The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1850.

MILITARY.

DUBLIN, Pew l&
Major-General his Royal Highness Prim:* George
of Cambridge, K. 0., has returned from leave of ab-
sence, and resumed the command of the garrison of
Dublin. and of the Dublin diatriet. Majoe,Oessetil
Wemyse, C. 8., has also returned from tsars of ab-
ases, and resumed the command of troops serving in
the Athlone district.
During the pest week osesidwable excitement pre-
vailed in Limerick owing to the riotous manifesta-
tions of large mobs, who marched through the streets
demanding bread. Several bread shop were broken
into and plundered, and in one shop the till was rifled
of mocey to the amount of 41. A large force of mili-
tary and polka paraded the streets on Thursday, and
the police patrols were continued up to Saturday.
Several of the rioters were brought before the magW•
totes, and sentenced to various terms of imprison-
meet. The gri at majority of them refined to go into
the workhouse, and to parading the streets they fre-
quently shouted " bread or blood.°

Is the Express of yesterday, ampler. Ike of the
infsntry registrars end depots to MOTS from their prevent
quarters was given. Wl:h the ezeeptias, however, of the
reorimente at Portsmouth and Plymouth, whisk ore to move
as liOna as practicable, no other movement of either talent,'
or cavalry will take plebe before six weeks or two month.
from thisdato, when the ebonies already ladanted will Mks
mr This susymnesiou of the ohmage of quartets km jai*
&
eamade by the sullsoritles.

lain lEnteliteence.

EQUITY COURTS.—YEISTISIDAY.
Barons VicaCEAstais.t.ot Knorr Rama
.—lnameartow.

ItirraL ;7_ otlvrs ass oi

Mr. Holt, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Lewin appeared la sup-
port of a petition presented by the executeee of the late Earl
of Albemarle with respect to the sale of two horses of great
form,ng part of the testator's personal Mate, and one
of them being a favourite racer. With respect to the latter,
It wee asked that Lady Albemarle might be ordered to concur
in any sale ordered by the court, and might be restrained
from causing its name to be removed from the list on which
it had been entered for the next Derby. and from otherwise
depreciating its value. Two suits had bean inatitn,ed in the
matter ; ono (in whisk the present application was made) by
the Hon. and Rev. Edward Routhwell, one of the evocators,
and the other by the Counts. The bill in the former suit al-
leged that it was seesmary for the proper administration of the
estate to sell the two horses in question and the racing sad,
and that they ought to be solo immediately, u otherwise
their Telma would be much diminished. In the latter suit,
this bill alleged that the general personal estate 'adopts&
ently of this part of it was sufficient for the payment of the
debts, funeral, and teatameatary menus, and that a sale of
the racing stud was unnecessary. By the late Earl's will he
bequeathed to his widow ell his carriages, harness, dogs, and
home, of every description, except such as were used in
agriculture upon the Norfolk fenn. After giving
pecuniary legacies, he bequeathed his residuuy estate
to trustees on trusts for payment of debts and legache.
A notice of motion for an injunction to restrain the isle of
the horses had been given in the Vice Chancellor of Eng-
land's court, to which the suit instituted by the Countess
helium:ed. The racer had been entered, in the lifetime of
the late Earl, in the trainer's name, for the Derby and bt.
Leger. The nremnt application was supported by an afads.
alt of lir. Tattersall, as to the probable effect of delaying
the isle. _ _ . .

IRISH GRAND CANAL.—The halt yearly Meting
of this eoampaoy was held in Dublin, on flatarday. Tea fol-
lowing paragraph front the report shows the state of the
calumny's drain "It ,on *salmis of the amounts
for the year just mad that the not Weems from the
working of the comsers, together with the reale, &chiliads,
-talva id the met Moaned is the repair et the several
Dramatics, aerideatel sad malicious, which mewed is the
coarse et Chs year, unmet' to 10,7141. Os. 6d. ; while the
expense Incurred as the repair of the breaches at E leaderrp,
and on the Liberalist sad Balllemloe °male, amounts to
9,6141. la. ed.; lemiag a surplus et 1,19 W. U.. lid. In
your favour. The dividend of 10s. per amt., which we
propose shall now be declared, will emegat to
3,9291. 13a.101 ,learing asn of 2,0301. Oe. lid, to be made
good, so so to restore the floating balsam of profit earl lose
to the amount at which it stood on the 31st December, 1849.

