The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(TEM DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Arm)
WiJOIIWS.—A DILL= DI SWUM
This Wu en examination meeting and applieetion tor
4i,charge by Richard William Jones, of Vielorie.tamies,
Nomad-hill-gat& commission meet. The messeezed debts
;re returned at 1104 7a. 2d. ; secured, 1604 ; holds boos*.
hold furniture waned 4801. There ere liaminties on bills
discounted to the amount of 1791. to. 6d., end on smut-
roodetioe bills to the amount of 3271. 121.6 d. The Leedom
!demons Association, of Adelphi-terram, Strand, are the
creditors holding security, after deducting the vase of the
household furniture seized for rent. The bills seem to
km been discounted by the London and Provincial Disoommt
~,,,oreov. sad other City bill discounters. The bankrupt
Ades he is liable for a cal of U. per almre on twenty-two
v. shares in the blade° and Provincial Diaconal Onopeny
, Limited), of 79, Cambia. He had been mud far on. mall of
per share. He area bankrupt ia 1842, whoa be paid his
;Adore 12s 6d. io the pound, sad received a first-dam Ger.
:meats frees Mr. Commissioner ?magnums. He wee spin
holdups in 1844, when the fiat was santilled, and the
prolog failure is attributed to "want of means." The
jukrupt states that since he baa been in prison he has
received 9.. from hie friends.
Mr. Perry Godfrey supported the application ; Mr.
Aldridge represented the official assignee.
It appeared that the matter bad been repeatedly adjourned
for the buikrupt, who had also been insolvent, to effuse
with hie creditor& He now declared be had not the OWNLY
but formerly had some expectations from the goverment.
The examination was pained, and the order for dinsiarge
eu granted.

U JOHN JOHNSON.-POTTING • CONIONSIONEE Of • 11W

CHAILACTIII.

This was an application for release from custody. The
leo had bees an omnibus proprietor, of Hawked's',
Inset, square. He nuns to the court on his own
peaks on the 16th of the present month.
Ir. Griffith' (instructed by Mr. W. H. Psis, of Meryl,-
bone-road) supported theepplmatios, and said that the &Ufa-
irg creditor had the misfortune to meet with an amidst» on
one of the baakrupt's 'buries, whereby he broke a leg. He
Frought an action against the bankrupt, who, of course,
eas responsible for the conduct of he sensate, and re-
covered damages. It was an exceedingly hard owe to keep
nun in prison for the negligence of ethos, as SOON awl.
sat might happen, by which the groom of the oommis-
corer would drive over a person. (Laughter.)
!Hi, Honour drives his own chaise, and only keeps a
tiger."]
The Comminioner—l do not keep a groom.
Mr. Griffiths—No, but you keep a servant, and a very
dandy little fellow he is. (Laughter.) He submitted, is
inclusion, that that there bad been poolroom proved under
the preeent bankruptcy law, and that the bankrupt was ea-
ttied to his rake».

Mr. Hiteluau), for Mr. Willoughby, the opposing credi-
tor, said tkat the bankrupt had disposed of his omnibuw
day or two after the writ war served upon him.
His Honour granted the raison.

at sTrITEN.—A CONFORTABLZ TENANT.
This was an application for Mean from custody. no
haoaralpa had been ward by his landlord, Mr. Farms, who
hid offered to forgive him the rent if the bankrupt would
gwe up pawners of his hones. Oa entoequently being
applied to in prison, he gain refused, and said, " imprison-
swot has no terrors for me."

His Honour declined to interfere.
ILI MOSS.
The beakruptout attorney in the City, asked for his
mime.

Mt. &sat Reed opposed, sad
The Cocumissioaer seed Nutt be should Dot Weeders mita
the bankrupt had suffered one mouth's impriaostasut.