The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

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COURT OF

-YESTMIDAY.

POO= 11114 CONIIIIOIIOWW.I GOCIJkIiN,
IN AB BOOTH.
The bankrupt,' bestseller, et Meidatoce, applied for his
certificate. lid debts were only 3031., all due to one
creditor, the brewer; the meets wets about 1001.
Mr. Breckenridge opposed for the assignees, on the
ground of a preferential payment.
Mr. Leitrim*, fee the bankrupt, urged that the ease was
oaf, for an immediate certificate.
His Honour said the bankrupt had not acted with clo-
d ivir and fairness, but there was nothing is the cue to call
far a suspension of the millirem. it would be granted
immediately, aa of the second el em.
IX RI T. L. ATKINSON.
The bankrupt was a linen warehouseman, in Wood-
Must. This was the certificate meeting, but the beariug
was adjourned for three months.
Ix 13 SKAILT.
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This was else a certificate meeting. The bankrupt was
a builder, of Finchley-road, St. John's-wood.
It appeared from the report of Pennell, the official as-
signs*, that the accounts commenced on the 19th of Fe-
bruary, 1851, at which date the bankrupt disposed of •
public-house which he then had, receiving as his interest in
the same, after settling various claims connected there-
with, the sum of 2501. He subsequently took a piece of
ground in Finchierroad, St. John's-wood, on a building
lease for 99 years, oa which he commenced here erection ot
a tavern, obtaining money upon mortgages eon as the
building progressed, to enable him to carry oa and com-
plete the same. His capital at the commencement of the
balance-sheet was stated at 631.; be now owed to unsecured
creditors, 1,9641.; liability, 351. The meets (including the
surplus valuation of the Korth Star Tavern above the mort-
gage claims of 2,7961) were estimated at 6281 ; and the
bankrupt stated that, should • Home be granted to the
house, the value of the property would be considerably en-
hanced. The losses and expenses amounted to 1,3701.
Mr. Ratios, for the assignees, offered no 'apposition.
Mr. Pennell stated that since the date of his report, the
house had been sold, mad there would only be a surplus of
2601. corning to the estate. The dividend would be ex-
tremely_wall.
Mr. Hutson stated that, bad • license been obtained for
the house, it would have sold for 5,0001.; the creditors
would then all have been peid in full, and the bankrupt
would have had a surplus left.
His Honour said he might treat would miefortune,
which had partially led to the failure • therefore,
poet as immediate certificate of the ;semi glass.
IN la aoLneierrd.
Ile was the eartificate meth* Is the ease of Lionel
Mllsmtth (trading as Goldsesifit lireldiers), of
sat I, Queer
Gheamide, merchant. The aCIKNISiII with the report
Foriell, the official assignee, were rehlishef ia
,Doly tamp, at the time of the last esastisatios meeting.
Mr. Heed said that he had the greatest pi 4•11•80, MI the
part of the aasipaues, and alas on the part of the reedit es.
is eseitethas M ILr. Goldsmith having an immediate
Ileeleorill ewe the Ist clam, if the court should think
=gat=it. He was a mamba, of the inn of Gold-
; by an untiapey mendent, his brother lost
his IN did], abroad, in July of last year, and Mr.
a fading that the were circumstances connected
srlhiglikisether's re
affairs which he bad been previously
emeglidated with, determined on suspending payment at
NI& lidesiselhigly called his creditors together,sad hem
sbossmis be had acted under their atria; sad when
sling einifilll4 that there was no resource but that
eagle liejitegie put himself under its jurisdiction, by rigs.
log • dediemiM of insolvency.. Mr. Pennell would beer
est the steessest that his exertions had been unremitting
to benefit **estate; and had it not been for some peculiar
eircumstanen, pertly arising out of his brother's death,
there was no doubt that the wets given up would have
yielded very little short of 20s. in the pound. The debts
11111151 about 6,0001.; Mr. Pennell bad already in his roma-
ebb about 3,0001.; and there were a great many other assets
dila be expected to receive.
MB Honour said be was glad this statement had been
mile, and he hoped it would go forth to the mercantile
assounity at large. This was one illustration of the benefit
of laving a class in which persons of unimpeachable cherac•
ter, who conducted themselves in an exemplary manner,
could he placed—in a totally different position from those
of which no each thing could be said with truth.
The public at large would revolt at the idea of
Sr. Goldsmith being confounded with many persons who
WIN to that court, and asked for certificates when they did
not dowere them. He reloiced at being able to award •
firwelass certificate in this case; it was given, not only
' with the consent of his own mind, but with that of every-
body who had anything to do with the cam. Mr. Gold-
smith left the court with a character high end unimpcaolied,
and, no dtubt, his conduct would place him in a position
quite as high as he had held before, therefore, the certificate,
weal* Isieseilialek _kw of the let elms.
Mr. Pewee Wed Ifte Il♦ s. iisidersith had been ante-
gibleg is lie eedelesee se the euelgeees.
erserhaooz..—tis 111L/NOTON CATTLI Kamm.
I TUB was the adjemsed examination meeting in the IMP
of Richard Westbrook, mad* bankrupt as a hardeader, of I
23, Laurie, terra." New•mose. An adjournment was or-
dered at the le4 meeting for the bankrupt to produce
vouchers for ewe porticos of his accounts.
Mr. Nieholaos, the ofleial assignee, reported that the
benignant had since filed an amended balaws-sheet, which
on examination was found to metal° two or three errors.
Them had since been corrected, and the account on which
be now sought to pass showed the following figures.
Creditors unsecured £9so 0 0
„ bolding security £5OO 0 0
~ less value of security
held
•-•••••• 350 0 0

