The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 19, 1853.

A lengthened and d.sultory discussion having take•
place,
Mr. ',UM was proceeding to address the court, when
His Honour held that as Mr. Lucas's client had not given
notice of opposition before the day originally fixed for the
consideration of the certificate, he could not now be heard,
the ) resent meeting being • continuation of the former
one.

Mr. Lawrence addressed the court on behalf of the bank-
rupt, and proceeded to ezplain away the allegations urged
is opposition, and concluded an able argument by rubtnit-
tam that nothing had been proved against the bankrupt to
justify the court is refusing to aware him an immediate
certificate.
His Honour said this appeared to be a very mysterious
cue, and one in which be should not attempt to penetrate.
It was impossible ter him to understand how at the last
moment these oppositions sprang forward. The bankrupt
and his creditors had been on very good terms, but at the
last moment they charged him, in consequence of something
they had heard, with concealment of property, but upon
looking into the evidence that charge wholly foiled. Bar-
ton had certainly entered into a very foolish speculation,
which had resulted in a heavy loss, bpt tkat was not the
fault of the bankrupt. There was nothing approeching
coocealment in the caw, and taking all the circumstances
into consideration he (the learned Commissioner) was of
opinion that the bankrupt was entitled to an immediate cer-
tificate of the 'mond class.
Second class certificate acoordiagly.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-SATURDAY.

•voas NIL

IN AZ J•BLZ TEMA/

This insolvent, who was heard on Friday, appeared to
receive the judgment of the court. He had been a clothier
in Bethnal-green, and the complaint was that he had ob-
tained goods of Messrs. Barber and Evans, warehousemen
in the City, and had pledged some. For this misconduct it
was intimated to the insolvent that he would have a judg-
meat of sin months. _

Mr. Commissioner Phillips gave judgment to-day. He
considered that there had been gross dishonesty in getting
goods and pledging them. At We suit of Mr. Evans, the
judgment would be six months from the vesting order, for
contracting a debt fraudulently, without reasonable expec-
, tatims of payment.
The insolvent, on hearing the judgment, said that only
" one side of the question " had been helVd.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips eapreesed his surprise at the
statement, seeing that he had an able counsel, Mr. Bargood.
He considered it an accusation. _ _

The ineolunt reputed what he mid. Re had struggled
on, and pledged goods to meet his bills. He did not mean
what be bad said ma an accusation on his counsel.

Phillips told him that ha had said that

the recklessness of Mr. Evian in giving credit had induced
bim to do what he had. After the remark that only one
aide of tbe question bad been heard, he could not let the
case pass, but adjourn it to Monday, when Mr. Sargood
would be present. His Honour added that a more auda-
cious and ungrateful remark he bad never beard.
The insolvent muttered that his opinion and the Commis-
sioner's differed.

The Registrar told the insolvent not to be impertinent.
Insolvent—l am not impertinent
Mr. Commissioner Phillips, on learning what the insol-
vent had said, the only doubt he had on his mind was
whether the judgment ought not to be twelve months in-
stead of six mouths. He would not part with the ease
till Monday, and he advised him to come up in a better
Manner.
He was taken back to prison till Monday.

In a case heard today under the Protection Act, an in.
solvent named Wilkins, who bad been • cheemmonger in
the neighbourhood of Whit.cbepel, attributed his insol-
vency to the rise in the price of provisions and the reduc-
tion in his profits.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips was quite aware that the
• had hoard e

prime bad been raised, bat . not -- that the profit,
bad been minced. The attempt to hoodwink the wart in
that way would not do. There was nothing in the cue to
pnreat a day being aimed for the deal order.

TIN LOW PRICE Or VEGETABLES.
In another case of an insolvent named Sheppard, the in-
solvent, who had been& market gardener, attributed his ap-
pearance to the fall in the price of vegetables.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—Here is a gentleman whose
insolvency has arisen by the fall in the price of articles, jut
as the other one had occurred by the ri.e. Pray where is
the lucky place when there is a fall ? (Laughter.)
The insolvent said the Borough Market.
The Commissioner said he knew of the rise, sad it would
be lucky to know where the fall was.
The iasolvent Instanced rhubarb as fetching scarcely any-
thing, and other articles.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips said the present was the
dearest season he remembered.
A day was named.