The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Wore Mr. Commtrinner
IN THE BANKRUPTCY or SAMUEl!hertg.—This bank-
rupt, a =lister, at Writtle, Essex, applied fur his certificate,
which was opposed by the solicitor to the melon's • and a
creditor in person, Mr. Lawrence, appeared for the bankrupt.
The ground of complaint was, that the bankrupt had ac-
anted a number of accommodation bills for his brother; but
it appearing that these hills had all, with the exception of
the last transaction, been taken up, Mr. Commissioner
Shepherd suspended thecertificate for three months, granting
protection in the interim.
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF It. SAW.—This bankrupt was •
grocer, at Hammersmith, and applied for his certificate, which
was oponeed by Mr. Sturgeon, and supported by Mr. Dun- '
an. The complaint was, that the bankrupt, in laying be-
fore his creditors a statement of his affairs previous to the
fiat, with a view to induce them to accept a compensation.
had concealed a debt of 1921. due to him from his sou, and
that be had also given increased SUMS to favoured creditors.
The certificate was suspended for six months, protection
being granted for half that period.
THE LONDON AND BIRMINOUAIS EXTENSION, OR
No AAAAAA TON, DAYENTET, LEAMINGTON, AND WARWICK
RAILWAY COMPARY.—Mr. Commissioner Shepherd has
opened a fiat against this company.

POLICE.-v - EBTERDA T.

MANSION-HOUSE ADY AGAIN.—Sir P.
Laurie stated to the lord mayor that he had jut received
from Holland the following letter, relating to that indefa-
tigable nuisance to society, Joseph Ady, the Quaker. The
correspondence of Ady now extended to all parts of the
world, and as the British law could not touch him (a defect
certainly disgracqul to the statuteboOk), his impositions
were ahrstether without bounds.

" To Sir Peter Laurie, Deputy Lord Mayor of Loudon.
"My Lord,—l hap received a letter from Sir Joseph Ady,
of London, of which I do myself the honour to send
pu a copy herewith, bpause your namo is found at the
head of it. I hope you will not take it ill that I am
so bold as to address you, and mak you to bo so kind
as to inform me, as agent of my mother, the widow
of my late father, Gerard Cornebus Vladerucken, let,
Whether it is requiaite or nem:teary that I myself or some-
body authorised by me, ihould No to London, in order to
fetch personally the sum of 1,0001. and upwards, accorded to
my late father, or whether I nan tenet the providing of it,
without any obstacle or large costs, to Mr. Joseph Ady, the
author of the inclosed note, who M unknown to me ? 2ndly,
What documents are demanded in the last-mentioned ease ?

