The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-26 00:00:00

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THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EtENNO, SP:KEW:in 26, 1866.

in their relation to INN and liberty, of the aboli-
tion of py rmanent armaments, and those of a
e.yattin of national militia, or even of a genaral dis-
armament !' " 31. Ileust, an ex-Prussian oSoer,
opened tLo bull. Several amendments were pr -
posed ; some were carried, others rejected. Thl
meeting terminated rather curiously, with au ex-
retsina of thanks to MI. Brelonann and ardriaa,
authors of national ransoms, which, the pro?oser
said, by their eminently civilising character re-
COMM ndcd themselves particularly to the friends
of humanity. Some one said, why nut give
thanks to all the writers who have dosorved wull
of humanity ? A lawyer prosont called upon the
gentleman who suggested this to make out the
list ; but the task being retognised as a very for-
midable one, the meeting, getting hungry, gave
it up and wont to dinner.

The Ffgero gives the following sketch of
General Prim :

_ -
generalPrhis, Count de Ratiiii Marquis de los Castillejos,
make. one of the finest and noblebt figures is the Spanish
rereutioe. No foreigner ever enjoyed so moc► popularity
won& us, nor ever More merited the moat cordial sym-
pathy, tram the eels fact of hie Milk and 16yal character :
and it is jug fiat which sensti.tutes the power and Cie
claims of the general, whose name has become legeit
in the mountains of Catialrinia. The hero ot Los Cada-
Irina. he 'who propilseed what would happen in Merle s.
is too well known to Make it necessary to add further de-
tails to those, already published as to his generous and in-
trepid nature, ranted even to whines, which obstacles
and perils only eieite to fresh ardour and a grau:er
di Biro to rougher.

Count Admiral Topete, born in 1820, is an
(Meer of gnat bravery and coolness. He succeeded
ramjet, who from a mistaken feeling of hoeveur
I lew his b.ains ou•. Ho distinguished himself at
the attack upon Callao, in 1866, whore be ()ail-
n.stult d the frigate Mendez-Nunez, ana w. 13
Fel tomb/ wounded.
Ile Bonne was iruch firmer to-day, anal Caere
was an improvement in all the principal sesturi-
ill.P. Notwithstanding the contradicting nature
of the news front Spain, favourable infereutee
we re upon the whole drawn from the intelligea3c
received. The market closed firm ; Threes, 69fr.
71e. ; Italian Firer, 6lfr. 630. ; Mobilier, 273 fr. ;
Spanish Mehilier, 271 fr. Rate of discount at the
rant of France, 24.

REGISTRATIONS.--(THIS DAP.)

CITY OF LONDON.

The xviAion of the lists of voters for the City of
Los& a wail roomed *hie twain is the Court of Con-
roe) leas. GoiluLalL

The litimals wine rotwasentediby Mr. Sidney Smith and
Mr. Lidger, and the conserrat ves by Mr. T. E. Harper.
In the 'arils of St. Giles. Cripplegate, which inc tilos
the popcloui district of which Redcrom-stresit. White-
s ioss-aresst, and Melon-statiet, form a part. ticssre were
tO conservative objections on the ground that the situa-
tion of the resin% wiummagly diseenbed in the rate-book.
The Revising Barrieter being informed by the overseers
that it was a/ascot impeseible to get en accurate descrip-
Lon of the qualification in consequence of the groat
plumber of alleys and courts in the district, disallowed the
objections, mina:king that the misnomer in each case WAS
capable of rectificatirm.

SECOND EDITION.

LAW IN TELLIGEIi DAY.)

COURT OF nernraurrey.
(Before Mr. o.4mllliskstailut Hotroyd.)
IN UN LIEN= OLIVI
Th. lorikrupt, a giant r, of King-street, liammersm'Ah,;
wade a igrcorio applocatiun for 111.011 W from enstody. Mii
( Ltswivrtuly4ol.
Mr. Maresbini, clerk to Mr. Harrison, supported, and
muted tl at tie first sitting had taken place, but ea choice,
Lad Lin mud.).
Mr. Oldreeve °prowl for the ilettining crod;tor, ee its
ground that the bankrupt had net amounted for his re-
pt ity.
lbe bankrupt, exarninol, stated that he had shares fa
• balding society. lie bad given rip the book to the lout*.
lle Lad raid U. to have his petition promatod.
Ills Hinour said the bankrupt had stated in his IMINNI.
ant ion before the Registrar that he had no property what-
Lief, sod as the Look was not forthcoming, the appli-
cation must stand over.

