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WINDING UP NOTICES.

London Gazette.-FRIDAY, Jan. 14. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. LIMITED IN CHANCERY.

PALKIS CO, LIMITED.-Creditors are required, on or before April 1, to send their names and addresses to Frederick Maynard, 14, Queen Victoria st, and Allen Henry Philip Stoneham, 29, St Swithin's lane. Gurney, Queen Victoria st, solor for liquidators

NOTTINGHAM GENERAL OMNIBUS CO, LIMITED.-Petn for winding up, presented
Jan 13, directed to be heard before Stirling, J., on Saturday, Jan 22. Lee & Co,
St Paul's churchyard, agents for Bright. Nottingham, solors for petner
TYNEWYDD IRON AND TIN PLATE CO, LIMITED.-Petn for winding up, presented
Jan 13, directed to be heard before Chitty, J., on Saturday, Jan 22. Few & Co,
Surrey st, Strand, solors for petner
UNLIMITED IN CHANCERY.

MATLOCK BATH WATERWORKS Co.-North, J., has, by an order, dated Dec 17.
appointed Robert Hall, of Market Hall chmbrs, Matlock Bridge, to be official
liquidator. Creditors are required, on or before Feb 15, to send their names
and addresses. and the particulars of their debts or claims, to the above.
Tuesday, March 1, at 1, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the
debts and claims
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISSOLVED.
HEARTS OF OAK FRIENDLY BENEFIT SOCIETY, Wheatsheaf Inn, Ewell, Surrey.

Jan 12

SUSPENDED FOR THREE MONTHS.

HOTSPUR FRIENDLY SOCIETY, 10, Brunswick rd, Liverpool. Jan 11

London Gazette.-TUESDAY, Jan. 18,
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

LIMITED IN CHANCERY.

BRITISH BURMAH LEAD CO, LIMITED.-Petn for winding up, presented Jan 15, directed to be heard before Kay, J., on Jan 29. Lattey & Hait, Devonshire sq, solors for petners

CENTRAL SUGAR FACTORIES OF BRAZIL, LIMITED.-North, J., has fixed Wednesday, Jan 26, at 12, at his chambers, for the appointment of an official liquidator EMPIRE FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. LIMITED.-Petn for winding up, presented Dec 17, directed to be heard before Kay, J., on Saturday, Jan 29. Pritchard & Sons, Gracechurch st, solors for petners

ICE FACTORY CONSTRUCTION CO, LIMITED.-Petn for winding up, presented Jan 14. directed to be heard before Kay, J., on Jan 29. Honey, Aldermanbury, solor for petner

UNLIMITED IN CHANCERY,

MYRTLE SPRING ESTATE.-North, J., has. by an order, dated Dec 23, appointed Thomas Hadfield, Sheffield, to be official liquidator. Creditors are required. on or before Feb 19, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to the above. Monday, Feb 28, at 1, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the debts and claims

COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER. LIMITED IN CHANCERY.

WILLIAM HARTLEY & SONS, LIMITED.-Bristowe, V.C.. has, by an order, dated
Dec 9, appointed Charles Henry Wade, 71, King st, Manchester, to be official
liquidator
UNLIMITED IN CHANCERY.

HAWKINS, WILLIAM, Powick, Worcestershire, Farmer. Worcester. Pet Jan 5. Ord Jan 11

HUGHES, THOMAS WILLIAMS, Meilltyrne, Carnarvonshire, Surgeon. Bangor, Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

HURREY, WILLIAM CHARLES, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Farmer. Peterborough, Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

JEFFERY, MOSES WILLIAMS, Liverpool, Bookkeeper. Liverpool. Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

JONES, WILLIAM THORNHILL, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Grocer. Pembroke Dock. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

LLOYD, JOSEPH, Plymouth, Confectioner. East Stonehouse. Pet Jan 10. Ord

Jan 10

LOOG, HERMANN, London Wall, Merchant. High Court. Pet Jan 6. Ord Jan 11 LOVERIDGE, FRANK, West Bromwich, Tobacconist. Oldbury. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

MELLER, JAMES, Nottingham, out of business. Nottingham. Pet Jan 12. Ord Great Grimsby.

Jan 12

MORRIS, ALFRED, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Shopkeeper. Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

Ord Jan 11 Ord Jan 10

NEATE, GEORGE, Bristol, Coach Builder. Bristol. Pet Jan 11.
PARR, T. C., Nottingham, Builder. Nottingham. Pet Dec 20.
PEPPER, SAMUEL, Gotham, Nottinghamshire, Farmer. Nottingham. Pet Jan
10. Ord Jan 10
PRESCOTT. THOMAS, Prescot, Lancashire, Watch Material Dealer. Liverpool.
Pet Dec 31. Ord Jan 11

ROWLEY, THOMAS, Crown ct, Cheapside, Licensed Victualler. High Court. Pet
Dec 20. Ord Jan 10

SCHATZ, JACOB, Edgbaston, Warwick, General Merchant. Birmingham. Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

SMITH, GEORGE WILLIAM, Bury St Edmunds, Carriage Builder. Bury St Edmunds. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

STAFFORD, WILFRED, Newcastle on Tyne, Hairdresser. Newcastle on Tyne. Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

THORN, JOSEPH PREDDICE, Budge row, Cannon st, Restaurant Proprietor. High Court. Pet Jan 10. Or Jan 10

TIDSWELL, EDWARD, Wood st, Cheapside, Warehouseman. High Court. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

