The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. FRIDAY EVEN, SEPTEMBER 14, 1860.

Mr. Rieberd O'Hara Burke, long superintendent of the
pane
)An district, is first in commend, and his
sewed is Mr. Laden; who recently brought the camels
from ham Mr. Wile, from the Melbourne Observatory,
is apperowely eelreemeer to the expedition ; and Dr. Becker
ansenpantes it as nainralin. The expedition will nut in
the IMOD of next month, making Cooper's Creek their point
departnre.
The difficulties placed in the way of the transference of
the Melbourne and Geelong Railway to the government, by
some of the directors, have now been removed, and the
purchaser will be forthwith completed.
The port of Seadrift, is about to be separated from
Melbourne, and constituted an independent municipality.
The prospecting parries in flippedand have found traces
of gold in many places, but es yet no new payable goldfield
hes been reported from that district. A new and important
=km been offinally reported as existing on the
The Yandoit district, near Castleman's, is at.
tinning acne attention—seven large Donets having bus
found within a limited area in m many weeks. The Let
of theme sum* weighing 3114 ox., war innovated on the
17th eeriest Another diamond, weighing nearly this.
mans, hem been found in the Oven. iliatract, near Tack-
enchilada'.
The telegraph cable serous Bern's Straits is still out of
order.
One of the most interesting events of the month has bees
the marriage of his Excellency the Oovernor, Sir Henry
Beady, K.C. 8., with Miss Pratt, the only daughter of
Major Genera Pratt, Commander of the Forces in Aunts-
Inn. The ceremony was performed in the moat prinks
manner at Christ Church, South Yana.
It was anticipated that parliament would be prorogued I.
about ten days.
The "unemployed" made their usual demonstration before
the departure of the mail yesterday, in the Enters market.
Th. "United Masons" still adhere to tire demand for 164.
a day, but a new society boa been formed of men who Sr.
willing to work for les. • des . In the present state of the
colony the high terms • an by the masons practically
suspend building operations, and produce much of the miaery
complained of.

THE NATIVE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.

(From the Sydney Morninfi Herald.)

