The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-27 00:00:00

A 431.801 0 0

.... £212,674 0 0

The bankrupt states his expenditure in the two years
preceding his bankruptcy at 1,5004 a year. He has filed a
statement accounting for his deficiency, in which the fol.
towing items appear:
Loma. Steamehips, 146.8271, ; working accounts,
33,875/. ; adventure, per Patrati, 2,6511. ; ditto, Stettin,
6941. ; by sundry ships, 170/. ; shares in public companies,
3,7801. • by Southampton Times newspaper 1,7461. • life
policies; 1.0381.; freehold offiors at Hull, 1,6944 ; mainthati•
dile, 1,0501. ; epic 2,4721. ; coal-yard. 3781. ; law and other
CPS* 1,9351. ; horses and carriages, 4001.; bad debts, 4,66244
trade expense., 15,781/. ; interest on wattages and
mortgagees of ships, discounts, ho., 61,54; commission
for guarantee on sundry insurances, 6,8751.; amount pail
James Coleman on retiring from firm, in July, 1860, 4,0001.;
drawings of Coleman, 3,009/4 bank is drawings (from
July 31, 1858, to Sept. A 1863). 12,4141.
On the other side of the deficiency amount 'swat the
items of—Capital, 31st July, 1858, 20,1451. ; rats since
the same date, 65,864/.
The largest secured credits= ere Meese. Overend,
Gurney, and Co., whose debt is 211,8131. They bold se-
curity valued at 199,8354, consisting chiefiy of mortgages
a slur and charges on outward freights of goodamtrE
following ships to the Coulederate States ;—Modent Greece
(run 'there), 10,0001. ; Petrie (captured), 6,5001. (4,0=
received on amount) ; Ann, captured (part of goods
saved), 7,CC3/. ; Stettin, ditto, 3,9381. ; Clreeemen,
ditto, 1.11001. ; Metrimaa and cargo, 23,0004 They
also bold a second mortgage on the Peterhof(, sad 600 shares
in the Intereolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Oecipsay,
valued at 3,1501. Mr. 11.. 0. Briggs, of Hull, is a secured
creditor for 64,569/. ; Messrs. Barker Brothers, of Abelian*.
hum, 38,3341. • Mears. Robinson sad Flanaleg, ship brokers,
27,8731. ; &numb m and Co., 25,3944 ; Smith Brothers
end Co., 29,2201. ; Weickeseheim and Co., Viesoa, 10,0004
The property given up to the assignees comets chiefly of
sidlis. shares of ships, and ships' stores, valued at 21,6961.
His residence in Beverley-road, Hall, two freehold houses,
sad several policies of insurance, me settled on the bank-
:apt', wife sad family.
With reference to the claims on foreign governments the
bankrupt makes the following statemeat : 'By ea agree-
meat dated May, 1862, I sold to the Coefoimute government
through their authorisixlagent, N. S. Banns, Esq., theskam
ship Merrimac and bar ergo, for the sum of 131,7851.
to be paid for in Marlin at an English port. The ship and
cargo arrived at Bermuda, sad the Confederate government
when called upon failed to fulfil their contract. The more-
gapes have since taken poetised= of and sold
tbe ship and cargo. The estimated loss on
nor-fulfilment of the mitred is 90,0001. The
Federal government have, by their naval caws. captured
the undermentioned steamships and cacargoes; sad I am ad-
vised that I amentitled to recover their full value, together
with compensation for illegal detention, and peoceolinep ant
being taken in the law *mute in America for that patpoa:
Patna, cargo, and freight, 15.378/. ; Statile, 19, ; Cir-
cassian, 35.000!. • Empress, 3,0031.; Lodools, 14.7441.
"Claim on the Italian government-71tes.:aue'd, Preen
was chartered in 1860 by Garibaldi, to take pmeengers from
Genoa to Messina ; sad a clause woe inserted in the nree-
moot that if the presagers took forcible possession of the
vessel, the charterer was to pay the oilmen the sum of 5,0001.
The charterers took possession of the yawl in the harbour
of Genoa, and the said rem of 5,0094 became doe and pay-
able by Garibaldi, whose liabilities have been adopted by
the Italian government, who have admitt d their liability,
and have =de an offer of compromise. The claim on the
charter is 6,0031. ; sundry expenses incurred in prosecuting
the claim, 2,5001. ; total, 7,6 M."
Cedar the head of loses the following summary is given :
"8 ships het at sea, pertly insured, 24,27611.; 6 ditto sold by
me prior to the beakruptcy, 11,5204 ; one ditto burnt
in the Thames, 13192/. ; 6 ditto captured 1•y the
Federal cruiser. 34,91111. ; 10 ditto mortgaged
to creditors, 63,44314 ; are sloop given up to the amsgeoes.
504 ; one yacht, ditto, 103/.; total, 33 ships, 146.8271.
Losses in each year, 1859, 331.; 1880,2,4961.; 1861,16,62241.;
1862, 122,6731.*
" Amount dim from the badness freer 81st July, 1858,
to 23rd September, 1862, 12,4141. Tide amount Wanda a
large sum for subscriptions to various Institutions and the
expenses consequent upon my aooepting the offices of she-
riff and mayor of Hull for the last four years."
The principal unsecured erediton are the following
and C. Brown, Sheffield, for goods, 5,7071. ; J. F. Barlow,
ship-owner, Cannon street, 2,500/. ; James Denting,
shipowner, Cannon-street, 5,0004 ; Edersheim sad
Company, shipping agents, St. Petersburg. 2,552/. ;
Hall and Soo, gunpowder manufacturers, Lombard-
-4,7135/. ; 0. Langley. ship-builder, Deptford and Bother-
halm, 12,6081. ; T. -Richardson and Son, West Hartlepool,
t ta.litalldets. 12,97 W; T. firourthwalts, shipowner, Sun-
-8,9461. ; H. T. Watson and Co., shipping agents,
Hell, 3,5061.
The liabilities comprise bills a the amount of 19,405/. ac-
cepted by T. J. Dobsos, of Hull, and principally held by
Smith, Payne, and Co. • also bills of 16.3751. owested by
the Istamileaiel Steam Packet Company ; 10,6261,
by Pilkiestoo Brothers (recently bankrupt) aad
ef,4451. accepted by H. T. Watson and Co.
Animist the doubtful debtors appears the name of
"W. D. Seymour, Esq., barrister. Temple, Lendon,"-
6331, for mall advanced. The following statement is in-
serted in the property sheet :—" Southampton Times news-
paper, value cumertein. I am liable moo my acceptances
samaritan; to 1,0801., given to W. D. Seymour, Eel., for
expenses to coneeziou with this paper."
Mr. Lawrence appeared for the ausigeses ; Mr. Linklater
for creditors ; and Mr. 0. E. Lewis far the bankrupt.
Mr. Lemnos said as the accounts bad been only just
filed, there must necessarily be an adjournment, the emir
aim requiring time to examine them. He propceed as ad-
aces
until October.
Mr. Lewis mid be could not resist the sclinarnment, but
he thought the bankrupt was entitled to some allowance.
He had been kept out of his books until quite recently, the
assignee@ having retained possession of them for their own
Prime Hs'oecer said this was a matter entirely for the con-
sideration of the creditor', and he cold interfere in any
"I7ii• bankrupt, in answer to Mr. Lswrance, said that he
had received about 250/. as allowance.
Mr. Lawrenee—The creditors only have the power to
decide the question.
The Commiesioser-1 dare say the creditors will do whet
h right
Mr. lewrancie—At meant we are without strata, and
that is a MIK. for not weedier/ to say friend's application.
Several of the bankrupt's yawls have heen seised and taken
lets the Federal ports ; and every difficulty seems to be
thrown in the way either of adjudicating upon them or of
obtaining redress. lem told that 1864 is the earliest period
when we are to expect a decision. (Laughter.)
The sitting was then adjourned to the Bth of October.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TIM DAY.)

