The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

FEL 28.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
WYATT AND TESSIER r. JOICFA.
This part-heard will case wee again resumed, and was still
is progress when the Court ran.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Faa. 28.
(Before Mr. Ooserrimaioner Goulburn.)
1.16 FIB W. CARMICIILZL ANOTRIMISR.-APPLICATION FOR

The bankrupt, described as bite of the Euston Hotel,
Euston-square, and fanowiy of Boulogne, in the empire of
France, applied for his Mesa, from prison. He was
putted a few days ago, and has since bled • statement of
sooounta showing debts of 90,0001. to 100,0001. (including
80,0001. to the Equitable Asrursoos OMos), secured on hie
estates its Lanarkshire, and shoat 2,0001. of unsecured
debts. He states his property to have produced about TOOL
or SOW. s year beyond the interest oa the mortgages.
There was no opposition, and the discharge was ordered.
(Before Mr. Commiesioner Fano.

IN RE P2I4I.—JUDOMENT.—TOTAL REFUSAL OP CrOTIVICATIL
The bankrupt, an umbrella and parasol manufacturer, of
Milk-street, applied for his certificate recently.
His Honour now gave judgment. He said the attention
of the court had been particularlyadled to the circumstanoes
of this case by the usigocee, who insisted that it was a case
of fraudulent trading, and that the bankrupt bad pursued
a course which must sonuer or later have resulted in bank-
ruptcy. Such a trader was not entitled to any certificate,
and ought to be expelled with ignominy from the trading
world. After ref., ring to the cage of Underwood, decided
by Mr. Commissioner flolroyd, he said that be entirely con-
curred in the opinion that where a creditor know-
ingly insolvent bought goods on credit for the pur-
pose of selling them again, in many instances at
a loss, be was guilty of a fraud, the appropriate
punishment for which was entire exclusion from the trading
world. The court could come to no other conclusion than
that this bankrupt had traded fraudulently. So long ago
am July 1660, he was insolvent to the amount of 6791. He
ought then to have called his creditors together, and made
them acquainted with the state of his affairs, sod
placed himself and his property at their disposaL He did
not do so, but struggled on till one of his creditors
made him bankrupt in January, 1861. His assets then
amounted to 7581. only, while his debts were 7,979/. He
had sought to stave off the evil day by buying goods in the
manufacturing districts, professedly for the purposes of his
trade ; but instead of so using them, he bad passed
them to • Mr. Ruhary, of Birmingham, who called
himself a shipping agent. The bankrupt got
llubery's acceptances, sad used them to meet acceptances
he had given. This was not legitimate trading, but
swindling ; and the court therefore refused the certificate
altogether. He had the less hesitation in adopting this
adverse °occlusion, because it seemed that the bankrupt had
a pleasure Madding insult toinjury,foron hisexamination be
said that he had been bankrupt before, and had never taken
the trouble to inquire whether any dividend was paid under
that bankruptcy. Such impudent, unfeeling answers alone
would justify the refusal of the uertificate, for they,
_showed
• most disgusting indifference to the losses be bad occa-
sioned to others. Of course, however, the certificate was
refused, because the bankrupt was evidently a man unfit to
be trusted by any one.

IS 31 FORD.
The bankrupt, a wine and beer merchant, of Northum-
berland-street. Strand, applied for his order of discharge.
His debts are upwards of 9.000/., including liabilities en
aseenamodatiens bills of 2,9001.; wets upwards of 2,3001.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Lawrence
far the bankrupt.
After hearing an explanation of the circumstances under
which the accommodation acceptances bad been given,
Hie Honour panted the order of discharge.