The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1848,

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TWO THOUSAND OU IN zAIk.STAKP.-5 to 4 apt Blase,
3 to 1 apt Flatcaleber.
OMB THOUSAND 01:11141•11 STABBS.-3 to 1 apt Paula
Bird.
Delta T.-8 t leafp Surplice, 10 to 1 agst Springy
rack (t), 12 to I Glendower. 12 to 1 apt Loedsicae,
20 to 1 apt Eagle's Plume 10, 25 to I apt Fiddler, 30 to 1 apt
Swim Boy, 30 to 1 apt The Stinger, 53 to I apt BershOriugh, 33 to
agst Fern, 40 to I apt sponge. and 50 tot agst Great Wester: n
Sponge,
It free The 2,00 n
Fiddlere ev hod on theestern.
Stinger yetst each of three, viz.,
an nd Great W
Oaxe.-16 to 1, apt Attraction, 16 to 1 apt Lady Eliza-
beth.
FRIDAY.—SWEEPSTAKEII'of 60 lOTA. each ; for 3-yr-olds,
ant 31h; the winner of either Riddleawortb or the Column Staken,
CM extra; of any two of those atalus, 7Um cairn. ELM. (0 subs.)
Lord Exeter's Tiniphone (Bartholomew) I
lord Specimen Dacia (Nat) 2
MATCH. 200 h ft. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Sable
(Pettit), best Sir J. Hawley's Lovelace (.1.M•11011).
HANDICAP of 15 DOTS. each, 10 ft, for 3 yin, &e., D.M.
Mr. Parne's Marquis of Coopigham. fat)
2
t) 1
(Rohimum
Lord Clifilen' s *weedy
Duke of Bedford's Duplicity (pearl) 3
MATCH, 200, h ft. A.P'.— Lord Exeter's Tiaiphone (Bar-
tholomew), bent lord Waterford's Wilmot.
HANOtcAP SWHEI`STAKI.B Of 15 SOTS. each, 10 ft, for all
sera T.T.C.
Mr. W. S. Stanley's St. Ann.. (Dockemy) 1
Col. Peel's TalfralL...— ..... .. II. Sh Hp)
Moro) 3
lord Chides'. Mantilla (O.
Lord F acteen Carl/tiros (Pettit 4 )
Lord tilangow's Clerk of the Council. UWIOO 5
I'OHT STAKES, of 100 SOTS. each, 11 IT. tor 4-yr Old cotta
and tidied; the imond to SAYS Ma stake. SILIL (10 whs.)
Sir K. Piput'n Om ateddiron) 1
Date of Itlelimond's 1100 WA. (Nal) 2
MATCH. 2001.. b ft, D.l.—Lord Glimmer's f, by the Pro-
vost, out of ?line Whip (Nat). beat Slr J. Hawley's Vaaity (J. /demon.)
SWEEPS of 100 sore. each, h ft, for 3-yr old colts and fillies.
D.M. (10 subs.)
Al/allied over.
lord Clifden's Loe.datone
SVIESIII of 100 sore. each, h ft, for 3-yr old colts and tidies,
Sir by stallions, Itc- 11.. M. (5 aube.) Field-Marshal Grosvenor's
Sir Oliver (allowed slbp), walked over. Mr. Combe's c, by the Nob,
out of Harmony (allowed 3iN), withdrew his stake.
21 VIOL 2001 , h N. A.F.—Lord Exeter's Xanthus agst
Duke of Belford'a e, by Fail. and of Tun, oft by consent.
The weather wits remartahly tine this afternoon, and the dot's
tooth the moot enjoyable of the week. A special train was provided
our the aceommodahon of the visitors, who, after an interval of an
bout between the last race endue time of departure, arrived at the
eileureditch station at balf-rost '. lock.
LATEST BATTING.
1.100 so 1,006 laid on the find seven favourites apt the
field, and 000 to 200 agst the Goodwood pair. Offers te take Sto I
about Surplice. So other change. st Attrac-
OTIS .1 HOUSAN it GUIN SAS STALE/L-6 to 1 ag
tion (t), S to I apt Prairie Bird (t.)
OAKS —l4 WI laid apt Prairie Bird.

