The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

accomplished. Vanquished by Russia she would
become Russian; but we are persuaded that on the
day when Germany shall rise Russia will lose the
conquests of the last two centuries, and sec her Euro-
pean vocation ended.

COLONIAL.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Swan River journals are to hand to the middle of
October. They .upply a few items of news. The viarterly
returns of the Western Australian Bank get the liabilities
down at 16,2871., sad milieu at 24,754/. It was generally
current in the enlony, that a despatch from Earl Grey had
been received, complaining of the governor's withdrawal of
a detachment of the miFtary from head suarten to Charm
pion Bay. The system of concentration is applied univer-
sally by the Colonial-office, without reference to the capa-
bilities of the country for supporting a crowded population,
and without refer, bee to its being an agricultural or a pas-
toral district. Western Australia being essentially a pas-
toral country, and therefore one which encourages rather
the dispersion of the settlers than their close congregation,
it is necessary that as its population and stork increase, fresh
pastures should he discovered. The country esplored by
Sir George Grey opened fresh pa tures. Before any of the
aettles could avail themselves of this tract for pastoral
purpose*, the worming party of a company interested in the
lead mine on the Murchison River became the plenum of
the district. The natives were known to he ferocious, war-
like, and dangerous, and on petitioning the governor a de-
tachment of military was sent for the protection of the
miners. This step on the part of the governor tended
greatly to develop the resource. of the colony, but has been
disappeared of by Earl Grey. An idea was generally pre-
valent in the Australian colonies that about 8,000 convicts
would he forwarded to the Swan, which, if correct, would
be *tympani's., by an ant salon of free emigrants. A de-
tachment of the 7Jth Regiment, under the command of
Lieutr nant Elliott, has Man stationed at IltutoMs Island,
for the security of the guano, pearls, lc.,against any at-
tempts made to carry off cargoes of these products without
payment. It is said an attempt will be made at the convict
establishment to grow cotton, to order to ascertain the fit-
ness ..f the soil for the growth of this plant. Should the
experiment lw successful, the advantage to the colony will
be considerable. _ _ _

NATAL.
The Nfital /filmes' and Natiel Independent of
ter. 5 and 0 have been received, from which it is
evident that things were progressing favourably.
The emigrants which had arrived by the Devonian
from I.iverpool, and by the Emily from London,
were 'settling on the river lllovo, south of Pieter-
maritzburg, on a property called Ilarmony. Bich-
mond and Byrne had been founded as villages on the
same river. The government had laid out a new
village on the Upper Umganie, and 23 lots (of an
sere each) ha 1 been sold by public sale at prices
varying from la to 2111. earl l'inctown, between
lrerhan and Pietermaritzburg, wax increasing in
favour. The town nectiona consisted of a plot of
land 132 feet by 981; and 20/., payable in cash and
nix mouths and twelve months, was readily paid.
The seicrul villages of Vcrulcm, lee., which are on
the roast, north of the port, are also increasing in
importance, and arrangements had been made for
ginning and p.ickiog cotton ut D'Urban; and these
arritizsment. would 41.0 he curried out at Ventlem,
lticliniontl. Pita loan. and Pietermaritzburg.
A requisitioa hail horn signed to convene a public
mciring ait IrCrluin. for the purpoor of forming a
11111 l ; and the 10th December had been ap-
pointed by the naidunt magistrate. Harbour regu-
lations were about to be adopted. There are some
very favourable letter. publoilled, giving statistical
sr...unto. of airrieultural prouvran.
The fillovring is the account at the revenue and
tzpenditure to thiolier 31
'Crouse. Erpeaditara.
1818
1817
1818
1819
1840 21,818 811 .... 16,915 19 3

