The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-20 00:00:00

niz NAVAL ACTION dr HATT!.

Advice* from Port-an-Prinoo to tho 2fith
tembsr oontain an "order of the day prw,
Marva, Pig aa mitount of the destruction of Ns. 4
steamers Sylvain and Libertsi by the 114 v,
attempt Mien (lately the Galatea). and the ".
of the town of Petit (leave, before wto
action took place. The Potion arrived
Prince from New York on the 19th of Septersi,,
on the morning. of the 20th she left for Pet t
with President &Maya on board, to sittall
end the Libeled lying there, .that plane bong si
distant from Port-au-Prince. In a few hours she r
Petit Game, totally unexpected bv the rebels, wh.,
Wien heard of her arrival at Port-au-Prins, awl iv.
gamed are upon the enemy. •The rebel ships sm.
quite unprepared and answered vigorously tug
but the wa-directed shots of the Mien had the
of bringing the action to • speedy doe.
30 minutes after the action coinmnriced the Syl vs,
struck does to the water line, and soon hems
Boats were Immediately sent off from the I,;•tiqi,
the crew, sad in the acoomplidunent of thii
bmasaity General Boby, of Salnave's army. sr,
sailors (Americans) ware unfortunately dri.reno.
Haytirn soldiers, on board the; Pition w•
Sweaty-five men in all were rescued from
vain, which shortly after sank in doep
NOW of the Liberte abandoned that
as they ',dammed the' fate of her co.. ;ort,
Mr, her before leaving, and shortly after th...y ),.
aralie blew up with • terrific explinion. 1n,,,,,.
Wtir Salaam's land forces attacked the town
Chairs and carried the defence. 1)3
Eilping by • lively bombardment. Whm
taken several places were found already on 1..
shells that had been thrown into it from t'., i•••
destruction of these vessels and the taking
were to be followed op immediately ly att.,

three towns of Jeromio, Miragoano and A o
by the Cam.

DRAMA.

HAYMARKET.
Miss Bateman, after a short n.!'r,•::. •
stage, has returned to it with renewed •••
bested character of Leah, and bai re,. • :
ragement to continua an impersonatioii
grow in popularity. The cast at the Harr.
all the serious force of the company, a-.
arrangement' are graceful and appropriate.

ALHAIEMIA.
A now mythological ballot ha:
awed at this theatre of varieties under V
&rave Dream ; or, Me Partiral of RalAa be., a
brilliantly put upon the stage, and is dupp.,:-..•.
Pitteri and the whole of the Alhambra tim
well-known heathen gods and goddesses, •
be called in the school-books, are represent...:'.:
lsdies of the company, the men comor:r
with the shapes of fauns and satyrs. A 14n .:
been provided sea background by Mr.
and the elaborate dancesand groupings
by Mr. Milano. The music. composer.
by M. Riv:e.e, id not one of the least utt. .
of the ballet, performed, as it is, by ti,-; :
now in London. The principal .lane ...7.
appears to great advantage in this t. C.'. • .
herself to be the most accomplished tarp ,' .‘.
now on the metropolitan stage. 1-1,1: 1.
undoubted, and, together with Mr. Strang....
received every mark of ',Ale appr...v.d.
been re-arranged in the stalls and Is-ises, at.!:..
is now superior to most Loudon tLestr.do
none in comfort and eleganc,?. The 1-w
all over the house, the le ..e11,7e of fey..,
drances, and the unexampled fullness of t!,..
went fully account for the large and incraa,M.:
attendance of visitors.

The Scotsman publishes a letter written
Westbury to Mr. Anderson. Q.U., in referenc•• t.
ship's refusal to ,erve upon the Royal Comm
Scotch Judicature. Lord Westbury is annoyed t
right of precedence oa the Coramipson was set asi
he complains somewhat bitterly of the manner in
be bas been dealt with by the Lord Advocate.

