The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1866.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Ocr. 4.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
121 Et JOELPE 8311111.

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The bankrupt was a cowkeeper, of York-street, Bryan-
ston-eqnare. This was the sitting for examination and
discharge. Debts, SOW. ; property in the hands of croditors,
4001.
Mr. Sydney Smith opposed for the assignees. The
bankrupt, shortly before coming to the court, bad dis-
posed of considerable property of which no account was
given in his balance-aheet. The books had been just given
up, and the assignees wished for time to inquire into the
cue, also for an account of the cattle which the bankrupt
had lost by disease.
After hearing Mr. Dalton for the bankrupt, who stated
that he had lost 75 cows by the disease,
His Honour directed an adjournment for additional
moment&

IN BE GEORGE PRIME= nimcn.
The bankrupt was a solicitor, of 10, St. Swithin's-arse.
The adjudication, which was on a creditor's petition, was
made on the 15th of December last, and the bankrupt,
some time previous to that, had executed a deed of aerie-
ment. At an examination sitting, in April last, the
assignees called for amended accounts. These have since
been prepared by Mr. C. Brown, and filed, and show the
following state of affairs :—Due to unsecured creditors,
11,9911., of which 10,7171. are under the deed of assign-
ment ; due to unsecured creditors, 4571. ; liabilities on
bills discounted, 23,1781. ; to be paid in full, 571. On the
other side the good and doubtful debts are stated at
10,119/. ; property given up to the assignees, 12,1391. ; do.
held as security, 3601. The accounts show a sur-
plus of 10,1111. The property is of a very
miscellaneous description, comprising shares in
various public companies, including the Bembridge
Railway, Tramway, and Pier Company ; also a fourth share
of • lease from the Prince of Wales of about 12,000 acres of
land in Dartmoor forest, value uncertain.
Mr. Manna awnr, for the assignees ; Mr. Reed for
creditors ; and Kr. Lawrence for the bankrupt.
Mr. Munns stated that the trustee under the deed of
assignment finding it could not be supported had accounted
for the property to the assignees ; but hitherto the assig-
nees had only received about 1001. The bulk of the debts
due to the bankrupt, returned at 120001., consisted of
claims on other attorneys for agency charges, and would
probably not realize more than a few hundreds, though
they might have been good had the bankrupt continued
in practice.
Mr. Reed, on behalf of Mr. Thorpe, of Leeds, a creditor
for 10,0001., asked for an adjournment, the amended ac-
counts not having been filed more than fourteen days.
Though those accounts professed to show a surplus of
10,0001. , he had also filed a deficiency account, which was
Inconsistent with his former statement. The bankrupt
had been largely concerned in speculations, in getting up
companies ; in the last two years he had received 60,000/.
and the creditors wished to know bow that money had
been disposed of. They were of opinion that the surplus
shown by the accounts was a mere myth. Requisitions bad
been presented to the bankrupt, but they bad not been
satisfactorily answered, and some not answered at all.
The case was one belonging to Mr. CommissionerGoulburn,
and ought to be referred to him.
Mr. Lawrence did not resist the application for time to
examine the recently filed accounts. It might have been
as well had some of the items now returned as assets been
merely stated as claims. The bankrupt had never received
a shilling of Mr. Thorpe's money, but had imprudently
become security for Mr. Shield, a contractor, who was en-
gaged on the Bembridge Railway.
Mr. Reed said that Mr. Shield was prepared to state
that he handed to the bankrupt between 3,0001. and 4,000/.
of Mr. Thorpe's money, and that the rest was applied in
reduction of Mr. Drutwes liabilities.

Mr. Lawrence denied this.
An adjournment for six weeks was ordered.
A proof for 7301. for advertising was tendered on behalf
of Mr. Vickers, advertising agent, of Cornhill, and ad-
mitted for 7,30/., with leave to apply again.

(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN RE CHARLES JOSEPH CARITAS.