tad 3relly, Whether you, sir, the deputy lord mayor, will be so
kind as to tell me when it was possible, for what reason, and
by what person, the sum of I,oooi. was given or bequeathed
to my late father 1 I feel great interest an making these in-
goings, in order that I may return my thanks, if possible,
where they are so justly due. I request you will excuse me,
my lord may. r, for toe liberty which I, who am unknown to
England, and ignorant of British custorna, take in addressing
lapel( to you, and in recommending my interests in the
ar question to your lordship's powerful protection.—
Begging you to honour me with an answer, I am, with the
greatest respect, your servant, G. C. Vow VLADERCCIIIN.
—Alkmaur, May 18.
My addrew,—G. C. Van Vladerueken, Oodergracht to
Alkmaar, Province Nord Holland."
Mr. Joseph Ady'a communication:
you would that mein should do to you, do yen even so to them.'
"Sir Peter Laurie, Deputy Lord Mayor of London.
" Sir,—The undersigned is able to infirm you of some.
thing considerably to tour advantage (value 1,0001. and
upwards), on receipt of 20.., by order on Whitechapel Post-
office, ne an equivalent for his trouble and costs generally,
which money you or your legatees will lose, nolese imme-
diate attention is paid thereto; and should you find any dif-
ficulty, the gentleman above mentioned will frank you from
all expense, except engages, which you must pay both ways.
—Respectfully, Judaea ALIT, Accountant.
" No. 5, York-stret t. Chaslotte-street, quarter of a mile
rest of Whiteehapel Church, London, May 8."
I The reading of these document. ceased same laughter in the
justioit-room.—The Lord Maver : I have been just moulder-
ing the propriety of summoning Mr. Ady to the Court of
Request., for 24., which I have just been charged for a corn-
municatioe of his to me, and I think I shall try the case with
' him. I epprelond that his guineas must be considerable,
or he would not so pertinaciously a 'here to the old plan.—
Sir P. Laurie I cannot help repeating that it is a disgrace
to the laws of this country that (her, exists no remedy for
rued an abuse as this. Ady now sends round his letters to
all countries • ith the head of a prince li,hographed at the
top, sa a eneuritv for the genuineness of the article.—The
Lord Manor : The deeiaiovis of the courts of law show sis that
the only remedy appals:a to he in the pews, to which I am
constantly obllged to appeal when urgently pressed.
BO W-STREET.—A Pics-rocese—Georr Squires
wan charged with picking the pocket of Captain Archdall,
M.P., of the Enni-killee Drsgoona.—Captain Dalrymple
White said, on Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, he was
going towanis Hungetford Pier, in company with Captain
Arehdall, who was a litee In advance or him. He saw
several persons surround his friend, and the prisoner put his
hand in hi. pocket. He seised the prisoner and held him
till a constable came, and he was taken into custody. The
pocketatook produced, the property of Captain Arehdall,
was found a few steps from the captain, where it had been
thrown by the rivoner.—Serjeant Thompson, F
said he knew the prisoner to he an seenciate of convicted
thieves. H. was searched, and on him was f iund 31. and •
valuable diamond ring will: • private mark on it, which the
prisoner en...noted to swallnw. —Mr. Hall committed him
on this e- erne. but ordered him to be brought up again in a
week. In the meantime the ring mutt be detained, and the
officer must endeavour to find an owner for it.

WESTMINSTER.—Faxaa Aoccsertox.—Robert Hart
was charged with picking the pocket of Alexander Blair, a
journeyman plasterer. The precentor said he was at the
King's Head public house, is Westminster, when the
prisoner, who evidently thought he was asleep, came by his
aide and put his hand into his pocket four or tire times, and
then went away to the bar-parlour of the house. Prosecutor
immediately discovered that he had been robbed of 4a., and
' gave the prisoner into custody.—Mr. Weeks, the proprietor
of the King's-head, said the prosecutor Ouse to his bouts
at sir o'clock yesterday morning drunk, and made
such a disturbance is his endeavour to procure'
admission that ft was found neoemary to give Lisa
into custody, and he was taken to the station. Upon his
promise to go away quietiv, witness abandoned the charge,
but in a abort time he again tame to his house, which was
then open, and throwing himself at full length in the tap
room went to sleep, and the nest thing witness beard was
that the man had been robbed. T.O respectable tradesmen
proved that they were at the King's Head, and that there
was no' one word of truth in the assertion that the prisoner
bad put his hind in the prosecutor's pocket, or robbed him
is any other way.—Mr. Broderip observed that a more false
or shameful charge was lever brought into a court of
justice. The accused was discharged, and left that court
without the slightest imputation upon his character.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY ETTIFINO.

