The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-12 00:00:00

„vs, The aliments (prepared by Hews. Hart Brothers'
rwl Bayles) were corroborated by the books.
Mr. Linklater, for the waivers, &eked for another ad-
,,• iuroment. The case was most unsatisfactory and discs-
how far Watt was implicated in the transaction
woulieed to be proved. The assets were little or nothing,
but the creditors had made a contribution in order
thit the case might be thoroughly investigated. The
ai.iguees required a goods and cash account, and deo an
&coma showing bow the large deficiencies had been
ex...wooed,
Mr. Bagley, on behalf of Watt, stated that he had been
the victim of a designing partner, and declared his readiness
to give the assignees all the information in his power.
The Commissioner—What is gni amount of the debts?
Mr. Linklater-16,000f.
The Commissioner—And on the other aide, I suppose
Of. Oa. Od. ? (Laughter.)
Mr. Linklater—Pretty nearly that, unless something
should be recovered from the property held as security.
Mr. Bagley (in answer to a lttestion from the court) said
that Watt had been a dealer in lithographic materials.
Mr. Linklater —The principal business they have carried
01 of late has been that of buying goods and pledging them.
An adjournment was ordered until January.
IN HE DARBT-OASE OF A HORSE-DEALER.

The bankrupt warn a livery stable-keeper and keeper of
a ruliog•echool at Kensington. Thin was the adjourned axe-
mination meeting. Debt, 2,:100/.; assets realised 450 i.

Mr. Dorn opposed for creditors. The bankrupt had had
requisitions calling on him to accent for an expenditure of
45001. or 1,600/4 but this he bad failed to do. In Ma
goods account he had merely returned the colotus
of the hones sold, without anything else to identify them.
He had had transactions with Colonel Cotton ; and the cre-
ditors wished for an account of all those transactions. In
his expenditure appeared • lumping item of 6301. for hay,
corn, straw, earrota, and green food ; one of 2001. for wages,
and 1501. for law carte ; the creditors wanted the details.
lie returned his profits for the last six months at 841. only ;
this was simply incredible.
Mr. S. Santa, for the assignees, did not think further
accounts necessary.
Mr. R. Griffiths, for the bankrupt, opposed any further
adjournment, onj the ground that the bankrupt had ren-
dered the best accounts in his power.
His Honour said that no man in his senses could accept
thaw accounts as sufficient. It was impassible to believe
that a horse dealer did not keep detailed acoounta of his
expenditure.
Mr. Griffiths said it was not likely that a dealer travelling
about from one fair to another would be able to keep very
accurate accounts. This case was horse dealer against horse
dealer. Mr. Lawrence, for whom his friend appeared, was
a horse dealer, and had wanted the premises occupied by
the bankrupt. The old adage about two in a trade
applied here; it was clearly • cane of persecution.
The bankrupt's premises were close to the Exhibition,
and had he been allowed to carry on his business for the
last six months he would have been able completely to
retrieve himself ; but he had been brought here by the
petition of a creditor on the 26th of April. The hones,
which had sold for 4501. under the bankruptcy, were worth
much more ; they were what were called fancy hones,
worth 4001. or 500/. each ; they had been taken away from
Knightsbridge, and sold at a common hone repository for
a mere snag.
His Honour said be believed the assignees, creditors for
501. and 201., were in the same boat with the bankrupt;
they bad been chosen mainly by the vote of Colonel Cotton.
The request of the creditors ought to be complied with, and
the case adjourned for better accounts. When the bankrupt
came up for his order of discharge, it would be a question
whether he had not omitted to keep proper books of ac-
count, in order to conceal the state of him affairs. It
was a principle of law that a man must be
held to intend that which was the necessary con-
sequence of his own act. The bankrupt's excuse
for not rendering proper accounts was that he had
kept his books imperfectly ; but that was no justification,
sod the case must be adjourned till more satisfactory ac-
counts were furnished. Unless he did this the examina-
tion would be adjourned sine die. The creditors were per-
fectly justified in the course they had taken. They must
give the haokrupt requisitions as to the further information
they required, and the bankrupt must answer them in ten
days.
(Before Mr. Registrar MAU.)
R 7 RE BLANK_ AND BANBURY.
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The bankrupts, Corn;ll;;BiLichettiihiiniand Chu. Han-
bury, were merchants, of 4, Little Tower-street This
woe the examination meeting. The accounts of Mn..ess
Hart and Co. disclose the following state of affairs :
Dr.—To creditors unsecured, 3,060/. 13 9d. ; to ditto
holding security, 3,820/. 10s. 11d. ; to liabilities OD bills
discounted, 3,2841. 17s. gd. ; to creditors to be paid in full,
V. 13s. sd.—total, 10.2291. 14s. 9d. Cr.—By debtors,
good, 581.19 x. Bd. ; doubtful, 161. lls. 4d. ; bed, 9431. 2a.-
1,018/. 1.3 a 4by property given up to assignees, 171. ; by pro-
perty is the hands of creditors, 4,0891. Scl. —41254
; deficiency, 5,1041. ss. ld.-10,229/. 14e. 9d.
An adjournment was ordered for further sooonats.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)