The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
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Th., was ties day appowitel for booty • wiactiors,
which had been mamba by Mr. LeeklesesellL
,„ rro. Wee. geutleuise, of Norwood. The
mq.arol. was iaeorFested is Fehash ekjeealaiatt
I.ur, bar amid mhos the liweiehobi of the Vat
t lilt il.set. Folkeitese. to take by thr Ifunikers.
he.. to carry us the hominess et bead-
Awl to porches lows of the 'Opining prepseby.
Tiw rtitbeeer, a sharebokier sad orietributory, had oir
agleam*, the comiany for I,'-'7s/. .1 writ lad
ken I=Z translated asestieked. Thereupon, the used
ankr sr prayed.
31r. iiiklater appeared in support of the petitioa ;

Deb for the company.
Mr. Ilaklater said it Dad been agree.) on all hash that
$h isiter course tor all perhee would be that the eider
should Is made, and the company wound up.
Me. ogle coocuned.
inlet emconlingly.
(Before Hr. COlnntislioDif nine.)
IN HE ‘‘IILLPLIT.
The bankrupt wsa described true, timber. sad cost.
Duman merchant, late of St..l,olu*.g. New Brunswick, now
of the Cite of London. 'Thor was the certifireite sitting.
711 e eau-cured debts and
iiidolit,es are 6,7241. ; estimated
meets about 3,0001.
Mr. Lswrasce supported.
Mr. had append fur a criOitor.
Bankrupt slated that he Lel dealt in iron and timber, at
sr„ John's, New linumwick. He had also dealt on oom,,
mecooo. He hod some stock, iron and other restate. Ito
value would be over 4,011 W. Tbe parties who held security on
it hmk pommies of Their debts were about 3,11001.
lad not knew what the property had realised. He left New
Bronorkk is July lad. Tms property was taken by the
velum., is Juse. Had twee been in England.
Mr. 'Asthma@ custesdad that there had been nothing like
*prehensile' moist.
Ills Hoover greeted a secood-dams certificate.
(Before Kr. Oesusinioner Goulburo.)
W II MIAMI AND 111014T15011-
The bankrupts were but unundacturers of London-wall.
Thu es, the first sitting. The statement of affairs, pre.
Ivrea li. Messrs. Ladbury and Co., shows the following
ees,,,lerible items : Dr.—To creditors as per list, 44,3421.;
131.11.ty oo bills, of which it is supposed will be claimed
agioi.t the estate, 100.-44,4601.
I:y stork in trede at cod pries, 2,9631. ; by book
debt.. Loglish, good, 1,060/. ; by bad (estimated at), 321. ;
he tonna, good, 33,0621. ; by foreign, bad (estimated at),
he cash at beakers, &c..;
_b,f goods consigned
Arineee). 2,1761. ; by goods held by creditors beyond
their .lanes, 5511. ; by goods at Gibraltar, 3761. ; by Iwo
and (IV. ices of premises, 31, Loottoo.wall, he'd for six years,
M prr *MUM, 1001.— 40.7961.—1 iii rent, team, ko.,
il.
I.e).t. P. the amount of upwards of 10.0001. were proved,
sal the following clrtaliton4 were chosen trade wigwams :
.1.11) liaggaley, warehouseman, of Lore-lane ; Mr.
soul 4 Lowry. warehouseman, of Wood.strest ; and Mr.
Thorns.. Cf..dwick, warebou.entau, of Aldermanbury.
31,-mrs. Sole, Turner, awl Tomer, are the solicitors under
the rwoe.licip, and Mr. Joseph Hart (late clerk to Mr.
Peon stil has been appointed to prepare the bankrupt's
arc.unta. Though this bankruptcy is • recent one, the
procceduags are under the old 1:1, the case having bees
some tune a the court under the amassment clauses.

