The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-16 00:00:00

be capable of making so nub undid a claim ;
or what could be thought of a tradesman it he presented
a bill, demanding double what he could by any chance be
entitled to? Even the reduction, large me it woe. that
had been made, did not meet the justice of the cam, and
the costs ougtt therefore to be sent by k for retention.
The court ((without calling on Itts Attorney•Generel, Mr.
Watson, MC., or Mr. J. Wilde, who appeared for the
crown), intimated their opinion that tbe Queen's Resew.
brßacrr appeared to have conducted be last taxation very
satisfactorily. Re had exercised the discretion given bins
very reseonebly, and under these circularising, the rule
should be refused.
Rule accerdingly:refused.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YoninAT.
Sanas Ma. Conisminonsa Houma
The MERMAN? TRAOSIIe SHIP LOAN AIID INITIRANCe
COMPANY.
The sffsin of this company were some time ago brought
before the Bankruptcy Coeut,for the purpose of being wound
up. A meeting took plum to-day for the further proof of
debts, and the court was crowded with merchants and others
hollog policies which bed been effected with the company.
Most of the proofs were admitted without di.cussion.
Mr. Pearce, for the amigos. s, objected to one proof, for an
rr g lots of 1171., the policy on which was without vial or
date, though signed by two of the directors. It had probably
been effected shorty before the 25th of Minh, 1848, when
the company stopped; bat there hung no date, it was fen-
potsible to know whether the policy had been proparly lamed.
His HOUOUroyerru'rd the objection, and admitted the proof.
Another proof was ejected to on the ground that the
policy had not been signed by the directors at all, but only
by Mr. Carter, a cloak of the company.
Hie Honour aid it was for the party tendering the proof
to make out that Cuter was authorised to sign po'icles for
the company. In the abacus of that evidence, the proof
was rejected.
In soother ease the question arose whether the amount of
the policy of 8001. should be subject to the deduction of one.
third, in punuence of the custom prevailing at Lloyd's,
owing to the easel having before made one voyage. In
support of this deduction Mr. Pearce cited " Abbott on
Shipping."
the Honour, after looking three igh the cases, was of
opinion that they did not go the length of sanctioning the
deduction claimed on the second voyage.
The amount of debts proved on this occasion was 11,7901
At preterit no accurate estimate of the amount of wets can
be formed. At the last meeting, which took pare abwri a
twelvemonth ago, the directors who hod been appointed to
peepers the balance sheet, not appealing, were outlawed In
the nasal form. Since that period no decided steps had been
taken for enforcing the claims of the policy holden, but it is
said to be the intention of the assignees to peened against
any of the shareholders in the company.
THE MAIITIMe INSVRANCICOMPANY.—Re BTRIATFIILD.
Mr. Lawrence, on behalf of the usieneee in this cue,
plir d to the court for authority to accept a composition of M.
an the pound from the firm of Fry, Griffin, and Co., the large
eolorial brokers, whets akin, on befog wound up, bad
turned out much worse then was expected, owing to the
great depreciation in colonial prcdu.e. Tree trade assignees
were willing to accept ttii composition, but Mr. Ordeal, the
'Metal anigoee, required the sanction of the court before

doing so.
Honour aid if an affidavit were made of the facts
stated, and placed on the file, he eli,uld have no difficulty in
making the order.