The bankrupt was a solicitor, of Blackheath-road, Green-
wich, and one of the coroners for the county of Kant. This
was the sitting for proof of debts and choice of assignees.
The debts are about 1,7001. Several proofs were admitted,
and Mr. Stephen Moore, merchant, of Love-lane, the peti-
tioning creditor, was chosen creditors' assignee. Messrs.
Preston and Dormer are the solicitors under the pro-
ceedings.

Mr. Herbert Beeves, another warder at Coldbath-ftelda
Prison, proved that the prisoner Thompson had under-
gone six months' imprisonment for stealing money; in De-
cember, 1663, he had been committed for three months as
a rogue and vagabond ; November, 1864, he had nine
months for stealing the trousers, in company with Craw-
ley; and in September, 1865, he had been convicted of
stealing a watch, and sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment.
Alderman Sir R. W. Carden committed the whole of
the prisoners for trial at the next sessions of the Central
Criminal Court, assuring them that their career of crime
would be stopped for some years to come.

BOW-STILEET.
An application was made to Mr. Vaughan, under some-
what peculiar circumstances, by Mr. Nicholas Nelson, of
New South Wales? who has recently arrived in this
country upon a minion in which he represents a consider-
able number of influential colonists.
Mr. Nelson stated that before leaving the colony be
selected (by oorrespondenoe) a London residence, and
directed that letters from his colonial friends should be
directed to him at that address. Since his arrival in town,
a relation who had taken -no notice of him for 25 years
had suddenly taken great interest in his affairs. " For
aught he knew or cared," observed Mr. Nelson, " I
might have died in the bush or perished in the ocean, for
upon the ocean of life be left me to swim safely or be
swallowed up by the billows ; but now that I have re-
turned to England independent, in his anxiety
to know what property I am possessed of, he has
been in the habit of going to the house where
my letters have been lying, and taking them away
with him, without the slightest authority from me. He
has taken the covers off every one of them, and then ad-
dressed them under one envelope to me where I have
been staying from time to time at various towns in Lan-
cashire and in Ireland. In excuse for committing this
outrage he writes to me that he merely opened my letters
in order to put them under one envelope."
Mr. Vaughan asked if the landlord could not have pre-
vented any one from taking away the letters?
Mr. Nebon—He ought to have done so, but my relative
was too sharp for him. .However, I have a further griev-
ance. My friends in New South Wales are now writing
to me to know why I have not replied to certain letters
which I have never received ; and I must conclude that
before I had an opportunity of consulting with the Post-
office authorities regarding the altering of my address, my
relative, observing my outcry against his behaviour, has
retained altogether whatever letters subsequently fell into
his hands.
Mr. Vaughan said that though Mr. Nelson might be
annoyed at the curiosity of his relation, yet before he
could interfere something more must be shown than an
endeavour to become acquainted with his affairs before
criminal proceedings could be taken. It would be neces-
sary to show that letters had been taken away by the rela-
tive alluded to, that they had been takenwith a fraudulent
' intent, and that they had never reached him.
Mr. Nelson thought he could produce sffidavits from
Australia which would show that such letters had been

forward.
Mr. Vaughan said that upon the proper evidence being
submitted to him he should consider what could be done
in the ma.ter.
Mr. Nelson thanked the learned magistrate for his
courtesy, and withdrew.

Barthotemei Ciareriont, aged 35, of 91, Guildford-street,
Rasa/square, Higunia liodriermes, aged 23, of 3, Guild-
ford-place, and Augustine &wad°, aged 32, of 3, Guild-
ford-place, Russellequare, described as interpreters and
clerks, were again brought up in the custody of Inspector
Potter, of the division, and police constable Ranger,
199 G, and Knowles. 200 G, on the charge of having in
their possession at Clerkenwell five dies or stamps, and
one printing press, with intent to make and forge cer-
tain notes on a bank in Spain ; also conspiring together
with others not in custody to make, forge, and circulate
the same notes, with intent to defraud a beak in Spain. A
good deal of additional evidence was taken, and the prim-,
ners were again remanded.