The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-18 00:00:00

LAWTFILIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COMM OF BANKRUPTOI'.
(Beton Ur. Conunbdoner Winslow.)
as trim —APPLICATION TO WAY PIOCILIIIIOB.
beakviipt, Wm. Parker Myna, was a bop merchant,
4 Iwo Crownmqure, Southwark. The adjudication
rook oso• in November last At the sitting for exambra-
ti, abe tecounts showed debts of 5,908 L, with snob of
; sad at a insetang of creditors on the TM
7 Ao' sa Wit a resolution was come to for raft; the ease
out if seat ender the 186th motion, on payment et a corn-
-Ages ls. pound.
Fit- wronin gs,the on behalf of creditors, now asked the
cos to confirm the moieties and suspend the proceedings
Vireerlllitits. who appeared for Messrs. Pawky and
Boa, merchants, Limmetreet, creditors for 11151., opposed
sktatioa on the ground that the proposal was not
- cue within the messing of the act. Were the
rbilruptoi allowed to proofed, it was probable that a ranch
ligamount of assets would he disclosed.
bankrupt, in 'rawer to the court, said that be had
mods a fall decimetre of his meats and effects.
gr. Limnos stated that the deed bad been executed
kora creditors, many of them for large amounts.
"'gr. Terry, for a creditor, did not oppose the applies,

gp Honour said that £he composition proposed was no
dosbt a small one ; bat the meditate had had since
great to invesUpte the rem, and it appeared that the
mitts under the bankruptcy, 'apposing the
onproceedings
tog . would not yield near so much as was now offered.
Tkgefore, yanking the proposal one for the benefit of
Os creditors, he would confirm the resolution, and direct
tb.promiedings to be stayed, for six weeks, to give time
febrioging in the deed.
IN RC H. !OWLS%
'Ss bantrapt, a journeyman bliteimenitli,_ Wands-
Tea, employed on the London and Booth-Weetsen
Rai!-
bad been ens of the executive cossinintse of the Ton-
dos sad South-Western Railway 00-operadve Society.
Hs sought his discharge from delta of 2401. widish he
shied le have been wholly incurred on mama of the