TURNER, FRANCES, residence unknown, Widow. High Court. Pet Dec 1. Ord Jan 10

TURNER, THOMAS HARPER, Sheffield, Wireworker. Sheffield. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

WHITE, FRANK CARTER, Alkham rd, Stamford hill, out of occupation. High Court. Pet Jan 8. Ord Jan 10

Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

WILCOX, HENRY, Plymouth, Aerated Water Manufacturer. East Stonehouse.
WILLIAMS, OWEN W, Pwllheli, Carnarvon, Grocer. Bangor. Pet Nov 8. Ord
Jan 12
WINTER, AUSTIN WILLIAM, Wednesbury, Stafford, Licensed Victualler. Walsall.
Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

The following amended notice is substituted for that published in the
London Gazette of Nov 19.
RECANO, MONFORT, & Co, Mark lane, Commission Agents. High Court. Pet
Nov 16. Ord Nov 16

RECEIVING ORDER RESCINDED.

ADELPHI PERMANENT BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY.-Petn for winding up, presented Jan 15, directed to be heard at the Assize Courts, Manchester, on Monday, Jan 31. Rutherford, Liverpool, solor for petner OLD SWAN AND WEST DERBY PERMANENT BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY. - Petn PROSSER, EVAN, Plaistow, Essex, Builder. High Court. Ord Oct 1. Resc for winding up, presented Jan 15, directed to be heard at the Assize Courts, Manchester, on Monday, Jan 31. Rutherford, Liverpool, solor for petner

NOTICES TO CREDITORS UNDER TRUSTEES RELIEF ACT, for insertion in the London Gazette or any newspaper, should be sent to Harrison and Sons, Publishers London Gazette, 45, St. Martin's-lane, W.C. The Gazette is published every Tuesday and Friday.-[ADVT.]

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

London Gazette.-FRIDAY, Jan. 14. RECEIVING ORDERS.

ADAMS, JOHN, Furnival's inn, Holborn. High Court. Pet Dec 18. Ord Jan 11 BARNETT, JAMES VEYSEY, Bridgwater, Accountant. Bridgwater. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

BELTON, EDWARD, Tudworth, nr Thorne, Yorks, Farm Manager. Sheffield. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

BLOCH, CHARLES, Fremont st, South Hackney, Shoe Bow Manufacturer. High Court. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

BOOTH, WILLIAM BINGHAM, Sheffield, Sheep Shear Manager. Sheffield. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

BRAMHAM, BENJAMIN, York, Provision Dealer. York. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10 BRICKELL, JOHN, Manor pk, Essex, Builder. High Court. Pet Dec 8. Ord Jan 11

BRITTEN, GEORGE, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Innkeeper. Peterborough.

Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

BULMAN, THOMAS, Newcastle on Tyne, Dealer in Fancy Goods. Newcastle on
Tyne, Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10
BUTCHER, JAMES, and NIMROD BUTCHER, Dunkirk, Kent, Dealers. Canterbury.
Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

CLAYTON, WILLIAM, Burslem, Earthenware Manufacturer. Hanley, Burslem,
and Tunstall. Pet Jan 6. Ord Jan 8
COOPER, HENRY FRANCIS, Walsall, Clerk. Walsall. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12
CORDEN, ARTHUR HOPKINS, Newport, Salop, Farmer. Stafford. Pet Jan 12. Ord

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DOUBLEDAY, CHARLES, Wavertree, nr Liverpool, out of business. Liverpool. Pet Dec 23. Ord Jan 12

DOULT, HENRY, Penshurst, Kent, Brickmaker. Tunbridge Wells. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

DOWSON, THOMPSON JACQUES, Kirby Ravensworth, Yorks, no occupation.
Northallerton. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

DUNN, NOAH, West Bromwich, out of business. Oldbury. Pet Jan 11. Ord
Jan 11
GREENLAW, HENRY, Beverley, Yorks, Joiner. Kingston upon Hull. Pet Jan 12.
Ord Jan 12

HARPER, JOHN, and GEORGE HARPER, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Builders. Derby.

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Jan 12

FIRST MEETINGS.

ANGOOD, JOHN, Chatteris, Cambridge, Farmer. Jan 28 at 3. George Hotel, Chatteris

BARNETT, JAMES VESEY, Bridgwater, Accountant. Jan 21 at 2. Bristol Arms
Hotel, Bridgwater

BATSON, EDWARD, Kingskerswell, Devon, Gent. Jan 22 at 11. Castle of Exeter,
Exeter
BECKETT, FREDERICK JOHN, Sheffield, Clerk. Jan 24 at 11.30. Off Rec, Figtree
lane, Sheffield

BRAMHAM, BENJAMIN, York, Provision Dealer. Jan 24 at 12. Off Rec, York
BULMAN, THOMAS, Newcastle on Tyne, Dealer in Fancy Goods. Jan 24 at 11.
Off Rec, Pink lane, Newcastle on Tyne

BURN, THOMAS, Morpeth, Grocer. Jan 22 at 10.30. Off Rec, Pink lane, Newcastle on Tyne

GOLDSMITH, ABRAHAM, Mildmay park, Canonbury, Schoolmaster. Jan 21 at 11. Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields

HARPER, JOHN, and GEORGE HARPER, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Builders. Jan 22 at 2 15. Flying Horse Hotel, Nottingham HAWKINS, WILLIAM, Powick, Worcestershire, Farmer. Feb 1 at 11. Off Rec,