etrt*NTY CorRT4 EITEMAION.—Lord Brougham's
hill to licit the jurisdiction of her Mnjesty's Court of Bank-
ruptcy, to abolish the Courts of Bankruptcy for the country
&strict., and to give to the judges of the County Courts
jurisdiction in m titers of hon.kruptev, hal. just been printed
and laid befits/. the house. The Lill proposes to restrict
the eommissionerw of the Court of Bankruptcy to caws in
abash the trader in any matter of bankruptcy, or the peti-
tioner in any mutter of arrangement, or the trader debtor
in any matter of trader debtor summons, shall have m-
ochl or eirrital on business for sic months immediately
posssling the time of filing the petition or issuing the sum-
mons. within the city of London. or within the counties
of It. drool, necks. Buckingham, Ewes, Bert', Kent,
Middlesex. Surrey. and Susses. It will abolish the district
Courts of Bankruptcy, and give to the judges and deputy
judges the sane jusest,etion, power, and authority 11.1 es
1ri.0.0 to the Conti Ilankroptcy in all eases wherein the
trader, petitimer, or trader-debtor shall have resided OW'
where than as above mentioned. The judges and deputy-
judges earh singly to he and form a court for every
purpteo• under this net, 7 & S Viet., e. 70, and "The Bank-
rupt Law Conotlitlation Act, 1849." l'etitions will be
filed and prows sited in London. or at Birmingham,
Bristol. Cambridge, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chester, Exeter,
lards, Liverpool, Manchester, New-
castle. Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford,
rlynkinattl, Pig •tion, Sh.,itield, Shrewabury, Southamp-
ton, Stalford. or Worcester, except when otherwise
in the Consoltil ohm Art, 1819. provided. If the peti-
tioner. Re., dual not huve resided or carried on business for
nit months as 11111.1.0`, the petition is to hi filed in the Court
of Bankruptey. The country commissioners and registrars
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will contaue•Sao • 44ionera *and registrar* of the Court of
Bankruptcy; and commissioners sit 01,•10 shall be judge, of
county court*, dc. The number of qualified registrars to
lw amsfinted judges will depend upon the opinion of the
Lord Chancellor. The number of the commissioners of the
Court of Bankruptcy now acting in London will be reduced
to three, as vacancies may occur; and further vacancies
will belßbd up from the country. The chief registrar will
I. appointed by the Lord Chanceller, anal to hi. duties will
also appertain thole of the offices of clerk of enrolment, in
liankruptey, and registrar of meetings. There arc to be a
('hies' Registrar and three other registrars. As vacancies
recur the official assignees in London will be reduced to
sin in number, and assignees acting in the country trans-
Penal to county court.. The clerk of enrolments and re-
gistrar of meeting., or any usher or any other officer of
the Court of Bankruptcy which may be abolished, may
make a claim for compen.ation; and in the event of any
°WK., r being disabled by infirmity from performing his duty,
he will he entitled to CLAIM an annuity equal to two-thirds
of the amount of hi. salary. The act is proposed to come
into operatien ma the 11th October next. The annual sav-
ing anthipated would be 66.1701. Under the Bankrupt
Law Consolidation Act, 1810, a saving of 6,1001. has
already been effected,
BtNtal'ET tw.s EGAux.--Last evening a festival,
devrilied ae above, took place at the Ilighbury Barn
TaVellit, to celehrote the anniversary of the European re-
volution" of lath. The guests numbered, it was said,
about 700 persons, of whom a very. small proportion were
English, the great majority consisting of Germans, Coles,
Hungarians, Italians, and Frenchmen. The room was de-
tweeted with npublicall flags, each bearing an inscription
commemorative of some achievement in political warfare.
The walls were inwribi4l with the names of various social re-
form, ra indifferent parts of the continent, and atone aide • tri-
bune was erected us er w Inch were suspended nags bearing the
worde..Ripolilique Dlmoeratique, Socials, Universelle,"&e.
Token, of democracy and socialism were displayed throngh-
out the room, and many of the costume, of the misers were
such as to suggest recollections of the days of the meet
ardent republicenism. At the close of the banquet several
g, utlemeu auecusaively ascended the tribune, mad reed IW.
porta from the representatives of democracy in various
eintinental states ; and amongst those gentlemen was M.
Louie Blanc, who was greeted with loud applause. The
reports wen. all received with loud tokens of approbation,
and various speech," followed, in which the principles of I
dentocrary were most energetically asserted. With one or two
reception. the speeehes, a.. well as the reports, were delivered
in the language. of foreign nations, La Belle France being
in the 11.C.m41.1nry. By way of contributing some relief
to the mans .41.1141.1 part of the entertainment, a few songs
were sung Illustrative of the principles of republican iv
dependence. During these performances the enthusiasm of
the guest. wan excited to its utmost pitch, and the convey-
Illation which took place in the intervals between the ca-
rious wens* in the " programme " was of such a nature an
to testify to the sincerity of those who had come forward
on this novel occasion to advocate the cause of " Liberte,
Egeliti, Fraternici."
Ax Exxernox Alt PEsyrt.—A Saxon, named
Mendel, was a fortnight ago condemned to death by the
Criminal Court of Pugh for having, in 1843, murdered his
meter, a watArnaker of that city. The execution was
fixed few the 28th ult. and the municipal authorities deter-
mined, but it nut known fur what reason, to revive an old
mutton' of exposing prisoners condemned to death during
three days preceding the execution. Accordingly, Blendcl
was placed to the vestibule of the prism, behind a strong
iron railing, and the public were admitted. But the crowd
was so large. that an could not obtain beetel; and the muni-
aipolity, io consequence, had the extraordinary weakness to
eider that, for three days, the wretched man should be
paraded for an hoar and a hall in the squares and principal
etreev of the city. On the day of execution, upwards of
20,000 persona assembled around the scaffold, which was
en,Ved in the square of the Town-hall. The executioner
and hie assistants were drunk. They attached the rope
wend the man's neck, and then hauled him up to the
beam ; but, as this did not cause strangulation, they pulled
violently at other ropes. Still death did not ensue ; and,
ashen, the thief executioner went up to the man by means
d a Ladder, and seated himself on him, with a leg over each
shoulder. This broke the neck ; but, for a quarter of an
hoer before breathing his last, the wretched criminal suf-
fered atrocious agony. The populace pelted the executioner,
and it was with the greatest &acuity they were prevented
from tearing him to pieces.
lELEPT—NOWIT AsstAANCE COIIPANT. A call of
31 per sham is proposed to be made on such of the share-
huldprs as are included in clam one and two of the list of
oenthistdosies of this company.