The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

P).lltTllziarurs DiSSOLVI.D.

J. Rogerson and T. Masi, Manchester, velvet trimming ma.
nufacturer, and embossers-4. W. Cook and F. Wyatt, Pitt-
street, Tottenham.oourt.roail, printers—ft K itching and A.
)(Itching, Kingston.upoo.fluil, brush manufacturers—W Clark
and W. E. Creasy, Sutton, Surrey, surgeons—b. Winter and J.
Bearden, Loofa, tool-makers—W. R Rowlands and A. Row.
lands, Regent etreet,l4l. James's, goldmiths—J. Kiddie, J. Mann,
and R. Masai!. Widnes, Lancashire, manalactaren of sulphuric
acid—J. Cliff and O. J. Crowther, Wortley, Leeds, alum mane.
facturers—D. Kerr, Jun., and IV. Kerr, Manchester, drapers—
K W. Madams, J. O. Baxter, G. J. batter, and W. Plumb,
Tlurnewssreet, oyster merchan ta—J. Beaurnont,./. Beaumont, Jun.,
acid V.. Beaumont, Huddersfield, cigar manufacturers, so far its
regards J. Beaumont—John Nelson, James Herein, and Joshua
Nelson, Orratt and Morley. Yorkshire, rag desk's—J. Breariey
and 11. Bayliss, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, drapers—M. Beton
and A. Bevan, Milton neat Gravesend, furnishing ironmongtis
—ii liaanlagton, J. Hanningtoo, H. Harinington, and J. Grant,
Moalwell, Durham, firs-brick manufacturers—O. J. Penney and
W. Natal Stepoeyeauseaay, iron and brass founders—G. Hey
anti J. Hay, Skadoirli, shipwrights--Ann Flint Cooper, C. 0.
Garbutt, and K. Lambert, halieltury.street, Strand, wine and
spirit merehaats--T. Swift ands. Worthington, Hanky, Stafford.
shire. mercers and drapers—W. S. Aston and T. S. Teague, Bir-
mingham, tin plain worters-12. Aret and F. Martin, Princes-
street Laisselleraquase, pnservon of fruits and vegetabka—
W.
Kirland and J. K riand, Dundee, woo.' merchants—A.
M'Nair deceased', Eillellan. Paisley and Chug..., merehant,
so far as regards the following CoMpallici —NI' Nal r and Brand,
Glaseriw. Loudon, Mid Manchester, silk and *haw! no:reliant.:
A. IA 'Nair and Company, Glasgow, electric telegraph and lead
pipe manufacturers. N. MtNair and sous, canipbeltiyini, wood
merchant*: the Glasgow and Liverpool Royal steam packet Com-
pany the Glasgow and New York Steam.packet Company . the
Sr:OMA Guardian newspaper.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
PIIITEI J.,111187011, IlcnUhill, htirlingabire, grooer, April 24, at
the Bloc Bell Inn, Falkirk.
JANI4I OAT?, Johnstone, Rentrewahlre, Joiner, April r. 3, at the
Globe Hotel or Inn, Hlgiestreek Paisley.
Awn !BALI. 11•11 twt. Ballamenach, loch Aweside, Argyllshire,
farmer, April 24, at the George Hotel, Inverary.
Janes Bur ns* Airdrie, ILanarkshire, cordnuoter, April 20, at
thettiqui Hotel, Airdrie.
JOIN Lot nos, Glasgow, spirit merchant, April 20, at the Faculty
Hall, Glasgow.
LIST, bfOrtlach, Ballffibile, farmer, May 1, at the
Fife Anna Inn, Ihifftown.

