The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Ham Kr. Oomminsioner Goalburn.)
or al WIDDOWSON.

The haekreph,
_aTie& is a distillery, of Pratt-street,
Lambeth, applied to par his examination. The ac-
amia, prepared by Mews. Johnstone and Co., show un-
secured debts 2281., sad liabilities on accammodation bill
1,1311.
Mr. Michaeii, for the essigneea, did not object to the
bankrupt paring.
Passed accordingly, and a day appointed for the order of
discharge. • _ ____...

The bankrupt is one of two brothers who recently carried
on business as merchant., and failed for a very large
amount. They gut their certificates about a twelve-
toooth ago ; and the present bankrupt now came
More the court again, owing about 5001. He attri-
buted his failure to his having done no business slam
bps former bankruptcy and to the enormous expenses
which he had incurred thereby.
Hr. Aldridge appeared for the official assignee.
Mr. Dowse opposed for Mr. Clark, a creditor.
The bankrupt, in examination, stated that his accounts
b.id been chiefly made out from recollection. He was
lookrupt in April, 1861, and obtained his certificate in
January last. In the interval he bad done little or no
business, but had contracted some debts. He bad bought 901.
worth of furniture from Me•araXartholomew ; it wee sent to
bis house at the Cedars, Putney. He paid cash for the furni-
ture; be had plenty of money then. He had had gifts from his
friends abroad, also from some of his creditors, including
18)?. from Meson. Clark. In January he gave a bill of sale
on his furniture to Mr. Booth, for an 'dream of 901. In
April Messrs. Roberts and Roby paid off the bill of sale.
They paid 1601., including 251. for rent at other times.
His Honour said no one in his senses could believe that
the accounts rendered by the bankrupt were full, true, and
sufficient. The examination would be adjourned sine die.
DI RE PEARSON.

The bankrupt was described as of the Steam Saw Mills,
Sine Elms, timber-merchant. This was the examination
meeting. The unsecured debts and liabilities are 3,7764 ;
'scored ditto, 5,25 t/. • no assets; property held as security,
r.. 3.-0/. The bad debts were returned at 1,630/. The ex-
amination had been twice adjourned, the bankrupt not
luviog given satisfactory answers to the requisitions of the
assignees.
Mr. C. E. Lewis appeared for the mignon ; and Mr. E.
Reed for the bankrupt.
It appeared that the bankrupt had had accommodation
101 l transactions with one of his clerks named Dickinson,
20d he professed inability to give any account of those
transactions, as they were of a private nature, and he had
kept uo record of them.
Mr. Lewis, in answer to the court, said he did not believe
that any benefit to the estate would result from an adjourn-
ment; be would therefore allow the bankrupt to pass, re-
serving all questions of conduct far the sitting for discharge.
Passed accordingly.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The October adjourned quarter seflio6ll of the peace for
the county of Middlesex commenced this morning, at the
Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Bodkin,
Assistant Judge, Mr. E. Halswell, Mr. H. White, Dr.
Bateman, Mr. Wodeson, and other magistrates. Although
so short a time has elapsed since the termination
of the former session on Wednesday last, the
calendar contains the names of 93 prisoners com-
mitted for trial, of whom 86 were charged with
felony and 17 with misdemeanour. The state of edu-
cation of the prisoners was of the average description, a
large proportion of them being either unable to read or
write or to do so very imperfectly.
The grand jury having been sworn, the Assistant Judge
briefly addressed them and disinimed them to their duties.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ARTFUL ROBBERY BY ♦ CHARWOMAN.