The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-10 00:00:00

and no solicitors' bills are
estate unless incurred in virtue
or certified by the -

ruptcy--a new offioer
borrowed from Scottish
been properly and beneficially incurred in due
sours. of management. The creditors are to
prove their debts, not before the Court, but by
written declaration, accompanied with their ac-
counts, submitted to the trustee, who admits or
rejects them, subject only to appeal to the Court.
When the estate is fully realised and divided, the
trustee submits his management to the considera-
tion of the inspectors and the Comptroller, and
on obtaining a report from both applies for his
discharge to the Court ; and when the debtor has
passed his examination he may apply for his dis-
' charge from further liability, only it is not to be
granted unless he has paid 6s. Bd. in the pound.
After six years, however, he may be discharged
without such payment, if the Court sees fit. This
is a new rule, not exemplified in Scotland, where
the mere assent of a considerable majority of the
creditors 'entitles the Court to give a discharge ;
and the principle of the rule will need careful
examination by practical men before it can be
confidently adopted.
It will thus be seen that, from adjudication to
final dividend and discharge, there is, under the
new measure, no occasion for judicial interference
with the proceedings of the creditors, except for
these purposes, and for the examination of the
bankrupt and others. Ample means are, indeed,
provided for bringing any proceeding under judi-
cial review by appeal, but the penalty of coats
will prevent this remedy from being abused. Such
being the slight use to be made of the Courts,
their constitution becomes of the less consequence.
In point of fact, the present Courts may be said
to be retained for life, but after the death or re-
signation of the present Commissioners there are
to be no new ones in the country, and only two in
London. The business will, in the country, be
then conducted by the Registrar, unless in any
case the LORD CHANCELLOR sees fit to transfer it to
the County Courts. No new Chief Judge is to
be appointed. But no more competent Chief
Judge could be found than the present Court of
Appeal in Chancery, which is to be retained as a
Court of Appeal in Bankruptcy, provided only it
were to make arrangements for giving Bankruptcy
appeals due precedence of other more complicated
business. This is a point to which the attention
of the public would be very serviceably directed
pending the passage of the measure through Par-
liament. There is no merit in the name of Chief
Judge, if only sufficient expedition can be attained
by alteration in the rules of the existing tribu-
nals.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

ductive at Dom. date, .
ventures in order to make profits enough to provide hand-
some dividends and maintain the value of their shares.

of the great powers, and &incept them Lord Cowley sa.
M. de Budberg, called on M. Drottyn de Lhnys for the
purpose of asking for explanations of the Auxerre speech.
the French Minister for Foreign Affairs gave explanations
which seem to have been accepted as satisfactory. Me
said that it was simply a reply to an opposition speech in
the Corps Legislatif, a stronger expression of ideas
already put forth by the Emperor, a purely theoretical
discussion which contained nothing to disturb the
good relations subsisting between France and, other
powers. It appears that the foreign ministers did
not press the matter further, and telegraphed to their
respective governments the reply of M. Douyn de Lhuys.
It is said that M. Fould intends to send in his resignation,
and the report is not Improbable, as he is a strong
advocate of peace. The Auxerre speech mused several
commercial enterprises to be stopped in various
towns in France, especially at Nantes. The en-
gineers and contractors of several railways asked
if they were to continue the works, and at a meeting of
the Universal Exhibition yesterday Marshal Valliant, who
presided, inquired of M. E. Pereire what he thought of
the speech. The latter replied that it had already cost two
milliards (80,000,0000 to France, besides what itwould still
met. In yesterday's sitting of theCorpiLegislatif, M. Thieve
said that though M. Rouher declined to reply to his speech,
the Emperor did not disdain to do so. There is considera-
ble agitation amongst the majority of the members, who
feel that they are directly referred to in the last sentence
et the speech, in which the Emperor restricts his sympa-
thy to the working classes. It is even said that in the event
of war the present chamber would be dissolved, and an ap-
peal made to the democratic party in France of the shade
represented by the Stele, Opusioia Nationale, and other
journals which advocate war. Rinse the speech M. Rouher
and the other members have become more warlike in their
conversation, and the opinion prevails that war is now
'writable.

(RauTau's TILZGRAMS.)
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

VrE'NNA, MAT 10.

Austria is said to have decided upon convening
the Holstein Diet, should Prussia still reject her
proposals for the settlement of the question of the
Duchies. It is also rumoured that Austria intends
convening the Provincial Diets of the Empire.
The movement for the formation of volunteer
rifle corps continues in several provinces.
The municipality of Prague have received orders
to prepare quarters for the reception of the troops
who will arrive in that city immediately, and for
whom there may be no room in the barracks.
According to intelligence received here from
Prussia, Italy, and the middle states, armaments
are being proceeded with in all those countries.
The Vienna papers publish a telegram from
Florence alleging that an Italian attack upon
Venetia will take place on the 16th inst.
The semi-official Austrian press represent the
speech of the Emperor Napoleon at Auxerre against
the treaties of 1815 as being directed against Prussia,
and state that the present relations between France
and Austria are in no way of a nature to afford
ground for alarm, but are, on the contrary, satis-
factory, as is proved by the recent communications
brought by Count Mulinen from Paris.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, MAY 10, 11 A.M.

An ordinance has been published to-day regu-
lating the conditions upon which volunteers can
enter the army.
Rumours arc current of Russian preparations for
war.

VENETIA.
BRLSCIA, MAT 9, EVENING.
Venice is now closed to traffic from without.
Twenty thousand Croats are assembled in Dal-
matia.

The regiments of the frontier are concentrated
at Pola.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, MAY 9, EvEmsc.
L'lfalic announces that the King will leave on
the 15th instant for Piacenza.
The offices for the enrolment of volunteers will
be opened to-morrow.

Le
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She had evidently held with her left land the end of the
twine against the left aide of her neck, while with her right
hand she had wound the twine eighteen times round her
neck. Every time that she twirled the string round her
throate had pulled it tight. When found the remains
of the ball of twine were in her right hand.
On the ground near her lay .a black velvet bonnet which
she had evidently taken off in order that it might not be
in the way. Several persons who had mimed female rein-
tions in London had celled to view the deceased, but they
could not identify her. The decreed was about 36 years

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Mr. age.
George Yarrow, M.R.C.8., said that he found on
the body of the deceseed marks of violence. There was a
wound on the left thigh canoed apparently by a kick,
which tore the flesh. There were bruises on the left arm
extending from the shoulder to the elbow. There were
other bruises on the chest. Her left eye had been
blackened by a blow.
The jury returned a verdict, " That the deosased female
unknown was found dead, and that the cause of her death
was strangulation ; but how or under what circumstances
she became strangled there is no evidence to show."

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