By the Prince Alfred mail steamer we have
papers frees New Plymouth (Taranaki) to the 30th of Jima
SIN brings news of • very painful and diesstrous charac-
ter. Am advance upon the rebeWpah at Waiter has been
made, sad, after fighting fur more than font hours with
great gallantry against large numbers of natives, covered
by thew entrenchnients, our forms were obliged to retreat,
leaving 29 dead mid :13 wounded on the field. The die is
cast. It is plain that we have a foe to deal with who is not
to be despised ; it is equally so that be must be pot downs
at all cost. Major Nelson sod Captain , with the
whole of their men, appear to have behaved with great gal-
hoary, and in • manner equally removed from over-eautioa
or foolhardinese. The Pareari Herald eve:
" While last Saturday's sheet was printing guns were
heard at Waitara and the Tasmanian Maid on Tuesday
rot intelligence that • remanoitring party of the 40th
had been fired on by the natives from the pelt restored at
Puketakauere. This act of • loosened the heads
of our military commander, and steps were taken to punish
the insureects for their growing boldness. Wednesday
morning was fixed for attacking the pr. Guns and rein-
forcement. of the 40th Regiment and of the bine.jscksta
were despatched from town, and plans of proceeding ma-
rred by men with and without authority. Weather of
the most inclement kind that this country rows added to
the hardships of this preparing fur the rough business.
The reinforcements waded out through • sea of mad,
under south-west squalls and showers. The Puke-
takauere pah could. of two stockades; one upon
the intrenchments of the old pah of: the mime same,
the other new and apparently without Latrine/ meets. They
stand as a ridge ferniest by two mall gar. Tree gullies
meet a little below the pall, and open as • swampy prod
in the Weirs Valley, orm•ng a sort cif Wag Y, the stalk
towards the river, and the stockades in the fork. The mita
lolly, consisting of the grenadier and light • of the
40th Regiment, under Captain Richarik and bluejachses
under 1M Lieut. Etattiscombe, of the reli, ays, with the ar-
tillery, approached the pah by the &Teeter road hem the
comp, and at six o'clock a.m. therms were brought to hear
sad the men ex teoiled on the north-west or seaward side al
the pelt, the smaller gully between them and it. With this
division were Major Nelson, and Captain Seymour, of the
Petunia A second division of about SO men, under Captain
Messenger, was portsd, on the flat of the Weirs, to cut
riff the retreat on that side ; and • third, under Captain
I Rowdier, peened along the river bank., and attempted to
I take the pah in the rear. The natives were aware of the
merrier, and on the alert. The first firing was on the
rearward party, soil • Maori informant states that,g
the troops advancing on that tide, many of the sehreati
out Of the stockade, some of them madeavouriag to reap%
and sons occupying the entrenchmeets of a seemed old pub,
to the of, -that ie to say, limier to the Weir's
than—the two stockades. It could be seen that the party
under Captain Mernger was doing great execution on the
seraggleve who attempted to escape, and for • time it ap-
peamd as if the attack in the rear would moored ; but,
after • short space, • large reinforcement from the Wand
settlements of WI Kingi arrived among the high fern, and
a fierce battle ensued, the liallllO* neatly out-
numbering the troops. The grenadier company of
the 40th Regiment and the blue jackets formed
the right wing of the main party in frost,
and exteraded beyond the head of the gully facing
pertly round towards the south-wed side of the pah. Large
somber' of the enemy came to the brink of the gully, and
the psh was probably almost empty. The combatants were
about MO yards apart, dirided by the gully, Wag briskly
and stray, bot not able to eked except where the right
wets overlapped the heed of the gaily, and her a
who MU:
at cam of the outworks at the old fort/Arnhem
Here was the hottest fighting sad the greatest lon sustained
by this iiketeies. Early is the asy • massager of the rebels
re seta to start from the rear, and between Sand lOo'elosit
harp reinforannente our frets inland, part of which, ea
we ree already said, attacked the god sad 3rd diviner,
sad the remainder outflanked the main body in frost.
Having held his ground for some time without rein-
forcemeat. arriving, or any signs of • diversion appearing,
Major Nelson gave arse to sound the 'retire. Some
attempt to follow was checked by • murderous fire from
the artillery, and the main body retreated in order, end
without serious molestation, sal arrived in camp at 1 p.ni.
The other divisions were mach harassed in their retreat,
not baring heavy guns to soprt them. We believe it
was is retreat that Lieutenant Brooke and the other gallant
fellows of these ills isione were killed. They endeavoured
to retire as they had advanced, but we fear some misunder-
standing or mistake of the ground wee partly the muse of
the semen lon to this side. They had to fight their way
beck to the camp. There were men present tool enough to
we that the British homier was not only sustained but
exalted by this fierce struggle. The great nume-
rical superiority of the natives &tom made it DOOn
miry fur our troops to retire. Officers and roes
fought with steadiness sad energy under • fire
which an Indian officer compares to that of Feroneshah
mid *Orson, and which • moldier of the Crimea dates
to bare been hotter than that in the Rohm. The seller
Captain Seymour, of the Pelorus, reoeived a bullet is the
leg. Lieutenant Brooke sold his life dearly, sad fell ably
when his sword arm was helplessly wounded. Noe-men-
miseioned officers and privates were recognised in some 1
cases easily and coolly firing on large bodies of the enemy, 1
and then ea coolly retiring. The enemy, too, showed no- I
expected resolution, sad have proved the first body of
men able to meet the British bayonet. It must not be I
omitted, either, that thoughtful preparetema had bees I,
nada by the excellent commander of the 40th for the da4s.
work. Double rations of food were cooked ; tarts, bul
ammunition, everything was punctually net its place ; sad
the excellent plan of operations and pliant conduct of the
attack did fresh honour to the name idolised by Britons.
This sanguinary fight would have been the annihilatiou of
the native force at Waiters had more troops been present.
The large army &trembled about Kingi is a fine comment on
the policy of our government, which stands trifling with
nub! addresses and Maori Parlisments, while the num whom
it seeks to conciliate gather by the thousand. with anus in
heed, to give that dignity to the deliberations of their sena-
tors which belongs to • seem of their power. The blazing
bores of Tranumaka in the rear of our retreating column
ea that Mk, are • further illustration of the eyttem of
paring between every blow in • strew' le to make overtures
to the foe and ascertain if he has made up his mind to con-
tinue the contest. Clearer is the privilege and embellish-
ment of vigour. India might have taught what New
Zeeland is repeating, that the most tremulous head makes
the bloodiest work. The calkers engaged were :—Naval
Brigitte.—first Lieutenant Battisenrobe,Mideltitere Wad-
low, n Garnett ; Lieutenant Mesas, Royal
.DI . Royel Eemneers—Lieutenant Mould.
Royal _ .—Lieutemint M'Naugliten. 40th Regiment
anullifiZy
—Major Nairn, Lieutenant Brooke (killed/. Lieuterate
Downes, Jackson, and Rees, Ensign sod Adjutant Who.
La"

