The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-22 00:00:00

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IN . . . VT'Crlt or nT E SUMItItE, • I.t TIC.

Mr. Lloyd, referring to an order made late:v by Lis lord-
ship with lonic reluctance, (and then reported in this paper)
for the sale of as small a *AIM a, would he merely sufficient •
of the lunatic's government stock for the purpose of paying
with the prom. of* thereof certain cells ant shares doe- •
longing to the lunatic, said the committee of the lunatic's
estate RV. di Anus, in consequenc., of observations made •
by Mr. Bethell (counsel ffir Mrs. I)yce hombre), in the
argument., to explain to the court the callow of the
delay that had taken place in complying with a former I
order of his lord-hip's predecessor in respect to three
railway slurs. Whet he asked his lordship wan that the 9
petition. which had askeel for the sale of the stock, might
stand ono r, and that the pt titan] of the committee of theestate
might come on to he beard with it. Ile believed that Mn.
Dyee Sombre (the committee of the person) also wished to
• preeent a supplemental petition, and all might come on to-
gether.
Mr. Gifford (junior counsel for Mrs. Dyes Sombre) said a
short sopplemental petit. tee that already before his lord-
ship would lie presented men behalf of the committee of the
i per-on, and it was the wish of all parties that the petitions
' he heard together.
After sonic conversation between the Lord Chancellor
! and the leanird colonel. Wednesday next was appointed for
the hearing of the petitions.
PnAnsos C. GOCIAPENAND OTIIT.R..—TITLIEI or IfAT,

&r.--Itt.,llT OF Vu•.uu

The arguments by Mr. Lloyd and Mr. ftemhaw for the
Rev. Mr. Peitrati the re.pondent in thew; appeals—the
natureof which hair been already mentioned in our reports
—were proceeded with, and Mr. Wiamm, fur the appel-
lants, had einnmenr:d hi, reply, when the court rose, and
the further hearing was adjourned.
DocLI r. WItIGHT ANI, OTHEW4.—EI PARTE 3116
CRATF.S FITZIIAItDINOII

As the Lord Chancellor was ri►ing,
Mr. P. Wood. referring to the order made by his lord-
ship on Thursday, for an early day for the hearing of a
petition presented OP behalf of the ward of court, Miss
Talbot, raid he had to ask his lordship that a petition pre-
sented to the court by Mr. Craven Berkeley might be heard
at the same time, and that leave la given to amend it.
Ile saw no TVILMAI for advsncing the bearing of the peti-
tions, nor for having them tried by his lordship rather
than by the vice-chaneellor lir whom, and not by his howl-
phip's predecessor, as Mr. Knit emulously stated on Thur.
' day, the last order in the cause relating to the young lady
swiss made.

The Lonl Chancellor said that it might probably pave the
expense of an appeal, and time Alm, if he were to hear the
petitions. Ile named to-inurrow (thi. day) fur hearing the
petitions.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-YrATEADAT.
Sirens Me. CU1.1.011,11. Mum's,
IN Itl (. %I.E.

The bankrupt, n draper at Norwich, applied for his ter-
tificate. The delita were 2,7591. ; the assets had realia.ed

1,1841.
Mr. lanklatcr appeared in support of the lankrupt's ap-
plication.
Mr. A. Jones opposed for the assignees. lie stated that
thongh the bankrupt's trailing had only extended over ten
months, lie had conductisl himself ro recklessly as to occa-
a his to his creditors of I,IOW. For the first eight
the he hod not kept any books worth the name ; he had
then isminieuced making up books, but from papers only,
which had been destroyed. In September he bad resorted
to forted sales, basing rent goods tOr that purism! to Cain-
bridge, Wislwarh, Wittlewm, and Peterborough, the Ism
on which was MIL His total has during the ten months
hail been I,IIW. In the two months preceding his bank-
ruptcy, Ids purchases had been to the r %tent of 1,2101.
In answer to qui stioas from Mr. Linklater, the bankrupt
stated Clot he had commene.d business in January, Pcsl,
with a capital of 1.101. Ile hail received a circular from
Hesse. I'awson, holt-sale drapers, of st. Paul's church-
pull, to the effect that goisls purchased on the Ist of Au-
gust would not be drawn for till the Ist of October, and
that three months' bills would then he drawn for the same,'
which was equivalent to a considerable extension of credit.
In conimptimrc of this, be purchased to the extent of UV.,
king preciously indebted to them about 1:411. A few days
after Messrs. l'awson pressed him to make weekly pav-
lovas-3W or 401. a week. Ile thought this very unusual,
and was induced iu consequence to 'end gouda for bak to
Cambridge.

