The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-02 00:00:00

ANTWLIGENCE

Mils DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fine.)
IN RE LILLY.
kniopt, a clothier, of Chiswell-street, applied for
cetera discharge' The debts are 2,069/., on which a
kilend has been pod.
geed supporte Mr. J. Davies, for the assignees,
oppceition, and the order was granted.
IN RE ALBERT HIRSCHMANN.
binkropL, a merchant, of Moorgateatreet, applied
elimination and for his order of discharge. The
/Th. peanut by Mears. Johnstone, Cooper, and
oe show liabilities of TJ,D4/., against which property
et 3,300/. is held by secured creditors.
Liakiata opposed for the assignees, and Mr. Denny
....creditor. It was stated that the bankruptcy had
. nine mouths ago ; and there had been several ad.
ts at the bankrupt's own instance, on the allege.
that he should be able to effect a composition with the
elan uncle at Hamburg. The result had been an
of Ia in the pound, which the creditors refused to so-
up to August, 1861, the bankrupt had car-
. on business as a commission merchant at
berg ; be hid then thought it better to come to
country, and commence business as a merchant. Before
so he had made himself liable to his uncle for 6,000/.
LA deceased father's account. His purchases here had
to the extent of 26.000/. ; all the goods had gone to his
(i laugh); and the proceeds received from the
bad only smonnted to 12,050/. Under these
the assignees wished for accounts
to the bankrupt's trading in Hamburg,
',ding over two rani ; he alleged that his books were
de powesuion of his uncle ; and an adjournment waa
we naked for, with a view to inquiry out of court.
Tr Honour—You are clearly entitled to that.
it. Sargood, for the bankrupt, objected on the puma
the assignees had already had sufficient time for
• With the unction of the court, Mr. Cooper had
„opted to assist the bankrupt in the preparation
Cseccounts ;they had been filed upwards of three months
u far as they could be completed in the absence of the
held by the uncle. They embraced the whole of his
in this country. The assignees had bad nearly four
..1 to examine them ; and their accuracy was unim-
. . He asked that the bankrupt should pass ; and the
of discharge might be adjourned to a future day.
Linklater said the assignees had had no opportunity
tramining the bankrupt, for until the last 5 or 6 days he
been abroad, trying to effect the arrangement referred
The bankrupt must take the consequence of his books
kept back by his relative. This was the case of a man
. to this country, and in nine months contracting
of 16,0001. ; and now he had not a shilling in the
to give to Ida creditors.
gr. Denny said he opposed for a creditor named Batter-
residing at Bradford, who complained of the bank-
• biting contracted his debt by fraud. He had several
cane up from the country to oppose the bankrupt,
welted his cams now to be gone into.
Be Honour said it was quite essential that the
have sufficient time to investigate this Call:lgi=
be an adjournment.
Linklater asked that the adjournment should be for
list examination only. It wu one of the inconveniences
Se sew act that the sittings for examination and dis-
king advertised for the same day, creditors who
to oppose the latter only were often brought here
y. He proposed that the examination should
adjourned to a day certain, and that the order of die-
should be adjourned sine dia.
it. filargood objected. There was no reason why the
course should not be pursued as was directed by the
ie all emu
Be Hewer mid it would be better to dispose of the
before anything else woe done. It was quite
re where the two questions should be kept separate.
Ultimately the examination was adjourned till the 20th
/dreary and the discharge till the 20th of Much
in us NACRES=
Ike bankrupt was described as an adjutant, of Adam-
Adelphi. Debts, 3791. •no &meta The principal
of 2601. is due to the &tali Bank, at Beard.
Discharge panted.