The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Comm..,.isi Evans.)
lent A. W. RIDZIL —APPLICATION ron DIVRARGL
The bankrupt wars leather factor, of Bevis Marks. Be
has hese some mouths in custody in Whitecrosestrvet
I rison, awl has already rustle two or three unsuccessful ap-
Orations for his release.

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Mr. &mood bow renewed the application.
lir. *mike opposed for the assignees. The bankrupt
had been held to bail on a capia, honed from the Court
of queen's Bench ; and this court hail no power to re-
lease him until he had complied with the order of the
superior court.
Mr. &mood urged that the court had power under the
new act to grant the Applicatiaa. Two gentlemen were
now present who •scre willing to become bail for the
bankrupt.
His Hotiour, after consulting with Mr. Commissioner
Holroyd, said that thee cooeurrel in thinking that the hail
must be put iu iu the ntweriur court.
Mr. Sargood thm :piked the court to discharge the bank-
rupt in the ordinary way, without interfering with the
question of hub
The Commissioner —I have decided that question already.
The discharge cannot he granted till bail is put in.
Mr. Itniudon caked for costs. The assignees had been
brought there two or three times, and there was no estate.
His Honour declined to mak• any order.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
ix RE PETER 14.4RISoN.—APPLICATION TO aromas raoor.
The baukrupt was the manager of the Bank of Deposit ;
the raw has been frequently before the court.
Mr. Siirgood now applied to eapuoge • proof for 2,0004,
which had been admitted at • former sitting on the part of
Mr. Wm. Thomas Chapman, whose wife was a depositor in
the Bank of Depsit. The assignees were desirous of getting
rid of this impediment to a distribution of the separate
estate; because while that proof remained on the file
they were obliged to reserve dividends in respect '
of it. Notice had beau given of this applinatinn.
Te Hot would arise whether Chapman. being a partner,
wa. not incapable of proving •against his ociartner ; and
this point bad been already decided by the Master of the
.t further point was that a joint creditor could not
prove against the separate estate, except for the purpose of
opposing the examination or order of discharge.
Mr. Lieklater said that the proof had been expressly
admitted for that pumas&
His Hosour mid this was the only purpose for which
the proof could be admitted.
Mr. Sargood said so long as it remained oa the tile it
sto.al io the way of a dividend to the separate creditors.
Mr. Liak/ater said this was not so, as the creditor,
though his proof was on the file, could not paticipate in
as* dividend under the separate estate.
Nw Hoeour directed the proof to be endorsed—" Admitted
only far the purpose of oeposing the last examination or
di...harge of t. • bankrupt ; and in this form allowed it to
remain on the file.

Mr. Liiii fai e;asked for the costa of the application ; but
his Honour did not think it was for costs.

(Wore Mr. Registrar Window.)
IN NZ WALTIM

Thr bankrupt was claecrited as a wins merchant, late of
f,reenhitbe ; of Broad.street, City ; and of the Brides-
hou.e Mite!, London Bridge. The bankrupt's only cou-
nt sion with the last-named establishment appears to hare
tx.ra that of a lodger in the house. This was the first
eit-
lr•y. The accounts, prepared by Mears. Brown and De-
l.+, show debts of 7,512,. ; the amount of assets la lancer-
tue. Assignees were now chosen.