The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-27 00:00:00

L IV INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

.7.)11, ■I. CONIIIMIONIII 101.10 TD.
IN RE LOYAL BRITISH BLNIE.-PROPOSED
ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CONFLICT•

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RISDICTIONS.

nue day had bait appointed far the hearing of a petition
!.3 mid the bankreptey, pretested by Mr. Louis Marna,
lc. rthaat, of Great Prescott-street, and the court was Clad I
• .th parties interre.ed to the natter, bat it trearpieed
!oat an aaaaa peasant ►ed bees made Cm reposing the
pr.-reeding".
fir. Taylor appthred for the pethither ; Mr. Link-
later for the assignees ; and Mr. Paddieon, the solicitor sad
...unitary to the bank, for the directors.
600 a as the ternaissioner had taken his seat,

Mr. Ltak later rose and 'armed the court as
follows —A retitioa wee presented, which has been
ottworod this 50,41041 the object of which was to 'anal
the bankruptcy, at the instance of Mr. Loots Marcos, a
shaseholder, ad also that an ordet might be made true
Curiae the am 'dings under the bankruptcy to the cham-
ber" of the judge who has the conduct of the order for
wiseliog-up the affair, of the Royal British Bank. lam
hippy to say that we 'hall net have occasion to trouble your
Homer much ham the matter to-day, 'abject
to your Homier esectioniog the course which has
hall suggested. There has bees naturally very
Vest whey, both on the part of the official amigo,"
sod the official manager, that the creditors of the Royal
British B ink ehoald, as loos as poesible, be planed in receipt of
the foods, which are already ready for division; gad although
one cannot, indeed, tomp'ain that the official manger
should have felt it hie duty to take the opinion of the Vim-
Chsocellor upon the gantion of the rights of the parties,
yet, that jedgment having been proemaced is favour of
the siepoen, although, on the instant, notice of
appeal to the Lords Justices was given, commucieatims
have subsequently taken pSoe, which it is hoped will have
the effect of tie withdrawal of that appeal, and of each as
arrangement being made as e. ill he 1110 d conducive to the
interests both of the credinre god of the shareholden. As
far as the coeditor are concerned, undoubtedly it is to their
ictereet that the plowedings in the bankruptcy should
is upheld ; and if that appeal be withdrawn, those
promethium will stand not only tanimpemha, but
sotto peactuible. The effect of the proceedinp in
bankruptcy will also be to prevent any rialto/
from piing a preferment by any judgment which
be easy have registered, end thus taking the meets and
property of the bank; and creditor, will also be pre.
vented the oppottsnity which they would otherwise Mee
had of attaching the debts due to the bank, and tablas
poisreeion of the property ia the hands of the laid
msonger. So far it is 3bviou that the bankruptcy Net
be adeentegeou to the creditors paerally, a it pro-
individual creditor, from obuinieg prefereacm, and NM=
• cheep and speedy distribution of the property of Wheat.
S., far es regards the shareholders, the offieral gape be
naturally bees anxious to look to their lamas; ma
mooch be felt it desirable to have the estate edesiedsaned
by the tribunal under which be held his appoisassMa
yet it was found that those arcosedUirs ad Mel
eatioguiah the riph's of Individual inditors, seam
having been brought, tosentims having bees applied
foe, and is ono instance—that of Lammas 'Comedy—
se. eitbsteadieg his strong resistance, the Court of Common
Pleas Mein, permitted a creditor to issue exematios against
him. Thom is no doubt, therefore, when the shareholders
Sod that they are exposed to the promedings of Individual
creditors, it will ham the effector very 'otiosely prejadieing,
cot only the general interests of that holy, bat also the in•
terms of the creditor, generally, whom lea stest' will be
hest consulted by mach a noun as will Mae from the
shareholders mutual, just, and fair maibatime. The bank-
rupt law give the shareholder, that eppernisy ; beams',
under the 10th mottos of that sot of wlMmeat under
which this bankruptcy has been originste7 sad is sew cost-
darted. upon the application of the ssrigases, seder the
direction of this court, for the appointmest of • resolver,
no retention can issue against individual shareholder, with-
out Mama the Court of Chancery. On. amass that the
object of the legislature was, it the Court of Chaacery
saw that the shareholder, open whom all were
made were willing to pay a fair contribution, that
no execution should ism. spinet those shmeholden, and
that no Individual shareholder should be hammed by the
proceedings of mediton, when the promediny takes were
for the benefit of the whole body of the croditene, and foe the
pro.action of the shareholder,. TM °Medal memo' woe
deeiroue that the object he bad I. view is withdrawing
the appeal amid he 'shinty Mem, boom* he
repreeested the absselsolder, gamily, while the ausignme
in bankroptey represented the laureate of the creditor,.
I have no doubt, from what hie transpired, that the C3lll-
- which are going as will nealt to as arrange-
seat by wash all the parties will be greatly benefitted.
The enormous seam" and delay of matiated litigation
will he avoided ; sad it has bees suppeated that, wider
thme circumstances, the hearing of this petition my stead
over Indefinitely at primer, with liberty to the
parties to apply to ham a day aimed, if, as-
happily, the Minns of thom who an now exert-
iog themselves to tarry oat this object amid sot be
successful. I task I have expressed Mr. Taylor's views
as well es my own ; we are both mamas, subject% to
your honour's sanctoo, that this petition Mead stood
oyes. Of mune the directors aid all the parties ham
h•e• duly served with (hie petition; and ao person can be
prejudiced by the cameo sew semested.
After • few words trove Mr. Taylor and Mr. Paddies., the
tearing was ordered to stand over.