tali) EnttMutate.
EQUITY COURTS.
na the lord Chancellor.
IN THE MATTER to bII,E COLLINOO.—IN LUNACT.-I.IT.
S. Miller supported a petition presented by the lunatic's
younger sister, praying that the master's report, approving
of the appointment of Mrs. Firidinter, anuthkr sister, as com-
mittee of the lunatic, might not he confirmed. The ground
of the opposition stattd was, that the lunatic lost her reakon
from mixing too much with the class of religionists ca
dll. 1
" I rvingites," that Mrs. Findlater is one of that class,
an to
place the lunatic under her care would be to confirm her
Inanity.— Mr. Temple, in support of the mir-ter*e
report, said the young lady who petitioned against
it was herself an Irvingite, and supplied to be of
unsound mind, though the jury upon the commis-
lion issued to inquire into her Mete of mind differed in
opinion on the matter, sod she was not therefore Mond
was
a
lunatic.—The Lord Chancellor said sufficient ground
no dihown to induce him to wouldhe master's report, but
in smissing the petition he not give costs, as he
would not discourage applications of that nature from rela-
tives of lunatics. IN
IN Re Mlce MARIA COLLINOB, THE PETITION ea
THE ABOVE Calm—Mr. Temple applied to base the CUM-
migsiou issued against this lady kept over, and not sup a-
aeded for some time, as there was reason to believe that
she was of unsound mind. Foust the jurymen who were
impanelled to inquire into her state of mind could not
agree with their fellows who thought her insane. She was
now residing with the lunatic sister in the asylum, and her
near,st relative in this country (Mrs. Findlater) appre-
hended that Abe was a proper subject for a commissi os, and
she petitioned to have toe one already issued kept up.—Mr.
Miller, on behalf of Miss Maria Collings, opposed this ap-
plication as unreasonable, and asked that the petition be
dismissed with costs.—The Lord Chancellor would not sus-
' pond the commission. He dismissed the petition, but with-
out coats under the circumstances.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.
Tits Antrronorr BANK.—lleury Knapp, hanker, of
Abingdon,applied to pus his last examination. The balance-
sheet, which extended from April, 1841, to October, 1847,
contained the following items : 'To creditors, 92,7371.; ditto
secured, 24,0001 ; notes in circulation, 23,0001. ; profits,
4,6141. By 'toed debts, 14,5191. ; had debts, 3,2941 ; pro-
pet petty
in the -hands of creditors, 37,0201. ; property given up
to the official assignee, 8,3091.; losses, 19,5001.; business
expenses, 12,40.51. ; personal expenses, 14,2941. ; deficiency
in 1841, 45,0001.—1dr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, admitted
that this wee not a vi.ry satisfactory statement, but said it
was the best the bankrupt could furnish without the assist-
ance of an accountant. lie was only anxious to be cleared
from the imputation of having misappropriated the moneys
of his custom( ra. The bankrupt, in the course of a short
examination, said that he believed the bank was pretty neule
insolvent in 18/5, and had been so almoat ever since.
—The Solicitor to the Assignees required an account of the
bankrupt's declines in foreign funds.—Mr. Johnson, the
official assignee, said this could be readily furnished from the
letters in existence.—The Bankrupt said he could not do it
without assistance.—Ultimately the examination was
fr two months, an allowance being granted the
ad-
bankrupto to enable him to prepare a more satisfactory

account.
Before Mr. Commissioner Mims-it.
A Goon Esrava.--W. West, of liacaney-road, linen-
draper, applied for his certificate, which was supported by
Mr. Duncan, and not opposed by the assignees.—The Corn
missioner remarked that this was a more satisfactory case
th ai many which cam: before him ; there would be a ilisi-
dend of 12s fid. in the pound. lie should grant the mull.
cote forthwith.
its RAINY.—The dividend in this case, declared on
Thursday, was not a final one, of Is. 2d. in the pound, but
one of 28., with the prospect of tome small further sum.

