The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Wore Mr. Commissioner Goalbara.)
IN AZ WIT MILLI aPAIHAM.

The bankrupt wee a solicitor, of &slash&ll4itreet. The
adjudication was upwards of as months ago. His debts are
5,454/. ; assets about 300/. At the last satin on the 7th
of May the bankrupt was directed to answer certain re-
grelanulatid.ons ma to his transactions on behalf of lira. Cuarlotte
I
Mr. Thompson appeared for the ISligDeel Mr. Hargoed
mad Mr. Linklater for creditors, mad Mr. C. E. Lewis for
the bankrupt.
It was charged against the bankrupt that in Decmber,
1861, he had obtained 2871. from the assignee on the rem.
imitation that the money was fora mem& purpose.
His Honour expressed an opinion that this did tot corns
under the 159th section of the act of 18f I, which restricted
the court to the consideration of certain offenc.. This
was the case of a man who bad gone on borrowing money
in all directions to the amount of 4.001.11. or 5.01.01., and
now he came to this court with little or within to par.
The bankrupt said that when he contracted the debt with
Mr. Abbott, the amigos*, be had a good business, and his
wife bade certain income.

Mr. Lusklater said his objection was that the bankrtqa
had incurred debts when in a hopeless state of insolvency,
and had so miscondurted himself as an attorney as to dia
entitle him to an order of discharge.
Mr. fiargood said that his client, Mrs. Ireland, had re.
trusted the bankrupt to receive 5001. on her account, which
he had applied to his own purposes ; but he feared that be
could only be charged in this court with contracting dsbi
without probable means of payments.
Mr. Lewis said that Mrs. Ireland's money was receivesl is
1831; and this was clearly not within the act of 1801
His Honour observed that the MO put forward by the
assignee was a very serious one.
Mr. Linklater said that his cue wan equally serious.
Mr. Lewis stated that one of the opposing creditors was a
former partner of the bankrupt, who had ben bought out.
His answer to one part of the charge was that the bankrupt
had been suffering from an attack of paralysis.
Mr. liargood having stated that be should require to exa-
mine the bankrupt at length,
His Honour said there had better be an adjournment, as
there was a long list of cues to come before the court.
Mr. Lewis said it was important to the character of hie
client, as a solicitor, that it 'tumid be stated that out of
IU,OOOI. which had passed through his handl, the several
oppositions were only in respect of small amounts of MW.
or 3001.

His Honour said that the case was by no mesas a farm,
able one. Here was an attorney owing upwards of 1,000/..
sod all that had been received in the shape of assets was
231. by the official assignee and 111. by the trade auignea •
A discussion ensued as to whether further requisitions
should be put to the bankrupt, he having been allowed to
pas his last examination.
His Honour allowed the requisitions to be made and
adjourned the further hearing to the 30th of November.

Lf et LINSET.
The bankrupt, a jeweller, of Railway•place, Shorwli
and formerly of the Poultry, applied for his order of du-
charge. Debts (unsecured). 1,440/. ' • meets realised about
1001. There was no opposition, cud the order was granted.
31x. Lucas and Mr. Linklater appeared in the case.