The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiseioisor Holroyd.)

LM RE OOLONLL WM:WM.-APPLICATION FOR APPOISTIITYr

OF AN ACCOUNTANT.

Mr. &mood, on behalf of the bankrupt, said he had to
apply to the court in this cue to allow ao accountant
to he appointed, to moist the bankrupt in the pre-
paration of his accounts. There were matters of
extreme complication running over a long period
of time, and Colonel Waugh himself was utterly
incompetent, physically, as well as from other circum-
stances, to make them out himself ; and they were matters
in which the official reignse was unable to render the
bankrupt the ordinary assistance. He asked that an ee-
-1 countant should be appoioted, ►nd the expense paid out of
the estate. Notice of the application had been given to Mr.
Linklater so representing the assignees.
Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said this was one of those
special cases in which an application of this kind ought to
be granted, as well for the sake of the creditors as of the
bankrupt. He had no objection to the appointment of an
accountant, to be paid out of the estate.
Mr. C. E. Lewis, on behalf of the official manager of the
London and E.aatern Bank, concurred in the view taken by
the assignees, and said he was glad that Colonel Waugh was
now anxious to give that information which he had so long
withheld. . . .

The--Commtviioner—Very •eIL Then the appointment
will be made._

S .rgood uked that Messes. Charles Brown and Du-
bois might be appointed the accountants to assist the bank-
rupt in the preparation of his Recounts, the expense to be
defrayed oat of the estate. These gentlemen had been ap-
proved by the assignees.
The appointment was then made, and the examination
meeting was fixed for the 3rd November.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Face.)
IN RE T. P. BURROUGHS.

The bankrupt, an attorney, of Yerinootb, applied for his
order of discharge. Debts, 3,480 f. ; emote of trifling
amount.

Mr. R. Gnffitha, for the assignees, did not oppose.
Mr. Bagley opposed for Mrs. Coleman, a creditor. Of his
debts of 3,4831., 2,182/. wasallejed to be due to his father
for cash advanced. The father was the assignee, and the
other creditors wero desirous of an investigation. They
wished for a cash account showing the application of the
money.
Mr. Sargood, for the bankrupt, resisted the application.
The opposing creditor was the bankrupt's mother-iml•w.
For good reasons he bad separated from bis wife, who
was living with her mother, and had an income of
501. a year under • settlement. Notwithstanding this,
Mrs. Coleman had brought actions against the bankrupt
for the maintenance of his wife, and had obtained judgment
against him. In February, 1861, the bankrupt's wife bed
sued him in the Divorce Court for a restitution of conjugal
rights ;in June, 1862, her petition was dismissed. He
had charged her with adultery, but this not being proved,
the bankrupt could not obtain • judicial separation. The
application for soconota was a mere pretence to delay the
bankrupt obtaining his order, for all the information sought
was already on the file.
Hie Honour said he had a very strong impression on the
case, but he would look through the papers before giving
his decision.

The bankrupt, a solicitor, of the Strand, applied for his
order of discharge.
His Honour now gave judgment. He said the bankrupt
ha•l been committed at the suit of the Rev. Thomas
Martin for a debt of 140!. They had been en-
gaged together in a periodical publication, which was un-
sucsaissfuL There hid been proceedings in law and equity,
and Westbrook hal been committed for non.comphance
with an order of the Master of the Rolle. Ha had been in
prison for some time, and the court saw no reason for
refusing his release.