CITY COUNTY COURT.
Before Edward Bullock, Esq., Judge.
DOTIOILXIMY V. BEASLEY.—TIIE STATUTE OF LIMITA-
TR/NEL—This wu an action to recover the sum of 61. 8a , the
balance of an account for medical attendance and medicine
supplied to the defendant, who pleaded the Statute of Limita-
tions, the debt having been contracted 14 years ago. For
the plaintiff, however, it was contended
thattt the case bad
been taken out of the statute by payments stalments up
to 1842, when detendant refused to pay any
eared Ear
more, and paid
that he had paid enough.—Mr. Buchanan, who app
the defendant, argued that the payment having been made
with the protest that he bad paid all that was due could
not be taken as an admission of the present claim.—The
learned Judge however considered it binding, and made an
order for the sum claimed.

POLICE.-YESTEEDAT.
GUlLDHALL.—Posarssiox OF FORGED BILLS.—S.
Alabaster was charged with basing in his possession two
bills of exchange, one for 491. M., and dad other for 391.105.,
purporting to be accepted by a Mr. Hick', and which bills
were alleged to be forgeries so far as regarded the accept-
ances. the prisoner was originally apprehended on the
charge of writing a letter in the prosecutor's name, negotia-
ting for the purchase of an estate in Gloucestirstire ; but
the party written to and holding the letter not being in at-
tendance, the officer preferred a charge on his own account,
and stated that he found the bills produc4d in the prisoner's
possession. Ile had shown them to Mr. Hicks, aad be de-
nied all knowledge of them.—Mr. Hicks swore that he never
accepted the bids produced, nor had he ever any transaction
with the prisoner in that way.—The prisoner stated that
Mr. Hicks bad accepted the bills ; but the alderman re
malided him to the Mansion-house until Tuesday fur further

WESTMINSTER.—AN larposvon.— Andrew AP Lean.
alias Thomas Wright,a begging letter impostor, was charged
with attempting to obtain a charitable contribution from
Admiral Sir 0 Cockburn under fraudulent pretences. A
few dive ago Sir G. Cockburn received a letter from a per-
son signing himself " Thomas Wright," who, after alleging
that he had served ten years in the Royal Marines, and no.
on board the Dragon at the Battle of Washington, in 1814,
at which time Sir George was the admiral commanding the
fleet, stated that the writer had been very ill during the
whole of last winter, and being, with his wife and four chil-
dren, in great distress, was desirous of going to Plymouth to
his relations, and had applied to Sir George for some pecu-
niary assistance to enable him to do so. In order to authen-
ticate the story of having served on board the Dragon in the
course of the letter the writer says, " Your honour may re-
collect these words which you expressetton board the Dragon,
' Look to the standard of Old England, and if we gain this
battle and return once more to Old England, I shall report
the Dragon's marines' good conduct to the Board of Admi-
ralty, and neither your wives nor sweethearts "hall ever
want a loaf of bread,' and then we gave you three cheers."
The letter enclosed a certificate purporting to be signed by
Capt. Maude. statieg that Thomas Wright was a very gallant
soldier, and had distinguished himself in action. On the
receipt of these communications Sir G. Cockburn re-
quested Captain Sweeney to relieve the applicant if
he found him a deserving object, and Capt. Sweeney
having gone to the address given by the applicant,
at 27, St. Ann's-street, Westminster, there saw his wife,
who, in answer to an inquiry made by Captain Sweeney,
said that her husband was 34 years of age. Al the engage-
ment of which he spoke in his letter was exactly that length
of time ago, Captain Sweeney entertained no doubt that the
writer was an impostor, and immediately proceeded to the
Mendicity Office, where, the fellow being well known, it was
arranged that a letter should be written to him, requesting
him to call on Captain Sweeney ; and that he should then be
taken into custody. Prisoner presented himself on Thurs-
day evening, and having admitted that he was the writer of I
,
the petition, he was given into custody, when he made a vio-
lent resistance, and threw the police officer heavily. A portion
of another begging letter and the addressee of some gentle-
men were found upon him.—tioraford, chief officer of the
Mendicity Society, proved that defendant was committed for
three months on the 27th of January, 1847, for attempting
to impose upon the benevolent, and again in December last,
for the same period, for a like offence.—He was committed
or three mouths to hard labour.

