The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

tau) inumeenct.

COURT OF

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in II WALT.
This wu the ettaalaardos meeting ia the saes of Edward
Hodges Hedy, deassibed as a esuiptor and dealer is
marble. of Newmarstrest, sad ether plum The
smuts sound from the Hensler of 1354 to the sad of
Julian last. The following me the principal items :—Tis
creditors aasseured, 2,6211.; ditto beldam; security, 860
liaedities 1.;
2.8171. ; surplus, let January, 1854, 3,3481.;
profits. 1,6641. Os the other side, the muses WITS stated et
about 10001. in debts and property realised; Worn fl held
by meditate, 6601. The trade expenses were pat down at
; interest aeount, 1921.; law sharps, 861. ; house and
al expenses, 1.06111: The losses were stated at the
sramount of 6,0071., of which 4,1001. represented the
' omns e between the estimated cut pries of theproperty
and its present estimated value. This property included pr 113
Iliad, of colossal end hook else statues, 40 portrait busts,
asadry monumente, cuts from nature, working materials,
ideal works, the vat of which was stated at 3,6,501.
Mr. A. Jones, who represented tle assiguess, express
their .atisfaction with the assegais, and said the buckle
bad done all in his power to assist the amine's.
The bankrupt passed.
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IN RI OILLAZD.
This was the "nomination muting is the case of W.
Dillard, sea., described as a dealer in oils and pickle', of
Catherine-street, Strand, also et the city of York, trading
under the Aim of ths " Layerthorpe Bottle Works." His
mounts ',modal over 61 year' prior to the failure in
January last, sad showed a total liebility of about 3,7001.
The assets were stated at 2001. in good debts and property;
email/norms. 2471. Hie profits had been 1,0951 ; eatery
from the York Glom Company, 6161. ; expenses of various
kinds, 3.2401 ; losses, 4301.; advanced on the LoyerthorPs
Bottle Works, 2961.
Mr. Loess supported; Mr. Clark, for the assignees,
offered no opposition, and the beakrupt passed.

IN ZZ NAT.
The bankrupt was a draper at Ipswich. A petition bed
:need by Kr. Braun, a moditor2_p_raying that ha
mightl, Ae drolsytd sonless ws • soot Of WWI eon
hands of the shear, the proceeds of a sale WNW a warrant
of attorney, as the 13th of January last, the day on which
May was declared a bankrupt. The money being also
claimed by the assignors, the sheriff held it subject to the
order of the court. In October last Mr. Delimit had made
the bankrupt an vivant. of 2001., taking • warrant of attor-
ney of his stock ma .scanty ; bat the warrant of attorney was
only teat mem 27th of November. The question arose
whether the leslinept was sot thus in insolvent circum-
Messes, the baskesplri having marred on the 13th of
Janituy. Judoists% was enteral upon the warrant of
attorney on the letk et Jesuary, sad the sale took place on
the 13th, the dyes which Me polities was Sled in this
court
lb. Begley. Sir the pelitisaar, aerie eded that the sale
wee amity easigista es* the wresey pal ever, before the
pottage la beralaupley lad beta Ilea, whisk task pleas
about three is the aftemege—the eels having ealiebeeeell
at twelve.
Mr. Aspland, for the 11141111148. relied ea the hi. et
=by the bankrupt*, la asmeeyr that the beek=ratee
vest circarnsteases wbes Wre waneat et
was gives. As the ;Midge is banknote beta
bdore the male was see pieta. the parties et the
received after It was as Sled land below is the
His Hisser said be was clearly of egleiesairelhie
sal void.
the lifiek modes. the wareeat of stoney wee men ,
It was at
he es salordeat debt—givea within two 1
maths of tM bealwelley—sad gives at a time when the
beakrupt meld net meet hie eagagesente, for he was
usable te met his bale as they became due, and was re-
swiss then. The Spewed. of the sale would therefore
pee is tie atelgaree.