The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-07 00:00:00

IHRKBECK FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETE.

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The shareholders in the above society held their
first annual meeting at the Mechanics' Institution, Chan-
cery-lane, yesterday evening, to receive the directors' re-
port, reconsider the rules, and for the purpose of a ballot.
Mr. Bast presided.
From the balance•sheet it appeared that the total re-
ceipts had been 5,213/. Is. 82., including 3,1)001. borrowed
money. The principal disbursements had been 3151. de-
posit en the Highgate Estate, and 4,2001. purchase money
for the Norwood Estate. The balance in hand, after de-
ducting various working expenses, was 3881. Ms. Id.
The CHAIRMAN', in introducing the first anneal report,
congratulated the society on its rapid progress. Members
were rapidly comirg in, and two eligible estates had been
purchased. The first was at Highgate, in the Archway-
road, and consisted of 64 acres of excellent building land,
upon which a deposit of 345/. had been paid. the purchase
to be completed on the enfranchisement of the copyhold.
The second and most important estate was at Lower Nor-
wood, near the Crystal Palace, having a frontage of 1.100
feet to the new road to Dulwich Common. This estate con-
tained 10 acres, 28 perches, and was so desirahle that the
directors had already been offered 6001. for their bargain.
As a means of increasing the funds of the society, tue di-
rectors had considered it expedient to issue paid up shares,
entitling members, upon payment of 30/. in full, to choose
an allotment on each estate offered for dish ibutien. an in-
terest at the rate of 51. per cent. being allowed on such
shares. After some further observations, the tbairman
moved the adoption of the report of which he had recapi-
tulated the principal features. The report basing been
adopted, the consideration of some new rules use post-
poned for a month, in order that they might he primed for
circulation, and a ballot was proceeded with for the distri-
bution of the Norwood estate.

W..aw Entelliteence.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCII.—YE:-Ttaiva.
Etrus Ma. Coasist•tax.a tyA. n.
K 1 Ilvnutsox.

Thi• win the I i•t tzamosation meeting in the case of W.
Hutchison, &scribed as a ship broker, of Ititehies.court,
Lime-street. The Accounts *Vended from the beeisoing o.
MOO t the Ws of May last, the date of the failure. At
the former period the lianktopt had ti l'apitia of 291 i.; and
his profits had been 6,2371. He now owes to creditors
4,3331., with liabilities of 3r..131.; sod the &gas, as at pre-
sent &assisted, will be sutficient to p.. 295. its the pound.
They coolant of 1,0:4f. to profits, 311, in moll, and 4,150/.
In good debts The losses were put down at 2,3161 ; trade
charge*, 1,2321. ; drawing account, 2,046/.
On the applicition of the trade assignee, a short adjourn-
ment was ordered, to give thy oppvrtuni., of looking into
the neonate.

/N 11 1111T•LLT ANL OKILL
The statement of liabilities &131.1 assets in this case, pub-
lished in the Erpreas peter-lair, was that of the lira,
and not of Mr. livrtslet personslly.

la as AVITIN.
W. Austin, iron-lousider, Urea Guildford-street, South-
wark, applied for his certificate. His debts were WO! ;
wheels of small amount. Ilia protlos (in three years) had
been 1,3191 ; hakes and expenses, 2,100/.
Hr. A. June■, to: the a...it/nets. drew attention to the
fact that the I. ~.inept bad denuded himself of all his pro-
perty before romiiir to the roan, and the only explanation
be bail to give of it wu that it was done "over • glow
of ale "
Ile II -snout >aid the care had been a twelvemonth before
the 1,11,l I. nth. hr should have ordered a short suspen-
sion. He would grant the certificate as of the second class.

1 KU JUIINsTUNI.
'lta was as certificate meeting in the ease of R. Jcln-
goi., uolimongsr, of Oracechurch-street. Hu debts were
The hankrupuy occurred four years ago. There sru no
opposition
Ilu Ilohqur granted a cer•iff-ate, without specifying the
class, the bankruptcy having occurred before the enactment
as to classification cams into force.

IN RE PERCIVAL.
The bankrupt, Charles Percival, was a glass and china
dealer, ut Church-street, Greenwich. This was the certill-
eats einseting. ibis was another old bankruptcy, having
somund in April, 18-13. The dekte ware 3,0981.; there had
Mu a dividend of 2s. ed. In the pound.
Mr itichenleon, w►o represented the assignees., recalled
the leading eirtumstances to the recollection of the court.
It appeared there Lad hero • fraudulent hill of sale, but
which, owing to the exertions of the bankrupt, bad been
given up to the assignees.
His Hew said the case was one within the act of per-
itoneal; but as so long • period had elapsed since the
bankruptcy, he would only suspend the certihc de for three
milattas, withholding the protection fur that time.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
ImpuurANT MOMS TO lgeoLTniTs.
This Court will sit on Monday, the 17th instant, to take
bail eases end motions. By this timely notice persons in
custody, or shout to go into custody, will be et.abled to find
bail, and thereby save some weeke's euufiaenseut. At the
*ell ..f the preeeat month the three courts will resume the
sittings toe the beassug of eases.

. MIDI/LESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY.

Sit BIC MID DANCI2IIO

The court sit to-day at Clerkenwell to hear applications
for the renewal of old and the granting of new licenses for
music and dancing, under the Act 25tb George 11., c.
Mr rownall, the Chairman of the County Bench. war in
the chair, and for the occasion the attendance of magis-
trates was very thin. Tte number of application, for the
renewal of licenses granted under the new regulation for
music only was 91, for the renewal of licenses fur music and
dancing 56; 86 applications were made for new licenses
for music only ; and 5 for both music and dancing—making
the total number of applications 241.
The Chairman, before proceeding to the business of the
day, said be had to make an observation or two to the pub-
licans in attendance in reference to these licenses. By the
separation of the license as it was formerly granted, i e., for
public music and dancing, and the groaning of betimes to
publicans for music only, a very great increase, as war
naturally expected, bad taken place in the number
of applications for ouch licensee, and in making that distinc-
tion in the license the magistrates thought they were re-
moving a very great inconvenience, and not only protect-
ing the publican from the proceedings of the common in•
former, but promoting that which they much wished to
are extended among the people—a taste for and a love of
music But they had no intention that every public-house
to which a license was granted should be converted into a
penny concert-room—the object of the bench being that the
publican should have the mesas of providing musical enter-
tainment to his regular customers, and he trusted that the
publicans generally would, in the ensuing year, testify
by the mode in which they used the license of
the court their appreciation of the wishes of the
bench. A publican who converted his house into a
penny or twopenny concert room created a monopoly in the
trade in his neighbourhood, which the bench wished to
avoid, and by way of caution to those who in future might
apply for licenses, he would say that if they went to ex-
pease in fitting up their houses as concert rooms, or pro-
viding extensive rooms where concerts such as he bad
alluded to might be given, such expense must be incurred
at their own risk entirely, and the onus not thrown upon
any refusal the beach might decide upon.
The list was thin proceeded with. In the applications
for renewals there was but one refusal ; in the list of ap-
plications for the grant of new licences for music only there
were four refistals, and oae was withdrawn ; and of the
five applications for licenses for music and dancing, only
one was granted.