The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
rig /Li 7111/ICIB cnairinua.
The bankrupt wee a merchant of Pen-court, P aii6A
street. The adjudication was made os the
peese,-1
creditor 7
, Mr. Joseph Fry, of Gresham-bow, OW
street. This was the sitting for examinaticesead Bust
The liabilities are WV —nrrarde 300"...th4
14,025/, is in respect of bills discounted ; 13,7,005 f. h
unsecured creditors, and 7,359/. to those hew_
Assets—Propert Oren UP, I,OZI. ; data Zan
chore, 7,0791. This proPerty eratiata,„ vias ersis!„;
and charges over two ships—the ...Lavern sad% AR
°reread, Gurney, mid Co. (Limited) an e 1
creditors for 2,4 M., holding as seonrity a mooed me*:
Mr. on the Cleopatra.
Lieresnoe appeared for the lankenps,
Mr. Downing, far the assignee', did see °ppm,
aor
any creditor.
The bankrupt attributed his failure to AA el thels
of Pinto and Pere; to whom he had beams Bailee h
extent of 9,0001. He had gone to the wag swat stays
c4sllll4teedrr. Fry, the tillatidoratt(lnjbeattisLY:min thatenswfinlier to yd
ille
sioner, dated that he bad thoroughly iarestigssed eesek
and was satisfied that the epsomite were quia emit'
His Honour granted the order.

TN NZ P. A. CANTER.-1N OLD BANIPNPTCT.
The bankrupt, described as an asgstent h a ha
dealer, of Wood's-mews, near Groevence-squaleow*
fore the court with debts of 1,3101.
kng ago as l
Mr.
Re.dsttew when tha!
theth baerenkurtipt a
formerwas inbalibighibesit:
publian and horse dealer, in St. John-sheet Boa,:
obtained his certificate under that builoraicnoZT
applied for it a preliminary to obtainingla AWN;
under the new bankruptcy.
His Honour, on referring to the old
observed that the bankrupt had never passed pie ist
lion, but bad been adjourned sine die, es* is fa
sewhinte being unsatidaetory.
Mr. Reed stated that the debts ander tbs inn*
Tapley had all been dim:baled under a satemply
solvency. The requisite notices bad beta turns alb
one a to oppose.
Hir=r said he could not grant the cerihkeheale
the old bankruptcy without first pawing the het Itinhb.
tion ; and if he -did that he should be psaiog it a smut
which had been declared insufficient.

Reed again urged that the debt under die fed isk,
ruptcy had been disposed of by the insolvsesy.
His Honour said he would °onsider the eraran,sel
the meantime would look at the proceeding' lair%
insolvency.
Adjourned till the 9th November.
IN as CAPTAIN JOHN AI:GM:ITT/1 rimirween.
The bankrupt was described as a captain sad**
of volunteers, of Hounslow. He ascribes hie Weenie.'
non-receipt of moneys from his mother, ki
father's will being disputed and being sued by naars
ditors. The debts are about 1,60 W.

—This Wall the rifling for examination and tint
the balance-sheet Lad not beau filed. The
not appear but sent a medical certificate of b
from Brwjstaira
Mr. Johnson, for the assignees asked for ea afisne.
meat for six weeks, which was ordered.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

IMMO AND DANCING
The court sat this morning, and again pateadel
the dispoaal of applications for licenses for n
dancing, under the act of the 25th George 11.,
Mr. Henry Pownall, chairman of the court, pa 418,11
there were several magistrates on the bench.
Joseph Gladman, of the Eastuor Castle, Urdceenen,
Somers-town, applied for the renewal of a linen
music. _ _

Mr. Sleigh supported the application, but it spank
that he (the applicant) had disposed of his inters) la 161
house to another person, and he had neglectedie givens
necessary notices, the license was not granted.
In an adjourned case, that of Henry Richard Bfasi,yr
a music license for the Talbot Tavern, Caladocusersek
Islington, being called on,
Mr. Sleigh said that this was a very peculiar sod et%
same time a very melancholy Cile. When the cass sM
called on yesterday an application was made to prim
its consideration until to-day in consequence of the Ow
of Mr. Speed. Little was it thought that at they
this application was made Mr. Speed had got on el
bed, opened the window, and jumped out, and babied
upon the spot. Under these painful circumstance. lint
plication was th►t the license should be granted 6) Ye
widow, and thus secure to her and her children ease d
the benefits that would have been enjoyed by her WE*
nate husband. . .

The Chairman inquired if there was any will Maim
{rag the property to the widow ?
Mr. Sleigh said that there had not been time tosisuth
that, but he suggested that the license should lammed
to the widow as en act of sympathy towards her isle
her affliction.
Mr. T. .7, Bosnian said, as the court would ben*
during the day, it would be better that an assmiselft
should be made as to whether the widow would berms
possessed under a will, and if so, then she could elms si
a later period of the day, and the license could at mate
granted to her.
Mr. Sleigh said that should be done, sod the we
widow, who appeared overwhelmed with grief, left ths
court.
Acelans Sturcke applied for a license for mato Me
Brown Bear, Leman-street, WhitechapeL
A memorial was presented from the authotitise d 111
parish of Wbitechapel, stating that this house was tis
resort of thieves and prostitutes, and that &achieves
going on there every night.
Mr. Williams supported the applicatioe, but the lions
was refused.
William Hendebourek applied for the reeeirelof ems&
license to the City of Gloucester Tavern, St. LOW&
terrace, Chelsea.
A long memorial was presented against the mod,
which was signed by the authorities of Chelsea 531014
on the ground that fights. brawls' and indecent
took place in the streets, and that the quiet of the
bourhood was eompletly disturbed.
Mr. Begley wu baud in support of the mentmil,lad
Mr. Sleigh against it, the latter designating the *FPO*
as very unjust and wicked.
The license was granted.
•
THIS LONDON PAVILION.
Emile Loibl and Charles Sonbammer applied he a
license for music and dancing for the London PselhP,
Tichborne-street, Haymarket. It was licensed last PS
for music only.
Mr. Sleigh, in support of the application, said he •
Mlle
move that the old license be enlarged by the Memnon
the word " dancing," and by that it was intended nib
have dancing by the public, but by artiste on a raised MP
After the war of a most scandalous nature whisk If
been waged between the owners of music halls sad lie
proprietors of theatres, in which the latter had Lis
worst of it, and which he hoped would be still Wass.,
lowed up next year by a legislative enactment, he WO
the bench would grant the license prayed for, sad I!
could pledge himself on the part of Messrs. leibi
Sonhanimer that the license should he used in no Mee
shae or form than he had indicated.
T'he Chairman put the question, and the limes loi
granted for music only.