... whereby it is enacted, that the bankrupt shall be discharged, ex- cept as to paying the composition: Finds, that, upon general principles, or legal construction, the words in the statute necessarily mean, that the bankrupt is discharged of his debts, with ...

... the meeting: -Finds-lst, That it is enacted by the 58th section of the Bankrupt Act, 2 and 3 Vicet., cap. 41, that such majority may resolve that the personal protection of the bankrupt may be renewed for such time as they may think fit; and in such case ...

... trustees and Mr Webster, agent for the trustee. Neither the bankrupt, Fr Clark, his counsel, nor Mr Wilkie, his agent, appeared. This morning Mr Webster received' the following letter toom the bankrupt 24 Nortlumberland. Street, Edinburgh, December. 12, 1857 ...

... respect that the, bankrupt is bound to answer all lawful questions relating to his affairs, and also in respect the document referred to is. in the hands of his agent, Mr Torrance, and ought now to be proriun-ed, so that the bankrupt has it now in his ...

... Buchanan, I really must ia- sist upon a more explicit answer. The Bankrupt-I never refused to allow Mr Burn to make an inventory. Mr WYLIE-Sir, do you mean to tell me a lie to my face? The Bankrupt-I assure you I am not aware, of my own hnowledge that. he Wag ...

... estate. Fourubly, tihsy enome- ate several nilour evils as calculared to diminish the proceeds: of a bankrupt's estate, such as the permission to the bankrupt to retain possession of his whbole estate, books, and vouchers, until the meeting far the election ...

... judgment of the Sheriff. Sabstitate oU Stirlingabire, reversing a previous deliverance oft the trustee. A claim was made on the bankrupt's estate by his sister for £139, Os. 3d., alleged to be adue to her by virtue of an agree. mot entered in to betwixt the ...

... appeared in the Gxazte as a bankrupt. From some circumstances of suspicion, dite bonafde creditors saw it Vag necessary-to unite together to get some of themselves chosenr assignees, instead of others who were proposed-by the bankrupt and his friends after ...

... that the bankrupt is bound to answer it. The Siemnfim (to the Bankrupt)-Can yourstate any particular reason for declining to answer that Ipimestion? The Bankrupt-I decline to answer it most dc- cidelly. The SnRsiRF-What is your reason? The Bankrupt-Bcoause ...

... in the sequestration stated that the bankrupt was in prison, and that he had pre- sented a petition to bring him thence to attend his present examination, and had obtained a war- rant to that effect. The bankrupt was then brought upl in custody of an ...

... COURT OF BANKRUPrCY-Dec.23. IctitsAcT, TO TAKE AN' OA'T'. The bankrupt in this case (J. A. lolfstaedt) was a foreigner, who commencedi business in London Wl'Il, about 1837, as a1 general rleiler, nnd suc- ceeded a person Of the nale of Falllnwe na all ...

... What do von mean byi your first statement ?c Bankrupt-I mean this, my Lowrd-that I didn't do it directly, but was forced to it by the pressure of bills.i Mr L~indsay-What do you1 mean by directly ?] -Bankrupt-I mean that I didn't buy goods with the view ...