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Marson, Thomas, Birmingham, Manufacturing Jeweller. Pet Dec 2. Parry. Birmingham, Dec 17 at 11

Nelson, John, the younger, Southtown, Suffolk, Fishing Boat Owner. Pet Nov 30. Worlledge. Great Yarmouth, Dec 16 at 11

Neve, Henry Alfred, St Leonard's on Sea, Builder. Pet Dec 3. Young. Hastings, Dec 23 at 12

Pilcher, Arthur, Malvern Wells, Worcester, Gent. Pet Dec 2. Beale. Worcester, Dec 20 at 11

Summersall, Walter, and Thomas Spencer, Heywood, Lancaster, Coach Proprietors. Pet Dec 1. Holden. Bolton, Dec 19 at 11

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.

RIDAY, Dec. 2, 1881.

Davies, William, Pwllywaun, nr Pontypridd, Glamorgan' Colliery Proprietor. Nov 24.

Liquidations by Arrangement. FIRST MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 1881.

Allen, Martha, Manchester, Draper. Dec 14 at 3 at offices of Sale and Co, Booth st, Manchester

Ames, Will iam, Leeds, Greengrocer. Dec 16 at 3 at offices of Jenkinson, Albion st, Leeds

Arundle, John, Featherstone, Pontefract, York. Miner. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Kemp, Barstow sq, Wakefield

Astbury, Alfred, York, Gardener. Dec 18 at 2.30 at offices of Knight, Dickinson st, Manchester. Green and Dixon, Northwich

Avenell, Walter, Drysdale st, Kingsland rd, Packing Case Manufacturer. Dec 22 at 3 at offices of Holloway, Balls Pond rd. Islington. Fenton, Kingsland rd Badams, Francis Albert, Birmingham, Rivet Maker. Dec 15 at 12 at offices of Painton, Temple row West, Birmingham

Ballenden, John, Sedgley, Stafford, Surgeon's Assistant. Dec 13 at 3 at offices of Stokes and Hooper, Priory st, Dudley, Worcester

Bardsley, John Richardson. and James Henry Bardsley," Stockport, Hat Manufacturers. Dec 20 at 2 at Mitre Hotel, Cathedral yard, Manchester. Brooks and Co, Ashton-under-Lyne

Barrett, William, Shipley, York, Builder. Dec 14 at 11 at Talbot Hotel, Kirkgate, Bradford

Bedford, William, Leominster, Hereford, Farmer. Dec 15 at 2 at Royal Oak Hotel, Leominster. Correr, High Town, Hereford

Belden, William, Gt Dover st, Southwark, Last Manufacturer. Dec 13 at 3 Masons' Hall Tavern, Masons' avenue. Young, Newgate st

Bonham, Alfred, Birmingham, Boot Manufacturer. Dec 14 at 3 at offices of Duke, Temple row, Birmingham

Bowlby, Charles Edward, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Clerk in Holy Orders. Dec 20 at 12 at offices of Peacock and Goddard, South sq, Gray's inn

Brierley, Thomas, and William Brierley, Keighley, York, Coach Builders. Dec 16 at 2 at Old Bull Hotel, Church st, Blackburn. Cox, Dale st, Liverpool

Bridgett, Thomas, jun, Stafford, Builder. Dec 15 at 12 at offices of Hand and Co, Martin st, Stafford

Broadhead, Samuel, Staincliffe, Batley, York, Factory Operative. Dec 16 at 2.30 at offices of Law, Crown bldgs, Commercial st, Batley

Bromley, Mark, Chatham, Kent, Confectioner. Dec 19 at 11 at Guildhall Tavern,
Gresham st. Mitchell, Rochester

Bulmer, John Thomas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Grocer.
Grey st, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Dec 19 at 11 at offices of Bird,

Burgess, James, Birmingham, Grocer. Dec 12 at 3 at offices of Hawkes and Weekes, Temple st, Birmingham

Burton, Charles, Gt Grimsby, Coach Builder. Dec 20 at 3 at office of Grange and Wintringham, St Mary's chbrs, West St Mary's gate, Gt Grimsby

Chandler, George, Tranmere, Chester, Farmer. Dec 14 at 3 at office of Newman, Sweeting st, Liverpool

Clark, Charles, Landport, Hants, Fish Merchant. Dec 16 at 3 at offices of King, North st, Portsca

Cooper, Edwin, Dewsbury, Greengrocer. Dec 17 at 10.30 at offices of Stapleton, Union st, Dewsbury

Cole, Alexander, Richmond gdns, Forest Gate, no occupation. Dec 20 at 3 at office of
Birchall, Mark lane

Cox, George, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Solicitor. Dec 12 at 12 at office of Gunn, St Mary st,
Cardiff
Dec 13 at 3 at Bear Hotel, High st,

Cox, John, Holyport, Bray, Berks, Plumber.
Maidenhead. Spender, Maidenhead

Craven, Walter, Oxton, Chester, Accountant. Dec 20 at 2.30 at office of Jones and Co,
Cook st, Liverpool

Daniel, William Henry, Walworth rd, Merton, Brush Manufacturer. Dec 23 at 2 at office of Wedlake, Mitre ct, Temple

Daniels, Peter, Walton, Lancaster, Wheelwright. Dec 15 at 3 at office of Bartlett, Dale st, Liverpool

Darlington, Joseph, Wednesbury, Stafford, Beerhouse Keeper. Dec 13 at 3 at offices of Sheldon, High st, Wednesbury

Day, George, Whitechapel rd, Sussex, Builder. Dec 16 at 3 at Inns of Court Hotel. Dickinson, John, Gt Ponton, Lincoln, Farmer. Dec 21 at 12 at offices of Thompson and Holborn, Rubinstein, Regent st

