I paid several bills when due
pay , but he never
pressed me for money. I was constantly ing bills of
exchange as they became due and renewing others. If I
took a bill of 5001. to be culled, he used to say, " I will
deduct so much for the discount and so much fir the law
expenses."
Ilse commissioner: Stop here! Why, Is there no as-
signee in this case ?—Mr. Cole I appear for the assignees.
The Commissioner: Have you never called on Lewis to
render an account?—Mr Cole: Oh, yes. I got a judge's
order, calling on him to renoer it t
eams furteen days ;
forthbu he
sets us at defivice, and says we do nothing ve
months. He contested the matter before the judge, and the
judge said he must render an account of the money ad-
vanced.
The Commissioner: There are two distinct things involved
here—Lewis's bills of costs, and his money transactiens ith
the bankrupt. As to the first I have no Jurisdiction w
the
other is a very different matter.
Mr. Cole : Mr. Lewis has been twice examined before
your Honour, and on each occasion he was summoned to
produce a cash account. He said the account embraced
i various matters ; and, by your honour's direction, I attended
at his office to inspect the account; but all he showed me
was his diary, containing some halt-dozen items for cash ad-
vanced to Jullieo, and be said that was all the account be
had got. He was again examined before your Homer the
examination lasted the whole day. He promised to send an
account to me, but he has not done so. When we were last
before your Honour I stated the situation we were in, and
your Honour said he might ' e compelled to produce a
cash account. I have been prevented from again applying to
your Honour earlier ; bat it is my intention to apply, at the
clh se of these proceedings, to summon Lewis to produce his
cash account.
The Commissioner : As to his account, so far as it con-
cerns his own bill of costs against the bankrupt, I have
nothing to do : that is ratner • matter for the court to which
he belongs. But I have ample power to compel an account
of his cash transactions with this person, and to require him
to deliver it within a certain period. lf he does not do so, I
shall commit him.
Mr. Cooke said it was only fair to Mr. Cole to state that he
had examined Mr. Lewis very fully, who stated in his depo-
sition that he bad no accurate account of the moneys &d-
-emised to the bankrupt.
The bankrupt, being further examined, said : In the first
transaction I bad with Mr. Lewis, he said he should charge
me 5 per cent. discount. I understood it was 5 per sent. per
annum. Afterwards he used to produce an account at the
time on • small bit of paper, in pencil, which was iaunedi-
ately destroyed. On one °melon I said to him, "Why, you
of 604. per annum on the 10e1." " Oh, no," he said, "
not
so much as that ; the charge is for law business, sad collecting
dreeb gl
debts,
RAW something dark in it; and afterwards I made every
exertion to pay all his bills and other demands, and to
ae,araneins og 5 per cent. per month. You charge at the rate
on." This occurred about six years ago. I
owe him nothing but his lawyer's bill. Within six or twelve
=octets of that time I had paid all I owed him for money
advanced. Afterwards I pressed him very much tor his law
account. Be said I had no occasion to trouble myself, and
if I wanted money at any time he would readily advance it.
I did begin again to borrow of him. The first sum was about
two or three years ago. I had then been disappointed of the
receipt of a sum of 500_ and wishing to send my band down
Into the country, I borrowed 2001. of him. No bill was
giV<l, It that time; I was in • hal*? ; and he said "Never
thind now." I have since had e.ght or ten money teensy,
tions with him. He generak, gave me money, and I signed
bills. At the time of my IT,mkruptcy, he and his friends bad
'even bills of mine, sw.munting to 3,2401. 10s., for which I
had received about 2 :iOOl. I only kept accounts of the money
I got from him tin's) the last six months, when I thought
bus'.
lit
was going tut. M. Barry and I told our
nos on the let January lent to Keems. Chappell

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