The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-13 00:00:00

TO THE

8 IN THE ROYAL BRITIaI
BANK.

011 lee of the Committee of Depository,
17, Sias-lane, Loudon, Oct.
Gentlacass,—flinca the last report of year semmittew,
proceedings In bankruptcy have been taken ter the purpose
of winding up the affairs of the Royal British Beak is the
Court of Bankruptcy. A meeting of your committer, has
been held for the purpose of considering what mares should
be adopted by them for the interssta of the creditors, and
they hare unanimously come to a reeelutiom in ferns Of
the bankruptcy.
It is most important that /soigne's should be appoiatod
who have your condi:loner, and who aro willlag sad able b
discharge that dike.

Your committee bane therefore delenalned ea utMethat-
fag the following gentlemen, via. :—Jaates Wyld, Nag, of
Charing areas; Robert Taylor, E. of Lambeth; and
Hoary Sadler Woken, Esq., of Groat Proasett-oreat,
vestry clerk of Whitechapel, as wigwam; gad you *m-
aims esramtly request that you will irttli in favoim of '
those academes, sad exercise your Inflames with °than
for mat puritan,. Ms tare. J. and J. H. Lleklater sad
Ilackwcoi, th• solicitor. to tbr benkreptt7, will in a tow
days mug as advatleament, etatieg when and wheel you
eau Frays your debts, which will be done without platting
you to soy elapse*. In the meantime yes eau attend at
their ogees, No. 17, Binelsaii, Buckler bury, for that pur-
pose, if noes eoa mint to you.—By order of the oemaittee,
JAMES WYLD, Chairman.

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK AN!) MR.
J. MACGREGOR,
TO TOO ZDITOI 07 TUT OLATOOW DAILT
81Z,—With re•prot to the osiumeies which have
Dees roamed stolen me I seed only advert to a simple
sanative of two. First, I vise anther Me projector cos
Sender of the Britian Beak. Mr. Measles was the po.
Jett r. Meson. Wiliam one Paddison, and Mr. Maahni
this propriston of the Commercial Ball, menthes. who ant
propsma to me to become a director while 1 was midis, at
Briihtos, to which 'Pon Mr. Mallen, Mr. Missies, and
ethers came to persuade me to smut them to get a
chatter. I Wow,. Afterwards, on the ground that
ladscrioss Mahn, &nations, end shopkeepers had
so basing f.cil,tiw is Loadoa as la Boetlaad,
I very Impredently soniented to boons a direst's.
Mr. Money die 1 arn sh,r, and the Commercial Hall,
which ha printed shosld become the property Pair beak,
he %Mug the vitae is seen., was almadoried. Thee the
pernias, canpied priviowly by the mice gnat arm of
Rote. Irving, sad Co war. takes and fitted up as a beaks
tag tome. The ectard.roon was up stairs ; the inaaner's
room sad the whole bastions transacted oa the ground Beer.
I tolled implialtly on teens:Lager and Mr. Mellen. They
on the weekly board day pined baton the beard • states
seat of the affairs of the bask; sad up to the tins I left
the Orono* I believed everythiag sowed. Neither 1 aor
any other director, as tar as 1 en swan, has. say tbiag of
any pints book kept by the manager, nor could I now
the persons M the city whose paper was worthy of bong Air
counted. Donaeller sad Scalia were repainted by the
01111. T. r, on the authority in an eminent gentles'. to the
Boob of Heaton', as (Ally trunwortly. This led to the
disastrous advaticks os their clot end iron works in Wales;
and wl. ch, so !nog so I was • direttor, I lined Mould be
realised, instead of oYmaring to work Mom, • sinaikor at-
tempt oaths pan of the Bask of Eaglaad having utak
failed. A mooed blunter was advising as tee security ed
Weatininster latortvelmat Woad. ; a third was as
the shares of the Winston Cattle Market—Ls fourth was to
a eldpowslog Sr., Oliver of Liverpool. Of the value n
each isearitun 1 mold know nothing; therefore I bees.'
menaced, bat too late, that is the city of Medea, se Is, I
believe, the true sad practicable custom ia Glasgow, as en
should b• • dirictor of a beak but a city man of beanie.
Poe it was, and it, impossible for a purely west-sad .ea Is
know win cusebt, or ought not, to be 'tasted. It was wader
these cestrinions that 1 separated myself from all joint-
rock sonasaloas. As regards liabilities to the Royal British
Busk, I deny the amount of debit, either legally or equit-
ably ; and for any legal debit of which, whim I en men
tale the details—which I esecot for lone dap—nen an
sisserous offsets, u transferred New Three pit Olean ill the Bask of E ,ttisad, 1,0001, then at 06I; SOK elan at
p.v; other secnitim, edged each at from 3001. to 41114
two saleable life politico, that especially of a very shin%
in the Lew, for 1,0004, to which several urge be
bees added. As I have eoncleded in haste, I will Daly add
Mat I will sot shrink berm mammy, moo shirk From peyfag
say just cheat that may be proved 'Oast me. I will sot
yield to clamour nor injustice.-1 an Be
Atheastsat Club, Oct. 9, 18158. J. MiCOll4Ol.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

GUILDHALL.
MILLIE OT SCICIDI.