Sons, Grantham

Dobbie, John, Middleham, York, Turf Correspondent. Dec 16 at 3 at offices of Clay's Railway Hotel, Northallerton. Waistell, Northallerton

Douglas, Robert, Liverpool, Baker. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Gibson and Bolland, South John st, Liverpool. Smith and Son, Liverpool

Edwards, Joseph Henry, Brandon ter, Brixton, Undertaker. Dec 9 at 3 at 262, High Holborn. Staniland, King st, Cheapside

Emanuel, Joseph, Hanover pl, Clarence gate, Horsehair Dealer. Dec 12 at 2 at offices of Hobbes, Hills pl, Oxford st

Farmaner, William, East Breston, Sussex, Coal Merchant. Dec 16 at 12 at 3, New rd, Brighton. Mant, Storrington

Fenn, Harry, Russell rd, Peckham, Builder. Dec 14 at 3 at offices of Butcher, Bouverie it

Forster, Ralph, Sydenham, Kent, Builder. Dec 15 at 4 at Greyhound Tavern, Kirkdale, Sydenham. Scoles, Bedford row

Griffiths, Cadwalader, Bryneglwys, Denbigh, Miller. Dec 19 at 12 at the County Court Buildings, Egerton st, Wrexham. James, Corwen

Ground, William Davie, jun., Gainsborough, Lincoln, Dispenser. Dec 15 at 12 at offices of Gaches, Cathedral gateway, Peterborough

Harris, William Henry, Elizabeth ter, Queen's pk, Harrow rd, Oil and Colour Merchant. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of Waistell, Queen st, Cheapside

Harris, William, Synagogue chibrs, Great St. Helen's, of no occupation. Dec 19 at 11 at office of Emanuel, Walbrook

Harvey, William Bateman, Hartest Mills, Suffolk, Miller. Dec 20 at 1 at Evered's Hotel, Bury St Edmunds. Nazer, Chancery lane

Hepworth, Frederick, Thornhill, York, Cab Proprietor. Dec 15 at 10.30 at offices of Ridgway, Union st, Dewsbury

Hill, Samuel, Blackfriars rd, Southwark, Cabinet Bar Fitter. Dec 12 at 1 office of Moss, Gracechurch st

Hodgkiss, Edwin, Newcastle under Lyme, Grocer. Dec 13 at 11 at offices of Ashmall, Albion st, Hanley

Hone, William Samuel John. Salford, Lancaster, Bookseller. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Leigh, Brown st, Manchester

Isaac, Samuel, Leeds, Grocer. Dec 15 at 11 at offices of Jenkinson, Albion street, Leeds

Iredale, Thomas, Stancliffe, and Alfred Lumb, Huddersfield, York, Woollen Cloth Merchants. Dec 19 at 3 at the George Hotel, St George's sq, Huddersfield. Fenton and Co

Jenner, Edward, Heath Common, Thakeham, Sussex, Market Gardener. Dec 15 at 11 at offices of Mant, Storrington

Keech, Jane, Maiden Newton, Dorset, Baker. Dec 15 at 11 at the debtor's house, Maiden Newton. Loggin and Co

Kenney, Luke, Dewsbury, York, Cabinet Maker. Dec 13 at 3 at offices of Shaw, Bond st, Dewsbury

Kern, James, Crouch hill, Hornsey, Gardener. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of Holloway, Ball's Pond rd, Islington. Cooper and Co, Lincoln's-inn fields.

King, Arthur Harold, Fulham rd, Credit Draper. Dec 14 at 3 at offices of Fowler Borough High st, Southwark

Knott, John, York, Publican. Dec 12 at 11 at offices of Jackson and Co, Albert rd Middlesborough

Last, Benjamin, Deal, Kent. Coach Builder. Dec 21 at 12 at 5, Park st, Deal. Hall, Deal Leak, Matthew, Worcester, Builder. Dec 14 at 3 at offices of Stallard and Son, Pierpoint st, Worcester

Leach, Thomas, Kearsly, Lancaster, Painter. Dec 15 at 2.30 at 26, Market pl, Manchester. Clarke, Chancery lane, Bolton

Leak, Alfred, St Ann's Well rd, Nottingham, Grocer. Dec 22 at 2 at 83, Gresham st. Norman, Nottingham

Man, Archibald Hugh Ker, Aldermanbury, Commission Agent. Dec 9 at 2 at offices of Cummins and Co, Union ct, Old Broad st

Manton. Robert, Birmingham, Retail Brewer. Dec 14 at 3 at office of Phillips, Victoria rd, Aston

Mansfield, Josiah, Lyme Regis, Dorset, Bootmaker. Dec 13 at 12 at office of Southcott, Post Office st, Bedford circus, Exeter

Marking, Robert William, Brandon Mill, Essex, Miller. Dec 15 at 12 at Four Swans Hotel, North st, Sudbury. Andrewes and Co, Sudbury

Marrison, Robert, Norwich, Gunmaker. Dec 12 at 12 at office of Atkinson, Post Office st, Norwich

Mathews, John Charles, Lowestoft, Tobacconist. Dec 9 at 1 at offices of Hill, Denmark rd, Lowestoft

Matthews, William, Oxford, Turner. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Ward, Broad st, Oxford Meredith, Samuel, Cinderford, Publican. Dec 19 at 11 at offices of Goldring, Cinderford

Midwinter, Charles, Burslem, Licensed Victualler. Dec 14 at 12 at North Staffordshire Railway Hotel, Stoke upon Trent. Heaton and Son, Burslem

Miles, Charles Thomas, Kew rd, Richmond, Surrey, Mineral Water Manufacturer. Dec 13 at 1 at offices of Pannell and Co, Basinghall st. Hubbard, Bank chmbrs, West Smithfield