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PUIG, MANUEL VALLESY, Crystal Palace rd, East Dulwich, Clerk. Jan 21 at 11.
SALES, GEORGE FREDERICK, High st, Peckham, Draper. Jan 21 at 12. Bank-
Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields
ruptcy bldgs. Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields

STAFFORD, WILFRED, Newcastle on Tyne, Hairdresser. Jan 25 at 2.30. Off Rec,
Pink lane, Newcastle on Tyne

STANDING, JAMES HERBERT, Brighton, Actor. Jan 24 at 12. Off Rec, 4, Pavilion bldgs, Brighton

TRIPPIT, JOHN, South Shields, Bootmaker. Jan 22 at 11. Off Rec, Pink lane, Newcastle on Tyne

UPWARD, WALTER, Finsbury circus, Solicitor. Jan 21 at 11. 33, Carey st, Lin

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The following amended notice is substituted for that published in the London Gazette of Jan. 7. COOPER, ROBERT, Nottingham, Grocer. Jan 21 at 12. Off Rec, 1, High pavement, Nottingham ADJUDICATIONS.

BEENY, CAROLINE. Hailsham, Sussex, Corn Merchant. Lewes and Eastbourne. Pet Jan 7. Ord Jan 10

BELTON, EDWARD, Tudworth, nr Thorne, Yorks, Farm Manager. Sheffield. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

BISHOP, HENRY, Harleyford rd, Kennington, Builder. Wandsworth. Pet Dec 15. Ord Jan 11

BLACKMAN, FRANK, Southampton, Builder. Southampton. Pet Jan 4. Ord Jan 10 BLOCH, CHARLES, Fremont st, South Hackney, Shoe Bow Maker. High Court. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

BOBBITT, WILLIAM JAMES, and ROBERT KNIGHTS, Lowestoft, Fishing Boat Owners. Gt Yarmouth. Pet Jan 4. Ord Jan 10

BOOTH, WILLIAM BINGHAM, Sheffield, Sheep Shear Manager. Sheffield. Pet
Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

BRAGG, H, Stralock terr, Parson's green, Fulham, Builder. High Court.
Dec 10. Ord Jan 10

Pet
BROOKS, EDWARD, East Grinstead. Tunbridge Wells. Pet Dec 16. Ord Jan 11
BULMAN, THOMAS. Newcastle on Tyne, Dealer in Fancy Goods. Newcastle on
Tyne. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 11
BUTCHER, JAMES, and NIMROD BUTCHER, Dunkirk, Kent, Dealers. Canterbury.
COOPER, HENRY FRANCIS, Walsall, Clerk. Walsall. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12
CORDEN, ARTHUR HOPKINS, Newport, Salop, Farmer. Stafford. Pet Jan 12.
Ord Jan 12

Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

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HAWKINS, WILLIAM, Powick, Worcestershire, Farmer. Worcester. Pet Jan 5.
Ord Jan 11
HOLT, THOMAS, Ashton under Lyne, Cabinet Maker. Ashton under Lyne and
Stalybridge. Pet Jan 7. Ord Jan 12

HUGHES, THOMAS WILLIAMS, Meilltyrne, Carnarvonshire, Surgeon. Bangor.
Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

HUNT, MARY COLE, Springfield, Essex, Schoolmistress. Chelmsford. Pet Dec 20. Örd Jan 11

KING, THOMAS, Brunswick terrace, Grosvenor park, Camberwell, Showman. High Court. Pet Jan 4. Ord Jan 10

MARSHALL, ROBERT, Kingston upon Hull, Fish Merchant. Kingston upon Hull. Pet Dec 31. Ord Jan 10

MORRIS, ALFRED, Great Grimsby, Shopkeeper. Great Grimsby. Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

PAIN, WILLIAM, Western super Mare, Nurseryman. Bridgwater. Pet Jan 5. Ord Jan 11

PEACOCK, ROBERT MARK, Kingsland rd, Manager of Tobacco Manufactory. High Court. Pet Dec 30. Ord Jan 10

PEMBLETON, SAMUEL, Arnoid, Nottinghamshire, Hosier. Nottingham. Pet Nov 23. Ord Jan 10

PEPPER, SAMUEL, Gotham, Nottinghamshire, Farmer. Nottingham. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

Commission

PINOLI, CHARLES, Wardour st, Restaurant Keeper. High Court. Pet Dec 11.
Ord Jan 10
RECANO, GUILLERMO, and JOSEPH FRANK MONFORT, Mark lane,
Agents. High Court. Pet Nov 16. Ord Jan 7
ROBINSON, THOMAS, Chebsey, nr Eccleshall, Solicitor. Stafford.
Ord Jan 11

Pet Dec 4.
SIBLEY, H. J., Watling st, Manufacturers' Agent. High Court. Pet Oct 18.
Ord Jan 10
SKIDMORE, DANIEL, and ELIJAH SWAIN, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Coal
Masters. Oldbury. Pet Jan 6. Ord Jan 11

SMITH, JAMES, Liss, Hampshire, Farmer. Portsmouth. Pet Jan 3. Ord Jan 6 SMITH, SYDNEY HERBERT, Nottingham, Grocer. Nottingham. Pet Dec 4. Ord Jan 10

SPACKMAN, GEORGE, Swindon, Solicitor. Bristol, trans from Swindon. Pet Dec 4. Oid Jan 12

