The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1851.

IRELAND.

M
Although some doubt still prevails whether the
pontitimilinief confirming. the statutesof the Thurics
Synod, and thus finally condemning the system of
the Queen's Colleges, has been actually received in
Ireland, or only the news that such a document has
been prepared at Rome, I have reason to believe that
the resciapt itself has arrived. The news may be
expected to produce some consternation in Cork and
Galway.
A daring outrage uhich took place yesterday
withina few miles of Lismore is thus described in the
Dublin Daily Exyr. as :
At half-pan one o'clock, while the neighbouring people
wene still at prayer., a band of armed ruffian., consisting
of -ix persons, proceed, d seros.the hills from the direction
ut Cappoquiu, the locality in a hich the attempt to assassi-
nate Sir ItiLhard licaste's son was lately perpetrated, and
entered the house of a respectable farmer named Walsh,
whu lives between Lisinore and Ceppoquin; they fined
through the window., and shot two dogs that were in the
yard, after which they decamped, leaving a nutici•' with the
drawing of a coffin on it, on the door, earning Walsh to
take care how he took any land in the mighliourhiaxl.
It L. to be much regretted that such acts a. this are now of
sue, frequent occurrence.

in tlie Court of Exchequer, on Saturday evening,
an action for defamation, which has exerted a good
deal of local intere4, terminatA. The plaintiff was
a widow, respectably connected, and oa terms of
intim:fey with most of the families of distinction in
Carlow, and the defendant, Dr. Raw ion. a highly
respectable physician of that town. 'l' he slander
complained of consisted of an accusation brought by
the defendant against the plaintiff, of bring the
writer of certain arronn•mous letters of an infamous
Lind addressed to hersilf, and implying gmss charges
cgainst her and ether parties. The jury tound a
verdict for the plaintiff for 300/. damages and assts.
'The prcscnt genial weather has given a spring to
vcgetutton almost incredible, and the growth of
grass in so short a I.,riod surpasses all anticipation.
The potato fields exhibit a healthy, verdant hue.
such is the intelligr•nceof the season prospects which
reads us from oily rut or the country.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-YERTERDAT.

PAMIR t -71.2 Liao CHANMLLOM. Liao SwIDIS, WPM LOUD
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SacrrulLD.

MURRAY AND ANOTHER C. ORAICP AND OTHERS.—
QEPAITION OF THE RIGHT OP EXECUTOR/I TO PARTICI-
PATE IN A RESIDCS NOT EXPRESSLY DISPOSED or BY
THE. WILL.
Mr. llethell was heard for the respondents—Mr. Ander
son haring been heard for them on the 19th instant—in this
appeal against a decree of the Court of Session, holding
thou, the executors, entitled to share in the residue.
Sir F. Kelly replied.
Judgment postponed.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YESTERDAT.

PRTOtt MR. COXIMMISIII EVANIL
IN LE BRODIE AND BKODIE.—TLIE 8%1.16111:RN BANK.
These bankrupts, who were bankers at Salisbury, failed
trtwocii two and three years ago, owing almut 80.030 t.
There was n dividend meeting, to-day, in the joint estate,
w 'Melt has already paid a dividend of 7g. iu the pound.
Some proofs of debt were put in, and a further dividend
of Is. in the pound will shortly be &elated.
IN KE GALABIN.

This was the certificate meeting in the e.ts. of J. Oal.•shin,
printer, of Bartholomew-close. The lunkroptcy was en
old one, the fiat haying issued about four years ago. There
was no opposition, and a second class certificate was granted.
IN RE Rm.

Th 6 was the certificate meeting. Tlic banlaupt WWI a
small corn dear:, at Pimlico. No oppricition was offered,
and his Honour granted a firq-clan, certificate.

IN RE not NSHAM.—FICTITIOVR ACCOUNTS.
was the Isst examination meetim; iu the vase of A.
Iloun•tam, grocer, of Portsmouth. Ili. halanee-sluLt
showed 510/. of debts, with an.ets estimated to inveuce
about 3.501. _ _ _

_
Ihnetead, for the nssignees, opposed, on the ground
that the bankrupt had made away with property, and had
fabricated entries in his cash-book. This book bore evident
marks of haviik; been made at once, and was contradicted
in several impertaitt particulars by the ledger. It was
evident that a number of leaves had been eut out front the
beginning of the cash-book.
The bankrupt explained this lust circumstance by stating
that the book It'd belonged to his peed. eesor in the busi-
ness, and the leave-. cut out had coutained his eceounts.
llw honour said th,.. bankrupt ought to hirai.-11 a goods
account.

1 h.• bankrupt said lie had no means of doing it, trot
haring h A any allowance.
Mr. liiiistead said the ease was one of so much fraud, in-
cluding the removal of property, and other matters, th.it
the wwignees did not feel justified in gt-ating him any
allowance.

lite bankrupt, in examination, stated that he had sold a
horse and cart for 201., when he found himself getting into
difficulties. He knew of no property being taken away from
the house before he left it, but he had heart of a hamper of
good.s being taken away by the messenger's u.sistant. a few
days prior to the sale. Inforntation of the- circumstance be-
ing given, it was brought back. lie also saw a snuff-box.
worth half-a-guinea, in possession done of the persons sent
from that coin k The house was regularly ransacked before
the sale, and he had reason to believe that a great deal of
property had been removed. He lett four bedsteads, and
only one was sold. Two tables, not his property, were re•
moved before his bankruptcy to Mr. Sprott's, eel Gosport, to
whom they be-longed.
Mr. llinstead, having referred to the catalogue, said it
contained the same number of b-dsteads In the bankrupt
stated. Ile did nut believe the rumour about goods being
removed by the messenger of the Court.
His Honour said the bankrupt's statement that the en-
tries in the cash book were written on the days on which
they bore date was evidently 114,-; he had never heard a
more palpably false statement.
The examination was adjourned stir: die, with protection
for a month.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YESTEMIAY.
IN THE. MATTER or ELIZABETH W1L,70X.-A LouN IM.

TRISIONMENT.
Thi4 insolvent, an old woman, of more than 70, was op-
posed by Mr. Cooke, and supported by Mr. Surgood. It
appc 'reel that Idle had been in prison for lb months. She
was in custody torn lung time under an tinter of the Court
of Chancery respecting a deed, and had since been detained
for a debt. Her iusolvency arose in CO/1161.VICIWO of some
law proccestings, and it wan complained that she had been
made a tool of designing persons.
The ease engaged the attention of Mr. Commissioner Law
for several hour.. There was an allegation that the insol-
vent was entitled to some property, under tile will of a
' relative noisiest Captain Jervis, hut she di nil d that such
was the ease. She had been in nervier for more than 30
sears, and bad aecumulated about 100/. She had got into
law about two cottages, and ultimately into prison, since
February, 1850. She was now in a 'kid state of health.
On the mitt of the opposition some further information
was required.
Mr. Surgood said the poor old creature had been the vic-
tim of others and he hoped the court would order her to
be discharged after for long imprisonment.
Mr. Commissioner Law made some observations on the
conduct of several persons in the ease, one of whom, an
attorney, had not attended. 11., should do everything to
facilitate the discharge of the insolvent, who had been so
lung in confinement.
The insolvent, whose case was brought before the court
by the Thatched Howe Society, was discharged.