The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

sTEVINSON r, STEVE-VAIN ANTI NIAREit.

Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Mosher for the petitioner.
lie was a foreman .t d.cloam and Graham's, and he mar-
ried the respondent in Them hail been four chil-
dren. The petition., wics in the habit of letting a por-
tion of his house in t %mitten-town, and the culultery which
wor charged lig:dust the respondent was committed with a
10.14er named Auguste Sulker.
Desree nisi, with Lords.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiadoner Holroyd.)
IN HE 111 IiNNELL ANSI WOOTTI/14.

The bankrupts were scribed as Sheffield and Birming-
ham warehousemen, of lloundsiliteh. This was the sitting
for examination and discharge, but the case had been
taken out of court by a resolution of creditors. The debts
are i If. ; and under the arrangement the creditors will
receive a composition of lie. in the
Mr. Munns, for the assignees, asrilutr an extension of
the time for carrying out the arrangement, and an ad-
journment fur a few d.ijs was ordered.

IN lIE I;IN,RGE DIXON.

This was a sitting for cAsinitatiou and discharge. The
tunkrupt WAS A binge sn.lieufattnrer of Son-court. White-
cnass.atiect. The .1.-his are 8,53-11., of which 6,1041. is due
to unsccun4l en ; assets and property held as secu-
rity. about 1,700/.

iir. Chidle.y, for the asaigness, did not oppose. The
estate was a good one, and would probably realise 1,200/.
The bankrupt, in answer to the court, said that his
failure was attaibutable to some promised assistance being
withheld.

Mr. Reed opposed for Mr. B. George, lithographic
printer, a cnAitor fur lstl. ; but his proof not being ad-
mitted, on the ground that the goods supplied were nut
according to unler, and were returned, and that the cre-
ditor had taken no further atepe, the opposition could not
be gone into.

Hie
Honour p.u.sed the examination, and granted the
order of discharge.

IN RE JOHNNON.

The bankrupt wax a Sax-manufacturer of Downham
Market, Norfolk. The accounts (prepared by Mr. Banes)
show debts to the amount of 10,5401.; assets and property
held as aecurity, s,l:mi.
An adjournment wen ordered for examination of the
accounts.

1,1 RE SIR fitRIM. ROWLAND ROBERTS, BART.
The bankrupt aav formerly of Aldershot, pm master of
the 12th Lancers ; since of Bayswater, of no hominess or
occupation. There have been two bankruptcies. This
was a sitting for examination and discharge under the
former one, which took place in ISO. The debts under
that bankruptcy are 2.:141Y. It appearing that the bank-
rupt had not filed the additional accounts required,
An adjournment was ordered.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IV RE C. K. NICHOLLS.

The bankrupt was formerly a honks-, in Adam-street,
Adelohi, where he r •". in 1a44, re.w applied for his
certificate nodir tLat p .y, a'so for au order of dis-
charge un ler a re.a iisaki uptcy as hill-broker, which
occupation he had carried on along with that of a private
inquiry office in Dcvereux-court, Strand. His liabilities
under the pre-ent bankruptcy are 4,97 W. ; property given
up, 43/. ; ditto held by creditors, 9001.
The certificate under the old bankruptcy was granted
unporred.
Kr. Clarke opposed the order of discharge, on the
round that sever.:) hill. which be had discounted for the
bankrupt had been dishonoured. The bankrupt had passed
under the name of Whittaker, and had carried on hie bill-
broking business under the firm of Nixon and Co.

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Mr. i'Thidley, for the ounignees, did not oppose.
His Honour said the typosing creditor ought to have
nude inquiries as to the solvency of the parties before
discounting the bills. He hid not done so, and as no
offence was proved under the statute the order of dis-
charge would be granted.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Began Mr. Payne.)

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