Morgan, Meyrick, Llanmartin Major, Monmouth, Farmer. Dec 10 at 11 at Tredegar Aams Hotel, High st, Newport. James and Co, Merthyr Tydfil

Muench, Maxmillian de, Manchester, Provision Merchant. Dec.11 at 3 at offices of Beamont
Booth st, Manchester

Nesbitt, Robert, High Butterby, Croxdale, Durham, Farmer. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of
Maw, jun, Bishop Auckland
Dec 16 at 3 at offices of

Preston, George John, Eastbourne, Boarding House Keeper..
Champion and Co, Terminus rd, Eastbourne

Renaud, Alfred, Birmingham, Bedding Manufacturer. Dec 13 at 3 at offices of Hawkes and Weekes, Temple st, Birmingham

Robertson, Alexander Carnaby, Bournemouth, Hants, Painter. Dec 20 at 1 at offices of Wade, Old Christchurch rd, Bournemouth

Russell, William Henry Clifton, Leather lane, Holborn, Carpenter. Dec 16 at 3 at offices of Cooper and Co, Lincoln's inn fields

Schwarz, George, Eastbourne, House Decorator. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Champion and Co, Terminus rd, Eastbourne

Scott, Alexander, Whitehaven, Cumberland, Draper. Dec 13 at 11 at Station Hotel, Carnforth, Lancaster. Sims, Barrow-in-Furness

Scurr, John Thomas, Kirby Sigston, York, Farmer. Dec 16 at 11 at offices of Neale, Northallerton

Smith, Alfred May, Falcon st, Stationer. Dec 19 at 10 at offices of Biggin, Chancery lane Smith, James McBuillam, Kingston-upon-Hull, Licensed Victualler. Dec 16 at 3 at offices of Pickering, Parliament st, Kingston-upon-Hull. Summers

Stacey, John, St Mary in Liberty, Tenby, Pembroke, Innkeeper. Dec 20 at 12 at Temperance Hotel, Pembroke Dock. Thomas

Symes, Thomas, Houghton, Stockbridge, Hants, Farm Bailiff. Dec 12 at 3 at offices of Davis, Portland st, Southampton. Killby, Southampton

Sykes, James, Heaton Norris, Lancaster, House Painter. Dec 12 at 3 at offices of Simpson, Princess st, Manchester

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Tennant, George Alexander, Salford, Lancaster, Confectioner. Dec 14 at 3 at Clarence Hotel, Piccadilly. Morris, Manchester

Tennant, Joseph, Buxton, Derby, Greengrocer. Dec 17 at 11 at offices of Brown and Ainsworth, Hardwick Mount, Buxton

Thompson, Charles Robert. Hilderthorpe, York, Grocer. Dec 15 at 11 at offices of West, King st. Bridlington Quay

Thorp, Edward, Worcester, Fish Salesman. Dec 15 at 11 at offices of Tree and Son, High st. Worcester

Thorpe, Henry, Castle st, Oxford st, Commission Agent. Dec 19 at 1 at offices of Skipper, London-wall

Tomlinson, William Urwick, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucester, Solicitor. Dec 15 at 1 at offices of Kilby and Mace, High st, Banbury, Oxford

Toplis, Thomas James, and George Albert Toplis, Berners st, Oxford st, Cabinet Makers. Dec 21 at 2 at Guildhall Coffee-house, Gresham st. Davie, New-inn Towler, William. Bridgewater, Somerset, Coal Merchant. Dec 15 at 11 at offices of Chapman. High st, Bridgwater

Tuffin, William George, Horsham, Sussex, Saddler. Dec 23 at 2 at King's Head Hotel, Horsham

Turley, Joseph, Summerfield. Dec 19 at 11 at offices of Ivens and Morten, Bank bldgs, Exchange st, Kidderminster

Turner, William, Birmingham, Button Manufacturer. Dec 11 at 3 at offices of Fallows Cherry st, Birmingham

Years, Charles, Gt College st, Camden Town, Cheesemonger. Dec 13 at 3 at 32, Argyle st Regent st. Willis, St Martin's ct

Wade, John, sen, Leeds, Bricklayer. Dec 14 at 2.30 at offices of Ford and Warren, Albion st, Leeds

Walks, William, Bradford, York, Cabinet Maker. Dec 12 at 10 at offices of Peel and Co, Chapel lane, Bradford

Walker, John, Birmingham, Grocer. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Wright and Marshall, New st, Birmingham

Walker, John, Liverpool, Lancaster, Tailor. Dec 15 at 2 at offices of Etty, Lord st, Liverpool

Walker, William, Moscow rd, Bayswater, Wood Carver. Dec 20 at 2 at offices of Armstrong, Chancery lane

Watkins, James, New London st, Ship Owner. Dec 16 at 2 at offices of Edmonds and Co, Cheapside. Kebbell, Catherine ct, Tower hill

West, James, High st, Poplar, Brewer. Dec 19 at 2 at offices of Blachford and Co, College bill, Cannon st

Whincup, Thomas, Harrowgate, York, Cabinet Maker. Dec 16 at 4 at offices of Lowrey,
Princes st, Harrogate. Rider, Reeds

Whitmarch, George King, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Licensed Victualler. Dec 19 at
12 at offices of Edmonds and Co, Cheapside. Damant and Co, West Cowes
Wilks, James, Stepney green, Paper Bag Maker. Dec 13 at 2 at offices of Norris,
Southampton bldgs, Chancery lane

Willett, Joseph, jun, Crewe, Chester, Haberdasher. Dec 20 at 11 at offices of Hill,
Market st, Crewe

Wootton, George, Midland rd, Bedford, Plumber. Dec 15 at 11 at Inns of Court Hotel, Holborn. Conquest and Clare, Bedford

TUESDAY, Dee. 6, 1881.

