The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-03 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER..-Fri. 2.

Mid is Bier.—(Bstors Lord Chid Justice El.. Lord
Chid Lino prilsok, .pistioss Willis, Keating, Ned Bums

Mansell sad Plgoti) . _.
THS GLUM' AND *OMIT °OLD IMMO 001IPANT 11l

♦ImICA V. SUTTOIII.

This woe a ciliation milling upon calls epos so alletumat
of 11,000 shares, and upon which 1,500 f. bad hese paid.
Garth appeared tar the plaintiff ; Mr. Hall for the
defendant
Lord Chid Jentioe Erie, in delivetiag the judt, said
the gumbos the court bad to determine was whether the
defendant was liable for eertaia calls upon shues etaital
the liquidator of the company le respect it. b
up. The company wee so unlimited eonipany,eZeru the
Joint Stock Mt previous to 1866, but it wee afterwards
=se a limited sorepany. Tbiedefenee was, that the
t, heeled paid 11. per share, was only new liable
to the *steal of 6e. per share, or in other words, whether
the unlimited liability attached to s shareholder after •
mammy became a limited one. The court was of opinion
that the liability wee onetiamd for debts incurred previous
to hs regietratioa m • limited Dempsey. The isteation at
the legislature was to prevent a company so situated from
getting rid of their debt.
The court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Queen's
Beech.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-Fn. 2.
Wore Mr. Omarindoor Holroyd.)
1.11 1%01. =MID.

The beakrept wastbesell.k;;;;. oomedian, of the'
deelphi Theatre. This was the edionnuid sitting for amen.
edam and discharge.
Mr. Satioad, o behalf of the bankrupt, salted for a
adjemanterst. Yr. Bedford's prolessioad breams were
that day giving a benefit porforreaaoo for him at Drury
Lae. aid it wee impossible for him to to prank Ar-
rangements bad been made for payiag the medians Pis. ia
the pound, which nearly all of them bed agreed to
aid a short adfoarament wee asked for the pirrosset
carrying out that ansagemons, when the petition would be
lakes off the
An adjournment for a week was ordered.

ID RI WI'&LIRA ADD WOOD.
The bankrupts, William Waage and Rlobard Wood, were
oestractore for the supply of rehesksteets at the Alex-
sod:a-park, lithswell-hilL This was the adjoarned sitting
far exarainatios sad discharge. The debts me about 5,0001.;
meets aid pmerty held m sseurity, 1,2204
Mr. H. Griffiths, foe the magmas, stated that the so-
emote ordered had not been prepared ; he therefore
asked for an adjourement. The baatws had been=
atterled to by Btresgs, Wood being almost •
rarer. It appeared that • most important book, the
takings book, was sot forthcoming ; and Moen. Homy,
the acoountants, wets this prorated from making op the
Gement&
Wm. Strange, one of the baakrupts, wan examined as to
their booka. He surd that there woo a bar book, Dot •
tabors book, kept. It 000takied ma moonnt of the takings
at the Grove—not at the other please. Sometimes they
only took 2s. 6d. at the Grove—sometanes Nothing—river
more than 31. in a day. He sever had charge of the bar
book. It was in the bar when the mesmerir took poems-
Won. He believed It had been taken away by some one—
sot by him.
Some further widows having bees given ea to the exist-
ence of a book which was not Dow forthcoming,
Mr. E. Heed, on behalf of the bankrupt Strange, said be
wee perfectly ready to prepare accounts on the best mate-
rials that were in existence.
Hie Hower said thee se the arignesa soosidered the book
of importance further search ought to be made for it. There
mast of necessity be as adjourarmat.
Mr. Griffiths asked for an order as the bankrupt
to give up possession of the Grove to the arignees.StrasiAl
admitted that be Mill retained priessidoo.
His Honour said that there mine be • written demand of
posseries before he could make my order.
Mr. Heed said that Mr. Strange wee staying there at the
request of the Alexandre Park Company, who had nimble
Petlerh them.
Some geotleman in the court, who said he was connected
with the money, dosed This.
His Honour made no order.
Mr. Wild, on behalf of the bankrupt Wood, asked the
court to greet biro es allowance of 30e. • week.
His Hoarier declined to make any order in the preset
Aso of the ease.
Mr. F. Obbard (from the ones of Messrs. Valiance) tea-
dared • proof for 900/., on behalf of the Alameda' Perk
Company, arra, out of their agreement with the bankrupt,.
Mr. Griffiths said the emigres would require time to
examine the proof, and it was ordered to stand over, u were
several other proofs.
Ultimately as adjournmeot was ordered.