The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-12 00:00:00

•
atlen. Ml.a AND • Mai& ItriT.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12. 1855.

es Roby sad Ca% were dais dessratal :—Jce•pi LoVh,
of Greet Claseeretreet, 1 isattafestenr, sad leas
James lbasbesr, of At. Jussesessest, bootesekor,
surviving partner of Geary Hey, of the teas pisos,
deemed, trading larder the drat of Roby sad Co.
This wee the Beetled for As last ezaatiaotioe or the beak-

As.
the ems is ono of uesiderable introduce, ad u
suss goeblad agoaN-M tlie Mehemet.' affairs bays
boa psbfflbd grim* with lito Wow of Whirls( the
teo ter s ow of rho upset of Mr. Pennell,
wash gives a oomplete and bipedal
view of Os asa.
" The maks egainot these birdatmet buinn dais ea the
of Desendser, 1964. The loaded Is St.
J9thanessh Mbitotwakses. basimag le GSM Ruescerast,
Lioesisside. es blukingumwalsolnosee. mist the
style* *Mel Roby end On. The leskuosaboot ammonses
oa the let of Unity, UM, and emboula s,seMi et two
years and shoes mouths. It Imo bun eswal adelerhis
to amalgamate the Nene* of these two messes in tide
form, awl My show eisskLu g results:—Er. Amount
ewiag to mama wits ams nossearod,6,o9lll. I le eieditors
11018111 ff MAI pulls in St. Jaassalrotrest (de-
duties wages 2,019 i.; ditto, in Great Qesuctrett,
2,4354 • peessinit Mpet of promises la St. Jaates's-strost,
3001. • ;wok lam ISUMg seats at the Duke of Wellington's
funeril, 11011 %dame du to Reset Lough on
hie capital asesnat, 1111.; surplus on Ist January,
1862, 34. 10s. Or. Cash given up to efil-
dal assigned, 74L pupae 11414_ good bosh
; debt*, 3.7461. UMW Mom IMmitsaiswaillllll ditto for
rent, 631.; property hill by Modllosi, us. ; hassomigoen-
sleds' principally et 111 geld for the gook of
the business), 2.404. Tait empressa, St. Jamos'aetreet,
2.1121. ; Great Q.. 401. 1.4471_ ; paid Geo. Roby,
6711.; Listener's eleenet, 6461.
" It appease doff OM in January, 1852, en-
tered • a bodies cella for very many years been
ardril ea by Gaup Roby, in the name of
trail I. taking to this momma, the bankrupts, it
motif, wade an improvident bargain, having wiled
sat oily torpsy the large asst of 2,0001. for goa-will
sad Sutures, bet to allow Mr. Hoby 2501. a year out of the
gooks of the besieges. This arrangement, as might have
bees anticipated, has resulted I. bankruptcy, the trees
being evidently inadequate to meet such an anctunberance.
The accounts INTO bees prepared from the books, which
have been accurately kept sad periodically balaaeed."
Mr. Allen, for the areigues, offered no opposition to
the bankrupts' peruse.
Mr. Tippitto appeared for the bankrupt Lough, and Mr.
Siggendon for Limebeer.
His Roam' said the amount in this cue showed a groat
deal better result than was ordinarily seen in that court.
It was scarcely to be wondered at that the bankrupts should
have given a large mount for a business like Mr. Hoby's ;
ono would have supposed it was worth that amount, if any
business wee. He presumed there would be a considerable
dividend in the case.
Mr. Tippitte—Oh, yes • from 12s. to 16s. in the pound.
The bankrupts then paved.
DI 11 FORDTCI.

The bankrupt wee a piesOer and painter. of lallegtom
His application foe WS heard a few days ago.
Mr. Fitch, for the agitates, opposed, on the ground of
fraudulent pridereses. Zs now said that he was instructed
to ineseeede with the man en behalf of the bankrupt, who
bed maim to raise 601. for the estate, provided he
mirletliavemour. pa
mid the ease had been beard, and be mold
eel mew eatertath each a proposal. It was imposible to
pane ewer such a ease as this without censure sad without
pmehhing the bankrupt. It appeared smite Mein that this
am wee a mere adventurer in trade. He samiameed his
Wanes-sheet on the let of January last year, Mks thee
1861. wane than nothing. He was nothing more them an
adventurer, seeking to take the chasm of say plat he
might make. He had gone on in a very reakfim way,
Medias at a considerable loss, and at the expense of the
creditors throughout. His profits had hem only 1031.,
while his trade sad personal expenses satemled to 8401. in
this very short time. Thoueh absolutely without capital,
he had chosen to expend 8661. in building a large shop at
the bask of his premiers. The lease of this he deposited
with a misty selling itself the "Independent Protestant
Braildieg Seelety"—(a leapk)—me of a class of m-
ade midi ad usisM, mistier by lending money
to meenifteres people. end taking murky on their
Me, le the prejadim of all the rut of the
tVe. The effect of these moieties was to place a trader
is a false peel ism as regarded his other creditors. They se-
emed thee be was a man of good credit, and in a flearish-
Lay, when they saw him building large premises ;
la truth and Ins fact, is this case, the man was
;;0001. behind the world. There was not the least
trees of this transaction to be &sad in the bankrupt's books
or his bidanwshest. His books were very iaifferently
kept, and the accounts were to a great extent seemed.
From a bill found among his papers, it would appear that
he had been advised by Mr. Austin, a solicitor, not to &i-
-=bis property anises for the general benefit of
editors. In the face of this advice be had perpetrated
the very fraud against which this gentleman bad most
party advised him. He had assigned his effects to a creditor
word Crouch, who was thus enabled to defeat the other
meffitars. This was clearly a fraudulent preference. The
bee principle of the bankrupt law was equal distribution
mempt all, and here there was a deliberate purpose to
psalm ems creditor to the rest. Foe this offence the cuff.
bate snot be suspended for twelve months from the date
efrieltesgitiori elms granted to be of the third clam ; the
to be withheld foe three seesaw from that day.
amen XL COMMIT= MR.
It Xi 21X111.—LONG BIIIIPIXSIOX Or CIRTIPICATIL
The bankrupt in this case had kept a tobacconist's shop,
at Gravesend. Be applied for his certificate a week or two
egn, and was opposed by a creditor al the ground that he
had been guilty of a fraud ia makiag up false books for
the make of disposing of his heathen to advantage.
His Hesear, at the time, expressed a doubt whether he
maid grant a certificate at all in seek a ease. Having taken
time te refused
mos? his ljadgnmet he id he had doubt
that if he refused the eartileete eltogetnowsaher in thisno case the
Lords Justine weld, I. the meat of an appeal, hold kiss
defog se. At the seam time he was inclined, If
titlld is defog
at all, Isere ea the side of mercy ; he would, there-
Nee, respoad the sertileate fee three years from the date of
the petition, whoa granted to be of the third class, the
Makeup* to be left without protection until he had bees
three maths la prison.
Kr. Ahead, for the opposing creditor, wished to know
whether his Honour construed the claim as a debt.
Mr. Mame), for the bankrupt, objected to the qua-
ties=re-opened ; and his Honour declined to express
way