The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

IN •I LOVISI 11.AMANT.

The bankrupt, a milliner and du...maker of Somerset-
street, Pertemn-square, applied for her wildcats. Debts,
; assets steed at 1301.
Mr. Pearce oppose'. It appeared from the examination of
the bankrupt that the bed only kept one book of account,
which eiteudirl over five years, and did not appear to cou-
nties above forty or fifty lames. The entries were of course
merely 00111110111 i, end in reference to some of them the wh-
ims mid it wee only " by chance " that they had been made.
Saw admitted that she bad pawned good, which had
mat bee 801. for 221., aced had transferred her furniture for
W. to aM. Missal, who It was contended wss not in a posi-
tion to pay any such sum, end was even indebted to the
bankrupt at the time. The bankrupt, during her eighteen
month, trading, had incurred bad debts of upwards of 6001.,
through supplying pools to females of questionable character.
Mr. Fraser, for the bankrupt, said it wee true that the
parties to whom she had given credit were of doubtful che-
erier. He had tried repeatedly to get money from them for
her, bat without effect. They were the ladies of Captain
So-and-so one day, and of Lord 80-and-so the next.
(Laughter.) The use wee in some respects ons of ma-
'wow.

—liaAmour censured the beakrupt for her imperfect book-
keeping, and for going on trading after gibe wee deeply in-
volved. Elbe had traded rwklesely in incurring 7001. of hal
debt., and had resorted to pledging good.. The court wad
bound to mart its dieapprobwinn of this a nof Maim,
and would esepeaci the certificate (second ciao) for fete
moth*.

IN RE ANOORE.
MN W 44 another lady'. can. The bankrupt, Ellen Ruth
Aaron, a brewer, of Hutton, applied for per certificate.
Debts, 1,8801.: awns about 8001.
Mr. Plhelp applied for the &runup& The assignees
offend se oppirtiton, but recommended the one as one for
Oen alms consent*.

11;11orrour,ois;er vlerr that the expenditure was consider-
ably tarp, than the prvd.s, said he could only grant a certi-
ficate of the second class.

IN RI ONANLES WOOLTORTON.

The bankrupt was an ironmonger, of West Smithfield.
This wee the certificate meeting. The cam hoe been free
Eiri.Uy before the court, and the accounts have appesred In
The unsecured liabilities are about 12,000 f., un which
a dividend of fie. 9d. hoe been paw and the assets are ex-
pected to yield another le. in the Pound.

Mr. Tippette oppeeed for the wigwam ; Mr. Lewreace
supprfetl.

The bankrupt, in .111111110011, stated that he had received
411., the amount of a bill due from Mr. Moore, of Wool•
with; the bill being in other head., Mr. Moore was cued
upon it ; and afterwards get gouda to the autosot, bat with-
out interference on witerse's part.

Mr. Moore deputed that in July, 1858, he had scospted a
bill for 41f., tor goods supplied by the baakrupt. It wee
not paid at maturity, bet by Instalments. The bill wee ant
given up. Be we. afterward. sued by Womersloy sad
Bart. Went to the bankrupt, who raid he wes very sorry,
but he had made DM of the mney. %tome had to pay the
'MIMI. again. In December bankrupt offered him another
bill, which witness refused to take, but mid he would take
It out in gold.. The good. were furnimbed accordingly, to
the .mount of 44!. 4.. 9d. The bankrupt was preant at the
arrange/asst. Witness amasiderel that he had paid for the
good. beforebaud.

Mr. Page, ironmonger, of Westminster-bridge-road, dm
posed diet in March Net he received &N. worth of goods
tram the bankrupt. (This wee after the bankruptcy.) No
invoice was pent. Believed that the goods were not maned
in the bankrupea books, bat did not support, that say tread
on the creditors was contemplated. Indeed, that was impom
tibia, foe Mr. Cooper, dm accountant, was present when the
Roods were ordered. He considered that he was buying of
the molasses ; they were selling off the stock by private
COMM'

Mr. Tippet's said be opptteed the hinbrupt unwillingly on
account of the position he bed formerly h. Id. The transac-
ting with Moore. which took piece doer the petition for ar-
rangement and before the Lankruptcy, hod the effect of
depriving the totem of 441. The bankrupt had had large
necommodation traariacites, 'tome of which came down to
the very date of the petition for arrangement. Bills to the
amount of 7001. or 8001. hat pared between the bankrupt
and J. Troiesdi Burke, also a bankrupt. The total of the
sccommodetion hills wee 4.5001. The hooks had been moat
iniperlently kn., ' • owing to this the bankrupt's eaeroination
had to be adioutiled Irmo tiros to time. The official aspirate
in his report stated that there were numerous errors in the
cash account; rose Item was charged thrice; and others to
the amount of 4431., were entered more than once.

The bankrupt, being further ermined by Kr. Lawriinee.
depend that bills to the amount of several thou.and. had
bent drawn by him for gond. supplied in teepee of an reale
in Me ineterrece, Bt igbt.ro, of which where re one of the
tram& He bed been. large leer by the. building treas-
urer ; hi. owe brine.. pecliged • large profit. Had pur-
ebred the equity of redemption of the estate, which had been
teleeird to him by the agolprown ss of 00 vale. Other bills
alluded to as arcomniodn ion bills were originally drawn for
goods supplied or money alvanced. He called hie creditor.
together to December. l&Se. and off red then 20.. in the
pound in instalments Wes e.ntideet that he could have
carried that out. Hie profit. bad Bern 21,37111 In nine year..
He attributed his tailors .olrly to the cubfortime of the
Brighton princely.

The Coma...looer —What has been reali-ed ?
Mr. Bteasteld—There Imo bees a dividend of 3.. 9d., end
we have mow I,ouol. la heel.
Mr. Teppette -And that. here beta 1,0001. of new debts
premed.
Benkrept—Of tbe hoed debts returned et 4,0001., unity
3,0001. kr bees realised.
Mr. Lawmen—And shoal TOON. from the property.
After Marino Mr. Layne.. for sbn bankrupt,
His 'Honour said the bull trsaracttonA did not eppear to
have bees purely alas asemaredetloa character, or sash ft