could be called public knowledge "sufficient to invalidate a subsequent patent."

In Webster's Reports of Patent Cases, (p. 245), the point is thus adverted to in a note. After mentioning the propriety of the nonsuit, on the ground of the invention having been acquired from another, the author says, "On the other ground of nonsuit, the secret user before the patent, considerable difficulty exists. The authority of Tennant's case, in respect of this objection, must not be too implicitly relied on."

Instead of offering any observations of my own, I will now simply refer you, without comment, to a long note at pp. 718-720 of the same work, in which, at p. 720, the author says, "It would appear, on principle and on reason, that the knowledge of an invention which is to vitiate letters patent must be such knowledge, or such means of knowledge, as will teach others to practise the invention."

And, again, I will refer you to the remark of Lord Chief Justice Gibbs, in Wood v. Zimmer, on the question of novelty, quoted by Hindmarch, (p. 113). "Some things are obvious as soon as they are made public. Of others the scientific world may possess itself by analysis. Some inventions almost baffle discovery. But, to entitle a man to a patent, the "invention must be new to the world," (that is, to the persons addressed in the specification).

It may be suggested, from this language, that the term "inventor" in a practical sense, is not necessarily to be withheld from the man who merely removes the existing impediment to public knowledge of the art of practising an invention, by making public that which before was secret; since he may, in this manner, be said to furnish an adequate legal consideration for the grant of letters-patent.

I trust, Sir, it will thus appear that the two cases referred to, are not to be taken as conclusive of the point in support of which they have been cited.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM SPENCE.

nature of the process. The patent was held void on both
grounds. Gibbs, C. J., said, "With respect to the second
objection, the question is somewhat new.
Some things
are obvious as soon as they are made public; of others,
the scientific world may possess itself by analysis. Some
inventions almost baffle discovery. But to entitle a man
to a patent, the invention must be new to the world.
The public sale of that which is afterwards made the
subject of a patent, though sold by the inventor only,
makes the patent void." Here, so far from relying on
the peculiarity of the prior sale having been by the in-
ventor himself, the judge expressly decided the point in
spite of that circumstance. His words imply that had
the sale been by a stranger, the case would have been
stronger against the patent. The proposition on which
we insist, is here stated in all its generality. The ob-
servations cited from Morgan v. Seaward were intended
to explain why prior use by the patentee himself should
not form an exception to the rule. In Tennant's case,
the prior secret user had been by third parties, and was
expressly made a ground of nonsuit by Lord Ellen-
borough, with whose authority that of Mr. Webster
certainly is not to be put into competition. The deci-
sions in Wood v. Zimmer and Tennant's case have never
been judicially questioned.
S.

London Gazettes.

TUESDAY, JULY 27.

BANKRUPTS.

GILBERT DUPLAN, Regent's-place, Westminster, Mid-
dlesex, tea dealer and grocer, Aug. 3 at 11, and Sept. 6 at
half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London: Off. Ass.
Whitmore; Sols. Hill & Matthews, St. Mary-axe.-Fiat
dated July 19.

JOHN KIRKLAND, New-street, Covent-garden, Middlesex,
grocer, Aug. 3 at half-past 11, and Sept. 6 at 12, Court of
Bankruptcy, London: Off. Ass. Cannan; Sol. Scargill,
Hatton-court, Threadneedle-street.-Fiat dated July 24.
THOMAS PRIESTLEY, Bedford, grocer, Aug. 3 at 12,
and Sept. 6 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London: Off, Ass.
Whitmore; Sols. Wilde & Co., College-hill.-Fiat dated
July 26.
GEORGE WESTRIP, St. Peter-street, Newington, Surrey,
cab master, dealer and chapman, Aug. 6 at half-past 11,
and Sept. 6 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London: Off.
Ass. Whitmore; Sol. Nind, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-st.-
Fiat dated July 23.