Allison, William, Stockton-on-Tees, out of business. Dec 16 at 11 at offices of Wilkes and Wilkes, Zetland rd, Middlesborugh

Batty, Robert, Watling st, Warehouseman. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Plunkett and Leader St Paul's churchyard

Bayley, Frederick, Brighton, Builder. Dec 23 at 3 at offices of Goodman, North st, Brighton

Bayley. Joseph, Brighton, Builder. Dec 23 at 3.30 at offices of Goodman, North st, Brighton

Binns, James, Bradford, Lancaster, Butcher. Dec 22 at 3 at 35, Cannon st, Manchester. Alderson, Manchester

Blake, David, Heywood, Lancaster, General Dealer. Dec 19 at 2.30 at 32, Market pl, Heywood. Weston and Co, Manchester

Bland, Robert, Darlington, Durham, Boot and Shoe Maker. Dec 22 at 11 at offices of Robinson, Chancery lane, Darlington

Bramwell, Edward Lambert, Doncaster, Publican. Dec 20 at 11 at offices of Parker and Hickmott, Church st, Rotherham

Briggs, Lewis, Leeds, Watchmaker. Dec 19 at 11 at offices of Maud, Albion st, Leeds
Brodgen, Thomas, and George Haworth, Chatterton, Ramsbottom, Lancaster, Aerated
Water Manufacturers. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of Haslam, Market st, Bury
Brown, Stephen Henry, Poole, Dorset, China Dealer. Dec 14 at 11 at offices of Treva-
nion, New st, Poole

Butland, Joseph, East Stonehouse, Devon, Butcher. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Pearse,
Princess sq, Plymouth

Dec 20 at 12 at offices of Hester,

Capel, Noah, St Marys rd, Cowley, Oxford, Builder.
St Aldate's st, Oxford
Chivers, George, Cinderford Bridge, East Dean, Gloucester, Grocer. Dec 16 at 1 at New
Inn, Northgate, Gloucester. Bradstock, Cinderford
Claridge, William, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, Ho'el Keeper. Dec 15 at 11 at Unicorn
Hotel, Leighton Buzzard. Calcott, Leighton Buzzard

Clarke, Samuel- Parkstone, Dorset, Builder. Dec 21 at 2.30 at London Hotel, Poole.
Aldridge, Bournemouth

Cohen, Joseph Philip, Fenchurch st, Merchant. Dee 19 at 3 at offices of Crump and
Son, Philpot lane

Cook, Edward, Southsea, Portsea, Hants, Builder.
and Co, St James st, Portsea
Corbett, John, Batony, Nantwich, Chester. Sadler.
Churchside, Crewe. Pointon, Crewe

Couzins, George, Wingham, Kent, Baker.
Emmerson, Sandwich

Dec 20 at 3 at offices of Edmonds

Dec 15 at 11 at Albert chambers,

Dec 21 at 3 at the Bell Hotel, Sandwich.

Cox, Joseph, Kentford, Suffolk, Provision Dealer. Dec 23 at 1 at the White Hart Hotel,
Newmarket. Gross, Bury St Edmunds

Davis, Alfred Thomas, and Walter Coventry Holmes, Cheshunt, Hertford, Grocers. Dec
19 at 3 at office of Hill, Grocers' Hall ct, Poultry. Downing, Basinghall st
Derbyshire, Thomas, Upholland, Lancaster, Bread Baker. Dec 22 at 11 at offices of
Heald, Market st, Wigan

Derrett, Bobert, Newport, Monmouth, Brewer. Dec 16 at 12 at offices of Lloyd, Bank
chmbrs, Newport
Driver, William Frederick. Rotherhithe New rd, Surrey, Mercantile Clerk. Dec 16 at 3
at office of Lockyer, Gresham bldgs

Dugdale, Richard, Morecambe, Lancaster, Butcher. Dec 19 at 2 at offices of Johnson, Sun st, Lancaster

Eaton, William, Leicester, Dyer. Dec 22 at 12 at office of Hinks, Bowling Green st,

Leicester

Evans, James, Farnborough, Kent, Farmer. Dec 20 at 3 at offices of Reader, Ely pl,

Helborn

Fairclough, Charles, Newcastle upon Tyne, Journeyman Cabinet Maker. Dec 21 at at offices of Clark, Grainger st West, Newcastle upon Tyne

Farnsworth, Alfred, Raithby Lodge, Lincoln, Wine Merchant. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of Thimbleby and Son, Spilsby, Lincoln

Faulkner, Cornelius Thomas, Ipswich, Commission Agent. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Block and Wollaston, Westgate st, Ipswich

Featherstone, Barbara, and John Featherston Turnbull, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Ship
Store Merchants. Dec 17 at 11 at Incorporated Law Society, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Philipson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Fell, Charles, Gt Dover st, Southwark, Printer. Dec 15 at 2 at offices of Thompson and
Co, Gt Dover st
Fielding, John. Lound, Nottingham, Farmer. Dec 21 at 11 at offices of Bescoby, Grove
st, East Retford
Gordon, Archibald, Upper Marsh, Lambeth, Licensed Victualler. Dec 22 at 3 at
Kenman's Hotel, Cheapside. Lovett and Co, King William st

Green, Fitz Owen, St Stephen's avenue, Shepherd's bush, Commission Agent. Dec 15 at 2 at oflices of Winkworth, Coleman st

Gudgeon, William, Edmonton, Blacksmith. Dec 20 at 2 at offices of Chandler, Bishopsgate st, Within

