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THE SUN,. LONDON, THURSDAY EV ENING, SEP TEMBER 10, 157

and- tilling him that-he- had detached a party for
our escort ; this party arrived on the 10th instant.
On the 12th we left Jabwa under the escort of
Rolkar's troops. I had such implicit faith in Hol-
kar's friendship that I did not hesitate to place my-
self and family under the protection of his troops
for the purpose of proceeding to Indore to assume
charge ofThe agency during the absence of Colonel
Durand, and by my presence and advice to assure
an guide Holkar through the crisis, for, in his
letter to me, he entreats me to come at once to him
that I might yet save his kingdom during the ab-
sence of Sir R. Hamilton. We arrived at Bhopa-
wur early on the 13th, and on the 14th, hearing that
some Mahomedan troops had vowed our destruc-
tion, and not wishing to expose Holkar's troops to
unnecessary temptation, I left Bhopawur on the
15th, and travelled to Dhar. On the 16th I wrote.
to Mhow and.received letters warning me not to pro-
ceed to Indorefor the troops were in a most excited
state, so I determined to come into Mhow, to see
how matters really stood, which place I reached,
thank God, at 10 p.m., safe and well. On the 17th
I wrote to Holkar, telling him I did not think it
advisable my going to Indore, for it was evidently,
our policy to ward off as much as possible an out-
break of his troops until the arrival of our reinforce-
ments. On the 18th I assumed charge of the
agency, and have since then been most busy look-
ing after and conducting its duties. I think the
people have been reassured by my presence. On
Monday the 20 I paid Holkar a visit at Indore ; he
spoke most feelingly of all that had occurred, which
he said never would had occurred had Sir R. Hamil-
ton been in the country. The column from Bom-
bay is rapidly approaching, and if it is God's will a
few days more and we shall see our power firmly
re-established in Malwa."