CuEsnusr CoLl.EGg.—Laat evening tht
C. H. Spurgeon preached toe large congregation at
Chapel, Ishngton (Rev. H. Allon s), in connecti,
the celebration of the centenary of Cheshunt
Sthdents at this institution are educated for the C!
ministry, whether that of the Church of Engler
the nonconformist bodies. At the celebration at C
last summer, ministers of the established and v.
bodies who had received their training there w.
sent, as was also beau Alivrd, and ether wei
clergymen.
IRE REFORM 1-RA6TT ANT TrtE
Jc-wra.—The Council of the Reform League. in tr
ting to the Supreme Junta at Madrid a copy of a
tulatory resolution parsed by that body. have than a
them t—'• We hasten to add to the sentiments e.:
in the accompanying resolution our warmest con:
Lion upon the Declaration of Rights publishe,
Junta—a declaration entitling Spain at once b
foremost rank amongst free and enlightened
May she daily grow stronger and happier in true fr,
civil. political, and religious, and in all material
peritv ; and may her people be prepared to join wi!
people of Great Britain and Ireland and all th
peoples of Europe in demanding that the sons of
and industry shall no longer be made instrutu.
mutual slaughter and butchery. in the interests
the instigation of kings, emperors, dynasties•
meats, but be enabled to live in brotherly
amity sail uninterrupted mutual intercourse.:. :
fare and happiness of each other. Free Englie.:
to clasp the hand of free Spain. With sentint:u!
highest consideration and respect. we beg to
ourselves. in the name and on behalf the English
League, E. Ba.u.i.v. Freeident. HOWELL. Secret
ROYAL B.VSK OF tueeti
the shareholders of the Royal Bauk of Liverpool w
at Liverpool yesterday. for the purpose of rece:vt
reports t by members of the Investizati
nuttee, an for considering the following res..
by Mr. James Finlay (of Me-srs. A'S!
.k‘ruldßurtensonsTrent). We cannot glv.• i•ty r
the meeting, as the representatives cf 1.!
refused admission I. That proceedin_ . •
name of the bank. against the directors. •
responsible for their breaches of trust. ones :
acts of misconduct as may appear from r!. • •
That such rearresting.. being for the beet .7
shareholders, he taken at the expense ..1 ti.c
and that a committee be appointed to 11.1%
such proceedings, with power to employ
accountant as they way see th'i3sloll.
TIIE Ott S
afternoon an inquiry wet opened at
Castletown. Stafford. toitching the ,•
Thompson. the latest victim of the Als,r.:••••
titer it was not devmed nes...re:try to I. •:,l
the hotly, Litt sub...Nur-Cs-. •
the suip.on who eat win, Thompson !II il.• I- •
lad given a ceititicate of his • :7
flat ti and the having t
day, the cornier dcctdrd to h. Id tlie : -•

titiay as tossible. Fdilinr: to ....ear, it... "Atte.
11 inA n, the gtaild. the eoroner. after the rope h
the Daly. wetly exantitted the motherdudaw .d.l
a hose ciiileuee disclosed fa: t+.
adjourned the inquiry to WeiltiesdaY next. that
' might be summoned fo attend.
111.1thINit .w A 1)1' till 11AIWI'F. ANIv T..
Futwxx intro.—Prom advice,. received in Li,
yesterday. from Port Louis. Mauritius. we learn of tl
aestruction by tire of the Dutch barque Ilolltuds
Captain Waller. It appears that the barque wa,
voyage from Shields to Batavia with a cargo of
and that ou the 17th of July she experieneed very
weather, and shipped very large quantities of
which &sided the hold. On the morning of tt
July. in lat. 37.56 S., fon. 9.26 E. the yew
discovered to be on tire, and ail endeavou
suppress it having been found useless the
was abandoned the gll/1111) day. A few hours
the boats left her Rho went down. A tuo's
atxklent afterwards occurred. The boat contata.,
captain. his sister, the second officer, carpentet
maker, steward, and five seamen were droavusi
other boars crew were picked up by the ship In,
tiliwgow, Captain Crawford. bound from the That
Bombey. and were afterwards transferred to the Sat
on the 1 lth of August, and landed at the Mauritius.
Sawelle reports that on the 31st July, when 4.1
N.W. of Reunion, she fell in with a dismastol
Several others were also disabled at Port Luis.

AcCIDENT ON SUE SOME DEVON RAILIVAV
the up express traiu from Plymouth on Saturday aft,
e as pmeeeding at a very rival Nita down the Nett,
cline the eccentric nd of the engine broke. tiloc'
large hole in the tire-bot. The whole train hi .ut i
was enveloped in • douse volume of stews and
which escaped from the boiler. and Anderson, the
who was standing on the splashers oof the "g n.
blown off and severely scalded. soul broiavl the
upper part of the body. Fortunately. lowever. Sot
stoker, stopped the train, or the C0R,41101004 might
been much more serious. Davis, the guard. itoloca
&viable,' a MLA to'puhnty, to telegraph to Nowt,
another engine, and :Liter mire than an hour's dela,
train proeecd..l en the punnet. Ant-tog the passe
in the train was the Earl of &fount
Num itit News.