Hadland, William, Middle Barton, Oxford, Grocer. Dec 24 at 11 at Plough Hotel, Oxford. Barkes, Morton-in-Marsh

Hallmark, William Henry, and Edward Thomas Hallmark, Chester, Bakers. Dec 20 at 11 at offices of Boydell and Co, Pepper st, Chester Hartley, James, Burnley, Licensed Victualler.

grove, Burnley. Hodgson, Burnley

Dec 20 at 3 at Junction Hotel. Rose

Harwood, Lawrence, Turton, Bolton, Paper Mannfacturer. Dec 19 at 11 at Brandwood Commercial Hotel, Bolton. Edmondson, Fleetwood

Hawes, William James, Wateringbury, Kent, Hay Dealer. Dec 19 at 3 at Bull Inn, Gabriel's hill, Maidstone. Ellis, Maidstone

Hayes, Samuel Edward Valentine, Regent st, Theatrical Agent. Dec 19 at 11 at offices of Roberts, Coleman st

Hentsch, Ralph David, Hill st, Peckham, Oilman. Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Hicklin and Washington, Trinity sq, Southwark

Hibbett, William, jun, South Leverton, Nottingham, Licensed Victualler. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Newton and Co, Square. East Retford

Hodder, William Tarte, Clapham rd, Clapham, Stationer. Dec 20 at 2 at Masons' Hall, Masons' avenue, Basinghall st. Gray, Finsbury pavement

Hornsey, Thomas, and Edwin Henry Oakley, Frome, Auctioneers. Dec 20 at 12 at George Hotel, Frome. Ames, Frome

Hunter, William Hughes, Marton, Cleveland, Farmer. Dec 20 at 11 at offices of Robson, Linthorpe rd, Middlesborough

Hvtcheson, Thomas, Streatham, Surrey, Carpenter. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of Davie, New inn, Strand

Johuson, James, Thirsk, York, Grocer. Dec 15 at 11 at offices of West, Thirsk Johnson, Matthew, and David Pyrah, Thornhill Lees, York, Wollen Manufacturers. Dec 20 at 3 at the Royal Hotel, Dewsbury. Iveson and Co, Hecmondwike

Jones, Henry, Aylesbury, Buckingham, out of business. Dec 28 at 12 at office of Fell, Rickford's hill, Aylesbury

Jones, Robert, Colton st, Leicester, Watercress Salesman. Dec 19 at 11 at offices of Holyoak, St George's chmbrs, Grey Friar's, Leicester

Kemp, Arthur Henry, Sheffield, Hosier. Dec 21 at 11 at offices of Mellor, Queen st,

Sheffield

Lilley, George, Kimberley, Nottingham, Grocer. Dec 21 at 3 in lieu of Dec 7 originally fixed at office of Bird, Weekday cross, Nottingham

Little, Thomas William, Leeds, Wollen Manfuacturer. Dec 16 at 3 at the Law Institute, Albion pl Leeds. Simpson and Co,

Lloyd, William, Stone Wharf, Kilburn, Granite Merchant. Dec 16 at 1 at the Townhall chmbrs, Station rd, Kilburn. Johnson, Seymour pl, Marylebone

Dec 15 at 11 at offices of Byake and Snow,

Marr, Archibald Hugh Kerr, Aldermanbury, Commission Agent. Dec 19 at 2 at office
of Pegler and Co, Union ct, Old Broad st
Miller, Charles, Clapham, Surrey, Builder.
College hill, Cannon st
Milward, William, Cardiff, out of business.
High st, Cardiff

Dec 15 at 11 at offices of Morgan and Co,

Minns, James, and George William Roberts, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, Builder. Dec 16
at 11 at Unicorn Inn, Leighton Buzzard. Ewen and Roberts, West Luton
Monkton, William Palmer, St John's rd, Hoxton, Butcher. Dec 13 at 3 at offices of
Oliver, Fenchurch st

Morris, Joseph, Warwick, Commission Agent. Dec 11 at 11 at offices of Sanderson,
Church st, Warwick

Moxon, John, Barnsley, York, Stone Merchant. Dec 20 at 12 at offices of Dibb and Co, Regent st, Barnsley

Minshull, John Bellamy, Mile End rd, Bristle Merchant. Dec 14 at 3 at offices of Chidley,
Old Jewry

Needham, John, Oldham, Pork Butcher. Dec 19 at 3 at Spread Eagle Hotel, Manchester
st, Oldham. Farrington, Manchester
Nightingale, David, North Frodingham, York, Grocer.
Whitefriargate, Hull

Dec 14 at 3 at George Hotel,

Painter, James, and Henry Hickson, Wigmore st, Cavendish sq, Tobacco Manufacturer. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Lawrance and Co, Old Jewry chmbrs

Pallister, William, Longnewton, Durham, Farmer. Dec 21 and Fawcett, Finkle st, Stockton-on-Tees

Perks, Charles. Deansgate, Manchester, Timber Merchant. Blair, St James sq. Manchester

at 11 at offices of Garcutt

Dec 15 at 3 at offices of Pettipher, Henry Alfred, Woodford, Essex, Saddler. Dec 20 at 3 at offices of Martin, Fenchurch st

Phillips, Samuel Guest, and John Phillips, Altrincham, Chester, Stationers. Dec 22 at 3 at offices of Grundy and Co, Booth st, Manchester

Pilsbury, William, Birmingham, Grocer. Dec 15 at 12 at offices of East, Temple st, Birmingham

Poulton, Charles, Birmingam, out of business. Dec 15 at 10.15 ai offices of East, Temple st, Birmingham

Pratt, Abraham, Ripon, York, out of business. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Bateson and Hutchinson, Ripon