SPILSBURY, WILLIAM FRANCIS, Birmingham, Baker. Birmingham. Pet Jan 7. Ord Jan 10

STAFFORD, WILFRED, Newcastle on Tyne, Hairdresser. Newcastle on Tyne. Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 11

STONE, EDWARD, Charterhouse sq. High Court. Pet Dec 3. Ord Jan 10 SUFFIELD, WILLIAM, Bridge rd, Poplar, Coppersmith, High Court. Pet Nov

12. Ord Jan 10

THORN, JOSEPH PRIDDICE, Budge row, Cannon st, Restaurant Proprietor. High

Court. Pet Jan 10. Ord Jan 10

TURNER, THOMAS HARPER, Sheffield, Wire Worker. Sheffield. Pet Jan 12. Ord

Jan 12

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ARMSTEAD, JOHN, Sheffield, Accountant. Sheffield. Pet Dec 13. Ord Jan 13 BASE, JACOB, West st, Mile End Old Town, Contractor. High Court. Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14

BASSETT, GEORGE, Little Bowden, Northampton, Builder. Leicester. Pet Jan 13. Ord Jan 13

COLBY, NATHANIEL, Kirkley, Suffolk, Fishing Boat Owner. Gt Yarmouth. Pet
Jan 12. Ord Jan 12
COTON, THOMAS, Halifax, Coal Merchant. Halifax. Pet Jan 13. Ord Jan 13
DAFFON, JOHN, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Farmer. Worcester. Pet Jan 15. Ord
Jan 15

DENHAM, WILLIAM GRAHAM, Scott's ter, Trafalgar rd, Old Kent ra, Umbrella
Furniture Manufacturer. High Court. Pet Jan 15. Ord Jan 15
ELLIS, HENRY SAMUEL, Nottingham, Pianoforte Tuner. Nottingham. Pet Jan
13. Ord Jan 13

FORD, AUGUSTUS FRANK JUSTICE, Langley Mill, Derby, Private Tutor. Derby.

Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14

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HILLS, CHARLES, Margate, Baker. Canterbury. Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14
HOLMES, HENRY, Belper, Derby, Greengrocer. Derby. Pet Jan 15. Ord Jan 15
JOHN, GWILYM, Pontypridd, Grocer. Pontypridd. Pet Jan 15. Ord Jan 15
JOHNSON, ALFRED, Newcastle on Tyne, Drysalter. Newcastle on Tyne. Pet Dec
30. Ord Jan 13

JONES, MORRIS OWEN, Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Mason. Pontypridd. Pet Jan
14. Ord Jan 14
JUSTICE, ELIZABETH ELEANOR, Bedford, Widow. Bedford. Pet Jan 13. Ord
Jan 13
KNIGHT, GEORGE, Southsea, Watchmaker. Portsmouth. Pet Jan 13. Ord
Jan 13
LITTLEWOOD, GEORGE ORLANDO, High st, Gravesend, Draper. Rochester. Pet
Jan 13. Ord Jan 13

MARKS, ABRAHAM MARK, Wilson st, Finsbury, Manufacturer. High Court. Pet
Dec 23. Ord Jan 14
MERRICK, JOHN, Widnes, Lancashire, Milliner. Liverpool. Pet Jan 13. Ord

Jan 13

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Pet Jan 13.

Ord Jan 14 Ord Jan 14 Ord Jan 15

POOLE, ARTHUR, Winchester, Carpenter. Winchester. Pet Jan 14.
POWERS, WILLIAM, Lidlington, Beds, Farmer. Bedford. Pet Jan 14.
PRITCHARD, WILLIAM, Hereford, Builder. Hereford. Pet Jan 15.
RATHBONE, WILLIAM, Walthamstow, Mine Owner. High Court. Pet Dec 28.
Ord Jan 14
ROWLANDS, DANIEL, Cardiff, Grocer. Cardiff. Pet Jan 1. Ord Jan 14

SMITH, BIRCH, Halifax, Cabinet Maker. Halifax. Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14

SMITH, JONAS, Bradford, Yarn Agent. Bradford. Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14
THOMAS, WILLIAM, Ystrad, Glam, Grocer. Pontypridd. Pet Jan 10. Orl Jan 12
UFTON, WILLIAM GEORGE, Bailgate, Lincoln, Tobacconist's Assistant. Lincoln.
Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14
UNDERWOOD, ALBERT LEOPOLD, Eastcheap bldgs, Eastcheap, Mining Agent.
High Court. Pet Nov 1. Ord Dec 9.

WADSWORTH, STEPHEN, Smethwick, Staffs, Baker. Oldbury. Pet Jan 12. Ord
Jan 1?

Jan 14

WAITE, JOHN, Bingley, Yorks, Cab Proprietor. Bradford. Pet Jan 14. Ord WILLIAMS, JOHN, Corwen, Merionethshire, Builder, Wrexham. Pet Jan 12. Ord Jan 12

WILLOWS, JOHN, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, Grocer. Lincoln. Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14

WISEMAN, JOHN JOSEPH, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Farmer. Peterborough. Pet Jan 13. Ord Jan 13

YEXLEY, FREDERICK, White Horse st, Stepney, Hotel Keeper. High Court.

Pet Dec 22. Ord Jan 13

FIRST MEETINGS.