11l RE KIWI FULLER-12Z 0011201POLIT12.
This was anothey applioatioa toe Tolima*. The bankrupt
was, described a, editor and proprietor el the Conrovelihne
Ill'lrsispez of horthamberlandoitreet, Strand. His &bee
ate about kW. He amass his failure to the great expense
irvel rod in establishing hie paper.
Orr. Xoris opposed the apphoatios o behalf of 11,.
Harding, the detaining cseador and amigos*, who had
pioved a deht of upwards. of 6001.
His Hewer mid if the detaining auditor bad proved he
ought not to keep the bankrupt in ouatody.
Hr. Doris said there was a previous bankruptcy in
Match, 1867, at the instance of a friendly creditor, the
pi is et chugs muter which had uovor bow completed, nor
Lod any accounts been lied.
1 he bankrupt, in examination, stated that he bad recently
been sta)ing in bulaw-road: Hampstead, where be was
On it lit It to a lady.. Lutuie tLut Lu was tout months in
Vans, whole be was confred by ilium%
Mr. Doris mibmitted that the release ought not to be
Petaled till the Labia opt had lOW L.s ussouut.. Thin
ease no estate, and the 1 aokrupt. erl o was an American,
si I meted to be a comnorolitan, the the ;input he con-
ed, (tett.

Ilamabini, who supported the application, urged
tl ut the hunklupt's ieretial ,eivicoa wore neveasary to
the 51:011111 of the paper which he was publishing, and
*bid' was in the hands of the ascihotees under a furinar
hilikropti y. tbe detainii.:4 creditor, by proving his debt,
bid ohm:Wooed his tight to held the bankrupt in eastody.
h.* toad he du so 111 his lepresentadive capacity as ass
sil.nae. La hu was self-elouted. -
'11:e bankrupt aohcited lortaiseion to althea tho court
oft.:a his advocate bad done eti, and the permission being
aciorded. took the oppnatnuity an pronouncing a e.dogivaa
n his 'e'er, which he :aid Le had oonrilued to edit in
1.16,13 under this "moat unmade! surroundings."
ILs Honour said the baukrupt was entitled to his m-
ks e under KC. Pa of the tut of 180. The detaining
creditor having proved bis debt; ha fright at once, both
an law and us preu•tace, to release the debtor. ki
Lali net Cone whist he was in good faith bound to do
(the proof being only admitkd en the understanding that
I e would do so), the court would step in to the relief of
the bankrupt and order his release. It was true only two
der. Lad elapsed since the prod of dolt and the cho.oo of
Insignias . • but the credito: must Lo doomed to have made
his electiun, and as the benefit of that election could only
result to the bankrupt in his airtime" the order fur release
would be made.

Mr. Doris asked that the bankrupt should giro bail for
Lis al paaria.oo ; but his Honour did not thiuk this
11.43CCAMILI y.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. JLAtice Ke:t'ing.)
AI /4.(1/eD PEAL DUI.PLIVT LASYSETTCY.

With,'" Dartiny, a r..zi,ectato;c-looking man, stir
metaled to take his trial for unlawfully making away
with his pa ninny three months before be had beaskadja-
d.ratud a le ukrupt, with intent td defraud his teenier'.
Mr. btaaight ounduct44.l the prunemice ; Bosley
mud Mr. Wright wi re coi.nsci for the demo..
It aypenwa that the doiendatit owned on the
of a Lay sakrtran at Sta.roa, and hu was adj
bankrupt upon his own pat.tint in December. 1 , the
amount of Lis debts being la ; There were no assets,
and when the prisoner W 11.4 esamincd Le accounted foe the
deposition of his j ropm ty by stating that be had sold a
beonhop called tholfure, at stoumme, in Ifiddleaex. to
Lis Millet-in-law a purson reams] Simpson, and he ac-
counted for tie diarsition of hue property by
suiting that he had borroind a large nun of
matey of his father-m-aw to pay for some clover
lay that be la.d rumba... 4 and whn.ll had turned
cut an unfortunate speculation. He also represented that
Le had sold a quantity of briAs which he had only pur-
chased a short tune before, to the same pone, and the
result of tint aukruptcy priassetings was that the creditors
dud nut receive a single farthing in the shape of dividend.
ILe care on the part of the proe.miti,m was that Simpson
was a mere man of straw, and qurtmunable to advance any
money, and that the, intended debts alleged to be due to
Lim wore nothing but a sham and device to cheat the
atilitma, and the Court of Bankruptcy directed the
present jacw.edings.
(11.0 tjal war proceedmi; when our report loft.)