HOOSINGABAD.
The following is from the wife of a medical man
at Indore

" Hoosingabad, July 18.
" On the morning of the Ist of July we rose as
usual, and I went for a walk and James to the hos-
pital, when all seemed perfectly quiet, as much so
at least as it was possible to do when a number of
soldiers had been collected to keep off any enemy.
We had long expected the Mhow regiments to
mietiny, and I dare say I told you troops had been
brought in from Sehore, Mehidpore, and Bhopawar
to protect us. , llolkar's artillery, too, was brought
up to the neighbourhood of the Residency in the'
Bazaar, . and horsemen patrolled all round the
grounds. These precautions were thought enough
to keep off an external enemy, but should any ap-
pear the Residency, a strong building, was to have
been defended, all the Europeans, of course, taking
refuge there. I had just finished taking my ac-
counts from the butler when I heard shouting in
the Bazaar, down which the Sepoy's tents were
pitched, and, looking out, saw people running in
every direction ; in a few minutes the noise of mus-
ketry was heard,land I suppose there must have been
a gun fired too, bat this I did not hear, for, at the but-
ler's earnest entreaty, I determined to go to the Resi-
dency, as he said all other sahibs were going. I
sent off to James, and ran into my dressing-room
fur my hat, and then the butler, taking his master's
loaded gun in one hand, clutched me under the
arm with the other, and I ran as fast as I could
just behind Mrs. Shakespere, who was hurried
acrosadu the same way by Dr. Thompson, who was.
stopping with them.
" The mutineers fired the first gun from their
first position, when, finding this would not bear
upon the Residency, they ran them round to the
second, almost crossing James's road from the hos-
pital. Most providentially he heard the first gun
and immediately recognising the sound of a loaded
gun, he started home, sending the cart by the road,
, himself taking a rather shorter and less conspicuous
• way homewards, entering our compound just as
they were unlimbering in the second position ; he
came over to the Residency at once." The Artilery
alone of the troops we had to defend us did their
duty. Colonel Travers, commanding the Bhopal
Cavalry, after much entreaty, got about 25 men
together, and of these only about five followed him
when he charged the guns, so nothing remained for
us but flight. We left at 10 a.m., the road to the
stables was cut off, but most fortunately the ammu-
nition waggons were on the south side of the Resi-
dency, and on these the ladies and children were
placed. Soon after Mr. Cobbe'e bullock cart was
i brought on, and two of Mr. Shakespere's (of these
the best and largest soon broke), and an elephant
and some horses for the gentlemen were brought
by their servants. Our servant brought nothing
fur us, but I expect our bungalow was one of the
first to be plundered, and our cartman was a new
servant and an Indore man, who would prefer
plundering the house to serving us at such a time.
As we went out of the Residency the whole of the
guns were battering away at it. Some bungalows
were on fire, and, alas I many of the Europeans of
the post, telegraph, and other offices had been
killed ; 22 escaped to Sehore by God's mercy.
No attempt was made to pursue us. Our escort
was strong in appearance. I am glad their wil-
lingness to fight for us was not tested. We had
two guns, about 200 cavalry, and a few infantry
of the Bhopal. Begnm's ,(these were belonging to a
contingent force, officered from our armies, and
stationed at Sehore, 20 miles from Bhopal), and
nearly 300 of the Bheel corps. Colonel Durand's
first intention was to go via the Simrole Ghat, to
Mundlaisir, about 60 or 70 miles, but when we got
to within three miles of the ghat the cavalry de-
clared Holkar had sent out guns to intercept us.
This waa utterly false, as he did all he could to serve
us, and is, we hope, still loyal and true ; but our
route was then changed for Sehore, where the men
wanted to go, it being their home, and thus they
deceived us. From the foregoing you may conclude
we had no time to bring anything away with us.
Most of the party have lost everything they pos-
sessed, and we are in this number, unless our-house
at Mundlaisir should escape destruction, which
seems scarcely possible, so many plundering tribes
will now come to light. The distress in the coun-
try to Europeans and many natives is dreadful to
think of, and where will it end ? It is so painful
a task, endeavouring to recall the sufferings of our
journey that I cannot do it now. Should our lives
be spared I may at some future time be able to think
of, it more calmly. Now I need all my courage to
meet what may yet be before us. God was truly
merciful to me and James, and we were able by His
grace to look calmly for death, and should it please
Him to prolong my life for years to come I trust I
may remember His great goodness in our hour of
peril and never cease to love and serve Him with a
truly grateful heart. All along we had reports of
guns being ahead to intercept us, but nothing
really appeared. Of our escorts not turning on us
we never, however, felt secure.
" After turning back from the Simrole road,
we struck to the eastward across country roads
and went on without stopping till about midnight,
when we halted for an hour or so ; of course, we
had nothing but the ground to lie on, and had no
food. Soon we went on again till daybreak, when
we came to a village where the men bought some
sweetmeats, and somebody's servant (few had any
servants with them) made some cakes of coarse
flour. Halted till 8 a.m., went on to Tuppa
Bungalow, found some brandy that Mrs. Magniac
had forgotten to take away when she was there a
month or so before ; had curry, rice, and grilled
fowl, but scarcely time to eat it, as the people re-
ported an enemy on before. On and on till near
midnight ; halted near a village some two hours ;
again journeyed onwards till daybreak, 'when we
came to a village, and they told us so confidently an
enemy was near that a gun was sent on, and all
preparations were made to force our way. Fortu-
nately, no one•appeared, and about 7 a.m. we met
two elephants, sent out by the political agent of
Sehore, Major 'Rickards. At 9 a.m. reached a
bungalow ; found tea, bread and butter, and gripes,
sent out by the same kind person, curry and rice,
two knives and forks and spoons, among some 18
hungry people: Our party, including some Euro-
pean sergeants and telegraph signa'lers, and three
children, was 32 in number. At 5 p.m. went on.
Halted at midnight for about two or three hours,
and reached Sehoro at 8 a.m. Kind welcome,
change of clothes, and a good breakfast; this was
Saturday, the 4th. Halted Sunday, made some
clothes, and bought a few necessary articles. Mon-
day, the 6th, went on at 5 p.m. ; halted at mid-
night for two hours ; on till .9 a.m , then halted for
the day under a large tree—rain incessant ; on t 11
midnight, when the rain forced us to halt, took
shelter in a native shed ; fires dried our clothes a
little ; at dawn on again through the rain. At one
village had a small sugar ball each and some milk,
and at another some parched pulse ; on and on
through most lovely scenery till sunset,, when we
reached the Nerbudda, crossed over, reached Hoo-
ingabad about 8 p.m., and were distributed among
the different persons here. Our lot threw us to
some very kind people, a Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, of
the Mad, as 28th. Hot water, grilled chicken, and
such
a eight's rest I Since our arrival another party
t fugitives from Aug r, some 25 persons, have
come. 0:
and
ism:: w_Dou'raal In' stay hero and where we
next go is most uncertain.
"Col,li
have loft for Assegurh,
and most likely „:„.,
of the lithos—l among the
number—will be ta'lla
very
hot,
and h,
is
already there. wenaitehle too. Mrs. Keating°
one has suffered from the fatiguewep. in health, and no
e kx iPn°ds nu el e;
but ,the weather is
and eympathY we have met with I can
never be sufficiently grateful for. We are all
waiting for news from Delhi ; how that will end
.
tGooodoni muchy knows,
that g;v, is
but we are confident, I hope not
t we may have the victory
to us, When the many at present doubtful allies

