The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12. 185 n.

Lab; flue Mimics.

EQUITY COURTS.—Noy. 11.
(Uwe Via-Chao:4lor Bir R. T. Rinds shy.)

DAM= IP. POILTARLINOTON.-TEE LATE JOIN 11ADLEIL

This wan a petition by the surety of the late John Sadleir,
who committed suicide on liatopetead-beatb, seeking to re-
lent • Mil of costs alleged to be due to his estate. It ap-
pend that Mr. Sadie& wes appointed receiver of the estates
of Lord Portarliagton about the year 1845, and in cones-
=of the distress mused by the famine It became do-
to oust the middlemen on the estate, and for this pur-
pose evictions were brought against the tenants. In these
proceedings, and in other matters connected with the estate,
costs were incurred to the amount of about 3,4001., and ft
was to obtain these coat. that the petitioner sought an order.
Mr. Beaks appeared in support of the petition.
Mr. Begehawe and Mr. fl. Sagehase, who appeared for
legatees sod creditors on the eetste of Lord Portarliogtoa,
=t the granting the order, on the ground that when Mr.
wee appointed to the receivership, Mastic Lynch,
who appointed him, made it a condition that he should not
act as solicitor to the estate. A greet portion of these
sows was for work done as a solicitor by Mr. Sadleir.
Ms. Osborne, who appeared for Lord Portartington, Bab-
tatted to whatever order the court might think fit to make.
The Vice-Chancellor held that where Mr. Sadleir did not
act as solicitor to the estate, he was entitled to all costs pro-
perly incurred, such proceedings having been beneficial to
the estate, and such costs having been disbursed, and where
he did act se solicitor he wu entitled to the omits out of
peak*.
pHs could not grant the petitioner the outs of this
etition.

COURT OF COMILON PLEAS.—Nov. 11.
(Sittings at NW Prins in Landon.—Bdare Kr. Justice Willem
ends Common Jury.)

STRATFORD V. RAMP..

The plaintiff is • lad fifteen years of age, the son of a
chimney sweeper at Stoke Newington, and he claimed
damages for injuries sustained by him under the following
droninstances. Between eight and nine at night on the Bth
of October, 1868, he was riding upon a pony along the road
in front of West Hackney church, and the defendant's cart
was going in the opposite direction. The two came in col.
list n, and the plaintiff and the pony were upset, the plaintiff
being seriously hurt. It was a month before he °mild go
out, and three or four months before he could go to work ;
sad he still felt the effects of the accident.
The poinkin the case was, by ohms negligenoe the accident
was canned, and upon that question that were the usual
contradictory statemente incidental to case* of the kind. One
of the
cpritsal point. in dispute was on which side of the
road the plaintiff was riding ; the plaintiff's case being that
he woe to the kerb on his proper side, whilst for the
defence it wee said that ha was on the wrong ride of the
road.

The jury ultimately found for the plaintiff for 251.,
being 161. 10e. for him, 61. for his father, and 31. 10e. for the
dootor's bill. The tether undertook to bring no other action,
end it wee wronged that the 161. 10s. should be invested in
the savings bank for the basset of the plaintiff.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Nov. 11.
(Before Mr. Co'-mminolne Goelbant.)
IN wi 11aIICIa WOMULALL moues.
The beetroot wee described as a sharsArraler, of 3, Royal
Exobsene. The melon* minim, appointed for to-day, VMS
adjourned for a month, iicoesequeece of the indispositkm of
Mr. Linklater, who was retained for the bankrupt.
(Before Mr. Commirdoner Hoiroyd.)
1.11 if lIINJANIN WHITS.
Tlea teekrupt vas a tailor, of Lower Groevenor-alreet.
TM. wee the adiourned examination meeting, but no so-
mata had been died.
Mr. Matron asked for as rAjourumant dee die. The bank.
rapt bed bless his own time to prepare hie exounta, but bad
failed to do se.
Mr. Lemon for the bankrupt, stated that the trade debts
were smell, 0n16004. or 0001., but he bad been made liable
der the Inn of White and Co., of Museourroe, kir a lass
menet.
His Honour granted an adjournment at the bankrupt's
impstre.

IN SI LAWRZMCS 11410.11 T.

The benkregtot winwrserobsat, of btark.lens, applied for
Ids cordate's. He owes to uneecored creditors 3, • 9341 •
to those holding security, 1,7281.; meets, between 6001.
sod 60W.