JOHN STUBBING ARCHER, Paternoster-row, London,

tallow chandler and melter, dealer and chapman, Aug. 7 at 3, and Sept. 14 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London: Off. Ass. Edwards; Sols. Dickson & Overbury, Frederick'sCHARLES BURTT, Lower Mitcham, Surrey, chemist, Aug. place, Old Jewry. - Fiat dated July 23. 9 at 11, and Sept. 14 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London: Off. Ass. Edwards; Sol. Gooday, South-square, Gray's-inn.-Fiat dated July 26.

If the important question at issue between us and Mr. Spence were settled in accordance with that gentleman's argument, the policy of the Statute of Monopolies would be evaded, and judges and juries would have a most difficult task imposed upon them. Mr. Spence's position is, that no public sale or use of an invention prior to the sealing of the letters-patent will invalidate the grant, unless the public use is such as might enable competent witnesses to understand the true practical nature of the invention. "Competent witnesses" are persons conversant with the branch of manufacture most nearly allied to the given invention, and their competency consists in practical knowledge,-not in sagacity or acuteness. The most "competent" witness might say, without derogation, "Davus sum, non Edipus." But a Davus could not discover the secret of a thimble-rig. The witness being selected solely for his knowledge, his power of penetration may be a maximum or a minimum:-by what standard is the jury to be guided? We knew an accomplished analyst who was puzzled by many of the conundrums in the shape of "questions in simple equations" which schoolboys ordinarily resolve with ease. The Rosetta Stone "published" the secret of the hieroglyphics to Champollion and Young,-were they merely competent witnesses? Mr. Spence's doctrine would impose upon juries the JOHN HENRY DENNER, Nottingham, pawnbroker, dealer

task of resolving a question as indeterminate as the length of the Chancellor's foot. We think it is not sanctioned by the authorities.

In Wood v. Zimmer, (Holt, 58), the patentees had in their specification withheld some useful information, and they had sold the product before the grant of the patent, but not so as to enable any one to guess at the

FREDERICK WIGGINS, Union-street, Bridge-st., Blackfriars, London, horse contractor, dealer and chapman, Aug. 9 and Sept. 14 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London: Off. Ass. Groom; Sol. Shuttleworth, 2, Field-court, Gray's-inn. - Fiat dated July 26.

WILLIAM JACKSON, Tranmere, Cheshire, joiner and builder, Aug. 6 and 27 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool: Off. Ass. Morgan; Sols. Payne, Liverpool; Gregory & Co., Bedford-row, London.-Fiat dated July 19.

and chapman, Aug. 6 and Sept. 24 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Nottingham: Off. Ass. Bittleston; Sol. Bowley, Nottingham.-Fiat dated July 19. FREDERICK CHARLES HUSENBETH, Bristol, wine and spirit merchant, Aug. 9 at 12, and Sept. 7 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol: Off. Ass. Acraman; Sols. Callender, Bristol; Wiglesworth & Co., 5, Gray'sinn-square, London.-Fiat dated July 23.

HENRY EVANS, Heanor, Derbyshire, builder, wheelwright,
brick maker, dealer and chapman, Aug. 6 at 10, and Sept.
24 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Nottingham: Off.
Ass. Bittleston; Sols. Rickards & Son, Alfreton; Bromley
& Co., South-square, Gray's-inn, London.-Fiat dated
July 23.
DAVID WATKINS, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, shoe-
maker, hat dealer, and saddler, dealer and chapman, Aug.
13 at 11, and Sept. 10 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy,
Bristol: Off. Ass. Acraman; Sol. Hinton, Bristol.-Fiat
dated July 14.
JOHN GALE, Live Oaks Farm, Chapel-hill, and Chepstow,
Monmouthshire, wine and spirit merchant, Aug. 10 and
Sept. 10 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol :
Off. Ass. Miller; Sols. Ray & Co., Bristol.-Fiat dated
July 17.
GEORGE HENWOOD, Leeds, Yorkshire, carver and gilder,
dealer and chapman, Aug. 14 and Sept. 4 at 11, District
Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds: Off. Ass. Stansfield; Sols.
Cariss, Leeds; Williamson & Co., Great James-street, Lon-
don.-Fiat dated July 22.

