The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-10 00:00:00

THE EXHIBITION OF 1831.

(From lost night's Gazette.)

Her Majesty's Commissioners for promoting the
Exhibition of 1851 hereby give notion, that having decided
on giving three bronze me&ls_ , of different lines and designs,
as penes to exhibitors, and having, by public advertisement
(March 23), invited the artists of all countries to compete
for the designs for the reveries of such medals, announcing
at the same time their intention to give &reward of 1001. fur
eaeh of the three designs which should be accepted, and •
reward of 501. for each of the best three designs that should
not be accepted, and reserving to themselves the right of
making each arrangements for executing the summand de-
igns as may appear to them to be the best and a number
of designs, amounting to 129, having been tent in conse-
quence of the above advertisement, which ace ROW being
exhibited at the rooms of the Society of Ara, John-street,
Adelphi, the commissioners appointed the following gentle-
men to act u a committee for selecting the best designs:
The Lord Colborne ; W. Dyce, Esq., IIJ. ; J. Gibson,
P.l. R.A. ; M. Eugene Luai; C. Newton, Esq.,. of the
British Museum; BIM J. D. reinvent; Dr. Gustave
Waagen, who, on the 29th June, presented to the conunia-
simian the following report.
Society of Arts Saturday, Jane 29.—T0 J. S. Russell,
Esq.—The committee on the modals, escalating of Dr.
Wasgen, Moos. Lamf, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Newton, and my-
self, have met, according to your summons, and have
selected the following list, which in their opinion are most
deserving of notices.—l remain, Be.,(Sigied) Cor.nonsi.
No. 65
No. 24
... Second.

No. 103 (1) Third.
No. 104 (3) Fourth.
No. 28
No. 68
The commiaeloaen accordingly decided that the 10n1.
prizes should be awarded to Noe. 65, 24, and 105 (1), and
the SOL prizes to Nos. 104 (3), 28, and 68.
Oa opening the papen attached to these designs, they
were found to have been submitted by the following gentle-
man :

No. 8.5 Moos. Hippolyn Boanardsl, °Mina
No. 24 Mr. Leonard C. Wyoa, of Loans.
No. 106 (1) Mr. G. 0. Adams, of Loudon.
No. 104 (3) Mr. Jobs Hancock, of London.
No. 28 Moss. L. Wisner, of Wand&
No. 88 Mon. Gsynrd, of Paris.

CoLONLtL BAN! COMPANT.—Yesterday, the ball-
yearly nestle( of the directors sad proprietors of the We-
Mal Beak Coopeay, sr held at the Lonelos Tows, at 1
B Coo
Y En., is the chair. The wry
Laving read the advertisement aoaresdap the next
read the swami of aecousts sciatilaset, as :
Debte—Cireulatioa. 169,3651 6s. ; sod NMI Mali-
tire, 623;2391. 14e. 3d.; paid-ap 14 31111/,00014 load to
meet bad debts, 66,4041. 111 s. I profit, 12.0814 Ils. 44-1 fothi,
1,251,0691. 6e. 7d. Amete—fipesis, 238,21111. las. 2d. ; doe
to the bank la the missies, ea bilk dlesosated sad pur-
chased, Maindiag Mare pant thee 606,0981. 18e. 2d. ; doe to
Mk beak is the eekkke, as silk indite sad 'arrant se-
roams, 170,7111. 13e.; doe to the beak is Leadea, ea bills
remitted, cash at baskets, sta., 234,1131. fe. 4d.; beak
premises sad taroks's la Leads and the solo.
aim 14,3171. 12e. 11d. ; total, 1,281,0891. sa. 7d.
Thidirectore mai. reaommead the pa of a dividend
of one per amt. ler the half year 31st Desember,
1849, being at the rate of two per oat. per maim ea Ile
Mild up capital, Ifldoh will raisin 6,0001. The &mem
Sam tonport Maher that the soma% of the belfdperejmi
elided, sal se he es they have bees remised, are al as he.
paned sharaidar; mid shimmer the mallamed tmesllefam
tory realties el the *Mk West ladies require a
amps la that math= Mee ef measiemeat whisk IC.:;
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of the seethe Is heed hp eighlestorey e ilps
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ORDLIATIOIL—By tks Bishop of Wieekeeter, at ram
has Castle Chapel, fitteday, Jell 7. Dolmas: J. R. R.
Bawling, O. Carey, J. H. Backhease, A. Leveday, H. W. P.
Itkairdsj W. A. Frith, W. Walls., 0. U. Rola. B. J.
Banes, C. F. Cobb. T. Davis, J. Bowter, B. it. Busaat,
J. Weskits* sad A. Russell ; Priests: C. Randolph, L. C.
Itsatislph, K. Wrist, T. C. Brokaw., J. Bonet T. West,
IL P. Smith, J. If Noyes, A. M. W. Carktooker, J.
Etteerdooe, B. H. lAvolotk, W. Bonsasa, P. P
C. B. Pauses, J. IA MAW" John Geeing, sad Vera.73=-
Mcatesia.

