The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Coaintimineer Ans.)
IN PI lIIVOCIUDGL _

A petition hors been preseuted to annul the bankruptcy
of Hooey SI • , a bulkier, in the North-rand, Brixton,
the ousounhaioner gave judgment se follows upon the ques-
tion :

This was an application nude to me by one Rowland in
the matter of Muggeridge, a bankrupt, asking me to
annul the bankruptcy of Muggeridge, as haying been gut up
fur the fraudulent purpose of defeating or embarrassing the
presediort of Itowlitod to adores hie rights uniortgageo.
The fact. appear to be in substaoce these :—Mieggeridge was
• speculative builder, and at different times took land
from a Mr. /Waren and other persons for building
purposes. In August, lsl.t, he got some land
for 71 yews in whit* several persons were inter.
'steal as owners. In January, 1144, he gut some
Lint from one ironer. for seventy years, and in November,
1544, he g. 4 some land from Reopen for ninety-five years.
Upon all these lands Yu = eridge proceeded to build, and to
enable him to pay his way he made money arrangement" with
one Rowland, the result of which is that he now owes Rowland
1,400 e. or 1,500/., which be istbuiteumabletopty, butter which
Rowland holds security on the lands. Ituggeridge is. is
fact, • pauper. As the law atands a ruined trader cannot
make himself bankrupt oaks' he shows probable smote to
the amount of 1501. Muggeridge could not show 1501.
.4 assets He MIS therefore disabled from ailopt-
iag the proper coneys, that of making himself
bankrupt, but a creditor, 1 mouse • friend, who
felt for his misfortunes, has come forward, and as
petitiouing creditor made him bankrupt. The tuna' pro-
ceeding. hare taken place. The bankrupt has rendered the
usual accouuts. Nome his come forward to challenge them,
and mate that (Lev are either false or erroneous, and all that
can he add against him or them is that they show a consi-
derable amount of indebtedness, and substantially no
assets. Generally spinkieg, Aim is • very unfavourable
ewe .4 thits,,,,'lttit I think that this is an exceptional
cue. It seems to me that the bankrupt has fallen
lions cos'," which he could not control arising out
of ineepl the* incident to dealings with lauds
and titles to look for building parpns, end as I have no
doulct that Le i. imlu.trwue, and has fallen throu.sh min.
fortune, I shall give him a second-ekes certifiable if he
acts properly ; hut although I shall give him •
secomlsdats certificate at the proper time. I shall ugly db
*. if he *o.ste b. the utniost of his power M getting the
better of e...mpli,uti,eis which mat with reference to
the proven. ou which he has been building and
who!, Is, or lhaokley, the assignee, has 11141110 legal oe
einotable interest of whir'. either may make a bad use
el' 40 li'.. u.r. I shall .leeble nothing at pre:
pent a• lo• the aprlicAtine ,auk by Mr. Rowland
to maul the mal nothing es to liaggetidge's
application for his ceruthut... I shall costume the baskropt's
protection as 1.4•1 g as I think ho le acting with a Macrae
to get the perms. iatet.steel in the property built to
oat the difficultly. in wlsKik threw,. aavolveal, but if I think
hr i. aotim, improperly 1 %l it deal with him acardieglv.
He w,ll 01. well to take the ash ire of Mr. c.w.o. the
assigue, whenever he fil .14 himself in a difficulty as to
whet lie ought to do, or be may apply to me. I decide

t 1 at present ova Rowlead's spipleVBpd
to the oknipt's
Yr. Batley said the juagmeut decaleg Paling and
Ms Honour to dismiss the petition, or do oesedsise of-a
definite character. _ _

Hi Honour retuned to do aught else than be bed ex-
Cshit intention to The matter sight, however.
leaceitioned again when he returned from Gonamay, it the
wilee felt so drapceed. (Laughter.)