The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-23 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

EX-PARTE BROWN, IN THE MATTER OF cLAitxr,
This was a petition by a legal mortgagee, for permission to
bid at the sale of the mortgage property.—Ordered according
to the prayer of the petition.
IN THE MATTER OF MATTHEWS.

Mr. MONTAGU applied, on behalf of Mes;;;l;ckermat,s,
for leave to proceed to strike a docket and open a fiat. In the
month of November last, the present petitioners opened a corn.
mission of bankruptcy, which was frustrated by the bankrupt
keeping a servant out of the way till the time had expired for
the opening of the commission. The bankrupt had, however,
been since arrested, and had been in prison snore than twenty-
one days, so that a complete act of bankruptcy had been eata,
blished. The present application was necessary on account of
the order that no new commission could be issued by the
same petitioning creditor, without the permission of the Court.
There was no difficulty, the Learned Counsel apprehended, iu
obtaining that permission, as another creditor had applied to
strike a docket.

The Court granted the relief prayed.
IN THE MATTER OF GOLDEN.

Mr. MONTAGU applied in this case, that the time for open-
ing the commission might be enlarged. The Learned Counsel
made the application upon an affidavit, stating the proof of an
act of bankruptcy having been committed on the 21st of Ja-
nuary, by the bankrupt having caused himself to be denied to a
creditor. As the bankrupt, however, had a partner, and as it
was a joint commission, it was necessary to prove an act of
bankruptcy against the other partner, which a witness who
lived in the country could do, but the time for opening the
commission (to-morrow) was not sufficient to communicate
with the witness, and therefore the present application became
necessary.

The CHIEF JUSTICE wished to know what time the
Learned Counsel required.
Mr. MONTAGU stated a week or ten days.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—When will the time expire?
Mr. MONTAGU—To-morrow; and we have to send In the
coutry for the witness.

Mr. Justice PELL—Where does the witness live ?
Mr. MONTAGU—At Tunbridge.

The CHIEF JUSTICE, after consultation with the other
Judges, stated that it was the opinion of the Court that the
time for opening the Commission should be enlarged for a week,
but that this was not that sort of application which ought to be
favoured. The parties ought to be able to prove the act of bank.
ruptcy at the time fixed. Though the Court would grant the
present application, it must be understood that such applica.
tions would not in future be granted as a matter of course.
Mr. MONTAGU perfectly coincided with the Court; but
parties were active enough to open Commissions when they
could ; but it was desirable that the estate should not be
put to the expense of bringing up a witness from the country,
where it was probable that it could be dispensed with. If,
however, it was proved there had been any collusion the Coup
would then refuse the application, but here nothing of that sort
was apparent.

The CHIEF JUSTICE observed that the present seemed to
be a fair case for granting the application, but he had thought it
right to state that such applications would not be considered
as a matter of course in future.

The following list of answered petitions was put up in the
Court to-day :—Fallar in re Andrews, and Brown in re Clerk ;
answered for to.day ; Rogers in re Parkin, for to.morrow ; Bil-
ling in re Lucas, and Keitley in re Salmon, for Wednesday;
Millard in re Harris, for Thursday ; Dods in re Dods, Rolt in re
Johnson, and Fox in re Holgate, for Friday; and Coles in re
Rucker, and Alexander and Alexander, for Saturday.
Their HONOURS were occupied some time with swearing
in of solicitors, and rose before twelve o'clock.

Dispatches were received this morning from
Sir F. PONSONEY, the Governor of Malta, date t January
4 ; from Gibraltar, dated January 13 ; and from Cadiz,
dated January 14.
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