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MONEY MARKET.
Yal tiAN EvENINO.
The pay-day upon the settlement has passed over
without any known embarrassment in the house,
although tie re have been defaulters out of doors.
Consols opened firmly this morning at an advance of
upon the closing quotations of yesterday,
but the
tenor of the advices from Paris, with the intelligence
by the Hamburg mail of the entrance of the Danish
troop. into the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein,
where war had openly commenced in which various
sttes would neceesarily be implicated, brought selera
foraward, and red e 4 prices to 821 to 1. Between
these rates and 821 they fluctuated until nearly the
close of business, when they settled at 821 both
for money and account. Reduced Threes were go-4
to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 81.1 to-.
Long Annuities, 81 to 5-16. Exch
equereer Binel 38s.
to 41s. premium. Bank Stock,
Stock, 228 to 230.
'f he transactions in fortign stocks were more nu-
merous to-day, without being of such amount as to
pcharacterised otherwise as dealings. The
ices realised show a slightthan recovery also from the
extreme points of late depression. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. were called 37 to 9; the Fours, 53 to
5. Spanish Fives, 10; to 11 ; the Threes, 184 to 191.
Portuguese, 14 to 15. Brazilian, 57 to 60. Chiliad,
80 to 3. Buenos Ayres, 20 to 2. Mexican, 111 to
Peruvian, 27 to 9.
The state of the foreign exchanges still represents
the same want of confidence, and the derangement of
commercial affairs. On Amsterdam the negotiations
were 12.6; to 7;; on ltotterdam, 12.7; to 8; on
Hamburg, 14.2 to 4 ; on Frankfort, 124 ; on Leghorn,
31.50 to 32 ; on Genoa, 26.30; on Cadiz, 46 all
at
three months. On Lisbon, at 60 days, 501. Three
months' paper on Paris found no takers, but bills at
', short were done from 25.40 to 60. t
1 The commercial advices from Hamburg to-day arc I
of a discouraging character. Several failures come M
reported, and more were apprehended. Among the Z
houses which were unable to meet their engagements it
are mentioned M. Lean and Co., F. Beaus& and Co., :
Joseph Heine and Sons, Sampson Brothers, and Elias 14,
Warburg. The latter failure was thought likely to it
create much further mischief, as M. Warburg was a ti
banker and extensive dealer in exchange, with whom
is
a
some 300 parties are said to have kept accounts. A
general distrust prevailed in consequence of these fa
disasters, and few persons cared to enter ints commer- 11
cial transactions of any kind in which reeputudbilities E
9
of credit had to be encountered. t,
The Bank of England averages for the week ending
the Bth instant give, as compared with those of the
week preceding, the following results:
Circulation issue C213,008,3 a 5
0
Circulation active 10,241t,633 ...... bereave 372,7
Ci 011
Public deposit* .... ......
Other deposits ..... ..... 11,061,563
Government securities 112,
In Banking Department I &,,, '
Other corniest
Coin and bullion
tierce-day and other bills 1,007,066
The red
The notes in reserve in the banking department
show a decrease of 1,107,1201., the total amount being
reduced to 9,767,7501. The specie in the same de-
partment was less also by 74,085/., the average
amount held being 591.085/. The reserve, notes and
specie together, was 9,841,835/.
The changes in the accounts now submitted were
mainly the result of the payment of dividends. The
Rest af the Bank was diminished in addition by the
payment of salaries. Public deposits were reduced
by the dividends paid out, and the "other" deposits
increased chiefly by dividends returned to the Bank
as deposits. The Bank, with lurge disposable funds,
for which profitable employment could not be found
in discounts, as appears by the decrease of
" other securities," had reinforced its stock
of government securities in the banking department
by purchase or otherwise to the extent of nearly one
million. The diminution of specie may be sufficiently
explained by the paying out in coin of small dividend
amounts, by some remittances to Paris, and probably
also by a demand of specie for Ireland to meet an
unusual call upon the savings banks.
The following letter relating to special portions of
the Spanish debt, and the mode of treating them, is
well worthythe attention of Senor Beltran de L's, the
Spanish =meter of finance, who bears the reputation,
which it may be hoped he will be found to realise in'
respect of the foreign debt, of being an honourable man:
o,n,—There are two series of p-rpetual annuities due and unduly
eatioled by Spain to her foreign creditors, or (as your ata,lnd corre-
spondent too aptly terms them', "feeders on airy expectmiolp," via
the remote annum. . which fell due from 1823 to 1034, and a later
emirs from MIL to 1948. If Senor de Lin is sincere in bidding the
wearied creditors, testures throughout Europe, to rely tranquilly on
the good faith and decision with which hie organ the Herald; o.e.
clans the government is operating, he can give no proof more likely
to promote Ms views, and redpilvanise hope of the better credit end
god faith of his country, than by immediately making some actual
payment, at however low a rate of the compound interest, upon no
much of the more ancient series, from 1823 to 1814, us has become en-
titled to receive compound, instead of continuing the annual trick of
delivering insolvent paper, and thus only lierforming colourable the
contract that these old arrears should "become Active" by 12ths,
yearly after 181 s. It wan hard enough to cutoff .ill their compound, I
tram 10_3 to 1838, and even then to allow it only by driblets; but to
filch the driblets when due by an arbitrary evasion to much too bad,
especially when Spain in making an nctual payment of comp.anil at I
per cent. upon an intermediate aeries, viz., from 11136 to MM. Senor
de Lis may feel sure 60 tones, the prizes of the lotteries for these old
aerror's continue to be !did s nth fri-,h blanks, that monotonous of
himourable intentions un the part of any spaniel. government will not
be esteemed more Tato lbw than they neve 'dosed themselves to be
fur the hot 25 years.—A.
BANK OF LN ULAND.—A.T..O NT a
IMEST. for the Week ending April ft.
imi • UnTa
Notts Wimod ..........,01.43,363 Govenone it Debt-- 01.015,100
Other Securltko... 2,964.1)
Geld Coin and Bullion 12.0e3,796
nil,. leullien ........ 1,514,a67