Elise Whitehea7,7respeetiblyiine7wia wean la black,
was Oared at the bar before Sir Peter Laurie, charged with
attempting to commit suicide.
It appeared that about half-put nine o'eloek on Sitan
day night the primate attempted to throw herself over the
parapet of Blackfrian-bridge. A matt aimed Blake was
passicg at the time, sad succeeded is frustrating her
Intention.

Ssr P. ter Laurie aid that the number of eases of suicide
was really moot alarming. There MA SISTA a paper but
what had daily throe or four recorded in its column*.
(Addressing the officer)-1 wish you would ask the oasis's-
uoner to let me hare a return of the number of theta lately
brought before the megistrates, I do not want the details, but
merely the number; and I hope that such avatars will be or-
dered by the Rouse of Commons. Something ought to and
Newt be done. There are two cases in oar li-t here to-day,
sad the aggregate mast be something fearful. I shall sit
here the whole of the week, and in the meantime let the
return be made oat.
. .

Inspector Todlinater said the order 'hoed be forwarded.
Sir P. Lamle remanded the prisoner for inquiries.

BOW-STREET.

DT • COTIUID.

Bead Felix, a OIAM.S., who described himself as a coulee
and valet, sod said that he s ke nine Magusges, was charged
with lassies la his possession two valusble gold watchea,
sudsy articles of plate, arid other miscellaneous property,
suspected to be stolen from various hotels in this smug
sad abroad.
Cymbals Rohm, F 50, said that he had amain this
acieslog to call at 11,. Clark's, pawnbroker, Loweers, to
make inquiries is smother we, when Mr. Clash
called his attention to the prima's, who was offering
mom silver spoons in pledge, which were marked" Hotel
de Louvre, Paris ' The primmer said at first that he
bid Might these of • Jew in Mount-street, Grosvenor-
slum amt sibsetrords damaged his story and mid that he
Mheu them lea FiXfam whe
tuskt hine
iwnsachtbaresese. rho service oife:
Awed on him • number of duplicates,
two ef whisk neared to watches. From Information he
had rsoalasik his bed no doubt he should be able
Is skew Set Seem welishes were stolen from
Mids. The phew we • his comet adds.., sad
at his ledgle. witases found • quantity of silver spoons,
table knives, *s., marked with the names of various French
sad heist, bat chiefly of the "Loans," and of
the "Lewd Wagilma," at Dover.
The plume, whoa @eked foe hie 01l
W) y mid that
he hod alum the selfish* when he wee N several
bash memishmsd, with paths,. wpisysibiass
eserier, bet be we a quits wan to take them bask the
salt time he ward thew"
Hr. Hoary remseied him fee further inquiry.
eTRWAIIII.
Thema Shelton. • roopostablo Waft man, arm pissed la
the dams' desk, balms ./de lisekur, dossed with attempt-
' ]lnes =toss Shoham, is willh
TM wills, a ws=klarhrilli eid=rfemele, who cried
very muds +kik to the wham bow, Mad that she had
been married to Idea twelve years she sodded he
Page's walk, Bassissadasy. 1107 soma thiss past they had
had words together, sad sometimes Was. On Saturday
shames, between two sad shros redo*, they quirrolled,
sad eke believed her blamed boast het deem bet she
eosld not swear to that, is ohms sawshmaise the hasones
of liquor. Atter that she took slime poises, and bad no
reeoThocto• of asythisg that sabsequatly ossurred.
Becker—thy,Mr. Seck—Why, yes have glass your lissband is
shims ice advainieteries pima M you. How is that?
Witness—l don't ham =Aber about it. lam awe be
did not give me the poism.
Mr. Becker—When dud the poison assail from, does ?
Witness —I believe It was kept in the imam to kill rats.
It wee a powder.
Mr. Becker—This who mixed it ?
Witness—l dos% know, sir. I sippers, I art have
sized It myself.
Ms.
poles.? Becker—la them say oddest* that she bed any
John Reid, the string keposlst at theSursosebey polies
states, sated that the gums was Gemmel by kin M
Themmes HENNA is bevies Mated ewe hr Imams Mg
pissed her. The dumb pumping esoi, but up so des
pressell limo the lotus sews= be met discovered an
Ina et pilot. They bed sit usibisall Mn. to saalyse the
smallawle. _

