The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Wm Mr. O001.:01d0Dir Ocolbara.)
IN LE SACIFITLI. —BLOIFDLES OF Tag " TIM."

This case was before the court yesterday. It involved a
~ue4tion as to the validity of a deed of arrangement.
Hi. Honour, referring to the report of the case which
appear.' in the Tines, said he saw there a statemeat of a
fact which bad certainly reaped him on the hearing—that
a copy of the directing creditor's affidavit had been served
on the trustees. This fact, if it were so, made a great dif-
ference.

Mr. Bagley—lt is not a fact at all. There was only one
affidavit served—that served on the debtor. _

Mr. Sargood concurred in dating that no copy of the
affidavit had been filed on his clients.

The bankrupt, a medical practitioner, of Southampton,
came before the court by adjournment for his examinatiou
sad discharge. His debts are 1,760/. ; assets (realised) about
5001.

R. Reed supported.
Mr. liuklater, for the assignees, asked farm adjournment
mine die. Nearly three months ego, the bankrupt had been
ordered to file a cash and deficiency account, but had failed
to doss

'Adjourned sine die, with limited protection.
DI 811 lIUTLABD.
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The bankrupt was • banker's desk, residing at Brixton.
Thia was the sitting for examination and discharge.
Mr. Solomon, for the assignees, examined the bankrupt
u to the value of some houses on which he had executed a
mortpv to hie solicitor.
Mr. &mood said the bankrupt we. reedy to furnish the
desired amount, and there was no necessity for an adjourn-
meet. His failure had bees axasieeed through his having
assumed some liabilities of his dereased father.

His Honour granted the order.
ry RE HATIVAID.—A GOOD MATE

Th. binkr;pi;;Liniidi.Lipi;;;iiio7. wordy:ago-
keeper, of Manchester-street, Manchesteroquare. Be was
adjudicated in prisou, owing scene 4,0001. or 5,0001. Pro-
perty had since come in to the estate which has radioed
3,000!. This will yield a dividend of about 15s. in the
pound. A dividend sitting will be shortly appointed.

nr as 1. W. powiaa,:.

The bankrupt wee dawned am a comedian and theatrical
prompter. Debts, 147/. only, including a liability on a bill ;
no maga. It appeared that he bad been engaged at the
Adelpbi Theatre.
_ . .

Goodday, for the official assignee, did not oppose.
Mr. Down, for the bankrupt, maid h. had unfortunately
lent his name to a brother actor, and hence his diflloalties.
Mr. Bernhardt, (amain* dealer, a creditor for 84175.,
urged that the bankrupt was in the receipt of three guineas
a week, and ought to set aside something for his crediton.
The bankrupt maid him Wary was only 21. a week.
Mr. Dowse—The bankrupt has a wife and four children.
His Honour remarked on the number of small debts dos
to tradespeople.
Mr. Bernhardt urged that be should be required to set
aside sa. a week, or 121. a year.
Mr. Down said that Be. in the pound had been offered to
the ereiithee. and refused.

The bankrupptt said IN held no regular engagement. He
might be Bieohaeged at the end of any month.
His Halsor did not think that • man with a wife and
four °WILING, having only 21. • week, could be called ou to
est anything amide.
Order panted.

The bankrupt was ;coeUx;;;CiaTtnveller—eb. third ease
of the kind before the court tbis morning. Debts, 648/., is
eluding 2681. damages Lod costs in a divorce, suit, " Derry
r. Derry and Lawrence," in which the bankrupt was oo•
respoodest. The plaintiff bad obtained judgment, and taken
him is execution.

Mr. Goodday, for the official assignee, brought these facts
Wore the court.

Hi Hem= mid the bankrupt bed been guilty of •
ems briery, bat in the present state of the law he could sot
be punished in that mart. It was the practios now for
pubm who were sued i• the Divorce Court as co•reepood•
cuts, if judgment want against them, to come to this court
in order to wipe oat the debt and mat& For this there wee
no remedy M present ; iM bankrupt must take his order.
Mr. W. Masterram, on behalf of the detaining creditor,
afterwards appeared and wished to oppose ; bet his Hamm
told him it was too late. He had granted the order of
discharge. however moth he might regret the state of the
law, which he hoped would be remedied shortly.

IS Ili 11. C. RADIAL •
The bankrupt was a solicitor of Oakley•squers, formerly
of Manchester. Deb* 2571. only. There was so
("Cr bankrupt attributed his failure to the failure of a
clunk who owed him a large sum of mone if all the
debts due to his were realised, he should ho able to pay
his creditors 20a. in the ported : unfortunately than debts
were all bed. He had lam a solicitor 25 ream
His Hamm pawed the examination, but adjourned the
ceder of dierharp.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)