Pratley, Helen, Osset, York, Milliner. Dec 19 at 10.30 at offices of Ridgway and Ridg. way, Union st, Dewsbury

Pridgeon, William, Kendal, Westmoreland, Boot and Shoe Maker. Dec 20 at 11 at office of Dobson, Finkle st, Kendal

Pritchard, John, Croydon, Boot Manufacturer. Dec 14 at 11 at Green Dragon Hotel' High st, Croydon. Dennis. Croydon

Rackstraw, James Allright, Sussex pl, South Kensington, Fishmonger. Jan 4 at 2 at offices of Crosse and Sons, Lancaster pl, Strand

Reeve, Charles, Chapel st, Edgware rd, Pawnbroker. Dec 21 at 3 at offices of Montagu,
Bucklersbury

Renaud, Louis Gilbert, Wigmore st, Cavendish sq, Dressmaker. Dec 21 at 13 at offices
of Leslie and Co, Coleman st, Bank. Philbrick and Corpe, Austin Friars
Richardson, Frederick Arthur, Cheapside, General Merchant. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of
Noon and Clarke, Blomfield st

Robinson, James Francis, Thorninghurst, Fishlake, York, Farmer. Dec 19 at 3 at office of Fisher, High st, bldgs, Doncaster

Rowsell, William, and Joseph Day, Charing Cross. Dec 20 at 3 at offices of Robinson and Leslie, Coleman st. Ingoldqy and Buckley, Finsbury sq

Russell, Richard Bury, Barnstaple, Bank Manager. Dec 17 at 2 at Bridge Hall, Barnstaple. Chanter and Co, Barnstaple

Ryley, Henry, Leek, Stafford, Surgeon. Dec 16 at 11 at Angel Hotel, Macclesfield Saul, Joseph, Washington Station, Durham, Blacking Manufacturer. Dec 22 at 3 at offices of Dix, Wellington chbrs, Wellington st, Gateshead

Savill, Henry, Brentwood, Furniture Dealer. Dec 19 at 12 at offices of Trewren and Southcott, Cheapside. Lewis, Mincing lane

Shuttleworth, Robert, Blackburn, Coal Merchant. Dec 20 at 11 at offices of Tattersall
Richmond ter, Blackburn

Smith, Henry, and William Hooper Thorne, Eyborne, Newbury, Railway Sub-Con-
tractors. Dec 19 at 12 at Loyal Talbot Hotel, Bristol. Belcher, Newbury
Smith, James Hill, and Herbert Edward Smith, Nottingham, Hosiery Manufacturers.
Dec 21 at 3 at George Hotel, George st, Nottingham. Wells and Hind, Nottingham
Smith, Richard, Walsall Wood, Stafford, Victualler. Dec 16 at 11 at offices of Sheldon,
High st, Wednesbury

Thomas, John, Llangadock, Carmarthen, Farmer. Dec 14 at 1 at office of Lewis, Rhosmaen st, Llandilo

Thornton, Jonathan, Adlingfleet, nr Goole, Farmer.
Crowle, Lincoln

Dec 20 at 1.30 at Cross Keys Inn,

Tolley, John, Bewdley, Worcester, Bricklayer. Dec 19 at 3 at offices of Thursfield, Swan st, Kidderminster

Tranmer, Richard, Pickering, York, Watchmaker. Dec 20 at 12 at offices of Walke Pickering

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LONDON, DECEMBER 17, 1881.

The LORD CHANCELLOR has appointed Mr. B. T. WILLIAMS, Q.C., of the South Wales Circuit, to be the Judge of the Glamorganshire County Court (Circuit No. 30), in the place of Mr. FALCONER, resigned.

IT IS STATED that one of the matters to be submitted for the consideration of the Council of Judges held on Thursday last was the question whether the Long Vacation should be shortened to any and what extent.

NOTHING HAS YET BEEN HEARD of the missing cause-book of the Chancery Division, and it is to be feared that it has followed the fate of certain papers which were surreptitiously removed from the Chancery Registrar's office about twenty years ago and were subsequently found in the New River.

A SMALL MATTER in which some reform is needed is the amendment of writs. At present an order is required to be drawn up, and the drawing up of the order takes a period varying in the Chancery Division from two days to a week. In all simple cases this delay might be obviated by substituting for the order the written fiat of the judge or of the registrar. One of the principal objects of drawing up the order seems to be to collect the stamp, and this might as easily be done by affixing it to the form of fiat, which might be filed by the masters at the Central Office as their authority for the amendment.

IT APPEARS that we are threatened with a renewal of the excitement which arose across the border after the coming into operation of the Judicature Acts with reference to the citing of Scotchmen to appear before the English courts. It is stated that at a meeting of the Committee of the Convention of Royal and Parliamentary Burghs, held on Monday, a deputation was appointed to wait upon the representatives of the Government in Scotland "with a view to a stop being put to the alleged usurpation of power by the English courts, which, it was maintained, was contrary to the Treaty of Union, and entailed unnecessary expense upon Scotchmen in defending themselves in England." There have already been several deputations on this subject; and it was in consequence of the representations made by these deputations that rule 5 of the Rules of Court of June, 1876 (now rule la of order 11) was framed by the Committee of Judges. That rule provides that the judge, in exercising his discretion as to granting leave to serve a writ or notice on a defendant out of the jurisdiction, shall have regard to the amount or value of the property in dispute or sought to be recovered, and to the existence in the place of residence of the defendant, if resident in Scotland or Ireland, of a local court of limited jurisdiction, having jurisdiction in the matter in question, and to the comparative cost and convenience of proceeding in England or in the place of such defendant's residence. We believe that this was accepted at the time as a sufficient remedy for the grievance complained of; and in pursuance of this rule the courts have made many orders refusing leave to serve writs in Scotland (see, as reported cases on the subject: Ex parte McPhail, 27 W. R. 525, and Creswell v. Parker, Ib., 897). We think it may fairly be asked what more can be done without inflicting great hardship on the English plaintiff?