POLICE COURTS.-(T1118 DAY.)

MAIILBOROUGH-STREF.T.

BINGVLLE CILULOE OF kkCSIVENU NUL= 1110P111111%

AMU. Adler coachman to 31c. lielanLi, distiller, of
Fictedilly, was charged b. tee Mr. Tyrwhitt with receiv-
ing two silver mounted LL.V.-4,.xl the property of a
gentleman named Va. Thorrns Fraser.
Mr. Purr, hum the nEice of Mr. Edward Lewin, of
Great Marlborough-street. appeared for the prisoner.
Yolice-constable Butchor, C, raid tnia about two
months ego ho received .zifo.n.atioa from Mr. Fraser
that Le had beet some silver-mount...l Anne', hoofs
11401 the Conservative Cl4b. St. Janwe's-street, and
Boni isinuirios he made be found that they had been
taken uaey tya late servant and he traced them to the
pewees:cm of the prieoner. Ile went to the prisoner and
nuked Lim if be brew John Sayers, and be said he did—
that he was formorly the servant to Mr. Fraser and had
Waged with hint rad left some title tbiaro with him. lie
ailed the pririoner if Sayan had left any silver-mounted
hoofs with him, and he said be bad not, and that he had
never seen anything of the kir.J, only two hoofs belonging
to • coachmen in the same mows. :ad he (Butcher) went
end raw those hoofs. The privencr subsenuently admitted
Laving sold them for 41., be did not think he
was wrong in E 0 doin , Is.cmse was in his debt.
The can wee remanded.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES. MAGNETIC TELE..
ORA H)— I{7.DCA YORK:sal. 1., :4 AITIWAY. John
( nelson, Lloyd's agent, reports tint gr.+ Burton-on-Trent
lifeboat, belonging to the latioie...l Lifeboat Institution,
was yesterday homily iusti,..ai in saving the crows,
ounsisting of five men, of two Innate. The old life-
)), at bedew also Raved via encl. flee lifeboats behaved
admirably in the Leavy was encountered in this service.
fhe eel( 011 CT EMMA, of barrow, was driven 'valor', holy
this The crew have fort-Lately been :sired by
AerfLiEre ON THE KINGSTOWN RAILWAY.--A
Angular accident occurred at Sydney-parade station this
morning. The train conveying the land or mail, and con-
.i.-tong of an engine, mail van. and wcond-claw carriage,
encouatered a cow, the property of Mr. O'Brien, a roe-
dent of the neighbourhood, wk.& Lad strayed upm the
line. TLe engine caught t u animal Lt.:AVIA:A the rails
and the temporary wooden platform. The animal was
c. mpktely destroyed : and tee eueiimi, having been thrown
olf the rage, tore away between 40 and 60 feet of the
platform, and turned over, thus blocking up the line. The up
train hem Kingstown approached suss after the accident,
but was providentially Alackeuel in pled, and eventually
brought to a stand At some d tonne !rum the place where
tie mail train was overturned. Thy wads were transferred
to the up train, which returned to Kingstown, where they
were put on aud the out-Kong steamer en hour after
tie proper period. The lino ww cloveal so an to einab:e
the 8.40 a m train to pass, and An a. o happy to dote that
Is pond the shock of the coin:ion a injury sustained
by any of the occupant,: of the mei' Wait • • Diniiiv Evehews
An important sale of shortb.,rn hto,:k (so.ys the
rarbale Jesse!) was heki at Killhow, near Wigton, on
Wednesday lag, when Mil. Foster i famous to was
brought under the hammer ei Mr. Stratford. For one
cow akne the auto of wes given, and several
(Vols brought pekoe mown; It itrri to ill* gui.iiies.