Mr. Jones mid the fact of the bankrupt having Riven his
bill on the 14 of Octobr, at two months instead of three

month, refuted his O. n ,tatentent. The alleged circular
we. nut forthcoming, 811111 the hankrUlll.,/ statement ought
to h• received with great m 14041011.
Mr. l'aw-on having been briefly examined,
Mr. lanklater urged that the bankrupt wan entitled to a
certificate cola high du... Withrespeet to the forced sales
nit one farthing of the proevilly had gone into the bank-
rupt', pocket, and notwithstanding the searching inceytiga-
thin which had taken plan, no specific offence had been
tuts .11,11(A wiling the Ivnikrapt, who wiei a young man,
WA who hail through hi, lifetime conducted hitnYell with

' honesty mid integrity. Ile had not embarked in any lm-
' proper stimulation, and neither had he been guilty of any
misrepresentation in the obtaining gods. Tuno bankrupt
lout been very unfortunate, other tradesmen haying resolved
to undersell " him, and he had been put to great expense
by the illness and subsequ-nt death of Ili% Wife. Under
these cireurnstanrea the certificate was prayed for.
Ili% Honour said he did not think that the bankrupt had
been guilty of any of the specific charges mentioned in the
cwt. The main charge* were, trading for six or eight
month* without keeping books, and causing forced pales.
Nothing could be more unjustifiable in a retail trader than
sending goods into the country and causing forced sales by
auction. The certificate must be suspended tie months.
IN Mt MIIII,KYWEATIIKIL

The bantsrupt,iVilliam Stephens Merryweather, a brick-
maker, of West Ham, rime up for his last examination.
balance-sheet extend.d over tire years prior to the 2roth
Ikeendwr last. lie 05vi1.1.7721. ; and his assets were put
down at UV. There was no entry of profit.; his losses had
been 1,1414/.; expenses 131021., of which 8.147!. was pot
demo as house and personal expenses. ('a.4l to the large
amount of 14,1918. had been advanced to him at variow,
times lee members of hi. family. lie has been iu the
Qucen's•Prison for the la.t two years.
Mr Lvwranee supported.
Mr. Stafford oppowil, for a creditor, and examined the
bankrupt as to a debt ut 1,15)11. to his son, which he stated
was not wowed, Prior to P4O, ho had lived on his uife's
property—it/Kt a year, which she Vsok under her father's
will. in December, ISO, he received '2' :810/. from his suns
and daughters. In 1819, he executed a deed of assignment
of edl his household furniture, &c.. to one of hi, sons and
two daughters. A verdict for LOW had then just passed
against him iu an action for libel.
Mr. Stafford contended that the assignment way a
fraudulent transaction, resorted to only whet& the bona fide
creditors were pressing on the bankrupt.
Mr. Lawrance urged that the amounts were correct, and
that therefore the bankrupt ought to pass. His hooks
might not have been so well kept as those of a regular
tradesman, but that could not be expected from a man in
Ili. position. His tooling, which had been unfortunate,
had mtimtantially erased for two or three years—another
ground why Very minute accounts should nut be looked
for. AU yuo.tiuns Ut Wallkill must be considered at the
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certificate Meeting.
Ilia lluuour said the accounts were very unsatisfactory in
one respect. lie had received 1,•561. a year while in
prison, but there wac nothing to show it had been ex-
pe•nded. Ile was now nod.• bankrupt by one of leis ions,
not for the benefit of any creditor, but solely to get rid of
the• in which he was involved. The raw• would
hair been more fitly dealt with in the Insulieut Court.
The examination soot be adjourned sine die.