Mr. 6: B. Lens supported.
Mr. Lawman (in the absence of Mr. Linnets*
remifor the neligness, chiefly on the ground
reoklees trading. The bankrupt had ozonseneed
in 1266, with a ney small morphia, If any at all. He now
owed 3,9341., and the "nee hid only realised 6601.
profits of 771. oaly, though his retaken' were nearly 20V.1,
there were trade expense om f 6w., sad his personal ex-
penditure had bees 1,3441.—0 r neatly 6001. rev. Besides
his debts there was liabilities of 1,63111, chiefly on
accommodation tee. In August, 1858, ten months before
his bankruptcy, he had .etded 2,0001. on his wife—a most
dishonest act towards his creditors, for he had not then 2,000
farthings of hie own. At the expiration of six months, when
he had covenanted to pay this 2,0001., he was obliged
to call his creditor together, having on the day previous
givell bill of sale to Mr. Pratt, hi.. fatker.in.lew. Other
creditors, amongst them a brother of the bankrupt, had ob-
tained security within a short period of the bankruptcy.
The benkiupt was examined, and stated that pert of the
win bald by his brother had not been paid for. He had so-
awed two aexounodation bills for 1421. each, for Biomes
sad Co. He bought of Reed, Neville, and Co., to the
anoint of 1,1071., but had paid nothing. A large portion of
heeneem had been done at no profit. When he snouted
the enselege settlement, he knew Mat he had not 2,0001.,
but emardeed that be would only have to pay the intent of
that sum. The document waa read over to hini. Hie len
punnets were In January, 1869. He thought he should
have been able to go en by borrowing money of his friends.
Mr. Meeks= opposed for Mr. Prosser, of leedeahall-
streak a moditer darlen., and elkited frets the nonage
that whet he enereadel payment oa the Wit el February
several wets had ban served upon W. • week before he
had bought 20 bets of Port of Mr. Pronersed shortly
before that 60 dozen. This erne wee mold to Meek Godfrey
end Co., who were creditors. At the time be pv• emarity
on his furniture to his tither-in-law writs bad been Named
upon him. His father-in.law had mend him long before
that.
By Mr. Lewis—The marriage settlement contained a
provides that he might not the money in the business. Had
commented business oei his own account In 1867, havlog been
for several year traveller for Meson. Preetwlch. Was 26
=1 age. Had made a profit of half-a-dozen on Mr.
s goods; half-e-dosen would have been a fait profit.
He amoribed the Owen of profits to hie having put cognac
brandy instead of British brandy into his porta. (Laughter.)
It asst had nearly 2001. in brandy. He was unfortunate in
his pirehosee, and also In the fall of the markete. His bad-
had
oms bad moricseidy declined through a long illness which he
Misted.

After Itesithis Mr. Leiria for the bankrupt, who contended
that than ter nothing of fraud, but merely indisonaks ia
the mu,
His Honour mid the cue had originally coma before the
court nether the arrangement clause, when the bankrupt
ainfinned his failure to tomes in busies. It now appeared
that those losses had resulted from reckless trading, and the
HMO urged was the youth and inexperience of the beak-
rapt. He bad began with little or no capital, had made lam
speaulatione with nothing to fell beck upon, so that If ha
lest, the lose fell on his creditors., and if he galesd they got
Moat!by it. His book-keeping had been bad; he had
to take stock, thus increasing his ignorance of his
affairs ; his expenditure had been excessive; sad he had
taken on biroaelf &liability to hie wife's trustees, which he
bed no right to incur. A more serious charge was that
=before his stoppage be had taken steps to
wean creditor', to the prejudice of the rest. When
• Wier meld not pay his way, his drat ditty was to meet
his aredikes sad tell them so. Instead of this, he had pima
aNH elute to his father-in-law, not for • large &snout
' m tamiy, and to other creditors, including hie brother, he
bed gives murky just on the ere of coming to this court.
The attempt at arrangement went on for four months, end he
was am made bankrupt. The charge made by Mr. Prosier
wart lb, bankrupt was enly the same as might be sods
by many other creditors—that he Ind gone on
debts long after he knew he wee insolveet. The oon=
come to no other conclusion than that he bad castled on bu-
siness longer than he ought. The certificate most be sue-
pended for twelve months; when granted to be of the third
clam.
Protection wee given.