IN RE H. CHURCHILL.
The bankrupt, a builder. of Washington, Surrey, applied
for his certificate (under the old act).
The accounta, prepared by Mesas. Hart Brother; and
Back., show debts of 1,(4,4‘,,, with wrote estimated at
nearly equal amount, but which had bees nisei entailed
ea realisation.
Mr. Linklater, for the aaogoers, offered se eppeulkies.
His Honour grauted a first clam certificate.
IN lit !OMAHA Y.—CASE or A MAIASTBATZ cat Mow.
Mr. Aldridge, the crown solicitor, WM* the
court the awe of a prisoner in the queen's g seed
lielsbay. who, on the lath of January wee
fore Mr Registrar Ilaslitt, at his incisthly visit to the
prison. lan afterwards refilled to sign his examainee
two. Ur. Ilaslitt bad reported that circumstance to Yo
o.urt under the 102al maw') of the Bankruptc7 Art, 1i ;
sal Mr. Lislahay wee sow liable to be committed fer sae'
month. under the muse section, to the common gad aim
county, with or without her I labour, at the discretion el
the court. Notice had been given to Mr. ()slabs of Ilia
application ; aid he had in consequence addressed a letter
to Mr. Wiesiew, the tnit.
The Crenreinemer—lhr long has this gentleman bees in
prison?
Kr. Aldridge—Six year,
The letter was in the following terms :
queen's Price, Jan. 22, 1862.
" Dear Sir, —As the redo., nir of Mr. Commissioner Goal.
We, before whom I an, ...mooned as Monday Den, and
es ksbwisd something of the facts of my nee, from the
two • made bet, you upon your recent visit to
Sip Mlles, I take the Idea) of addressing yes seder the
Mining circumstances :
" Yea probably may recollect that my principal creditor
le • mosippie for upwards of :CAM., at 5 per cent. ; and
k mey sot have named your recollection that I mentioned
to yob a propositios then on foot on the part of a gentleman
of wink means, to take an aseigemeet of the moot.
pp as 34 per cent., and that I hoped that
M eeteeethil is that operation to be able to settle my
Wier inn which are but small, and thus avoid hack-
man. My solicitor is at the moment in communication
with the party in question, and cosidestly hone, within
• tee days, that he may bring the negotiation to •
enecessful issue. When Mr. Registrar MAU exa-
mined me the other day I shortly stated
these facts to him, sal expressed my hope
that he would not immediately adjudicate me bankrupt, se
it would at one* noihilate then my prespecta. Mr.
Medal. asked me to sign my examination, but I respectfully
begged him sot to press me to do so, lest he should after-
wards feel it his date to adjudicate. This return to
sign was out of no dierespect or unrilliegneis to comply
with the secretary requietioes of the act at parlierent,
and I may add. as • magistrate, which I am
Dew and have been for upwards of fifteen yeas for my
ewe easily, it has been my rule of life to uphold and
moped all ceestituted authority. I have received a notice,
es the mike of Mr. Aldridge, to show cause on Monday,
lelf-pit ll why I should not be committed to the
crimes gust, far Minn Wean my examination. Of coons
I manna swear Were court without • habeas, which
01.11111SiVOs et mire the commiesionn has authority to
none his weaned wrier the act, which seems doubtful;
end it is under these eircumatinees that I have takes the
liberty to address tide letter to you, in the hope that you
will not object to place it before the commissioner. I have
wily to add that I am far from wishing to be
contumacious ; and if his Honour, on a calla re-
view of the circumstances, thinks it incumbent on
me to sign my naminstiou 1 will do OD j but I conlideetly
hope that In will indulge me with • little further
dela., which may enable ins to carry out the areeip►
meat referred to, and not adjudicate me hankrept
until the next visitation of the Registrar. Per-
daps I may mention, that I endeavoured to he
courteous and respectful to Mr. Registrar Haslitt, and if be
tbought otherwise I should regret it. I beg to rerasii.
SIX, TOUT most obedient humble servant,—Taos. DELA.HAT.
Mr. Registrar Winslow, &c."
Ills Honour mid that under these circumstances be would
grant a further adjournment of the matter for a month.

THE POLICE COURTS
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HM:7SL
A genteel-looking lad, named Morin; Coles. 18, wee this
morning brought before the Lord Mayor charged with
forging end uttering a cheque for W., under very ingtder

It appeared that the prisoner was in the service of Mama.
Morpo ad Co., of CAnnon-street. as a eupernumesury
clerk, and tbia poeitioo gave him am opportunity of mein the
Wars. 'sod baking the signature@ et Ore costomers of the
firm. Amon the latter were Mama Levy, wholesale sales-
men, of Houoderlitch, who keep a betaking account with
Mews. John Brows and Co., of .kbehurch.laos The
efface Imputed to the primmer appeared to have
hem committed with very pest umeouity. Having
ebtaised a knowledge of the *Ware of Mama
Levy, it appeared that on Wedeesday lam the primes,
prematad himself at Messrs. Brown. bank with a letter
addreseed to the cashier, which contained an order for a
cheque•book nod directioos that the amount of the stamps
is the thrums should be charged to the acitemot. The metier
pie the primmer a cheque.book, and he went away
with it, arid it seemed that yesterday morals( the primmer
west up le • oomosaieromure, aod hooded him • cheque
for 50f. draws upon Messrs. Brows, and apparently seised
by Mr. Levy, which he requested him to go sad get malted.
Thelittle culprit exhibited a great deal of C01:4•01111 is the
Ureter, sad told the romseuger that he had not time to go into
the City himself em he had some other business to do, but be
most be sure to be back by l 2 o'clock. The ooranaissimilare
omit with the obelus as he kid base directed, bet the
clerk, although the Misstates was imitated astreamly well,
"oared to bare esaertaieed aelpicioa that all wee sot
right, particularly as it appeared that the aegis wee the
fait opt of the leek that he had ghee oil ea the
permits day. The itemaiwitealm said that be did ace quite
hke tt himeedf, mod is the AM Ore legeAry wee made el
Mr. Levy, who at ewe Mated that tam sieges wee
a fmgery, but the .)padre was as w.Bin=
that if soy Liss hod darted. be said that he
hinny hire bees able to ray whether the eigarewee
"To maim or eel. Mr. Levy thee moompewied sin WNW'
ItaitoaLire to Trafalgarmaare. where they Ilemed the
BOW waiting, and he wee hikes letsetwaridis. Whoa be
Ins mime to the polieratatina the primmer said that be
ire a rep sat ef a c••• of teruellehe soimpopsis a shod
time tack vied that this bad hi. te imemit the eal.
Names, • dawdle cam aid dig orrerid
id. of forgery bad lose neseltodoididad spa imam
is the (*At, mid be had mem Wien ad ll* Omer
we mewled with them.
The Lord Mayor moutailvd the primmer, edge mid
1•1111ag u his deform, to a halm do,.