MchtlSykes appeared for the official &soignee. There was
isoopposition, and his Honour granted the order.
IT lE DR. LALOE.
The beskrupt, Robert David Lam was a doctor of see-
dless,dl Meeklanbarghetreet. This was Om sitting for
emeisation and diatoms Debts, 471/. ; no mesh. The
beam* mcgibes his failure to his having brought an sa-
tire for libel again& Kr. Job Caudwoll, publisher, of the
Sued, arid Ming peigireutod atteeding tho .curt oan
occident the verdict went against him, and Mr. Candwall
is Dow • creditor for 781.
Mr. R. Griffiths opposed for the assigns's
Minupt, in examination, stated that he held his
diploma from New York Medical College. He was not a
somber of any English college or institution. Had preo.
tied in Meeldenburghstreet, hiethienburgh-mtiere, as a
segaltingvismichn. He sold medicines to patients where
bbeia=lit Summary. The furniture in the house in Heck-
-dm& baloaged to Mr. Hewitt, of High Holborn,
draper and general furnisher, who let him the hems. Ha
had boss rim over by en omnibus, and pot after that Ise
Ins arrested by his opposing creditor, sad while in whoa
he heaters was seised by his landlord for rent, end was
begght by Mr. How.tt at the condemned pries. He
bad since his release paid 711. for the use of the fur-
altars. He had kept no banking account. Had ln=
sward the medicines he supplied. He had pub
blobs es the treatment of dieser. Some of his debts
um in aspect of those publicatioss. He sold the books
and received the proceeds. Had sompounded with his
traitors in 1864, and paid fa. in the pound on debts of
3081, or His action against the assignee was nn-
sucesdthrough his being unable to attend. He was
strutted without a moment's notice.
Commiationer—lt is not usual to give a debtor
votive of the intention to serest him. (Laughter.)
Mr. Griffiths asked for cash and deloiersoy accounts, and
for further information as to the furniture which was said
So belong to Mr. Hewitt.
An adjournment for that purpose was ordered.
APPLICATION TOR LEAVE TO REGISTER A DEED.
Mr. Beard mods an application under the following cir-
camstanoss:—Twe debtors, partners, had executed a deed
sgreeing to pay a compontion. The dead had bees exe-
cuted by the requisite majority of creditors ,• but before
the completion of the registration one of the debtors died ;
and the chief registrar declined to receive the deed in the
absence of an affidavit from each of the debtors. It wee
asked that the affidavit of the surviving debtor might be
ressived es sufficient.
His Honour granted the application.
IX RE SHEPHERD EAT.
The bankrupt was a saddler and horns-esker, of Grey's.
buemed. This wee the sitting for examination and die.
ohne. Debts, 1,171/. ; propert held as security, 5201.
Mr. Lining opposed for the , and Mr. Beard for
a &editor.
It was stated that a fortnight before the adjudication the
bankrupt had got rid of all his stock in trade and effects
by means of a bill of sale, for which he admitted that he
had not received any consideration. Further accounts
were asked for.
His Honour suggested that the best course would be to
dismiss the petition, and proceed on a petition presented
by a creditor with a t lee to set aside • bill of sale.
Mr. Lindue said he should prefer to have a private ex-
sniinetion of the bankrupt before deciding what course be
should take ; and the sitting wee adjourned for that pur-
ple.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN BE ANDREW BARRON.
The bankrupt was a general merchant and commission
agent, of 23, Rood-hne, trading under the firm of " Wm.
Raffrey and C 0.," also trading at Bridgetown, Barbadoes,
in partnership with W. Laurie and R. Arthur, as " Bar-
ron, Laurie, and Co."
This was the first gifting ; but the adjudication being on
a creditor's petition no preliminary statement of accounts
has been filed. The liabilities are said to be about 60,0001.;
the assets are also considerable, being estimated at near
50,0001. Mr. Slater, of the Fore-street Warehousing Com-
pay ; Mr. Scotton, of the Shipping Company ; and Mr.
Maud, cooper, of Wapping (the petitioning creditor), were
chosen trade assignees.
IN BE JOHN HOGGE DVPFT.—CABE or A NEWSPAPER
PROPRIETOR.
The bankrupt, residing at Brixton, was described as a
proprietor of newspapers. In his examination before
the registrar in prison, he stated that he was
the owner of the Church Standard, published at 265,
Strand. His deb& were about 1001. He had no property ;
his furniture had been distrained by the landlord. He had
the copyright of the Church Standard, but it was at pre-
sent' m abeyance."
This was the first sitting, but no choice took place.
rg BE WALIZR.—ANOTHER SMALL NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR.
This bankrupt, Robert Walker, was described as a news-
pepse proprietor and advertising agent, of Crane-court,
Float-street, and living in furnished chambers at 72, Pic-
cadilly.
This was the first sitting. It appeared that the bank-
rupt was the proprietor of a publication called the
Citizen. His debts were about 1,1001. He considered
the copyright of his paper worth 1,0001. He had 1,660
shares in the Llemond Slate Quarry Company, of which
6.50 were fully paid-up shares.
Assignees were now chosen.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff William BurehelL)
PROCIRDINGB IN OUTLAWRY.
This was the first county court of ancient jurisdiction
from the time of Alfred the Great of the new sheriffs
Aldermen Waterlow and Mr. Francis Lycett, and was
opened by Mr. Hemp, the veteran officer, who entered upon
bis fifty-ninth year of office.
There were no oases to be heard, and four persons were
collected to represent the suitors and to give legality to
the proceedings.
The following names were proclaimed in the usual
manner for the last time, and will now be removed from
the I;st :—Jas. Rotherford Lumley, at the suit of Richard
Walters ; Charles Thos. Wemys, sued as C. G. Wemys, at
the suit of Benjamin Woolf ; Charles H. Sibley, at the
suit of Joseph Grote and others ; Raffael Monte, at the
snit of Daniel Keane ; R. C. C. Graham, at the snit of
Julius Calisber ; Thos. H. buncombe, at the suit of the
same; and Charles Levison Lane, at the suit of Evan
Ortner and others.
The next county court was appointed for the 15th
November.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

cußKE.Nvrxix.
ROBBERY TROY A RAILWAY BOOK STALL—COMMITTAL.
George Princip alias George Edinoods, a well-dressed
young man, described as a commercial traveller, who
refused his address, was charged on remand before Mr.
Barker with stealing a number of books from the stall of
Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, at the Sinifs-cross station
of the Great Northern Railway.
William Thorogood, an officer in the employ of the
Great Northern Railway, said that on the evening of te
10th inst ant, at about half past seven be saw the prisonehr
on the departure platform and watched him for about half-
an-hour, and during that time be went several times up to
the bookstall and he had one of the books produced in his
hand. The last time he took up another book.
He then walked about 30 yards away from the
bookstall with the two books before him. Witness asked
him what be was going to do with the two books
and he made no reply. He told the prisoner that he
was an officer of the company, and that he should
bim Ith stealing the two books, upon which be seichdrge
was rely son/. When the was taken into cus-
tody there were two other boo found upon him, which
were afterwards identified as Messrs. Smith's rty.
The fourth book, which the prisoner said be bad
had not been identified. None of the books that the pri-
soner bad had been sold by Messrs. Smith's assistant.