The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-04
Bankrupt Inv.

munity in redressing abuses, and rlgnting Oh
wrongs, wish to call yeur attention to some
rules, which hsye lately been established BY the
Judges Of the United States Court, in relation to
the Bankrupt Law in order to see il q remedy can
not be devised for the evil.
| am one of the victims Of the CONNIE cial revul-
| sion which has lately swept over this eoSntTy.
have heretofore given up all ny property to my
| creditors, bat 4 still owe debts which unable
to pay and my hopes have been naturally turned to
| the Bankrupt Law my only refuge and on read
ing this law ! had supposed that l should have
been able to ret nv certificates Of discharge with
out any serious expense. i supposed that twenty
Eve dollars would have paid all but on making
application 10 lawyer the subject, J End that
the Court has adopted such rules as will swell the
expense to at least three times that amount The
statute says that the twenty day notice shall De
| published in " one or more newspapers" The
rule adopted by the Court says "h shall be insert
ed in at least three OF the following papers,. The
statute says that the seventy day notice shall be
published 7" in some public newspaper designated
by said Court !; whereas the rule requires that 1t
shall be psblished daily In at least three newspa-
pers." These oppressive rules. reqairing three
times the number Of papers required ny the ac',
swell the expense Of advertising TO the frightnt
sum or $3i 50 in each case, and in some cases u
will be much more. This great amount OF adverti-
sing is entirely unnecessary, ~ the creditor N
every case is to have written notice personally
served on him.
And then the clerks fees appear to be en- the same
expensive scale as the printing, will give You
one item Of his fees q specimen, TO wit p" For
settling every order or decree drawn sp counsel,
per folio Of hundred WORDS two cents" Now
these orders als printed and are alb precisely In
the same form, except the name and date, and yet
this clerk lie to have the sams Zee for lock-
lag at the order, which the clerk Of the Court Of
Chancery aud other clerks get fer recording or
ders in their books in fair engrossing hand.
Another difficulty has presented itself TO my
mind in the operation OF this Law and the rules es
tablished in pursuance theseof it isthis the pc.
ttioner is required to make inventory OF and to
surrender to the assignee "al his property, rights
and credit of every name kind and description
to petition to be discharged but by the rules no
further step can be taken until he has paid the
clerk $26 g for the insertion Of the second adver-
tbs ement, besides ether fees for the clerk Where
is the poor debtor to- get this sum, after having
giving up every cent 81 which he Was possessed
1t appears TO me that the decree of bankruptcy
which strips him Of every vestags Of property, e.
fectualy disabl-s him from proceeding any further
itself Does not the spirit Of the law require that
rule should be adopted BY the court that all ex-
penses, subsequent to the decree Of bankruptcy,
should be paid BY the asssnes out Of the assets Of
tho bankrupt The operations Of this law are
most mysterious. hope that You will throw some
hight on the subject A BANKRUPT.
ELoaUExcr OF THE New YoRx BAR-The profess
| tern States, and backwoods generally, and in Ar
kansas in particular, where learned blacksmith"
invited the Judge and Jury to ego out and liquor"
are all thrown into the shade by the GROWING glory
of brilliant lumnary on hand any day in the Com
mon Pleas Of this city. Though the shortest man
in the profession, yet he uers the talest Of all
imaginable sentences Her, rare samples OF his
thunder and lightning, discharged in the progress
r. ..... Ia
"0entiemen Of the Jury We ask for Justice for no
more than Justice and ask that it may be weighed
out by the ample hammer Of the law" =.
ond poisoned and venomed stepped arrows Of the
Counsel but, gentlemen 1.-THE jury, in spite OF their
perverted efforts the ample stream Of justice shall still
flow onward as wide as human ympaihy, and as deep
| as vice"
His quiet spirit takes its flight and deranges their
thoughts and this 10 damages sustained by my CLIENT
and bosom Of Heaven and bssIins in ths sun.
light of eternity-bscause am sure the jury are with
| me-" una
| There Let the corncrackers, wolverines, buck
eyes, coonskns, suckers, and other orators Of the
north, south and west, put the above glorious and
poecal essays into their pipes and smoke that same
Let them hide their diminished heads, and never
look the New York bar in the face again Shut up,
We everlasting slangwhangers Of all creation, and let
Judge Ingraham, who presided on this memorable
occasion, 90 home to dinner and then let the jury
go oxt to be coopered. Will you have picket
MORE ABOUT THE WEArHER.-This winter is now
without precedent. We never knew, nor heard
| of such before. That of 1877 was mild 10 the oath
of January only. This has extended ten days long
| er. We give further extracts to-day relative to
buds and blossoms
| (From Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. ~
Agentleman brought Us some branches Of lilac from
L hfAann tha0n
| parenty about to burst into blossom.
(From Peori, Illinois Register, Ian. AL
m | nsi very We b"
fields have been entirely destroyed As the like
weather has prevailed throughout the middle and the
eastern states, 10 feared that the next wheat crop will
be In the northern part of this State, and
in Wiskonsn II has been protected BY the snow but
wherever this covering has not sheltered it. the damage
| must have been very serious. 81 h
CHATHAM TuEArRE.-This house continues TO be
| eminenty successful That sterling attraction the
Mechanic and the Queen. draws passing well.
Kirby's Gilbert the mechanic, brings down rounds
Of applause, that are hearty deserved. In ad-
dion, the never.tiring Ethiopeans, with the Adopted
Child and the Swiss Cottage, will make up the bill
| for this evening When Thome took hold of this
house two years since, it was amidst general re-
vulson in theatrcals but nothing daunted, he re,
| organized his company, reduced his prices, and
with tact and untirng industry that defied fate,
has fully established himself in the popular favor.
| DApisc ATTEMPT AT RoBBERy AND MURDER
| Captain Nichols, of the William and Eliza, arrived
on Saturday last from Phiadephia, Informs us that
| an attempt was made TO drown him by tive Of his
crew, assisted by two men from the shore, while
lying in Little Bay. near the mouth OF the Kappa
hammock. where he had put in for harbor, on the
night of the 18th inst After coming to anchor he
went ashore short distance from his vessel, and on
his return on board was met by two strangers, who
struck him blow which knocked him overheard
and he would have drowned but for the timely as.
sistance Of Captain -, who fortunately came "a
his assistance. The object Of the crew, with then
associates from the shore, was, no doubt 10 murder
the captain and then rob the vessel asst was thought
that there was some specie on board for one of the
banks in this place. Norfolk Herald Jan. 81.
WESTERN RIVER IxrrLLrorscE.-The Ohio has
h.gun IN fsIl aosin AT this point Il s in fine nav-