The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

Katn intelitgence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-YESTERDAT.
Ma. Cussitomma Fovst.mtcy.
IN IIINAIIN AND NRALI._
_

Them was a di;ide;dlneitinet;ci;iii7Jihe ease of these
bankrupts, who had caned on business as banksrs at liti-
gate and Dorking, and whose failure occurred about three
years ago. There have already been dividends to the
amount of 13.. Gd. in the pound.
Mr. Clabon, for the assignees, submitted a statement of
accounts, which showed assets in hand stitticient to yield •
further dividend of sixpence in the pound, the separate es-
tates hosing paid 204. in the pound. A surplus from c.,ch
of those estates had been carried to the joint estate, which,
with some joint debt. recently recovered, had yielded the
aliove amount of dividend. !lough not formally declarLd
as • Anal dividend, it is not expected that any further consi-
derabls amount will lIICC/110 for distribution among the cre-
ditors.

IN RE DREMEN.—AREOLI*TR REFVSAL OP CIRTIFICATE.
Tbis was the certificate meeting in the ease of Richard
Dolman, carpenter, of Cheam. Ins debts were MI.; as.
sets, 2201. _

Mr. Hughes opposed for the assignees, on the ground
that the bankrupt had concealed progeny after his bank-
ruptcy, amounting to upwards of 1001. He had retorted to
the extraordinary (some of burying the prepsety in his
garden, and in holes dug under the flooring. He had also
induced a witness named Hudson to swear that the bank-
rupt owed him 2.51. This turned out so be (sloe, and the
witness bad been prosecuted and convicted of perjury.
Mr. Lawrence, in support of the application, said be was
far from attempting to justify the course the bankrupt had
pursued; but it might be urged in extenuation that he was
a wholly uneducated man, advanced in years, end that the
probability was against any deliberate attempt at conceal-
ment as, pot long before the fbankruntcy, be had executed
' an assignment of all his estate and effects in which the arti-
cles subsequently concealed were included.
His Honour said he could scarcely Imagine any cal.:
which would warrant an utter refusal of certificate if this
was not such a case. Three had been concealment, and
concealment peenisted in after it was partially discovered ;
but this was trilling compared with his other offences,
which included forgery and subornation of perjury. Re-
gretting that a man of advanced sco should have so die-
graced himself, he felt bound to refuse the certificate
altogether.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YEBTSILDAT.

Barons Its. Cuutsimouta Panama
IN ilk Jotix 111ACJL k .
This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke, on behalf of
the detaining creditors. Messrs. 'AYH. and Wilson, ware-
housemen, of the City. Mr. Served supported.
In the schedule, Meters. Laurie and Wilson were entered
as creditors for 3401. and interest, money received by the
insolvent on their account, and lost by him while travelling
by coach from Birmingham to Worcester, in July. 1817. '
The insolvent, upon being examined, said the statement
in the schedule was correct. Ile received the money upon
his journey as traveller for the opposing creditors. Ile lost
the whole sum upon two occuions ; 24G1. in July, and 1151.
about three months previously. The insolvent subsequently
corrected himself, by stating that he lost the whole amount
atone time, but only told'his employers of 1151., as he hoped
to be able to make good the “eliciency by the aid of friends.
Mr. Laurie wu called, and stated that, in May, 1846,
the insolvent acquainted him with the lou of 115/., which
was charged against his salary, and he was continued in his
situation until August, 1b47, at which time witness sus-
pected him of deficiencies in his accounts. The insolvtut
subsequent)) gent him an account of sums received and not
paid iu, to the extent of 2101., but witness found that there
were other sums not included in that account. The list of
amounts given by the insolvent to show his lose in May,
1846, contained sums received in June and July, 1847.
Upon cross-examination, Mr. Laurie said the reasons
which induced him to sue the insolvent alter this lapse of
live years were the imminent operation of the Statute of
Linutations end some insulting behaviour of the insolvent
towards himself.

Mr. Cooke addressed the court, and prayed for • very
severe remand, on the ground of a breach of trust, and ex-
pressed his doubts that the insolvent had met with any lON
at all,from the evidently fallacious account he had given of it.
Mr. Sargood asked the insolvent whether he really had
lost the mousy ?
The insolvent replied he had lost a part. lie lost 1151.
Mr. Sargood, after that, said he could not argue upon
that point, but submitted that the lapse of time during
which the opposing creditor had remained quiescent had
operated virtually as a cond,niation of the original offence.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips expressed his disgust at toe
audacious conduct of the insolvent, who, after imposing
upon the court for four hours, by swearing, first, that ho
bail lost 34W. on two occasions, and afterwards, all at once,
at the end of the cue, coolly admitted that his previous
evidence was wilful and wanton perjury. The breach of
trust was clear, and for that offence, and considering the
manner is which the insolvent had conducted himself, the
court was compelled to pronounce a severe judgment,
which would not permit the insolvent his liberty until the
expiration of lb calendar months, from the date of the vest-
ing order.