The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-09 00:00:00

'Lab) )nteßtgente.

HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY.
Corium' vos Parvasem.—Parszwr : LOSS. RaDRODSID, 1/110
NISSIDILD ; TSB Loan Ciansuaa, Th. Km. Or CANTSIDOWN,
LOS. SIMONY, LORD WSALIICLIP7S, LOSD BLASITTII, LOW. PITIS,
AND LOS. BYMILIT or ADOSSLYT.

Their lordships sat as • committee toe privileges, to pro-
ceed with the evideses in the

Hai ans Pus Awe.

Mr. Fleming apioareiEr the etaintant, Mr. Constable
Maxwell ; the .Attorney-General, and the Lord Advocate,
appeared for the Crown ; and the Solicitor-General and
Mr. Hope, Q.C., for the opposing petitioner, Mr. Maxwell,
of Ca:ruches.
An outline of the case having been given by Mr. Fleming,
the Solicitor General said that the whole of the evidence,
both in support of the claim, and on the part of the oppos•
log petitioner, was now complete, and probably the house
would name a day upon which they would hear counsel.
Mr. Fleming said that it had been arranged on a former
occasion that when the evidence had terminated he was to
sum up the cue on behalf of the claimant, that the Soli-
citor-General was to be beard for the petitioner opposing
the claim, that he was to be heard in reply, and that the
°Hoer for the crown was to address the how upon the
whole case. It would be impossible that he could make his
address with justice to his client until he had perused the
evidence which had been offered at the bar of the house on
the present occasion.
The Solicitor-General laid that the house would appoint
a day in about two months hence.
Mr. Fleming said that that would have the effect of throw-
ing them over the session.
The Lord Chancellor asked Mr. Fleming if he entertained
a serious opinion that the session would not last longer than
two months
Mr. Fleming said he would not presume to prognosticate
the duration of the erasion, but in six weeks' time he would
undertake to be prepared to sum up the evidence.
Led Redeadale said that due notice of the day should be
forwarded to the parties; and the case was accordingly ad-
journed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YrsTERDAT.
BZPOSZ Xs. COMIXIIIIIOIIIII Govan IX.
IP ii ARTIONIS. _

The bankrupt, Jules Attica's, wu described as a general
merchant, of Mark-lane. This wu the last examination
meeting ; but the accounts, which are voluminous, had not
bean flied. His liabilities ere estimated at between 11,00011
and 12,0001. • the assets consisting chiefly of balances due
on consignments to Bourdeaux, Hamburg, and other places
on the continent, estimated at about 6,0001. ; but the
amount to be received from which is very problematical.
The petitioning creditor is M. George Corsi, banker, of Hue
Heuteville Paris.
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iirTilailater—, for the assignees, consented to an adjourn-
ment for two months at the expense of the estate, the bank-
rupt having rendered all the assistance in his power to the
assignees in getting in the debts.
His Honour directed an adjournment accordingly.
IN RI WILLIAMS AND MAUCIIANT.—DIVIDEND OF 20e.
This was a dividend meeting m the ems of Williams and
Merchant, the large railway contractors, of Great George-
' street, Westminster, Liverpool, and other places.
Mr. Plows appeared for the assignees. Several small
proofs were admitted. It was stated that • dividend of
20s. in the pound would be declared and made payable in
the usual form. A question •rose whether it would not be
necessary, under the 187th and 188th sections, to hold
another meeting in order to give the opportunity to any
creditors to prove who had not done so.
His Honour feared that this would be necessary, regret-
ting the additional expense which it would occasion. He
would, however, suggest that the final dividend meeting
should be filed on the same day as the certificate
meeting.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—lrlisnanAY.

Beams 7111 Cato' Onartiriosea.
IN ZS THOMAS Wx. WALIZIL-A MAX BONN IN TUX

RIMS OF GEORGE THE SECOND.

This insolvent, who was stated to be ninety-five " years
old, applied to be discharged from Whitecrom-street Prison.
Ile had been a debt collector, and had resided in Judd-
place, New-road. There was no opposition to the applica-
tion. Mr. Dowse supparted.
It appeared that the insolvent only owed one principal
debt, which was on • promissory note for 1001., given
under peculiar circumstances. He had given the note in
consideration that a person named Thompson should pro-
vide him with two or three dinners a week. The mite was
paid by Thompson away to another person, and he was
arrested, and had been us Whitecross-street Ptieon since
the 2nd March.
Mr. Dowse said the only consideration that the insolvent
had received for the note was 10 or 12 dinners.
The Chief Commissioner obsarved that he could not see
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what good could have been obtained by puttingtliTulerm7;
in prison. llis Honour said, " What is your ace ?"
The insolvent said he wan born in the year 1758, and was
now 9.5 years old.
Mr. Dowse remarked that be was born in the reign if
Georne 11. .

Hu Honour told the in-oleekt he was glad to discharge
him from prison. Ile could ace no good reason for sending
him there.

71;1;e—oiisaaa was *Mend to be discharged forthwith