The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-31 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill and
Justices Willem, Keating, and Smith.)
HOPCRAIT r. PAill[Eft.
_

The plaintiff was proprietor of tiro papers—tbe London
Xe reaatile Journal and the Daily List—and the defendant
had been secretary to the Anglo-Swedish Iron Company,
which was at the time in course of formation, and was not re-
gistered. The plaintiff's canvasser applied to the defendant
sail received an order signed by him as " Secretary pro
tem.- to advertise the prospectus of the proposed company.
The advertisements were inserted, and the price, 32/. 125.,
was now claimed from the defendant personally, upon the
pound that as no company for which the defendant could
act bad been formed, he must be held personally liable.
At the trial a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, sub-
ject to the opinion of the full court, and the question now
was whether a rule to enter a verdict for the defendant
should be made absolute.

Mr. Serjeant Tindal Atkinson appeared to show cause,
and Mr. Waddy to support tho rule.
The court said that it was true that the defendant
signed the order as secretary pro tem. to a company which
did not exist, but as the company did not exist he could
not be acting for that, and there was no evidence that he
had authority to act for any particular persons. Under
these circumstances the defendant must be held to have
incurred personal responsibility.
Rule discharged.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HolropL)
IN RE CART% BIGHT.

The bankrupt was described as an iron agent, of Moor.
gsteatreet, residing at Twickenham. Liabilities, 8,910/. ;
debts due to the bankrupt (all stated to be doubtful),
2,402/. This was the sitting for examination and discharge.
Mr. Dunn, for the assignees, offered no opposition, and
the outer was granted.
IN RE BOTCHER.—IXTRAORDINART FREAK OF A BANKRUPT.
Mr. Read said he had a very unusual application to
make to the court. The bankrupt wns a publican, of the
Bricklayers' Arms North•street, Manchester-09nare. The
&soignee bad taken possession of the premises, in thensual
way; but last night the bankrupt had gone with a
posse of eight or six men, turned out the assignee vi
et arm* installed himself and his friends behind the
bar and had ininiediately commenced a gratuitous
dkninition of liquor to everyone who chose to go into
the place. (Laughter.) His object evidently was to waste
the proper,- and destroy the trade. The application was
for • peremptory summons, calling on the bankrupt to
give up possession of the premises, and that an attach-
ment might issue in the event of his refusal.
His Honour said it was not a case in which the court
could interfere. The assignee must take such steps as he
might be advised. _

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE T. P. RONL.
The bankrupt, described as bridgmntaster of the city of
loolon. residing in Sewardstone-road, Victoria-park,
aptlini for his order of discharge from debts of lOW. At
the last sitting the bankrupt was onlered to file amended
seema
ents, so as to show the amount of pension to which he
was titled,and also the terms of a settlement made upon
wife.
Br. Brighton, for the assignees, stated that they were
satisfied with the amounts. It appeared that the bankrupt's
penvion of 100 r. a year had been assigned. At the time be
Bade the settlement on his wife he was not solvent.
His Honour said that was a matter for the assignees to
consider, and granted the order.
THE POLICE COURTS.