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The London Gazette* March 26, 1858 1618 THE LONDON GAZETTE* MARCH 26, 1858. COURT FOR RELIEF OF INSOLVENT Engineer and Dealer in Secondhand Machinery, Metals, and other goods, ard Commission Agent, and formerly DEBTORS. of No. 57, St. Marj Overy's-wharf, Southwark, Surrey, Engineer. See Notice at the End. Thomas Newsom, of Marsh-lane, Tottenham, Middlesex Farmer, Cattle Deahr, and Carter. The following PERSONS, who, on their snvera1 Petitions filed in the Court, have obtained On Monday the .12th April, 1858, at Eleven Interim Orders for protection from process, o'Clock, before .Mr. Chief Commissioner Law. are required to appear in Court as hereinaftei Christopher Neale, formerly of No. 57, Margaret-street, mentioned, at the Court-House, in Portugal- Clerkenwell, Town Traveller, then of No. 28, Edward- Street, Lincoln's-Inn, as follows, to be examinee terrace, Caledonian- road, and now of No. 26, Brunswick- place, Charles-square, Hoxton, all in Middlesex, Town and dealt with according to the Statute : Traveller to China and Glass Warehousemen, and part of the time a Dealer in China and Glass, and Agent to a On Friday the 9th April, 1858, at Eleven Metal Warehouseman, and also letting lodgings. o'Clock precisely, before Mr. Commissioner Thomas John Daniell (known as Thomas Daniels), of No. Phillips. 9, Spencer-street, Goswell-road, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, Warehouseman and. Packer to an American Merchant, Morris Cohen, formerly of No. 10, Byron-street, then of and Board and Lodging House Keeper. No. 7, Mill-street, and next of Lime-street, all in Liver- Joseph Platnauer, of No. 1, Carpenter's-buildings, London pool, Lancashire, then of No. 32, Kennington-lane, Lam- Wall, in the city of London, Importer of Foreign Goods, beth, then of No. 6, Beckford-row, Walworth, both in Printseller, and Maker of Frames. Surrey, and next and now of No. 32, Penton-place, Charles Thomas Howard (commonly using the name of Walworth aforesaid, Dealer in Perfumery and Fancy Charles Howard ouly), formerly of Saville-place, Mile Goods at all the above places. End-road, Stepney, Middlesex, then of No. 25, Broad- Thomas Reynolds, of No. 2, Victoria-cottages, Old Ford- street, Ratcliff, Stepney aforesaid, Brewer, carrying on road, Bow, Middlesex, having an office at No. 8, Osborn- business in copartnership with James Reader and Henry street, Whitechapel, Middlesex, High Constable of the Page Howard, at the Neptune Brewery, Broad-street Tower Division of Middlesex, and Inspector of Weights aforesaid, as Brewers, nnder the firm of Reader, Howard, and Measures of No. 1 District, of the county of Mid- and Co., then of Broad-street aforesaid, in copartnership dlesex. with the said Henry Page Howard, at the Neptune Thomas Owen, of No. 18, Princes-street, Stamford-street, Brewery aforesaid, as Brewers, under the firm of C. and Blackfriars-road, Surrey, Cab Driver, previously of No. H. Howard, and now of Woodford Bridge, Woodford, 24£, Mount Pleasant, Gray's-inn-lane, Cab Proprietor, Essex, out of business. before then of the King's Head, No. 14, Little White Walter Walters, formerly of No. 34, Northumberland- Lion-street, Seven Dials, Licensed Victualler and Li- street, Strand, Middlesex, Dairyman, having a farm at censed Dealer in Tobacco, and- at the same time of Nantcwnlly, Cardiganshire, South Wales, Farmer, and Brownlow-mews, all ia Middlesex, Cab Proprietor, now of No. 34, No .•thnmberland-street aforesaid, Dairy- Jobbing Smith and Farrier. man. Thomas Flood, formerly of No. 29, Crispin-street, Spital- Robert Thompson, formerly of No. 14, Bloomfield-place, in fields, Carman, and afterwards Foreman to a Potato the parish of St, George, Hanover-square, Carpenter, and Salesman, then of No. 10, Queen's-row, Queen's-road, Builder's Foreman, then of No. 37, Hereford-square, Dalston, both in Middlesex, Greengrocer, Fruiterer,'Coal Brompton, Carpenter and Builder's Foreman, and also in and Coke Dealer, and Carman. copartnership with James Mason, of the same place, Carpenter, in the erection of three houses in Hereford- On Saturday the 10th April, 1858, at Eleven square aforesaid, but for no other