The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Besets H.. Csawmase Pena.
Mesons Law P&OCIUDIS011.
William Ls, barge-budder, of Bothertiithe, applied for
his cameos*. His unsecured debts were 1,6601.; assets
about 3001. The mete had Sou 6001. ; looses 6001 ; ex-
poses, trade and domestic, 1.0001.
Mr. Lawrence supported ; Mr. Lieltleter opposed for the
misses, aad Mr. H. Lloyd for a creditor. The principal
grounds of opposition were that the bankrupt had disposed
of property shortly before his failure, had vestiouidy
defended as amis. that he bed gelatinised to trade three
yeas after he wee insolvent, and th►t he had dealt in acnom-
modatice bills to the ex ant t f 1,0611.
After an examination of the bankrupt sad lengthened
tegument& on each aide,
His Honour said he did not blame the bankrupt for bor-
rowing money of a creditor for the ourpts of being made •
bankrupt ; for he thou,ihttue laws hard one which oompelled
hankrupte to produce 6s. I. the pound before they could
petition the avert themselves. la wall estates it w►s not
to be wondered that there should only be 4e. is the posed,
or thereabouts, seise that the expense cd the flat
would be &boat 141. With respect to the general
fees of the sr, it was clear the bankrupt was is-
'caveat three years ago, and that there were no books to fur
nisi satisfactory information. He had lived in some noises
extraysestly, and wham seed by Mr. Godwin, he had de-
fended the action, thinly causing the creditor no: only to
loM his money, bet to incur great additioael expense. L pok-
ing at all the cisurneences, the certiflaette must be suspended
tor two years, the bankrupt not to be protected ust.l he had
beta six months in eastod v.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
heroes Ms. Cotntunoss► Tenure.
ix rns Malaita or G. V. Buooxn, TRAGEDIAN.
Tb insolvast in this cue, late of the "loyal o.ympic
Theatre, and also of this provincial theatres, came up this
day upon bin final order, obtained in this court on the 27th
of last month. Oa that oecsaion it was suggested to the
court by his counsel that Mr. Brock. should set aside one.
eighth of his earnings towards the papneat of his debt',
such runts to he paid half-yeariy.
The court was crowded with theatrics:a and parties en.
peed, and after the necessary preliminaries were gone
through, the insolvent was d.enharged.

LONDON DISTILLER UNITARIAN SOCIETT.—The
first seine of this society was held at the Freemasons' Tavern,
Great Queen-street, yesterday evening, Mr. Alderman
Lawrence took the chair at half-past seven o'clock. The at-
tandanee was very numerous, many ladies being present.
Oa the platform wee, a large number of Unitarian clergy-
men, amongst whom Were the Rev. Mr. Thom, of Liver-
pot, the Rey. Haab Hatton, of Birmingham, and the Rev.
Mr. Montgomery. The chairman addressed the meeting,
and observed that it was tonal to assemble the Unitarians
annually, and that at the present time there were
circsontaaces which render it important that they
should meet. The Unitarians were with great truth
be regretted to say, charged with having lies union amongst
the members of their sect, than any other relirious body.
The object et this society was to create a unity of belief and
feeling amongst them, and the promotion of religion gene-
rally. The meeting separated at ten o'clock, the meal vete
of thanks to the chairman having been ported.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION.
—The annual meeting of this Society was held on Widnes-
they in the chapel in Esex-street, Strand, Mr. I. F. Gibson
in the chair. The report stated that no suhject connected
with the rights of dissenters or unitarians had occupied the
attention of the committee unless It was the Metropolitan
Interments Bill, which seemed to call, in some of its previ-
ews', for great watchfulness, proposing, as it did, to give
the control of all interments and funerals to one central
Board of Health, with enormous responsibilities and proper.
tinning powers: and to endow the incumbent, clerk, and
sexton of every parish with a perpetual annuity to an
amount taken from the &renews of the last five years' receipts
as derived from the interments decontinutd under the bill.
The committee had been fortunate in muting a good and
easily accessible depot for Unitarian books and tracts, which
had been long considered an Important point to
achieve. They had also observed with the great-
est interest the completion of University Hell,
which was intended and calculated, not only to
aid the promotion of literature and mance, but
to give to ;the young am educated at Uni•
virally College great advantages in respect to moral and rill-
glens inattention. The report was unanimously adopted,
and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business
of the meeting.
CULTIVATION or FLAL—IS the empty of Limerick
over fifty acme are planted with best Riga seed, sold by the
firm of J. N. Russell and Sons, to the Rai of Clue, Count
de Salk, L'eunisant-Gmersl Sir Richard Bourke, William
Melissa, M P., C. W. Foebery, Captain Jackson, Rev. R.
Dickson, T. Davenport, R. H. Todhunter, Omeget I
Gubbisp
Rev. R. Moore, Darby O'Grady, Robert Hunt, Michel
Stemma., Edward Bernard, Hugh Many, Rev. Dr. Ken-
nedy, Samuel Caswell, Thomas Kearney, Rev. Mr. Del-
siege, Joseph Mstterson, John Ream (Scariest). Rev. Mr.
Shelton, George W. Bennett, etc., besides a eonsidenble
tract sown by J. N. Russell. In Clan about 25 acres are
laid down with flu seed, In Tippenry sad Refry not so
much, bat making altogether about 100 acres sown with the
beet Ries, which extent we believe is small in comparison
with the quantity sown with inferior seed.—Limeriek
Clarowiels.