The busy lees have lot en iir.r.r.,viep. their shin-
lint hours of late by yrrosbiry their uuinntecl attentions
upon the inhabitants of s hone oa f Wanda-
ts..rth. The bitty of the estaLliehuitnt. ono morning
tinting the present week, sous ettrtleu to Mel the roiling
of her hedroom darkened with whst wenwel to he a hod
unwelcome verm.n. aft, rw-,ru: tu -lust o.it to be a
,t of young is es, with a (pees it ..f the el tn.
• - ansatA linetloff tress.

fiCIIOOI.NUSTI:IcS.- ..thor
«,untries, tairz,nt I.y ikth mut
mu.b.rs sp•rial ilualiti..atit.us fur thilr (ova i.ulo
rBliib have brs..n testoil 811111 Ili SO 4.18014. in all
t the hal:eta Wild 1110,1. ;input twit clyol,. it i, colour
10 titlll OW tam,: tert..l.l ...), ad th„
la.inches of a lihitral I o
Latin. Creek, Frotieb, iiirulan, ntatheinaties. :Ix itt,,w,tie,
diuwing, and singing, all taiu.ht onu oweraroelso.l ioati
at ti tibia salary. Au.'. this Id. W. 118. 8 haps, iu the in-
tervals of his tas.t..u.si!.nal lar•oits, elks out his itn•outo
by die :barging the dutii-.. to I.3risb is•gistrar, in-
sp. tOI , Nessiotis -r. clock. and iailloefor of
ratie, • oaf is Papa:tea to give .rput..rt ketures 0111 MBtBBll-
- objects, and perhaoe iion.illy to rolii ri• the
rn..lli•arr his weday •univiu.
8,,r Sept nibt.r.

LATI*iT YORNIUN INTELLIC;ENCri.

trauma swum's milker.)
AI7BIIIIA.
Ram la.
The Prised!e of to-day )ease that the Porte has
declared to the European *cabinets that, with
regard to the trttert preparations which have boon
made for s Illibusteting incursion into Bulgaria,
sad which, it says, baNii not been in any way
hindered by the lfounisnian authorities, it would
ounsider what means it diould employ to prevent
that date of things, and maintain tho integrity of
the empire.

1021111' NARITIIIP.-(211I8 DAP.)

UNB O'CLOCK.. :
The transactions on the Stook Exchange this
morning are insufficient to cause any important
variation from yesterday's prices ; and
the general tone is steady, with a rai
dciate degree of firmness. Italian stock is
rather heavy, and Peruvian also; but Maxicand
are better. With these exception/4 foreign seen-,
ritica aro unaltered. Railways are steady in'
character; and misoellaneous shares generally I
Maintain previous prices. The attendance is very;
limited.

The discount ;market is without change at 1.1
'per cent., and the supplies of money are very
Consols remain steady at 941 to 4, for money
and account; while New and Boduced Throe per
Cents. are still Quoted at 931 to 4. India 'Five
par Cents., 114& to llb. Exchequer Bills, las. to
20e. prem.
In foreign stock, Pernyian are quoted at 78 to
1 ; Italian of 1101 are 51', to 1, both losing a
little kAtter ; but Mexican has improved 4, to
18 to 1, owing, it is said, to the Americans
being supposed to meditate' sotno action to the
country. Egyptian of 1884, 88 to 87. Bpanis
New Three per Cents; are dull at 321 to
United States 5-20 Bonds are quoted at 721
to 1.
'I be Moscow-Jaroelaw Railway Loan remains at
31 to; prem.

In railways there is no change beyond &little
increase in firmness in Great Esstern stock, which
is quoted at 401 to 1. Great Western, 41n to 1.
Midland, 1111 to ; South Western, 87 to 83 ;
Brighton, 51: to ; Metropolitan, tool to 1071;
Louth Eastern, 781 to 1.
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents., 4 L.)
Anglo-American Tekgraph, 21 to }.
7 be half-yearly dividend • ni tho Imperial Turkish
8.1 yer Cent. Loan of 1851 is announced to b 3
raid on the 10th October; and it is also announcoi
that the Bonds drawn in July last will be paid off
cu that day at par.
A meeting of the London Gas Light Comyiny
is called for the 14th October for the election of a
gGVCIIIIOr.