business, and next and o'Clock precisely, before Mr. Chief Commis- now of No. 10. Gleae-place, King's-road, Chelsea, all in sioner Law. Middlesex, Carpenter and Builder's Foreman. Jonathan Jones, formerly of Riley-street, Bermondsey, On Monday the 12th April, 1858, at Eleven Surrey, and now of Little Sussex-place, Old Kent-road, Surrey, trading in copartnership, first with Charles Alfred o'Clockj before Mr. Commissioner Phillips. Ayles (commonly known as Charles Parker), under the Edward Benton, forrierly of No. 50, Laburnham-terrace, firm of Jones and Parker, as Dealers in Oils, Fats, and Kingsland-road, then of No. 86, Old-street-road, then of other miscellaneous articles, afterwards carrying on the last-named place, and also of No, 8, Stonebridge-common, same trades with R. S. Steel, under the style of Steel and Dalston, then of Nc'. 19, Brownlow-street, Dalston, and Company, and now carrying on the same trades with the also of No. 54, Old Street-road, then of No. 19, Brown- said Charles Alfred Ayles, under the firm or style of low-street, aforesaid, then of No. 4, Susannah-row, Leo- Jones and Parker. nard-street, Shorec.itch, and then and now of No. 35, Thomas Wills, formerly of No. 40, Upper Albany-street, Church-street, Stoke Newington, all in Middlesex, Cabi- Regent's-park, then of No. 25, High-street, Notting-hill, net Maker, Carver, and Upholsterer, also for part of the Butcher, and now of No. 1, Lonsdale-place, Notting-hill, time letting lodgings. all in Middlesex, out of business. Elenry Robert Sabine, of No. 1, Meadow-place, Kennington- oval, Surrey, Commercial Traveller to Wholesale Sta- tioners, and formerly of the same place, Travelling on On Saturday the 10th April, 1858, at Eleven Commission for Wholesale Stationers. o'Clock, before Mr. Commissioner Phillips. Henry Bridge, of No. 1, Bridgewater-square, Barbican, in Philip Law, formerly of the Blue Boar-yard, Aldgate, High- the city of London, Tailor. street, in the city of London, Beershop and Livery Stable- Thomas Charles Bra), of Cheshunt-street, Cheshunt, Herts, keeper, and at the same time occasionally buying and Smith in General, and Shoeing Smith, and occasionally selling horses and carnages on commission, and next and Dealing in Pigs, his. wife carrying on business as a Milli- now of No. 37, Nicholas-street, Mile End-road, Middle- ner and Dressmaker at the same place. sex, during the whole period while of last-named place, out of business, but occasionally bujing and selling N.B.—1. Any creditor may attend and give horses on commission. evidence and produce witnesses. Opposition can John Elphick, formerly of the Ship Public-house, Bourne- street, Licensed Victualler, then of No, 5, High-street, only be made by the Creditor iu person, or by both in Hastings, Sussex, Carpenter, and then and now Counsel appearing; for him. of No. 93, Crescent-road, Plumstead, Kent, Carpenter and Builder, for the greater part of the time in copart- 2. The petition and schedule, and all bock°, nership with Robert Plane, trading as Elphick and Plane, >apers, and writings filed, will be produced by the but now carrying on business on his own account, >roper Officer for inspection and examination until Joseph William Mann, formerly of No. 2, Clare Hall-row, Stepney-green, and now of No. 1, Bpnner*s-road, Victoria- wo clear days before the hearing. park, Cambridge-road, both in Middlesex, Gingerbread and Biscuit Baker, and Dealer in Bread, and also letting 3. Creditors' assignee may be chosen according lodgings. o the Statute. William Frederick Plummer, of No. 11, South-terrace, Grosvcnor-park, Newington and late of No. 10, Bruns- 4. Persons indebted to the said Insolvent wick-terrace, Brunswick'i-oad, Albany-road, Camberwell, Debtors respectiv jly, or having any of their effects, and during that time having a place 1'or storing goods at No. 806, Railway-arch, Great Russell-street, Bermondsey, are to pay and deliver the same to the Oliicial and also during part of the time having a place of busi- Assignee being the Provisional Assignee of the ness at ND.'liJ, Albany-road, Camberwell, all iu Surrey, Court, at the said Court ani) to no 9ther person,.
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