The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-15 00:00:00

(Balm Mr. Registrar Pena.)

II HI THE HOH. RICHARD AUGUSTUS BETNILL.
The bankrupt in this Cu, is the son of Lord Westbury.
fie late Lord Chancellor. Thin was the adjonnasd sitting
kr prod of debts and choice of assignees.
Mr. %alley and Mr. Lawman appeared for creditors ss
en the former oocuion ; Mr. Bagley and Mr. Sargood for
the bankrupt.

At the lest sitting. objection was taken to the proof of
Kr. Weld, the &Palm of the Leeds District Court of
BrahrurMy, fee I,oBot ; and the sitting wee adjourned
mainly with a view to obtain the attendance of that gentle-
woo and of Kr. Yates, whose proof for about I,oooi'. wee
sloe objected to. The followieg proofs were admitted at
the tamer sitting :--Bir R. Duckworth King, 1,0154 , money
het sod interest ; Sir W. R. Foster, NM, money lent and
intend ;Mr. C. F. Froom, 1,137 f., money lent and interest;
Nun. Howard and Sons, 2121., for furniture; Mr. Atten-
keen* 1074, money lent ; Mr. E. J. Davis, 814, foe
rim; sad Mews. Kent and Ball, 811, for cigars.
Mr. Chidley tendered a proof for 320/., by Mr. Anderson,
stockbroker.

Mr. Anderson was examined, and stated that
is was a member of the Stock Exchange. The
hair* fire had transactions with him in
March let. The first was a transaction io Spanish certi-
ficate. He received perscaal instructions from Mr.
&Shalt He pumhseedeondry other stocks and sham for
kin from that tiros to the date of the bankreptcy, including
Maine sock, Spanish Certificate., Turkish Cressona:a, •
foe American stocks, and other,. The whole of these were
ties bargains, except one transaction ie Irrigation shares.
The tranoactioas amounted to several thousands of pounds ;
tbaytescilkad in aloes 013214, including the witness's charge
for commaion. Witness had made Inquiry at the back.
rcpt's bankers, the European, and was informed that he
had a good 'mount there. That was in April or the
beginning of May last. iSome of the transactions molted in
Prodt. He bad applied for payment of the balance, but
without amen. Had had to make good the payment to
thole from whom the shares were bought.
The proof was admitted.
Mr. Bothell, the bankrupt, was then called into wart and
hdear examined NI to • debt of 9131., due on • bond held
a lady (oboes name was not mentioned). He stated that
it we given in substitution of another bond, dated in 1855
or 1856, of which the lady's nephew was the obligor. Os.
dortalmeat had been paid oe the bond, leaving 7501. due. It
ven tni. that the 'transactions with Mr. Anderson were
time bargains. Witness had also employed Mr, brCostick,
Ya Proem, and Mr. Everett. Mr. Proem was • creditor
foe 300/. and Mr. Everett for 1801. Proof admitted.
Mr. Chidley then banded a proof for Mr. Patrick Robert
/4,11, registrar of the Leeds Detect Court of Bankruptcy
for 1,0891.

HI ELECTIONS AND THE WATERING-PLACES.—
The Yorkehire watering-plaess are having a very slack sea-
son so far, and much complaint is heard that the elections
are keeping company away. The North Eastern Maine are
extremely thin of summer visitant, and eves the excursion
trains show badly as compered with former lemons. The
July profits will be lost to the seaside towns this year.
LIVERPOOL.—In the early part of yesterday, and
until past DOOll. the majority of votes were recorded in
f your of Mr. &wart (the liberal candidate), Mr. Mendell
(conservative) standing next, end Mr. Graves (the sew con-
servative candidate) last ; bat as the afternoon advanced,
owing to the shipwrights and coopers, who generally Mill
in favour of the conservative candidates, voting in large
bodies, Meows. Borden and Graves reosived a large some-
✓ice of votes, which, notwithstanding all the efforts of the
Mimi party to retrieve the fortunes of Mr. Bwert, turned
the election in their favour. Though there was peat ex-
citement and bustle all day there was no disturbance or
floating, order being preserved in the more excited neigh-
bourhoods by bodies of mounted police, who patrolled the
streets at intervals.
THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT TREDISOAR,—The
eljonreed isquest was resumed on Thursday at Tredegar,
before Dr. W. H. Brewer, coroner for the district. when
Mr. Lionel Hoch, government inspector of mines for the
district. said he had been down the colliery several times
since the explosioe. He agreed with Mr. Bevan that lb*
gas ...aged by Dr. Joses's boy. Immediately the soctinm-
lation of gee was discovered, it ought to hays beers cleared
atones, and not allowed to remain. Where safety lamps
hi A LLEGED WIFE AND CHILD MURDER AT were used, it was imperative under the act of parliament
that they should be locked. end not givers to the men un-
totwse 6- —Yesterday afternoon, Thomas Jones was looked, as was the case in the present instance. Mr. Jamer,
pkeb It the bar of the Woolwich Police Court, on a re- I who represented the manager. held that Mr. Brandt was
aaded thugs of murdering his infant male child. The wrong in hie interpratetion of the act of parliament. Mr.
s of the aaveral witnessee were now
fortormally I Brough maintained to the wormy, and he wax su_pported
vruz sod tile prisoner was fully oomesitted trial for ,in his view by the coroner. The comae: having addressed
iftu.murder. Mr. Carder, coroner for West Kest, yes- the jury, the latter deliberated for ewe& holm GlB-
"e'd " iCKWat OS the body of the primmer's wife, ! mainly 12 out of the 16 agreed to a verdict that the explo-
sih—"tivesteted to have boas poisoned. Thebodyhadbemi don was mused by the Degligewee of the massager in not
012240 d, and Professor Lettish y now gave evidence to the seeing himself to the door being out up. and in not clearing
f,....niltat he bad analysed the conthata of tbe stoseacts, and the accumulation of gm. The Coroner said this was a yet-
.;lll. !!,,, traces of ponce. The jury retamed • verdiot of diet of manslaughter, end Mr. Boma was oommittedto take
tth from natural amass." I lie trial at the next Jain" bail legag aessobsi.

L. Welch examined—Deposed that the baukrapt wee
la4e Med to him 1,089 t. for money lent at various
*Au daring the last year. It wee advanoed
Pratipally by cheque, except 2001., which was sent by
1*,,,..ab10et bill. 5001. wee advanced on the 6th May, 1864
ow. co the 17th February, 1865 ; sod 3001. on the 25th
Metsl7—all by cheque.
87 Mr. Lawrence—Had known Kr. Bothell about Mx
Pus. Re resided near witness at Richmond.
.6. Webb wee examined at some length as to the dream-
.. "'eels ander which he had advanced the various en= to Mr.
11. Re said he did not think he was indebted to Mr.
'moire %finance for his appointment as registrar at Leeds.
Mtuf was admitted.
Mr Robert Attenborongh, silversmith, of Charlotte-
FltZtorsquare, and Mr. James Powell, merchant,
et gtao, were chosen trade wirier.
The eat sitting was appointed for the sth of October.