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COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—YzeTzaDAT.

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1110ZATUNI AND ANOTRZA IP. OLIDITANEB.—INSDNANCII
Courant's.
It was already sit ed that this wee an action by the Eagle
Imamate* Compaq to mover the 'mount of a policy of
insurance 'foetid by them with the Albion Inintranee Com-
piny, en the 20th of May, 1845, on the life of Mr. W. C.
Chyme, knee et the Colhmema Guards, who died in the
nesse of hum 1848, he the Queen's Bona Prime. The
emembetlem d whatemes, whom widens' wee most eierflist-
Meg, esempleil the mike of iletardey and Monday. The
riIYNNIS was whether the late Mr. Clayton was of " sober
MI habits," us he was described to have been in
the tMMI Animation made by the plaintiffs previous to the
lineMMMft elate policy. The deface set up was that he had
Mem *ea and previously thereto of " drunken and intem-
perate habits.'
The Lord Chia( Baron minutely recapitulated the evi-
dence this morning, and was occupied nearly three hours
by the Mak. He left it to the jury to say whether at the
time the declaration had been made upon which the policy
in question bad been effected Mr. Clayton eo far indulged I
in intempersace as that it had become what was regarded
as a habit. If they were of opiaiou, upon the evidence
adduced on behalf of the defendant, that it had become a
habit, then undoubtedly the defendant was entitled to rt.
cover. But it at the time the policy weal effected the late
DLL Clayton bed not been a man of intemperate habit",
then the p!aintiffs were entitled to a verdict.
The jury, after consul' ing together for a short time, re.
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, with 6391. damages, in-
eluding interest oa the amount of the policy.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-YESTERDAL
Bums UN.Ccuunastoma licnaoro.
IN 111 GOULD.-Tlii Ics TZADZ.