BARBER, HENRY, High Holborn, Builder. Jan 25 at 12. Bankruptcy bldngs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields

BASSETT, GEORGE, Little Bowden, Northamptonshire, Builder. Jan 27 at 12.30. 28, Friar lane, Leicester

BEENY, CAROLINE, Hailsham, Sussex, Corn Merchant. Jan 26 at 12. Off Rec, 4, Pavilion bldgs, Brighton

BRITTEN, GEORGE, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, Innkeeper. Jan 28 at 11.30. White Horse Hotel, St Ives

CHOAT, CHARLES, West Ham, Essex, Smith. Jan 25 at 2.30. 33, Carey st, Lin

coln's inn

CLAYTON, WILLIAM, Burslem, Earthenware Manufacturer. Jan 25 at 2. North Stafford Hotel, Stoke upon Trent

CLIFFE, JAMES COVERDALE, Kingston upon Hull, Sewing Machine Agent. Jan 25 at 2. Hull Incorporated Law Society, Lincoln's inn bldgs, Bowlalley lane, Hull COOPER, HENRY FRANCIS, Walsall, Clerk. Feb 2 at 10.15. Off Rec, Walsall COTON, THOMAS, Halifax, Coal Merchant. Jan 27 at 10.30. Off Rec, Halifax CRACKNELL, ALFRED, Beckenham rd, Penge, Grocer. Jan 26 at 3. 109, Victoria st, Westminster

CRIDLAND, THOMAS RICHARD, Totnes, Grocer. Jan 25 at 11. 18, Frankfort st, Plymouth

DAFFON, JOHN, Bromsgrove, Farmer. Jan 29 at 11. Off Rec, Worcester DEIGHTON, ROBERT, Richmond, Yorks, Saddler. Jan 25 at 11. Off Rec, 8, Albert DOUBLEDAY, CHARLES, Wavertree, nr Liverpool, out of business. Feb 4 at 3. Off rd, Middlesborough DURRANT, JABEZ ALFRED, Crutched Friars, Wine Merchant. Jan 25 at 11. BankRec, 35 Victoria st, Liverpool ruptcy bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields

DUTTON, JOSEPH, Middle, Salóp, Farmer. Jan 25 at 1. Law Society, Talbot ELLIS, HENRY SAMUEL, Nottingham, Pianoforte Tuner. Jan 26 at 11. Off Rec, chbrs, Shrewsbury 1, High Pavement, Nottingham

FORD, AUGUSTUS FRANK JUSTICE, Langley Mill, Derbyshire, Tutor. Jan 28 at 2.30. Off Rec, St James's chbrs, Derby

GREENLAW, HENRY, Beverley, Joiner. Jan 27 at 2 Hull Incorporated Law Society, Lincoln's inn bdas, Bowlalley lane, Hull

HURREY, WILLIAM CHARLES, Spalding, Farmer. Feb 2 at 11.30. White Hart Hotel, Spalding

JOHNSON, ALFRED, Newcastle on Tyne, Drysalter. Jan 27 at 2.30. Off Rec, Pink lane. Newcastle on Tyne

JONES. WILLIAM THORNHILL, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Grocer. Jan 25 at 11. Off Rec, Carmarthen

KING, THOMAS, Brunswick terr. Grosvenor pk, Camberwell, Showman. Jan 26 at 2.30. 33. Carey st, Lincoln's inn

KNIGHT, GEORGE, Southsea, Watchmaker. Jan 31 at 3. 166, Queen st, Portsea LITTLEWOOD, GEORGE ORLANDO, High st, Gravesend, Draper. Jan 27 at 12. Off Rec, High st, Rochester

MARTIN, GEORGE, jun, Bowles rd, Old Kent rd, Stone Merchant. Jan 26 at 11. Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st. Lincoln's inn fields

MERRICK, JOHN, Widnes, Lancs, Milliner. Feb 4 at 2. Off Rec, 35, Victoria st,
Liverpool

MORGAN, WILLIAM HENRY, Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, Farmer. Jan 26 at 12.30.
MORRIS, ALFRED, Gt Grimsby, Shopkeeper. Jan 26 at 12. Off Rec, 3, Haven st,
Temperance Hall, Pembroke Dock
Gt Grimsby

OPIE, CHARLES, Noble st, Maker. Jan 27 at 11. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn

PARR, TC, Nottingham, Builder. Jan 25 at 12. Off Rec, 1, High pavement, Nottingham

PEACOCK, ROBERT MARK, Kingsland rd, Manager of Tobacco Manufactory. Jan 27 at 12. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn

PEPPER, SAMUEL. Gotham, Nottingham, Farmer. Jan 26 at 12. Off Rec, 1, High pavement, Nottingham

PINOLI. CHARLES, Wardour st, Restaurant Keeper. Jan 27 at 11. Bankruptcy
b'dgs. Portugal st. Lincoln's inn

PRESCOTT. THOMAS Prescot, Lancashire, Watch Material Dealer. Feb 4 at 2.30.
Off Rec. 35, Victoria st. Liverpool

ROGERS, WILLIAM, Leeds, Horse Dealer. Jan 26 at 11. Off Rec, 22, Park row,
Leeds

SKIDMORE, DANIEL (sep estate), Dudley, Worcester, Coalmaster. Jan 31 at 10.30.
Court house, Oldbury

SKIDMORF, DANIEL, and ELIJAH SWAIN, West Bromwich, Coalmasters. Pet Jan
31 at 10.30. Court house, Oldbury

SMITH, BIRCH, Halifax, Cabinet Maker. Jan 27 at 11. Off Rec, Halifax

SMITH, WILLIAM, Mi'ton Court rd, New Cross, Mason. Jan 26 at 12. 109, Vic-
toria st. Westminster

STOCKS, GEORGE THOMAS, Walworth rd, Newington, Manager to a Tobacconist.
Jan 26 at 11. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn

STONE. EDWARD Charterhouse sq. Jan 26 at 12. Bankruptcy bldngs, Portugal
st, Lincoln's inn fields

SWAIN, ELIJAH (sex estate), Port Tipton, Staffordshire, Beerhouse Keeper.
Jan 31 at 10.30. Court house, Oldbury

WILCOX, HENRY, Plymouth, Aerated Water Manufacturer. Jan 25 at 11. Bank-
ruptcy bldgs, Portugal st

WISEMAN, JOHN JOSEPH, Spalding, Farmer. Feb 2 at 12.30. White Hart Hotel,
Spalding

ADJUDICATIONS.

