The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-27 00:00:00

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RR PATRICK JOIIIIKON, LATZ Al OPTICIAL AMON= IN TRI

-IN IBLIERUPTCY.

This was a motion mode by the Attorney-General oa the
relation of the Chief Registrar in Baakruptcy, proyinttta:
XL Patrick Johnson, late an official insigne" of the Cosec
of Bankruptcy might be ordered to pay into the Bank of
England, to the credit of the chief registrar, la addi-
ties to 4,1061. 9s. 6d., unsay remaining unpaid by
him wider as order of the Lord Chancellor of the let
Anna, 1864, a snm of 3,8251. 13a. 6d., kind io a report
of Kr. Commissioner Hoiroyd of 15th Deoember. 1864, to
be further due and owing by km ; and also • sum of
15841. 14a. 7d. mentioned in an affidavit of Duncan Stewart,
which is his audit of accounts Mr. Johnson had taken credit
as having paid to the thief registrar's account and which
had sot bees so paid, and that an order of the Lord 0360-
°Bller of 7th June, 1862, greeting a
pension of 800/. • year
to Mr. Johnson might be sheolately rescinded, and that
he might be ordered to repay the sum paid to him
ea pension, amounting to 8001, sad, if aeossery, that fur-
tiler inquiries into Mr. JOIIOSOM'S swank might be directed
to be made, sad that he should be ordered to pay the costs
of the orders of 20th January, 186 d, and let August, 1864,
and of the taking cif the accounts. It appealed that on the
discovery of • deficiency in his assouals Mr. Johnson hod
bees ordered to pay before 2d January, 1865, a sum of
5,0321. 10a. 3c1., balms, of a yam shown to be doe by him
by Mr. Commimioser Holrod2 report of 22nd July, 1864,
which order he hod not 0001 with. but had ally paid the
several sums of 1,4761., 1 . 95., 891. 15e. ltd., and 871.
17.. 10d., making • total of 1,8161. 2s. 9d. keying a balsas
of 4.1061.9 e. 6d. unpaid. By Mr. Holroyd's report of likk
December, 1964, there was an aggregate sum of 3,0251.
13s. lid. due in respect of entails estates described la
schedule 1 ; • sum of 1981. 5.. 4d. in respect to the estates
la schedule 2, the meets of which were sufficient, lying in
the Bank of England, to pay the said 198/.5e. 41., and which
wee skated to meet the deficiency in that respect of Mr.
Johaeon as official amigos* ; sad • sum of 1901.16 e. 10d. dim
to estates described in whedule 3 ; to meet which there were
so are* which together made up the sum for the pay-
ment of which the order was sought.
Tho ltitoraey-General, with whom ware Mr. J. W.
Chitty and Mr. H. B. Miller pressed for an order In the
terse of the mottos, except ihat he did not propose to ask
that Mr. Jetsam's retiring pension should be rescinded,
bat only impounded, and retained to answer his liabilities.
Mr. Bess and Mr. Tripp, far Mr. Johnson, admitted that
he was at this mercy of tbe court, but ooutended that the
amount charged ivied him was liable to certain deductions
for money paid by him as account of certain estates admi-
nistered in bankruptcy, is which there were at peewit so
seek, bus which Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd was of opinion
he ought to be reimbursed if any snots should hereafter
come in, and which amounted is the aggregate to 2,0481.
sa. Id. It was also urged that payment of • sum of 5641.
14e. 7J., which was contained is Stewart's affidavit, ought
to be suspended. . - .

On the of the Lord Chancellor the Attorney-
Gametal oonssoted that this stun, not hariog been included
in the original order of his lordship, should be excluded
from any order which might now be made without pre-
iodise to any future order.

The Lord Chancellor said that in giving judgment he did
OM desire to mats any further observations on the con-
duct of Mr. Johnson. Ms only excuse was to be found in
the gross neglect of three whose duty it was to have annually
asoartained that his amounts WWII correct, which if they
bad dope he might have bees saved from his present poul-
tice'. With regard to the sums of money due, subtracting
the 5641.14 a. 7d. co Stewart's account, there was no dispute
shoat than, although it had been urged oa him as
a matter for a favourable ounaideratioa of Mr. John-

;NW ass; ought sot to~be directed that
he should pay certain sums which were in the nature
of bad debts widen be bad Unmarred in the extnotion of his
duty, they being sums fogad due to him from bankrupts'
'Staice whioh had produced no amen It wee utterly ha.
poisible to allow than mins, became they had been found
doe to him from certain indednite estates, u agaivat sums
in which he was deficient as to other defied* estates.
Nor could the expense audits or a pie-mange on
dividends paid by estates since the act of 1861, by which
official assignee were directed to be paid by lidarilla, for
those allowance, though usual previously, had ceased is
October, 1861. He most therefore, make an order for the
payment of a rum of 4,1661. 9s, 6d., minus anyibing that
might be available from the proceeds of the pennon, forth-
with. and a sum of 3,6251. 134. 6J. on or blare that day
six months, with liberty to apply sa to any sums paid
touching the forbearance In the execution of the order. As
to the 5541. 14s. 7d. in Stewart's sorxxott, no order could he
made at protein without prejudioe to say future order.
With regard to the oasts, his mind was Infiniti:ad in Mr.
Johasn's favour by the common default of the officials of
the Court of Baskruptoy, which, though it was no pains.
tion of what he had done, had made it extremely difficult
to make an examination of the accounts. There would be
so cane against Mr. Johnson, but they must come out of
the ordinary fund.