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London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—AuG. 3;1.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
IN RE BALDWIN AND DALDWIN.
The bankrupts were tailors, of Cornbill. This was the
adjourned examination meeting.
Messrs. Lindsay and Mason appeared for the assignees;
the bankrupts were unrepresented.
The accounts extend from the Ist of January, 1853, to the
3d of June, 1858, and show the following figures : Creditors,
£6,052; ditto, holding securities, £4,312 ; liabilities £389 ;
capital at commencement, £2,709; prefits at dornbill,
£10,799 ; ditto at Tom's Coffeehouse, £4,096 ; debtors, good,
£2,285 ; doubtful, £199; property, £1,439; ditto, in the
hands of creditors, £4,140; losses, £4,479; interest and
discount, £2,028 ;trade expenses at Cornhill, £6,866; ditto,
at Tom's Coffeehouse, £1,095 • amount drawn out by part-
ners, Henry Baldwin, £943, john Bald* £4,492.
Messrs. Lindsay and Mason, while not Objecting to the
bankrupts' passing, took his Honour's opinion as to whether
the proportion of capital possessed by each partner on the
Ist of January, 1853, should not be set forth in the balance-
sheet.
The accountant (Mr. Palmer) having given some ex-
planations,
The Commissioner said the statement was correct in sub-
stance, and the bankrupts might therefore pass their
adjourned examination.
In reply to his Honour, Messrs. Lindsay and Mason
stated the accounts bad been made up with great care.
The Commissioner—And at great expense also, I suppose ?
Mr. Mason admitted that it was so.
The question of allowance having been ordered to stand
over,
The bankrupts passed.
A choice of assignees took place in the case of J. Massey,
victualler, Cranbourne-passage, well known in pugilistic
circles. The debts are believed to be inconsiderable in
amount.
A choice of assignees was likewise made in the matter of
Stephen Poole, timber-dealer, of Windmill-street,Lambeth-
walk, and elsewhere. The liabilities in this case are not

large.
Mr. Atkinson, of Crooked-lane (the largest creditor) hav-
ing been appointed assignee,
An application was made for an allowance.
The Commissioner said he was disposed to grant twe
guineas a week.
Mr. Atkinson objected to this. He believed the bank-
rupt bad only one child dependent on him, and he would not
have been here but for a hostile creditor, who attempted to
steal a march upon the others.
The Commissioner—Creditors are very apt to do this if
they can.
Mr. Atkinson said he had some means of getting the bank-
rupt (who he believed to be an honest man) some employ-
ment.
The Commissioner then ordered an allowance of £1 ls.
per week, observing that he hoped Mr. Atkinson would be
able to re-establish the bankrupt in business.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—AuG. 30.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.)
The learned commissioner sat for bail cases and motions.
Upwards of 20 persons were ordered to be discharged from
prison.

IN RH FREDERICK IRWIN MEINKE.
This insolvent came up for kis discharge. A fortnight ago
he was ordered to readvertise in a country paper, because
in an advertisement a letter of his name had been turned
upside down.
Mr. Reed appeared to oppose for Mr. Moore, of Black-
heath Hotel, and Mr. Bicker Caarten suppotted.
An objection was taken to the opposition on the ground
that the case was over, and but for the singular mistake in
the advertisement the insolvent would have been cut of
prison a fortnight ago:
Mr. Bicker Caarten insisted that the insolvent could not
be further opposed.
Mr. Reed said Mr. Moore asked to call some witnesses to
support his evidence given on the hearing, which was con-
tradicted by the insolvent.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips sent for Mr. Commissioner
Murphy's Registrar, the case having been before that
learned commissioner, and then sent for his note-book. He
was clearly of opinion that the case was over, and ordered
the insolvent to be discharged.
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WALTER CROSS.
Mr. Reed applied for the discharge of this insolvent, who
was in custody on a warrant of commitment by a county
court. On the 30,111 July the insolvent petitioned under the
Protection Act, and was to be heard on the sth November.
On the 28th inst. he was cerateitted to prison on the war-
rant of the county court.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips inquired whether the insolvent
produced his protection to the officer ?
Mr. Reed replied that it was so stated in the affidavit.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy—What county court is this?
Mr. Reed—The ESSEX County Court, sitting at Waltham
Abbey.
His Honour, in ordering the discharge, said, " I bed
hoped there was an end to these matters. Tnere Wait an act
of Parliament is asJed on the subject."
Mr. Reed—There was, sir.
Application granted.
ANOTHER COMMITMENT—IN RE ELIAS W. WATSON.
Mr. Dowse applied for the discharge in this case from a
comtnittnent by ttte Clerkenwell County Court for a debt in
the schedule. This insolvent had petitioned under the
Prison Act, and lie was to be beard in the September
sittings. He was now on bail.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips thought that the insolvent
was entitled to his discharge.
The Registrar (Mr. Ingpen) suggested that there was a
difficulty, as the insolvent was out on bail. He believal it
was the first case of the kind.
Mr. Dowse apprehended there was no difference in a man
being on bail in a prison case, and a day of hearing at some
distance in a protection case.
The learned Commissioner, en reference to the discharge
on recognisance of bail, funnel that the rrotection was ft om
all arrest and imprisonment in respect of deb's inserted in
, the schedule, and he saw no difficulty, as the debt fur which
' he was sued in the City Sheriffs' Court, and committed by
. ; the County Court, was in the schedule. He therefore
ordered the discharge.
• IN RE RICHARD STARLING HADWEN.
' Mr. Denney asked for a rule to enable tke insolvent, an
attorney, to Conic up under the 28th section of the Protec-
tion Act, Le 'saving been some time in prison. Ile was
arrested as lie %I'm learins the Court in July when his case
1; was adjourned sine die.
' Mr. Commissioner Phillips said the case was an important
-one, and tie application was made too soon. The insolvent
had allowed his name to be used in an action, and the Court
was called upon to guard the interests of the public and to
uphold the practice of respectable at!orne!s.
Mr. Denney said the insolvent had been ruined, and had
suffered sufficient for his misconduct.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—l don't think be has expiated
his offence, and he must stay some time longer in prison.
The learned Commissioner refused to grant permission to
1 a renewal of the application in the September sitting before
the other commissioners.