The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

imrI:IIIAL PARLIAMENT.

, COMMONB.--(THIS DAY.)
took the chair at 2 o'clock. when the
in the members was resumed.
,:entletucti. amongst others. on their names
..I.re.ktra at the table and took the oath.
• • ..lam 11;ek. Mr. Dagleish, Mr. Anderson.
tlr. T. Collins, Mr. White, Mr. Peel
••li • Pre. Captain Dawson Denser, Mr.
,;• , Mr. Drocllchurst, Mr. Dolan.
r' Napier. Mr. Strutt. Mr. Lambert,
•• . Mr. Davidson. Colonel Duncombe.
Mr. SUILLIda,
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L. 11% INTELLIGENCIL-(THIS DAY.)

I. COURTS.
. • 7... Aster of tie Rolls.)
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. smatter Were in the paps, to be
• r, The salient fact here was
ri
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.y 7..,•: II by Mr. Collette, the solicitor of

• t the rause. of letters to the rolloateer
, „ • ,alculated, it was alleged, to pre-
.. . • case. The object of the mobons
. N • t .• iette wa to commit him for writing
•i as regards the printer and publisher of
,• •• • tuntit him for publishing the letters.
now said he was of opinion that
..•.. isles by Mr. Collette was calculated to
the plaintiff's ease. The letters were no
1,A:ell with no improper motive, but ware
The onier, therefore, would
• ?41:-. Collette be committed, but this order not
up for a fortniht in order to give him an
so. advised, or otherwise to
• • :•..i.a.v for
. ' •-r & rice Gazett,
• ”ro;,.ify in the I
1 •tr the cos..i• of the ;notion. In limpect '
• mation. his lordship said the case at the editor
,!.,etia.r. different. His position involved the per.
• a delicate duty, and under the eiretunstaucts
- • be made on the second motion.
y. Q.C.. and Mr. IL Roberta, were for the
Mr. Southgate, Q.C.. Mr. Langley, and
Karsluke, fur Mr. Cullom and tho other

Vice-Chancellor Sir G. M. Gaud.)
. Ayr, ILL3TZIILIN.S BA-VE.—rarARTE CANNAN.
di adjourned summons from chambers to de-
• - . • ...mount of remuneration to which Mr. Canaan
official liquidator of the Agra and Master.
•• . .• '4. His original claim was 38,000/., which was
• n.staved to 25.000/.. and on the 15th of January
• • .•:tion was passed referring his claim to the
court. He now claims 25,000/. On the
• •'a Vice-Chancellor Wood made an order as to
~tits of the bank. His Honour directed a
• • -mu to be pe.d ever to the new bank, but
•-•'. to be retained with a di-tringas on part,
lideinnifc Mr. Canaan against all possible
La. h might be found due to him for remunera-
• 7tb of April a meeting was held and re rt
• ommittee of shareholders were dtapoaed to
• r of ;Mai!. to get rid of the question. and that
vc a- carried. 1..1 on this* correspondence followed,
• r wa,. not neeepted. Mr. Canaan first states
L i- partners have been engaged for 3,377 hours,
cleans renii.ne...ation at the rate of 12/. p.r
hours, being the highest Peale allowed by the
i...r of the 3oth of May. 1868. On behalf of his
sl clerk. Mr. Gardiner, be claims for 1.763 hours
• • f 3s. Gd. an hour. and for his other clerks at
• 21... Besides this be claims for the time occupied
•k• of the bank in assisting in the liquidation.
poicentages ou sums secured, and 014

• ' Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Westlake. for the core-
•: shareholders, said that the claim of 25,000/
• htant and extravagant. It was most important
t erroneous impressions as to the scale of re-
• ..n of official liquidation. These excessive claims,
red, would offer temptations to encourage wind-
for the sake of the remuneration.
mphlett, Q.C., ansored for some diesentiont
rr who take a -different line from the cora-
Druee. Q.C., and Mr. Fooks appeared for Mr.
y said there was no precedent for regulating
• newt:on of en official liquidator. But
•sv •. • --workable case. The labour and tinpon-
. • immense, especially in the choice of
• .---c sularie- Mr. Carman had always con-
: sponsible. Mr. Cannan's public and
c- • • • hoes had been very onerous.
rallied.
-( I.:merlinr rave judgment this morning.
-' • • . tie Mete and showing that the liquidation
• 0e.t..,1 with great care, attention, judgment,
- • on the hart of Mr. Cannon, and that
. pr.rits had been made, his Honour pro-
▪ that no consideration had been originally
had. on whirl remuneration was to be made,
‘, ;sr centage or otherwise. and that no
been arrived at by the courts
-rated claim on the part of a liqui-
.e order of May. 1868, which had boon
' t...e several judges of the court, determined the
r. muneration on a double has* partly on the
' realised and pertly on the number of
• • ••••d. Now nothing was said in this order
,rment by way of per tentage, or payment
' • the amount of profits; and as to the former,
u..-t hold that as the principle of remuneration
• was not, and never had been, imperative
.at it was inadmissible now. As to the
a liquidator's remuneration was to be
proportion to profits it would have to be
• .1 there should have been losses, consequently
O:e one came nor in the other could au allow-
:le on this principle. As to the time of the
. there was uo reason why the liquidator should
• tor their time in this country any more than
:e of persons employed in the same way abroad.
. must therefore be rejected so far as it turned
basis. These three questions being disposed of,
point was the contention of the committee
•-holders, who said that the liquidation
be divided into three periods, andthat a less stile
• :illowed for the liquidator's services during the
:luring the first, and during the third than the
, Honour could see no, valid reason for this
As to the number of hours claimed for, his
.1:1 take that as stated, without directing any
:,:iry. During the first period 3,377 hours
•,:erl for Mr. Camara and his partners,
Mr. Gardiner, and 11,251 for Mr. Cannon's
' lorqueotly Mr. Cannon and his partners
:yea for 723 hour., and his clerks for
• Allowing them for the 3,377 hours at
••• um, being the highest scale according to the
•••• ,y, ISOh, the result would be 5,063/. 10s. ; for
•••.r, at the same rate 1,0871. 10s.' making to-
' •• 2. Allowing for Mr. Oardiner's 1,763 hours
le,ur, the result would be 308/. 10s. tied. ; and
h- at 2s. per hour, 1,1251. 83., and 483/. 11.13.
sleeted of these sums was 8,070/. Bs. fol., and
'or the ye:slim-tory manner in which the liquids-
(arMsl out, as his Honour had already
I. and the Ids:rty which was given to the judge by
o, add v. !E. amount of remuneration, if the
.• LI11)t41. r - any case seemed to render it
•-• 11,,L., .1 :: lt that he should be doing right in
Mr. (.41nan 'a.ooo/. as remuneration in addition
ud espense- properly incurred by him in
t his daim.

1.1.1.TT OF QUEENS BENCH.
SEcoND COVET.
Prin. ;,*ttings at Ouildhsll.—(Before Mr.
ay,: Common Juries.)
rnnt.~aT u 1 r. na6olll'
1161 i for libel. lie defendant pleaded

boor, and Mr. Day were rolinsel for
Mr. &Waller, Q.C., and Mr. J. u. Grit-
:,.r the defendant.
•" trail the wal-known lecturer, member of
!.' and the defeated candidate' for the
Nathampoon, and lie brought this
•tic defendant. the proprietor of the
•'. article pabli,hed in August Lot in
' I.rtim ‘• 'hark. ItrsAlaugh, Esquire,
ple.eutatiou of Northampton under
l'eforni League and his great repute-
,- I' ,oieing in a eyelid manufacture, is
••• toward. anything in the shape of
• • e:e• .linev, and aneh a candidate will
• •fitucney. As a f iir sample of the
• ee from an increiloal reprmontatiou
• '!•• lt. in question will bring a vale-
• • 'Av:sieve e to bear in parliamentary
h k, u military man, a public hie-
' fe, ribonaliam. and &Mail), and at a
tlo: most broad-lie:ail-al principles,
.al. Iged, and having already voine az-
, • • -itilutitut through having been in the con.
'''t4l4.l Lavac', Farptire, an attorney and
the Idly of I.ondon police would feel
,•,.• snorting, we cannot telt congratulate
•s'othempton en the lovable advantages they
a a oring it,. eervices of such an eligible

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