ADAMS, JOHN, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Draper. Cardiff. Pet Dec 17. Ord Jan 14
BARNETT, JAMES VEYSEY, Bridgwater, Accountant. Bridgwater. Pet Jan 10.
Ord Jan 15

BASSETT, GEORGE, Little Bowden, Northampton, Builder. Leicester. Pet Jan
13. Ord Jan 13

BATSON. EDWARD, Kingskerswell, Devon, Gent. Exeter. Pet Nov 24. Ord
Jan 14

BRAMHAM, BENJAMIN, Monkgate, York, Provision Dealer. York. Pet Jan 10.
Ord Jan 12

BRITTEN, GEORGE, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Innkeeper. Peterborough.
Pet Jan 11. Ord Jan 14

BROOKER, HENRY, High st, Beckenham, Carman. Croydon. Pet Nov 18. Ord

Jan 13

CLAYTON, WILLIAM Burslem, Earthenware Manufacturer. Hanley, Burslem,
and Tunstall. Pet Jan 6. Ord Jan 13

CLIFFE. JAMES COVERDALE, Kingston upon Hull, Sewing Machine Agent.
Kingston upon Hull. Pet Dec 30. Ord Jan 15

COLBY, NATHANIEL, Kirkley, Suffolk, Fishing Boat Owner. Gt Yarmouth. Pet
Jan 12. Ord Jan 19

COLMAN, ELIZABETH, Stoke Ash, Suffolk, Farmer. Ipswich. Pet Dec 23. Ord
Jan 12

COTON, THOMAS, Halifax, Coal Merchant. Halifax. Pet Jan 13. Ord Jan 13
CRIDLAND, THOMAS RICHARD, Totnes, Devon, Grocer. East Stonehouse. Pet
Jan 12. Ord Jan 14

DAFFON; JOHN, Bromsgrove, Farmer. Worcester. Pet Jan 15. Ord Jan 15
DOUBLEDAY, CHARLES, Wavertree, nr Liverpool, out of business. Liverpool.
Pet Dec 23. Ord Jan 13

EDWARDS WILLIAM OSBERT, Colwyn Bay, Denbigh, Solicitor. Wrexham. Pet
Oct 5. Ord Jan 13

FIELD, JOHN, Bristol, Jeweller. Bristol. Pet Dec 29. Ord Jan 14

GOULDING, JOHN THOMAS, Northwich, Cheshire, Coal Dealer. Nantwich and
Crewe. Pet Jan 13. Ord Jan 15

HAYWARD. JAMES THOMAS. Victoria rd, Surbiton, Carver. Kingston, Surrey.
Pet Nov 19. Ord Dec 8

HEDGES, ELIZABETH ANN, Clifton, Bristol, Licensed Victualler. Bristol. Pet Dec
29. Ord Jan 14

HILLS, CHARLES, Margate, Baker. Canterbury. Pet Jan 14. Ord Jan 14
HOLMES, HENRY, Belper, Greengrocer. Derby. Pet Jan 15. Ord Jan 15
JEFFERY, MOSES WILLIAMS, Liverpool, Bookkeeper. Liverpool. Pet Jan 11. Ord

Jan 15

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IN CONNECTION with the transfer of causes, the complaints most frequently heard have arisen by reason of the causes coming into the daily list before the parties are ready, or being so near the head of the list that sufficient notice to prepare briefs and evidence has not been afforded to the parties. There is, however, it appears, another aspect of the result of transfers, and another cause of A cautious solicitor, seeing that

The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter. complaint not usually heard.

LONDON, JANUARY 29, 1887.

CURRENT TOPICS.

THE BLUE RIBBON of the conveyancers, disposable by the retirement of Mr. DART, has been bestowed on Mr. SPENCER P. BUTLER, and we believe that his title to the honour has been admitted without objection or requisition by the fraternity.

ON SATURDAY LAST Mr. Justice NORTH gave notice that, as soon as he had got through his list of further considerations, he should proceed with the adjourned summonses and the non-witness actions, and that, until he had made some way with these matters, he could not fix a day for beginning the actions with witnesses.

IN A SHORT CAUSE which was in Mr. Justice NORTH's paper on Saturday last no copy of the minutes of the proposed judgment had been left for the use of the judge. His lordship said that in future, if a copy of the proposed minutes was not left in such cases, he should order the case to stand over for a week, and should make the person who was responsible for the omission pay the costs of the standing over. In another short cause the same day his lordship said that this rule would apply to foreclosure

actions as well as others.