DRAMA.

It was ultimately agreed that the application should steed
over with a view to an arrangement, an undertaking being
given in the meantime amording to the terms of the injunc-
tion sought against the Counties.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.YEBTERDAY.
Baroas ma Cam Ooraustossa.
IN THE NLATIIII or FANCY DAVIDOL—Tsa SUMLIT

TEEAnn.

This insalvent, who had been lessee of the Surrey Theatre,
implied to be diechargedi from Whitmore-street Prison.
Mr. Nichols and Mr. Sargood appeared for several creditors,
not with the view to oppose, hot to obtain information. Idr.
Cooke supported.
In answer to Mr. Nichols, the insolvent mid her late hus-
band, who died in January, 1842, WM the owner of several
houses on Davidirtterrece. By his will she was entitled to
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six houses on Daiidge-terrace, 'and to °tilt,/ in Palace New.
road and Crosier street. The property on Davidge-terrace
eke mortgaged to the Family Endowment Society for 1,9001.,
and they were now in receipt of the rents. The other houses
she mortgaged to the Llereun Corporation Assurance Com.
pany for 6001. She Cehlidere4i the property of the first
mortgage worth 1,60 W. beyond the mortgage, and 7001. on
the seoond monger.
Mr. Nichols thought that an account should be obtained
from the Family Endowment Society. Tee receipts beyond
the interest en the mortgage would go in liquidation of the
principal.
Mr. Cooke said there w:s no doubt his learned friend was
right ; an account some years hence would be of service, but
at present it was of no value.

It further appeared that the insolvent was left by her hus-
band his interest in the lease of the Surrey Theatre for a
period of sic years. Mr. Davidge had a partner in the eon
cern,—Mr. Willis Tours.

Mr. Cooke informed the court that the rent of the Surrey
Theatre was 1,7001. a year. There was an agreement
between Mr. Davidge and Mr. Jones that in the *vent of the
death of one partner the survivor should have power to
become sole lesme on paying the widow 5001. a year. Mr.
J Jnee gave notice that he would pay Mrs. Davidge 6001. a
year, and she was happy to get rid of the concern. Atter •
very short time Mr. Jones suddenly, ore Saturday—a very
important day at a theatre—left the establishment and
Ragland at the same time. Mrs. Davidge was called upon
to pay the salaries, and to take upon herself the management
of the theatre. Unfortunately at the same time Mr.
(Middleton, the or pristor of • rival establishment—the
Victoria—reduced the prices of admission foe half. Mrs.
Davidge sleeted herself to sustain the chanter of the
theatre and unfortunately failed—all she could get went, and
she had mortgaged the property her husband bad left her in
her endeavour to carry on the management until her lease
expired. The landlord was Sir John West, who had re-
ceived in rent 23,0001., end there had been 6,0001. laid out
in scenery and macbi•ery. Sir John West seized the pro.
rinty for rent, and that which hao cost 4,0001. was sold for
hetweea 2001. and 3001. Further Sir John West sued her
fur the arrears and dilspidations. The case went before e
sheriff's jury, and a verdict was given for rent only.
The insolvent, in answer te the Court, said the statement
of the learned counsel was sonnet.

It traespired that the insolvent had pledged some articles
of plate to par the sal +ries of the actors, including articles
presented to her husband and to herself. All went in the
management of the theatre.
Mr. Sargood said the creditors had the greatest eympathy
for Mrs. Davidge. Ha object was to get an assignee ap-
pointed to contest the question with the societies mentioned
whether their mortgages were good. It wu thought by the
credi ott that, accordicg to the terms of Mr. Davidge'e will,
there was no power to mortgage.
After some di.euasion • Mr. Percy was named assignee,
and the insolvent would have been discharged but two
creditors had not been served with notice (it we only dis-
covered • few days since that they were creditors), and the
cue was adjourned. It was stated that Mrs Davidge bad
been six months in prison, and been greatly reduced in
circumstances. On the schedule the debts, including the
montage, were 6,1631. Ils. 6d.; and Mr. Lewis, attorney
for Mrs. Daviege, informed the court that the losses on the
theatre had been about 7,0001.