IN THE COURSE of the lively discussion aroused by the Railway Investment Company's prospectus, the point has been suggested whether, on a winding up of the company, the preference and deferred shareholders would not be entitled to share equally in the surplus assets of the company. The answer to the question depends on the provisions of the articles of association of the company, or, possibly, of the "deed of trust and agreement" executed by the company. Unless express provision is made for the holders of preference shares having a preference in the distribution of assets, in case of a winding up the surplus assets will be divided between both classes of shareholders pro ratâ, without reference to their rights in respect of dividend. This was laid down by In re London Rubber Company (L. R. 5 Eq. 519), in which ViceChancellor MALINS said, "I wish it to be considered that I decide the case upon this principle: that where there is a provision for preferential dividend, but no provision for the division of capital, upon the breaking up of the concern, any surplus must be distributed among the shareholders according their capital, without reference to their rights in respect of dividend.” And in Griffith v. Paget (L. R. 6 Ch. D. 511) the present Master of the Rolls said that "if there were no provision to be found anywhere, you would distribute the assets [of a company being wound up] in proportion to the capital, and the mere arrangement for the division of the profits inter se during the continuance of the partnership would have no direct bearing on the division of the capital dissolution of the company." Provisions giving a preference in the distribution of the surplus assets of a company in case of winding up are not very usual in articles of association, and intending shareholders in the Railway Investment Company will do well to look at the articles and the deed in order to ascertain whether any such provision is made.

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IN THE CURRENT NUMBER of the Law Reports there will be found a full report of an important case (In re Barber's Settled Estates), before FRY, J., turning upon the law applicable to estates pur autre vie. Some words which fell from the learned judge in the prefatory part of his judgment might, in the absence of explanation, be liable to misapprehension. He said: "When an estate pur autre vie is given to a man, or to him and his heirs, the most he can take is an estate for his own life, and anyone who comes in after him takes, not through him, but as occupant of the estate. Originally anyone who pleased was allowed to scramble for the occupancy after the death of the first taker; but this was found to be so inconvenient, that he was allowed to appoint by will a special occupant." In these remarks there is perhaps some defect of clear distinction between the cases of an estate pur autre vie (1) limited to a man simply, and (2) limited to him and his heirs. In the latter case, the heir was special occupant, and the law allowed no possibility, even in theory, of "scrambling." In an article upon this subject (vol. 25, p. 872) we expressed the opinion that the belief in "scrambling" for the general occupancy of the lands, even when there was no special occupant, and the law permitted general occupancy, is a fond invention of the ancient writers of text-books. Lands do not, by being held pur autre vie, acquire any peculiar physical characteristics making it easier by scrambling to get peaceable possession of them, than of lands held in fee simple, or for any other estate; and common sense seems to teach that title by general occupancy could, therefore, take effect only in cases where the lands were in the peaceable possession of somebody at the time of the death of the tenant pur autre vie; e.g. of his tenant at will. We certainly think that the historical origin of the enactment which first made estates pur autre vie devisable, is not to be found in the imaginary inconvenience of a scrambling which had

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no existence in practice, but simply in the anomaly of their not. being devisable. And we think it probable that much more importance was justly attached to the part of the same enactment which made such estates assets for the payment of the debts of the deceased tenant.

THE PUBLIC WILL OBSERVE with satisfaction that the Lord Chamberlain has issued a circular to the managers of the various metropolitan theatres, calling attention to the recent catastrophe at Vienna, and inquiring what precautions each manager has taken against fire in his own theatre. But it is well to point out that the authority of the Lord Chamberlain, acting solely, to enforce any particular precaution is by no means clear. The Theatres Act (6 & 7 Vict. c. 38) gives this high official power (section 8) to suspend a licence in case of riot, or to close the theatre on such public occasion as to him shall seem fit, but the Act is silent as to the important point of structural alterations and adaptations; the word "fire" does not occur in it; and section 7, by which each manager "shall become bound in such penal sum as the Lord Chamberlain shall require, being in no case more than £500, for the due observance of the rules which shall be in force at any time for the regulation of the theatre, could hardly apply. A recent statute, the Metropolis Management and Buildings Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 32), contains, however, provisions of a more definite character, which give joint powers to the Lord Chamberlain and the Metropolitan Board of Works. This Act divides theatres and other places of public resort in the metropolis into three classes, according as (1) they existed before the passing of the Act, or (2) were licensed after it, or (3) were built after it. With respect to the first, and of course the largest class, by section 11, the Metropolitan Board of Works, whenever it appears to them that any theatre, &c., "is so defective in its structure that special danger from fire may result to the public frequenting the same," the Board may, with the consent of the Lord Chamberlain in the case of theatres under his jurisdiction, and of her Majesty's principal Secretary of State in all other cases, if in the opinion of the Board such structural defects can be remedied at a moderate expense," require the proprietor to remedy the defects, and fine him five pounds a day for non-compliance with the requisition. The proprietor may appeal against the requisition, whereupon an arbitrator appointed by the Government Board of Works is to settle the matter. As to the second class of housesthose licensed after 1878-the Board may, by section 12, make "such regulations as they think expedient with respect to the requirements for their protection from fire," and may" prescribe the requirements as to position and structure of such houses which may, in the opinion of the Board, be necessary for the protection of all persons who may frequent the same against dangers from fires which may arise therein or in the neighbourhood thereof." With respect to the third class of houses-those built after 1878-section 13 enacts that "provisional licences" may be granted, to be confirmed "on the production of a certificate by the Board that the construction of the premises has been completed in accordance with the regulations and conditions made by the Board as hereinbefore provided."