will return-to their allegiance. The Sehore people
have all come in, too, the Begnm. not being able to
restrain her own people enough so as to promise
them safety there. The news. from Bengal is
dreadful, but you will see it in the papers. lam
sure I need make no excnses for this incoherent
letter. I can't read it over."

Naval and Military InteitgeneN

Another colo n cloy is vacant by the death of Lieut. -
G en. G. A. Henderson, Colonel of the 59th Regi-
ment, who died on Monday last at his country re-
sidence in Worcestershire. The gallant general
entered the army in 1793, and up to his retirement
on half-pay in 1817 had seen considerable service.
He embarked in 17.95 with thearmyunder General
Sir R. Abercromby destined for the West Indies,

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but malignant fev©r breaking out on board the ship
the troops were disetnbarked. Afterwards he served
with his regiment during the rebellion in Ireland in
1798. He accompanied the expedition to the fiel-
der in 1799, and was present at tha first landing
and at the battles of the 19th of Sept. and of the 2d
and 16th Oct. In 1801 he proceeded to Egypt in
the expedition under Gen. Sir R. Abercromby. In

1808 lie landed with his regiment in Portugal,, and
took part in the battle of Vimiera, the disastrous
retreat to and the battle of Corunna. He re-I
turned to England with the other British forces
after Corunna, and was next employed in the ex-
pedition to the Scheldt, and was at the siege of
Flushing. He, in 1808, wont to the Peninsula, and
served to the close of that war in 1814. He com-
manded the Queen's at the battle of Toulouse, on
which occasion ho received the brevet rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel. General Henderson received
the war medal and four clasps for Egypt, Vinaiera,
Corunna, and Toulouse. In 1836 he was nominated
a Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, hav-
ing previously received the Order (second class) of
the Crescent. "The gallant officer's commisrion bore
date, as follows :—Ensign, Sept. 1, 1793 ; Lieuten-
ant, March 1, 1795 ; _Captain, Aug. 20, 1801 ;
Major, June 4, 1813 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, April
12, 1814 ; Colonel, Jan. 10, 1837 ; Major-General,
Nov. 9, 1846 ; and Lieutenant-General, June 20,
1854. After his retirement on half-pay he was one
of the inspecting field 'Aura. In April, 1852, he
was appointed Colonel of the 59th Regiment by
,the
late Duke of Wellington.
Letters from Malta to the 4th Sept. announce the
departure on the 30th of Aug., for Constantinople,
of the Osprey steam gunboat, which relieves the
Boxer, whose arrival at Malta, where she is refit-
ting, has been already mentioned. There were in
port the Hibernia receiving ship of the line, bear-
ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir M. Stopford, and
th Wanderer steam gunboat, awaiting intelligence
from India to send it to London by electric tele.
graph. The European and Australian steampacket
2Etu a arrived at Malta from Alexandria on the 30th
of August, bringing, among other passengers, Com-
mander Parker, R.N., and left on the following
morning for Liverpool ; the Cambrian paddle
steamer, belonging to the same company, having
left for the same destination on the preceding even-
ing. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam-packet Valetta, with the London mails of
the 26th of August, arrived at Malta on the 31st
from Marseilles, having, among other passengers
for Malts, Major Stewart and Captain Jones, 88th
Regiment ; and for Alexandria, General Windham,
Major-Gen. Sir Hugh Rose, Col. Little, Major and
Mrs. 'Forster and son, Major Grindleston, Major
and Mrs. Larkins ; Captains Coles, Courtenay, El-
wyn Hare, Hill, Johnson, Lock, Macgregor,'
M'Mahon, Pulley, Richard, Steele, Stevenson,
Thomas, Wood, and Rabin. ThesValetta left Malta
for Alexandria on the morning of the 31st, preceded
by the Colombo, belonging to the same company,
carrying the heavy mail and passengers for India
from Southampt•in. The Leb ninon screw steamer
took her departure from Malta on the 2d for Corfu
and Cephalonia to embark the remainder of the 68th
Regiment for England. It was stated at Malta that
orders bad been issued from the Horse Guards for
the despatch to England for India of several regi-
ments stationed in the Mediterranean garrisons.
The 46th Regt. from Corfu, the Ist Regt. (Royals)
from Gibraltar, and the 21st, 28th, and '7lst from
Malta are among the regiments expected to be re-
moved.
Liout.-Col. Turner's troop of Royal Horse Artil-
lery, at Woolwich, which has been some time under
orders to proceed by the Hydaspes to Calcutta, was
ordered on Saturday to Bombay, to embark on
board the transport Prince Albert ; but in conse-
quence of fresh orders received yesterday at Wool-
wich from the Horse Guards it will sail for Calcutta,
as originally intended, in the Hydaepes. Major
Gardiner's D troop of Royal Horse Artillery mar-
ched into Woolwich on Tuesday from the camp at
Aldershott, to prepare for embarkation to India.
The accounts received at headquarters Woolwich,
from the various recruiting stations of the Royal
Artillery Regiment, are highly satisfactory. Yes-
terday the first batch sent up from the Bth batta-