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Proprietors OspEal
Re 4 .. . 3.34fti./..02
Pobll.;ioCildiff;iincik;ll.
Exchoq., 6.v• B"1:1
Commit.. of Nw.io
Debt, mml Dm. Acct.) 4.._586., COI
Other—
Sccco.thymulotbefi W. 1,0.0K.P36

DL 31.113911 ALL, Chief Ca.ll,lor.
IPI,b;
Bank Stock, 187 41 7 Lung Ann., 30 Toms, Esp. Oct.lo.
3pa Colt. Reduced Ann 3., 011 1110,- 1-10
Fe; 3 34 year., Ktp. Jan. 5, 1341,
3 i.e. ct. Alma. 8•28 9-1';
lice 33 per Cent Ann°., 0.2! Co 4 LB, fer Acct., Pill 3353, i
213°
ulo
Lew Anna- Zip. sth Jan., 10-7% I Eteit Ullls. LI,OOO, 3c1., 30 41
/3 5-101 6.16
Inds Stock, 123 30

555,tA4•814

PARTXTZIT.
Uovernment Securities
pneiud.Umil Weight
Annuity! M2.682,864
Ot.herSteuritit.
N
Gulil dilver Coin &AMC

£35.:04,814

A Drill 3, 13411.

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FOREIGN.
6 pa Ct. rrazillln BC,. :2 V:
Mao. Wu 11, w, . f • _
6 per CL Moen., .t)restwor.
6 per Ct. Chllten 2
2i pet' CL CAteAdor Ha` .
I per CL tirenrpla Bends, 121
i.e.'► Ct. Xlexiamn. 1846,14 i
6 pa Ct. Perm sau 111.., 26 •

}TN DR.
4 ...^r ft P ,rtuze-e PLI,, 11,1 g g
9 prr Ct. :41.3nral 1114.. air. tuna
Nor.. IOS
3 per Cr. 4.SM t IW. , 191 19 g
[2g per Ct. Dutch lircburiga. 19
gull.. 37g
4 per Ct. D'ad Certif.. 53 4