THE FOLLOWING is a complete list of the members of the committee of the Incorporated Law Society appointed to consider the report of the Legal Procedure Committee:

LONDON MEMBERS.-G. A. Crowder (Crowder, Anstie, & Vizard), chairman; E. K. Blyth (Wilkins, Blyth, & Co.); W. Bosanquet (Mullers & Bosanquet); E. Bromley; E. H. Busk (Bolton, Robbins, & Busk); V. J. Chamberlain C. H. Compton (Withall & Compton); F. Crisp (Ashurst and Co.); W. J. Crossfield (Ellis & Crossfield); W. Crossman (Shum, Crossman, & Co.); T. H. Devonshire; J. H. Dodgson (Bompas, Bischoff, & Dodgson); John Ellerton; Charles Ford; W. J. Fraser; G. S. Gibb; W. Godden (Tilleard, Godden, & Holmes); W. H. Gray (Bell, Brodrick, & Gray); T. P. Griffiths (Chester & Co.); H. E. Gribble (Torr & Co.), hon. sec.; W. Gribble (Surr, Gribble, & Co.); W. Hall (Young, Jones, & Co.); J. Hunter (Hunters, Gwat kin, & Co.); W. J. Hutton (Hanbury, Hutton, & Co.); J. A. Iliffe (Iliffe, Russell, & Co.); Grinham Keen (Keen & Rogers); E. Kimber; J. S. Kingdon (Coode & Co.); J. N. Mason; F. K. Munton (Munton & Morris); M. D. Osbaldeston (Field & Co.); F. R. Parker (Sharpe, Parkers, & Co.); R. Pennington (Cookson, Wainwright, & Co.); T. S. Preston (Robinson, Preston, & Co.); J. W. Proudfoot; A. Turner (Sole, Turner, & Knight); W. Melmoth

Walters (Walters, Deverell, & Co.); Spencer Whitehead; S. C. Wilde
(Markby, Wilde, & Co.); W. Winter (Winter & Co.).
COUNTRY MEMBERS.-Birmingham-M. A. Fitter, W. Morgan, C. F.
Saunders; Bristol-Alfred Cox; Cirencester-R. Ellett (Mullings, Ellett, &
Co); Debenham-O. W. Roberts; Hull-Francis Lowe (Lowe, Moss, & Mo s),
J. T. Woodhouse; Leicester-Thomas Ingram (Ingram & Moore); Liverpool-
H. L. Gregory; Malmesbury-W. S. Jones; Stockton-F. Dodds; Woolwich
-R. Pidcock.

TOWN AGENT AND COUNTRY CLIENT. THERE has been a good deal of doubt as to the circumstances in which the court will exercise its summary jurisdiction over town agents upon the application of country clients to compel the payment over of money belonging to the latter. Of course, as Lord Denman said, "there is no privity between the agent in town and the client in the country: the former cannot maintain an action against the latter for his fees, nor the latter against the former for negligence. Something is necessary, beyond the mere relation of the parties to each other, to make the agent in town liable to the client" (Cobb v. Becke, 6 Q. B. 935). It was long supposed that this rule not only prevented an action from being brought by the country client against the London agent, but also debarred the court from complying with a summary application by the country client against the town agent: see Ex parte Jones (2 Dow. P. C. 161) and Gray v. Kirkby (Ib. 601); at all events in the absence of fraud. Thus in Robbins v. Heath (11 Q. B. 257), Patteson, J., said that "if this were simply the case of money received by a London agent in the ordinary course of business, and not under any special circumstances creating a liability, I should think that there was no distinction between an action for money had and received and a summary application. The principle laid down by Lord Tenterden in Ex parte Bayley (9 B. & C. 691), that the summary jurisdiction exercised by the court over solicitors is to be exercised according to law and conscience, and not by any technical rules, was, however, at variance with this doctrine; and an inclination to make summary orders against the town agent on the application of the country client, in cases where the former had retained the client's money to satisfy a debt due to him by the country solicitor, soon began to be manifested. The courts appear at first to have sought about for a ground in the law as to agency. Thus, in Hanley v. Cassan (11 Jur. 1088), the London agent, at the request of the country solicitor, set off the money recovered in an agency action against advances in an account between them. Alderson, B., said that the law was clear that where an agent who receives money for a party pays it to another agent of that party, he is bound to pay it in such a way as shall enable the agent to perform his duty to the principal-i.e., he must pay it in cash, and not merely settle it in an account between the agent and himself; if he does so settle it he takes upon himself to show an authority from the principal, and that there was an account between the principal and that agent by which the principal was indebted to that agent. In that case the court granted a rule absolute against the town agent to pay to the country client the money recovered in the action. And in the subsequent case of Robbins v. Fennell (11 Q. B. 248), where the court seemed to return to the former view, Lord Denman admitted that " we can easily conceive the town agent making himself liable to the client for particular sums, and that the court may be desirous of inferring such liability from circumstances for the purpose of exercising its summary jurisdiction over its officers to enforce justice, according to the equity of the particular case."

The recent case of Ex parte Edwards, In re Johnson appears to have finally disposed of the technical objection to the summary application. The application was by a country client for a summary order against a town agent to pay over a sum of money recovered in an action, and which he had received from the sheriff without any special authority, either from the client or the country solicitor, but simply as London agent of the latter. He claimed to retain the sum received in part payment of other costs due to him from the country solicitor. The court ordered the matter to be referred to the master for report as to the general practice between country solicitors and their London agents, and the master reported as follows:-" I find the general practice between country solicitors and their town

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