The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-20 00:00:00

;DAY EVENING, OCT

IBER 20, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGIINCL

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Ocrosaa 19.
(Behave Mr. Comndodoser Goulburu.)
en RR aassonn.
This warn • situ ud for order of dicediarge. The bankrupt
Ilne 1 dairyman and coal merchant. of Greet Yarmouth.
Mr. Sergood opposed for the wipes ; Mr. Bagley sup-
ported.
It was staled that phloem had been taken at length, and
all the deposition were oa the proceedings. The bankrupt
bed • contract with au hospital at Yarmouth to supply
butter, eggs, and goods in his trade, hut his resources not
being sufficient to meat the renuirements of the contract,
he arranged with Mr. Hayfield, so extessive coal merchant
and his next door neighbour, to sseisliblin. Mr. /Weald
did es, sad advanced tice bankrupt sums downy from time
to time for the purposes of the 000 tract, aced an ifireement
was entered into by which the bankrupt elapsed to repay
Bayfield out of the moseys to be received freer the
horpttaL la order to deceive Mr. Bayfield the baakrupt had
furnished untrue statements as to the goods supplied to the
hospital, sod he obtained advances from Mr. Bayfisld
the faith that such goods bad actually been supplied.
HMr. Sargoad) said that this allegation was denied by
the bankrupt ; but he would ask the wart to madder the
evideoes as appeasing upo• the proceedings, sod to owns to
the cooolusien then the baskropi bad oontraoted Mr. Bay-
field's debt without reasonable expectation of payment, and
that the oiroumetanose were of se aggravated • nature as
to justify she court putting iato foroe the penal part of the
159th sedion, and &suborning the bankrupt to a term of
imprisonment.
Mr. Begley, for the baakrupt, said that his disat bad
beep manly • tool la Mr. Bayfield's hands, and that the op-
position was raised for the purpose of persecution. He re-
ferred to the evidence, and submitte that there wee
nothing in the case whit% called for a suspension of the
order of &whine, much less for • sentence of imprisonment,
His Honour deferred judgment.
(Before Mr. Registrar Hulitt.)
IN it SIB ROBERT NICHOLSON.
This owe bee been frequently noticed. The benkrup,
who claims the title of baronet, was adjudicated by the re-
gistrer whilst in prison. A former petition, filid by the
bankrupt in forme pauper* bad been dismissed by Ms.
Window on the ground of instifileient desoriptioa marl the
omission of debts from the preliminary Cosa tear&
nation before the registrar the bankrupt stated that be was
not io sny trade or profeceion. At the time of his arrest be
resided at Ohnrch.place, Clapham ;pro viously at Hera,
Bay, Dorking, Brightoo, and Harswood-equare. His debts
altogether amounted to about 2,0004, and he allepd that lie
bad property in Soodsad whisk would bring is from
2,0001. t 03,0001. &year, but which could not be realised until
be was released from custody, his promos Wag required.
Ho stated that be bed also property in Ven Dienien's Lead
is right of his first wife, of the value of aboat 200!. •
year. Sir Robert adds that be petitioned this court in July
last, bat that the petition was dismissed
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laritles al the solicitor employed io the 11
bankrupt has been several months in confinement, but bas
given notice to the detailing creditors of his hitention to
apply again for his seleass.
Tide was • first mestisg. Several debts wen proud, and
a day earned for the final bearing.