The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-14 00:00:00

ILEIL SLU.

The haaltrept. sow • primmer Wlitenum-ntreet piste,
lota trrfee.beere keeper of erceratrett. MAMA
applied lug Ws drawee. He was °opened on the=
that the debt fur Ouch hi was is weetady
And Ines costrart•J I.y uniaropreseseatias. It eon
prated that the lataknapt had deeponed d •
.tien Anton in Facriapits-starket to • pew eared
hu.tuk lot .rued sorter is to the
Loom dew he the holm The wearer anus illereerei
that lb' hansom wee by so ewes equal to whet the bank-
rupt had repreageted • tberespea be brought hit adios,
sad nrcourrad • Imes; fur VAL Jamison west to prises,
and sow •pplind tar bindingness*.
Hu Honour ma M clatarlared We was a cam which
calm. +aims Has exceptions apecifiwl is the 112th..etioeaf
Übe Bankruptcy l'aeaulniatiou Act, nod in which, conso•
quantly, Le Mel no jutiadiettos. Tint al.pliallacen wan*
lender., be rause&

(Frform Mr. Commissiorr (krolhum.)
IN ac AIITUVII Ul rrit rum AMU§ AIM DUYVIL
Tb• Issakrupt arm a straw hat ii.rufactarmr 7ams.
stmt. The !mums of his car ems resumed by
most from tb. last sitter, rid occupied tb. err art
Mr. Bagley mad Mr. Lawn opposed; Xt. &rind
soppotte.!
ooly ooliooololo iscitkot is tho eon was the Mood
of a wirer, Mr. Wm. float, drops, of Handily. to tab
lb. oath. He dal not skins szesaptine r a asparrir, er r
"oos of the people called quaker," but simply as Ur
pound that b. had a mrcientious objectir to iskias as
oath.

Its 'hamar. referring to the act for the relied of row
mast% said be sk.oold wish to know the recede of the
witnese's objection, and woe* eras his "Phil3o.
Mr. Hunt mid that his religions belief wee meanly that
a the irJ este:lee ; but be throated from olio or two of
them, includieg that which related to the lee/Wawa of
oaths. lle bail early been lad to the conviction of Wit Rs-
lawfulogas, and had bad his ob''ecWs allowedly the late
Lord Campbell, when Lord Ch Justice. sod ales.
stli
Mr fierpiant Adams, the seseitant jedge of the
loorsioos. He hod Noce read the works of Backlionee„ the
quaker, and sea. strengthened in his objection to tads( an
oath.

Ha Honour said, while giving Mr. Hunt credit for the
moat perfect sincerity, he was sorry that lie amid not
allow the objection un the grounds be had urged. He
could Dot take his rent. e cider he was sworn.
The witne.s still dcdtued, sad was allowial to Leave the
box.

Mr. Bagley thereupoo declined to proceed with the tam
Th. tonal-tape was thew exseWatid Yr. Saved i•
own behalf.

Cliim-litely the case vas adjsumed.

Tar. CONVICT Rssrs.—No respite of the oonvict
Reeve has yet been 'cawed by the antherities of Ample,
although the execution is Axed to take place on illosday
moraise. The admitted,' yoga( men has conducted him-
self with geed ealause Secs his esedesee. Great exertions
have bees made to °Maim a remimics cif the sentesce. and
it is yet expected that SW George Grey will order the
exemitios to be eta/ed.
A CHASM or rucsweice Stn AYTLA A
(As Bombay the deeds of Deeded were eclipsed, me far..
di Lana r concerned, by an tontine; run between a well-
tomes thief, weed Burnell, and one of the Somerset county
ceeetabalary. Barnett was at large on a ticket of leave, a
@esteem of four years' peed *maids having been deemed
by the authorities to have expired, but is reality he
bed rely been kept at forced labour for three
years. Arrived is this town (Taunton), he re-
v-mimeses, his career of mime by robbing a re-
lative of M. The lose having been doeovered, and
Burnell suspected, a policemaa wan put upon Ma trail. No
sooner dal be espy the " invisible blue" than has gave " leg
led." the concerns following in hot pursuit. By the honks
of the canel. over badges and ditches., with incredible speod.
Bissell new, the policeman s gallantly " main( tracks."
Steven mike were travened. and the beighbouriag town of
Wellington reached; here Burnell "doubled," retracing
his steps towards Taunton, at which town the policeman,
evidently comiderably distresied. ran him mem "to earth."
sad cieeeeded in securing him, bet nee whitest a struggle
at Ilia leet.—Bristol arp.
HZTERVINZI, SCICIBB BY • LONATIC.--A lunatic
gamed June/ Jukes, who, sites the Gib et September last,
ha. bees an inmate of tin: Fisheries Home Asylum, &dis-
bar!, committed auiriole in a most &itemised snaneer on
liVeleceday, by throwing himself beneath a hove train
on the tired Weet,ro Railway, nearly mid-way between
Salisbury and 'Winos. The deemed sealed two walls,
about tee feet high, and then got epos the railway, which
for some dIALSLoCe funs ruTILIIII with the asylum Immo&