ILe settlemout in shares and
foreign stocks will begin on Mond sy (" continua-
tion-day)," and end on Wednesday.
The dividends will not bo payable to the puhl:c
at the Bank of England till Wednesday, the 11th
Octoter.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Connote are without change, being quoted 91:
to both for money and the Gth Oct.

stfit steamer Nyanza will tako to-day 3,5001.
in gold for Bombay, and 2,000/. fur Alexandria.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
wholly without alteration. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, $ months, 12.01 to 121; ditto, short,
11.110 to 11.191 ;. &Madam, 3 months, !tot to 12.1 •
Antwerp, 3 mouth r sitan.4o to 25.4.5; Brocade, 3 mouth;
25.40 to 21.46 ; and Alton, 3 months, 13.101
to 13.101; Cologas, ke., 3 months, 6.27 to 6.27% ;
Bt. Petersburg, 3 months, 32 to 311 ; Pans, short, 25.11
to 26.27* ; Paris. 3 months, 2.1.3.) to '25.40; Marseilles.
3 sootby 26.374 to 26.40 ; Plankfort-on-the-Matne, 3
mouths. 1904 to 120/ ; Vienna, 3 months, 11.44 to
11.. 0 ; Trieste, 11 months, 11.9.5 to 11.90; Madrid, 3
months, 48 to 471: Brostander, 3 months, 42 to 4/4 ;
Csdiso; smooths, 48 to 4711 ; &Ml* 3 months. 48 to 474
Make, 3 mouths, 48 to 43 ; Valencia, 3 mouths, Si
to 448 Pareeksia, 3 months, 48 to 471; Bilbao, 3
months. 48 to 471 • Val idotid, 3 months. 48 to 471;
Elaragoma, 3 months, 48 to 471 ; Leghorn, 3 months,
27.t0 to 27.96 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.90 to E 7.96 ; Naples,
3 mouths, 27.90 to 2'5.96; Palermo, 3 months, 27.90 to
27.96 ; Messina. 3 months. 27.99 to 2:.96; Lisbon. 90
days' date, 811 to 611 ; Oporto, 90 days' data, 611 to 611
The prosperity of the Anglo-Austrian Bank has,
it would appear, aroused the ambition of seine
foreign speculators, who propose to establish on
the same model a Franoo-Austrian Bank, under
the auspices of sonic Parisian end Vienna bankers.
Their statutes seem to he true copies of those of
the Anglo-Austrian Bank, but it remains to be
eern whether they will be able to oopy its excellont
management, guided as it is by men of great
financial capacity.

The joint traifie return of the Caledonian and
North British railways shows this week an increase
of 5,0811. over last year.
The troth) of the Atlantic) and Great Western
Railway for the first week in September was
108,323 dole. against 112,387 dole. for the corre-
Fpcmding period of last year, showing a decrease
of 5,b4:4 dole.

At the meeting yesterday of the City Offices Com-
! tiny (Limited), the resolution pawed at the last
meeting, in favour of converting the large room
in Lombard-street into an exchange and news-
rue m, and making certain alterations in the
ari ides of association, was confirmed. The chair-
man, Mr. Alderman Dukin, expressed his regret
that the accounts for the halt-year are not more
Fatisfactory, but be added that within the last
few weeks the inquiries for offices have became
more numerous.

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas.
dock, and canal shares, as given in tho Stock Ex
change list of last evening :

• Insiirance. —Guardian, 524,, 1); Liverpool and Lon-
Ain and Globe annuity, 201, f ; Ocean Marine, l9f.
; Ilium, and Mereey Marine (Limited), 41, tt ; Union
Marine Liverpool (Limited), ; Universal 314/1110
(Limited), 6).
Gas Light and Coke.—City of I ondon A, 254 ex riv. ;
Imperial, 881; Imperial Continental, 100, V 94; West-
milater Chartered, SL), 6).
Docks.— London and St. Katherine, 53) ; ditto Deben-
ture stock, 874, 7,1,7,1; Millwall Frochold Land and
Dock, 36, 6; Southampton, 75, 4.
Canak—Grand Junction, 74.

The mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia,
♦ia Marseilles, are expected to be distributed in
London about the sth pmx. _ _

It is notified that tho partnership hitherto
iubsisting between Messrs. Thomas Hunter and
William Ward, public accountants, of Gresham-
buildings Basinghall-street, has been dissolved
Ly niutuia consent, and that the business will be
isnied on in future Ly Mr. Hunter, under the title
of T. Hunter and Co.