Mr. Ilesker—Thes *an II so proof that she has taken
Nii;ismeg
sir. I bare tho certificate of the
house 1111.10111 of 81. Miesatte's Hoepith4 which states that
was sip ill, bat that alight be calmed

here NM that aro doubt suit wu the feet.
au was a wanes mask addietai to Mak. Her husband,
be wea Inelissied la lag, yea a respeetable steadg mu,
having Mau saw Una tau uses tteee-keepets sad atgbt
eretehaeaa at Mews. aroma sad Home'., Hembree
Wharf.
Mr. Seeker mid that, se there wu ao avid's", el pubs
being administered, the prisoner mut be diesharged.

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kRKF.T SECOND OCTO-
BER MEETING.
THIS DAY.

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Blue Bock . •
10 an.
Won by a length
HANDICAP.—T.Y.C.
Pint Fly
Kestrel .

6 raa.
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LATEST BETTING•
CESABEWITCH.

10 to 1 ego Deeesober (t)
10 to 1 Melates (t)
20 to 1 Barlitur (off)
No other chugs.

UNITY Gomm, Assousca Assocunox.-
1111. T. H. Baylis has Ward a eirthiar to enaveace that the
threaten sad himself ha,. been enabisi be miter Leto an
arraagesseat whereby he hie resethal yeeitlal position
se the measpr of the theta:ides. I &be this he says :
" The &Herpes of the peel mai met peeelbly have arise. I
ea either side theept links view la rentherr the interests of
the thatitatioi. There weld be ais ether object, sad while
I readily admit that the directors send, se I believe, solely
oa this principle, I %Mak I may claim for myself as equally
disinterested firebug Happily a CNINIOOII2,IIII of this ha.
eaabled us to mutually spree to apply our 'Remiss zed
thoughts is re.orimistag the 111001Afeell of the hutitatioa.
with a view to Wiegies them to bear faraarab:y os Ili
weer."

THE ACCIDENT AT BETE BULLY KIN&
IneolDAY.—During the lest twelve been the
water is lb Wail hes diminished 2 het 4 inches, soiapired
with a dimiandea et 4 Ischia only (tartan the prated*/
day, vim the me wee ender ~pair. La attempt was
nada le geese lie upper workless, buy os deseesdisg the
miegObe water INS head to be still too high, and to.
fete a lb* Wein men, tt °ugh enkep_pily almost
, nee yet to to asairtalasd. The Newest
= dant
what lad* soginiar of the eigise-pit, who
wee heel is Wednesday melee, while esdsavesriss
Is tlashiss of tbe Lay bee tersisseed is •
vestMeloaselandel death." There wises issit 'NM
the uldesse Shot Ms death wu sesesd by tin buskin el
the Ads sendisd Melba rod by whisk Ile lisibue win
warted, sad *es* tw atlas wee elbeebor las dads was
daftetive, or whether, ftni had bees uhronsprnint. The
jury sesyled their sordid with as es dopiness am
sheileis was sad that it was the dopy N the de-
emed Is hem
of s sed It. They also numesaid Iles
ashelltudlss sips.
Di Min.—On Saturday, Dr. nOllllOlll,
the nesdisel Asir of health for SC Marynbesy Isis Mine
the wields' astieselase his nese* upset, is whldi he
asysi "I
bus gems INIPOB. wad ropey to aisle that •1
liaise some et disused nese le sebi Is the par Is the
at Oa math. Mr. Psalm ens of lart
nizendltbe man swans sod an Mai ipaselesitlidamwrisses:
fragnesis ep ins eau is • alessblerisiss fs
sews. Ose 'SWIM serum mu trued Ass s sewlisepses
Mar KNIIMIPIMIN4 Tile =hall Mil anted witk Meuse
of the Wye. sok miss ea Ina perm et Math, it was
sad nay Es -the Eddie id lb to Se slaugheidiseis
Is suedes. The lea was ls• s sleM Why et a% rid
poisoned a eldendes eisesslidelis of the
Wafay al bang M the slags of plessagesinsnis. while
the whieb was deadest la quality. penned s watery
aniesizassied fades& natter was deissied in sassiderable
*saws parties el lb, sninel." Inn
*lndeed, it was Wind Ilds puldfase
piss: ins • favourite (lapsed W sulk
sank. to the mast& el die wt. Ms weft &NW Dr.
names to upon sub possum es desk is pedals. Dr.
Usages replied Mat be we daterssined e Ile se.