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EVEYING EDITION.

age, which wit never passed to tlto bankers' ae:4ll.4at, hitt
hitherto kept and paid on their account. The object of hit
application, then, wa< that the ctlicial assignee might be
empowered by the Court to make them Asome allowance, a
course to which he did not think there would be one dis-
senting voice am iii::st the creditors.
The Lcarm d Coata.tsstc.Ett requested tise app!icant to
communicate with the trade assignees, and then npply
the official assignee, who would inform the Court, and then
the app{ caion should be : t tridt d to.
The bankrupts had no less than 2 500 banking acceunts,
and the aintiunt of deb's proved iu the course of the day
by affidavit or otherwisi, was at least 500 000/. The
number of creditors proving was about 71,0.
The following gentlemen were then appointed
'ices, viz. i—Thomus Barnewell, of 15, York-tei tal", ur-
gent s Park, E,q, ;. William Blount, of Combo
ttreet, Esq. ; Charles Wild,, of dile Middle Temple. in
the city of London. Esq., barristtr-at-law ; Michael Elli-
SOP, of &then, iu the county of Y:irk, ; and
George Charlewood, of Taviitock-row, Covent-garden, to
tb,` county of Middlesex, seedsmnn.

Tu prce:edinis eecup:cdt.tte n Loh, of the day.