lion station consisted of 60 healthy, robust-looking
young fellows, principa)ly labouring men. The re-
cruiting sergeants stationed in and about Woolwich
are equally successful, averaging about 100 recruits
weekly.
There aro now 2,000 rank and file in the Colches-
ter Camp. The Ist battalion 60th Rifles have ar-
rived during the last few days from Chatham, the
Ist Royals from Glasgow, the 4th from \Valour,
and the 56th depot from Pembroke. The troops
will be formed into three battalions under the com-
mand of Col. Dixon, Lieut. -Col. Whitmore, and
Lieut.-Col. Swat. Two of these battalions will
consist of the depots of regiments in India or on
their way to the East.
A. regimental order has been issued directing all
officers of the Royal Artillery under orders for
India, who are not already supplied with revolver
pistols, to apply for the same to commanding
officers of the batteries and companies, who wilt
obtain them from the Deputy Assistant Quarter-
master-Ueneral.
The 18th Royal hill, at the Curragh; are under
orders for India.' The 99th Regiment has been
countermanded, and the 10th Company Royal
Engineers is to march for Chatham previous to
embarking for India—this week.
The 51st and 91th Regirneuts, at Dublin, are
under orders foi the East. It is rumoured that
six regiments of infan'ry are to proceed from the
Med:terranean, via Suez, to India, and that the
39th- Regiment ie ordered borne from Canada.
The Conqueror, 101, screw, Captain Hastings
Yelverton, C. 8., arrived at Da vonport on Tuesday,
on her way to rejoin the squadron in the Mediter-
ranea,u under Admiral Lord Lyons, for which
station she will sail as soon as some leaks discovered
in her timbers aro made 'good. For this purpose
caulkers were sent* ou board yesterday morning
from that dockyard.
Ganges,
-abg Captain John Fulford, is still
inonr. 'Nothing definite appears
8 Sheerness 4,
harbour.
known as to when she leaves here for Portsmouth.,
but she is still 150 A.B.'s short of her sea comple-
ment.
The Imperador and Imperatriz steam transports,
with troops for China, called. at Madeira on the 16th
and 18th of August, filled up with coals the same
daya, and proceeded on their voyages.
Tho freight ship Gloriana, Capt. Toynbeo, left
Spit head yesterday for India with the following
troops:—Cornet Adams, 2 sergeants, 1 corporal,
and 17 privates of the 12th Royal Lancers•, Ensign
Talbot, 1 corporal, and 7 privates of the 43d Foot;
Lieut.. -Raymond and Birch, and 2 privates of the
41th Foot ; 13 privates of the 3d battalion of the
60th Rifles; Major T. Benson, Capt. J. Galbraith,
Lieutenants' E. G. Storey and A. Triabge, Ensigns
J. W. Hughes, F. S. Rogers, J. H. Mardon, C.
Richards3n, T. G- tmbell, Assistant Surgeon J. M.
G. Laing,seven sergeant', four drummers, eight
corporals, 104 privates of the 66th Foot ; Capt. C.
Venasles, three corporals, 51 privates of th r 74th
Foot ; and Staff-Assistant Surgeon Duff, of the
Madras Army, in medical charge.
The Dutchman screw steamship arrived at Ports-
mouth in the night of Tuesday front Gibraltar,
with the:bead-quarters of the 55th Regiment, and
went into harbour to await orders for their disem-
barkation. Tt.tey procee 1 to Cork and land thero.
On the promotion' of Qu trtermaeterSergeant M.
Brickdale to the rank' .of Qusrtermaster in the
Pertsrnouth Division of Royal Marine Light Is -
fautry, his late brother non-commissions 1 officers
gave a farewell dinner iu his hbnoar, as a mark of
their respect for his talents, zeal in the service, and
his many good m >rsl and soci qualities. They
al:o presented another respected comrade, Ser-
geant-Major Best, discharged on lensth of service,
a costly silver snuffbox, bearing the inscription,
" Presentedto Sergeant-Major G. C. Best by the
Sergeants of the Royal Marino Light Infantry,
Portsmouth Division, on 'his retirement from the
rps, after 29 years' service, the 28th of August,
1857." The presentalion took place on the afters'
noon of Saturday last in the messroora of the divi-
none' head quarters at Forton, where a general
meeting of the set pants convened. A soldierly
speech was delivered by Sergeant-Major Murphy
on presenting the testimonial to the gallant reci-
pient, who in reply heatt.ly thanked his late com-
•rader for the kindly feelings evinced towards him,
and assured the that he felt the utmost pride in
the thought of handing down their gift to his child
run's children.
Termagant, 25, screw, under the command of
First Lieu' onant Colin C. A. Bane, was inspected
at Portsmouth yesterday by Captain (Shell) Moor-
sons, of the Diadem, 31, screw. The crew were put
threw the most minute and severe gun drill and
exercise, and every department narrowly scanned.
~The inspection lasted three hours and a half, and
elicited the marked approbatien of the inspecting
officer She will pay off on or about the 16th inst.
The evil effects of the impolitic course taken by
the Admiralty at the commencement of the present
financial year, in discharging and permitting the
discharge of a large number of seamen, are now
I being felt in the difficulty experienced in manning
the ships recently put in commi.ss ion. As is always
the case when men are required for an emergency
fellows are being eutere 1 at the several rendezvous

