The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-23 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Before Mr. (benzoissioner Shepherd.
A Patxr-rtcurna.—Jolin Badman, better known in the
sporting world as Johnny Walker, a pugilist, who fought
one Simmons no later than Tuesday last for 2001., and who
is styled " champion of the light weights," came up for the
final order.—The question in dispute was, as to whether the
name of " Johnny Walker" ought to have been inserted in
the petition.—His Honour considered the petition to be cor-
rect, and granted the final order.
Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.
A Sxt.'n BANKIMPTCY.—Louis:Maurier, an hotel-keeper,
applied for his certificate as a bankrupt.—Mr. James, who
opposed him, said—The assignees in this case are friends of
the bankrupt, who comes here upon his own petition. These
parties appear to have been guilty of collusion. The bank-
rupt passed his last examination without opposition, and he
received and paid money shortly before and after the bank-
ruptcy. He in now in ion of the business. I will ask
him a few questions.-4rebaankrupt was then examined by
Mr. James: I am now now earryinglon business merely for my
landlord, with no arrangement as to wages, but with liberty
to help myself to anything nut of the profits. The landlord
receives what there is after I have helped myself. There has
been a removal of plate.—Mr. Duncan: They are all albata
metal.—Mr. James: Indeed there was a gold watch and
chain, I believe.—Bankrupt: There was. I was clerk in
the law at Paris for six years. I know Philippe the
juggler.—Mr. Duncan Louts Philippe?—Mr. James No,
I don't mean him when I said the " great juggler." I in-
dulged in railway speculation with Philippe, about the time
of the panic. I did not keep a cash-book. In France we
are obliged to keep a cash-book.
Mr. Buchanan then opposed, on the part of the Finsbury
Iron Works, on the ground that when the bankrupt gave an
order to his clients for a patent cooking apparatus ho was
in a state of insolvency, and giving two bills, stating the
money to be as safe as the bank.
The bankrupt was again examined, and admitted that he
was not in a- lvent circumstances when he gave the order,
and that about the same time he had accommodation bill
transactions. He had borrowed large sums of money at 25
per cent. per annum.—Cross-examined by Mr. Duncan :
One of my opposing creditors (Thomas) was a milkman, and
I only owe him IV. Is. Bd. The Belgian Operatic Com-
pany, who were at Drury-lane Theatre, put up at my hotel,
which is called the "Albert and Prince of Wales." I had
fifteen servants, and they made me promise to pay them
their wages out of what I received from the Belgian Com-
pany. I would not receive it, and ordered my clerk (M.
Dupille) to receive it and pay them. I was not aware of
bankruptcy. I paid my servants, thinking that they were
privileged. I did not tell my wife to remove property. I
tine* heard it was to gave them from bring ultras under
execution. They were albata metal, and principally my
wife's property.—Mr. Duncan: To whom did you give these
accommodation hills ?—Bankrupt : Alexander.—Mr. Duncan
then made an elaborate address on behalf of the bankrupt.
Mr. Commissioner Holroyd ordered the certificate to be
suspended for twelve months, with the condition that it shall
not be granted until the money paid away after the fiat
issued, be handed over to thecreditors.—Mr. Duncan applied
for protection, which was granted.