on the reception of this news at Melbourne, the
A ~r.s apothem follows :
The evil tidings, however, has had the effect of drawing
nut the meet loaf wctiments from every district of Vic.
Loris —a sufficient answer to the unfounded stakinente that
have lately received currency in England as to the &chop
of this colony towards the mother country. Immediate
help for New Zealand was resolved upon, and on the 144th
inet the fast steam-ship City of Hobart was despatched fee
New Plymouth, carrel ng LWutenanteolooel Leslie and
210 officers awl men of the 40th Regiment. Major-General
Putt, Conunansli.r.io.Chief of her Majesty's from in
Australasia, communicated to the governor his intention of
grooreding to the wise of war, with his staff, and the heed.
quarter. of the 40th. The announcement pre great
eatisfaction to the cokny and the colonial armed
'teenier Victoria, which had inn Awed at the service of
the New Zealand fioverameut, awl which had beveled over
lb* 41.Paldin w,. nein pieced at the major.generani wir-
etap, wed sai on Tocaday the 24th lust., with General
Puste, the staff, and about 10 men of the 40th. Only a few
sick men and boys of the regiment are left in Melkweg
end the Volunteer BAN haw, responded in the noose loyal
manner to the call to take up the garrison duty hitherto
Wormed by the military. Thu duty they under-
took a fortnight ofmid their complaint
is the. rion.arrival th•• arm. M. 11111 g t• mpected
from Keened. The Assembly took up the subject sinnilla-
osonsly with the arrival of the deepatclie.. cud, on the
I motion of Mr. Wikien Gmy, one of the ultra.democratic

members, voted en additional nom of 5,0001. to provide
primes for the boot m►rkameo among the volunteers, the
erection of butts, the formation of booth, he. ; while the
ministry brought in ► bill to increase the number of the
volunteer force from 2,000 to 10,000, and announced that,
should an einergeney arise during the recess, they would be
prepared to meet any expenditure that might be called for,
trusting to the loyal feeling of the house fora bill of indem-
nity next session. Victoria, therefore, at this moment, is
without a angle military representative of her Majesq, and
is engaged in her own defences, in the most loyal it to
the crown.