at the commercial portg, of every class and charac-
ter, and drafted into sea•going ships without any
t r aining. —Plymouth Mail.
The Conflict, 8 (screw), and Valorous, 16 (paddle),
which have been in commission more than a week
at this pork, are not yet masted, the necessity of
providing these important adjuncts to ships' hulls
never having struck their lordships at Whitehall.—
Plymouth Mail. _ _ _

The funeral of the much-lamented Capt. Savage,
of the Royal Marine Artillery, and instructar of
fortification at the Royal Naval College, Ports-
mouth, took place yesterday. He was followed to
the grave by the brethren of the various lodges be-
longing to Portsmouth, and laid aside his brother-
in-law, Dr. Scott, at the new cemetery at South -
sea. The naval cadets belonging to the Royal
Naval College, as well as officers and crow of the
Excellent, were in attendance, and upwards of 300
Royal Marines and Royal Marine Artillery paid
the last respect to a much beloved officer.
Admiral Lord Lyons, G. C. 8., in his flag ship
Royal Albert, 101, straw, Captain Mends, C. 8.,
With his squadron, left Gibraltar, August 30, ar-
rived at Algiers, and was to leave that port for
Malta this week. •

We are glad to be able to state that Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Barrington Reynolds, K.C.87, commander
in chief of Devonport, has recsovered from his re-
cent illness, and is again able to attend to his
duties.

The Lady Gray merchantman arrived at Spith6ad
during the night of Tuesday with loss of jibboom,
cutwater, &c. _

The Cyclops, 6, paddle steam vessel, Lieut. Day-
man in command, was taken into the steam basin
at Portsmouth yesterday for repairs. ,
The freightship Cresswell has bean taken up by
Government for the transport of military stores from
Woolwich, for Wellington ; and the Princess
Louisa, fix Barbadoes. The Joseph Shepherd has
been chartered to embark naval and military stores,
ammunition, &c., from Deptford. and Woolwich,
for Hong Kong. The above-named ships are all in
the East and West India Docks.