IN RE W. J. ROBSON.-THE CRYSTAL PALACE

FRALTDB.

The Wu t►e day 'powered fcr the list sambas-
Oen oh Adieus James 111 bloc. He wss bresobt up
la lootedy, wed appeared is mart; bat as sae whetting to
•:•Sims Ma, be was removed. ♦ number of small debts
Were proved. No neonate beteg lad, as adjousaareat woe
ordered.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

MOGI WSW ow OZIOCANT.
Henry Chivas pleaded "silty to a charge of bigamy.
It appeared from ictintries made by the learned j.dp,
that the provocation was lustitated by the ant wife, to
whom the primmer warn married is 1843. They *operated
tr J 1166 kart, sad wry mos afterwards the ritoser married
his wetted Witt, who Was away. at the time that he was
corned was, sad that bit wife was silo., sad the was so
party to the protest proseestiert.
The prisoner wee watastod to foss maths' hard labour.
Preirrick Traeger, 23, pleaded guilty to the 'bane of
rchbiorr with violists.
Tate wee ere of those garrotte robberies that have lately
frosted to much slam is the public mind. The prosecutor
was attacked by the prisoner end three other saes is he was
walsiso slew to hie owe reeidette, and ow; of them wised
tint ty the throe, whits the others attempted to rob his,
aced hie watch sod chain were pulled cwt of his pocket, the
rioter wientio.ag Ist seise thus. The protecutor was
• good deal iefand by the attsek that wee awls apes him.
A to'Cit•trcirtekle isfmsed ,he scar: that the primmer
had bees befot coovitted of Woe?, sad he was Mows to
he the sosstaat weetiste of thieve*.

To• Cosssoo•fiejunt sentenosd hiss to be trasaportad
fc r fourteen sears.
Willis. Henry Wec,ttia, 20, Josenh Young, Ile, Charley
Cullen, 20. Ck.rles !Into. r, 19, Inn Mary Anne Clair. 19,
were ludkted f r • bugler, la the doellisg.hous• of Geo.
Salve, sad walla(' a illicitly", • hat, and other article', his
pro; atty.
The prisoner. were also charged with felosiouly receiviag
the property knowing it to h.ve been stroke.
The priories West.. God Young pleaded guilty.
vecutor was a ehecnist at Britton-bill, sod the
pri•orer Woo Pea had fortn;rly been in his service, but
waa discharged about Moe months before the robbery
was eor edited, which was during the 'debt of the 29.1t0
of October, It sppeusd that en this sight the
remise, were tutored sad a good deal of pro-
per 7 stolen, and li,ns the =saner in which the robbery
had bees Ohre!, suspicion at note fell urea the prisms'
Woottes, sad he wu et ken into tweedy. The evidence
we. quite tondo:lee against this prisoner and Yoseg,
and, as regarded the other prisoners, it was shown
that when tkey wets taken into custody, Callen and
Clerk refused to feu* their address, and Cellos was very
violeet. It was eabsequeatly este, taiaed that these prisoners
secluded a roods la a house is Midford-pine', Tottenham-
court-road, sad upon thl, roots being searched, • quan-
tity of the property that wee stolen trim Mr.
ewes was hang. A polies-cons'able also spoke
to • 'Oil eV ra,rdiaary eireusstssee that took
plate hetweea Cade• sod Clerk when they were
under ehsrgs at this Lambeth Pollee gout. It appeared
that they were Ireked up in adjlisiag cells. and Clerk
called out to Callen, Charley, how ere you ?" To which,
Cullen replied," All right, Polly, I's here." Clerk thee' said
Where ars we dohs' to?" sad Cells. replied, .W. ate
golog to the Bailey—if we go there we shall only get •
stretch,' bet it we went to the Lane.' we should
be lagged,'" Clerk then said to Callen, "Toe
hid better say you were at lay house last night—
you know what I aeon." Collis then sell
" All right, Polly, I have made it right with Billy Wootton,
and bee gcnag {auk. the lot upon himself." Clerk then
said to Callas "Mind Too plead not guilty." The female
pumas*r also said, " We are going to have a fine Christmas',
but soul, we shall come out together." There well
no evidesigs aghast Hamer, except that a mall pettish