MEETINGS.

Middlesex, goldsmith, Aug. 18 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy,
London.-R. Bosustow, Redruth, Cornwall, grocer, Aug. 17
at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter.-John Harvey
Liskeard, Cornwall, assayer, Aug. 17 at 11, District Court of
Bankruptcy, Exeter.-F. Williams, Harriseahead, Woolstan-
ton, Stafford, grocer, Aug. 19 at 12, District Court of Bank.
ruptcy, Birmingham.--Arthur Bentley, Bury, Lancaster, iron
founder, Aug. 24 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Man-
chester.
To be allowed by the Court of Review in Bankruptcy, unless
Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before Aug. 17.
Thos. Wright, Birkenhead, Cheshire, ironmonger.-Emer-
son G. Muddock, Clerkenwell-green, Middlesex, glass cutter.
-Rob. Law, Bristol, ironmonger.-Wm. Sarginson, Bury,
Lancashire, joiner.-Jos. Wilkinson, Birkenhead, Cheshire,
builder.-Antonio H. Lafargue, Gould-sq., Crutched-friars,
London, ship owner.-Hen. Pace, St. Michael's-alley, Corn-
hill, London, general merchant.

FIATS ANNulled.

Edw. Mesnard and John Hudson, Sunderland, Seaham, and Hartlepool, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchants.-Wm. Bull, Little Love-lane, Wood-street, London, stock manufacturer.

PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.

Chas. H. Smith, Duke-st., Manchester-sq., and John H. Jones, Queen's-road, St. John's-wood, Middlesex, attornies

and solicitors.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Horatio Nelson and Alex. Wilkie, Edinburgh, booksellers. Jas. Steel, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, spirit dealer.-Lewis Victor Flatou, Edinburgh, merchant.-Wm. Boyd, Glasgow, horse dealer.-Allan Stewart, Glasgow, ship chandler.-Alex. Speirs, Glasgow, manufacturer.-John Low, dec., Hilton,

writer.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS

Who have filed their Petitions in the Court of Bankruptcy, and have obtained an Interim Order for Protection from Process.

J. Robinson and Thos. Turlay, Leeds, York, share brokers, Aug. 17 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, pr. d.W. Cooper, Kidderminster, Worcester, carpet manufacturer, Aug. 10 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, ch. ass.-J. C. Morris, Curtain-road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, cabinet maker, Aug. 6 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London, last ex..-F. Kesteven, Camden-st., Camden-town, Middlesex, Aug. 14 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London, last ex.-Th. Cox, Manchester, wine and spirit merchant, Aug. 9 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, last ex.-Edward Ward, Medbourn, Leicester, corn dealer, Aug. 21 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, last ex.-J. Hitchins, Chichester-place, Gray's-inn-road, and Upper Whitecross-st., Middlesex, leather seller, Aug. 18 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.-C. H. Perry, Liverpool, baker, Aug. 17 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool, aud. ac.; Aug. 20 at 11, div.-J. B. Morris, Kingston-upon-Hull, boot and shoe maker, Aug. 18 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Kingston-upon-Hull, aud. ac.; Aug. 25 at 11, div.-Richard David Southon the elder, Shalford, Surrey, carrier, July Henry Hartley, Halifax, York, stock broker, Aug. 17 at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, aud. ac.; Aug. 19 at 10, 30 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Bloomfield Sewell, div.-G. H. Lupton, Leeds, York, flax spinner, Aug. 26 at 11, Bungay, Suffolk, auctioneer's clerk, July 30 at 12, Court of District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, aud. ac.—John Taylor, Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. Hen. Sheowring, Great CamHuddersfield, York, commission agent, Aug. 17 at 11, Dis-bridge-street, Hackney-road, Middlesex, hearth rug manufactrict Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, aud. ac.; Aug. 19 at 11, div.-R. Bosustow, Redruth, Cornwall, grocer, Aug. 18 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter, aud. ac.; Aug. 19 at 11, div.-Wm. Cameron, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, confectioner, Aug. 17 at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aud. ac.; Aug. 19 at 11, fin. div.-J. M. Vaughan, Bristol, builder, Aug. 19 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol, aud. ac.— -W. R. Vaughan, Bristol, builder, Aug. 19 at half-past 11, District Court of Bankruptcy Bristol, aud. ac.-J. Vowles, Compton Bishop, Somerset, teazle dealer, Aug. 23 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol, aud. ac.-C. B. Reynolds, Devizes, Wilts, tailor, Aug. 23 at half-past 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol, aud. ac. -C. Brooks, Vine-yard, Lant-st., Surrey, carman, Aug. 17 at half-past 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Thomas Tomkinson, Leek, Stafford, tanner, Aug. 19 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac. and fin. div.Wm. Wilks Blackett, R. Thackray, and R. Tennant, Manchester, cloth merchants, Aug. 19 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, div.

