The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(ISIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Berme Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood
.)
pogto,i r. sowsrae.
a partition snit relating to estates at Le
n-
,y-
i;euerhy and Hamby, in Yorkshire. The case
~
the questions of the amount of the shares to which
i•t: net wre entitled in the lands in qustion ; and of
,r thee plaintiff was entitled abeoelutely and in
I
a part of tbe estates called Quarry-hill ortarktleb
.1 t, ...nwneed a building speculation. The legal pointa
n wills and other instruments, the operation of
ha often been the subject of much prior litigation

'1:. K.iy. Q.C. and Mr. Fry were for the plaintiff ; Mr.
o'. and Mr. Swanton for the defendants ; and
i 1.,,.,:k Webb, Mr. Rabington, Mr. G. 0. Williamson,
' • • ?!orris, `dr. A. Dixon, and Ur. Frank Bush for
ii, pa rtie
ices.
.„ V•Chancellor, after an elaborate judgment,
h.a. subject to the issue which he found it
to direct. the plaintiff motioned, to one moiety
.'
ti.i. estate in the pleadings as the hetr-at-
.... his mother, and to one sixth of the other moiety as
. , the Fiv Forgiving children of his said mother, sub.
, • .. the ineorobranoen thereon, and to the same being
,i;',l with a sum of 1,54 MW. on the Quarry-hillyty
~,:. was to de taken by him in part of his s bona.
v ~.i,ing to the deed of 1861 ; and directed an
~:. whether the plaintiff stated at an interview
ri.i. Ids father aud mother in the month of March, 1862,
L.: it liii mother did not coarm her uncle Ralph Stapyl
lc. , will, " ell." wining thereby property in quo*.
h a it, tliii csime, •• should go as MX uncle Ralph Stapyl-
1.. hid willed it. and in accordance with the family ax-
r.„4. „„.ot of Vat, and that his said mother might rely
a liim," or word- to th,t effect ; and secondly, whether
vlaintill's mother said she would " rely on the plain-
ff, priiiiiiw.- or words to that effect, and whether the
I tintitts faller solidest:ed.
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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(liefore 3lr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE FUCHIRI.
T:.e tnnkruytwas a merchant of Rood-lane, City. The
. at, show an segregate liability of 23,700/.' against
j. there property held as security valued at 17,7001.
,kes. of the official assignee (no trade
... Louisa i,c.n appointed), stated that the securi•
necrly sufficient to meet the claims of the
. 11 a holm they were held.
I..a,krulit. in answer to questions, stated that he
sir I. or bankrupt or insolvent before.
7:: Lawr.,nce. who appeared for the bankrupt, stated
I v L.ol relatives at Patrol, who were engaged
curraut trade, and who had made large con.
.-ats of produce to him. On We lie obtained
from the broken; but, owing to a continuous
r Ithe markets for the last 12 months, be had incurred
, h..ukrupt stated that there had been a fall of 101.
is is currants ; the ordinary price was 251. to 351.

Ilvcour granted the order.

_
IN RE CAPPER.
I,nkrupt, described as a railway contractor, of
place,Judd-street, came before the court with
.A.ti. , no meta.

. -
uu,,,,h supported.
flack oppoaed, on the ground that the bankrupt
. diausly defended an action.
olxaerred that this clues of offer.ce was very
the increase, and suspended the order for six
but gave limited protection.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)

IN it JOHN HAWS.
• I. mkrnpt, now out of business, was formerly a ship-
: nod merchant of Miramichi, New Brunswick. The
t • - are stated at 16,6721., of which 7,0857. is due to
-in New Brunwick. The bankrupt attributes his
t., the rapid falling off in the wooden ship-building
ed heavy loss through bad debts. This was the
.ittaitg, and the usual formal proceedings were gone
411.