Commander R. Moorman, Commander A. F. R.
De Horsey, and T. D. A. Fortesene were yesterday
promoted to the rank of Captain. Lieut. E. T.
Hind, Lieut. E. Webber' and Lieut. T. .B. Leth-
bridge were promoted to the rank of Commander.
Mr. Ernest Piers has boon appointed Midship-
man to the Gauged.

LAW INTELLIGENCE, &pt. 9,

COURT 01? BANKRUPTCY.
(Mora Mr. CorniniBßioner Fonblanque.)

IN RE SUMMERS -WHOLESALE PAWNING OF CREDITORS'

PROPERTY.

This was the certificate meeting under the bankruptcy
of James Summers, of No. 38, Hatton-garden, whole-
sale jeweller.
The bankrupt's unsecured debts were 2,959/. ; ditto,
holding stack, 2,2641. ; the assets were returned at
3161. ; good and bad debts ; stock in hands of creditors
assumed, 3731. ; property surrendered, 3201. ; losses,
114/. ; trade expense., 8221., of which 2281. was uu-
vouched ; domestic and personal expenses 4471., un-
vouched of which was 3871 ; and receipts from boarders
assumed 2241. Tho profits from October, 1855, to May,
1856, were returned at 606/. 13s. 4d. ; and the accounts
showed that the bankrupt was deficient 561. 4.. ld. at
this period.
Mr. Sargood said he was instructed by the creditors,
as well as the assignees, to strenuously resist this
bankrupt having his certificate. He had traded, if
it was worth the name of trading, from October, 1855,
to May, 1857, only when ho became bankrupt. The
learned counsel then called the bankrupt, and, from
his examination, it appeared that he had kept no
regular cash-book nor stock book, and that he had
no means of stating to whom large quanties of jewel-
lery had been sold, nor could he in case of having
been robbed have described- the articles of which
he had been plundered. During his career of eigh-
tee❑ months he had pledged goods to the extent of
3,7501. He commenced pawning about six or nine
months after he went into business. On the 2d of April
he had 311. worth of goods of Mr. Biddell to show to a
"customer," but ho could not tell his name; he believed
the " customer," lived in the country ; he did not know
what .became of those goods; they did not go to the
pawnbrokers the same day. On the 16th of March he
obtained jewellery of the value of 501. 38. of Mr. Arnell,
but he bad no recird of how it was disposed of. On
the 16th April a bill fer 441. Is. 41. became due to a
Mr. Hasler, and he admitted that be might have told
him on the 13th April that he was not in difficulties and
that he expected to receive in afew weeks alarge amount
of money. He pledged on the 2d May with Mr. At-
tenborough a silver tea-urn, coffee and teapot, and other
articles fer 881., which he had obtained from Mr. Col-
lingridge ; he had them on sale or return.
Mr. Sargood—On your oath, has ho ever sold you
that property at all ? Now, be cautious.
The Bankrupt hesitated to answer the question.
Mr. Sargood—l will not press it, as it would not be

fair to do s 0 ; but I will again put the question, to give
you an opportunity of denying it, if you can. Did he
ever sell those articles to you at all ?
Bankrupt—Not at that time.
The examination, in continuation, showed the bank-
rupt, on the 25th of April, obtained goods to the amount
of 161. 15s. from Mr. Bowman, a jeweller, upon an ac-
ceptance, and on the 231 of April he had a bill drawn in
favour of Mr. Goad, of Birmingham, for 451. 7s. Bd.,
and wrote to that gentleman requesting a renewal of it
for three months, as he was disappointed in receiving
some money, but would receive 2,0001. in one month and
would take care not to encroach upon his kindness
again. Tie concluded by begging Mr. Goad to consider
the letter confidential.
Mr. Sargood—Which was to be considered confiden-
tial, the dishonour of your bill or your obtaining the
goods I
Bankrupt—The dishonour of my bill.
Mr. Stewart, assistant to Mr. Attenborough, was
examined by Mr. Sargood—ln consequence of the nu-
merous pawaings of the bankrupt, they declined to have
any further dealings with him three or four months
before the bankruptcy. When the goods were pledged
they asked no questione'respecting them, except whether
he was a tradesman, and he showed them a bill-head.
By Mr. Lawrence—Mr. Attenborough had been in
business for a number of years. Lila was different to
pawning. It was advances made upon goods. The
time was extended for redeeming the goods. Summers
had redeemed them from time to time.