WEATHER PROVlRB.—Weather proverb* are
areas the soot curious porticos of popular Marston!
That foul or fair weather is betokened sooordiog as the
rainbow is in in the wombs or ',eras, is recorded is the
following German "saw," which is surly idential with our
well-knowo English proverb:
Preentegrn am Norm
Neer dem Walt, sorra ;
ltepeabosen ea Abort
let der Whitby Was%
In Mr. Alumna's ref:wally published volume, called
" Sprig/ Tide," a pleura iaterriztare of By-fishing and
pb lolosiy. we have a Wiltshire version of this proverb, curious
for its 41 Bszo Isaguage sad its wawa 'lively modern
allures tea "gre at oat" la the third sad oath liass,willok
✓ut be in
he 'skim is Inuit
Cliallsnireed womb'
TO ale Ns war sa his Irk.
Ms at
then ilmpbsolibliatkk
T a* girt ewer Ida I.
boic.
No use, we believe, has yet marked the philosophy of
this nyia—osinely. that in the noising the rainbow is
ern in lbs deeds la tits west, the quarter from which
we pt
rest , and, of muse. it Ike *Mlle&
waits qua*" el Os liesvam—Nots• and Quirks.

TSOUDAT lIIIINIXO.
The WEI snivels of raw silk Ivrea all puts were in
April 4,1911 and aeries the present month,
3,3U+ bales. deliveries sines the let inst. are
490 bales lino , and 1,368 bales Chins. The onsoM
Loss
Mock IA the on the lit instant, was
Me Wes Dempl, sad 4,833 bales Chios. The fel-
babe periedisal report of the silk market is frees
the eirmilkir lifed this evening by Messrs. Durant
aedi Oa
Seams hai 111 lest reenemsated hi Ilk at witl-
ess musk dkpeahlea ea the pal if *Meal is
a/4w ether lima very *singly settrithlitaalles Ike
rahmerable awake a the lettenifrom the madame as
to the tes:Erep. la Chia& shk, large sales have bees
Abated la , Glass Teatime, the holders Melee beta a-
dored to to a sedamioe NU. se ft per Is. ; is the
home shows Ms plegrees has bun made. Is Tarsus,
.dual baimbave changed lase& tepee/ions prises. The
see very kip, astrlbstabbsia some niessure to the
=tia :Er of rebsesty. Is Bagel silk the
e besh • by the aaavalisble shaman of the
sleek ; the N beam is arm arriving. sad willasta-
ralky aillied • letter seleetism Ia Brads silk seam sales
hem hem tasted at the redased prism et hot masa ; la
this slam she asostampdra Is materially elemited by the la-
Solerta=27l: he supply. Porsias ink sentbase unsettled.
la I is m emend to Raw edge; ail that
elm raise, sheet 116 baler, have ben
sole, awl theyaisas el Assay me mate the seeded
quotations.
Yesterday's dates free Amsterdam mention a deal
of business doing in laterals, at improved values
and with a firm market. Spanish also were in re.
quest at an advance. Peruvian and Mexican also
had an upward tendency, whilst Austrian were
offered at lower rates. The closing priori on Toseday
wen:—lntegral, Two-and-a-Half per Cent., 56f;
Three per Cent., 65 Me; Fur per Cent., 86 13-10.
Austrian Metailignes, Five per Cent., 731. Russian
New Foerand-a-half per Cent., 95 1-16; ditto, Hem
Five per Cent., 1829, 1031. Spanish Ardoin,
12 13 18 ; ditto, Three per Cent. Interior, 301.
Danish Five per Ceat., 971. Brasil Five per Ceat,
89.1. Mexican Five per Cent., 281. Perseus Four.
and-as Half per Cent, 77. Venezuela Three per Cent.,
331. Exchange on London, 12.07/ for short.
Letters from Antwerp report a doll market with
scarcely any alteration in the quotations for public
securities. The closing prices yesterday were: Bel-
gian Four-and a-Half per Cents., 1844. 881 ; the Five
per Cents., 1840 and 1842, 971; the Five per Cents.,
1848, 94 to 941. Austrian Five per Cent. Metal-
liques, 761: the " lots " oif 300 fl., 1839, 675. Polish
" iota "of 5003., 303. Spanish Five per Cen.. Loan
of 1834, 121 ; Spanish Three per Cents. were lut
quoted 303. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
951. Sardinian Obligations of 38 1. 31. Roman
Five per Cents., 1832 to 1837, 753. Exchange on
London, at short, was quoted 25.60.
The Havre market for cotton continues flu m, but the
busisess is chiefly for consumption. The sales on
Monday and Tuesday amounted to 2,193 bales at the
average price of 101 to 1013 for ditty paid for low
ordinary New Orleans. The sales for the week pre-
vious, including Saturday, were 7,032 bale, against
350 bales arrived. The price of sugar wall firm owing
to the disposable stock being so much reduced. Some
business had been done in American potash, 1850, at
481. duty paid.
Letters from Breslau of the 17th state that owing
to preparations for the approaching wool fair, buyers
were holding back, and comparatively little business
had been done in that staple during the last fortnight.
Nevertheless several small parcels had exchanged
hands at 64 to GO dollars for grease wool, 71 to 72
dollars ftr Silesian middling single clip, 81 to 68 dol-
lars for skin, and .54 dollars for fine locks. The opi-
nion was favourable, and a good market was antici-
pated for the good qualities. Contracts continued to
be made for the n-w clip of entire Hocks, and the
washing and shearing had already commenced in
many districts.
DUBLIN NfOClCS.—roar 22.
S per Oast. Coes*
Ditto tor amen; June 10
31 per Cent. next
Four per Cost City Deb. a at. Gs. Id.
Four per Ct. BallattOdk• Deb. (Hoe. electivity. 921. le. fd ) fi
!heat son kleptown kW. Debi. 4 prr Cent
Hibernian Bank (ref. per) IQ
bob in and Limbed'
Dub.in eel Eleptown Bell. t oboes
Great Weiner§ end Western
ic2cdralroza AND FTOCKS Aitnp,c)._

