The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

BURTON BRADEITOCK.

BANKRUPTCY. —Charles Hoer% of Burton Firadstook.
twine and yarn manufacturer, came before the Eimer
Court of Bankruptcy on Thursday for bet examination and
order of discharge. Mr. if irtzel appeared for the creditors'
aesiguee, Mr. Denxiloe ; Mr. W. 11. Manley, of Bridport,
appeared for Mr. Macey and the Briciport Bank ; Mr. Petherick
for creditors. This MAC has been before the Court a groat
many time., when evidcoce has been given of good. found
concealed in and near the factory, 1111.1 another point :4
opposition ralsed was that bankrupt kept trade bte,M, which
he himself admitted were not correct. Mr. Manley said he
its wished to examine bankrupt. respecting • lathe lent
bankrupt by Mr. :Macey. Bankrupt's mn, examined. said I
was living with my father in February, intim. I wrote to Mr.
theINV Mamy respecting a lathe. The letter Is now pf,Ellen'd
to me marked "A." I also wrote him another letter on the
24th of Febniary, ltien, new prmluced narked csin-
acquence of these letter, Mr. Macey let me have the laths. I
Deter paid him anything for the u-e of it. I hare had it
alnuest four years. It is worth about CS. It was not included
in the bill of ft de given to Mr. Densiloe, nor woo it
in OW 1.4 ato Mr. Vernon In the trade a:is:vice. It le still on
the premises. iii father t;..rrtm cc' It, and I wrote tin letter
for him. Before the bankruptct Mr. Loggin mime tothe house
and threatened to take poseoesion under the bill of sale.
bad him he could do au if he choom I mid I had • lathel
I""liging to Mr. Macey, and asked could I reliant: it as Mr.
Macey had written for It. The letter came on natunlay, the
, 114 week in August. I have not (ho letter with me ; but I
think lum final it. Mr. Ifirtsol objected to any evidence
' being given on this letter if it ell. not pro 'utssi. Aftersituc
Lit.iinle h i.,:uctiverwition it wee 'Weed that as the letter wa! not forth.
the eyid,„c„, mould go for nothing unless it vias pro-
duced. Mr. Ilirteel mid he had no further evidence in the
,ssatid addrem his Honour reapecting bankrupt's
di„,„4,,,,ge. lib Honour : I am of opinion from the evidence
before me there is uo ground to jumify ins to grant the appli.
.nuon to pros:mute the bankrupt. A. to the other part of the
I Mwe bolt w•rth your while to &Jarmo me? He loin a very bad
4,ste of health. There is the question as to the last money
lent by Mr. Denzil., on the faith of the bankrupt's hooka
What do you say to that? Mr. liirthel Coirs,‘ the
bankrupt's health I do not con:oder it is worth while to say
anything to bc: his illacharge. Mr. Ntherick ; I an,
hinppy to gay is • considerable estate here —about
£1,24. The Commissioner : I think on the whole, Mr.
Hirtael, you are Justillei in not applying to me to suepend
bankrupt's discharge. Mr. Manley: Whet are the bankrupt's
dents? The Oficial Ansievas : About 411,600. Mt. Hlrtael :
It is open to us, of course, yew Honour, to deal with other
partial If we anti that they have been dealing with bankrupt's
pi, party. His Honour: Oh, of course ; but I shall give no
opinion about that. Bankrupt then answered the mum' quer-
none and was granted his diacharge.