CERTIFICATES.

To be allowed, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before the Day of Meeting.

Sidney Nelson, New Bond-street, Middlesex, music seller, Aug. 18 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London. S. Bradley, Mark-lane, London, corn factor, Aug. 18 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-J. Humphrey, North Walsham, Norfolk, grocer, Aug. 18 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London. Ch. Brooks, Vine-yard, Lant-st., Surrey, carman, Aug. 18 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-James Caleb Whittenbury, Blackheath-hill, Greenwich, Kent, builder, Aug. 18 at half-past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-G. Horne and A. M. Burghes, Cheapside, London, booksellers, Aug. 18 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-J. Prosser, Piccadilly,

turer, July 30 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Woolf
Cohen, Portsea, Hampshire, out of business, July 30 at half-
past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Jas. Cole, Sineth-
wick, near Birmingham, Staffordshire, clerk or agent to a
railway contractor, Aug. 12 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, Lon-
don.-John Slater, Thaxted, Essex, excise officer, Aug. 12 at
1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Thos. Sartain, Southsea,
Portsea, Southampton, baker, Aug. 12 at 11, Court of Bank-
place, Old Kent-road, Surrey, boot maker, Aug. 12 at 11,
ruptcy, London.-Rob. Wm. Reeves the younger, Henry's-
Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John C. Grindley, Eaton-
lane North, Pimlico, Middlesex, out of business, Aug. 12 at
11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Chas. Carnell, Coxford,
near Southampton, Hampshire, cordwainer, Aug. 12 at 1,
Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Henry Slater, Petworth,
Sussex, butcher, Aug. 12 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.
-John Worraker, Burnham, Essex, carrier, Aug. 12 at 12,
Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Benjamin Broadbridge the
younger, Brighton-place, North Brixton, Surrey, surveyor,
Aug. 12 at half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-
John W. Bartlett, St. Giles, Oxford, baker, Aug. 12 at half-
past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John Mackrow,
St. Ann's-place, Limehouse, Middlesex, cooper, July 30 at
half-past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Jas. Dawson,
York-st., Westminster, Middlesex, coach builder, July 30 at
1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Jos. Hartley, High-st.,
Notting-hill, St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington, Middlesex,
tailor, July 30 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Edw.
Cogdon, Old-st., St. Luke's, Middlesex, tailor, July 30 at 12,
Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Samuel Rea, Liverpool,
plumber, Aug. 6 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liver.
pool.-George Whitemore, Sherborne, Dorsetshire, farrier,
Aug. 19 at 1, District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter.-George
R. Nicholls, Appledore, Northam, Devonshire, painter and
glazier, Aug. 5 at 1, District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter.-

street, Finsbury, and Old-st., St. Luke's, Middlesex, leather
seller, Aug. 20 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Jas.
Mathew, Carshalton, Surrey, linen draper, Aug. 24 at 1,
Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Thos. Evans, Bath and Bris-
tol, stock broker, Aug. 24 at 11, District Court of Bank-
ruptcy, Bristol.-Fred. Berner, West Kirby and Birkenhead,
Cheshire, tea dealer, Aug. 27 at 11, District Court of Bank-
ruptcy, Liverpool.-John Walford, Stamford, Lincolnshire,
innkeeper, Aug. 27 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy,
Nottingham.-Chas. Samson, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Lan-
cashire, brewer, Aug. 27 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy,
Manchester.

