The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Satiny to i3SOoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie and
Justioes Williams sod Byles.)

TIM =AMY DOOR AND HARBOUR 80-ARD r. JONES AND

OTIMUL-IMPORTANT lIATLNO CAB&

This ease ;CsTrapTel the whole of was con-
cluded this morning. The question rained was whether
the Liverpool docks, craves, wharves,&c. (ex-
clusive of warehouses and dwelling-houses), were
liable to be rated to the poor; and the importance of the
question in dispute was shown by the fact that the sum
claimed from the plaintiffs for their contribution to the
particular individual rate now in question was no less
than 20,5401.
Sir F. Belly, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Quain ared for the
plaintiffs; and Mr. Bovill and Mr. Mellishpea for the
defendants. . .

The Court, without hearing Sir F. Kelly in reply,
said that the principal question, apart from certain authori-
ties, waa whether these docks were used for public pur-
poses. Mr. Bevil] said "No " become only that portion of
the public who invested their capital in ships used them ;
but the same might be said of a highway for carriages, o r
It was only that portion of the public whkh invested capital
in hence and carriages that used it. In the one case, like
the other, ell persona had the right of use ; and if a great
public harbour like this were to be sated they did not know
bow it could be said that the owner of the sailor a highway
was not liable to be sated, for the benefit which the public
, received. It was said the distinction was this—that the
' frequenters of this great public harbour paid dues for wing'
it ; but this was analogous to the one of a turnpike road
which the public paid for the woe of. It had
been long ago decided that the soil of a
turnpike-road was not ratuble en the ground that it was
devoted to the public use, and they could not see the differ-
ence between that and • public harbour, which any man
might enter with his ship. Upon this ground they were
bound to say that the case of "King v. the Liver-
pool Docks," was rightly decided ; but at the
same time their judgment must be based upon the ground
al the incompetence of this court to review solemn decisions
of the Queen's Bench with all the circumstances before
them, especially as several acts of parliament bad treated
those cases as law, in this particular instance at all events.
Judgment for the plaintiffs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fano.)
IN 111 JOHNSON AND OILMAN.—LARDS FALAI:RI IN THE !MOH

TRADE..

This was the first sitting Zier the bankruptcy of John
Johnson and Charles Suckling Oilman, (trading under the
firm of " Johnson, Oilman, aid Co.") boot and shoe menu.
faeturers and merchants, of Red Crometreet, City, Hackney.
road, and Norwich. The liabilities are considerable. A short
time previous to the bankruptcy, a fire occurred on the pre-
mises in Red Croerstreet, by which a large quantity of
stock and the whole of the books of the firm were destroyed.
Messrs. Quilter, Ball, Juy, and Co., were thereupon called
in, and prepared an approximate statement of affairs, which
showed the following result :
Dx.

To meditate ..247,096 0 0
To liabilities on bills expected to come
against the estate 14,012 0 0

£01,73,4 0 0

Cu.
By debts, estimated et £3,000 0 0
(The amounts recoverable it is impossible
to arrive at, all record of them having
been destroyed by the fire.)
By surplus from consignment account, esti-
mated at lO,OOO 0 0
By insurance on stock
By 10 shares in Mercantile Discount Co 250 0 0
By stock at Norwich
By ditto at Hackney-road

R 37,692 0 0
On this statement being submitted to the creditors., pre-
modify in bankruptcy were taken.
Debts to the amount of nearly 20,0001. were now proved,
and the following creditors were chosen trade assignee* :
Mr. Thos. Tapling, carpet-warehotteeman, Oreshametreet
Weal;; Mr. Win. Somervell, leather-warehomenum, of
Noble-street; Mr. W. T. Barrow, warehouseman, of Alder-
manbury ; and Mr. Charles Cook, boot and shoe-manufac-
turer, of Northampton. Mr. Bell is the official assignee ;
and Marrs. Linklater and Rockwood are the solicitors
under the bankruptcy.
The gravity of the proceedings was at one moment inter-
rupted by the appearance of a creditor in a blue smock
frock, who tendered a proof or a claim for 70., stated to be
due to " Thomas Taylor, 5, Harmony Cottages, Ford-road,
Bow," for one week's eat's-meat. The amount was at once
mid, without troubling the creditor to make oath of his
debt.
On the application of Kr. Hand, Mr. Linklater, for tho
assignees, consenting, an allowance of four guineas a week
was made to each of the bankrupts.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE ATMS AND 116LLIRS.
The bankrupts were merchants, of Nottingham and New
York. The bankruptcy occurred two years ago. Ayres
passed his examination in April last ; Mollies had never
surrendered. Their joint liabilities ere 209,50131.
The N./Klan audit meeting. It apprared from the official
assignee's accounts that about 1,0001. bad been received,

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INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.
(Mom Mr. Nonmilitant Xvxplq.)

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for elPeleatiou ue his arboarsed Iseareig.
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llerawishey. and Mr. &mood far the isselvead.
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pesseec.ei of a house at Berewedeey, width
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brawl. awl had peld rest. When raed far saws rest be
pleedsd, sad iiwitloried Jr. Parker's title. as WI poi
OM piastre to law expenses.
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oppose and 'hew that a raw warn eat justified is putt*
ban to 1 4. for awessea. awl to quedios kis title. He
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ether tweetarpretiesber that prellerass's title.
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