I. N TELL' CI ENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

Ct)1"1:T 01' BANKRUPTCY.
for: Mr Csstamitniener Baisow.)
Is LI 7orAncrl4 DAVIS.
• trut t. ‘'. ithed as a taary wet, of 163. Strand,
.< Lt. re', ts-e from custody. Ha debts are
„ it; .tated that he had been fourteen menthe
scd wiriest that he had beets iIIi9DOIV sr-
.. :ho su t ••f the Accidental Marine Insurance
('or-
• :Lot iti 11,1..t.'ation He denied that the adjntli-
t•t..i Lee we. %Aid. and paid that he had ap-
s-ript it. but was unable to deposit the requisite

u; air said if that was the can the bankrupt hail
• not arpealed. end could not. now question the
• the n• uthestion.
%-• c• r. orfw. a the release. The bankrupt was in
r.ler no execution. He had not surrendered to
and therefore the application for release
• • 1.• ctitertintied.
krul t said ho was prepared to surrender now.
ythnan to n,t out of prison. (A laugh.)
—ender hevine been taken. _

N. s- ins ard the assignees had reason to believe that
bad considerable estates in his possession.
i~rs.:•• that he had been collecting debts but the
,•A had not received a penny. Ho asked that the
t should be required to furnish an account of his
. before his release was granted. The bankrupt
, • written a letter in May last to Mr. Commissioner Hol-
'. in which he stated that be was collecting debts.
lhe bankrupt protected his inability to furnish such an
• • •otint **was asked for, and said that his imprisonment
• 1 been brought stout by fraud on the part of some
ntkinan of h•gh standing in the City.
His Honour said the application must be refused until
• account was remisee& The bankrupt had written
• rul fetters' to him, but no notice would be taken of
•ch communications.

•-:l;itirturt—.mool have. and I •hall write to her 31a-
Orem. if netwpary. I have been in prism
• !• months. aral it is a pram shame that I should be
•• • ivilaougli the it.sud of others
or.lr have nothing to do with that.
e:a,t to impress upon you is that I shall never
. •• - `ere-rondenee with any of the suitors to the
is the e for them to come, and whatever
w:ll he fully considered bare. I shall
..ce ai y utters that may be sent to me.
• : I.:1E LONDON BAZAAR AT zutans.
v tC.IL A I7CTIONS.
v elc,er'bed as an anetioneer, had kept the
lltrpate. and also had a shop at Canter-
: ..•: front debts of 1,1464
••••, !erre.enting the official assignee, gi-
ll I•:,l4.rtirt in examination that his course of
ye.r.ba.e goods in London, and to sell
at the sca-side. He had been bankrupt in

. ..

T.., r.. 7 'to:0 :upportedl—He attributed his hrilure
s• large room at Margate u a concert-
. .1 W. for the decoration of the room,
-r..icians, and people to sing.
irean that you had a band playing
A hile you were selling by auction
%. laugh.)
It seems a peculiar mode of doing

L. 1

1(• 7.

' t. sir. The object leis to attract
7 'aVy he thought the charms of the
company to bil more liberally.

up the room and decorated it to
r.,, a.. 1 I had lots of " professionals •.
.••• a week for professional service..
a 4 the creditors desired it the
• .•-• :.:11:-h a cash account for 1: months
adjourned the ease for that

Meh-re Mr. Registrar ][array.)
FIIIK) : —TILE Untr6-CaoBll KARIM.
;or John Shaken. was an auctioneer
Cam'. u-town. He attributes his failure
.rr‘ ...,nn.nion with the new King's-
.. k... Frem 'he preliminary statement of Mr. C.
the debts appear to be about 7,0001. ;
• :c d at or 1.6001.
as the sittir.g for proof of debts and choice of as-

.~,..

Y.: t; Griffith* ton.lerecl a proof for 2461. on behalf of
n and south Western Bank, which was ad-

: E. B. Browne. merchant. of Great St. Helen's. and
u. Tomlin.pmileman. of Torrington-r trli, were
r. assipees. 31r. 11. Abrahams is the solicitor under
•rotvectings.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Payne.)
LECTZTLVG STOLEN GOODS YISOU CIEELDIVf.