01 AVIY.,Itio llorutuit 'deceased`, Edinburgh. writer to the
signet, April n, “t Krim. Cy sad Black's Rooms, Edin-
burgh

HEALTH 01 LONDON.—The weekly return of the
Regutrar-(,enenl states that the weather was last week
unusually cold for April, anal the mortality cd London wars
high, though as in the
previous week, it was considerablylower than Wheel been in the last three weeks of March.
The deaths in the week that ended last Saturday were
1,407. In the ten yearn 1850-59 the avenge number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,119,
which, if corrected for Increase of population, becomes
1,231. The deaths of last week therefore exceeded by 176
the number which the average rate of mortality in the se.
rand week of April would have produced. The mean tem-
perature of the air in last week was about 5 degrees lower
than in either of the two preceding week,. The re-
ferred to bronchitis in the week are 2464, the corrected
average being only 1114; in the corresponding week
of 1851, when the mean temperature of the air
was remarkably low, anal nearly the same as that
of last week, the deaths from larouclaitis were not
more than 89. Pneumonia was fatal in 116 cases,
the corrected average being 90. Phthisis also continues
fatal, foe this disease numbered 179 last week, while the
estimated number is 164. But the two tymotic diseases,
snuall.par and estrlatina, do not appear to gain force, as the
weekly mortality from them has lately been less than it was
in the ant three mouths of the year. Three deaths from
owell•poz occurred in the week in the sub-district of Trinity
N • Five persons died from burns ; one man from
his clot taking fire ; two others from the burning of the
houses in which they dwelt ; two persons were buret by
means not recorded. Ten infants were suffocated la the
bed clothes. Four infants were murdered. A porter nod
66 yeas died from want, on 27th March, at 19, PlApp.
street, Shoreditch. Three persona dial from intemperance,
besides 2 from delirium tremens. lest week the births of
932 boys and 9274 girls, in all 1,866 children, were registered
in London. Ia the ten corresponding weeks of the years '
1860-59 the average nunrber was 1,684.
NMITN LONDON COLLZOIATE S4:HOOL, CANDIN- ,
TOWN.—The annual dinner of the old collegians of this
school was held at the Freemmon's Tavern on Saturday
last, and was very numerously attended. The chair and
vitu-chair were occupied respectively by the Its,. W. C. ,
Williams, F. ft A.B. (the head master), and Mr. Jas. Green.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Drees, who reviewed
the rue and development of the school form its foundation,
that its women has been most marked and rapi and the
continual augmentation of its numbers, and the favour
with which It is looked on in the neighbourhood, wove it
to be an institution au long required, viz., a roller=
middle class. The sunniness of the education
is satisfactorily proved by the proud position this school
has occupied in the late middle-class ex.uninations. The
Bishop of London, the Rev. Canon Dale, and the local
clew, are among its immediate patrons aud visitors.
IiosPITAL FOR CONSt-NPTION AND DO•LAN1111 op
THE CHM, BIoNPION. The 'Bebop of Winchester has
nod kindly undertaken to preach a sermon at r.VaDilf
(lupe!, ou the 6th of May, in aid of the funds ~f the above
exi illtut charity, which u altogether dependent on volun-
tary contributions.

Their lordships met today for the purpose of appointing
the elitist's in error, when the following arrangements were
made :—From the Court of Queen's Bench on Wednesday
and Thursday, the 9th and 10th of May ; from the Court of
Exchequer on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 11th,
12th and 14th of May ; and if there were any errors from
the Court of Common Pleas they would he taken on
the following days.

COURT OP PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

APRIL 17.
(Before the Judge Onbeery.)
DATTF-4 AND WW2 e. NADI AND INVINI.—NAM Tlit CHISHOLM

This suit, which related to the will of the late Mr. Duncan
Mg/011AM Chisholm, commonly called The Chisholm, was
brought before the court by s preliminary set on petition,
the object of which was to determine whether the deceased
at the time id his death was or was not a domiciled Scotch•

The plaintiff, Mrs. Jemima Batten, was the deceased's
only sister, Ins heir at law, and nest of kin ; the defendants
were the executors named in the will before the court.

The deceased was bons at Erchless Castle, in August
1811, and be died on the 14th of September, 1858. He was
the second son of his father, and he was educated at Eton
*d Cambridge. He afterwards procured an ensigncy in
the Coldstream, and went out to Canada, where he re-
mained till the death of his brother Alexander, who had is
the mean time succeeded his father as chief of his clan.
Mr. Alexander Chisholm incurred great expenses in contest-
ing the county of Inverneesehire with Lord Glertelg (that
Mr. Grant) ; and his funeral, which was conducted in con-
formity with the ancient customs of his clan, was also very
costly. The result, therefore, was that the testator found
on hie return to England in 1839, that his brother had left
debts to the amount of 30,00 W., for which he (the testator)
made the family imitates responsible. He then announced
his intention not to lire in Scotland until he had paid off
his brother's liabilities, and he accordingly came to
London, where he lived at different lodging', all
however being fo • very modest character. In 1847' he
was a heavy loser by the railway panic ; but when be died
he had reduced the licurabrasoes on his estates to 6,0001.
He made a will in favour of an old friend of his, named
Mrs. Kitchener, and her family. He was honied by his
owe wish iu Ketnadgreen Cemetery, where he had bought
aburie family pure, in which his uncle, General McDonald, was

Dr. PhiHimont, Q.C., and Mr. MeQueen, on behalf et
the plaintiffs, contended that the deceased had never aban-
doned hi■ Ilootoh domicile, ►lthough he might for a time
have resolved, from motives of economy, to live in London.
It was obvious that his dearest wish was to pay off hie
brother's debts, in order that he !night eventually take the
position of a Highland chief.
The queen's Advocate, Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Harri-
son, Mental contra that the deceased had really and truly
abandoned his home in Scotland, as was proved by Lis ac-
ceptance of directorships in English companies, and by his
formal adoption of the signature " D. M. Chisholm," in.
stead of " Chisholm," which he had at one time used, as
well as by his continued residence in England.
The court reserved its decision.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Aran. 17.
(Before Mr. Ooiongssioner Hokepi.)