THE TRANSFER, which we stated last week to be in course of preparation, of one hundred actions to the list of Mr. Justice KEKEWICH was made on Saturday, the 22nd inst., and issued on the 24th. It will be observed that the earliest date on which any of these actions was set down was the 16th of June, 1886, and the latest day the 11th of December, 1886. It is impossible to predict when the earliest cases in the transferred list will come into the paper; that depends on several considerations, but it seems probable that by the middle of next month the previous list will be exhausted.

MR. JUSTICE CHITTY a few days ago made some pointed remarks on the duties and liabilities of receivers. It appeared that a receiver, instead of paying money into court and passing his accounts, paid the money he received to his solicitors, who became bankrupt. Mr. Justice CHITTY charged the receiver with interest at four per cent. on the balances in his hands, and took the opportunity of observing, by way of warning to receivers, that solicitors for receivers sometimes seemed to think that delay was of no importance in passing the accounts. It was not sufficiently remembered that the duty of receivers was to protect the fund and to see that the money got into court.

THE RECENT DEATH of Mr. Serjeant SLEIGH, following closely upon that of Mr. Serjeant BALLANTINE, has reduced the number of surviving serjeants-at-law, other than judges and ex-judges, to five, and of these only Sir JOHN SIMON and Serjeant ROBINSON hold patents of precedence. It is noticeable that Serjeant SLEIGH obtained the coif in 1868, at the same time as the late Serjeant SARGOOD and the late Serjeant Cox, and that the rank of serjeant was not conferred on any practising barrister after that date.

a case is likely soon to come into the paper (say fifteen off), wires to his client, who is abroad, to come over to England according to previous arrangement. The client starts on his long journey, and there is then no opportunity of using the telegraph to inform him that his case has been transferred to another judge. and that, instead of being fifteen off, it is now more than a hundred off. This is a source of expense which may not arise very frequently, and we can see no remedy for it unless, indeed, the circumstances should induce the Lord Chancellor to comply with an application for a re-transfer.

A PURCHASER who completes without notice of an act of bankruptcy by the vendor, and before a receiving order is made agaiust him, is safe, even if a receiving order is subsequently made against the vendor in respect of an act of bankruptcy committed before completion Bankruptcy Act, 1883, s. 49. It follows that in many cases a prudent purchaser will search for receiving orders against the vendor before completion. By some oversight, neither the Bankruptcy Act, 1883, nor the rules made under it, make any provision for the registration of receiving orders. The Board of Trade has set a good example to all public offices by taking an enlightened view of their duties, and keeping a register that they were not inn-fields; it is divided into two parts, one containing London, and strictly bound to establish. The register is kept at 34, Lincoln'sthe other country, receiving orders, and it consists of copies of the tabular statements of receiving orders as they appear in the London Gazette. The register is arranged under the surnames of the debtors, all names beginning with the same letter being colIt lected together, but not being in alphabetical order inter se. would probably add to the convenience of the public if some provision could be made for official searches.

WE REPORT in another column a case of Re Grey's Brewery Co., which, if it is to be taken as laying down a general principle, will very seriously affect the remuneration of solicitors on sales of property subject to incumbrances. It is true that the learned judge said that the sale in question was not a sale subject to incumbrances, and that he decided the case according to the special facts; but as he immediately afterwards intimated his view on a general point-viz., that he could look at the substance of the matter, and was not bound by the contract for sale- we are entitled to assume that his decision has, to that extent, a general application. Its effect appears to be that, in sales subject to incumbrances, the vendor's solicitor may be restricted to the scale fee on the balance received by the vendor, which in most cases is comparatively small. To hold that in such cases the solicitor's fee must be calculated on the balance cannot be right; for transactions of this kind are often of the most complicated and difficult nature, and the difficulty is increased by the existence of the incumbrances. Of course, it might be said that it is open to the solicitor to elect; but this is more easily said than done. Solicitors are loath to adopt a course which may give rise to the notion that they are endeavouring to obtain more than they are justly entitled to; besides, it is impossible for a solicitor to understand the nature of the business until he has gone into it to some extent, and it will then be too late for him to elect (Re Allen, ante, p. 185). Mr. Justice CHITTY admitted that, if he only looked at the formal contract for sale entered into by the vendor in the recent case, he would have to decide in favour of the solicitor; but he

held that he was not bound by that contract, and that it was competent for him to go behind it and look at all the circumstances of the case, and, having done this, he deprived the solicitor of the commission because he found that a person other than the vendor -viz., the original owner-was the person principally interested in the sale. And, according to the taxing master's reasons, it would appear that as the greater part of the proceeds went into the original owner's pocket, he ought to pay a proportionate share of the costs, and the solicitor must put up with the loss because he had not a binding contract from this person to pay his costs. The persons who received the principal part of the proceeds of the sale in question had nothing to gain by it beyond what was secured to them by their own contract, the costs in connection with which, it is assumed, had already been paid; and why they should be called upon to pay again-they being only concurring parties does not seem quite clear. The judge, how ever, seems to have treated them as joint vendors. We venture to think that the sale in question was, in substance, a sale subject to incumbrances, and as such the solicitor was, under rule 9 of schedule I. part I. of the Remuneration Order, entitled to charge on the whole amount of the purchasemoney. When the Remuneration Order was made, the scales therein provided were intended to cover the rough transactions and the smooth ones, but the tendency of the authorities seems to be to make it rough for the solicitor all round. If the solicitor loses in pocket, there is no remedy for him, as the scale must be adhered to; but if the scale gives him anything more than he would be entitled to before it came into operation, his charges must be cut down. We hope that the Incorporated Law Society, who, it was stated in court, were supporting the contention of the solicitors, will not allow the matter to remain as it now stands.