RAILWAY NEWS.
The announcement in a late edition of the Doily
:Yews yesterday morning, and exclusively, that the
proposition of the French minister of finance for the
purchase and appropriation of all the French lines, had
been unanimously rejected by the delegates of the
railway companies, gave much satisfaction to the
holders of the shares here. A quiet business was done
in shares generally yesterday, but without much va-
riation in, or influence upon, prices.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.-Cnearen AND HOLT.
111.40.-The tabula bridge at Conway. his been rained and fixed in its
piace. It is eintad that 1 pace o: the dincors intend to a-company
the Ilesl train nhich is to pass through tide ixtraordinary structure on
Tuesday next.
BUSINcss OF THE 11:57SLING NTFEK.-IFrom Roihray Chruniar.)
urruic,--Laneseter and Carlisle •- Alma 28, Liverpool, at 1
London, Brighton, and Souih Coast-April 17, London Tavern, at 1 ;
Namur and Liege-April 26, Beneath, at I ; Scottish Central-April
20, Perth, at d ; Waterford and Linariek-Aprill9, Waterford.
Co:4rue rs.-Bristol and Exeter- -lron under carriages,
law) goods
and cal waggone, carriage ant coke trucks, third-c carriage
boats, wooden timber trucks, horse-h bodivs, said find and second
class and composite carriage and, luggage-ea" bodies, April 26 ; East
and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction-Work*, April 27 ;
Sutton harbour Improvement-Works. May 2.
Drettmena--0111agow, Paialey, and Greenock-At the rate of 6 per
cent. on the preference shares; Car. on the 21/. shares; and 51. on the
12/. 10a shares ; Newcastle and ble- 31. per share on Filar., num-
bered 1 to 8,198, and ro in prop,
rtion on the quarter shares; and
interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on money adeanced on
the snares numbered 9,139 and ups ard., and an the sixteenth.;
North ItrithiL-12, 64. on the. 23/. CI per 5/. share,
Dalkeith Mock.
CALM-Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and :tour Valley-IL 10s.,
due April 24 ; Bolton, Blackburn, Chtberoe, and West Y orkehire-
2/. on the B preference Amex doe March 15 ; and 11. on
the "A" sharer, due April 5; Bristol and Exeter-51. on the
thinl shares, due May 1 ; Caledonian-21. 10,. on the hall shares,
due April i ; Chester and Holyhead -31. an the preference
'Mares, due March 23; on the original shares, due April 24 ;
Dublin and Drogheda-31. on the 75/. shares, and 1/. on the 25/.
shares, both due Aptil22; Dutch Rhenish-10s., due April 15; East
Anglian-11. on the new 5/. shares and on the new W. 10e. shares.
both due March 31; East Lancashire-2/. on the new shares, num-
bered 35,438 to 83.600, due March 20; and 21. 10s. on the quarter
shares, numbered 93,601 to 118,320, due April 10; Eaet Lincolnshire
4/. May 1; East and West India Dodo and Birmingham Junction-
2/. 10s., due April 17 ; Eastern tnion-2/. 10s. on the Norwich eaten-
eion PhMICS due April ICI; Edinburgh and Bathgate-21. t , due
May 1; Edinburgh and Northern- I/. on the 15/. 'hares (4846),21 10c
on 151. shares (1947), If. 10s. on the 154. shares 11,40, 21. on the 20/.
shares (1446 and 1847, late Edinburgh, Leith. and Grantor', all due
May 8 ;Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr-51. on the 251. shares (erg lame),
due Mar 18; Great North of England-5/. on the 151. shares, due
April 11 ; Great ieoutbern and Western 10e., due April 10;
lludderstleld and Manenerter -2/. on the 30/• shares, and 11.
on the third dares, both due April 1 ; Lancashire and York-
shire-51. on th Manchester and Leeds WI. shares, and 51.
on the Liverpoole and Bury 501. shares, both due April 12; Leeds,
Dewsbury, and Manchester-51. ix tLe 561. shares, out Aril 17 ;