The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-25 00:00:00

IN II INWARD CODDON.!-JUDGIONIT.

The bankniX1i7d:;,4..1....; the business of a wine met.
chant in Great Tower-street. He failed with Betake@ of
17,J004, against 12,0001. of which security wee held. The
anineurnbered es ste have realised between 9001. and 1.0001.
Mr. Begley opposed ; Mr. Lawrence supported.
His Honour, before going into the facia of the ease, can-
oe the state of the proceedings, from which be said
ere were scandalous omissions, there being no minute
whatever of two or three antiop. This wee culpable
neglect on the pert of the solicitor to the assignees. The
bankrupt in this case had began business on borrowed
capital, and in a short time bad contrived to blear a large
amount at debt, of which 3,5171. was unsecured. He gave
up very little for his creditors, and that little bad hem
rendered less by what used to be called • fraudulent pre-
tonnes on the part of the bankrupt bat a portico of this
property had been recovered back. The bankrupt's trading
had been mast reckless and improvident, and such as to
bring him within two clauses of the 159th sectioo. He bad
kept himself going by means of accommodation paper-a
meet reprehensible system ; and be had carried it so far as
to get one of his own clerks to accept his bills. He had gone
on getting money in all directions, per fee st natal, till he
was compelled to come to this court ; and now less than
1,0001. had been realised. He had clearly carried on trade
by mesas of fictitious capital, or manufactured bills ; be had
also oontracted many of his debts without probable mesas
of payment. He might also have been charged with
neglecting to keep proper books ' • but he was dearly
within two of the classes of the penal section. In this case
the assignees offered no opposition, but recommended the
bankrupt to merry on the ground of the assistance he had
rendered in the action for recovering back property. He
was opposed by Mr. Oastrique, who lied first encouraged
the bankrupt by discounting his paper at 20 per cent., end
then suggested that the clerk's name should be made use
of, This was the mac who now came forward and asked
that the bankrupt should be punished. Bevies referred to
the ewe of Hammond and Barker, recently decided by the
Lord Ohaeoellor, his Honour said there was a great deel to
condemn in the case, and be should suspend the order of
discharge for twelve swaths, but would give protection if
the assignees did not oppose it.
Mr. Bagley, who had opposed, said that he represented
another creditor, Mr. Brown, as well as Mr. Oastrique, and
asked far his costs.
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His Honour refused the application.
IN Ili 8. 8. 01.8880 N.
The bankrupt, a litmodraper, of Beekfard-row, Wal
worth, tecently applied for hie orslerof discharge from debts
of upwards of 15,0001., giving up meets of about 3,4001.
His Honour sow gave judgment upon au objection which
had been raised by Hr. C. E. Lewis, at the last sitting, to a
question put to the bankrupt, on the ground that the bank-
rupt would mit:Matte himself by answeriog. He referred
at length to the various authorities upon the subject, and
expressed his opinion that the information sleight to be
obtained was material for the full disclosure of the bank-
rupt's dealings and estate ; be should, therefore, direct the
bankrupt to answer the question objected to, although he
might criminate himself by so doing, <Alberni., the court
would older him to be committed. Protection would be
granted until the next sitting.
J udgment accordingly.

IN RR ARTHUR HOARE.
The bankrupt, described as a cloth merchant, of Basieg-
kall-strest, applied for bis disebarge from debts of 17,530/.,
which 11,0001. wee due to unsecured creditors. The
!arta tad property held as security are stated at about

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Oal2 0001.
the application of Mr. Begley, for the bankrupt, he
passed his examinatioa, the order of diaalwarp being ►d-
jouraed for two months.

II II H. H. COLEILLN.

null was another solicitor's case. The bask rapt bad
practised at Greenwich and in Fanckturch-street. Debts,
3,5381. ; so sancta
This was the sating for examination sad discharge. That.
was no °corsair's, sod the order was granted.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow, as Commissioner.)
IN NS STRAND, AND WOOD.

The Imokrup; had-kept I.64refr;alicriOut rooms at the
Alezandra.park, Wood-grew. The ease has bee. before
the court some six mooths. The debts are about 5,0001. ;
meets and property held, 1,2001. This was an adjourned
sitting for examinatioo and discharge. At the Lies 'Mum
an adjournment was oidered, the &aweless" desiring to make
Inquiries as to certain books which were believed to be
missing.
Mr. Griffiths now stated, ou behalf of the assignees, that
a private sitting had bees held on SaturdAy, at which some
important facia were disclosed, and they wished for a fur-
ther adjournment to consider what steps should be taken in
0011111XMO011.
After hearing Mr. E. Reed for the bankrupt Strange,
His Honour directed an adjournment.