So far u the business actuary trans
fund—this was a quiet day. The attendance of dealers and
speculator was indeed but slender, as at this time of the
year many who leave town at the end of the week do not re-
appear tfll the second day of the week following unless some
particular excitement of speculation be going on. Never-
theless a fair and progressive improvement in prices may be
noticed as the result of somewhat greater confidence derived
from a more favourable state of affain generally. The con-
siderable fall of prices in Mark-lane, consequent on the large
arrivals from abroad, and on the seasonable weather,
with crops of the finest promise everywhere, could
hardly fail to impart more firmness to the stock
and money markets, although in the latter this rates of
money still remain without much *enable amelioration.
Consols, however, opened 1 betel' than the last quota-
tions of Saturday. They remained steady at 871
to 1, both fur money and time until shortly before the
close of the market, when they declined to 871 to I, and sub-
s queotly left off at 871 both foe time and money. Reduced
Threes were 861 to I. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 871
to Long Annuities, 81 to 16-16. Bank Stock, 189 to 191.
India Stock. 241 to 3. India Beads, le. demount to Is.
premium. Exchequer Bills at par to 2s. premium, still
remain the exception to any improvement. olders
are anxiously awaiting the movements of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer in respect of Oar secu-
rities, and it may be feared that without some ems] and
scarcely to be anticipated turn of good fortune which shall
act on exchequer bills as well as other values, or esm offi-
cial intimation of an extra ceadderufita In the reds of bar-
rest which shall have the east ef sahassing think the
fourth of June will find the Trestary la psreseirs of a nut&
greater man. of bills than of roottey to pay then et
Some orders for purchase frees Boileau reined the prices of
Dutch stocks. The Two end-a-Half per Coats. were done
at 681, but were last quoted 681 to ; the Foes, MI to 1.
Danish, 821 to 44. Spanish Fives, 221 to ; the Threes,
331 to 4. Portuguese, 331 to 41. Mexican, 20 to 1. Bra-
Ellin], 82 to 4. Chilian, 91 to 3. Ecuador, 21 to 31.
A meeting of the holders of Spanish bonds, numerously
attended by parties interested from Rotterdam and other
places in Holland, was held in Amsterdam on the 19th
instant, to hear a report of progress. M. Drucker, the se-
cretary of the roominess, entered into lengthened details of
their labours and of his own when dispatched on a epecinl
mission to Madrid, at the close of 1846, to urge the claims
of the bondholders during a stay of several months. He
irave an account of the saps taken by the committee after
his return to organise similar committees of bondholders in
Linden, feria, and Brussels, so as by united action to pre-
dues a greater effect on the Spanish government. After coca-
pdments to the zealot the Endlisb agent employed at Madrid,
the report adverted to the important step taken in advance
by the Spanish minister of finance, in the appointment of a
commission composed of intelligent public men, to whom I
was assigned the mak, in conjunction with the represents-
tires of the different classes of Spanish bondholders, of con-
certing and drawing up a project of law for the arrangement
of the debt which should be laid before the Cones by the
Spanish ministry. The report proceeded to state that it was
of the highest importance in such circumstances that the
holders of Spanish Bonds in Holland should repeal' to the
invitation of the Spanish finance minister to mead at Karlae
if not a commission of 'event members, at loot a
representation :of their interests, and that to that
end, the committee should be enured of the neesseary huh
to rover the considerable expenses which each a mimics
must entail. At the close of the report one of*. neesalleme
I present announced his subscription for a sues of 1,000 Aortas
(a fraction more than 831.), which was followed by several
others of smaller amount. _

After the report, which was favourably received, pope-
'Woes were made for strengthening the committee, aad
acceded to. Also for completing the fonds mailed to de-
fray the expenses of the minion to Madrid by the creches of
shares of 150 florins each, and subdivision, of abo mow
which should be reimbursed with intermit it the rate ef 6 per
cent., and a premium besides proportiesMo ee the risk in-
curred, at the time when the committee seals be in a au-
dition to make the reimbursement, either by a conversion of
the funds or in some other mode.

This more regular mode of proceeding in Holland should
be worthy the notice and the imitation of the holders of
Spanish bonds here. The Dutch committee was elected in
open meeting of the parties interested, and, as seen, not only
renders an account of its proceedings, but takes no important
step without their sanction in public assembly. So also it
raises the expenditure required by common consent, and
therefore contributed to by all interested proportionally.
Here the committee is a body self-constituted, without
appeal to, or consent of, the bondholders at large.
he body proceeds t' do all manner of acts accordingly,
without reference to, or notice of, the bondholders at large.
It acts the treaserer, that is, pays the expenses, to be sure,
and assumes therefrom perhaps the right of dictation. But
then in return it has the advantages of priority of exclusive
information ; moreover, should terms of arrangement he eon-
eluded at Madrid, or proposed, the self-acting committee
would then call upon the bondholders at Loge, not only for
confirmation of its acts, but for their share of expenses
incurred. The risk of such partial one-sided proceedings is,
that at the important morneut the bondholders may be found
disavowing the acts of the committee.
In answer to " Oulielmus," from Oxford, it may be ob-
served that the Incorporated proprietary of the Bank of Eng-
land are exempt by their charter from any reaponsibility
beyond the property of the bank and the amount of their
shares.
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