The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-26 00:00:00

szciu vs v. MI ONION mminra nunnurce COMMIT.

This sou an action upon a policy of insurance upon guano
shipped on board the Ann and Is ibella, sad the
eizaom-
staooes, which were very °lmplicated, rebind t►e question
whether the plaintiff had an insurable interest in the guano.
The Court held that the judge at the trial was wrong in
holding that there was an insurable interest, and made •
rule for a new trial absolute.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Ooesmireioner Goulimo.)
IN ILL A. 001121411 D.

The bankrupt was • horse-deater, of Wells-road. Ham-
mersmith. The case ham been before the court someMnse ;
and on the last music" it was asked, on behalf of &creditor,
that the petition should be dismissed on the ground of is- .
accuracy in the three days' statement, end insufficient stamp
to the petition.
His Honour now gave judgment. He said the as. had
been before the court since May last, and had not yet
reached its final stage. By a very wholesome provision
of the act of 1861 eye, debtor petitioning for
adjudication agaiut himself was bound to file a
full, true and accurate statement of the debts due
from him ; and if ibis ware not dose within three days of
the filing of the petition, in compliance with the rules sod
orders, and the form there given. the petition was to be
dismissed. The primary object of this order was in reference
to the time of filing the statement ; but the petition might be
dinned if the statement were not full, true, and accu-
rate. Here the bankrupt, when he sought to
pass his last elimination, gave • statement differing
in seven or eight particulars from his original one ; and his
on evidence went to show that • debt of 401, alleged to
be due to one Titers io the first instance was a fictitious
debt, which be had allowed to be inserted bean he
believed Tiers to be friendly to him. The court would
have no difficulty io exercising its disere ion and dismissing
the petition on the ground that the statement was wil-
fully inaccurate. But there were other patties concerned
bridal the bankrupt. The assignee had brought an action,
which had been referred to arbitration, and the creditor;
tenrtaly had sn interest in upholding the proceedings.
laokhag at the time whiolt had elapsed since the adjudi-
mhos in May last, it would be an injustice to the creditors
sow to dismiss the petition, and the court declined to do so.
Another ground had been urged for dismissing the petition
kat the debts being above 3001. the petition should have
buss on a 51. stamp ; but the oourt had power to mood',
tlh, by directing an additional 41. stamp to be affixed,
'hi& would be done. For this purpose en adjournment
mold be ordered, and the case would then proceed.
Mr. Bagley, Mr. E. Reed, and Mr. Potter appeared in the
are.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN RE LORD NIGEL ILINNZDT.
This was an adjourned sitting for choice of amignees.
lbs adjudication was made egiaist his lordship while re-
ding at Boulogne, but he immediately surrendered. At
the last sitting a proof for 2,2501., tendered on behalf of
lad Rtitheen, wee objected to on • statement by the
hakropt that Lord Ruthven held ae security • charge ow
tie bankrupt's reversionary interest on the death of tile
uther-in-law.
Yr. Davies (from the office of Messrs. Ashorst), protium/id
a declaration by Lord Ruthven and Mr. Justice, his soli-
citor, that the bankrupt had never executed any deed
charging his reversionary interest, and that Lord Rathven
hold no security whatever.
The Registrar said that disposed of the objection, and
admitted the proof. Probably Lord Kennedy had been
thtaken as to the document he had signed, which was
neat likely only a receipt for the money damned.
Mr. Lewis mud that Lord Kennedy adhered to hie state-
ment that he had signed • deed in favour of Lord &Abeam.
Re 000teaded, moreover, that the claim was barred by the
olatute of limitations.
Mr. Davies said that this objection had been already
Canned of.
the proof was admitted, eubjeot to Loa
Roth,.. giving up icy security which he might hold.
Mr. W. J. Hogg, clothier., fit. James' .street, was ohms
trade assignee ; and the next &Wag was appointed for the
12th of April,

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS I)AY.)

The Pibmary eeesion of the Central Criminal Court was
timed this morning, before the Right Roc. the Lord
Kern, the Deputy Recorder, Alderman Hill, Alderman
Bosley, Alterman Salomon; 11.1'.. Alderman sod Sheriff
o,lApes. Mr. Sheriff Figgins, Under.Shenl Dean, Under-
Sheriff Rtwlies, &a.
Tee Snit edition of the calendar contains the muses of
Si Pr The principal offences soarneysted ens of •
totomernal cheracter, comprising forgery, embessismeat,
ka. Then ere three &segos of murder to be disposed of.
Thera ars also three eases of manslaughter, cad several of
wounding with intent to commlt murder; &ad the calendar,
takes altogether, may be considered a heavy 0041.
The permit, Recorder (Hr. T. Chambers. Q.C.), in his
onerde le the greed gory, adverted to the large number of
Pitman that went for trial, noterithrt•adiag the abort in.