To be allowed by the Court of Review in Bankruptcy, unless
Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before Aug. 20.
Hen. W. Blackburn, Bradford, Yorkshire, out of business.
-Peter Burns the younger, Liverpool, bookseller.-Samuel
Groom, Whitchurch, Shropshire, auctioneer.-Jas. Andrews,
Binstead, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, miller.-W. H. Bonds,
Creek-road, Deptford, Kent, licensed victualler.-Fred. H.
Cawston, Earl's Colne, Essex, plumber.-Wm. Elliott, Pet-
worth, Sussex, corn merchant.-Edw. Smith, Regent-street,
Middlesex, auctioneer.—Richard Rymer, Manchester, hotel
keeper.-Louise Roelants, Argyle-st., Regent-st., Middlesex,

milliner.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Alexander Browne, dec., Abertay-cottage, near Broughtyferry, Forfarshire.-Jas. F. Henderson, Edinburgh, dealer in shares.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS

Who have filed their Petitions in the Court of Bankruptcy, and have obtained an Interim Order for Protection from

Process.

Bankruptcy, London.-R. C. Ross, Queen's-terrace, Bagniggewells-road, Middlesex, out of business, Aug. 12 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Thomas Watson, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, victualler, Aug. 12 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Robert Baker, Stoke Newington-green, Middlesex, labourer, Aug. 12 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Sam. Price the elder, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, butty collier, Aug. 5 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. Charles Shepherd, Aston, Warwickshire, miniature painter, Aug. 10 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham.-Sam. Butler, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, bailiff, Aug. 13 at 11, District Court of Bankrupt cy, Nottingham.-George Sidwell the younger, Coventry, Warwickshire, out of business, Aug. 5 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham.-Jos. Turner Ellerby, Dudley, Worcestershire, schoolmaster, Aug. 5 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham.-Peter Jones, Liverpool, joiner, Aug. 11 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool. Geo. Derrick, Long Ashton, Somersetshire, beer retailer, Aug. 5 at half-past 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol. -Jehn Tenwick, Croscombe, Somersetshire, out of business, Aug. 5 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Bristol.-Edwin Parker, Liverpool, ginger beer manufacturer, Aug. 11 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool.-James Clater, Nottingham, baker, Aug. 13 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Nottingham.-John Hughes, Fronhanlog, Llandennolan, Carnarvonshire, miller, Aug. 11 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool. - Ed. Fardell, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, tailor, Aug. 13 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Nottingham.-John Bailey the elder, Hanging Heaton, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, shoemaker, Aug. 10 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds.-T. Wright, Skeeby, near Richmond, Yorkshire, carpenter, Aug. 10 at 11, District Jos. Davis, New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, Middlesex, clothes Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds. John Wilson, Glazedale, dealer, Aug. 12 at half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, Lon- Yorkshire, cattle salesman, Aug. 10 at 11, District Court of don. Rob. Reynolds, Horsham St. Faith's, Norfolk, butcher, Bankruptcy, Leeds.-John Potter, Earlsheaton, near DewsAug. 12 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.- bury, Yorkshire, blanket manufacturer, Aug. 10 at 11, DisJas. Turrell, Ilketshall, near Bungay, Suffolk, jobbing car- trict Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds.-Matthew Richardson, penter, Aug. 12 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. Hangingheaton, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, labourer, Aug. Weedon, Well-st., Oxford-st., Middlesex, upholsterer, Aug. 10 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds.-Thos. Bell, 12 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Geo. W. Melbourne, near Pocklington, Yorkshire, shoemaker, Aug. 11 Rogers, Dempsey-st., Commercial-road, Middlesex, out of at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Kinston-upon-Hull.