The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

county courts the country jurisdiction in bank-

ruptcy.
He says, the present courts of bankruptcy in the
country, having been established only in a few. of
the principal towns of the kingdom, are too remote
from most of the country districts to dispense the
bankruptcy law to those districts with simplicity
and economy.
He considers the constitution of the present coun-
try bankruptcy courts, by the expense, trouble, and
risk which legal redress in them occasions, amounts
to a practical denial of justice. Nor does he think
the objections to the present system would be got
rid of by sending commissioners on circuit ; " for,"
he justly observes, " the amount of business
.in all
districts except the largest commercial towns is too
small to furnish any reasonable justification for
throwing, either on the Government or on creditors
in bankruptcy, the expenses incident to a circuit
for the single purpose of bankruptcy cases." But
Mr. Johnes urges a still stronger, it appears to us
an unanswerable, reason against the circuit project,
namely, the absolute necessity for the constant pre-
sence of the inferior officers employed in taking
possession of the estate, in making out the accounts,
in carrying out all the details of management, and
final distribution among the creditors.
Mr. Johnes's remedy is to transfer the country
jurisdiction in bankruptcy to the county courts, be-
cause those courts possess in themselves all the requi-
sites which are wanted in any separate bankruptcy,
jurisdiction. He is of opinion that, except in popu-
lous commercial neighbourhoods, where he would
make a slight addition in the number of county
court judges, the bankruptcy business would form
only an imperceptible addition to the labours of
those functionaries. " There is a county clerk and
a high bailiff resident in each locality in which a
county court is held. They are constant residents,
and not mere attendants on the judge, who has to
visit commonly twelve districts in each month. They
are local officers in the strictest sense, and thus have
an opportunity, at the smallest possible expense, of
personally superintending the management and
final distribution of a bankrupt's estate, under the
eyes of the creditors, and subject to the periodical
superintendence of the judge. These very func-
, tions they have already exercised in insolvency
cases (embracing the failures of all traders owing
less than 3001.), &c., &c. As a class, they are un-
doubtedly quite equal in intelligence, &c., to those
officers to whom analogous duties are confided in
the Courts of Bankruptcy."
The jurisdiction of the London Bankruptcy Court
now extends over the counties of Middlesex, Herts,
Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, southern divi-
sion of Wiltshire, such parts of Dorsetshire as are
within one hundred miles of London (including the
towns of Poole, Wimborne Minister, Blandford,
Sturminster and Shaftesbury), Oxfordshire, Berk-
shire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamp-
tonshire, Huntingdonshire, Rutlandshiie, Cam-
bridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. The new
bill has the following restrictive provisions :—"From.
and after the commencement of this act, the jurisdic-
tion of her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy, and the
Commissioners thereof shall, save and except as here-
in-after mentioned, be restricted to cases in which
the petitioners in any matter of arrangement, or the
trader in any matter of bankruptcy, or the trader-
debtor in any matter of trader-debtor summons,
shall have resided or carried on business for six
months next immediately preceding the time of
filing the petition for arrangement, or petition for
adjudication of bankruptcy, or of the issuing of any
summons against any trader-debtor, within any
parish the distance whereof, as measured by the
nearest highway from the General Post-office in
London to the parish church of such parish, shall
not exceed the distance of twenty miles."
We entertain no doubt but that, sooner or later,
Lord Brougham's bill, or some such measure, will
find its way into the statute-book, and that the
grievous hardship of dragging creditors from such
remote places as Yarmouth and Lowestoft to Bas-

inghall-street, in order to establish a disputed
claim, or expose a knavish bankrupt, will cease to
exist.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLXXI.
NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.

The sporting public, if fine weather continues, will be
gratified with a day's capital sport at Nottingham to-
morrow. The meeting is under the stewardship of
Captain Percy Williams and J. Whitaker, Esq., with
Mr. Richard Johnson, of York, as Judge, and Mr.
Bradfield, as usual, Clerk of the Course. To the last-

named person's energy we are indebted for a Spring, as
well as a Summer Meeting, in this locality. The sport
commences at half-past twelve with the Nottingham
Spring Handicap of 10 sous. each, 5 ft., NA ith 50 added
(mile and a half). This stake has obtained an ac-
ceptance of seventeen, above a moiety of which will be
found at the post. The range is only two stone between
the top and bottom weights. Mr. T. Parr has a couple
—Bardolph and Pride—one at the top, and the other
one at the bottom of the list. I cannot imagine that
either has a chance of winning. May-day is over-
weighted at Bst. 71b. Humphrey, same _weight,
I have no doubt will run very well, and there sr,
mere apparently impossible things brought about
than his winning. Little Davie's running is du-
bious. Prestige, at Bst. 511)5., if her former self,
is not weighted too much ; but I fancy she is not
in that perfection she on boasted of. Psyche, I pre-
sume, will not run. The Bishop, although he has never
accomplished anything particularly grand, yet, I fancy,
from his present condition and appearance, vial be the
winner on this occasion. Ricardus de Pigburn I know
nothing about. Tower is a perfect brute. Chilton, the
best horse in the entry, is overweighted. Llanforda, if
meant, ought to run well. Bold Davie, lam given to
understand, is sure to figure in front. Lady Sarah.
Anne Page, and the Liverpool filly are not likely to
trouble the judge this time. The Grace Darling filly,
whose performance hitherto, have been anything but re-
spectable, is an improving animal, and will do something
good presently, but not this bout I reckon. To sum tip
their pretensions, I shor'd place THE BISHOP and Bold
Davie fii.:l and second ; with Old Humphrey and Mr.
T. Parr's animal in the next two berths.