AIIfIMIME, MAT 32.—The tendency of Inland Stark wen INN
steady to day, sod husineas In integrals was animated. Pima
Ponds were In demand. la Spanish flock there ems mesh kaulasey
especially in Three per Cent. &rums, white were In *mai it
higher exchange. Portugal, so., not In mash Ismer. Anstries
offered at • lower exchange. In South Americas aloft the
Peruvian Deferred Debt and Mexican were in great dlemsmd,
mid on improved embsepa.—lnstelt Puede : active lISIf, Times&
s-Ltelf per Cents.. 331 money, 314 'Ws ; Ditto, 'These par
63 3-16 mossy. 634 balls ; Mum our per Oentadarts..l3.lll mem
631 ; Amon. Three-s-lialf par messy;
Frankfort Three per Cents., 304 money, 30 13-16 bills; Rmalen The
rev Cents., ice and Co., 1041 mosey ; Ditto, Pour per
SUeglitx, 551 mosey, 1.31 kill.; Spaniel. FM per Cents., lfith
mo ; latte, Three per Cents, Wend, 304 money, 1104 bib ;
Auatriea rm. per Oentm, Met•Wqms, 134 money, 73f ; DOM
Two-and.a.llelf per Cents., 394 none 391 beta— Exchanges :en
London, 12.07; Pronged.; 11.02; on 33.111 ; two months,
33; on Paris, 36.36; two mouths, 36.31.
BOVIIIVIA, MAT 13.11Tiflin Funds: Loma, isio, FtVO per Ceuta,
974; INtto, 11141, ,• Mt*, ISM, NC Ditto, 1504, Four-and-
• Ilan per testa, 19 ,• Ditto. 1636, Pour per Cents., 63; Ditto, 1636,
Thee. pee Ceuta., 62j ; Loan of the City, 1632, Pour ter Cana,
100; Ditto, 1663, Pim pm Cents, 934; Bank of Belgium, Four pa
Cents., 77. Button's on London, 23.624.
liiirwxxr MAT 12.—Itiettlilp no London, 23.60.

GLASGOW COMMERCIAL EXCHANOL-GLASGOW,
MAT n.-A epeeist general meeting of the shareholders in
this company, was held in the Star Hotel, here, this day, for
the purpose.' considering the most advisable mode, in which
the affairs of the company, ma be wound up. Mr. A.
McKenzie Kirkland occupied the chair. The report of the
dircmon recommended the payment of the hitherto unpaid
call 0161 per share, for the parries of meeting the large
existing deficiency, and facilitation th• judicious wieding.up
of the affairs of the company. Mr. A. Hamilton, W.S ,
Edinburgh, moved that the report be approved of, which
was seconded, and unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks
was thou given to the chairman, cod the meeting aspirated.