— business, Aug. 12 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London. Thos. Bond, Kingston-upon-Hull, labourer, Aug. 11 at halfJohn Lynn, Great Chart-street, East-road, City-road, Shore- past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Kingston-upon-Hull. ditch, Middlesex, plasterer, Aug. 17 at 11, Court of Bank- -George Simpson, Kingston-upon-Hull, joiner, Aug. 11 ruptcy, London.-Daniel Smith, Thornham, Kent, market at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Kingstongardener, Aug. 17 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-upon-Hull.-Jos. Kilburn, Batley Carr, Yorkshire, weaver, John Tyce, Denes of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, bricklayer, Aug. 5 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds.-Thos. Aug. 11 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Edm. Johnson Biven, Birmingham, baker, Aug. 5 at 12, District Court of the elder, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, out of business, Aug. 11 Bankruptcy, Birmingham.-Ed. Bailey, Hanging Heaton, at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.—Jas. P. Bright, Strand, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, weaver, Aug. 5 at 11, District Middlesex, and Northampton-place, Old Kent-road, Surrey, Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds. Henry Copley, Sheffield, photographic artist, Aug. 5 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, Lon- hair dresser, Aug. 6 at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, don.-William Parker, Battersea, Surrey, and Field-court, Sheffield.- John Ramskir, Hatfield, Yorkshire, machine Gray's-inn, Middlesex, attorney at law, Aug. 11 at 2, Court maker, Aug. 6 at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Sheffield. of Bankruptcy, London.-John Haycroft, Southville, Wands- -Arthur Cullff, Sheffield, white metal smith, Aug. 6 at 10, worth-road, Surrey, railway plate layer, Aug. 12 at 2, Court District Court of Bankruptcy, Sheffield.-John Chatwyn, of Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. S. Barrow, Claremont-pl., Balsall-heath, Worcestershire, plumber, Aug. 10 at 10, DisWandsworth-road, Clapham, Surrey, out of business, Aug. 11 trict Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. - John Belfield, at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Francis Smart, Graff- Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, beer seller, Aug. 10 at 12, ham, Sussex, labourer, Aug. 11 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, District Court of Bankruptcy Manchester. Wm. Wilde, London.-Chas. Pashley, Rayleigh, Essex, plumber, Aug. 12 Dukenfield, Stockport, Cheshire, shopkeeper, Aug. 11 at 12, at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. Brooker, Col- District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester.-Joshua Ruschester, Essex, shoemaker, Aug. 12 at 11, Court of Bank- sell, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, within Manchester, attorney at ruptcy, London.-Saul Hardy the younger, Little Baddow, law, Aug. 11 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, ManchesEssex, baker, Aug. 12 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.- ter.-Erasmus Webster, Chapel-in-le-Frith, Derbyshire, atJohn Spencer Syer, Ipswich, Suffolk, maltster, Aug. 12 at 2, torney at law, Aug. 10 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Jacob Marchant, York-st., Manchester. - Nicholas Bond, Little Bolton, Lancashire, Camden-town, Middlesex, cabriolet proprietor, Aug. 17 at 12, counterpane manufacturer, Aug. 10 at 12, District Court of Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. Lyndon Francis, Cam- Bankruptcy, Manchester.-Elizabeth Francis, Liverpool, bridge-place, Middlesex-road, Kingsland, Middlesex, surgeon, publican, Aug. 11 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, LiverAug. 17 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-F. pool. - John Marshman Deacon, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Waghorn, Water-lane, Tower-st., London, out of business, plumber, Aug. 20 at half-past 11, District Court of BankAug. 17 at half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-J. ruptcy, Bristol. Denyer, Thames-st., St. James, Pool, Dorsetshire, tailor, Aug. 11 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John Brimacombe, Devonport, Devonshire, butcher, Aug. 10 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter. George Goord, Brighthelmstone, Brighton, Sussex, tapster, Aug. 17 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London. Robert Johnson, East Dereham, Norfolk, saddler, Aug. 17 at half-past 12, Court of

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