A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added,if or two-
year-olds, is the second race on the card, colts. Ist 71b ;
fillies, Bst 41b (about half a mile on the straight run in).
This race will, of course, be nothing more than a spurt,
the horse in the best condition, and first off, if possessed
of speed, being almost certain to be the winner. Taking
into consideration that not one of the twelve entries have
yet appeared in public, it is not altogether he easiest
task to select the Nik Inner. I have ascertained, however,
that the majority are not forward enough in their pre-
paration ; and that the race is almost certain to be con-
fined to the Jewess, Bridesmaid, and Lady Audrey, all
three of whom are in very good condition, considering the
time o' year. I feel inclined to give the palm to Lady
Audrey, and to place Bridesmaid and the Jewess in the
second and third positions.
The Selling Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added
does not close and name until this evening.
The Free Handicap Hurdle Race is said to be a posi-
tive certainty for Caurire or Sir Robert ; but about this
race I know but little.
The Hunters' Stakes is also said to be a good thing for
Cropwell, a well-known hunter in those parts.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, to c'ose to-night, brings the
day's sports to a conclusion.
THE SPIRIT OF TIIR TURF.

WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING
MEETING.- -FEB. 1 TO 4.
The Druid Cup for all ages (16 subs.) was won by Mr.
Brown's Bedlam Bess ; Mr. Rendall's Rabbi ran up.
The Great Western Stakes for 12 puppies of 1851,
were won by Mr. Jardine's Marmora and Miss Hannah.
The Amesbury Stakes for 16 puppies of 1851, were
won by Mr. Etwall's Evangeline ; Mr. Lawrence's Lucy
Locket ran up.
The Stonehenge Stakes were won by Mr. Etwall's
Egypt.
The Elston Stakes were divided by Mr. Erowei
Bright Eye.
The Beacon Hill Stakes were won by Mr. Riley's
Roscelle.
B
The
ulford Stakes were won by Captain Wyndham's
Whiff and Caffree.

HILTON COURSING MEETING.
This great coursing meeting took place on Thursday
and Friday last, when the following was the .result of
the two days' sport, which was of a first class character :
The Hilton Cup by 16 dogs, all aged. at 21.1044. each,
the winner to receive IS7 , the secondll., and winner' of
two courses 21. Hs. each, was won by Mr. T. C. Con-
stable's r. d. Luck's All, Mr. Gouland's Bonnie DundeP,
Mr. Aungle's Sandy o'er the Lea, and Mr. Hilton's Ti;)
received the second and aird monies, having won two
courses each.
The Levey Stakes, by 13 dogs, at 11. 10s. each ; the
winner to receive 101., the second 31., and winners of two
courses 11. 10s. each. Our correspondent from Stockton-
on-Tees has omitted to say which dog won this match,
but but Mr. Aungle's Zilpha, Mr. Sweedy's Voltigeur, '
Mr. Menburn's Macaroon won two courses each. The
meeting on the whole was a very successful one.

RACING PIXY

JRES FOR 1858. • ,
hesis denote the number of

The figures within parent]

days'
FEBR
Nottingham Spring (1) 8
Lincoln Spring (2) 15
MA]

acing
JARY
Hereford (2).
CCNlTc'e:neatsr.:loBl)Snng (2).
Spring (2).,..2S
Leamington (1) 29
Cattcrick Bridge (2), 29
Northampton (2) 3O
.Abergavenny (1).. 3l

....1

Carmarthenshire Hunt 1
Liverpool Spring (1) 2
Doncaster Spring (2) S
Salisbury (2) . lO
Warwick Spring (2)••••• 15
Kiplin Coates (11 17
AP:

IL. ,
crexten Park (2) 5 York Spring (2)....:...,.10
Epsom Spring (1) 7 Mahon (2) •.,„21
Newmarket Craven (5) ...11 Newmarket F. S. (5). .25
MAY. . ..

, s
Chester (4) _ .
3 Redditch (2) ' ' 16
Newmarket Sec Sp (3)-10 Bath (2) • l7
Liverpool Hunt (2) li Manchester (3) z :...18
Shrewsbury (2)
Edinburgh (2):,...,, ....... 12 I
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