By Mr. Sargood—They knew the bankrupt Summers;
but he signed the book in the name of James Smith.
It was not unusual for people who pledged to give wrong

names.

The Bankrupt was recalled by Mr. Lawrance. He
had pledged goods to a large amount. He had re-
deemed them from till() to time. The proceeds of the
pledges were applied to the liquidation of trade bills. It
was want of capital compelled him to resort to pledg-
ing. He was in negotiation for forming a partnership.
The negotiation, at the end of six weeks, was broken off.
The partner would have introduced 1,5001. or 2,0001
By Mr. Sargood—He never laid before his proposed
partner a statement of his affairs. Could not say whether
he told him he was insolvent. 'That communication
was broken off on his (bankrupt's) part, but was re-
sumed this year.
Mr. Sargood, in asking for a total refusal of certificate,
strongly denounced the bankrupt's conduct, and called
attention to the fact that the bankrupt was obtaining
goods when pursuing a systematic course of pawning.
He also adverted to the fact of the bankrupt not having
kept that safeguard to a jeweller, the stock book. He
questioned if this was a trading at all.
• _ _

Mr. Lawrence admitted the main facts to be indis-
putable, and also that there should be some distinction
between the capital and the operations of the trader. Had
not this young man resorted to the wretched expedient
of pawning, doubtless his trading would have been of
short duration ; the temptation, unfortunately, was ir-
resistible. This man bought the goods in the ordinary
course of his business, and there was no mi'srePresenta-
tion except to Videll, and that was only to get time for
the payment of his debt?, and was not put forward as a
ground of complaint. The bankrupt had been guilty of
what he might call an ordinary commercial life. Refer-
ring to the pawnbrokers, he said he was surprised that
these men, who were not dealing with a spendthrift who
was pawning his gold watch and chain—not dealing with
a man who, on a sudden emergency, parted with his plate
—not with the poor pawning to obtain the necessaries of
life—should not have exercisee a little discretion, and
said, " Dohs is new plate, and we will not take
your goods in." The fault lay a great deal with those
people who had the means of supplying needy tradesmen
with money. There was a distinction to be drawn be-
tween the men who came often before this court selling
their goods at a reckless sacrifice of 40 or 50 per cent ,
and placing their property beyond redemption • for the
extent of the mischiefs inflicted upon the creditors by
this young man was the interest which ho had paid the
pawnbrokers, and the depreciation, if any, on the pro-
perty while in their hands. The pawnings had not been
to keep up an expensive establishment, as the personal
expenses had been exceedingly moderate ; nor bad they
been to pay favoured creditors, but to meet bills coming
due ; and wLen Mr. Walcott, a creditor, called on the
bankrupt to sign a declaration of insolvency he had done
so, and came to this court to atone for his fault. He
submitted it was only a case for suspension.
Tho Commissioner said the case came very near the
statute which compelled him to refuse the certificate, but
did not come absolutely within it. Taking it as a ques-
tion of discretion by the Court on the bankrupt's con-
duct as a trader, ho could only say it was an exceedingly
bad case. The bankrupt had carried on a trade of ob-
taining goods and almost iname,:iately pawning them,
and he agreed it was a misnomer to call it a " trading."
The result had been a loss of 3,0001, on the unsecured
creditor. . The expectation of getticg a partner was an
old story, and rather too stale to be believed. The bank-
rupt said he believed if the gentleman had known of his
insolvency ho would have joined him, and from that
answer ho would say the gentleman had either taken
leave of his senses or the bankrupt of his. The certifi-
cate would be granted of the third class after a suspen-
sion of three years.
Mr. Lawrence said, as no fraud veal proved, he had
to apply for protection, to which Mr. Sargood objected.
Tho Commissioner remarked he would rather not
withhold protection, but give the bankrupt au opportu-
nity of earning his livelihood by his industry.
Protection accordingly granted.
Mr. Lawrence applied fur the payment out of the
estate of Messrs. Rayson and Son for preparing the
balance-sheet, which was opposed by the assignees, one
of the points urged in opposition being that he had not
employed a particular firm recommended by their soli•
citor.
His Honour referred the matter to Mr. Graham, the
official it,,eignee.

