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EQUITY COURTS—YESTERDAY.
Promos Tall Ewa Jaynes. ow Arnim.
Ex P ATI GLYN IN RS KARLIN, • BANKRUPT.
. . .

This was an appeal from the deei;Lo of Mr. Commis-
sioner Uoulburn as to the amount to be paid by way of fees
to the chief registrar's account.' in bankruptcy upon the
meets constitsting the estate of the bankrupt.
Their Lordship' concurred in the male of charges adopted
by the commislioner, and expremed themselves surprised at
say anizneat to the contrary, notwithatandiag the emi-
nese' of the learned counsel by whom it had been urged.

Hama Vicauslietuaoa Sri 0. Teases.
GOODCIIO. O. WRAVIXO.—TXI K.:MX.O. LAND
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This matter came before the court upon an exception
taken to the answer of the defendants, caving and l'in-
sock. The suit was instituted by the official manager
against Feargus O'Connor, Weaving, and Pinnock,
charging the two latter with fraud in respect of an estate
which they had originally sold to Fearvs O'Connor, when
a part of the purchase money had been allowed to re-
main on mortgage. The mortgage did not originally con-
tain a power of sale; but such a power had been afterwards
given by O'Connor, and the fraud charged was that these
defendants had exercised that power of male fraudulently in
conjunction with O'Connor. so as to enable him to put the
surplus purchase money into his own pocket. The answer
of the defendants was 1,200 folios in length, and 400 folios
were taken up in setting out bills of costs hetween the
defendants and their solicitors. This was the part ex-
cepted to.
the Viee-Chancellor said he would not allow the encircle
of the court to be oppressively loaded with matter of this
description. It would have been quite sufficient snawer to
the interrogatories if the defendants had set out the
amount of the bills, and the business for which they were
incurred.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Iblin,As TSB Blow Don. 3. A. Swain WORTLEY. LP., Tos
Thermoset.
De HABER O. THE QVISIX OP POSTVGAL.
_ . _

Mr. Locke appeared to sh—ow cause against a rule nisi
whiebbad been obtained on behalf of the defendant in tide
case, tier Majesty the Queen of Portugal, calling on the
plaintiff to show cause why he should not elect on which of
two actions in this court ho should proceed, both being for
one original cause of action.
These eases have been before mentioned. They have
reference to some Portuguese bonds, and the Poituguese
sovereign is defendant nominally.
The court made the rule absolute, the election to be made
within 7 days. A commission for the examination of wit-
nesses in Portugal was issued.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-TPATERDAY.
Bgroar Ma. o.llieuriorna EmmaNcsor.

IN RE WOOLF AND LYONS.- I'AWNINO OF GOODS.-

IMI' . JUDGMENT.

The bankrupts were umbrlla and parasol manufacturers,
of Cripplegate-buildings. On applyicg for their certificates
they were opposed by Mr. I'arker, for the assignees, on the
ground of having obtained goods fin the purpose of pledre
ing, and of reckless trading generally. Mr. Lowrance, in '
supporting the application of the bankrupts, urged that
1 they had been induced to act as they had done by the ins-
proper facilities hell out by many large houses to traders of
the class of the bankrupts.
Ilia Honour now gave judgment. There were so many
causes of objection against the bankrupts, that, but
' for circumstances of extenuation, and the considera-
tion that they had been a long time suspended,
and must have undergone very severe mental puni h.
meat during the prosecutions, he should have come
to the conclusion of giving them (us he should do)
only the very lowest class of certificate, and have also ens-
pended it fur the longest period he ever did suspend a cer-
tificate. However, considering that since the bankruptcy
their conduct had been meritorious ; that they had without
hesitation submitted themselves to continual examinations
from the commencement, at the imminent peril, as they
were fully aware, that their statements would he used
against them ; that for the most part their answers had
been very fair, and that, though late, they had made full
discioeures—making allowance also for the suffering they
had already undergone under these indictments, which,
from the verdicts, the court was hound to con-
sider ought not to have been preferred—he had
determined to give them third-class certificates, after a sus-
pension of eighteen months from the date of the last exami-
nation. In doing this he would take the opportunity of
saying that wherever he found cases of continual pawning
and selling under price, he should always award a severe
punishment—a progressively more severe one—until, when
due notice hail gone forth of the court's intentions on the
subject, those who still would pawn and undersell might
expect their certificates to be altogether refused.
Mr. Lawmen asked for protection, urging that no specific
case of fraud had been proved against the bankrupts.
His Honour said he would give six months' protection,
with liberty to apply again at the end of that time. H e
was not fond of imprisoning people; they did no good
there, and generally came out worse than they went in.

Burgas 14t. Court,*lonia Covina,.
Ix as LAu.Brr.

The bankrupt, a farmer and greater of Ash, in Kent,
applied for his certificate, supported by Mr. Lawrence.
His Honour said that this was the case of a bankrupt who
not being able to account for his failure, went to a very inge-
nious advocate and said, "Oh, free trade is so injurious to
the farmers that we are starving, and that free trade is the
cause of my failure." It was a case where there was only
one shilling in the pound for the creditors (the unsecured
debts are 3,6891.), and the books bad not been well kept.
The certificate must be suspended twelve months, protection
for three.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT-YESTERDAY.
Dawns Ma. Coanwasowaa Law.
IN THE MATTIi OP RICHARD THOMAS PITINA.
This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Sargood for a Mr.
George Ward, and supported by Mr. Nichols.
It appeared that the insolvent took the refreshment-
rooms at the Hall of Commerce, having previously been a
tavern-keeper, and gave his acceptances. He was sued on
one for M., and pleaded that he had been deceived in the
undertaking he bad entered into with Mr. Ward. A verdict
was given for Mr. Ward, and the costa were 491.
Mr. Commissioner Law was of opinion that the law costs
had been wantonly incurred by the insolvent; ho had
pleaded what he knew to be a falsehood, and it would be
his duty to give a judgment for a long period.
Judgment deferred to Wednesday.
Manias Ma. Comm:ow Panura.
IN THE Marlin or THOMAS DATET.
This insolvent, who had been a beer-shop and coffee-
house keeper, applied under the Protection Act. There
was no opposition. He had become answerable for some
debts of other persona which now appeared on she schedule.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips laid it down that a man had
no right to make himself liable for the debts of others when
he could not pay his own debts. The Protection Act
precluded bin" from naming a day for the Anal order, as
debts had been incurred without reasonable expectation of
payment—Adjourned eine die without protection.

MDLLE. WAGNER AND TILE OPERA HOUSES.-
It was understood that this ease would hays been men-

honed before the Vice-Chancellor, Sir J. Parker, yester-
day, as stated by Mr. Betbell on the last occasion for leave
to place the awe In the paper this morning at the sitting of
the court, on motion to &moire the injunction, 24 hours
notice being given to the other side. The cue was however
not mentioned, and on inquiry we understood not only hu
no notice been given, but that up to the present time no
afildavita have been filed, without which the application
can■oot be made. The motion, according to the undertak-
ing, cannot therefore come on to-day as expected,