The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1866.

they did set wisslder the mos a wry favourable Car: The
bcakrope Itad dabbled la soloist shams, sad, es sten va-
rsity did, bid bit his leper,.
Mr. Chidley, for-the beiskespt, said that be had beat
istissed, is 11163, to porches' some mining chink which
proved ettoresstul. This allured him on; he was tasked
so become a director of some of those schemes, ineludisg the
Tregossbris Mining Company, elm a railway emptily, and
the result bad been the lose above stated.
A gestleutes, who said he wee else of the trade a gases,
reemostesded that the bankrupt should have a see elms
outillests, which was granted.
Dr 110TD.—ThIl "ROYAL BUM OF
AUSTRALIA."

This was the adjesnisd exasibratios meeting in the once
of Mark Boyd, described as a sharebroker, of New Bask-
huddle/I, who had traded in partnership with his brother,
Bud. Boyd (now deceased), Slider the Ann of "B. sad
M. Boyd," The joint balance sheet extends from the Ist of
January, 1640, to the 20th of Mareh jut, and contains the
following items :—To unsecured creditors, 7,6951.; ditto
holding sesseity, 10,4021. ; balance of Sydney consignment
account, 83.4661. ; profile in trade, 71.2891.; capital let
January, 1840), 19,3431.; liability, 3,4931. By good &beers,
3311. ; doubtful ditto, 1,8261. ; claim against Royal Bask of
Australia, 37,4061.. (A note to this item stated as follows :
" This skim is entirely exclusive of the remuneration of
the late Bunion Boyd for his superintendence in his ca-
pacity of chairmen of the affairs of the bank in the colony,
during a period of 10 years, on amend of which nothing has
been ever received, and the animist of which is as yet
undetermined. The affairs of this company are in "purse of
liquidation under the Winding.up Act ; and a lugs portion
of this claim of 37,4061. is disputed by the official manager
on the ground of its being baud by the statute of limits-
tions.") Property, 1635. ; debentures, Re., in hands of en-
diton (and subject to claims of 10,4021), 12,8001. ; insurance
on life of:B. Boyd, 3,0331. ; Aloe extremes, 17,9451.; private
account, 49,4781 ; losses 49,1061. The following note was
appended to this balance sheet: "N.B. Siam ay bank-
ruptcy despatches have been received at the Admiralty
from Captain Denham, of her Majesty's ship Herald, who
had proceeded to the Island of Guadalcsnar for the express
Purpose of ascertaining the fats of my brother, Benjamin
Boyd, which leaves no doubt of his having been murdered as
that Wand by the satives,is the year 1861." The large &must
of 49,1061., put down as loam, consisted almost entirely of
bad debts, one item of which alone, stated to be dos from
Bdward Boyd, deceased, amounted to 13,8001.
The separate balance-shut of Mask Boyd extended over
the same period of 16 years. The following are the princdpal
items ;—Liability os 190 shares in the Royal Bank of Aus-
tralis, 30,0001. (the amount of • all made on the bankrupt,
but misted by him, os the posed that be had a ight, ai the
surviving partner in the Arm of B. and M. Bgrd, to make
their alma against the bank, mounting to 37,40 U, avail-
able ea a set off; but this objeetios, it was stated, had been
disallowed by the Muter, sad • peat portion of the slain
had been resisted by the of manager, on he grated of
its beles barred by the statute of limitations); mount
remind by Mrs. Boyd under her marries' statement, for
frp Pus, 6001. • you, 2,7601. ; drawings from the firm
• B. sad 31. Boyd, 49,4781 ; amount at debit of private
actionnt, 61,4331. To this inn ie appended a note stating
that it includes a very large amount of disbursements (oom-
nrising a vastly increased personal expenditure) incideatal
, an intensive agitation of the great questions of emigration,
st,,aa communication with Australia, legislative protection
to the holders of land by means of grown looses, and other
qua linos affecting the oelony. Files of Waiters, 1,2001. ;
prop erty, 7301.
Mr . Harris, for the assignees, asked for an adjournment
fee it .*** months, on the ground that the accounts, which
won a xterstely voluminous, bad only just been died.
Mr.:Law/sue consented, es the part of the bankrupt, to
an adimt sniment for two mouths.
The a *sties wee adjourned till the 16th of January.
Mr. Hi trris said he should require a detail of the lump sum
of M,OOOl. now put down as puma expenses, being at the
rate of 4,00 01. a year.
yillani LAW Or ItAlitAo3 inniaterste.
Dining tho day's mending' Mr. Church stated that an
Roglinms very recently left Foikestose with 36,0001. in
his potshot He for moo time lived with a French lady,
whom he subeinaotly made his wife. Upon his decease
every farthing of his property, including the bed upon
which he lay, was found to have bees settled upon the wife,
and the residua hen amid not obtain • 'billies. tinder
the English law snob a osteologist wosid hen been set aside,
but sot so is France , end le mentioned the emulsions's
to show that the Code Napoleon was sot its all respells the
perfection of justice.
His Hosier was industrial to express hie waoarre•ce it
this opinion.

WOKS MIL 1011111111110 PIS 00t11101111.
IN ila /34EMIL

This was outlier certificate cseeting. The bankrupt we.
described ae e wine merchant, of Sloomuretreet. He owes
to unsecured creditors 1,0431. • Sto those boldly, security,
1,9401. The debtors were retained at 8111:;. pro arty held
as security, 8,1201.
Mr. Prim who represented the assignees, midi that the
oertificate bed bora adjourned to await the applisation fcr
• license for the New Ordnance Arms, Woulwieh, •If which
the bankrupt held the lean. Rat that m011...i0n Inc.
seeded, Messrs. Monkey, with whom the leers and other
securities bat hems deposited, wadi:Uwe* bean paid tff, and,
there would hare been tome better prospect of a dirdeud..
They could not now hope to obtain a limas' Were October.
His noisome remarking that the trading hod been rock.
lees, suspended certificate for twelve mouth from the.l
date of the adjudication (February last).; tbrartifirats UP
be of the third ekes.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS
/1•1011 ra. 001/WWWOIIIII !WILLITS.
IN RE EDWKRIP BURORREE.
This insolvent, who wu stated to be "isiattietwo " yaw
old, applied tale discharged. His wu en bail. Thera urea
no o
r.
Co ion.
Phillips regretted to see ratan of, his
great age in his position. Ha could sot see- the use- of
uudiag autos at hie age to prima.
It appeared that there bad bens an action of stactmeut to
rawest sole premise, at Hounslow. The insolvent had
been • bricklayer, sad his sou,. who was Is wart, was
anxious to explain that there was a set.oill for work dam.
The Coen massif,' to order the discharge to issue.

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