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN HOLBORN.—The ad•
journed inquest on the bodies of the two persons who
were burned to death in the fire which took place in
High Holearn on the 27th of July last, was resumed
yesterday, and after hearing some additional evidence,
the inquest was again tvij aimed for the sixth time.
DIVISIONS AMONG ROMANISTS IN NEW YORK---The
Romish Church in New York is by no means a unit.
The Ultramontane party condemn the timid course of
Bishop Hughes, and demand of the pontiff an assistant,
that shall make a public demonstration of the papal
faith, in parading in processions, and in the celebrations
of festivals, with pomp, banners, and martial music.
Bishop Hughes is a son of New York. He knows our
people well. Let our Sabbath become a gait day—let
the hallowed stillness be destroyed by martial music,
drums, and trumpets, processions of priests and nuns to
tho-church, with the i.charge of arti'lery—for such is
the demand—and the hostility to Romanian would be
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TERRIBLE' MURDER PROM JEALOUSY.-
A ;NEPHEW SEOT BY HIS Ui\OLE.

(Front the New York Sun.)

A very deliberate, and apparently premeditated,
Murder]was committed in Philadelphia, on Monday
afternoon, in the neighbourhood of Fourth and
Cherry-streets, The murdered man was a young
Englishman, named Wm. L. Smith, and the per-
petrator of the act was his uncle, George Freeth,
who, meeting his nephew in the street, attempted
to shoot him, but the pistol being knocked from
his hand, the desperate man pursued his nephew
into the Washington Hotel, No. 232, Cherry-street,
and before he could be prevented, fired three shots
from a revolver into the body of his nephew.
Frectth, says the Ledger, is also an , Englishman.
He came to this country about 11. years since, with
his wife, and commenced work as a jeweller. .A fter
becoming settled, he returned to England, and on
his return brought his nephew, Smith, also a jewel-
ler, with him. Soon after the arrival of Smith, a
difficulty occurred between Freeth and his wife, in
consequence ofit having been insinuated that Freeth
had another wife living. Mrs. F., though a mother
of seven children, applied for a divorce about four
years since, and obtained it.
Two years after this Smith married his divorced
aunt, Mrs. Freeth, and one child has been the fruit
of this union. This state of thing led to ill feelings
and threats between filo uncle and nephew, Freeth
alleging that the deceased had threatened to tako
the former's life several times.

Smith and his wife moved into Fourth-street, be-
tween Coates and BroWn, and yesterday Smith
started down town to attend to some business.
When at Fourth and Cherry-streets he stopped to
talk to a friend named H. Harrison, and
while he was thus engaged, Freeth passed
up Fourth-street in an.omnibus. As soon as Freeth
saw Smith he got out of the omnibus, and ap-
proached Smith at the same time, saying, " Smith
you are going on fine about me." Smith replied by
saying "that he was not doing anything against
him." Freeth made some reply to this, and said,
"Did I not pay your passage to this country ?"
Smith denied this. Freeth then replied, " I will show
you," at the same time pulling from a side pocket a
paper and a six-barrelled revolver. Freeth pointed
the pistol and said, "Smith you are a dead man ;"
but before ho could pull the trigger Harrison, -who
was talking to Smith, kpockd the pistol out of his
band.

Smith ran down Cherry-street, and Freeth picked
up his pistol and ran after him. When Smith reached
the Washington Hotel, be ran in, followed by
Freeth. Both of them ran through the tar-room,
small, low ceiling room, towards a back room ; just
as Smith got into a small vestibule between the bar
and kitchen, Freeth fired three times, two balls en-
tering Smith's breast, killing him in about two
minutes.

The report of the pistol brought the landlord
down stairs, whoonreaching the scene, found Smith
partially doubled up on the floor, with his head in
a position indicating that he designed running uP
stairs. Freeth was standing near and at once said
to the landlord, " I have done what I wanted, and
you may send for an officer to arrest me." Word
was sent to the Sixth Ward Station-house, and all
officer took Freeth in charge. The prisoner made
the same statement to the officer that he had made
to the landlord, but before and after getting to the
station-house he became somewhat difficult to
manage.
An inquest was held upon the body on Monday
evening, and a verdict that Smith came to his
death by a pistol shot fired by George Freeth.