Amongst the debts proved iu the cow se of the day wire
the tollowing :-Mr. C. Cold:nig., of Tinter!' Abbas,
%Vex!Ord, 2,73,1113 101; Mrs. AI. Baron, of Sollestey
Hail, Suffolk, -1,150/ ; Mr. G. F. Heneage, of Hnintori,
Lincoln, 7531 15s ; Mr. J. Tristram, of New Ilan,
Chelmsford, as executor to the late Mr. Charles Wright,
1,960! 8s ; Messrs. Cotterel, Kensington, 1 028 a 9;
3d ; Mr. C. ISiore, of Manchester-square. architect,
2 6341 19s ; Mr. %V. Gore Langton, M. P.. 3 756/1636 I :
Mr. C. Robrrts, Char:dos-street, 1 143/ 6.; 21 ; Mr.
W. Gore Lang!cn, for Ids wife, 793/ 41; the R'ght
Ilan. Baron Crewe, of Crewe Hall, Cheshire, 5,651/ IW
6.1; Stanley Carey, Esq., of Fullerton House, 'fettles,
for Lord Pctre, Lord Coff,ird, and Thomas Norris,. Esq.,
14,4501 I Is (as cestui quo trusts) ; Mr. E. flenerge, of
Hainton Hall, Uncoln, 587/ 63 ; Sir W. H. Pringle,
of S•ratford-placc, 1,534/ 113 4d; %Villism F. Etre,
Esq., Rue de la Paix, Paris, 1,176/ ss; Mein Elizabeth
Musgrave, Leamington. 6921 133 41; Mr. %Vahan', Gray's
Inn-square, 5931 'Os 23 ; Mr. E. Foster, Greek-street,
9,179/1s 93; Mr. G. F. turrill, Leicester, 507/ 17s 61
M. C. S. Standish, Montague-square, 662!; Mrs. Cathe-
rine Stonor, Oxford, 1,120153; Mr. R. Benyon, for th
British l'aper Company, 950!; Mr. R. F. Benton, fur the
Norwich Union R,versionary Company, 3 I:+3/ lls 4d ;
Mr. J. Poilpot, of Bath, as executor of =Charles Conol3t,
of Midford Caaile, Somerset, 4,289/ 7d; Mr. J. A. C.
Maxwell, of Thorpock, York, 2,2891 Ws Id ; the
DJwager Countess of Newburgh, 1,1091 1.43 ; MP. G.
Egerton, of Gray's Inn, 2,264/ 16s ; Mr. C. B. Mostyn,
Montague-squarc, 1,474/ 143 53; Mr. R. Ilwidleston,
Lofton Hall, Cambridge, 1,296/ 83 23 ; the Dowager
Countess of Shrewsbury, 530145; Mr. J. Page, Chapel_
street, Westminster, 1,638/ 183 53; Mr. E. J. Beek-
forth, Portman-square, 1,629/535.1; Mr. Otho Thwsites
23, James-street, Buckingham-gate, 54,746/; by Mr. 0.
and Mr. P. 11. Thwaites as copartners in the Ertylisla
Chronicle, 34 143 4.1 ; Mr. 11. Stanley, Leamington,
3,3541 lls 4.1 ; Mr. Alderman Farehrother, Lancaster-
place, Strand, 4.757/ 163 83; Mr. J. Weld, of Lulvvoith
Cestle, 2,537/10s 103; Vi,count Southwcll, 365/ ISi ICd
the lion. Edward PaeA.on, 1,977/ is 7d ; Stonyhurst
Catholic Cullege, per the licv. Randal Lythgoe,
1,802/ 19. 53 ; the Earl of Surrey, with other tru.tees,
fur a n a-tiagc settlement, 16,769/ 1656 d ; Mr. J. Somer-
ville, of Somerville House, Wilts, 746/ 11s 30 ; Mr.
Robert, William W.trio, of Garthrim, near Alegalcs
7,539/, Its 4,1 ; the Duke of Norfolk (Earl Mar.hal of
England), 54,290/ Is 3d; Mr. 11. W. Espinassc, Twick-
enham, 2,836/ Os 33 ; W. Scales, High Holborn,
1,3531 13s 83; S'r A. Blount, Salop, 212/ 163 53 ;
Sir. A. Bioun', Manchester. squ ;re, 1,485/ 63 53 ;
Mr. F. Bernoi of Bordeaux, 379/ lls 2.1; the New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company, 1,340/
lls 8d; Capta;a Gardner, of the 23 Regiment Lite
Guard-, on a bond, 2,0371 19; 93; the South Western
Railway Cunlpany, 3,583/ 19s 4,1; the Rev. Charles Gore,
Wilton-cre:ccut, 1,0011 Iss; the Rev. G. Gore, 1,045/
2s 93 ; Sir. C A. Belgrave, 2,396/16s 104 ; Mr. C. \V.
• Osborn Gres•ham, Worcester, 2,146/ 13s 60 ; Sir J. Sid-
ney, Krnt, 1,287/ 3-; Slr J. Shelley, Sussex, 5,45.4
7s 5.1; the Rev. Mr. N rris, Su'tun-street, Soho, on trust,
1,96817 s Id; Sir. J. A, Leon, of Lyons, 1,332/0.: 83:
Mr. Pitt Cobb:l.t, Covent-garden, 1.796/ ISs Ild the
B•ironess de Forge, Calais, 1,703/ 4s 53; Mr. S. C. Hard.
iny, 'Frula.4l:iy,Crnw,,il, 1,570/ 2310 d ; Mr. 11. Hoatatt,
Corby Castle, 1,950/17s Ild; the Baron Lilc, 331/ los ;
Sir G. Musgrave, 3,330/; the Hon. Ann Musgrave,
1,1611 3s 70 ; Sir J. Piii!liphart, 246/ 6; 7d ; the Hon.
Charles Petr.r, 946/ 14, 4d; Sir Cuthbert Thorpe, 22.1/
6s 10.1; Sir. John Taite, Lower Grosvenor place,
grave- square, 526/ Os 33; 13aren Trimlestown, Slatb,
2171; Sir 0. Webb, 310/; and Mr. D. O'Connell, M.P.,
a balance (uot proved), 6/3s.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.

TO 7'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin—lt must be matter of regret to all interested
in the celebrity of British machinery, to learn that the
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company, hate
bought ten locomotive engines, about 1,500/. each, ma-
nufactured at Philadelphia, United States ; it is the
stigma and reflection cast on the manufacturers of this
country that 1 complain of. Surly the manufacturers
have not fallen off! Long has the locomotive and other
engines—and machinery of British invention and exe-
cution ranked superior to all others. It is entirely owing
to our pre-eminence in the superiority of machinery that
we are enabled to compete with foreigners, although
they possess the advantages of cheap food, and, conse-
quently low wages. The only advantage the American
engine has, is in travelling on railroads where there
are many curves—the arrangement of wheels allowing
of greater facility in travelling along such lines—
but it is to be hoped good may arise out of it, if it
cause greater application amongst our mechanical men,
which will tend to some important improvement in the
construction of locomotive engines. I cannot avoid
noticing the apathy and indifference evinced by engineers
and others respecting railway accidents ; they appear
to wait for the regulations and restrictions of Govern-
ment. It would certainly be more creditable to com-
mence some improvement in the srtem, than to remain
passive until measures, rendered necessary for the public
good, are made compulsory. L.
Neweastle-on-Tyne, Jan. 5, 1841.