This was the certificate muting is the case of Robert
Howe Gould, described es an ice-merchant of the Strand,
who was formerly a partner la the firm of the Wuhan' Lake
In Company.
Mr. Lawrence, forth. bankrupt, objected to the opposition
of Mr. Knowles being heard, as he bad sanctioned an
arrangement made by the assignees very beneficial to the
estate, the condition of which was that no further opposition
should be offered. The understanding was that if the trauma
of Mrs. Gould surrendered certain property, the creditors
generally would refrain from opposing.
Mr. Lucas said the jarrthgement had been made by the
wagons, but Mr. Knowles had not bean a party to it in its
preerat form. He had sanctioned an arracgement for
receiving 4001. in Jane, bat by the present agreement it was
not to be paid till October. In sanctioning this arrangement
he was not aware that he had undertaken to abstain from
stating general grounds of opposition.
Mr, tiream, the official auignee, said the understanding
certainly was that Ours should be no further epposition of
any kind.
His Honour said he could not put any restraint on a credi-
tor who had complied with the act of parliament by giving
notice of opposition.
Mr. Lucas said he would merely point out the general
grounds of opposition which appeared on the balance sheet.
The btakrupt ha 4 begun, in May, 1848, with a deficiency of
1,6001. ; be now owed about 2,6001 ; the assets were estimated
at about 6001. He had dealt is accommodation bills to a
large amount, and his private expenses had bees excessive.
The amount of accommodation paper was 2,4691. During
19 months his private expenses had been 2,1951. ; the profits
were 2,8,5.51., but the trade expenses were 2,3231 , leaving
only a balances of actual profit of about 6001. He had kept
horses and earriage and servants, thereby incurring art un-
warnnted expense. The books had been imperfectly kept,
then being no sufficient cash account. The assets when'
realised would probably not produce more than sixpence is
the pound.
Mr. Lawrence said the bankrupt's debts and liabilities had
been overstated by 8001. There were accommodation bills,
not tithe amount stated, but of some hundreds. The appa-
rent deficiency was owing to the particular period at which
the acceunts commenced ; a bad debt of 1,6.111. to a Mr. Lon-
don was the lasso of blue failure. The bankrupt had been en-
gaged in literary pursuits, and was a member of the American
bar; unfortunately, he had been induced to join London,
who was the first to bring over the Wuhan Like ice to
this country, but who failed, and lett England in 1847. Mr.
Gould did not take possession, as he might have done, of
Landon's property, but allowed it to be taken by the credi-
tors. He was also made liable as a partner in the concern,
and in addition to his own lore by Landon, he had guaran-
teed the payment of several of the creditors. He was in-
duced to carry on the business, in the belief that it would be
easessful. He was in the receipt of 2001. a year in respect
of kis wife, and had considerable earnings from his literary
exertiou. With en imperfect knowledge of the buinese,
and very adverse circumstances of the seams to contend
with, he derived little or no return from the business in
1848, the trade expenses being very heavy. The next
year was still more disastrous, owing to the prevalence of the
cholera. After undergoing some weeks' imprisonment, the
bankrupt had obtained his discharge from the Insolvent
Court; bat the ease had been brought hem probably, for
**oaks of raising the question with regard to his wife's
marriage settlement, and the creditors bad obtained 4001. by
that means. Hence the bankrupt had paid the penalty of
his want of foresight. It was alleged that he had kept car-
riage horses, but the fact was, they were the same as were
used la his business for carrying out the Waltham Lake ice,
being bon, peculiarly adapted for • Brougham or •other
light carriage. The domestic expenses bad been much in.
erased by the illness of bankrupt's wife. The most laudable
anxiety had been shown by the bankrupt to assist the
his last examination had been repeatedly adjourned
at ova request, till his property was realised ; and there
was es dense of all substaaWl oppesitice. The trade
beet bad been well kept, and the eau .sweat since ren-
dered lad bees satisfactory le the Adel amigate.
His Ream mid the case was um of smaewhat peculiar
eireueastaseee, especially them aMmilsw the commencement
of the bankrupt's baMtem, before vbisd he appeared to
have been in so trade, but only an alaisMat of Landon He
had thea been induced to carry on the business, and also to
become liable for some of Landon'e debts, though that would
net account for the amount he now owed, upwards of
7,000, with • very small amount of assets. The trade and
domestic expellees considerably exceeded the podia ; he was
therefore not entitled to an immediate certificate. The
effect of the seasons ought to be considered in a business like
this. When the cholera prevailed, timid people na-
turally shunned lee, though perhaps it was the
best thing they wild take. The fact of his
keeping beam was assented for by the Imbues in which
Its weeoefplei. Giving hint the benefit of his receipts from
=aftenestetrikatlems aid is set et his wife's income, his
W nearly hie morns. He had also
dank in amenaomelnatia papal to a leg. extent ; and caul-
dieing all the ekeselowsses, favoewa to as well em narrow.
eMe, lbs inetillede sue be euereaded for sin swathe from
lies time; when ranted to be of the second claw, with pro.
leaden in the mesa time.