fiction of identification with the driver cannot be used, and in future a passenger who is injured in a collision or other accident involving two vehicles or ships, and which is due to the negligence of each, will be able to recover against the owner of either. In the case just decided, three persons who were on board The Bushire were killed in a collision between that ship and The Bernina. Both vessels were in fault. One of the deceased was an officer directly responsible for the collision; he therefore had no remedy, but the representatives of the other two recovered against the owners of The Bernina. The law is now settled in accordance both with the most recent American decisions and with the decided tendency of opinion among ourselves.

the setting down of a chancery action for hearing and the date of the
IT IS UNFORTUNATELY TRUE that the length of time now lost between
actual hearing does not afford a satisfactory matter of contem-
plation. It was thought that the institution of originating sum-
monses would, to a certain extent, have disposed of this fruitful
source of delay and consequent complaint. "A Country Solicitor,"
writing to a contemporary, directs attention to the fact that,
what he wants or expects, but encounters intolerable delay, and,
although he takes out an originating summons, he does not get
owing to the judges' arrangements, "an absolute uncertainty as
to when the summons may be disposed of." This uncertainty
arises from the matter being referred by the chief clerk to be
list, and is disposed of in its turn with actions commenced by
Such a case now goes into the general
disposed of by the judge.
however that many originating summonses are disposed of by the
writ and incumbered with pleadings. There can be no doubt
chief clerks, and to that extent the new system has been a success.
But what is the extent of this success? Judging by the number
of adjourned summonses which come into the daily cause lists,
there must be a large number of proceedings commenced by
originating summons which might with equal propriety have been
commenced by writ. The only consolation to be offered to those who
commence proceedings by this process is that they are, in one respect,
better off than their brethren who commenced by writ. Though
they have the disappointment of not having their case decided
as soon as expected, they can, even if adjourned into court, set
down their case in the cause book at an earlier time than it would
have been set down if commenced by writ. Until, however, there
are more judges to dispose of actions in the Chancery Division,
or a better arrangement of the work of the existing judges is
made, such evils as that complained of by "A Country Solicitor"
must prevail. And we are sorry to say that no better arrange-
ment seems to be in contemplation.

COVENANTS RUNNING WITH THE LAND.

(I.) COVENANTS IN LEASES.

THE LEGAL POSITION of the travelling public has been very much improved during the past week. This change is due to the decision of the Court of Appeal in The Bernina, Armstrong v. Mills, overruling Thorogood v. Bryan (8 C. B. 115). The latter case had settled that a passenger was so far identified with the driver of the vehicle in which he was travelling that contributory negligence on his part would prevent the passenger from recovering damages against the owner of another vehicle by which he was injured. This was, of course, upon the ground that the relationship between the two was analogous to that between master and servant. The facts of Thorogood v. Bryan were briefly these-A passenger alighted from an omnibus which had stopped in the middle of the road; another omnibus, following too rapidly, ran over him, and he died from the injuries received. An action was brought by his representative, under Lord Campbell's Act, against the owner of the second omnibus, but failed, owing to the contributory negligence of the driver of the first omnibus in not drawing up to the kerb-stone. But the identification of the passenger with the driver, upon which the decision was founded, was a great extension of a principle that, even in its usual application, is often difficult to justify. Hence the decision was regarded with dissatisfaction, and it has long been anticipated that it would be overruled upon an opportunity arising. Such opportunity the recent case has afforded, and the Court of Appeal has unhesitatingly taken advantage of it to abolish a fiction which had no foundation in fact. The identification of a master with his servant is a principle well known to the law, and its extension to the more general case of principal and agent will probably not be disputed. It is usual to justify it by saying that the master has exercised his discretion in choosing his servant, and must be held liable if he has chosen a careless one. This was applied in Thorogood v. Bryan, on the ground that the passenger had selected his omnibus. But the Court of Appeal has now got nearer the truth. In very few cases The above is an outline of the theory of covenants running with has a passenger by a public conveyance any real chance of selection, the land at law, or at least so far as the matter is governed by the and, even if he has, the analogy of master and servant does not common law. To speak of them, however, as running with the in the least hold, for he has no control of any kind over the driver. land, is clearly wrong, for it is not with the land as such that Moreover, the Master of the Rolls pointed out one result of the the covenants in any case run, but with particular estates in pretended identification which makes the matter very clear. If it the land. This distinction is fundamental, and upon it rests the really exists, not only are the passengers' rights thereby diminished, importance of the idea of privity of estate. As to this, morebut a new and unexpected liability must be laid upon him, inas-over, a distinction must be taken. If A. and B. are the original much as he becomes actually liable for the driver's negligence. contracting parties, and if B. assigns his interest to C., we may This, of course, is too absurd. It is clear, therefore, that the require privity of estate between A. and B. as well as between

UNDER ordinary circumstances it is only the original parties to a contract who can sue upon it, or who are bound by it-in other words, who can claim the benefit or are liable to the obligation or the burden of it. Between such persons there is said to exist privity of contract. But if the contract refers to land, and if one or both of the contracting parties have an estate in it, then the contract is sometimes allowed to follow that estate into the hands of assigns. The privity of estate in such cases is allowed to take the place of privity of contract, and the assigns are treated in law as though they had been originally parties. The particular contract to which these remarks apply is a covenant, and when the covenant in this manner is transferred to subsequent assigns it is said to run with the land.

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