The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-29 00:00:00

AND THE SITTINGS OF THE COURT•

On their Lordships entering the court, at ten o'clock,
Lord CAMPBELL, addressing the bar, said—l think It
right to announce that we shall sit here, as usual, 011
Thursday next. lam sure I wish all honour to be deal/
to the Exhibition; I earnestly desire its success, and I
trust all the benefits expected from it will be derived by
this nation and all the other nations of the world; but t°
attain those objects I do not consider it at all necessary t°
suspend the administration tf justice in Westminster-
hall. We have still considerable arrears on our haadh
and I think we shall best do our duty by applying ear
selves to subdue those arrears. There will be ample °Cl-
portunities for all persons whatever to see the woncleto
of the Crystal ra!ace.
The Court then proceeded with the business 011 the
special paper.

COMMON PLEA S.-(THIS DAY')
The Court proceeded with the special paper wdofe:
but the cases argued did not possess any feature of g
neral interest.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships heard several applications for rul, ee-
for new trials in cases tried on the circuit, which e'er
devoid of any interest except to the parties immediateid
interested.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY•)

IN RE CANSDALE.
Mr. Linklater appeared to apply for renewal of Pr;
tection to this bankrupt, whose certificate had been ,134"
pended for six months, with protection for one mollt°,'nf
Mr. JONES, for the assignees, opposed the renews'
the protection. got 'ft
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Mr. LINELITER trusted that his Honour won.-
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refuse the application, as it was a matter of great d,,,°•„,
whether, under the 112th section of the Act, the 7-01, 2:f.r
missieners had any power to order the discharge
bankrupts taken in execution after the refusal or 5%0
pension of certificate; besides this, it was quite clear sir ,
bankrupt bad not committed any of the offences ee
merated from the 251st to 257th sections.
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Mr. JUNES submitted that the protection having ": is, -„,)t
limited, the Learned Commissioner intended to leeic"oe
open to the creditors or assignees to apply, its
creditor was in the position to take the bankrupt
execution.
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His HONOUR said he felt bound to refuse further
tection, and as the assignees were the only partiee Lb°
could apply for the certificate, which amounted to
execution, perhaps they would consent, so that s'ined
the bankrupt be put in prison he should not be Cel3‘,"iaof
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snore than a month, as it was evidently the impress; —n-th,
the Court, by ordering protection from month to pod
that period would be a sufficient punishment,' 2113„-Ici be
object of the Legislature was that the bankrupt euernners
punished; and he agreed with his brother Comroist—but
that they were riot restrict. d by the penal eleoB`9' ibe
that a bankrupt was habit, for any misconduct ontaer_i„
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bankruptcy laws. lie
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Honour therefore e
dered the assignees were entitled to a certificate, so tbe
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would suggest they should consent to a discharge et
erd of a month after bankrupt had been confined. 'to -
Mr. JONES said the assignees would act according ~ 4
his Honour's suggestion. a that
His HONOUR said the bankrupt must understau .0j
if he kept out of the way, protection would ettliCi
granted, but if the assignees did not proceed, be
4PPIY a 1)19* hem%

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