The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANIMITPTCY
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Were Yr. Ommokeiesser Goulbuess:)
/E EX MAIIT IMO 31 F-s4T.
The bankrupt, a lodging-house keeper, of Winelasiter.
street, Pimlico, receatfy appliedfor her order of die&arge._
His Hoover now gave Wipeout. The bankrupt bed
come to the court in tonna pauperis ; it had mince
appeared that she was in the receipt of a pension of 1201.
and the wart had been asked to dismiss the petition on that
account. Two oases had been thus dealt with by Mr. Com-
missioner Holroyd, and established the prim:SO* that •
petition presented m fraud ought to be dismisse& It was
an attempt to get for nothing that which the bank-
rupt was able to pay for. The bankrupt bad swami
that she bad not the means of petitioning the court ; thin
she must have known to be untrue, being in the receipt of
• penandsion of 12W. • year. The petition must therefore be
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creditor asked if the bankrupt could be re-arrested ;
she had already got the benefit of the court by being relsesed
from custody.
His Honour mid that the. petition being dismissed, his
jurisdiction was &tan end ; was as though no Petition
ever been presented ; and the creditors were remitted
to their ceigisal remedies.
Mr. Breynton appeared for the opposing creditor, and Mr.
Dowse for the bankrupt.
Mr. Breynton asked for costs, but his Honour said it was
not usual to 'give costs when a petition was wholly dis-
missed.

NODE OP PROCEEDING ON lUD= DIBTOISOMMONB3B.
A debtor, having been summoned in the ordinary way,
had admitted the debt, or a portion of it ; and it was now
asked that he should be called on to give the usual bond.
An action had been brought before the summons was taken
out.

COMMIRCIALL TRAViLLEILY BCHOOLS.
(FEM DAP)

The half-yeirl,y meeting and election of this
institution was held this day at the Load= Tavern, Mr.
B. Wneoron in the chair. There were 14 children to be
elected-7 boys and 7 girls.
Mr. FOIMEN the secretary, read the report, of which the
following is sa abstract :—lt oongratulatei the friends of
the institution on the steady increase in the different
browns of income ; the renewed subscriptions for the past
year showed as Marne over the previous year of 115;1., as
well eta proportionate improvement is donations and new
suhreciptions. The health of the children was y,
at the present time, satisfactory, although in November
last there had been one oases of malignant sore throat,
and Gee boy had died from diphtheria within four weeks
after his admisaioa by purchase. The financial statemest
showed the gran receipts for the past half-year ending
September 30, were 3,1574 4a. 11d.; and the ex-
penditure, 3,0831. 14s. 4d. ; leavisg a balance in favour
of 714 Ns. 7d. The amount of nook at present in.
vested is 14,3004 Value of the live and dead stock at
farms, 4524 10s. Liabilities on bills owing, 4591. 4s. 2d.
The report having been received and adopted, some
alteration were made in the rule respecting the voting at
elections, end the heard of management and other officers
for the ensuing year were appointed.
Scrutineers were toes selected and the election proceeded
with. There were 26 eandidates.

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THE EXPRESS, MONtiAlt EVENING, DECEMBER

SHARE zisrariris DAY.)

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The railway market is firmer to-day, and several
of the principal lines have improved. Midland
stock has advanced per cent., and London and
North Western, Great Wertern, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and South Eastern, 4. The fort-
nightly settlement, which will be completed to-
morrow, engages, however, the chief attention.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
97 to ; Great Western, 68 to ; Midland,
128 f to 1294; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1094 to
; Caledonian, L 154 to 116 ; South
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to I ; Great &stern, 464 to rleal
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Western, 1014 to 4.
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Canada debentures are rather flat. Sambre and
Meuse shares are better.

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MONEY itAllflW.-%-(THI6 DAY.)

Two dew&
There is still no satiation in the funds, which
remain at Saturday's quotations. In the share
sad foreign stock markets the adjustment of the
amount, which will be completed to-morrow, has
formed the chief business. English railways are
rather better. Foreign stocks are steady with a fair
amoatt of business.