lab IntlWynn.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--Elurr. 13.
(Before Mi. Commimioner Oonlburn.)
ni 811AIIP.
This wee an adjourned meeting for the Nat examination
of William Sharp the younger, of New Breed-sheet, in the
Oby of London, underwriter. The petition is dated 30th
Merck 1880. The following is the report of the official
coigne: The bankrupt commence, his balsocesheet Let
Rusk 1857; the amounts embrace a period of three years,
and disclose the following results :-Amount owing to
andry creditors, 12,2711. 12s. 3d. ; liabilities on policies
underwritten by benlmupt, 16,0661. la. 9d. ; to profits on
underwriting accounts, 3,2651. lb. 11d. ; capital, berg cash
in hand in March, 1857 2481. 3s. sd. ; dilemmas in
301. 9a. 8d ; making a iota! to accountfor of 31,8831. 16e. 4d.
In discharging himself of that amount the bankrupt returns :
-debiton for premiums, 11,0081. 9a. 11d. ; cash surren-
dered, 9801. ; property surrendered, 4401. sa. ; excepted
fittest's, 901. ; personal anddosoratic exposes, 1,815/. 12a. 7d. ,•
Lasses by realisation of furniture, 942!. Ile. 4d. ; bad and
doubtful debts, 1,2791. 16e. 4d. ; estimated loss upon policies
underwritten by bankrupt, but not yet ascertained,
16,0681. Is. 9d. -Total, 31,81891. 16s. 4d.
In this cam the bankrupt appears before the court on his
own petition, having commenced business as an under-
writer, at Lloyd's, with the small capital of 248/. 6d., in
March, 1867. appears to have entered into an agree-
mint with Mr. W. Yeas (now also a bankrupt) to under-
write on his behalf, he (the binkrupt)miying Fenn a salary.
It will be sego from the summary of the Warm-sheet, that
the resets, consisting of good deb* are returned at
11,0381. 9a. 11d. ; but the radiation of thin sum depends
upon some legal technicalities, which will Le brought to the
steam of the court, as will also the nature of the mercan-
tile 000nexion which may be shown to exist between the
heakrapt and his father and Mr. W. Fenn. As regards the
ryappeasing on the halenceeheet, I may report that
are corroborated by the books, which have been regu-
t.
_
Ir. Linkiater, for the eardgnees, applied for an adjourn-
' ment, as the bankrupt had not rendered certain accounts
which were required. The bankrupt bad for his owe coa-
venience used hia father's bankers, and their accounts bad
got so entangled that he could not make bead or tail
of them.

—The Commissioner said theme adjournments from time to
time were much to be regretted. He wee struck—as every
one having Waimea in the court must be—with the fro.
gooney of these adjournments/ the result being that at last
it was found that there were no assets to divide ; he thought
it would be better for all parties if this practice were pot a
'top to.
Mr. Molls/as said this was the fourth adjournment, and
haadouo had been before the court since March last.
The Commissioner said the creditors suffered materially
by these frequent delays.
Mr. Linkiarar thought the less said the better, as he con-
sidered the bankrupt entirely at fault.
As adjourument was then ordered for six weeks.
Mr. Linklater said the assignee lint appointed was •
nominee of the bankrupt's father, who Lad become the
purchaser of the furniture. The price at which it had bees
valued by the broker of the court was considered vary low,
and the creditors theref.,re wished for an independent
valuer to be appointed.
The Commissioner said if the creditors appointed a per-
son, and the charges appeared in the audit account, he
should certainly sanction them.

