The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

IN RE BRAGOIOTTI AND TESTA.

The bankrupts were merchants, of Lombard-street and
elsewhere. This was a choice of assignees.

The preliminary statement shows dents about 10,0001.;
assets between 2,0001. and 3,0001.
Mr. Barber and Mr. Ackerman were appointed as.
signees. Messrs. Lawrence, Plows, and Buyer are
solicitors to the estate.

(Before ➢Zr. Commigeioner HolrDyd.)
IN RE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

Phis matter again came before the Court this morning,
when Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees. Mr.
Yenning, Mr. Reed, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Paddison

attended for the directors.

After a brief conversation, the order for preparing the
balance-sheet, which as nearly as possible corresponds
with the form adopted under the bankruptcy of any other
trader, was agreed upon.
Mr. Lawrence applied for leave to give notice of
motion for Friday next to compel the assignees to apply
to the Court of Chancery to appoint a receiver under the
28th section 7th and Bth Viet., cap. 111., for the pur-
pose of protecting shareholders against individual credi-
tors. The appointment would be of as much benefit to
the creditors as the shareholders, and while it protected
the latter against the actions of creditors, it would
insure an equal contribution.
' Mr. Linklater regretted the coarse adopted by the
official manager in persisting in the appeal against the
Vice-Chancellor's decision, and that the arrangement
had not been come to. The appeal would be heard
before the Lords Justices to-morrow (Wednesday.) The
assignees would desire Mr. Lawrence to proceed by
petition, and not by motion, so that the facts could be
understood by the assignees, and the parties might c
regularly before the Court. If a receiver was appointed,
the effect would he to transfer the administration of the
assets from this Court to the Court of Chancery.
The Commissioner considered the proper form would
be by petition, and declined to accede to Mr. Lawrence's
application. The matter bad better stand over until the
Lords Justices had disposed of the. appeal.
It may be remembered an application was made to the
Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday, and a rule abso-
lute made upon a shareholder for the payment of the
debt and costs of Mr. W. Morisse, a creditor, which rule
has been complied with, and the amount paid to Mr.
Chidley, the solicitor acting for Mr. Morisse. All the
shareholders are equally liable in this respect, and it is
said the assignees did not wish the present application
to be made, in order that it should not affect the right of
creditors, for were a receiver appointed by the Court of
Chancery the shareholders would be protected against
these suits at the instance of creditors. The shareholders
are in a distressing position, being without relief from
the Courts of Chancery, Bankruptcy, and Common
Pleas.

HILeiLTEE OF LONDON DURING THN

WEEK.

(Brain the Report of the Registrar• General.)

In the week that ended on Saturday the deaths regis-
tered in London were 1,158. In the ten corresponding
weeks of the years 1846-55 the average number was
1,162 ; and if this is raised by a tenth part, to admit
comparison with the deaths of last week, which oc-
curred in an increased population, it becomes 1,278.
The deaths now returned are, therefore, less by 120 than
the corrected average.
The mortality from diseases of the organs of respira-
tion begins to increase rapidly at this season ; and last
week-the deaths referred to this head were 296, whilst
the corrected average of corresponding weeks in previous
years is 276. The severe odd, which did not set in till
towards the close of the week, will be followed, it is to
be feared,. by results of still greater numerical value.
Bronchitis was fatal last week in 154 cases, 87 of which
occurred amongst persons of 40 years old or upwards ;
pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs carried off 108
persons, 88 of whom were children, and nearly all of a
very tender age. Eighteen persons died of a,thma ; 136
of pbthisis or consumption, of whom 74, or more than
half, were at the age 20-40 years. In the class of
zytnotic diseases measles appears very distinctly to be
on the increase ; the numbers of children who died of it
in the last three weeks haling been 25, 35, and 43.
St. George Bloomsbury, Somers-town, Islington,
Long-acra, are the parts in which, judging from
the deaths that have already occurred from this com-
plaint, it chiefly threatens to prevail. Typhus or com-
mon fever was fatal in 53 cases,. of which 4 occurred in
the sub-district of Whitecross-,tree`, 4 in that of Hoxton
New Town. A child died in Barbican, and the cause of
death, as described in the medical certificate, was " hy•
pertrophy of the abdominal glands, and foul air." A
ease of fever in Westbourne-place, In the Belgrave sub•
district, is reported as having been caused in a great
measure by the bad state of the drains. Small-pox is
returned as the cause of death in 6 cases, scarlatina in
38, hooping-cough in 41, diarrhoea in 19.
Of 48 persons who bad attained their eightieth year,
or were in a still more advanced stage of life, 7 were 90
years old or more, and the oldest was the widow of a
Russian merchant, who died at Clapham-rise at the age
of 99 years.
Last week the births of 853 boys and 804 girls, in all
1,657 children, were registered in London. In the 10
corresponding weeks of the years 1816-55 the average
number was 1,449.

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