BOW.STREET.
• 811OCKING WM.
In the course of the moraine Sergeant Chatford, 58
mentioned to the sitting magistrate. Mr. Henry, that two
prisoners. father and daughter (whose names appeared on
the sheet), were unable to attend from being laid op in the
hospital in ooesequerice of wounds which they bad mutu-
ally indicted on each other. Sergeant Oceanid, 33 A, who
bad taken them in custody, was now waiting at the hos-
pital for the bouae-surgeoe's certificate as to the state of
she two prisoners. It would not be pamible for them to
aprrarppka-aarliihat Sergeant Gornold wee on duty la Palk-
meat-street at about four o'clock on Saturday, when a mac
at work in Richmond-terms, Whitehall, came to him and
said that murder was being committed at the porter's
lodg He proceeded thither, end is the mooed room
at the lodge house be fouled the prisoner,
Agee Davis, the lodge-keeper's daughter, crouched
upon the ground bleeding, and her fast covered
with blood, "as If it had been dipped in IV He
asked her where her father was, and at that moment the
father came out of the inner or third room, and fell
into a chair as if exhausted. His face was similarly smeared
with blood. He pointed to his eye, where there was a
wound between the eyebrow and eyeball. He said, " Teke
her ; she did it with a fork.' Ocenolei went to the door
sad gotthe usidasos of other officers, one of whom he ordered