PAL-Teeing Kit ST. Games.—Yesterday Dr.
Lank/etre held an inquest, at the Oporto Stores, Blooms-
bbaurqy
oe the body of an aged pauper who bad twee found
dead in St. Gilee's Workhouse. From the testimony of
Henry Cannon' an inmate of the workhouse, it appeared
that the deceased was 75 years of age, and that oo Monday
morning, at half-poet seven, when be went to call hint to
his breakfast, be found be was dead. He went to bed about
eight o'clock the previous night. He bad had gruel, with breed
and salt in it, in the afternoon. The coroner asked the
medical officer bow it was that the peoples were allowed
nothing to eat between four o'clock io the afternoon and
eight o'clock in the morning, to which Dr. Bennett replied
that be considered it • bad arrangement. The " wardsnian"
of the ward, himself a pauper, said he bad beer oa amount
of
the labour be performed, but the deceased bad none. The
osroner remarked that it seemed very hard that an able-
bodied man of 75 years of age should not have beer, a remark
to which the jury (=preened their hearty coocurrenos. After •
lengthened examination of witnesses with regard to the food
supplied to the paupers, the coroner said— I thick, as I
said on a former cerise= the general dietary is too low,
and although it may sot Produce deere it shortens the life
of the inmates. I may, perhaps, be allowed to remark,
that they dare not treat prisoners in the same way they do
our paupers." (Applause in court.) Addressing Dr. Ben-
nett, the coroner said—" Do you think a man of irreproach-
able character of 75 years of age should be deprived of his
beer because be feels well enough to be in the body of the
house' lam asking you medically." Dr. Bennett replied
*tat he thought he might have ordered him a little beer if
he had been in the infirmary, but he had nothing to do with
the body of the house. He did not think the man's death
was accelerated by the dietary, but he did not think it wise
to deprive such a man of beer. The coroner said • case like
this showed how necessary it was that deaths meaning
in workhouses should be inquired into by the coroner's
court, for he felt that if • supervision of this sort were
exercised a recurrence of the lamentable exposures which
had occurred in that parish would never recur. Several of
the jury said they thought that deaths in workhouses were
treated se they were in lunatic asylums and prima, but
the coroner told them it was not so, at the same time an
inquest might be held if any one communicated with the
coroner. Moreover, a jury 000 s within the walls of •
workhouse had the power to examine all the wards as in
• prison. The jury returned • verdict to the effect that
" death was caused from effusion of serum on the brsio,
arising from natural causes." The jury, however, appended
the following remarks, which were recorded by the coroner :
"That in their opinion the aged poor of St. Giles's should
have a more nourishing diet than the deceased had ; that
they should have more stimulants, if necessary, and whims
requisite, a little beer." A juryman suggested that they
should occasionally bare cocoa =steed of tea. The coroner
said, "That is a very valuable euggestiov." The proceed.
' =go then terminated.
In the Court of Queen's Bench, at Dublin, on
' etturdey, Mr. Justice O'Brien delivered pentanes on
' I Mr. Jobe Res, se follows :—" With regard to the offences
in the first 12 counts of the Indictment, that you be
imprisoned in the county gaol of Antrim for two calendar
, months, and that you be Sired 50f. On the three kat
' counts, for libel, you are to pay • fine of 101., which fine
• also solid= the prosecutor to the oats on these several
counts. It is the sentence of the court that at the end of
r , these two calendar months you are to tied security, yourself
1n 1001., and two other@ in • like sum to keep the peace
and be of good behaviou to all her Majesty's subjects for
12 months. In default of your eateries tato such security.
you will be further committed for the space of two =oaths."
On the application of Mr. Rea, the court granted him a
I week for the purpose of allowing him time to sue out a writ
I of error. .

The Town Council of Rochdale held a special
meeting oa Saturday, to pass a tote of madames with the
widow of their late member. It was stated that the *lee-
tion had promoted this step heist taken at ea earlier
pried, bat the speeches which were made at the meeting
showed how sincerely the memory of Mr. Cashes wee rm
vered is the borough.

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