Liabilities consorted with lb. Islington
Cattle Market

Total liabilkise
Against whisk the MIMS are returned at 4301., showing a
deficiency of AMYL Is. ld. The ;malts on trading had
been 7330.; mesa are teem Life Association, 2001.;
reeaived ea wiles loam 4.4111•1. ; from Mrs. and Mite
C . lAllterwat Newelved from the lallogton
Cattle ; raking a Oral to account
for of
44.2111. lb. wee diaper& of aa follows :
Paid r dope* es penalise et the Warr
Cattle MOM sol armee
Trade rpm= k irmiike with market
Hoer eel preesal earner (daring four
yews maila Min
Deledemy as the commencement of the
trading 1,370 0 0
Liabilities. per crud

19 2

In the original halanserekeet, moments to the amount of
10.6501. were mtwenalsd I bat by menu of bitten from the
parties to wham Mee mmients were made, and the produc-
tion ot Mr. WlnOtewskh heskees book with the cheques
and receipti, be bmi ben enabled to vouch nearly the
wbeis MD The principal item still unvouchad
IMO MN sign filer hones and personal expenses.
I Mr. Norris time were various points on which the
easigness wished for farther information. He would thew
fore proceed with the bankrupt's examination.
The bankrupt was examined at some length as to the
4,0001. received from his wife's trustees. He stated that It
bad been paid to him by the trustees,with the consent et'
his wile and family. Ills sister-in-law had made a setae-
meet of her property on his children ; he had a contingent
interest in that settlement The 6,0601. received by the
Islington Cattle Market bill was in part payment of the
purchase by them. That sum was disposed of as follows:-
6001. to Mr. 81111 W • 1,3001. to Menus. Laurie and Attree ;
1,3001. to Messrs. Armstrong and Westbrook; 6801. to
Henry Kirk ; and the remaining 1,3001. he retained. His
reason for thus distributing the money was for the services
and expenses these parties had been put to in respect of the
market and its sale, previous to and since the time of his
purchase.
Mr. Mania mid he should requite copies of the various
disk of settlement.
Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt, objected to his being
pledged to produce documents over which he had no
control.
Mr. G. Smith opposed for creditors, on the ground that
the profits stated I. the balance sheet were not vouched, and
that no clear account was given of the way in which the
cede market shares bad been dealt with.
Mr. Lawrence said the shares were in the hands of the
official assignee, but they were only waste paper.
After a conversation,
His Honour allowed the bankrupt to pass, observing that
he doubted whether he hid power to call on the bankrupt
to produce the deeds referred to. The question would still
be open for inquiry at the certificate meeting, when, if the
baakrupt hod not give, e assigeses all the facilities in his
power, the feet might be uthrged egainst bite as miscondur.
SWIM 111. COXIMOSEINI 101.110111.
1.11 in W. N. DIN.

The bankrupt wes described es a plumber, painter, and
gluier, of Cambridge. This was the certificate meeting.
Ile owes to unsecured creditors, 2,4361. ; to those holding
security, 1,3831.; &mete in gond debts end property, 6161. ;
property held as security, 1,6061. The bankrupt was in a
thaeieney of 4631. at the commencement of 1862; his profits
had been 6671.; looses, 2481. ; trade and domestic expenses,
1,3641.; inter at and law cost., 2021.
Mr. Cole, for the assignees, offered no opposition, and
stated that the bankrupt had been unable, from indisposi-
tion, to pay proper attention to his business. This was
kaownto the =editors, none of whom appeared to make

ea
isLr, after looking tbratigh the proceeding', said
that be weld not, having regard to the large deficiency with
winch the accounts eissuneuced, grant an immediate cer-
lificare • but u the bankrupt had been suffering from ill
health, 'and Ithacan had been some time in the court, he
might have • ascend alum eertidathe at the end of three
months.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YrsTazDAY.
The January general quarter sessions of the peace for the
county of Middlesex amoteneed this morning at Clerk's-
well, before Yr. Berjesnt Adams, assistant judge, Yr.
Witham, and ether justice.. The emlendar wu a very
heavy one, owing to the p. riod that has *lapsed sines the
haat semen. The number of prisoners for trial was 101, of
..hom 04 were charged with felony sod 7 with misde
11111.1101%
The Ambtant Judge sTitil7 charged the grand jury.
ROILDZIT OF OAS.
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' ota*ruff, 31, a hairdresser was 'selected for
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