... BANKRUPT. The word bankrupt comes from two Italian words sismifying a broken bench. populace of Venice, Florence, and other Italian cities often became greatly excited with moneylenders, who were frequently Hebrews. and, bursting into the market-places ...

... FIRST BANKRUPT. - --- Few words have so remarkable a history as the word bankrupt. The moneylenders of Genoa, Venice, and Florence had benches or stern, in the bourse or exchange, in former times. At these benches they conducted their business. When ...

... FOWN BANKRUPT Mr Gieen referred at some length to the tirancial condition. It mos bankrupt. He would repeat that. The Swetary of the Gas works said it would be now about £2.00( for the gas works [his Hoard Was not liable for the acts cf fru mer Boards ...

... A BANKRUPT BARONET. At the Court of Bankruptcy, on Saturday, the Official Receiver applied to Mr. Registrar Hope for an order of adjudication against Sir Maurice Duff Gordon, upon the ground that he had not submitted a statement of his affairs, nor furnished ...

... A BANKRUPT BARONET. At the Court of Bankruptcy, on Saturday, the Receiver applied to Kr. Registrar for an order of adjudication against, Su Maurice Gordon, upon the ground that be had not submitted a statement of his affairs, nor furnished say reasonable ...

... A FEMALE BANKRUPT. On Wednesday afternoon, at Nantwidt, Cheshire. before Judge Thomas Hughes, Miss Constance Maria Beeketh, of Mayfield. Tarpurley, sham of Sir Thomas Heaketh, Bert, again came before the Court.—Mr. John Davies, solicitor for Sir Thomas ...

... A BANKRUPT BARONET. Sir Francis Colville Fad. Baronet, Master of the Brighton Ranters, a bankrupt, recently presented himself at the Brighton County Court, to undergo his public ex.troinat'on. In answer to the Official Receiver !Mr. Mackintosh he said ...

... BANKRUPT'S EXTRAORDINARY STORY. An extraordinary story has been unfolded at the Nottingham Bankruptcy Court, when John Joseph Rowe, described as a cabinet-maker, came up for public examination, the hearing of the case having previously adjourned in order ...

... A BANKRUPT BARONET. At the Court of Bankruptcy. on Saturday, the Official Receiver applied to Kr. Registrar Hope for an order of adjudication against Sir Maurice Duff Gordon, upon the ground that be bad not submitted a statement of his affairs, nor furnished ...

... ABSCONDING BANKRUPT ARRESTED. Al the Laden Claude %headers Jame Yantis, forty-three, described ass demist. formerly Weber as a metallurgist at 1111. Old was up in custody dame' is crumb taving_ualawfully. by divas false preference In the us'uals -- Railway ...

... A BANKRUPT BARRISTER. In the Bankruptcy Court, on Monday,the again of Mr. J. DWen O'Flynn were brought up for consideration by the Official Receiver. The bankrupt, a barrister-at-law and journalist, is now undergoing a term of penal servitude for fraud ...

... A BANKRUPT CLERGYMAN. at the Court of Bankruptcy, on Tuesday, Mr. Registrar Linklater beard an application, for the acceptance of a anapositisa et in the L, which has been passed by the creditcrs of the Rev. Henry Pelham Stokes. The debtor was formerly ...