his WATSON AND WATboN.-THZ LZATNER TRADE.
This was an examination meeting under the bankruptcy
of Robert Watson and eh:nisi William Watson, trading
under the firm of C. W. Watson and Co., at Kettering, as
shoe manufacturers and currier'. The balanceeheet, com-
piled by Monis. Paul and Turoer, ranges from the Ist
January, 1859, to the date of the petition, showing the
subjoined summary :-Dr. To creditors unsecured, 4,5201.
10a Bd. ; liabilities, 8,190/. ?a. 6d. ; profits, 2,290/. 18e. Bd.;
total, 15,001/. lls. 10d.-Cr. By debtors good, 225/. lb. 541.;
doubtful 5201. lls. Id. ,• property given up after deduc-
tions, 359/. 15e. ; liabilities per contra, 8,1901. 2s. fit ;
goods held on consignment, 106/. 18s. 11d. ; trade expenses,
sundries, and rent and taxes, 715/. 4s. 2d. ; interest, 1,2731.
12s. 2d. ; losses on consignments, 806/. its. ; bad debts,
1,0721.19 x. Id. ; portner's drawings, 1,332/. 16s. Ild. ; de-
ficiency at commencement, 7871. 41. 4d. ; difference in
books, 17s. ls. 3d. ; total, 15,0011. Ils. 10d. The creditors
include J. Herbert Smith, Bermondsey, who're failed, and
whose examination is fixed for to-morrow (Friday), 2,9501.,
holding acceptances of the bankrupt, slid he is
also in the list of liabilities for 4,6191. ; holding
acceptanomof Johnson and Gillman (bankrupt) to the drafts
of these bankrupt& The Mermaids Discount Company,
2701. 15s. ; bold C. Watson sad Co.'s ft cis It. Watson,
due 23rd August, 1860, 145/. 17e. 6d., sad 13th September,
for 124/. 17s. 6d.. for which the bankrupts state that they
received no consideration. The sales had exceeded 28,0001
There is a loss on goods consigned to Samuel Johnson of
7871. 9s. 9d. ; and Fisher and King, 181. 15s. 3d. The
bankrupts, who filed their own petition on the Rod August,
an stated to have been in business at Kettering for upwards
of 20 years.
Mr. I.inklater appeared f..r the assignees, and said they
had so objection to the bankrupts pugging, except that a
sum of 509/. bad been entirely omitted from the accounts.
The bankrupt stated that he hail mentioned it to his
solicitor ; and Kr. Oilman, the 'Acid assigns, having said
that the assignees were satisfied,
The Commissioner allowed them to pass, on the under-
standing that the balance-sheet be amended in respect of
that error, and that all questions of conduct be reserved for
the certificate meeting.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS 00IIRT.—Sirr. 13.
(Wore Mr. Commissioner Niclsols.)
IN THE BUMP' OF LIFOIRT AUGUOTUI ?WIC&

The insolvent, a young moo, whose case had been several
times before the court, appeared for adjuditstion.
Mr. Ottord, a ooachbuilder ; Mr. Davis, a tailor ; and •
pastryccal named Glendon', again opposed ; Mr. Sargood
supported.
In December List the insolvent was before the late Mr.
Commissioner Murphy, and received an intimation that he
would receive • judgment of mine duration. He had pre-
ferred staying in the Queen'. Prison until the present uncle-
MOO, " work tog " out the anticipated judgment.
The complaint of Mr. °Hord was, that the insolvent bad
got a broun out of him us " Augustus Prince " on re-
presentations which were not correct. He soon after-
wards raised money on the airriage. He was a creditor
for 1401.

16 Doti, .a tailor in Oxford was a creditor to
421. The insolvent drove up in a bro He told him
be was entitled to 35,0001., and had married • rich heiress
who was then • minor. He got, besides clothes for him-
self, livery for his servant, and • riding habit for his wife,
at 12 pusses. Mr. Levis afterwards discovered that the
lady was • Vise Jeanie Onolow. She had passed through
the court at Lewis.

The insolvent now alleged that both Mr. Offord and Mr.
Davis knew the lady was not his wife.
They positively denied the allegation.
The other oompLunant, Grondona, claimed 50/. f,:r board
and for the insolvent and his lady, "about the time
SKr. Commissioner Nichols was of opinion that the only
eases which called for the judgment of the court were those
sl Mr. Offord and Mr. Davis, soil the question was whether
the insolvent had been sufficiently long in prison for his
misconduct.

Hr. &mud admitted that the question was whether an
improbonment of nearly two years was enough.
It was suggested that the umolvent had been comfortable
in the Queen a Prison, and that for three months he, had
been on bail.
The learned Commissioner eventually pronounced a judg-
ment of fifteen calendar month* from the vesting order, on
the 21st June, at the salt of Mr. Offord sod Mr. Davis for
fraud. His Honour recalled the adjudication, and save one
of sixteen months, which would keep the insolvent, if de-
tained in prison, until the 21st October next.

He man to blubber, and said it was a great big man who
had made him commit the robbery.
Sir R. Carden said it was useless to deal with such a boy
summarily, and he therefore committed him to Nevrgate far
trial - .