1/..a. convicted last ».iOll3 of receivusg pro-
. :•. m a little child 11 years old, knowing it to have
-• was brought up for judgment.
, be remembered that the mamma before last the
' RDA tried before Mr. Serjeent Cos, and the jar?.
retirtd to consult fur two hours. were unable
-.1. a a verdict. and were accordingly.discbarged.
• • rlc.:‘ tie prisoner was tried and convicted before

-Tier Sleigh now appeared (as on the two
and appealed to the court in mitigation
•: t. Ile urged upon the consideration of the
character for a period of 18y earn,
t that 31m. Hunt was a nurse in the Middle-
.. i r tine years, and did not carry on a shop
. i.he married her present husband, under
and control she conducted
• 11:110 to the fact that most of the
-as gave Mrs. Hunt a good character,
• .1 it she could not be considered to have
1. a trade of reoeiving stolen goods from
No other case was preferred against her,
. _dit be assumed that if she were really
• • 'r offence. These facts and her pre-
,• .. . rLe (Mr. Warner Leigh) hoped would
. pass a lenient sentence.
• 5. 1 that the facts which had been urged by
1 for the defence weighed much on his
sentence. It appeared that there was no
• :.ii ged against the prisoner, and this,
•'. h!;:h character given her, were taken
-mti,n when he pained sentence upon her,
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour
of months.
we, then removed to the cells.

• I

I.TCE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
rLA: G I.rk.GLA.ItY IN 111, CITY.
I It. lc eyht+ and .S-,Note! Bela-
.. i 110-v hvi r:,,me from Minehe.ter. were
r.ra-a:l. cliar,tcd before Sir Robert

ealat.g -into the prem'sses of Mr.

:•••e 1.r0107r, 10. Lime-street-square.
fr.ilay morning the attention of
. • u th• 1.. at it', ,a'l ta...tc,l by mome hoise in

• 1. :x f • :It. • 111.41 ~IV3/111t: 1 5,./ine
t, t . e tha f.• . r- ly in the hodle.
.. 1.4. 1. IA ....r.A 'AO .1 1114 5,&0,1 tu,u•:v taken
VA. II• . • A.. . 1 1111,- were t ~iad a dark

1.• . : tto the

, •a!'.l t 4.y w guilty, wcru

A AN' • CONY'' TM, TO 111:31V.
A c. 41 in :I, IN who stated
• EA,. : w minteneod t•. .oven days
lit, the r,, hon ot a tint, for using;
abu-
:_i.::police-constable Henry
Met.or-k. hi, fn.*.
•iht r-at den -aid 1.0.11:110,101 to Lace to
• h at. I that a I.OMO/1 like the defendant
• Lave known how to conduct hirnieli better.
SOUTHWARK.
I.7LE OF • bUROLAIL
• Sul/it-an. a well-known thief, saw placed at the
•c Mr. Partridge charged with breaking and
11., premises of George Swirs, boot and shoe
• - Alcot-road, Bermondsey. lie was also charged
• ,king the arm of John Vigers, police-constable
• • • !N.:, in the execution of his duty.
• Laney', the wife of the prosecutor, said that be-
:.n.l 1 in the morning she was roused up by
- • • . at the shutters, as if some one was up-
" . bolt. She jumped out of bed, and thrusting
one Fide. she fax a man walking backward
on the other side, and another man leaning
holding the bar. Witness opened the
a-ki d the latter what he wanted, when he
•- right, missals." Witness then called up
. • • v.', o went downstairs, and found that the
• • '--oken into. She believed the prisoner to
• w leaning against the shutters.
buiiharail of last witness, said that he
;. and lower part of the house securely
•
•• o. 1.11 at II ch,ck. The fanlight over
7, boteried, are! the .boor locked and
• I. - Idled bun up between 12 and 1,
• tined, the street door open, and
- • 1. • • • withdrawn. The thief or thieves
1!.. p. hot no doubt they hail been die-
: situ nt to the door he saw the
-- r owes running sway, an I aired ten
•w..•. torus r was brought back by the
•

• t IM , *rave, said he caught the pri-
, I. 11,* Lou' ie probecutues dqurwry.

1•• I!. , nlid that in Jull last ho had
whim he kneekod witnosi down
na)• WI the loft luwer arm ai to
*Lub armipsaL