The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

REED A SOI DEFA ULTER.

This was a choice of assignee. in theme of this bankrupt,
described as a dealer in ewes, of Warwick•place, Willow-
lane, Bermoodeey, and on the Stock Exchange.
In the first instance the bankrupt was non cut, end failed
to surrender; but, subsequently, he came up and did so.
From the examinations which hare subsequently taken e,
It would appear that in the interim the
rapt has been making a very pleasant tour, por-
ing through Liverpool, Oxford, and other places.
It will be recollected he was declared a defaulter on
the Stock Exchange under easy discreditable circumstances,
but he le said to be related to a gentleman holding a high
position in the City. The story now told by the bankrupt
would nem to be full of grange improbabilities.
Mr. Chown, of the C=mmdal Bask of London, was
chosen assignee.

RE THE WELSH POTOSI XINING COMPANY.

There was another sitting in this matter (the Welsh Potosi
Lead and Copper Mining Company) to settle the list of

B;eiral CWeea were gone in o, and a eall. of U. per
share will be ordered by the court.

There was a own/tate meeting In the Cue of Robert
lelgarogrht, • tallyman, of Stubey Heath, in which • second-
class eertigoat• was granted. The accounts by lienws.
Cooper and Stevens show the large meta (if all the debts
are got in) realised be then pests to society. It Is under-
stood the dividend will be about Is. 6d. in the pound.

CITY SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Behr* Mr. Preadergut, Q.C.)

EMT V. TRODIESON.-1112 CLASIiI?”I OT TEE u COVETS.

This was a judgment summons adjourned from June last.
Mr. Buchanan, Basinghalbstreet, appeared for the de-
fendant, who had obtained a final order from the Insolvent
Court before the judgment of this cowl issued, and the
name of tbo creditor, the present plaintiff, appeared in the
schedule filed in the Insolvent Court, and die notice had
been given to him as required by the act. The ewe was
adjourned until to-day, to see whether the defendant would
be is • condition to pay the whole or any part of the debt.
The defendant now said he was not in • tion to pay
may part of the debt, ma he had a wife and eight children to
@novae.
His Honour said the ease bad been adjourned to give hlm
time to recover himself, and unless he now made some satis-
factory offer be must be committed.
Mr. Buchanan, submitted that although his Honour had
power to commit under the City Act, yet that could only be
on being satisfied that the defendant had means and refused
to paw, and that it was a matter entirely tn the discretion of
the fudge. He then went through the several acts relating
to Insolvency and finally referred to the 19th end 20th sec.
108 Vie. which repealed the 102nd sec. of the General County
Court Act, es to the commitment of bankrupts, who
had obtained their certificate of conformity under the bankrupt
laws, ore bankrupt who had obtained his final order under
the insolvency. The City had not been diligent enough to
get their act emended, end he had no doubt that his Honour
in theexeecise of the discretion vested in him, would not en-
force a power under the City Art, which could not be exer-
cised under the County Conrta'Act, if his Honour were pre-
siding at WhiteclispieL
His Honour said he would and did, and ordered the
defendant to be committed for fourteen days.
Mr. Buchanan said he must reepectfolly express his inten-
tion to immediately apply to hie Honour the Commissioner of
the Insolvent Court, who, acting on precedent, would order
the defendant's discharge. It appeared to he unjust that
man who hod undergone the ordeal of rearing one court, and
bad been absolved from his debts, should he made to pay by
soother.

Hu Honour intimated that, if the defendant were die-
,en ag brougt before him another summons,
to" Il d cod mm it
ain
him aghain. on

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-110178E.
Richard Knout**, clerk, In the employroest of Maim
Bateman and Co., metal-broken, Canon-street, wee
brought before Mr. Alderman Rale, charged with ember-
:lilt!, hie masters' monies.
. _

Mr. 137 Bateman, , one of the prosecutors, sold—On the
15th August we sent the prisoner with the cheque in ques-
tion for 2001., to pay into our banker's, and I know that ft
nee not su paid on.
Mr. William Raymond Filler, clerk to the preeecutors,
said—On the 16th August I ware the prisoner the cheque pro-
duced for 2004 drawn by Slr. W. F. Stolen, upon the
Lan-
don Joint Stock Bank. I gave him also another cheque
far 61. 17e. 9d. 1 ordsaed hint to pay both cheques
late Menus. Hankey's to my employers' account.
The gepht hook produced tee an entry in the pri-
temer's writing of his having paid in the chequer.
itletemen readied-1 have entwined my pass book,
end Ind no entry of thew fume having heenpaid on the day
they ought to bare been, but on the 19th there is an entry
451. 17e. 9d. as paid fa. but there Ii no COT
6atry In my }ay-in book. Hader. that prisonerres=
the cheque far 2001., and appropriated 1001. of it te hie ewe
um I ink for time for tba purposo of getting further evi-
dence. I believe that the pelnaer has been for a long time
la the habit of ernbemiing our made&
The prisoner woe remeaded.