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London, England, 1856-10-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(Before Conannisßioners Gouiburn and Holroyd.)
THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

To-day being appointed for the further consideration
of the question of adjudication in this case, the court
was crowded by persons interested. It will be remem-
bered that on Monday last their Honours, after hearing
counsel in support of the petition to annul, stated that
their impression at the time was that the adjudication
ought to be confirmed, and therefore would not call upon
the other side to argue the point.
Their Honours now gave judgment.
Mr. Commissioner Holroyd said that this was a case
which had been argued on Monday, and a question arose
of very great importance, not only to the commercial
community, but the interests of the creditors. The com-
pany had been adjudicated bankrupt, and a petition to
annul had been presented by four directors and three
other parties. In a very elaborate judgment, in which
his Honour referred to the principal arguments used in
opposition, gave it as his clear opinion that the company
had committed an act of bankruptcy on the Bth of Sept.,
before the appointment of the official manager, which
did not take place until the 13th of that month. The
directors had been served with a writ of summons at
the suit of a creditor, and had not complied with
the Act of the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 111, which
pointed out that if the directors did not,
within one month after the service of the summons,
either pay, secure, or compound for the debt to the satis-
faction of the creditors, or make an affidavit that he
bad a good defence to the action and entered an appear.
ance, it should be deemed an act of bankruptcy. Pro.
ceedings had been taken by two creditors under the 7th
section of 7 and 8 Vic. c. 111, but the directors had not
complied with the requisition of the Act; he was on all
the points urged clearly of opinion that the adjudication
must be confirmed, and it was to be regretted that the
assignees had not been advised to take the initiatory
steps which they could have done under the 4th section
of the Act, and brought the case into this Court.
Mr. Commissioner Goulburn concurred.

The adjudication was confirmed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Ann Bayley, a woman of

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the town, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with
assaulting and wounding Mary Willis, an elderly Irish
woman, of No. 6, Elbow.lane, Shadwell.

The complainant, who was in a weakly condition
from loss of blood, and whose head was enveloped in
surgical bandages, said the prisoner was fighting with
another of the same class as herself last night at a late
hour. The witness kn3cked down her adversary, and
trampled upon her. Witness went to the assistance of
the female who was on the ground, and was about to
take her indoors, when witness took up a quart win•
bottle and struck her on the head with it. She fell to
the ground, and was insensible for some time afterwards.
She had been under medical treatment for several hours,
and bad lost a good deal of blood.

Mr. Selfe—And your head was cut open, I suppose
Witness—lt was, sir.

Mr. Selfe—Did the prisoner say anything when she
struck you with the bottle ?

Witness—She said, "Take that, you Irish b—h. I
owe it to you, and now I'll pay you."

Catherine M`CartVy confirmed the evidence of Mn
Willis.

The prisoner said that during a row the bottle was
thrown by a sailor, and struck Mrs. Willis on the head,
then rebounded and struck another female ueder the ear.
Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to one month's im-
prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.