The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-19 00:00:00

tat) Intelligence.

EQUITY DOUBTS.—JuLY 18.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
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This was atilkliciation on the pert of six additional
clerks in the masters' offices to hare their salaries
increased from .to 3501. a year. By one of the
Chancery Reform Acts each taxing master was authorised
to appoint a clerk to assist him at a salary of 2501. a year,
which by a subsequent act was increased t 03601. In 1853 the
taxing masters applied to the Lord Chancellor for power
to employ additional clerks, and the Lord Chancellor by
ammaorandum approved of an additional clerk to each
taxing master, but by an order they were only to be
allowed 1001. a year, which was subsequently increased to
1201. The clerks applied to several Lord Chancellors for
&farther increase, but without MOM& There was no regu-
lar appointment of them as clerks until July, 1865, when
the Lord Chancellor made a formal ceder to this effect,
and having received their regular appointments they now
applied under the acts for the full salary el 3501.
Mr. Bolt and Mr. Pearson appeared fox the clerks. Mr.
J. IL Taylor, in the interest of the suitors' fee fund,
oppoeed the application.
The Lord Chancellor mid the matter depended on the
construction of the acts of parliament, and had nothing to
do with the nature of the-duties performed. He had no
doubt that, according to the terms of the acts, they were
entitled to the full salary. It had been suggested that
they would be discharged if they insisted on tth • rights,
but he could not think that this would be acted upon.
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This was an application on the part of the official mana-
ger to have the executors of Mr. Stewart placed on the list
of contributories. The company was formed in the year
1845, and Mr. Stewart became a shareholder for 20 shares.
In consequence of the company getting into difficulties
an arrangement was made in 1848, at • meeting of share-
holders, called the " Chippenham Compromise,* in which
power was given to the directors to release shareholders from
their liabilities. Mr. Stewart died in 1849, and shortly
afterwards, with* view of relieving the estate from the
liability of the 20 shares, the executors entered into an
agreement with the company that they would pay 711.
and resign all claim on the Amara*, which would thereupon
be forfeited ; the money was paid, and the executors dis-
charged all other claims on the ens* and bad no longer
in their hands any funds of the testator except • sum of
money to meet an annuity. This transaction took place
in 1850, and in 1866 the official manager called upon the
executors to show cause why they should not be on
the list of contributories inrespect of the twenty shares.
the Master of the Rolls declined to enter them in the list,
and the official manager appealed.
Sir H. Cairns and Mr.litish for the official manager;
Mr. Baggallay and Mr. Millar for the executors.
Judgment was reserved.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Juzx 18.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
121 112 THOMAS 11D1101113 FltAll[l.l7l.
This was an adjourned sitting for examination. The
bankrupt was a silk merchant, of 44, St. Paid's-churchyard,
of 5, Lime-street, and of Lyons, trading upon his separate
account, also in partnership with Edward Selby and Henry
Ellsworth. The accounts, of which an outline has been
published, disclose debts and liabilities amounting in the
aggregate to 63,7511. after deducting the estimated value
ocurities in the hands of creditors ; the assets are stated
at 5,0471. in addition to what may be realised in France
by the French Tribunal of Commerce. The failure was
attributed to losses in the Einn of Selby and Franklyn.
Mr. Munro; appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Phelps
for the creditors.
By consent of all parties the last examination was now
passed, and the 19th of November, at half-pest 11, was
rued for the consideration of the order of discharge.